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Stewardship And The Public Trust: Private Resources, Public Responsibilities (open access)

Stewardship And The Public Trust: Private Resources, Public Responsibilities

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Council on Foundations conference in Atlanta, Georgia, entitled "Stewardship and the Public Trust: Private Resources, Public Responsibilities."
Date: March 30, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unique Problems of Black Businessmen (open access)

Unique Problems of Black Businessmen

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan discussing problems faced by black business owners, including discrimination from the white business community and uneven aid from the federal government.
Date: March 27, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Crime (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Crime

Transcript of testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, presenting a bill for incorporation into the subcommittee's 1976 amendments.
Date: March 11, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities (open access)

Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities

Text for a speech about the responsibility of democracy, given by Barbara C. Jordan as a Rosen Lecturer at the University of Vermont.
Date: March 27, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compassion V. Tough Love or Mother Teresa V. Marie Antoinette (open access)

Compassion V. Tough Love or Mother Teresa V. Marie Antoinette

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Federation for Community Planning in Cleveland, Ohio. The speech is entitled "Compassion V. Tough Love or Mother Teresa V. Marie Antoinette."
Date: March 20, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 1976 Elections -- A Democratic Perspective (open access)

The 1976 Elections -- A Democratic Perspective

Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan regarding the upcoming 1976 election, saying that the next president must be able to work with Congress.
Date: March 23, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Jefferson/Jackson Day Dinner, State Democratic Party of Georgia (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Jefferson/Jackson Day Dinner, State Democratic Party of Georgia

Draft of a speech to be made by Barbara C. Jordan at the Jefferson/Jackson Day Dinner of the State Democratic Party of Georgia. In the speech, she speaks to several reasons for supporting the democratic party.
Date: March 3, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan and Azie Morton Speeches] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan and Azie Morton Speeches]

Text of a speech given by Azie Morton introducing Barbara C. Jordan, followed by her speech at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Atlanta, Georgia.
Date: March 3, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs Meeting Agenda] (open access)

[President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs Meeting Agenda]

Typed agenda for a meeting of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, including speakers and discussions.
Date: March 2, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Speech to Texas Junior College Teachers Association, March 6th, 1976] (open access)

[Draft of Speech to Texas Junior College Teachers Association, March 6th, 1976]

Typed draft of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Texas Junior College Teachers Association. Censorship of class texts are discussed. Edits are written on each page of the document.
Date: March 6, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities (open access)

Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities

Text of speech delivered at the University of Vermont by Barbara Jordan regarding the necessity of an educated electorate in a democratic nation.
Date: March 27, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telephone Directory for President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs Members] (open access)

[Telephone Directory for President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs Members]

Telephone directory for the members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, with their room numbers, intercom numbers, and telephone extensions. Included is an envelope addressed to Barbara C. Jordan.
Date: March 19, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frances A. Whited to Barbara C. Jordan, March 5, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Frances A. Whited to Barbara C. Jordan, March 5, 1968]

Letter from Frances A. Whited to Barbara C. Jordan, giving information about two Social Security Civil Rights Orientation Conferences at which she agreed to speak. Included are objectives, schedules, lists of participants, and other information sheets.
Date: March 5, 1968
Creator: Whited, Frances A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
On the Erosion of Civil Liberties (open access)

On the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Draft of speech discussing the Constitution and the various government encroachments to liberty that have occurred over the history of the United States.
Date: March 21, 1974
Creator: Nickerson, Lisa
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 1976 Elections -- A Democratic Perspective (open access)

The 1976 Elections -- A Democratic Perspective

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Southern Baptist Christian Life Commission in Washington, D.C., offering a democratic perspective on the upcoming 1976 elections.
Date: March 23, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Moneywise: Role of the Credit Unions in the War on Poverty (open access)

Project Moneywise: Role of the Credit Unions in the War on Poverty

Booklet about the "Project Moneywise" program and its effects in assisting the poor with financial literacy.
Date: March 1967
Creator: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
On the Erosion of Civil Liberties (open access)

On the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Text of commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the erosion of individual liberty to government encroachment.
Date: March 28, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Salute to Black Elected Officials (open access)

Salute to Black Elected Officials

Text of a speech by Barbara C. Jordan entitled "Salute to Black Elected Officials," given at the Seventh Annual Dinner, Joint Center for Political Studies, and the Fourth National Policy Institute.
Date: March 2, 1984
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Woman of the Year (open access)

Democratic Woman of the Year

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Democratic Women's Club, after receiving the award of Democratic Woman of the Year.
Date: March 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan: Damon Wells Fellow (open access)

Barbara Jordan: Damon Wells Fellow

Transcript of a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan on a visit to The Kincaid School in Houston, with a question-and-answer session as well. Several photos are included, and a short, typed introduction.
Date: March 1986
Creator: The Kinkaid School
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Senate Calendar, House Bills, March 15, 1967] (open access)

[Senate Calendar, House Bills, March 15, 1967]

Document containing a list of Texas House Bills and their summaries.
Date: March 15, 1967
Creator: Morse, Arline M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary News: Weekly Bulletin of The Galena Part Rotary Club (open access)

Rotary News: Weekly Bulletin of The Galena Part Rotary Club

Issue of the Rotary News, a weekly publication of the Galena Park Rotary Club, with a list of officers, directors, and members, as well as minutes from the latest club meeting.
Date: 1968-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Robert Harris to Members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs] (open access)

[Memo from Robert Harris to Members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs]

Memo from Robert Harris to members of The President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, containing a detailed summary of the latest Commission meeting.
Date: March 26, 1968
Creator: Harris, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: 3 Negro Solons Say No Word Or Hostile Glance Given Them] (open access)

[Newspaper Article: 3 Negro Solons Say No Word Or Hostile Glance Given Them]

Newspaper article from the Austin American-Statesman about Rev. Curtis Graves, Rev. Joseph Lockridge, and Sen. Barbara Jordan, all African American politicians, and their experiences.
Date: March 5, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History