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[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill, No. 134]
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to establishing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a state holiday and changing Confederate Heroes Day to June 3rd.
Date:
January 14, 1991
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Sessions, House Bill No. 638]
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the observance of state holidays and establishing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a state holiday. "Mario Marcel Salas Copy" is written at the top of the first page.
Date:
March 1991
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Administrative Study of Hospital Units Affiliated with the University of Texas Medical School
Study by Dr. B. I. Burns for UT President Theophilus Painter, wherein he recommends an expansion of the UT Medical Branch, including redevelopment of parts of the campus, changes in administration, new faculty appointments, expansion of hospital and clinic services, and other changes.
Date:
September 1945
Creator:
Burns, B. I.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Delaney Isley, Darrell Isley, and Betsey Isley]
Personal statements of Delaney Isley, Darrell Isley, and Betsey Isley regarding the adoption of Delaney Isley from the Fuling Social Welfare Institute in Chongqing Province. Delaney's statement discusses her interests, family pets, and dealing with bullies. Darrell and Betsey's statement describes how they arrived at the decision to adopt from China and their efforts to involve Delaney in Chinese cultural activities. There is a photo of the Isley family on the third page of the statement.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Isley, Delaney; Isley, Darrell & Isley, Betsey
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Emi Pennington and Diane Pennington]
Personal statement of Emi and Diane Pennington regarding the adoption of Emi Pennington from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China. Emi discusses her ambivalence toward visiting China and Diane speaks about the reactions she receives from other people when her and Emi are together in public. There is a photo of Diane and Emi on the second page of the statement.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Pennington, Emi & Pennington, Diane
Object Type:
Text
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
[Adoption Statement of Parrie Liu Maio]
Personal statement of Parrie Liu Maio regarding her adoption from Changsha, Hunan Province, China. She discusses her aspirations for the future and her feelings about adoptions following her getting in contact with an adoption worker from her orphanage. There is a link to an essay she wrote about adoption on "No Hands But Ours" and a photo of Parrie Liu as a child.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Maio, Parrie Liu
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Vonna, Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell]
Personal statement of Grace, Zoe, Kai, and Vonna Purtell regarding the adoptions of Grace, Zoe, and Kai from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. Grace and Zoe are twins, and Kai, their younger brother describe each other and share some of their interests. Vonna discusses how growing up in a military family shaped her ideas about her family, stating that "The military's made of multiracial people..and you never thought twice about it." There is a photo of Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell on the last page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Purtell, Vonna; Purtell, Grace; Purtell, Zoe & Purtell, Kai
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Zoe Watts]
Personal statement of Zoe Watts regarding her adoption from Yulin, China. She describes her thoughts about "fitting in" and the struggles she has had with identity, both internally and in how she is perceived. There is a photo of her at the end of her statement.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Watts, Zoe
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Avery Kimberlin, Paul Kimberlin, and Robyn Kimberlin]
Personal statements of Avery, Paul, and Robyn Kimberlin regarding the adoption of Avery Kimberlin from the Xuzhou Social Welfare Institute in Jaingsu Province, China. Avery briefly shares her thoughts on adoption, Paul describes the joy he has in being a parent, and Robyn shares some details of her background and how her and Paul arrived at the decision to adopt. There is a photo of Avery on the first page and a photo of the Kimberlin family on the third page of the document.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kimberlin, Avery; Kimberlin, Paul & Kimberlin, Robyn
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Greta Wohlfeld, Michael Wohlfeld, and Kalen Hoyle]
Personal statements of Greta Wohlfeld, Michael Wohlfeld, and Kalen Hoyle regarding the adoption of Greta Wohlfeld from Jiangxi Province, China. Greta shares that she used to be in a Girl Scout troop with other adoptees and that she celebrates Chinese New Year with a friend who was also adopted from China. Michael and Kalen discuss the decision to adopt from China and their experiences bringing Greta home from China. There is a photo of the family with two dogs at the end of the statement.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Wohlfeld, Greta; Wohlfeld, Michael & Hoyle, Kalen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Antony Tomasek]
Personal statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Anthony Tomasek regarding the adoptions of Jencie and Juliann Tomasek from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. Jencie shares her memories of the trip to China to bring Juliann back to the United States and Juliann states she is curious about China and that she dislikes the assumptions her peers make about her knowledge of Chinese culture. Mary Ann and Anthony discuss the adoption process for both girls and the trips to China to bring their daughters home. There is a photo of the Tomasek family on the last page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Tomasek, Jencie; Tomasek, Juliann; Tomasek, Mary Anne & Tomasek, Anthony
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Lily Selvaggi and Tina Fletcher]
Personal statements of Lily Selvaggi and Tina Fletcher regarding the adoption of Lily from the Guigang City SWI, Guangxi Province, China. Lily states she hasn't considered her Chinese history much due the inaccessibility of the information and Tina, also an adoptee, describes her and her husband's family history and experiences parenting Lily. There is a photo of Lily holding a black cat on the second page of the document.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Selvaggi, Lily & Fletcher, Tina
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adult Hattie Mae Eichelberger]
Photograph of an adult Hattie Mae Eichelberger captured from the chest up. She is pictured wearing a floral patterned dark colored dress with a necklace of dark colored beads on as well.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adults and Children at a Birthday Party]
Photograph of adults and children at a birthday party. A boy is handing a wrapped gift to a girl wearing a party hat with the words "Happy Birthday" printed on it. Many of the children are wearing plain party hats and there is a cluster of balloons hung from the ceiling. "Mrs. James Stewart, Jr." is written on the back of the photo.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series]
A set of mailers advertising the New American Readers series, which was adopted by Texas as an option for free supplementary reading in public schools. Envelope is included.
Date:
September 1919
Creator:
DeWitt, E. A.
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
[Aerial View of Denison Dam]
Postcard of the aerial view of Denison Dam with Lake Texoma spreading out to the left. The back of the postcard includes a brief history of the dam.
Date:
1944~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[African American Football Team]
Photograph of an African American football team, mostly wearing suits, standing on the steps to what appears to be a gymnasium. One man sits on the ground holding a football labelled "[...] Champs."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
African-American News & Issues (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 27, 2006
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
African Freedom News, Volume 2, Number 1, October-November 1977
Publication of the San Antonio Committee Against Mercenary Recruitment and U.S. Intervention in Foreign Counties. The newsletter includes a statement on Steve Biko's death, an update on Women for Racial and Economic Equality, and news of the organization.
Date:
October 1977
Creator:
San Antonio Committee Against Mercenary Recruitment and U.S. Intervention in Foreign Counties
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[After the Hike]
Postcard image of five soldiers sitting down on a pile of scrap wood boards. One is pictured as wiping his face with a towel while three others are pictured holding one of their feet. Text above the image reads "After the hike". Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Miss Addie Wheeling.
Date:
1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airplane Above Field]
Postcard of a cavalry soldier standing in a field looking up at an airplane flying overhead. On the left two other men are on looking on from what appears to be a large wagon and a cart, trees, and shrubs can be seen in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Mail Bag Dropping Mail For 14th Cav." and has an arrow pointing to a bag of mail falling from the airplane in the distance.
Date:
1915~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History