[Letter from William W. Cook - April 7, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from William W. Cook - April 7, 1998]

Letter from William W. Cook, chair of the National Black Theatre Summit at Dartmouth College, to participants of the National Black Theatre Summit. He writes to thank those involved for their work and participation. The gathering comprised of a conference and discussions on the future of theatre affecting, concerning, or about African-Americans. Several initiatives are mentioned, mandates that have been met, and areas that still need attention.
Date: April 7, 1998
Creator: Cook, William W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Sterling Houston - April 1998]

Postcard from a friend of Sterling Houston's sent to his home in San Antonio, Texas. The note on the back expresses gratitude for receiving one of his plays - Le Griffon - and goes on to discuss personal matters. She appears to be recently married and expecting her first child. The front of the postcard shows a family of sequin artists in Haiti working in their home.
Date: April 1998
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Elizabeth and Ficre Ghebreyesus to Sterling Houston - April 1998] (open access)

[Card from Elizabeth and Ficre Ghebreyesus to Sterling Houston - April 1998]

Card from Elizabeth Alexander and Ficre Ghebreyesus to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They write to announce the birth of their son, Solomon Kebede Ghebreyesus. It includes his birth date, weight, and length.
Date: April 1998
Creator: Ghebreyesus, Elizabeth Alexander & Ghebreyesus, Ficre
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Greeting Card from Stephanie to Sterling Houston - April 15, 1999]

Greeting card from Stephanie to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. On the inside, she has written a personal message thanking him for sharing his spirit, and hopes that they can work together again. The front cover shows an illustration of a pink flower.
Date: April 15, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry B. Gonzalez to Sterling Houston - April 22, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Henry B. Gonzalez to Sterling Houston - April 22, 1991]

Letter from Henry B. Gonzalez, member of the House of Representatives, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Houston wrote to Gonzalez in a prior correspondence about Out of a Time of Plague, one of his stage plays, fearing censorship. Mr. Gonzalez promises to continue to support funding for the National Endowment of the Arts and artistic expression.
Date: April 22, 1991
Creator: Gonzalez, Henry B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Boyd Vance to Jump-Start Performance Company - April 6, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Boyd Vance to Jump-Start Performance Company - April 6, 1998]

Letter from Boyd Vance, artistic director of Pro Arts Collective, to Jump-Start Performance Company. He writes to express his excitement for an upcoming collaboration. He also expresses concern for promotion and publicity.
Date: April 6, 1998
Creator: Vance, Boyd
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Boyd Vance to Jump-Start Performance Company - April 9, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Boyd Vance to Jump-Start Performance Company - April 9, 1998]

Letter from Boyd Vance, artistic director of Pro Arts Collective, to Jump-Start Performance Company. He writes to express his excitement for an upcoming collaboration. He also expresses concern for promotion and publicity. In this photocopied version, Mr. Vance has included a check he wrote to the company for three-hundred dollars as well as a fax cover sheet.
Date: April 9, 1998
Creator: Vance, Boyd
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Tulley Spotted Eagle Boy] (open access)

[Flyer: Tulley Spotted Eagle Boy]

Flyer advertising a lecture by Tulley Spotted Eagle Boy, a "drummer, singer, and ceremonial leader of the Micmac Nation, Canada." The lecture, which was about "Our Spiritual Relationship to the Earth," occurred on April 3rd, 1991 at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas.
Date: April 3, 1991
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flyer: Texas Environmental Art]

Flyer advertising the Mexic-Arte Museum's 1st annual exhibition of Texas Environmental Art in Austin, Texas. The exhibition ran from April 5th to 27th, 1991.
Date: April 1991
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: The Tablets] (open access)

[Flyer: The Tablets]

Flyer advertising an event in which renowned poet Armand Schwerner read his long poem, The Tablets, at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The event occurred on April 5th, 1991. The flyer features two sets of symbols, one of which repeats in a partial square shape. The second set of symbols translates to: "He will surely never die. The world is made of his voice."
Date: April 1991
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Barbara A. Lawrence to Mary P. Douglass - April 24, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Barbara A. Lawrence to Mary P. Douglass - April 24, 1996]

