States

[Photograph of Unidentified Couple]

Photograph of two men kissing one another aboard an airplane. Individuals are possibly part of the Texas group traveling to the 1979 March on Washington.
Date: October 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of Unidentified Men]

Photograph of two men embracing one another. They are leaning toward the left side of the image, visible from the chest up. Photo possibly depicts members of the Texas group that attended the 1979 March on Washington.
Date: October 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Terry Tebedo and Bill Nelson with visors]

Photograph of Terry Tebedo, on the left, and Bill Nelson posing together with matching visors.
Date: August 5, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bill Nelson]

Photograph of Bill Nelson posing with his March On Washington Committee shirt.
Date: September 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Scrapbook: Reprimand] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Reprimand]

A scrapbook full of the materials surrounding Bill Nelson being reprimanded for wearing a March on Washington t-shirt and being featured in This Week In Texas, an LGBT publication, Volume 5 Number 25 from September 14 through 20, 1979. The photograph that initiated the controversy is on page 31 of the scrapbook and the letter of reprimand he received for it begins on 51.
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter and Envelope: To Harriett Ehrhardt from Samuel W. Hudson, III] (open access)

[Letter and Envelope: To Harriett Ehrhardt from Samuel W. Hudson, III]

A letter to Harriett Erhardt from Samuel W. Hudson, III questioning Erhardt over the recent reprimand of a school teacher, Bill Nelson, for their expression of the First Amendment. The letter is accompanied by the envelope it was sent in.
Date: October 24, 1979
Creator: Hudson, Samuel W. III
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter of reprimand: From Chales Maples to William H. Nelson] (open access)

[Letter of reprimand: From Chales Maples to William H. Nelson]

The formal letter of reprimand from the principal of Warren Travis White High School, Charles Maples, to Bill Nelson for appearing in a gay publication wearing a shirt that supported LGBT rights.
Date: September 21, 1979
Creator: Maples, Charles
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter of reprimand to William Nelson from W. T. White High School principal Charles Maples] (open access)

[Letter of reprimand to William Nelson from W. T. White High School principal Charles Maples]

Letter from W. T. White HS principal Charles Maples to William Nelson concerning an appearance Nelson had made in a gay rights magazine.
Date: September 21, 1979
Creator: Maples, Charles
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter: To Charles Maples from John J. Santillo] (open access)

[Letter: To Charles Maples from John J. Santillo]

A letter to John J. Santillo from Charles Maples informing Santillo that Maples' letter of reprimand to William Nelson should be removed from Nelson's personal teaching file.
Date: November 14, 1979
Creator: Maples, Charles
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter: To Herb Cooke from Ron Kessler] (open access)

[Letter: To Herb Cooke from Ron Kessler]

A letter from Ron Kessler to Herb Cooke addressing the recent reprimand a teacher received for attending a political event.
Date: October 17, 1979
Creator: Kessler, Ron
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter: To William Nelson from John J. Santillo] (open access)

[Letter: To William Nelson from John J. Santillo]

A letter from John J. Santillo to William Nelson informing Nelson that Charles Maples' letter will not be placed in Nelson's personal teaching file.
Date: November 16, 1979
Creator: Santillo, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Pamphlet: After Hours] (open access)

[Pamphlet: After Hours]

A pamphlet with news, advertisements, and events that are occurring in October within Texas' LGBTQ community. The pamphlet includes an article about Bill Nelson fighting the reprimand he received at the Dallas high school he works at, after his picture was found in the TWT.
Date: October 1979
Creator: TWT
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Don Baker Southern Methodist University grade report for 1979] (open access)

[Don Baker Southern Methodist University grade report for 1979]

Don Baker's SMU grade report for a semester in 1979.
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Fax response to Texas Human Rights Foundation] (open access)

[Fax response to Texas Human Rights Foundation]

A fax from attorney James C. Barber to Dick Peeples pertaining to the Section 21.06 of the Texas Penal Code appeal and procedures to obtain plaintiffs in the court case.
Date: August 20, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Copy of a letter of recommendation from William Beck to the Gay Academic Union on behalf of Don Baker] (open access)

[Copy of a letter of recommendation from William Beck to the Gay Academic Union on behalf of Don Baker]

Letter of recommendation for Don Baker from William Beck to the Gay Academic Union regarding a scholarship application.
Date: September 25, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Copy of clippings from Dallas Morning News: 'The perfect plaintiff' hits legal trail for homosexuals and Teacher files suit against homosexual conduct law] (open access)

[Copy of clippings from Dallas Morning News: 'The perfect plaintiff' hits legal trail for homosexuals and Teacher files suit against homosexual conduct law]

Copy of Dallas Morning News articles titled "'The perfect plaintiff' hits legal trail for homosexuals" and "Teacher files suit against homosexual conduct law", pertaining to the Don Baker case against Texas Penal Code 21.06.
Date: 1979-11-20/1979-11-21
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Copy of clipping from Dallas Morning News: Teacher files suit against homosexual conduct law] (open access)

[Copy of clipping from Dallas Morning News: Teacher files suit against homosexual conduct law]

Copy of clipping of Dallas Morning News article titled "Teacher files suit against homosexual conduct law" pertaining to the Don Baker anti-sodomy case.
Date: November 20, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Browning arrest report - Village Station Raid] (open access)

[Browning arrest report - Village Station Raid]

A document of an arrest report and personal information. This arrest report contains intentionally false information, and is an example of police harassment of the Dallas gay community.
Date: October 25, 1979
Creator: The Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Schwiderski arrest report - Village Station Raid] (open access)

[Schwiderski arrest report - Village Station Raid]

A document of an arrest report and personal information. This arrest report contains intentionally false information, and is an example of police harassment of the Dallas gay community.
Date: October 25, 1979
Creator: The Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Handwritten notes: Public lewdness court trials] (open access)

[Handwritten notes: Public lewdness court trials]

A group of documents about court trials with public lewdness and deprivation being the main focus.
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Handwritten background for Richard Schwiderski and information on witnesses] (open access)

[Handwritten background for Richard Schwiderski and information on witnesses]

Handwritten resume and information for Richard Schwiderski and information on witnesses for court case.
Date: [1979,1983]
Creator: The Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Crain arrest report - Village Station Raid] (open access)

[Crain arrest report - Village Station Raid]

A document of an arrest report and personal information. This arrest report contains intentionally false information, and is an example of police harassment of the Dallas gay community.
Date: October 25, 1979
Creator: The Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[List of Dallas County Criminal Court cases] (open access)

[List of Dallas County Criminal Court cases]

A document listing Dallas County Criminal Court cases occurring in December 5th and 6th , 1979. Some names in the list are highlighted with a blue pen and a yellow highlighter.
Date: December 5, 1979
Creator: The Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Tatum arrest report - Village Station Raid] (open access)

[Tatum arrest report - Village Station Raid]

A document of an arrest report and personal information. This arrest report contains intentionally false information, and is an example of police harassment of the Dallas gay community.
Date: October 25, 1979
Creator: The Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library