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[Flyer for Steve Biko Memorial]
Flyer for the Steve Biko Memorial at the Carver Cultural Center, on February 10, 1978, featuring performances, speakers, and a film. There is a black and white photo of Biko with the details of the event underneath.
Date:
February 10, 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Informer (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1997
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 30, 1997
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1982
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 21, 1982
Creator:
Glosson, Edwin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metropolitan (San Antonio, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1997
Bi-monthly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 20, 1997
Creator:
Pope, E. Bernard & Wister, Terrance
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
SNAP (San Antonio, Tex.), Saturday, October 31, 1981
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 31, 1981
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: King holiday wins initial House vote]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "King holiday wins initial House vote," in San Antonio Express-News discussing the Texas Senate bill to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official paid holiday for state employees.
Date:
May 23, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, February 1, 1965]
Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford discussing whether the American Civil Liberties Union would provide Stanford with council if he appeared before a legislative committee voluntarily.
Date:
February 1, 1965
Creator:
Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr., October 11, 1963]
Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr. stating that Wulf believes the American Civil Liberties Union can provide an attorney if Stanford is subpoenaed by the Un-American Activities Committee.
Date:
October 11, 1963
Creator:
Wulf, Melvin L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday" in NOKOA - The Observer, discussing Mario Marcel Salas' address to the Texas State Senate Public Affairs Committee in support of a bill to officially recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid state holiday.
Date:
March 22, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Freedom fighter eludes definition]
Newspaper clipping of the editorial, "Freedom fighter eludes definition" in the San Antonio Light discussing America's involvement in violent revolutions in Nicaragua and Afghanistan and who is considered a freedom fighter by the American public. Cavazos also discusses the American general public's discomfort with Nelson Mandela's ties to Arafat, Castro, and Gadhafi and his refusal to disavow violence as an option in the fight to end apartheid in South Africa.
Date:
July 22, 1990
Creator:
Cavazos, R. Daniel
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to John J. McAvoy, November 2, 1964]
Letter from John W. Stanford to John J. McAvoy discussing Stanford's family and personal history. Stanford discusses his education, military service, and professional history.
Date:
November 2, 1964
Creator:
Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mayor of San Antonio, Proclamation]
Proclamation from the Office of Major of the City of San Antonio, declaring June 19-23, 1972 Sickle Cell Anemia Week in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
June 8, 1972
Creator:
San Antonio. Office of the Mayor.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Guide to Black San Antonio, II: A Guide to Black San Antonio, Nineteen Eight-Seven to Twenty Eighteen
Paper detailing the history of San Antonio's black community, including population-demographics, education, arts and cultural scenes, and science and technology. The table of contents lists fourteen chapters but the document only has the pages of chapters one through eight and a reference list.
Date:
2018~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, May 10, 1964]
Letter from John W. Stanford to the Guaranty Bank and Trust Company discussing a check he sent to Mrs. Medgar Evers that had been deposited by Ross R. Barnett, the trustee of the memorial trust for Mrs. Evers' family. The deposited check is included with the letter. The check is made out to Mrs. Medgar Evers and was deposited by Ross Barnett.
Date:
May 10, 1964
Creator:
Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf, October 19, 1964]
Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf discussing Stanford's wish to make a statement to the court disassociating himself from the "slanders against the Communist party that the brief contain."
Date:
October 19, 1964
Creator:
Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Spivey to Mario Salas, July 9, 1971]
Letter from Sam Spivey to Mario Salas discussing a cartoon shown on Popeye Theatre which Salas wrote to Kens-TV about the previous month. Spivey asks for the date and time Salas saw it in order for him to locate it and take action regarding it more promptly.
Date:
July 9, 1971
Creator:
Spivey, Sam
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Ye Shall Know the Truth]
Program for Ye Shall Know the Truth, a play written and directed by Glo Dean Baker, on October 15th and 16th, 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
1968
Creator:
The Afro-American Players, Inc.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl]
Newspaper clipping of the article "Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl" in the San Antonio Light. The article discusses the plans of Mario Salas to request the National Football League boycott Texas as a potential Super Bowl location if the state does not make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official holiday.
Date:
March 28, 1991
Creator:
Chapin, David
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr., July 8, 1963]
Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr. stating that the American Civil Liberties Union is still willing to refer Stanford to a local attorney if he is indicted.
Date:
July 8, 1963
Creator:
Wulf, Melvin L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., October 8, 1964]
Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. discussing the brief submitted in his case, Stanford v. Texas, in the United States Supreme Court. Stanford disagreed with several statements about the Communist Party of the United States and the McCarran Act and stating he would like the record to reflect his position.
Date:
October 8, 1964
Creator:
Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas Speaking at a Podium]
Photograph of Mario Salas speaking from a podium with "San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department" printed on it. There is a man standing next to Salas and a woman seated to the right of the two men.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Kenny Gamble and Becky Butler, January 15, 1980]
Letter from John H. Sanders to Kenny Gamble and Becky Butler at Philadelphia International Records informing them of boycott against J. A. M. Productions, San Antonio Ticket Service and all ticket outlets contracted by Joe Andy Miller in San Antonio, Texas. Sanders, on behalf of the Organizations United for Eastside Development, urges the artists and management of O'Jays Production not to cross the picket line and to cancel their January 23, 1980 date in San Antonio until an agreement is reached between the San Antonio Coalition Against Racism and Joe Miller.
Date:
January 15, 1980
Creator:
Sanders, John H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John Stanford, Jr., January 3, 1964]
Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, Jr. requesting that Stanford type up information on the books and personal items seized from his home. Maverick asks that Stanford organizes the information into three categories, "Pro-Communist" books, "Anti Communist" books, and some of the personal items that were seized.
Date:
January 3, 1964
Creator:
Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John Stanford, Jr., December 30, 1963]
Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John Stanford, Jr. enclosing a copy of a telegram from the American Civil Liberties Union regarding the search of Stanford's home.
Date:
December 30, 1963
Creator:
Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History