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Press Release From the Office of Representative Barbara Jordan (open access)

Press Release From the Office of Representative Barbara Jordan

Press release from Barbara C. Jordan's office, announcing her decision not to run in the 1978 elections.
Date: December 10, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Press Release From the Office of Representative Barbara Jordan (open access)

Press Release From the Office of Representative Barbara Jordan

Press release from Barbara C. Jordan's office, announcing her decision not to run in the 1978 elections.
Date: December 10, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speech of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speech of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rights and Liberties - Threats and Promises (open access)

Rights and Liberties - Threats and Promises

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan relating to threats facing civil rights in the United States. The record also includes a a routing and transmittal slip sent from Kay O'Brien to Bob Alcock thanking him for his help in writing the speech.
Date: 1977-11-11~
Creator: O'Brien, Kay
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - University of Missouri Magazine Awards for Public Service (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - University of Missouri Magazine Awards for Public Service

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Missouri Magazine Awards for Public Service in New York City, New York, about the relationship between politicians and journalists.
Date: November 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, University of Missouri magazine Awards for Public Service, New York City, New York, November 2, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, University of Missouri magazine Awards for Public Service, New York City, New York, November 2, 1977

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the public perception of Congressional ethics.
Date: November 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, University of Missouri magazine Awards for Public Service, New York City, New York, November 2, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, University of Missouri magazine Awards for Public Service, New York City, New York, November 2, 1977

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the public perception of Congressional ethics. Handwritten edits have been made throughout the paper.
Date: November 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Women's Conference - Opening Session Speech (open access)

National Women's Conference - Opening Session Speech

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in the opening session of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - Fundraiser for Honorable Harold Runnels (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - Fundraiser for Honorable Harold Runnels

Text for a campaign speech by Barbara C. Jordan at a fundraiser for Harold Runnels in Roswell, New Mexico.
Date: October 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Fundraiser for Honorable Harold Runnels (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Fundraiser for Honorable Harold Runnels

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at a fundraiser for Harold Runnels in Roswell, New Mexico.
Date: October 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet in Houston, Texas, about health care costs.
Date: October 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet, Houston, Texas, October 2, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet, Houston, Texas, October 2, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the increasing costs of health care, lagging health services for African Americans, and ways to improve these conditions.
Date: October 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Model Neighborhood Improvement Club (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Model Neighborhood Improvement Club

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Model Neighborhood Improvement Club in Houston, Texas, about the importance of neighborhoods to cities.
Date: October 1, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977

Edited transcript of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the failings of the United States government to enforce civil rights laws. Typed words are scratched out with pencil and new words written in their place.
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the failings of the United States government to enforce civil rights laws.
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977] (open access)

[Transcript of Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977]

Transcript of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the failings of the United States government to enforce civil rights laws.
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Accepts a Gift]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan accepting a gift from the TV and Radio Advertising Club of Philadelphia. She is shaking hands with a woman standing in front of a podium. There is a woman and a man standing behind them, wearing dark-colored clothing.
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Accepts a Gift]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan accepting a gift from the TV and Radio Advertising Club of Philadelphia. She is holding a plaque with a woman standing in front of a podium. There is a woman and a man standing behind them, wearing dark-colored clothing.
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Accepts a Gift]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan accepting a gift from the TV and Radio Advertising Club of Philadelphia. She is holding a plaque with a woman standing in front of a podium. There is a woman and a man standing behind them, wearing dark-colored clothing.
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Speaking to a Room of People]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan speaking to the TV and Radio Advertising Club of Philadelphia at a reception hall. She is standing at a microphone, wearing a light-colored suit, and visible from the chest up. The guests oh the hall are visible, and are looking towards Jordan. There is also a table with people on either side of Jordan in the front of the hall.
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Man Poses for a Photo Over Barbara Jordan]

Photograph of a man posing for a photograph over Barbara Jordan, who is speaking to a guest of the TV and Radio Advertising Club of Philadelphia. The man is wearing a light-colored suit, and Jordan is wearing a light-colored dress. There is a woman in the background, observing the conversation between Jordan and the woman in a light-colored dress.
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Barbara Jordan]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan speaking at the TV and Radio Advertising Club of Philadelphia. She is sitting at a microphone, wearing a light-colored dress, and visible from the chest up.
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Barbara Jordan]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan speaking at the TV and Radio Advertising Club of Philadelphia. She is sitting at a microphone, wearing a light-colored dress, and visible from the chest up.
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History