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[Letter from Midge Graybeal to Sterling Houston - December 27, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Midge Graybeal to Sterling Houston - December 27, 1990]

Letter from Midge Graybeal, executive director of the San Antonio Business Committee for the Arts, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. She writes to inform him of his nomination for the 1991 Artist of the Year. The award event will encompass a daytime luncheon where the winner will be announced.
Date: December 27, 1990
Creator: Graybeal, Midge
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-mail from Claudia Ladensohn - October 9, 2002] (open access)

[E-mail from Claudia Ladensohn - October 9, 2002]

E-mail letter from Claudia Ladensohn of the Texas Commission on the Arts to Jon Hinojosa, Catherine Cisneros, Lyn Bobbitt, and Sterling Houston. She is writing to confirm an event that will take place in a couple of months, and to send a tentative schedule of the day's event.
Date: December 27, 1990
Creator: Ladensohn, Claudia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A'Lelia Bundles to Sterling Houston - December 29, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from A'Lelia Bundles to Sterling Houston - December 29, 1990]

Letter from A'Lelia Bundles to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. It appears there was a woman, A'Lelia Walker, who inspired Mr. Houston to write a stage play. Ms. Bundles writes to praise Houston on the play and inform him of other news in theatre.
Date: December 29, 1990
Creator: Bundles, A'Lelia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eduardo Diaz to Sterling Houston - July 23, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Eduardo Diaz to Sterling Houston - July 23, 1990]

Letter from Eduardo Diaz, director of the Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs in San Antonio, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. Mr. Diaz writes to inform Mr. Houston that he is one of eleven other local artists to receive a grant and that confirmation of his grant will take place in the upcoming months.
Date: July 23, 1990
Creator: Diaz, Eduardo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eduardo Diaz to Sterling Houston - July 10, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Eduardo Diaz to Sterling Houston - July 10, 1990]

Letter from Eduardo Diaz, director of the San Antonio Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. He writes informing him of his candidacy for an Individual Artist Grant. The rest of the letter details what is to come and how the decision will be made in the upcoming weeks.
Date: July 10, 1990
Creator: Diaz, Eduardo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sterling Houston to San Antonio Light Editor - August 15, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Sterling Houston to San Antonio Light Editor - August 15, 1990]

Letter from Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright, to the editor of the San Antonio Light, a now closed newspaper. Houston writes to commend the quality of their work; particularly, their treatment of art and artists.
Date: August 15, 1990
Creator: Houston, Sterling, 1945-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bavarian Village Band Members]

Photograph of a Bavarian Village Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Several women and many men stand on a small, crowded stage wearing traditional Bavarian clothing. A woman wearing a white blouse under a pink dress plays the accordion, standing next to a man wearing a red plaid shirt with grey shorts, who is also playing the accordion.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fiesta City's Sweet Adeline Choir]

Photograph of the Fiesta City chapter of Sweet Adelines, an all-female choir, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Each woman wears a brightly colored dress tied with a sash, a straw hat decorated with flowers, and a beaded necklace. The women sing in front of the Institute of Texas Cultures building.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rennie Guenther Playing the Tuba]

Photograph of Rennie Guenther playing the tuba at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Rennie wears a white collared shirt with green pants and suspenders. His silver tuba is covered in stickers.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Czech Accordion Player Joseph Kaspar]

Photograph of Joseph Kaspar, a Czech accordionist, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Joseph sits on a grey stage in front of a red and orange backdrop. He wears a green hat with a white shirt, blue pants, and black shoes. He plays a red and yellow accordion and sings for festival participants.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Panamanian Folkloric Dancer]

Photograph of the Panamanian Folkloric Dancers at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A young girl wears a white lace dress which has layers of ruffles and a blue pompom tied at the neckline, gold jewelry, and decorative silk flowers in her hair.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panamanian Folk Violinist]

Photograph of a member of the Panamanian dance group playing violin at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a cowboy hat and a red long sleeve shirt. The dance group is from Killeen, Texas.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Banjo Player Mary Roark]

Photograph of Mary Roark playing the banjo at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Mary wears a white collared shirt decorated with pins, gold earrings, and denim pants. Mary, a member of the Divine Music Makers, performs in an outdoor amphitheater for festival participants.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scottish Food]

Photograph of Marion Ranking and Les Gibbs at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Marion, wearing a plaid dress and white apron, stands to the left, holding a dish of Scotch egg. Les stands to her right wearing a Scottish hat with a white shirt and kilt, holding a plate of fish and chips.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Panamanian Folk Dancer]

Photograph of a Panamanian folk dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer, from Killeen, Texas, wears an elaborate floral headpiece, a red flower necklace, gold earrings, and a white shirt embroidered with green fabric.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eliseo and Nieves Torres at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Photograph of Eliseo and Nieves Torres at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Eliseo and Nieves are volunteers in the Mexican Folk Medicine Booth. Eliseo stands to the left, wearing a string of garlic cloves around her neck, while Nieves stands to her right, holding a stuffed snake.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spinning Demonstration]

Photograph of a woman giving spinning demonstrations at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a red shirt and denim pants as she pulls yarn from the spindle of the spinning machine. A young girl sits on a bench to her left, watching the festival volunteer.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Weaving Demonstration]

Photograph of a child learning how to weave at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The girl wears a white dress with blue polka-dots as she holds onto the loom. A woman stands behind her, guiding the child through the process as part of the spinning and weaving school within the festival.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hawaii Club of San Antonio Dance Performance]

Photograph of a dancer from the Hawaii Club of San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a blue swimsuit with a hot pink grass skirt, seashell necklaces, and a purple and pink floral headdress. She dances on a grey stage in front of a crowd of festival participants.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Czardas Hungarian Dance Performance]

Photograph of the Czardas Hungarian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancer wears a blue scarf over a white blouse and colorful skirt. She wears white socks and black shoes as she holds the hands of her dance partner, who wears a similar white shirt with a black vest, pants, hat, and shoes. The couple performs on a grey stage in front of a grassy hill, where festival participants watch the demonstration.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ladies of San Juan de Lagos Church Booth]

Photograph of women serving chalupas at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. To the left, a woman wearing a floral shirt and pink pants holds a plate of corn tortillas, while the woman standing to her right wears a floral dress and a blue apron, grasping a tortilla with a pair of tongs. The women are a part of the Ladies of San Juan de Lagos Church.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Doyle Bryant Giving Vocal Performance]

Photograph of Doyle Bryant performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Doyle, a member of Voices of the Mainland, wears a white collared shirt, a plastic red bracelet on his wrist, and a name tag pinned to his chest.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Alsatian Dancers]

Photograph of young Alsatian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The boys and girls sit against a red wall in their dance costumes. The boys wear black hats with white shirts, red vests and black pants, while the girls wear black dresses over white blouses and tights.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Czardas Hungarian Dance Performance]

Photograph of the Czardas Hungarian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancer wears a blue scarf over a white blouse and colorful skirt. She wears white socks and black shoes as she holds the hands of her dance partner, who wears a similar white shirt with a black vest, pants, hat, and shoes. The couple performs on a grey stage in front of a grassy hill, where festival participants watch the demonstration.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History