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[Letter from Alyce P. Bledsoe to Chapter Chairperson, Freedom and the Arts - March 5, 1979]
Letter from Alyce P. Bledsoe to Links' chapter chairpersons for Freedom and the Arts in the western United States. She would like to receive annual reports of chapter activities soon. Also, they have chosen this year's theme for Freedom and the Arts: "The Arts Are Where You Are."
Date:
March 5, 1979
Creator:
Bledsoe, Alyce P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tommy Calvert to Jerry Moon - January 10, 1979]
Letter from Tommy Calvert, research chairman of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Jerry Moon, general manager of KAPE radio. He is sending the broadcasting station a few suggestions on how to best offer incentives to future employees who wish to remain in broadcasting.
Date:
January 10, 1979
Creator:
Calvert, Tommy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Drew S. Days to OUED Members - August 29, 1979]
Letter from Drew S. Days III, Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, to John H. Sanders, Mario Marcel Salas, and Rick Green of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The letter is in reply to their allegation of fraud in the trial of Webb Boyd, whose murder was believed to have been racially motivated. Mr. Days assures them that correct action will be taken if their allegations are found to be true.
Date:
August 29, 1979
Creator:
Days, Drew S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Theresa A. Jackson - 1979-08-06]
Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Theresa A. Jackson, congratulating the Houston chapter of The Links, Inc. for successfully hosting the area conference for chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date:
August 6, 1979
Creator:
Hudgins, Vernis
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vernis Hudgins and Marion Johnson to Marion S. Sutherland - August 6, 1979]
Letter from Vernis Hudgins and Marion Johnson to Marion S. Sutherland, congratulating her for hosting a successful Western Area Conference. Many of the members of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. had never before attended the area conference for Links chapters located in the United States, but all members were impressed with the efficient management of the conference.
Date:
August 6, 1979
Creator:
Hudgins, Vernis & Johnson, Marion
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Accordionist at Polish Booth]
Photograph of a male accordionist performing in the Polish booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is looking at the camera and leaning backwards as he plays his black and white accordion. He is wearing a patterned head wrap and a black vest with red, green and yellow detail. A sign behind him says, "Only 6 tickets, Polish Sausage".
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Accordionist for Round Top Brass Band]
Photograph of a male accordionist performing with the Round Top Brass Band at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He has a handlebar mustache and is smiling as he plays his black and white accordion. He is wearing a brown corduroy visor and a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Accordionist with Round Top Brass Band]
Photograph of a male accordionist performing with the Round Top Brass Band at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He has a mustache and is playing a black and white accordion. He is wearing a brown corduroy visor and a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up. A tuba player is visible behind him on the right.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Dancers]
Photograph of a group of Alabama-Coushatta dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Standing on the left are three boys in traditional clothing: fluffy fur boots, red and orange shirts and skirts, beaded sashes, and fans of feathers on their backs. A young girl is standing in the middle wearing pigtails, and a brown blouse and skirt with yellow and orange trim. On the right is a woman in a green dress with orange and yellow trim, wearing a beaded crown and a sash that says, "Pow Wow Princess".
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Indian Dancer]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is in traditional dress: shirtless, with a red and black beaded necklace; a blue beaded sash; a light blue beaded headband; a brown, black, and white, feather mohawk; and a fan of blue, white, pink, and black, feathers on his back. Another Indian boy is to the left in a predominately green outfit.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alamo City Highlanders Performing]
Photograph of the Alamo City Highlanders performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The band members are standing in a circle, with the band leader in the center. Everyone is in Highland dress and playing a bagpipe. The band leader is wearing a traditional feather bonnet and holding a baton.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alvina Paul Cutting Dough to Make Wendish Noodles]
Photograph of Alvina Paul slicing dough to make Wendish noodles at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing a bonnet, a shawl, and an apron as she cuts thin pieces of dough, adding them to a pile of noodles on the left.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alvina Paul Holding Wendish Noodles]
Photograph of Alvina Paul holding a pile of Wendish noodles in the Wendish Heritage Society booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The noodles are thinly cut and have not yet been cooked. Alvina is wearing a white blouse with a red shawl and a red and white bonnet.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alvina Paul Making Noodles]
Photograph of Alvina Paul showing how to make noodles in the Wendish Heritage Society booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. With a rolling pin, she is rolling out the dough from which she will cut the noodles. She is wearing a red bonnet, glasses, a white blouse, and a white apron. Two women are watching her from the other side of the table.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alvina Paul Preparing Wendish Noodles]
Photograph of Alvina Paul slicing dough to make Wendish noodles at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing a bonnet, a shawl, and an apron as she cuts thin pieces of dough, adding them to a pile of noodles on the left.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ameleb Lebanese Dancer]
Photograph of an Ameleb Lebanese dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She has curly brown hair and is wearing a cream-colored belly-dancing outfit, decorated with gold coins. Two other dancers are visible in the background.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[American Honey Princess at Beekeeper's Booth]
Photograph of the American Honey Princess giving samples of honey in the beekeeper's booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is standing in the left foreground giving a spoonful of honey to a festival visitor to sample. She is wearing a white dress, a tiara, and a sash displaying her title. An assortment of honey jars are displayed on the table in front of her. In the middle ground, another woman behind the booth is giving a sample to another visitor.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Andy Owens Carving the F Hole of a Violin]
Photograph of Andy Owens, from Old Time String Shop in Nacogdoches, Texas, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Crouched down beside his work surface, he is carving one of the F holes out of a violin. He has curly brown hair and a medium-length beard.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Andy Owens Making an Instrument]
Photograph of Andy Owens, from Old Time String Shop in Nacogdoches, Texas, making an instrument at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The open body of the instrument is being held by a vice while he works on the inside of it. Owens, wearing a plaid shirt, has shaggy brown hair and a dense beard.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bagpipers of the Alamo City Highlanders Performing]
Photograph of two pipers of the Alamo City Highlanders performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing traditional Highland dress, they are playing the bagpipes next to other band members.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Banjo Player with the Bluegrass Kinfolks]
Photograph of the banjo player for the Bluegrass Kinfolks performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is wearing a white cowboy hat and a green patterned shirt, playing his banjo into a microphone.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Basil Garcia Giving Blacksmithing Demonstration]
Photograph of Basil Garcia giving a blacksmithing demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is in the foreground, wearing a blue and navy striped shirt, a straw cowboy hat, and jeans, standing next to a forge with a large open flame. An anvil and mallet are visible in the middle ground. Directly behind it, a group of five children and three adults are watching the demonstration.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bassist for Backwoods Volunteers Bluegrass Band]
Photograph of the stand-up bassist for the Backwoods Volunteers Bluegrass Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing a white shirt with blue trim and jeans. She has light brown curly hair and is singing into a microphone as she plays.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill Clayton and Pat Thatcher at Opening Ceremonies]
Photograph of Texas House Speaker Bill Clayton with ITC exhibit floor manager, Pat Thatcher, at the Texas Folklife Festival opening ceremony. Clayton is on the right, standing next to a few other men. Thatcher is standing just to the left of him, wearing a dress from the early 20th century and a wide-brimmed hat decorated with flowers.
Date:
August 2, 1979
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History