Reflections on the Constitution (open access)

Reflections on the Constitution

Article written by Barbara Jordan for The Houston Lawyer regarding
Date: July 14, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barriers to Wholeness (open access)

Barriers to Wholeness

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the United Church of Christ in New Orleans, Louisiana, about how the church may assist in eliminating barriers to wholeness in America.
Date: March 14, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and an Unidentified Woman]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan seated in a wheelchair with a plate of food. She is speaking with a second woman who is unidentified.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan in a Small Group]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan seated with a plate of food. She is with three unidentified people.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Speaking with Two Men]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan seated in a wheelchair while talking to two unidentified men. A second woman is visible on the left edge of the photograph.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Unidentified People Speaking]

Photograph of seven unidentified people in two groups speaking to each other. In the background is a table of food.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Unidentified Men with Drinks]

Photograph of two unidentified men holding drinks while speaking. Other people are visible in the background.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Unidentified Women]

Photograph of two unidentified women speaking to each other while seated. A large map of the world is visible on the wall behind them.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Man]

Photograph of an unidentified man in a suit wearing a badge looking at the camera.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Man Carrying Food]

Photograph of an unidentified man in a suit carrying a plate of food and a drink. There are various other men visible around the room.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Man Looking at Camera]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit and holding a plate of food and a drink while looking at the camera. Behind him there is a long table full of other food and drink.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Man with Food]

Photograph of an unidentified man seated in a chair with a plate of food. In the background are shelves with various stacks of files and boxes.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Woman]

Photograph of an unidentified African-American woman seated with a plate of food.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Representative Barbara Jordan Commencement Address, William and Mary College (open access)

Representative Barbara Jordan Commencement Address, William and Mary College

Text for a commencement address given by Barbara C. Jordan at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Date: May 14, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Representative Barbara Jordan Commencement Address, William and Mary College (open access)

Representative Barbara Jordan Commencement Address, William and Mary College

Text for a commencement address given by Barbara C. Jordan at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Date: May 14, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Contact Sheet of Barbara Jordan]

Contact sheet of images on a roll of film shot of Barbara Jordan sitting, wearing a light-colored dress, and visible from the chest up. There is a line running through each of the outside columns of pictures.
Date: September 14, 1976
Creator: Stiles, Robert
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Contact Sheet of Barbara Jordan]

Contact sheet of images on a roll of film shot of Barbara Jordan sitting at a desk, wearing a light-colored dress, and visible from the chest up.
Date: September 14, 1976
Creator: Stiles, Robert
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Contact Sheet of Barbara Jordan]

Contact sheet of images on a roll of film shot of Barbara Jordan sitting at a desk, wearing a light-colored dress, and visible from the chest up.
Date: September 14, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rep. Barbara Jordan - Remarks Texas Southern University Law School Dedication (open access)

Rep. Barbara Jordan - Remarks Texas Southern University Law School Dedication

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the dedication of the Law School at Texas Southern University, speaking of the need for African American Lawyers.
Date: February 14, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rep. Barbara Jordan - Remarks Texas Southern University Law School Dedication (open access)

Rep. Barbara Jordan - Remarks Texas Southern University Law School Dedication

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the dedication of the Law School at Texas Southern University, speaking of the need for African American Lawyers.
Date: February 14, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall Building Dedication, February 14th, 1976] (open access)

[Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall Building Dedication, February 14th, 1976]

Draft of a speech delivered at the dedication of the Thurgood Marshall Building at Texas Southern University regarding the future of the University.
Date: February 14, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner]

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston, Texas, with handwritten notes in the margins around the printed text.
Date: December 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner (open access)

Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner in Houston, Texas, about the importance of drawing strength from her African American heritage.
Date: December 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss (open access)

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the loss of public trust in the government, how to combat this loss, and economic concerns. Included with this document is two pages of an editorial from CHANGE entitled "How Separate? How Equal?," which discusses black separatism and intellectualism and ends with a circled section about Barbara Jordan.
Date: May 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History