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San Antonio Chapter of Links Records
777
19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
333
20th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
231
26th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
219
Links San Antonio Papers
200
21st Annual Texas Folklife Festival
198
23rd Annual Texas Folklife Festival
192
25th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
139
24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
128
Sterling Houston Papers
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Alleyton, Texas: Back Door to the Confederacy
This book contains the history of Alleyton, Texas, which is located in Colorado County. The book includes information about the Alley family, the founding of Alleyton, reminiscences and recollections, as well as the establishment of railroads, local businesses, schools, and churches.
Date:
1993
Creator:
Harrison, William H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion
This book "is a compendium of America's Indian Wars and the mountain men, soldiers, cowboys and pioneers who took part in them" (dust-jacket). It includes information about all the major American Indian battles, the lives of notable men who fought in the battles, and the combat techniques employed. The index begins on page 247.
Date:
1991
Creator:
O'Neal, Bill
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Comfort Christmas
Book about the history of Christmas in Comfort, Texas and the influence of "German, English and Hispanic cultures" on Christmas celebrations (p. 3). The book includes recipes for German Sweet potato salad, deer sausage, carne guisada con mole, and buneulos, as well as bread, rice and cookies.
Date:
1996
Creator:
Bohnert, Paula & Bohnert, Hannah
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Death Certificate for Vera Nash]
Photocopy of the death certificate for Vera Nash, daughter of Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price, who died December 25, 1990 in Pontiac, Michigan from congestive heart failure. She was buried in Hillview Cemetery in Springfield, Michigan.
Date:
December 28, 1990
Creator:
Michigan. Dept. of Public Health.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Cookie and the Cupcakes]
Photograph of Cookie and the Cupcakes wearing blue tuxedos, holding their instruments, and posing for the photo. Below the photo is the band's name, as well as a line noting their induction into the 1995 Gulf Coast Hall of Fame.
Date:
1995
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Centennial Queen Dorothy Ingram]
Photograph of Dorothy Ingram wearing a Port Arthur Centennial Queen ribbon. She is dressed in formal attire and waring a crown. Her hand is resting on top of a book on a table.
Date:
1998
Creator:
Cricchio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dorothy Ingram on Yacht]
Photograph of Dorothy Ingram with the captain of a yacht. She is wearing a Centennial Queen ribbon and a crown. The captain has his arm around her shoulder, and both are smiling towards the camera.
Date:
May 20, 1998
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dorothy Ingram in Wicker Chair]
Photograph of Dorothy Ingram sitting in a white wicker chair, on board a yacht. She is wearing a light blue dress, a crown, and a Centennial Queen ribbon. She is facing towards the camera and smiling.
Date:
May 20, 1998
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dorothy Ingram in Front of Yacht]
Photograph of Dorothy Ingram standing outside in front of a yacht. She is wearing a light blue dress, crown, and Centennial Queen ribbon. Shadows from two people taking the photograph can be seen at the bottom of the image.
Date:
May 20, 1998
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dorothy Ingram Riding in Convertible Car]
Photograph of Dorothy Ingram in the passenger seat of a convertible. The car is driving in a parade and says "Centennial Queen" on the front bumper. A man with gray hair and a gray mustache is driving the car. There are more cars with people standing up in them in the background, and spectators are watching from the side of the road.
Date:
1998
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dorothy Ingram in Convertible]
Photograph of Dorothy Ingram in a red convertible, during the Centennial Parade. She is in the passenger seat, and a man white gray hair and a mustache is driving. Spectators can be seen in the background.
Date:
1998
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Back of Dorothy Ingram Riding in Parade]
Photograph of Dorothy Ingram from behind, riding in a red convertible in the Centennial Parade. There is a trunk on the back bumper that says "Centennial Queen." She is seated in the passenger seat, looking to her right. There is a man with gray hair driving the car. Spectators are watching from the side of the road.
