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[Letter From John F. Davis to Melvin L. Wulf, March 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter From John F. Davis to Melvin L. Wulf, March 2, 1965]

Letter from John P. Davis to Melvin L. Wulf stating that the mandate of the United States Supreme Court in the cause, Stanford v. Texas, No. 40, October term 1964, has been mailed to the 57th Judicial District Court in Bexar County, Texas. Stanford was awarded $819.76 to be collected from the district court in Bexar County or directly from opposing counsel or parties.
Date: March 2, 1965
Creator: Davis, John F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2] (open access)

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2]

Newspaper clippings of the second page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. Civil rights leaders in Texas urged the National Football League to boycott Texas when Houston was being considered as the location of the Super Bowl for 1995. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas, state senator Frank Tejada, and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Certifying the Return of John W. Stanford's Property] (open access)

[Document Certifying the Return of John W. Stanford's Property]

Document certifying that John Stanford received from the Criminal District Attorney of Bexar County, Texas, all the property taken from his residence under a search warrant on December 27, 1963. There is a handwritten note at the bottom reading "Received 15 cartons - 1 metal file drawer (letter-size) 10 filing card drawers" signed John Stanford.
Date: March 11, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., March 1, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., March 1, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. asking if it would be possible for him to get any copies of the American Civil Liberties Union's writ of certiorari to the 57th Judicial District Court of Bexar County.
Date: March 1, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday] (open access)

[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: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl] (open access)

[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
[Flyer for the First Annual People's Unity Festival] (open access)

[Flyer for the First Annual People's Unity Festival]

Flyer for the first annual People's Unity Festival at Pittman-Sullivan Park on March 30, 1975. The flyer lists the performances and events of the festival.
Date: March 30, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow, March 3, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow, March 3, 1965]

Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow discussing the case, Stanford v. Texas, No. 40, October Term 1964. Maverick states that the petition for a rehearing was denied by the United States Supreme Court and that Barlow is expected to return Stanford's papers to him.
Date: March 3, 1965
Creator: Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eddie S. Funde to Mario M. Salas, March 30, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Eddie S. Funde to Mario M. Salas, March 30, 1978]

Letter from Eddie S. Funke to Mario M. Salas acknowledging the receipt of the news cuttings Salas had sent March 26, 1978. The letter is on the stationery of the African National Congress, South Africa.
Date: March 30, 1978
Creator: Funde, Eddie S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford, March 23, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford, March 23, 1964]

Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford discussing a plan to flood the office of Ross Barnett with checks made out to a memorial fund for the family of Medgar Evers. The fund will support the Evers family while allowing Americans to express their position regarding Medgar Evers' death. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the typed letter asking John and Jo to forgive the carbon copy and a list of other people Kooken sent the letter to.
Date: March 23, 1964
Creator: Kooken, Julia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Rowland Watts, March 26, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Rowland Watts, March 26, 1961]

Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Rowland Watts discussing the recent Texas newspaper articles that mention Stanford as a prominent communist.
Date: March 26, 1961
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1] (open access)

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1]

Newspaper clipping of the first page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott by the National Football League to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday, and there is a photo of Mario Marcel Salas in front of a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E. & Kennedy, David
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Loretta Parham, March 23, 2014] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Loretta Parham, March 23, 2014]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Loretta Parham discussing several enclosed documents related to efforts to get Texas to pass a King Bill.
Date: March 23, 2014
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow and Waggoner Carr, March 8, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow and Waggoner Carr, March 8, 1965]

Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow and Waggoner Carr stating that John W. Stanford, Jr.'s papers had not been returned to him as ordered by the court and requesting that Barlow and Carr return Stanford's missing papers and pay the court costs as ordered by the court. The letter was copied to the Office of the Clerk of the United States Supreme Court, John W. Stanford, Jr., Solomon Casseb, and Mel Wulf.
Date: March 8, 1965
Creator: Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., March 14, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., March 14, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. discussing several publications relevant to communism in Texas and to Stanford's case.
Date: March 14, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday] (open access)

[Clipping: S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday" in the San Antonio Express-News discussing the bills introduced by Frank Tejada and Karyne Conley to the Texas Senate to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an official state holiday. The article also includes quotes from Mario Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding the holiday.
Date: March 24, 1991
Creator: Smith, Richard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to the American Civil Liberties Union, March 21, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to the American Civil Liberties Union, March 21, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford to the American Civil Liberties Union enclosing a donation of $6.00 and stating that he does not wish to be considered a member due to the ACLU's stance on communism.
Date: March 21, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rowland Watts to John W. Stanford, Jr., March 21, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Rowland Watts to John W. Stanford, Jr., March 21, 1961]

Letter from Rowland Watts to John W. Stanford, Jr. asking if anything has developed and stating that Watts will approach some lawyers in San Antonio on Stanford's behalf should he need an attorney for defense.
Date: March 21, 1961
Creator: Watts Rowland
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Reverend Claude William Black, Jr., March 21, 2009] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Reverend Claude William Black, Jr., March 21, 2009]

Funeral program for Reverend Claude William Black, Jr., born November 28, 1916 and died March 13, 2009. The funeral was held March 21, 2009 at Mont Zion First Baptist Church, officiated by Reverend Otis I. Mitchell. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton and Sutton Mortuary, Inc. and he was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: March 21, 2009
Creator: Hudspeth, Armeania "Mimi"
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Sessions, House Bill No. 638] (open access)

[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Sessions, House Bill No. 638]

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the observance of state holidays and establishing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a state holiday. "Mario Marcel Salas Copy" is written at the top of the first page.
Date: March 1991
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article Regarding San Antonio Opinions on Martin Luther King, Jr.] (open access)

[Article Regarding San Antonio Opinions on Martin Luther King, Jr.]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "S. A. lawmakers push for[..]" in the San Antonio Express-News discussing two bills in the Texas State Legislature to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an officially recognized state holiday.
Date: March 24, 1991
Creator: Smith, Richard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Weigh option on King holiday] (open access)

[Clipping: Weigh option on King holiday]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Weigh option on King holiday," in the Waco Tribune-Herald discussing the status of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Texas, the possibly ramifications for Houston's Super Bowl bid, and the efforts of Mario Salas, Ron Wilson, and Frank Tejada to elevate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to a paid holiday for state employees.
Date: March 30, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History