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[Clipping: Italian-Americans, Hispanics irked by holiday change] (open access)

[Clipping: Italian-Americans, Hispanics irked by holiday change]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Italian-Americans, Hispanics irked by holiday change" in San Antonio Light, discussing the reactions of the Italian-American and Hispanic communities to replacement of Columbus Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an official paid holiday for state employees.
Date: May 28, 1991
Creator: San Antonio Light
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Statement of Petitioner Concerning Brief for Petitioner] (open access)

[Personal Statement of Petitioner Concerning Brief for Petitioner]

Personal statement of the petitioner in the United States Supreme Court, October Term 1964, No. 40 John W. Stanford, Jr. v. State of Texas. The statement was to clarify Stanford's political beliefs. There are handwritten additions to the bottom of the statement.
Date: October 28, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, October 28, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, October 28, 1964]

Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford discussing the lawyers involved in Stanford's case in the United States Supreme Court.
Date: October 28, 1964
Creator: Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl] (open access)

[Clipping: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl]

Newspaper clipping of the article "Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl" in the San Antonio Light. The article discusses the plans of Mario Salas to request the National Football League boycott Texas as a potential Super Bowl location if the state does not make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official holiday.
Date: March 28, 1991
Creator: Chapin, David
Object Type: Clipping
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Columbus still has his backers] (open access)

[Clipping: Columbus still has his backers]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Columbus still has his backers," in the Houston Post discussing a recent press conference held by Houston-area Hispanics, Italians, and the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Texas Jubilee Commission to protest the state legislature's decision to replace Columbus Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for state employees.
Date: May 28, 1991
Creator: Root, Jay
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Columbus-King holiday swap sparks ethnic groups' protest] (open access)

[Clipping: Columbus-King holiday swap sparks ethnic groups' protest]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Columbus-King holiday swap sparks ethnic groups' protest" discussing the reaction of Hispanic and Italian-American cultural groups to the bill instituting Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday and eliminating Columbus Day as a paid holiday.
Date: May 28, 1991
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Other Bills] (open access)

[Clipping: Other Bills]

Newspaper clipping of the "Other Bills" section of the San Antonio Light, listing the status of bills in the most recent session of the state legislature with a brief discussion of each bills' contents. The passed bills include recognizing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, insurance reform, and oil spill response.
Date: May 28, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Stephen W. Stein, June 28, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Stephen W. Stein, June 28, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Stephen W. Stein congratulating and thanking Stein for his contributions to the petition for the writ of certiorari in Stanford's case.
Date: June 28, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, Jr., April 28, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, Jr., April 28, 1964]

Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, Jr. discussing how Stanford should invoke the Fifth Amendment if he is indicted and stating that there is no news yet from the United States Supreme Court about Stanford's case.
Date: April 28, 1964
Creator: Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Tom Flower, June 28, 2014] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Tom Flower, June 28, 2014]

Funeral program for Tom Flower, born August 20, 1931 and died June 28, 2014. The pamphlet consists of two photos of Flower and a detailed biography. The funeral details are not included.
Date: June 28, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Carl Broden to Mario Salas, April 28, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Carl Broden to Mario Salas, April 28, 1971]

Letter from Carl Broden to Mario Salas discussing Salas's invitation to Broden and Virgiania Collins to speak in San Antonio. Broden shares his travel plans and requests that Salas coordinates with Don W. Allford in Austin to schedule Collins and Broden's events.
Date: April 28, 1971
Creator: Broden, Carl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., June 28, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., June 28, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. congratulating and thanking Maverick for his contributions to the petition for the writ of certiorari in Stanford's case. Stanford also discusses the upcoming Supreme Court hearing of his case and expresses his wish that Maverick argue the case for the American Civil Liberties Union.
Date: June 28, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Part II: Plan for Retirement Now] (open access)

[Clipping: Part II: Plan for Retirement Now]

Newspaper clipping of the from the San Antonio Register, including the nameplate of the newspaper and a portion of the article, "Part II: Plan for Retirement Now." The article discusses the downsides of relying on social security and employers' pension plans and urges readers to begin saving independently.
Date: June 28, 1990
Creator: Glosson, Jacqueline
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to John J. McAvoy, June 28, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to John J. McAvoy, June 28, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to John J. McAvoy congratulating and thanking McAvoy for his contributions to the petition for the writ of certiorari in Stanford's case.
Date: June 28, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention: Resolutions and Declarations (open access)

Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention: Resolutions and Declarations

Document detailing the resolutions and declarations of the Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention. There is a note written on the first page reading, "Black Panther Party & Original Black Panther."
Date: November 28, 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Statement of Petitioner Concerning Brief for Petitioner] (open access)

[Personal Statement of Petitioner Concerning Brief for Petitioner]

Personal statement of the petitioner in the United States Supreme Court, October Term 1964, No. 40 John W. Stanford, Jr. v. State of Texas. The statement was to clarify Stanford's political beliefs. The document is not signed.
Date: October 28, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History