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[Letter from John K. Boaz to Barbara C. Jordan - December 11, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from John K. Boaz to Barbara C. Jordan - December 11, 1992]

Letter from John K. Boaz of Illinois State University to Barbara C. Jordan, with an enclosed transcript of her Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture.
Date: December 11, 1992
Creator: Boaz, John K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Our Democracy Healthy? (open access)

Is Our Democracy Healthy?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Los Colinas, Texas. The speech addresses the health of American democracy as it relates to the recent election.
Date: November 12, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Our Democracy Healthy? (open access)

Is Our Democracy Healthy?

Handwritten notes for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about democracy and the recent election. Also included is a transcript of an earlier speech, "Is Our Democracy At Risk?" with handwritten edits.
Date: November 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maurine to Barbara Jordan, October 29, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Maurine to Barbara Jordan, October 29, 1992]

Letter from Maurine to Barbara Jordan thanking her for coming to St. Louis and saying that everyone was inspired by her message. She mentions that there are enclosed photos taken during Jordan's time there.
Date: October 29, 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan's Freedom Award Acceptance Speech, September 10, 1992] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan's Freedom Award Acceptance Speech, September 10, 1992]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan while accepting the Freedom Award at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. She discusses the history of civil rights movements for African-Americans.
Date: September 10, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Does the Idea of Civil Rights Remain a Good Idea As We Approach the Year 2000 A.D.? (open access)

Does the Idea of Civil Rights Remain a Good Idea As We Approach the Year 2000 A.D.?

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Freedom Award ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum. The speech covers the issue of civil rights in the upcoming millennia.
Date: September 10, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s (open access)

State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s

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.
Date: July 28, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s (open access)

State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s

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.
Date: July 28, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Change: From What to What?" (open access)

"Change: From What to What?"

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
Date: July 13, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Change: From What to What?" (open access)

"Change: From What to What?"

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
Date: July 13, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan with David McCullough]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan with author David McCullough at the front of an audience.
Date: June 16, 1992
Creator: Wolfe, Frank
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at University of Missouri Commencement Ceremony]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan sitting in a wheelchair at the University of Missouri commencement ceremony. She is wearing a dark-colored graduation gown and a dark-colored cap, and with two faculty member of the University of Missouri, one in a dark-colored cap and gown, and the other in a red cap and dark-colored graduation gown.
Date: June 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at University of Missouri Commencement Ceremony]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan sitting in a wheelchair at the University of Missouri commencement ceremony. She is wearing a dark-colored graduation gown and a dark-colored cap, and with two faculty member of the University of Missouri, one in a dark-colored cap and gown, and the other in a red cap and dark-colored graduation gown.
Date: June 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Receiving an Honorary Degree at University of Missouri]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan being given an honorary degree from the University of Missouri. She is sitting in a wheelchair, wearing a dark-colored graduation gown and a dark-colored cap. She is being presented the degree by a faculty member of the University of Missouri in a dark-colored cap and gown.
Date: June 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks--Accepting the Bess Wallace Truman Award (open access)

Remarks--Accepting the Bess Wallace Truman Award

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, accepting the Bess Wallace Truman Award, and speaking of the meaning of the award through the years.
Date: May 7, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rebirth of Ethics---A Pervasive Challenge (open access)

The Rebirth of Ethics---A Pervasive Challenge

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Association for Investment Management and Research in San Antonio, Texas. She discusses the faltering trust between Americans and the United States government.
Date: May 5, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Senators - A Distinction With a Difference (open access)

U.S. Senators - A Distinction With a Difference

Text of a speech, entitled "U.S. Senators - A Distinction With a Difference," given by Barbara C. Jordan befor the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Date: April 25, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pro Bono Programs - Democracies' Guarantor (open access)

Pro Bono Programs - Democracies' Guarantor

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Pro Bono Conference in Austin, Texas.
Date: April 11, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities (open access)

Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities

Text for a speech about the responsibility of democracy, given by Barbara C. Jordan as a Rosen Lecturer at the University of Vermont.
Date: March 27, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities (open access)

Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities

Text of speech delivered at the University of Vermont by Barbara Jordan regarding the necessity of an educated electorate in a democratic nation.
Date: March 27, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities (open access)

Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities

Text for a speech about the responsibility of democracy, given by Barbara C. Jordan as a Williams Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University.
Date: March 26, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compassion V. Tough Love or Mother Teresa V. Marie Antoinette (open access)

Compassion V. Tough Love or Mother Teresa V. Marie Antoinette

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Federation for Community Planning in Cleveland, Ohio. The speech is entitled "Compassion V. Tough Love or Mother Teresa V. Marie Antoinette."
Date: March 20, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan Address to: Concerned and Caring Educators, Omaha, Nebraska (open access)

Barbara Jordan Address to: Concerned and Caring Educators, Omaha, Nebraska

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to Concerned and Caring Educators in Omaha, Nebraska.
Date: February 22, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and an Unidentified Man]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and an unidentified man at a warehouse. He has a Star of David lapel pin.
Date: 1992~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History