Typed documents on The Cultural Collaborative (TCC): A Community Plan for San Antonio's Creative Economy. Established as a committee composed of arts and cultural leaders in San Antonio, the TCC's job was to develop and cultivate San Antonio's creative industry. The documents have various bullet points and strategies on ways this can be done. The last page is a schedule of events that span from December 2002 to January 2004.

Letter from Yolanda Young to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to tell him that he enjoyed his company when they were together, and hopes that he has fun in Puerto Rico for his vacation. She expresses a desire to keep in touch, and provides him her number and e-mail to do so.

This manuscript by Sterling Houston is a short musical play about the history of the African-American community in San Antonio, Texas prior to integration.

Letter from John McBurney to Sterling Houston. He informs Mr. Houston that Tootie Finnell does not have a grave marker, and he would like his input to put on a drag show as a fundraising activity. He suggests the Jump-Start Theatre as a possible location. The letter has been written on a typed report. McBurney has included his business card as a make-up artist.

Letter from Vivian Rudisill to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She sends newspaper clippings featuring Houston, discusses holiday events, an upcoming gall bladder operation, and a forthcoming pictorial publication.

E-mail from Arnold Aprill to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He has received a script for one of Houston's plays, Cameoland, and is writing to comment on several parts of the story. This includes notations on character development, music, and imagery.

E-mail from Pam to friends regarding a storytelling project. She sends word to a number of those involved in the project that they have recently been awarded a fifty thousand grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. The e-mail discusses upcoming travel plans and planning arrangements.

Letter from Tanya Palmer and Amy Wegener, staff members of the Actors Theatre of Louisville, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They write to inform him that he has been selected as a finalist for a Heideman Award, and that they will consider all finalists for production in an upcoming festival.

Photograph of booths during a January rally in San Antonio, Texas. The principal booth is that of Mario Salas, who is running for county commissioner. Mr. Salas stands underneath it wearing a green windbreaker. Edwina Salas, his wife, stands to the left while Angela Salas, a young girl in a vest and white shirt, stands to the right.

Photograph of booths during a Martin Luther King March in San Antonio, Texas. The principal booth is that of Mario Salas, who is running for county commissioner. Mr. Salas stands underneath it wearing a green windbreaker. Edwina Salas, his wife, stands to the left while Angela Salas, a young girl in a vest and white shirt, stands to the right. Many other people are in attendance at other booths.

Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio politician and civil rights leader, leading a walk during a Martin Luther King March. He wears a shirt advertising the event, a windbreaker, and holds a walkie-talkie on his left hand. A row of people are holding a large banner in the back.

Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio politician and civil rights leader, inside a booth during a Martin Luther King March. He is joined by his wife, Edwina Salas, on the left, and Angela Salas, on the right.

Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio politician and civil rights leader, standing with his family and a woman between two table booths. A sign advertising his election bid is on the floor just in front of them.

Flyer for Mario Marcel Salas created during his election bid for county commissioner precinct 4. The front page shows a family portrait of himself, wife (Edwina Salas), and his two daughters. The back of the card lists his background, platform, and some of his accomplishments.

Flyer for Mario Marcel Salas created during his election bid for county commissioner precinct 4. The card shows a family portrait of Mr. Marcel with his wife, Edwina Salas, and two daughters. Printed text on the bottom discloses religious affiliation and political viewpoints.

Postcard advertising an exhibit entitled "Brazilian Visual Poetry", which is curated by Regina Vater. The front of the postcard features the title of the exhibition in large red and blue letters. Some of the counter spaces of the letters are filled in with gray, and the word "Visual" is connected to the word "Poetry" through artistic rendering. The front of the postcard also contains a list of fifty-three Hispanic poets that are participating in the exhibition. The names of the better-known poets are larger, and placed as a border around the Mexic-Arte Museum logo and exhibit information. The back of the postcard outlines the details of the exhibit, including the date and time of the reception and information on other exhibits that are happening at the same time.

Pamphlet that advertises an exhibition presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled, "Americanos, Latino Life in the United States". Along with the exhibition title and running dates, there is a large blue-tinted photograph of a mother and young daughter. The pamphlet folds out to three and a half panels long. There are five orange and blue tinted photographs of Hispanic people that run along the bottom. The title of the exhibition is featured in large type across three of the panels above the photographs. The national sponsors are listed on the half panel, and there is a small descriptive paragraph about the exhibition on the first panel. There is a title and paragraph about a "Special Guest & Book Signing" on the last panel. The back of the last panel is entitled "Beyond Images", and includes information on four different performances and lectures that is part of the exhibition. Information about the Mexic-Arte Museum sponsors and the museum hours is provided on the back of the middle panel.

Photograph of three women and one man standing together in a group in front of an exhibition sign that reads, "Young Americans, Latino life in the United States". One of the women has been identified as Sylvia Orozco. The four people are all smiling at the camera, and one woman is giving a thumbs up sign. The exhibition sign that is behind the group on the right-hand side of the image is propped up against an open door that leads out to another room or hallway. There is a clock and a poster of the profile of a man with his head in clouds on the wall directly behind the group. The wall stops on the far left-hand side of the image, and a darker room is visible in the background.

Photograph of six younger looking people standing along the corner of two walls of a gallery. One of the girls has been identified as Herlinda Zamora. There are three people against each wall, and they are all looking toward the left-hand side of the image. The two walls behind the group are royal blue in color. There is a large informational sign with the title "Americanos" on the wall on the right-hand side of the image. The sign also has a secondary title that reads "Latino Life in the United States" in both English and Spanish. There is a smaller informational sign on the wall on the left that has no title.

Photograph of Edward James Olmos standing at a podium in front of a microphone. The man, who is looking out past the camera, is holding up a book entitled, "Americanos, Latino Life in the United States". The book has a picture of a woman and her child, as well as the logo for Time Warner Cable. There are framed pictures on the wall in the background.

Photograph of a Magdalena Zavala standing in front of a microphone and smiling. The woman, who is on the left-hand side of the image and facing the right, is gesturing toward herself with her hands. She is wearing a pink sweater, pink nail polish, pink bracelets, and metal drop earrings. There is a window with blinds visible in the background behind her, as well as at least two framed pictures on the wall, which is painted pastel blue.

Photograph of a teen docent speaking to a group of schoolchildren. The docent wears a suit and purple blouse. She gestures to a photograph that hangs on the wall. The children face away from the camera.

Photograph of four teen docents at Americanos: Latino Life in the United States, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. One is male, while three are female. They look at photographs hanging on a wall.

Photograph of a teen docent at Americanos: Latino Life in the United States, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The docent wears a black dress. She gestures to photographs that hang on a wall to the left.