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Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016

Transcript of an interview with Louis Romero Jr., who carried on the Mexican food business and Tortilla Factory started by his grandmother, Delphina Torres, in Kerrville. The interview discusses his family history, upbringing, the development of Torres, a Mexican restaurant, his grandmother's sending canned tamales to World War II troops, military service, and family. Photographs and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Romero, Louis, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public Health, Past, Present, and Future (open access)

Public Health, Past, Present, and Future

Text of a speech by Dr. Witten B. Russ to the Health Officers and Health Unit Directors of Texas. Russ discusses his experience with tuberculosis and public health in San Antonio, Texas, and advocates for increasing education of the public on health matters, and for making medicine and disease prevention a civic issue.
Date: April 18, 1944
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[San Antonio Fire Chief Commision] (open access)

[San Antonio Fire Chief Commision]

Certificate of the commission appointing P. Bishop to the office Chief of the Fire Department. It's signed by the mayor, Bryan Callaghan, and the city manager, Fred Fries and the seal of San Antonio is stamped near the signatures.
Date: May 24, 1911
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Free Angela Davis] (open access)

[Petition to Free Angela Davis]

Petition to free Angela Davis organized by the San Antonio Committee to Free Angela Davis, signed by twelve people.
Date: 1970~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Press Release: The Murder of Webb Eugene Boyd (open access)

Press Release: The Murder of Webb Eugene Boyd

Press release from the Black Coalition on Mass Media discussing the murder of Webb Eugene Boyd and announcing that the Department of Justice will be called to investigate.
Date: December 18, 1978
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of the Program: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela] (open access)

[Draft of the Program: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela]

Draft of the program for Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela. The first page includes the title, date, location, and sponsoring organization and the second page has spaces labelled "About the ANC" and "About the Guest Speaker."
Date: July 22, 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Permission Slip for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Programs] (open access)

[Permission Slip for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Programs]

Permission form for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee programs for children in San Antonio Texas. The form is labelled "Breakfast Program for School Children" and includes breakfast, tutoring, day care center, and liberation school.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Karen and Clark Klein, November 16, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Karen and Clark Klein, November 16, 2016

Transcript of an interview with Karen and Clark Klein. Karen attended Notre Dame Catholic School in Kerrville and graduated from Tivy High School before completed a course at Durham Business College. She worked at Wool and Mohair Warehouse in Ingram before marrying Clark in 1962. Clark also attended Notre Dame School and Tivy where the couple met. He served in the Army for three years, worked briefly the postal services, and enlisted again in the National Guard. He served until 1982 and achieved the rank of Command Sergeant Major. The couple had three children and lived in San Antonio, Austin for ten years, before moving back to Kerrville. Several photos follow the transcript text.
Date: November 16, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Klein, Karen Margaret Herzog & Klein, Clark Dennis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release: Victory at Last, Martin Luther King Bill Passes] (open access)

[Press Release: Victory at Last, Martin Luther King Bill Passes]

Press release issued by Frontline 2000 announcing the passage of Senate Bill 134 which established Martin Luther King Jr, Day as an official state holiday in Texas.
Date: May 28, 1991
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to 7918 Apache Way, Houston, Texas] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to 7918 Apache Way, Houston, Texas]

Envelope addressed to 7918 Apache Way, Houston, Texas stamped with "No such street number within delivery limits of Houston, Texas. Do not reuse envelope, Clerk No. 14." The return address is for John W. Stanford in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 11, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[San Antonio Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation News] (open access)

[San Antonio Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation News]

Statement made by San Antonio Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation condemning the election in Rhodesia in 1979, calling it a "sham election" and asking readers to contact their senators regarding the issue.
Date: May 22, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Greeting Card and Envelope from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anthony DeYoung to Adrian DeYoung] (open access)

[Greeting Card and Envelope from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anthony DeYoung to Adrian DeYoung]

A seasons greetings card sent to Adrian DeYoung and his family by Harry Anthony DeYoung and his wife in December 1933. In the letter is a sketch by Harry Anthony of Monterrey Cathedral in Monterrey, Mexico.
Date: December 1933
Creator: DeYoung, Harry Anthony
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for Dr. Edward Alexander] (open access)

