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[Interview of Caroline Heath's Parents Conducted by Caroline Heath]
Interview of Caroline Heath's parents conducted by Caroline Heath (age 10), regarding her adoption of from the Yuangchun SWI in Guangdong Province, China. Caroline interviews her parents, asking them why they wanted to adopt her, why her mother has maintained their Chinese adoption group, what were their experiences in China, and what being a parent is like.
Date:
[2017..]
Creator:
Heath, Caroline
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Karen and Clark Klein, November 16, 2016
Transcript of an interview with Karen and Clark Klein. Karen attended Notre Dame Catholic School in Kerrville and graduated from Tivy High School before completed a course at Durham Business College. She worked at Wool and Mohair Warehouse in Ingram before marrying Clark in 1962. Clark also attended Notre Dame School and Tivy where the couple met. He served in the Army for three years, worked briefly the postal services, and enlisted again in the National Guard. He served until 1982 and achieved the rank of Command Sergeant Major. The couple had three children and lived in San Antonio, Austin for ten years, before moving back to Kerrville. Several photos follow the transcript text.
Date:
November 16, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Klein, Karen Margaret Herzog & Klein, Clark Dennis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Karen and Clark Klein, November 16, 2016
Interview with Karen and Clark Klein. Karen attended Notre Dame Catholic School in Kerrville and graduated from Tivy High School before completed a course at Durham Business College. She worked at Wool and Mohair Warehouse in Ingram before marrying Clark in 1962. Clark also attended Notre Dame School and Tivy where the couple met. He served in the Army for three years, worked briefly the postal services, and enlisted again in the National Guard. He served until 1982 and achieved the rank of Command Sergeant Major. The couple had three children and lived in San Antonio, Austin for ten years, before moving back to Kerrville.
Date:
November 16, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Klein, Karen Margaret Herzog & Klein, Clark Dennis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History With Zoe Watts]
Oral history interview with Zoe Watts regarding her adoption from Yulin, China. She shares her adoption story and her experience of meeting her foster mother. She also discusses her childhood in Texas, dealing with casual racism and stereotypes, and participation in her local Families with Children from China chapter. She also speaks about her grappling with her identity.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Watts, Zoe
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Hannah Weaver]
Personal statement of Hannah Weaver regarding her adoption from Foshan City in Guandong Province, China. She discusses her feelings on adoption, her Chinese identity, and the impact of rude or ignorant comments regarding her ethnicity or adopted status. There is a photo of Hannah with her parents at the end of her statement.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Weaver, Hannah
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Nora and Marilyn Brock]
Personal statement of Marilyn and Nora Brock regarding the adoption of Nora Brock from the QiChun Social Welfare Institute in Hubei Province, China. Nora discusses her eighth birthday, which was spent in China, and Marilyn describes the process of adopting Nora. There is a photo of Nora Brock being interviewed on the second page.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Brock, Nora & Brock, Marilyn
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Hannah Weaver and Her Parents]
Narrative history of Hannah Weaver and her parents regarding her adoption from Foshan City in Guandong Province, China. She shares her involvement in the Families with Children from China's culture camp in Austin, Texas and her decision to start a birth parent search. Hannah's mother speaks about the curiosity Hannah has always had about her birth parents and both her parents share their thoughts on Hannah's birth parent search. Her mother also discusses her decision to adopt from China and their current family dynamic.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Weaver, Hannah
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Marilyn Brock]
Oral history with Marilyn Brock regarding the adoption of Nora Brock from the QiChun Social Welfare Institute in Hubei Province, China, describing the experience of adopting Nora and Nora's friend group of other adopted Chinese girls, "The Ladybugs." She also speaks about the family's trip to China for Nora's eighth birthday.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Brock, Marilyn
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Nora Brock]
Oral history with Nora Brock discussing her visit to China on her eighth birthday and describing the experience of "blending in" in China. She also speaks about her life in Texas, describing her school classes and interests.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Brock, Nora
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lakeway: A Hill Country Community
Book outlining the history of Lakeway, Texas and the surrounding area, starting with pre-history and early settlers, the establishment of a community at Lakeway, information about the social and cultural heritage of the town, and speculation about the future, with a full chronology at the end of the book.
