Orchestrating Our Own Renaissance: Culture, Collaboration and Technology (open access)

Orchestrating Our Own Renaissance: Culture, Collaboration and Technology

Text for a keynote address given by Barbara C. Jordan for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators in Dallas, Texas.
Date: March 24, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Elizabeth Blackwell Award - Hobart and William Smith Colleges (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Elizabeth Blackwell Award - Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara Jordan, after receiving the Elizabeth Blackwell Award at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. In the speech, she mentions past recipients of the award and their legacies, as well as the importance of education in American society.
Date: September 24, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women in Action: Religious, Responsible Role Models (open access)

Women in Action: Religious, Responsible Role Models

Text of remarks of Barbara Jordan before the congregation of Good Hope Baptist Church regarding the Biblical concept of virtue in women and calls for black women to re-establish the family as a source of ethical training.
Date: April 24, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles F. Dambach to Professor Barbara Jordan - July 24, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Charles F. Dambach to Professor Barbara Jordan - July 24, 1995]

Letter from Charles F. Dambach to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to present the Shriver Award at the National Peace Corps Association's awards luncheon. Included with the letter is background information about the Peace Corps, the National Peace Corps Association, Sargent Shriver and Loret Ruppe (namesakes for awards presented), and the award winners (Robert A. Pastor and North Caroline Returned Peace Corps Volunteers).
Date: July 24, 1995
Creator: Dambach, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Still Looking For The Mean! (open access)

Still Looking For The Mean!

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The speech addresses the ongoing struggle for equality in America.
Date: April 24, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History