Letter from Barbara A. Lawrence to Mary P. Douglass stating that the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. is a "fully paid Golden Heritage Member" of the San Antonio Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. She has enclosed a letter from the San Antonio Branch confirming their membership.
Date: April 24, 1996
Creator: Lawrence, Barbara A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Aaronetta Pierce to Sister Links - April 11, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Aaronetta Pierce to Sister Links - April 11, 1995]

Letter from Aaronetta Pierce, national director of the arts for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc, to other link members. She sends her congratulations to Harriet Kelly, whose art exhibition will open at the Smithsonian Institution as part of the National African American Museum Project.
Date: April 11, 1995
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Links Chapter Documentation: Salute to Youth Awards Program - 1995] (open access)

[Links Chapter Documentation: Salute to Youth Awards Program - 1995]

Program for a 1995 awards ceremony sponsored by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. in honor of local youths.
Date: April 8, 1995
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1992 Salute to Youth Awards Program] (open access)

[1992 Salute to Youth Awards Program]

Program for the Salute to Youth Awards ceremony hosted by the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc. The ceremony was held on April 22nd, 1992 at Martin Luther King Middle School in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1992
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 8, 1990] (open access)

[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 8, 1990]

Agenda for the April 8, 1990 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, and current business. Includes handwritten notes.
Date: April 8, 1990
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 8, 1990] (open access)

[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 8, 1990]

Minutes from the April 8, 1990 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, finances, committee activities, plans for a fundraiser, and other business. Also includes the official notice for the next regular chapter meeting to be held on May 20, 1990.
Date: April 8, 1990
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Links Chapter Documentation: Notice of Regular Link Meeting for San Antonio Chapter on May 6, 1990] (open access)

[Links Chapter Documentation: Notice of Regular Link Meeting for San Antonio Chapter on May 6, 1990]

Notice for the May 6, 1990 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Members will discuss the chapter's plans to hold a fundraising event. Also included is a reminder that members should attend St. Paul's Church for a memorial service and dedication.
Date: April 20, 1990
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 21, 1991] (open access)

[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 21, 1991]

Agenda for the April 21, 1991 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, officer elections, and current business.
Date: April 21, 1991
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 21, 1991] (open access)

[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 21, 1991]

Minutes from the April 21, 1991 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, finances, committee activities, philanthropy, and other business.
Date: April 21, 1991
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Links Chapter Documentation: Notice of Regular Link Meeting for San Antonio Chapter on April 12, 1992] (open access)

[Links Chapter Documentation: Notice of Regular Link Meeting for San Antonio Chapter on April 12, 1992]

Notice for the April 12, 1992 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Among the items for discussion are the "Salute to Youth" awards program and group pictures.
Date: April 12, 1992
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 12, 1992] (open access)

[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 12, 1992]

Agenda for the April 12, 1992 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, election of a nominating committee for officers, and current business. Includes handwritten notes.
Date: April 12, 1992
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 12, 1992] (open access)

[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - April 12, 1992]

Minutes from the April 12, 1992 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, finances, committee activities, programs, and other business.
Date: April 12, 1992
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Links Chapter Documentation: Notice of Regular Link Meeting for San Antonio Chapter on April 18, 1992] (open access)

[Links Chapter Documentation: Notice of Regular Link Meeting for San Antonio Chapter on April 18, 1992]

Notice for the April 18, 1993 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Among the items for discussion are an amendment to the chapter bylaws and a meeting of the Texas chapters.
Date: April 1993
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Ethel Butler, April 17, 1990] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Ethel Butler, April 17, 1990]

Funeral program for Sister Ethel Butler, born March 18, 1889 and died April 12, 1990. The funeral was held Tuesday, April 17 1990 at Mt. Zion First Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Claude W. Black, Jr., Pastor. Funeral arrangements were made through The Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Southern Memorial Park near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 17, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History