Date:
1998
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dorothy Ingram in Red Hat]
Portrait photograph of Dorothy Ingram, from the shoulders up. She is wearing a magenta and blue top with a lace collar. She is also wearing a red hat and glasses, and looking towards the camera smiling.
Date:
1990~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dorothy Ingram at Podium]
Photograph of Dorothy Ingram standing at a podium with small trophies, wearing an animal print dress. Her hair is gray and in a bun and two braids. She is looking at the camera smiling.
Date:
1990~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dorothy Ingram]
Portrait photograph of Dorothy Ingram. Her hair is white and pinned into a bun. She is wearing a pink blouse and sitting in front of a dark pink background.
Date:
1990~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of McIntosh and Seymour Engines at Central Pump Station]
Photograph of McIntosh and Seymour engines at Central Pump Station. The blue and red engines are housed in a brick building and have a "No Smoking Beyond This Point" sign attached at the side.
Date:
July 1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Michele Autenrieth to Sterling Houston - May 6, 1997]
Letter from Michele Autenrieth, account executive of Guerra DeBerry & Company, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to invite him to be a judge for the Annual Citicorp Employee Art Contest, where Citicorp employees present sculptures, paintings, and other forms of art.
Date:
May 6, 1997
Creator:
Autenrieth, Michele
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Midge Graybeal to Sterling Houston - December 27, 1990]
Letter from Midge Graybeal, executive director of the San Antonio Business Committee for the Arts, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. She writes to inform him of his nomination for the 1991 Artist of the Year. The award event will encompass a daytime luncheon where the winner will be announced.
Date:
December 27, 1990
Creator:
Graybeal, Midge
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[E-mail from Claudia Ladensohn - October 9, 2002]
E-mail letter from Claudia Ladensohn of the Texas Commission on the Arts to Jon Hinojosa, Catherine Cisneros, Lyn Bobbitt, and Sterling Houston. She is writing to confirm an event that will take place in a couple of months, and to send a tentative schedule of the day's event.
Date:
December 27, 1990
Creator:
Ladensohn, Claudia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William W. Cook - April 7, 1998]
Letter from William W. Cook, chair of the National Black Theatre Summit at Dartmouth College, to participants of the National Black Theatre Summit. He writes to thank those involved for their work and participation. The gathering comprised of a conference and discussions on the future of theatre affecting, concerning, or about African-Americans. Several initiatives are mentioned, mandates that have been met, and areas that still need attention.
Date:
April 7, 1998
Creator:
Cook, William W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Park Chambers, Tim Doud, and Lawrence Steger to Sterling Houston - December 22, 1992]
Letter from Park Chambers, Tim Doud, and Lawrence Steger of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They write to thank him for allowing them to house his documentation. It appears that Mr. Houston's contribution was helpful to an exhibition titled Private/Public. The School of the Art Institute played a seemingly large role in the exhibit as well.
Date:
December 22, 1992
Creator:
Chambers, Park; Doud, Tim & Steger, Lawrence
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Judith Zaffirini to Sterling Houston - May 24, 1993]
Letter from Judith Zaffirini, state senator from Texas, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes back as a response to a letter by Houston, noting that she, like Sterling, fully supports funding for the arts. This includes funds for the Texas Commission on the Arts and the SB 778 bill, which she co-sponsored with twenty-seven other members.
Date:
May 24, 1993
Creator:
Zaffirini, Judith
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joyce Lambrecht - June 1995]
Letter from Joyce Lambrecht, special projects chairman of the Alamo Theater Arts Council. She writes to invite photograph submissions by local theater groups for the 1995 Globe Awards, an event celebrating achievements by San Antonio theaters. She would also like presenters and asks for volunteers.
Date:
June 1995
Creator:
Lambrecht, Joyce
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bruce Morrow to Sterling Houston - June 27, 1995]
Letter from Bruce Morrow, associate director of the Teachers & Writers Collaborative, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to thank him for sending his story, Moan Your Mourners, but has declined to include it in an anthology of short stories he is editing.
Date:
June 1995
Creator:
Morrow, Bruce
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History