[Obituary for Dr. Edward Alexander]

An obituary by Dr. Felix P. Miller of El Paso, Texas, for Dr. Edward Alexander, a German-American doctor who worked in Texas.
Date: October 1917
Creator: Miller, Felix P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Vonna, Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Vonna, Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell]

Personal statement of Grace, Zoe, Kai, and Vonna Purtell regarding the adoptions of Grace, Zoe, and Kai from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. Grace and Zoe are twins, and Kai, their younger brother describe each other and share some of their interests. Vonna discusses how growing up in a military family shaped her ideas about her family, stating that "The military's made of multiracial people..and you never thought twice about it." There is a photo of Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell on the last page of the document.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Purtell, Vonna; Purtell, Grace; Purtell, Zoe & Purtell, Kai
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release, Press Conference Held December 27, 1978] (open access)

[Press Release, Press Conference Held December 27, 1978]

Press release announcing a press conference on December 27, 1978 regarding the shooting death of Webb Eugene Boyd and listing the involved elected officials, community organizations, and community members. "Mario Salas 824-5120" is written at the bottom of the release.
Date: December 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watergate-KAPEgate (open access)

Watergate-KAPEgate

Comic which shows the radio station KAPE and the Good Government League [GGL] exploiting the San Antonio community and using their profits to fund racist policies. The bottom of the comic states "If you have any complaints against the electronic media. For further info contact: Black Coalition Mass Media P.O. Box 893 San Antonio, Texas 78293 Speakers are available for your church or civic org."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
George L. Jackson Petition (open access)

George L. Jackson Petition

Petition to the United Nations to take jurisdiction of of the case of George L. Jackson and investigate his death in San Quentin Penitentiary. The petition is signed by nineteen people.
Date: 1971~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Organizations United for Eastside Development's Statement on Candidates for  City Council District 2 Election] (open access)

[Organizations United for Eastside Development's Statement on Candidates for  City Council District 2 Election]

Document discussing the Organizations United for Eastside Development's position on three candidates for district 2 in the San Antonio City Council, Waymond Wilson, Henry G. Hadigian, and Joshua Smith. "1978-1979" is written in the upper right corner of the page.
Date: [1978..1979]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release, June 9, 1979] (open access)

[Press Release, June 9, 1979]

Press release discussing the guilty verdict returned by the jury in the trial regarding Webb Eugene Boyd's death. The release also comments on the racists tactics used by the defense and the social justice progress the guilty verdict represents.
Date: June 9, 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order Form for a Cast Aluminum Plaque] (open access)

[Order Form for a Cast Aluminum Plaque]

Order form from the Southwell Company for a cast aluminum plaque which will be the historic marker for the African American Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. The text for the plaque was written by Mario Salas and the artwork drawn by Tony Perez.
Date: September 24, 2008
Creator: The Southwell Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letterhead of Organizations United for Eastside Development] (open access)

[Letterhead of Organizations United for Eastside Development]

Paper printed with the letterhead of Organizations United for Eastside Development. The heading includes the names of the organization's leadership, the affiliated organizations, and the logo for the organization.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Board Members] (open access)

[List of Board Members]

Document with lists of board members. The pages are labelled, Board 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 146, 147, and 150, and each page has a list of names with addresses and professions.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement by Barbara Jordan (open access)

Statement by Barbara Jordan

Statement by Barbara Jordan for the opening ceremony of the Barbara Jordan Community Center in San Antonio, Texas. The statement was read by Mario Marcel Salas.
Date: November 6, 1983
Creator: Jordan, Barbara
System: The Portal to Texas History
Constitution and Bylaws of the Afro-American Pistol and Rifle Association (open access)

Constitution and Bylaws of the Afro-American Pistol and Rifle Association

Constitution and bylaws of the Afro-American Pistol and Rifle Association, which lists the mission of the association, its organizational structure, and the rules for membership. This document includes the first three pages only.
Date: 1977
Creator: Afro-American Pistol and Rifle Association
System: The Portal to Texas History