Date:
2011
Creator:
Carleson, Lewis H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lakeway: The First 25 Years & Earlier Times Around the Colorado River
Book documenting "an expanded history that includes more information about Texas, Austin and the general area of the Hill Country as it relates to Lakeway. It also includes expanded Lakeway research with more personal anecdotes and an extended time frame" (p. xxiii).
Date:
2007
Creator:
Varner, Byron D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: King Day receives tentative House OK]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "King Day receives tentative House OK," in the San Antonio Light discussing an informal vote on the bill to recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for state employees.
Date:
May 23, 1991
Creator:
San Antonio Light
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Senate bill permits tickets for serious misdemeanors]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Senate bill permits tickets for serious misdemeanors," in the San Antonio Express-News, discussing several bills being discussed in the Texas Senate, including a revision of tobacco laws, making Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official holiday, and a bill which would allow police officers to issues tickets people charged with certain classes of misdemeanors rather than booking them into jail.
Date:
May 10, 1991
Creator:
Fuentes, Diana R. & Smith, Richard
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eddie Bernice Johnson to Mario Marcel Salas, April 9, 1991]
Letter from Eddie Bernice Johnson to Mario Marcel Salas thanking Salas for a copy of his letter to Mayor Kathy Whitmire in support of Senate Bill 134, designating the third Monday in January Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Date:
April 9, 1991
Creator:
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, 1934-
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eddie Bernice Johnson to Mario Marcel Salas, April 9, 1991] -- copy
Letter from Eddie Bernice Johnson to Mario Marcel Salas thanking Salas for his letter in support of Senate Bill 134, designating the third Monday in January Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Date:
April 9, 1991
Creator:
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, 1934-
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1]
Newspaper clipping of the first page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott by the National Football League to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday, and there is a photo of Mario Marcel Salas in front of a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date:
March 27, 1991
Creator:
Garcia, James E. & Kennedy, David
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2]
Newspaper clippings of the second page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. Civil rights leaders in Texas urged the National Football League to boycott Texas when Houston was being considered as the location of the Super Bowl for 1995. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas, state senator Frank Tejada, and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday.
Date:
March 27, 1991
Creator:
Garcia, James E.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday" in NOKOA - The Observer, discussing Mario Marcel Salas' address to the Texas State Senate Public Affairs Committee in support of a bill to officially recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid state holiday.
Date:
March 22, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kinko's Fax From S. Matabane to Rev. Hector Grant, July 10, 1990]
Kinko's fax cover sheet and fax checklist for a fax sent from S. Matabane to Rev. Hector Grant. The special instructions on the fax sheet read, "Bio for Mrs. Shope-Mafole."
Date:
July 10, 1990
Creator:
Matabane, S.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Crowd at Republican Party Rally]
Photograph of an aerial view of the crowd at a Republican Party Rally at the University of Texas.
Date:
October 18, 1984
Creator:
Davis, Lisa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Close-Up of Wilhelmina Delco Speaking at State Capitol]
Close-up photograph of Wilhelmina Delco at the State Capitol standing and speaking with her arms bent and her hands out.
Date:
October 18, 1984
Creator:
Davis, Lisa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd Holding Up Government Official Candidate Signs]
Photograph of people holding up signs for 1984 government official candidates at the University of Texas. Candidate names included on the signs are Reagan, Bush, Doggett, Mondale, and Ferraro.
Date:
October 18, 1984
Creator:
Davis, Lisa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man Speaking at Republican Party Rally at the University of Texas]
Photograph of a man speaking at a Republican Party Rally at the University of Texas. The man is wearing a suit and standing in front of a microphone and men are visible standing sitting in a row behind him.
Date:
October 18, 1984
Creator:
Davis, Lisa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man Speaking at Republican Party Rally at the University of Texas]
Photograph of a man speaking at a Republican Party Rally at the University of Texas. The man is wearing a suit and standing in front of a microphone and three men are visible sitting in a row behind him.
Date:
October 18, 1984
Creator:
Davis, Lisa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History