[Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford, March 23, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford, March 23, 1964]

Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford discussing a plan to flood the office of Ross Barnett with checks made out to a memorial fund for the family of Medgar Evers. The fund will support the Evers family while allowing Americans to express their position regarding Medgar Evers' death. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the typed letter asking John and Jo to forgive the carbon copy and a list of other people Kooken sent the letter to.
Date: March 23, 1964
Creator: Kooken, Julia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: King Day receives tentative House OK] (open access)

[Clipping: King Day receives tentative House OK]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "King Day receives tentative House OK," in the San Antonio Light discussing an informal vote on the bill to recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for state employees.
Date: May 23, 1991
Creator: San Antonio Light
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History