Serial/Series Title

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook: 1971 Session, March - May] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook: 1971 Session, March - May]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook:1967 Session, January - May] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook:1967 Session, January - May]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook 1971 Session, January - March] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook 1971 Session, January - March]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Justice (open access)

Justice

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American.
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Justice (open access)

Justice

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American. A number of handwritten edits can be seen across the document.
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Statewide Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation: Guidelines for Regional Coordinating Committees and Task Forces (open access)

Texas Statewide Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation: Guidelines for Regional Coordinating Committees and Task Forces

Text of a study intended to develop a vocational rehabilitation program for handicapped individuals in Texas by July 1, 1975. It identifies those in need of vocational rehabilitation and operating requirements for such programs.
Date: March 17, 1967
Creator: Texas. State Project Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services] (open access)

[Flyer for the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services]

Text describing the conceptual framework underpinning the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services as well as its goals.
Date: 1968
Creator: University of Houston
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan's Declaration of Not Seeking Reelection] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan's Declaration of Not Seeking Reelection]

Text by Barbara Jordan in which she declares that she will not seek reelection after her term ends in 1978. She notes that she does not know what the future holds for her and that her time in government has not made her cynical.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Barbara Jordan's Remarks on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton] (open access)

[Draft of Barbara Jordan's Remarks on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background. The text is handwritten and contains a number of edits.
Date: September 12, 1979
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July 1973 - April 1975] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July 1973 - April 1975]

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Date: [1973..1975]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, September 30 - December 26, 1971] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, September 30 - December 26, 1971]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan. Topics include political redistricting, political campaigns, and education.
Date: 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, South Texas College of Law, April 2, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, South Texas College of Law, April 2, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan discussing the public's dissatisfaction towards the judicial system, saying that most people find it punitive, expensive, and inaccessible.
Date: April 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of the Voting Rights Act Expansion, 1975] (open access)

[Scrapbook of the Voting Rights Act Expansion, 1975]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to the extension of the Voting Rights Act and Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Efforts to Assist Family Planning (open access)

Federal Efforts to Assist Family Planning

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the annual meeting of the Houston Planned Parenthood Association. She talks about the necessity of family planning and related upcoming legislation.
Date: July 30, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reflections on the Constitution (open access)

Reflections on the Constitution

Article written by Barbara Jordan for The Houston Lawyer regarding
Date: July 14, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Congressional View of the Judiciary (open access)

A Congressional View of the Judiciary

Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate. Handwritten edits appear in the text.
Date: May 28, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Judiciary - Strengths & Weaknesses (open access)

The Judiciary - Strengths & Weaknesses

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the animosity between the United States Congress and the nation's judiciary. Handwritten edits appear on the text.
Date: 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the League of United Latin America Citizens, October 12, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the League of United Latin America Citizens, October 12, 1975

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding discrimination faced by Mexican-Americans and African-Americans in Texas and the need to extend the Voting Rights Act.
Date: October 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Ron Dellums Benefit, October 3, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Ron Dellums Benefit, October 3, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding matters of public welfare and social justice.
Date: October 4, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, January 3 - March 31, 1972] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, January 3 - March 31, 1972]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, September - October, 1972] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, September - October, 1972]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services] (open access)

[Flyer for the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services]

Text describing the conceptual framework underpinning the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services as well as its goals.
Date: 1968
Creator: University of Houston
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July - October, 1970] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July - October, 1970]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan. Topics include welfare reform, child support, and Democratic party dealings. Barbara Jordan's name is underlined in various articles.
Date: July 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton, September 12, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton, September 12, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background.
Date: September 12, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History