Letter from Karen Sebesta to Barbara Lawrence thanking the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for donating books to the Highlands High School Library.

A letter officially granting approval from Meadows Museum for the marketing of a portfolio of reproductions and a teacher's guide.

A letter from Lori Weisgerber to R. William McCarter about sending McCarter the first and final payment in grant funds for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Attached is a fully-signed copy of the grant offer letter.

Letter from Jerry Buchmeyer to the State Bar of Texas regarding anti-sodomy laws.

Letter to Don Baker from Dallas City Councilman Craig McDaniel thanking Baker for encouragement regarding political decisions.

Photocopy of a memo from Julie Abel, program associate of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Grant Directors. The memo is in regards to the key points and recommendations from the September 20, 1996 Goals 2000 Arts Educational Leadership fund meeting. Attached with the memo is the meeting report.

A fax from Harriet Laney to Vicki Rosenberg and Julie Anne Abel about sending them the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts core program progress report and the National Specialty Program development grant report. Attached documents include the NTIEVA report.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Leilani Lattin Duke, Director of the Getty Center. In regards to having staff faculty from the Marcus Foundation Board invited to the January conference as Melba Whatley is concerned about educating the board and feels like the conference would be a good opportunity. Davis understands, however, that not all the board members are able to attend due to the limited spacing the Getty Center has but would appreciation anything they can put together.

A letter that chronicles NTIEVA's impactful journey, highlighting successful staff development initiatives for art and classroom teachers, coupled with large-scale production efforts across five museums in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to John Biggers. In regards to a project which the NTIEVA initiated, that sought out high quality reproductions of work of at in five museums in the DFW area and that one of Bigger's painting, "Starry Clown" was selected for the portfolio. NTIEVA, with the Marcus Grant, produced 500 portfolios and each was placed at no cost in the elementary and secondary schools in the consortium of the Institute. McCarter and Davis write that the portfolio has been successful with teachers and students, that they received requests for additional portfolios, and are reaching out to Biggers to request the use of the image in commercial production of future portfolios.

An e-mail from Julie Anne Abel to D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter about the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts advocacy project.