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Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust (open access)

Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pollution Control for Houston (open access)

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text for a statement made by Barbara C. Jordan before the Texas Air Control Board about the issue of air pollution in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Then Now Future (open access)

Then Now Future

Handwritten notes for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about the history, present state, and future of Houston's Fifth Ward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saving the Family (open access)

Saving the Family

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a Delta Sigma Theta Banquet in Houston, Texas. Topics include the changes and neglect of the family unit in the United States, with focus on African-American families.
Date: January 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, Houston Club - October 11, 1994, Houston, TX (open access)

Barbara Jordan, Houston Club - October 11, 1994, Houston, TX

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Houston Club in Houston, Texas, at a centennial celebration for the organization.
Date: October 11, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Women's Conference - Opening Session Speech (open access)

National Women's Conference - Opening Session Speech

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in the opening session of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speech of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speech of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rep. Barbara Jordan - Remarks Texas Southern University Law School Dedication (open access)

Rep. Barbara Jordan - Remarks Texas Southern University Law School Dedication

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the dedication of the Law School at Texas Southern University, speaking of the need for African American Lawyers.
Date: February 14, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, Council of the Great City Schools, Outstanding Alumna Award, Houston ISD (open access)

Barbara Jordan, Council of the Great City Schools, Outstanding Alumna Award, Houston ISD

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Council of the Great City Schools' Outstanding Alumna Award ceremony for Houston ISD.
Date: October 27, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Annual Meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers at Houston, Texas - June 1, 1974 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Annual Meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers at Houston, Texas - June 1, 1974

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the annual meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers about social security policy and benefits.
Date: June 1, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust (open access)

Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet, Houston, Texas, October 2, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet, Houston, Texas, October 2, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the increasing costs of health care, lagging health services for African Americans, and ways to improve these conditions.
Date: October 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Builders Association - Friday, October 28, 1976 (open access)

Houston Builders Association - Friday, October 28, 1976

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Houston Builders Association about the quickly-approaching election.
Date: October 29, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust (open access)

Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 93rd Congress and Health Care (open access)

The 93rd Congress and Health Care

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan to Physicians in Houston, Texas. In it, she discusses National Health Insurance, child health care, and maternity care in the United States.
Date: August 3, 1979
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan before Women in Communications, June 18, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan before Women in Communications, June 18, 1977]

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the problems facing a democracy when the populace is uninformed and unengaged in politics. Several handwritten edits appear throughout the text.
Date: June 19, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before Houston Local Union Number 408 Stewards Conference, University of Houston, October 12, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before Houston Local Union Number 408 Stewards Conference, University of Houston, October 12, 1975

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Date: October 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner (open access)

Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner in Houston, Texas, about the importance of drawing strength from her African American heritage.
Date: December 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet in Houston, Texas, about health care costs.
Date: October 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies

Testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies, "to secure appropriations for the establishment of a Children's Nutrition Laboratory at the Baylor College of Medicine in conjunction with Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Date: March 20, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society (open access)

Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Houston Dental Society, about the development of a national health insurance program.
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Model Neighborhood Improvement Club (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Model Neighborhood Improvement Club

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Model Neighborhood Improvement Club in Houston, Texas, about the importance of neighborhoods to cities.
Date: October 1, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pollution Control for Houston (open access)

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding oxidant air pollution in Houston, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency power following the Clean Air Act, and the lack of cooperation between the Texas Air Control Board and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History