[Press Release Announcing the "Art + Soul = Jazz" Exhibit - 1991] (open access)

[Press Release Announcing the "Art + Soul = Jazz" Exhibit - 1991]

Press release from Barnes-Blackman Galleries announcing the "Art + Soul = Jazz" art exhibit featuring the "artistic expression" of five artists. The exhibit ran from August 16 through September 22, 1991.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Barnes-Blackman Galleries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Coffee Talk, August 21, 1993] (open access)

[Flyer: Coffee Talk, August 21, 1993]

Flyer for the Community Artists Collective's event, Coffee Talk, featuring Lorenzo Thomas, Sekou Karanja, Israel McCloud, and Kinny Abair. The text is printed on a background photo of a crowded place and there is an illustrated coffee cup containing the time and location of the event.
Date: August 21, 1993
Creator: Community Artists' Collective
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 2, 1945] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 2, 1945]

Minutes for a regular meeting of the Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees documenting attendees, topics of discussion, and committee reports. This meeting included discussion of High Holiday events, and a plan for an allied Hebrew School in collaboration Beth El and Beth Jacob.
Date: August 2, 1945
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Board of Trustees.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 5, 1935] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 5, 1935]

Minutes for a regular meeting of the Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees documenting attendees, topics of discussion, and committee reports.
Date: August 5, 1935
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Board of Trustees.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 10, 1936] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 10, 1936]

Minutes for a regular meeting of the Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees documenting attendees, topics of discussion, and committee reports.
Date: August 10, 1936
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Board of Trustees.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 14, 1939] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 14, 1939]

Minutes for a regular meeting of the Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees documenting attendees, topics of discussion, and committee reports. This meeting included discussion of the upcoming High Holy Day services and the financial status of the congregation.
Date: August 14, 1939
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Board of Trustees.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 8, 1938] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 8, 1938]

Minutes for a regular meeting of the Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees documenting attendees, topics of discussion, and committee reports. This meeting included discussions of securing a bass voice for the High Holy Day services, the price of tickets for the holiday services, and the radio broadcast of Selichot ("Selichoths") service.
Date: August 8, 1938
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Board of Trustees.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 12, 1940] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 12, 1940]

Minutes for a regular meeting of the Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees documenting attendees, topics of discussion, and committee reports.
Date: August 12, 1940
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Board of Trustees.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 6, 1934] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 6, 1934]

Minutes for a regular meeting of the Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees documenting attendees, topics of discussion, and committee reports.
Date: August 6, 1934
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Board of Trustees.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Financial Report: July 1935] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Financial Report: July 1935]

Monthly financial report of Congregation Adath Yeshurun including a list of income, expenditures, and bank balance.
Date: 1935-08~
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 24, 1942] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 24, 1942]

Minutes for a special meeting of the Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees documenting attendees, topics of discussion, and committee reports. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the proposal of permitting family seating in a portion of the synagogue during the upcoming High Holy Days services and to consider several membership applications.
Date: August 24, 1942
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Board of Trustees.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Meeting Minutes of Executive, Ritual, and Religious School Committees: August 8, 1944] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Meeting Minutes of Executive, Ritual, and Religious School Committees: August 8, 1944]

Minutes of a joint meeting of the executive, ritual, and religious school committees of Congregation Adath Yeshurun documenting attendees and topics of discussion. The meeting's purpose was to discuss the High Holiday services, a possible revision of membership dues, and the Sunday School meeting in the south end of town.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun
System: The Portal to Texas History
Violence in America: A Challenge for the Eighties (open access)

Violence in America: A Challenge for the Eighties

Speech presented at the American Correction Association's 112th Congress of Corrections discussing America's crime rate, issues with prisons in the United States, and the need to address the root causes of violent crime such as unemployment.
Date: August 14, 1982
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brith Abraham Hall Meeting Minutes: August 7, 1945] (open access)

[Brith Abraham Hall Meeting Minutes: August 7, 1945]

Minutes for a meeting of committees representing Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees and Brith Abraham Associates documenting attendees, topics of discussion, and committee reports. The meeting was called to discuss Brith Abraham Hall and it was decided that the Brith Abraham Association will execute a warranty deed to Congregation Adath Yeshurun for the property.
Date: August 7, 1945
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Board of Trustees.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 11, 1941] (open access)

[Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees Minutes: August 11, 1941]

Minutes for a regular meeting of the Congregation Adath Yeshurun Board of Trustees documenting attendees, topics of discussion, and committee reports.
Date: August 11, 1941
Creator: Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Board of Trustees.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown Address to the Democratic National Convention (open access)

Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown Address to the Democratic National Convention

Speech presented at the Democratic National Convention discussing Al Gore's public policy work.
Date: August 16, 2000
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for Workshops in Traditional African Art Forms] (open access)

[Flyer for Workshops in Traditional African Art Forms]

Flyer for workshops on traditional African art forms featuring artist, Darlington Ndubike. The text is listed in the center on a stylized drawing of a two-faced person and includes the dates, locations, and activities for the workshops.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Watson, Maya Imani
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Notice of E. A. Daniels Bankruptcy] (open access)

[Transcript of Notice of E. A. Daniels Bankruptcy]

Transcript of letter from A. P. Blocker to debtors of E. A. Daniels discussing Mr. Daniels bankruptcy and what debtors may do now.
Date: August 12, 1868
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Notice of John Billups Bankruptcy] (open access)

[Transcript of Notice of John Billups Bankruptcy]

Transcribed text for a letter from A. P. Blocker to debtors of John Billups discussing Mr. Billups bankruptcy and what debtors may do now.
Date: August 12, 1868
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History