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[Portrait of Barbara Jordan]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan at age 15. She is wearing a light-colored dress, and visible from the chest up.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Contestats of the National Ushers Convention Oratorical Contest]

Photograph of the contestants of the National Ushers Convention Oratorical Contest, including Barbara Jordan. The men are all wearing light-colored suits, but one, who is wearing a dark-colored suit. The women are all wearing light-colored dresses, but two, who are wearing a dark-colored dress.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is the Necessity for a Higher Education More in Demand Today Than a Decade Ago? (open access)

Is the Necessity for a Higher Education More in Demand Today Than a Decade Ago?

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about why the higher education is becoming more necessary over time.
Date: July 24, 1952
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Passing State Law Not Easy But Sometimes It Can Be Fun (open access)

Passing State Law Not Easy But Sometimes It Can Be Fun

Paper written by Margaret Mayer, a special correspondent for The Dallas Daily Times Herald, about the passing of state laws.
Date: February 2, 1953
Creator: Mayer, Margaret
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History