Serial/Series Title

Resume of Harris County Extension Service Educational Programs, 1968 (open access)

Resume of Harris County Extension Service Educational Programs, 1968

Report containing information about agribusiness, family living, and community and youth activities in Harris county, Texas.
Date: 1968
Creator: Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Houston Legal Defense Fund Committee Public Rally Program] (open access)

[Houston Legal Defense Fund Committee Public Rally Program]

Program for a public rally sponsored by the Houston Legal Defense Fund Committee to insure justice for five TSU students indicted as a result of an incident May 16-17. The rally took place at Greater Zion Baptist Church in Houston, Texas and featured Barbara Jordan as the main speaker.
Date: July 30, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, January 22, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, January 22, 1968]

Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, requesting to file for a divorce from his wife, Geneva Pierce. Included is the envelope.
Date: January 22, 1968
Creator: Pierce, Oliver
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Ramsey Clark and Barbara C. Jordan] (open access)

[Correspondence between Ramsey Clark and Barbara C. Jordan]

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Ramsey Clark, thanking him for sending a newspaper clipping. Included is the newspaper clipping as well as the note from Ramsey Clark.
Date: 1967
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C. & Clark, Ramsey
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Robert Harris, October 21, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Robert Harris, October 21, 1968]

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Robert Harris, informing him of her inability to attend a hearing because of a prior commitment.
Date: October 21, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Community Organization - A Necessary Link (open access)

Community Organization - A Necessary Link

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas, and its environmental and employment issues.
Date: October 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Preston Smith to Barbara C. Jordan, May 25, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Preston Smith to Barbara C. Jordan, May 25, 1966]

Letter from Preston Smith to Barbara C. Jordan, congratulating her on her election to the Texas Senate.
Date: May 25, 1966
Creator: Smith, Preston
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee W. Thompson to Barbara C. Jordan, July 19, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Lee W. Thompson to Barbara C. Jordan, July 19, 1967]

Letter from Lee W. Thompson to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to speak at a Houston Heights Rotary Club luncheon and giving details about the event.
Date: July 19, 1967
Creator: Thompson, Lee W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Happiness Is -- PTA's Influence On Family Living" Workshop Program] (open access)

["Happiness Is -- PTA's Influence On Family Living" Workshop Program]

Printed program for a workshop taking place at San Jacinto High School about the PTA's influence on family living.
Date: 1968-10~
Creator: unknown
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
[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Joseph L. Zarefsky, February 2, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Joseph L. Zarefsky, February 2, 1968]

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Joseph L. Zarefsky, expressing her excitement about participating in the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs and requesting to meet with him prior to the first meeting.
Date: February 2, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, June 20, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, June 20, 1967]

Letter from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of Governor Connally's vetoing of several bills and resolutions.
Date: June 20, 1967
Creator: Schnabel, Charles A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, April 1, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, April 1, 1968]

Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, inviting her to visit her health and beauty spa "Slender Magic." Included are two blank membership cards.
Date: April 1, 1968
Creator: Guthrie, Barbara
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ernest K. Shaw to Barbara C. Jordan, October 19, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Ernest K. Shaw to Barbara C. Jordan, October 19, 1967]

Letter from Ernest K. Shaw to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to participate in The National Consumer Education Week Program. Included are a description of the program and a pamphlet about food prices.
Date: October 19, 1967
Creator: Shaw, Ernest K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, October 7, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, October 7, 1968]

Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of the next meeting of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, with a schedule of proposed assignments of Commissioners to hearing sites attached.
Date: October 7, 1968
Creator: Heineman, Ben W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Texas Senatorial Districts] (open access)

[Map of Texas Senatorial Districts]

Map of Texas senatorial districts, related to SB 547, 59th Legislature, Regular Session. The map is effective for the 1966 elections.
Date: 1966~
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Directions to Houston Air Center] (open access)

[Directions to Houston Air Center]

Directions to Houston Air Center handwritten on lined yellow paper.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Connally to Barbara C. Jordan, June 19, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from John Connally to Barbara C. Jordan, June 19, 1967]

Letter from Texas Governor John Connally to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of his veto of Senate Bill 617.
Date: June 19, 1967
Creator: Connally, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, February 20, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, February 20, 1968]

Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, offering information and statistics about unemployment and the job market for her use as a member of the Commission on Income Maintenance.
Date: February 20, 1968
Creator: Brandt, Betsy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engagements for January (open access)

Engagements for January

Index card containing the times and dates of two of Barbara Jordan's speaking engagements at the Roosevelt Hotel and the Shamrock Hilton.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Community Organization - A Necessary Link (open access)

Community Organization - A Necessary Link

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding poverty and poor conditions in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas. Handwritten notes appear among the typed text.
Date: October 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpts from Speeches to the Greater Houston Community College Commission] (open access)

[Excerpts from Speeches to the Greater Houston Community College Commission]

Excerpts from two speeches: one given by Jack Williams and entitled "Facts Pertaining to Establishment of a Community College System in the Greater Houston Area," and the other given by Robert Thornton to the Greater Houston Community College Commission.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Morris W. Kilgore to The Liaison Committee of the Alcoholism Section, T.R.I.M.S., December 27, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Morris W. Kilgore to The Liaison Committee of the Alcoholism Section, T.R.I.M.S., December 27, 1968]

Letter from Morris W. Kilgore to members of The Liaison Committee of the Alcoholism Section, T.R.I.M.S. (Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences), giving a synopsis of the first meeting of the committee.
Date: December 27, 1968
Creator: Kilgore, Morris W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Black Lawyer: Explorer & Reformer (open access)

The Black Lawyer: Explorer & Reformer

Speech associated with the National Bar Association in Houston Texas, entitled "The Black Lawyer: Explorer & Reformer." The body of the text is crossed out with a hand-drawn "X."
Date: August 1, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History