Hobart Taylor, Jr.

Hobart Taylor, Jr. was educated in Houston and at Prairie View A&M College and traveled to Washington D.C. as the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. He later became a special counsel to President Johnson and in 1965 was appointed a director of the Import-Export Bank.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
W.H. Passon Historical Society Pamphlet (open access)

W.H. Passon Historical Society Pamphlet

Pamphlet about the W.H. Passon Historical Society in Austin, TX. The society's goal is the preservation of black history in the Austin area.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kealing Junior High (open access)

Kealing Junior High

Written information about Kealing Junior High School in Austin, TX.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Governor George W. Bush (open access)

Letter from Governor George W. Bush

Letter congratulating First Baptist Church on its 130th Anniversary from Governor George W. Bush.
Date: April 3, 1997
Creator: Bush, George W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos (open access)

Letter from State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos

Letter from State Senator of District 14 Gonzalo Barrientos, supporting First Baptist Church on its project to record their history as the oldest Baptist church for African- Americans.
Date: March 30, 2001
Creator: Barrientos, Gonzalo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (open access)

Letter from U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett

Letter to the Grant Review Committee in support of First Baptist Church from U.S. Representative Lloyd Daggett.
Date: January 22, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Kirk Watson, Mayor of Austin (open access)

Letter from Kirk Watson, Mayor of Austin

Letter from Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, supporting Ernestine Thompson and First Baptist Church on its project to chronicle its 133 year past.
Date: January 22, 2001
Creator: Kirk Watson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Communion Glasses in Tray

Communion glasses and tray from First Baptist Church at the W. H. Passon Historical Society.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Communion Cap from 1900

Communion cap circa 1900.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
G.W. Norman School (open access)

G.W. Norman School

Written information about the G.W. Norman Elementary School in Austin, TX.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mahala Murchison (open access)

Mahala Murchison

A short biography about Mahala Murchison, the first African American to live in Austin, TX.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History