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[Letter from Ben Barnes to Barbara C. Jordan, August 1, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Ben Barnes to Barbara C. Jordan, August 1, 1967]

Photocopy of a letter from Ben Barnes to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for meeting with him in Houston. A handwritten note on the copy says "Original document in Ben Barnes Papers."
Date: August 1, 1967
Creator: Barnes, Ben
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben Barnes to Barbara C. Jordan, December 19, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Ben Barnes to Barbara C. Jordan, December 19, 1968]

Photocopy of a letter from Ben Barnes to Barbara C. Jordan, speaking of his upcoming committee assignments for the Senate.
Date: December 19, 1968
Creator: Barnes, Ben
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release by Boston University Office of Public Information] (open access)

[Release by Boston University Office of Public Information]

Release from Boston University Office of Public Information stating that Barbara Jordan "is awarded honorary doctor of laws degree" during the Charter Centennial commencement.
Date: May 30, 1969
Creator: Boston University Office of Public Information
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, February 20, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, February 20, 1968]

Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, offering information and statistics about unemployment and the job market for her use as a member of the Commission on Income Maintenance.
Date: February 20, 1968
Creator: Brandt, Betsy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Brooks to Barbara C. Jordan, June 16, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Brooks to Barbara C. Jordan, June 16, 1966]

Letter from Jack Brooks of the House of Representatives to Barbara C. Jordan, congratulating her on her election to the Texas Senate.
Date: June 16, 1966
Creator: Brooks, Jack
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ira L. Clark to Barbara C. Jordan, September 25, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Ira L. Clark to Barbara C. Jordan, September 25, 1967]

Letter from Ira L. Clark to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to speak to the City-Wide Brotherhood Union at Damascus Baptist Church in Houston, Texas.
Date: September 25, 1967
Creator: Clark, Ira L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Connally to Barbara C. Jordan, June 19, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from John Connally to Barbara C. Jordan, June 19, 1967]

Letter from Texas Governor John Connally to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of his veto of Senate Bill 617.
Date: June 19, 1967
Creator: Connally, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Helen Cooley and Barbara C. Jordan] (open access)

[Correspondence between Helen Cooley and Barbara C. Jordan]

Letters exchanged between Barbara C. Jordan and Helen Cooley, speaking of logistics concerning Barbara Jordan's upcoming speaking engagement with the Bessemer Voters League.
Date: 1967
Creator: Cooley, Helen & Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Caroline F. Davis and Barbara C. Jordan, December 1968] (open access)

[Correspondence between Caroline F. Davis and Barbara C. Jordan, December 1968]

Two letters written between Caroline F. Davis and Barbara C. Jordan, confirming that Barbara C. Jordan agreed to chair panels for the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs in Manchester, New Hampshire and New York City.
Date: December 1968
Creator: Davis, Caroline F. & Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, April 1, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, April 1, 1968]

Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, inviting her to visit her health and beauty spa "Slender Magic." Included are two blank membership cards.
Date: April 1, 1968
Creator: Guthrie, Barbara
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Juanice G. Boyd and Vera D. Harris to Barbara C. Jordan, November 1, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Juanice G. Boyd and Vera D. Harris to Barbara C. Jordan, November 1, 1967]

Letter from Juanice G. Boyd and Vera D. Harris, both Harris County Home Demonstration Agents, to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for participating as a guest speaker at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Extension Service's consumer education program.
Date: November 1, 1967
Creator: Harris, Vera D. & Boyd, Juanice G.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, February 13, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, February 13, 1968]

Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, speaking of an upcoming meeting and a booklet entitled "Program Analysis--Income and Benefit Programs."
Date: February 13, 1968
Creator: Heineman, Ben W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, October 7, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, October 7, 1968]

Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of the next meeting of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, with a schedule of proposed assignments of Commissioners to hearing sites attached.
Date: October 7, 1968
Creator: Heineman, Ben W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, February 21, 1968] (open access)

[Telegram from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, February 21, 1968]

Telegram from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of an upcoming meeting of the Commission on Income Maintenance Programs.
Date: February 21, 1968
Creator: Heineman, Ben W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hubert H. Humphrey to Barbara C. Jordan, November 19, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Hubert H. Humphrey to Barbara C. Jordan, November 19, 1966]

Letter from Humbert H. Humphrey, Vice President, to Barbara C. Jordan, congratulating her on her election.
Date: November 19, 1966
Creator: Humphrey, Hubert H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Barbara C. Jordan, November 22, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Barbara C. Jordan, November 22, 1966]

Letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Barbara C. Jordan, congratulating her on her election as a senator.
Date: November 22, 1966
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan: Special to "The Secretary"] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan: Special to "The Secretary"]

Article written by Barbara C. Jordan for "The Secretary" detailing the duties of her secretary and how her law office operates.
Date: February 6, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Law, The Promise and the Power (open access)

The Law, The Promise and the Power

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Law Day at Texas Southern University.
Date: April 27, 1967
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Edna Mae Grovey, January 5, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Edna Mae Grovey, January 5, 1967]

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Edna Mae Grovey, thanking her and the Council of E. O. Smith Junior High for contributing to her Senate campaign and extending an invitation to attend her swearing in ceremony.
Date: January 5, 1967
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Joseph L. Zarefsky, February 2, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Joseph L. Zarefsky, February 2, 1968]

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Joseph L. Zarefsky, expressing her excitement about participating in the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs and requesting to meet with him prior to the first meeting.
Date: February 2, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Robert Harris, October 21, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Robert Harris, October 21, 1968]

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Robert Harris, informing him of her inability to attend a hearing because of a prior commitment.
Date: October 21, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Who Speaks For The Negro?" (open access)

"Who Speaks For The Negro?"

Typed text of a speech entitled "Who Speaks for the Negro?" which was given by Barbara C. Jordan before a "Conference on the Role of News Media in Race Relations," sponsored by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association and the Texas Association of Broadcasters.
Date: May 27, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Who Speaks For The Negro?" (open access)

"Who Speaks For The Negro?"

Typed text of a speech entitled "Who Speaks for the Negro?" which was given by Barbara C. Jordan before a "Conference on the Role of News Media in Race Relations," sponsored by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association and the Texas Association of Broadcasters.
Date: May 27, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Ramsey Clark and Barbara C. Jordan] (open access)

[Correspondence between Ramsey Clark and Barbara C. Jordan]

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Ramsey Clark, thanking him for sending a newspaper clipping. Included is the newspaper clipping as well as the note from Ramsey Clark.
Date: 1967
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C. & Clark, Ramsey
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History