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Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion
This book "is a compendium of America's Indian Wars and the mountain men, soldiers, cowboys and pioneers who took part in them" (dust-jacket). It includes information about all the major American Indian battles, the lives of notable men who fought in the battles, and the combat techniques employed. The index begins on page 247.
Date:
1991
Creator:
O'Neal, Bill
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Amerikanische Jagd- und Reiseabenteuer: aus meinem Leben in den westlichen Indianergebieten.
This German text recounts the author's adventures traveling the western United States over a sixteen-year period. The author describes his encounters with Native Americans and the natural environment, especially the animals he hunted. The book also includes illustrations made by the author during his travels.
Date:
1858
Creator:
Armand, 1806-1889
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Marcia Ball]
Photograph of Marcia Ball wearing a black dress, silver bracelet, and white shoes. She's sitting on a red chair. Listed along the bottom of the photo is her recording company, her name, and her management.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bruton, Mary Keating
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of James Young and his Band with Vincent Price]
Photograph of James Young and other men dressed in tiger printed clothes, neck ties, sandals, and curly wigs while posing around Vincent Price in a patterned shirt and light slacks and a young woman wearing a lightly colored dress and high heels. Two of the men in tiger print crouch atop a wall on either side of the sitting Vincent Price and the standing woman. On the right side of the picture, another man in tiger print stands behind the crouching James Young. There is a background landscape of a bay surrounded by houses and hills and spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge. At the top and bottom of the photo, "Holliwood Calif" is written in blue ink.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Linda Koulisis - July 25, 1981]
Letter from Linda Koulisis, production manager of the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, on behalf of Sterling Houston. She is writing a letter of recommendation for the playwright, whom she praises in the short letter.
Date:
July 25, 1981
Creator:
Koulisis, Linda
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Sterling Houston - October 1982]
Letter to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Much of the letter is difficult to read, particularly because of its penmanship, but there appears to be some content of an explicitly sexual nature.
Date:
October 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Greeting Card from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston - December 1995]
Greeting card from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They hope to see him again when they travel back to Texas. A second card has been placed inside it: an announcement for the birth of Simon Alexander Ghebreyesus. It was sent much later, however, according to the child's birth date.
Date:
December 1995
Creator:
Armstrong, Richard & Armstrong, Jennifer
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Greeting Card from David Nelson to Sterling Houston - December 2000]
Greeting card from David Nelson to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The card was sent during the December holiday season. David writes a short note inside telling Houston that it was great seeing him in the past year.
Date:
December 2000
Creator:
Nelson, David
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston - May 8, 1995]
Postcard from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. A short note on the back discusses problems with a project and terrible weather. They hope to go to San Antonio occasionally. The front cover shows a view of Mt. Lassen and Manzanita Lake in Mt. Lassen, California.
Date:
May 8, 1995
Creator:
Armstrong, Jennifer & Armstrong, Richard
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Lorraine Aprill to Sterling Houston - July 2000]
Card from Lorraine Aprill to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The card was sent on the occasion of the death of Houston's mother. The card expresses sympathy and comfort for the event. The front of the card has been printed with a painterly image of a bowl of green apples.
Date:
July 2000
Creator:
Aprill, Lorraine
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from The Marsh to Sterling Houston - November 1997]
Postcard invitation from The Marsh, a theatre venue in San Francisco, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The invitation is for Civil Sex, a performance starring Brian Freeman, founder of the Postmodern African-American Homosexuals (Pomo Afro Homos).
Date:
November 1997
Creator:
The Marsh
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lester Thuds]
Letter from Lester Thuds to unidentified recipient(s). He appears to be writing a review of the rock and roll band the Fleshtones. He talks about band members, performances, and a recorded single through their music label.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Thuds, Lester
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bruce to Sterling Houston - November 3, 1986]
Letter, Christmas card, and photograph from Bruce to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. In his letter, he writes that it was great to see him perform. In the card, he discusses seeing Karen Finley perform on stage and making gingerbread houses to bring to an AIDS ward. In this same card, he has also included a photograph of (presumably) himself wearing a Santa Claus hat and embracing three large dogs. Behind him, on a wooden drawer, two colorful gingerbread houses have been placed.
Date:
November 3, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kitty Felde to Sterling Houston - June 9, 1999]
Letter from Kitty Felde to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes from Los Angeles to send word of her most recent play, Erdemovic. It tells the story of a young man who forcibly murdered during the fall of a United Nations post in the former Yugoslavia. She includes a copy of her resume and a synopsis of Erdemovic.
Date:
June 9, 1999
Creator:
Felde, Kitty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond Cheung]
Letter from Raymond Cheung to an unidentified recipient. The short letter is being sent in the hopes of acquiring a television or radio internship. Raymond has included his resume.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cheung, Raymond
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of 1985 Western Area Scholarship Winners for The Links, Inc.]
Announcement of two scholarship awards sponsored by The Links, Inc. won by high school students in the western United States. Kyra Papillon won sponsorship from the Oakland Bay Area Links to attend a forum for non-governmental organizations in Nairobi, Kenya. Simone Farber from Santa Fe, New Mexico, won a 1985 National Achievement Scholarship Award. There is a menu for a dinner inside the announcement.
Date:
1985
Creator:
Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Fifteenth Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc., June 23-24, 1968
Conference minutes include an account of the proceedings, reports, financial statements, committee membership lists, and other information relevant to the meeting of the Western Area division of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. that are located in the western United States.
Date:
June 1968
Creator:
Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Official Reports to the Twenty-Seventh Western Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated 1983-1985, July 1985
Presented at the 27th Western Area Conference, this book contains official reports of the activities of Western Area chapters of The Links, Inc. Chapter activities are primarily related to the arts, community service for youths, and national and international issues of concern. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date:
July 1985
Creator:
Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes and Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc., July 1985
Conference proceedings include a program of events, reports, financial statements, committee membership lists, and other information relevant to the meeting of the Western Area division of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date:
July 1985
Creator:
Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The President's Report: The Western Area Conference, Anaheim, California, July 1985
This report to the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. presents a summary of the activities and events of the 27th Western Area Conference, where the chapter's president served as a delegate. It contains descriptions of business sessions, voting results, and accounts. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date:
July 1985
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Program for the Thirty-Second Western Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated, July 1995
This book contains greetings, a program of events, and committee membership lists for the 32nd Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States. The theme for this year's conference is "Promoting -- Programs, Principles, Purpose."
Date:
July 1995
Creator:
Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Margaret Winn at Western Area Conference]
Photograph of a woman, identified as Margaret Winn, behind a wooden podium. She wears a gold dress and a pearl necklace. The podium appears to have been placed on top of a cloth-covered table among napkins and glassware. Accompanying information indicates that the photograph was taken during the Western Area Conference of the Links, Inc., organization in Los Angeles, California.
Date:
July 1989
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Links Women at Western Area Conference]
Photograph of four women gathered together for a group picture at the Links, Incorporated, Western Area Conference, which took place in Los Angeles, California. The two women on the far left have been identified. Alice Rose Kennedy is on the far left wearing a floral print blouse and Margaret Winn is to the right in a gold blouse, black belt, and a pearl necklace.
Date:
July 1989
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Links Women Outdoors at Western Area Conference]
Photograph of five women gathered together for a group picture at the Links, Incorporated, Western Area Conference, which took place in Los Angeles, California. They are standing outside near a set of wide red steps. From left to right, they have been identified as: Margaret Winn, Janet Longford, Alice Rose Kennedy, Doris Horne Ellison, and Yvonne Horne Clemmons. Palm trees and a fountain can be seen in the back.
Date:
July 1989
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History