Photograph of Barbara Jordan standing with the Texas Congressional Delegation at the Texas Breakfast Club. They are sitting in two rows, with a large mirror and two large windows behind them. Jordan is wearing a light-colored dress, one man is wearing a light-colored suit, and the rest of the men are wearing dark-colored suits.

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and the Royal 20 Ladies and Friends sitting on the steps outside the United States Capitol Building. They are arranged in six rows, and the row in the back is standing. The Capitol Dome is visible in the background.

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and the Royal 20 Ladies and Friends standing on the steps outside the United States Capitol Building. The Capitol Dome is visible in the background.

Photograph of the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation posing for a portrait. Barbara Jordan is standing in the top row, first on the left. Next to her is a man in a light-colored suit, but the rest of the men in the photograph are wearing dark-colored suits.

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and the Royal 20 Ladies and Friends standing on the steps outside the United States Capitol Building. They are arranged in three rows, and the Capitol Dome is visible in the background.

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Cincinnati, Ohio. She discusses the political ethical environment of the 1990s, the behavior of legislators, and racism.

Text for an acceptance speech by Barbara C. Jordan for the William O. Douglas Award.

Text for a statement made by Barbara C. Jordan before the Texas Air Control Board about the issue of air pollution in Houston, Texas.

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding oxidant air pollution in Houston, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency power following the Clean Air Act, and the lack of cooperation between the Texas Air Control Board and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for a Recruitment and Training Program, about the process of government and particularly Congress.

Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate. Handwritten edits appear in the text.

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Cincinnati, Ohio. She discusses the political ethical environment of the 1990s, the behavior of legislators, and racism.

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for a Special Veterans Program at Texas Southern University, thanking them for giving her an award and speaking of benefits to aid the difficult adjustment from military to civilian life.

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the deterioration of air quality, the Clean Air Act, and Congressional reluctance to enforce expensive restrictions.

Charles P. Taft Memorial lecture given by Barbara C. Jordan at Christ Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, about the relationship between church and state.

Two copies of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a fundraiser for Mayor Richard D. Hatcher in Gary, Indiana.

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, as chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, speaking of the work of her commission in the area of immigration.

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan discussing whether or not individual people are well served by the government, and how government decisions can have unforeseen outcomes for individuals. Handwritten edits appear throughout the document.

Text of a speech entitled "How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences?" given by Barbara C. Jordan at a conference related to Race Relations in Ohio.

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the role of black women in the economy and politics. Jordan delivers short biographies of Myrlie Evers, Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, and Margaret Young.

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a fundraiser for Mayor Richard D. Hatcher in Gary, Indiana.

Transcript of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the failings of the United States government to enforce civil rights laws.

Speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding racial discrimination and a resurgence of racism in the United States.

Text of commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the erosion of individual liberty to government encroachment.