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Aerial view of HemisFair '68
Photograph from a helicopter of the HemisFair '68 site in San Antonio, Texas, a few weeks from opening day. Prominent structures include the 622 foot high Tower of the Americas (center-right), the United States Confluence Theater and United States Exhibit Pavilion at left foreground, and the Convention Center, Arena, and Theater in mid-ground. Downtown San Antonio buildings are visible behind the fairgrounds.
Date:
March 12, 1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - March 15, 1992]
Agenda for the March 15, 1992 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, budget, and current business. Includes a photocopy of a brief letter from Mary P. Douglass to Links chapter presidents which the chapter also discussed.
Date:
March 15, 1992
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - March 16, 1988]
Agenda for the March 16, 1988 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, and current business.
Date:
March 16, 1988
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - March 17, 1986]
Agenda for the March 17, 1986 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, and current business. Also included with the agenda is a letter that was part of a February 1986 mailing to local chapter presidents of The Links, Inc. regarding the upcoming National Assembly in Nashville, Tennessee. Items discussed in the letter include hotel room rates, the program of events, registration information, and profiles of candidates for national office.
Date:
March 17, 1986
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - March 19, 1995]
Agenda for the March 19, 1995 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, selection of delegates to a regional conference, and current business.
Date:
March 19, 1995
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - March 20, 1994]
Agenda for the March 20, 1994 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, and current business. Includes handwritten notes.
Date:
March 20, 1994
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Arts & Entertainment Article in The Ranger Newspaper by Marshall Gause]
Photocopied article from The Ranger, the student-run newspaper at San Antonio college. Written by student Marshall Gause, the article discusses an upcoming festival coordinated by the school's art department which focuses on the work of Jean Cocteau, a celebrated French artist. Among the events is a multimedia performance by Steven Bailey and Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright and director of the Jump-Start Performance Company.
Date:
March 13, 1992
Creator:
Gause, Marshall
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[BCMM Petition Against KAPE Radio]
Petition put out by the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM) asking for signatures in their fight against KAPE radio. The San Antonio broadcasters have been criticized by the BCMM for adversely representing the needs of the black community.
Date:
March 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bennigan's Draw a Leprechaun Contest]
Flyer outlining guidelines for Bennigan's "Draw a Leprechaun" Contest. The poster contest occurred from March 15th, 1986 to March 16th, 1986.
Date:
March 15, 1986
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - March 6, 1974]
Hand-written minutes for a March 1974 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media. Some of the content on the page, however, is difficult to read.
Date:
March 6, 1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bru-it, March-April 1968
Special issue of the Lone Star Brewing Company newsletter, focused on HemisFair '68, with information about facilities, attractions, exhibits, and participants. It also contains information regarding the Company's distribution and other updates.
Date:
March 1968
Creator:
Lone Star Brewing Company
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Chain, Volume 4, Number 1, March 1996
Published three times a year, The Chain is a newsletter for local chapters of The Links, Inc., located in the western United States. It contains letters from the area director as well as chapter reports, financial statements, rosters, member updates, officer information, conference announcements, and other news related to the organization's service and personal development activities. This particular issue contains brief biographies of the new executive officers elected at the 32nd Western Area Conference.
Date:
March 1996
Creator:
Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Chain, Volume 4, Number 3, March 1997
Published three times a year, The Chain is a newsletter for local chapters of The Links, Inc., located in the western United States. It contains letters from the area director as well as chapter reports, financial statements, rosters, member updates, officer information, conference announcements, and other news related to the organization's service and personal development activities.
Date:
March 1997
Creator:
Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Children Are Our Future: Creating the Rainbow Village]
Program for Children Are Our Future: Creating the Rainbow Village, an event hosted by the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc. The program includes illustrations of children holding hands as they circle a globe. A group photograph of women appears on the back cover.
Date:
March 15, 1996
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Annual People's Festival Schedule of Events]
Tentative schedule for the First Annual People's Unity Festival. The event was spearheaded by the Black Coalition on Mass Media, and took place during Easter Sunday at Pittman-Sullivan park.
Date:
March 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General Electric Company's Theaterama press release
Text is The General Electric Company's press release describing the Theaterama experience at the 1968 World’s Fair known as HemisFair ’68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio entitled "The Wonderful World of Progress." The Circular theater used a variety of audio visual techniques, including live-to-film, film-to-live, “op art,” “blue mat” and magic effects as well as music and lyrics. Featured was a mythical Genie of the Southwest, who spoke and interacted with the onstage hostess-housewife. The release details the writers of the show, its musical score, the 16 hostesses, the "genie" portrayed by television performer Bill McCutcheon and many of the special effects used. The release goes on to include the seating capacity of 16,100 persons and the length of the show, 20 minutes. The release also describes the performance as well as its objective at HemisFair ’68.
Date:
March 28, 1968
Creator:
General Electric Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Greeting Card from Rose to Sterling Houston - March 15, 1999]
Greeting card from Rose to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She is happy about a visit paid to her by one of Houston's friends. She is sick but sure that she will be back in good health within about four weeks. The front of the card has been printed with a photograph of an elaborate floral arrangement inside a wicker basket.
Date:
March 15, 1999
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Greeting Card from Tony Hargrove to Sterling Houston - March 2001]
Card from Tony Hargrove of the Ella Austin Community Center to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes fondly about meeting him, and hopes to see him again in the fall. The front of the card has been printed with the Ella Austin logo.
Date:
March 2001
Creator:
Hargrove, Anthony
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, Keith L. Charlton to John Saunders - March 23, 1981]
Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, and Keith L. Charlton Jr. to John Saunders at Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The men are writing in response to a complaint filed by OUED concerning an unnamed indiscretion by an EMS Technician. They inform Mr. Saunders that proper action has been taken and that further recommendations were given to the Fire Chief.
Date:
March 23, 1981
Creator:
Castellano, Alfred; Day, Edward R. & Charlton, Keith L., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Christine Meade - March 19, 1966]
Letter from Alma K. Inge of the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc., to Link member Christine Meade. She writes to inform her that they will be unable to send a delegate to the Western Area Conference in California due to preoccupations with their "Fine Arts for Freedom" program and an upcoming concert.
Date:
March 19, 1966
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alyce P. Bledsoe to Chapter Chairperson, Freedom and the Arts - March 5, 1979]
Letter from Alyce P. Bledsoe to Links' chapter chairpersons for Freedom and the Arts in the western United States. She would like to receive annual reports of chapter activities soon. Also, they have chosen this year's theme for Freedom and the Arts: "The Arts Are Where You Are."
Date:
March 5, 1979
Creator:
Bledsoe, Alyce P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Area Director Bobbie Whitehead to Western Area Chapters - March 24, 1982]
Letter from Bobbie Whitehead to chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States updating members about area business, including The Links Foundation, registration for the National Assembly, new chapters, and reminders about various deadlines.
Date:
March 24, 1982
Creator:
Whitehead, Bobbie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Belle Smith to John B. Murphy - March 9, 1976]
Letter from Belle Smith to John B. Murphy requesting the participation of Murphy's organization in a voter registration drive.
Date:
March 9, 1976
Creator:
Smith, Belle
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bruce Tyler to Sterling Houston - March 1, 1994]
Letter from Bruce Tyler of the Social Security Administration to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The letter was sent to notify Sterling of a phone interview to review and update his social security benefits. A request form is included as a second page.
Date:
March 1, 1994
Creator:
Tyler, Bruce
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History