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[Letter from Linda Koulisis - July 25, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Linda Koulisis - July 25, 1981]

Letter from Linda Koulisis, production manager of the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, on behalf of Sterling Houston. She is writing a letter of recommendation for the playwright, whom she praises in the short letter.
Date: July 25, 1981
Creator: Koulisis, Linda
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Michael Haskins Press Release] (open access)

[Michael Haskins Press Release]

Page one of an incomplete press statement released by the Organizations United for Eastside Development. The document discusses the killing of Michael Haskins by police officers, and a badly timed apology asked for by the San Antonio Officers Association after their mayor visited Haskins' grieving family.
Date: 1981
Creator: Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Cilvil Rights Division Director - March 7, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from OUED to Cilvil Rights Division Director - March 7, 1981]

Letter from the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to the Civil Rights Division Director at the United States Department of Justice. The OUED was prompted to write the letter after their president, John H. Sanders Jr., was accused of communist leanings. The letter is sent to the Department of Justice to inquire on the specious statement, which they believe is meant to discredit their civil rights advocacy efforts.
Date: March 7, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appeal for SantosCoy and Phillips Murder Investigation by OUED] (open access)

[Appeal for SantosCoy and Phillips Murder Investigation by OUED]

Two-page word document by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) calling for the suspension of officer James Cammack and an indictment of murder for Hector SantosCoy. SantosCoy, as well as Bobby Jo Philllps thirteen years prior, were both killed by the officer in question. The efforts of the OUED is one in a string of attempts to end police brutality targeted towards racial minorities in San Antonio.
Date: December 19, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Danny Garcia - February 7, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from OUED to Danny Garcia - February 7, 1981]

Letter from Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to Danny Garcia, staff writer at San Antonio Light. They are writing to ask for a formal retraction on a statement written by Mr. Garcia, quoting T. C. Calvert as the founder of their organization. They claim OUED was founded by multiple individuals, contrary to Mr. Calvert's quote.
Date: February 7, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, Keith L. Charlton to John Saunders - March 23, 1981] (open access)

[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 Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981]

Letter from Bill M. White, criminal district attorney from San Antonio, to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development. The letter is a confirmation that a proper course of action is in the works in regards to an incident mentioned by Mr. Sanders in a previous letter. It would seem that the incident had something to do with a mass riot and possible violent attacks.
Date: September 22, 1981
Creator: White, Bill M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to John Sanders - August 28, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to John Sanders - August 28, 1981]

Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton from the House of Representatives to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside and Development. She thanks him for his concern over a plaque that bore her name and the names of board members in the Bexar County Cancer Center.
Date: August 28, 1981
Creator: Sutton, G. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Holding Balloons at the Opening Ceremony]

Photograph of children holding clusters of balloons at the opening ceremonies at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are facing the right on the right side of the photograph. On the left a group of girls are wearing traditional Dutch bonnets and dresses.
Date: August 6, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Procession at Opening Ceremony]

Photograph of the opening ceremony procession at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Led by a woman in highland dress playing bagpipes, a crowd of people are coming down the walkway from the veranda of the Institute of Texan Cultures building. Pennant flags are strung from the roof of the building down to the sides of the walkway.
Date: August 6, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ribbon Cutting at Opening Ceremony]

Photograph of a man cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Scissors in hand, he has just split the ribbon while three other festival officials are standing beside him. To the left of him, a woman in highland dress is holding bagpipes. To the right is a woman wearing a sun hat, and a man smoking a pipe.
Date: August 6, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cajun Band Performing]

Photograph of a Cajun band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the foreground, a young man is playing pedal steel. Behind him a is a violinist and some amplifiers.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jim and Mary Hebert Dancing at Cajun Stage]

Photograph of Jim and Mary Hebert dancing in front of the Cajun Stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The area is shaded with trees.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Milking Demonstration]

Photograph of a milking demonstration sponsored by the Alamo Area Dairy Goat Association within the Texas Folklife Festival, in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a young man is seating on a concrete block, milking a goat as festival participants watch.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two People in a Rowboat]

Photograph of Golden Triangle Cajun Club members in a rowboat beside Cajun Country at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman is waving toward the camera while the man picks up an oar. On the other side of the pond, festival booths are visible.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Festival Visitors Learning Filipino Tinikling]

Photograph of Filipino Americans teaching festival visitors the tinikling dance in the San Antonio Tinikling School at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Pairs of dancers kneeling on the ground are beating and tapping bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers and visitors who are stepping over and in between the poles in a dance.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Washtub Bass Player in Bill Smallwood Band]

Photograph of a washtub bass player in the Bill Smallwood Band performing on a covered stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a button-up shirt, suspenders, jeans and boots.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Smallwood Band Performing]

Photograph of the Bill Smallwood Band performing on a covered stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the left, Bill Smallwood is playing banjo and singing. Other band members performing include a harmonica player at center stage, a man in the back playing drums, and a man playing washtub bass on the right.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cajun Country]

Photograph of Cajun Country at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the left, the area is labeled with a sign on the grass that says, "Cajun Country." In the foreground and wrapping around the area is a pond. In the background, festival booths are lined up with canopies covering them.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman in Petticoat Dancing with Partner]

Photograph of Dance A Round Exhibition Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman wearing a dress with a knee-length skirt and fluffy petticoat is pointing her toe and dancing with a man wearing a light-colored shirt and bandanna neck-tie. Other couples are visible dancing onstage.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Dancers From Dance A Round Exhibition Dancers]

Photograph of Dance A Round Exhibition Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman wearing a dress with a knee-length skirt and fluffy petticoat is dancing with a man wearing a light-colored shirt, light-colored pants, boots, and a western belt. Other couples are visible dancing onstage behind them.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dance A Round Exhibition Dancers]

Photograph of Dance A Round Exhibition Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Each dancer has a partner of the opposite sex. The women are wearing dresses with knee-length, fluffy skirts. The men are wearing light-colored shirts, pants, and western belt buckles.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jim Fox and Charles Davis Playing Music at Frontier Fort]

Photograph of Jim Fox and Charles Davis playing music on the porch of Frontier Fort at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Fox is sitting in a rocking chair on the left, wearing western wear and playing a banjo. Davis is sitting on the right playing a wind instrument.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Performing Middle Eastern Dance]

Photograph of a woman in a belly dancing outfit performing a middle eastern dance before an audience at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is waving around a sheer cloth as she dances. Behind her offstage, a large crowd has filled the amphitheater.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History