[Program: 69th San Antonio Branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Freedom Fund Dinner] (open access)

[Program: 69th San Antonio Branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Freedom Fund Dinner]

Program for the 69th San Antonio Branch NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner on October 12, 2008. The honorees were Harold McBride Tarver, Oliver W. Hill, Sr., Thomas C. Rockeymoore, Dr. Howard Anderson, Marvinette M. Smith, Tommy Calvert, and Mayor Ivy Ruth Taylor, and Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings was the speaker.
Date: October 12, 2018
Creator: Hill, Oliver W.; Sherfield, Mentoria Lewis & Greene, Maria Stevenson
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Black Panther (Berkeley, Calif.), Sunday, October 16, 2011 (open access)

The Black Panther (Berkeley, Calif.), Sunday, October 16, 2011

Newspaper from Berkeley, California that includes news and information about the Black Panther Party.
Date: October 16, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
SNAP (San Antonio, Tex.), Saturday, October 31, 1981 (open access)

SNAP (San Antonio, Tex.), Saturday, October 31, 1981

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: East Side leaders slam candidates] (open access)

[Clipping: East Side leaders slam candidates]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "East Side leaders slam candidates," in the San Antonio Express-News discussing the Organizations United for East Side Development non-endorsement of either candidates for president, Ronald Reagan and President Carter, or the democratic incumbent for Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector, Ben Shaw. The article includes details of Easter L. Clausen's firings from Shaw's office and the other discrimination suits filed against Shaw.
Date: October 26, 1980
Creator: Bersano, Bob
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
African Freedom News, Volume 2, Number 1, October-November 1977 (open access)

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
[Letter from John J. McAvoy to John W. Stanford, October 30, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John J. McAvoy to John W. Stanford, October 30, 1964]

Letter from John J. McAvoy to John W. Stanford requesting a short biography from Stanford to help McAvoy prepare to argue Stanford's case in Stanford v. Texas.
Date: October 30, 1964
Creator: McAvoy, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, October 28, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, October 28, 1964]

Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford discussing the lawyers involved in Stanford's case in the United States Supreme Court.
Date: October 28, 1964
Creator: Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Statement of Petitioner Concerning Brief for Petitioner] (open access)

[Personal Statement of Petitioner Concerning Brief for Petitioner]

Personal statement of the petitioner in the United States Supreme Court, October Term 1964, No. 40 John W. Stanford, Jr. v. State of Texas. The statement was to clarify Stanford's political beliefs. There are handwritten additions to the bottom of the statement.
Date: October 28, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Statement of Petitioner Concerning Brief for Petitioner] (open access)

[Personal Statement of Petitioner Concerning Brief for Petitioner]

Personal statement of the petitioner in the United States Supreme Court, October Term 1964, No. 40 John W. Stanford, Jr. v. State of Texas. The statement was to clarify Stanford's political beliefs. The document is not signed.
Date: October 28, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., October 21, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., October 21, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. discussing Stanford's case, Stanford v. Texas in the United States Supreme Court. Stanford states he'd like to submit a statement to the court and requests advice about the effect a letter might have on the case.
Date: October 21, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to Mel Wulf, October 21, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to Mel Wulf, October 21, 1964]

Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to Mel Wulf discussing John Stanford's intention to write the court and stating he does not approve of Stanford addressing the court.
Date: October 21, 1964
Creator: Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf, October 19, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf, October 19, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf discussing Stanford's wish to make a statement to the court disassociating himself from the "slanders against the Communist party that the brief contain."
Date: October 19, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., October 9, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., October 9, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. providing Maverick with Stanford's office phone number and stating that no one will answer his home phone number for a week while his wife is on tour with the Mexican Ballet Folklorico.
Date: October 9, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., October 8, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., October 8, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. discussing the brief submitted in his case, Stanford v. Texas, in the United States Supreme Court. Stanford disagreed with several statements about the Communist Party of the United States and the McCarran Act and stating he would like the record to reflect his position.
Date: October 8, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr., October 11, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr., October 11, 1963]

Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr. stating that Wulf believes the American Civil Liberties Union can provide an attorney if Stanford is subpoenaed by the Un-American Activities Committee.
Date: October 11, 1963
Creator: Wulf, Melvin L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History