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[Death Certificate for Nellie Cummings] (open access)

[Death Certificate for Nellie Cummings]

Photocopy of the death certificate for Nellie Cummings, daughter of Benjamin F. Price and Asalene Johnson, who died May 1, 1982 in Palestine, Texas from apparent heart failure. She was buried in Price Cemetery in Palestine, Texas on May 8, 1982.
Date: May 5, 1982
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lease for Use of Land by Oxy Petroleum, Inc.] (open access)

[Lease for Use of Land by Oxy Petroleum, Inc.]

Land lease granting rights to Oxy Petroleum, Inc. for eight acres in Anderson County, Texas held by Nellie Cummings. The agreement allows for the exploration for and removal of oil, gas, and minerals found on the property.
Date: August 28, 1980
Creator: Cummings, Nellie
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Rosa Lee Berry, March 31, 1982] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Rosa Lee Berry, March 31, 1982]

Funeral program for Rosa Lee Berry, born February 16, 1918 and died March 19, 1982. The funeral was held March 31, 1982 at Sand Flat Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Roy C. Davis. Funeral arrangements were made through McCoy Funeral Home and she was buried in Price Cemetery near Palestine, Texas.
Date: March 31, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Band Members of Toto Holding Grammy Awards]

Photograph of Bobby Kimball and other members of Toto holding their seven Grammy Awards in 1983. The tuxedo clad men are, from left to right, Jeff Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, Steve Porcaro, David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, and David Paich.
Date: February 23, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Executive Committee Group]

Photograph of a large group of people, from the Executive Committee of the Port Arthur Reunion Group. There are eight women wearing dresses and two men wearing suits, all facing towards the camera and smiling. Three women are seated in the front row
Date: 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ribbon Cutting at Civic Center]

Photograph of a group of people at a ribbon cutting at the Civic Center . The men are in suits and the women are in dresses, and there is a man taking a photograph of the two men in the middle of the line. The people are identified from left to right as Madison Bazille, Artie Cook, Hazel Baron, Dorothy Ingram, Carolyn Richardson, Sam Aquilina, Mayor Bernis Sadler, Congressman Jack Brooks, Malcolm Clark, and City Manager George Dibrell.
Date: July 8, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Dorothy Ingram]

Portrait photograph of Dorothy Ingram. She is wearing a multicolored dress, a necklace, and glasses. Her hair is pulled back and pinned on the side.
Date: 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Elderly Men at a High School Reunion]

Photograph of group of men at their sixtieth high school reunion at a Wyatt's Cafeteria in Port Arthur, Texas. They are, from left to right, Harry Gorbens, Steve Vaught, Mason Barron, and Bennie Jarratt.
Date: April 24, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Elderly Women at a High School Reunion]

Photograph of a group of women at their sixtieth high school reunion. They pose underneath a chandelier inside of a Wyatt's Cafeteria. The other side of the photo notes that the women in the front row are Lois Dunaway Holcomb, Aileen Keeney Levingston, Florise Cash, and Ida Hebert Moran. In the back row are Wilma Knot, Meva Walker, Faye F. Franklin, Flora McDonald Tout, and Frances Turner.
Date: April 24, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Elderly People at Their Sixtieth High School Reunion]

Photograph of Myrtle Bowen Bender, Mandie Walker, and Flora Tout at their sixtieth high school reunion on April 24th, 1982. One woman wearing a pale blue jacket and shirt looks behind the camera, while a woman in red and a woman in a plaid jacket converse. Unidentified elderly men in suits can be seen in the background. The photo was taken inside of a Wyatt's Cafeteria.
Date: April 24, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Elderly People at a High School Reunion]

Photograph of a group of elderly people at their sixtieth high school reunion. Taken inside of Wyatt's Cafeteria, the photo shows two women talking to each other. Behind them, Lois and Leroy Halcomb can be seen together. Ida Moran is partially within the picture to the right. The other side of the photo indicates that one of the women shown is Naomi O'Nial Switzger, but doesn't indicate which person is her.
Date: April 24, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Elderly Men at Their Sixtieth High School Reunion]

Photograph of Leroy Holcomb, S. W. Levingston, and James Bender at their sixtieth high school reunion in a Wyatt's Cafeteria. The reverse side of the photo notes that the men are married to Lois Holcomb, Aileen Levingston, and Myrtle Bender, respectively.
Date: April 24, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mason Barron and Ida Moran at High School Reunion]

Photograph of Mason Barron and Ida Moran at their sixtieth high school reunion in Wyatt's Cafeteria. Another elderly woman sits in front of a doorway.
Date: April 24, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Smoky Wilson Announcing the Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Photograph of Smoky Wilson announcing a performance of Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medicine Show at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Smoky is wearing a coonskin cap and bandanna over a floral shirt, jeans, and suspenders. A large crowd sits on the grassy hill around him as they prepare to watch the performance.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Photograph of Malcolm Derden, portraying Dr. Millard from Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medicine Show. Malcolm speaks into a microphone in front of a large yellow painted backdrop. He wears a white vest over black pants, a black bow tie, and a black cowboy hat.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Derden, Winston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Photograph of Malcolm Derden and Smoky Wilson performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival as part of Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medicine Show. Smoky is wearing a coonskin cap and a red bandanna over a floral shirt, jeans, and suspenders. Malcolm plays the role of Dr. Millard, wearing a white vest, shirt, black pants, black bow tie, and a black cowboy hat.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Derden, Winston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Linda Koulisis - July 25, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Linda Koulisis - July 25, 1981]

Letter from Linda Koulisis, production manager of the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, on behalf of Sterling Houston. She is writing a letter of recommendation for the playwright, whom she praises in the short letter.
Date: July 25, 1981
Creator: Koulisis, Linda
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Sterling Houston - October 1982] (open access)

[Letter to Sterling Houston - October 1982]

Letter to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Much of the letter is difficult to read, particularly because of its penmanship, but there appears to be some content of an explicitly sexual nature.
Date: October 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson to Dr. Peter Wolkonsky - January 10, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson to Dr. Peter Wolkonsky - January 10, 1989]

Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson, artistic director of the O'Rourke Center for the Performing Arts, to Dr. Peter Wolkonsky. She sends word that she enjoyed reading Sterling Houston's play, A Brief History of American Song, but that her company will be unable to produce it due to prior commitments.
Date: January 10, 1989
Creator: Crewdson, Arlene J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Sterling Houston - 1988] (open access)

[Letter to Sterling Houston - 1988]

Letter from a friend to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He discusses his personal life, including life in New York City, work, and a death in the family.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mailgram Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe - April 9, 1982] (open access)

[Mailgram Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe - April 9, 1982]

Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe. It would seem that both Sam and Tom were associated with the removal of two important radio programs from the air. Mr. Salas writes to respectfully request that both be reinstated, especially with the long history shared between Mr. Salas, BCMM, and KAPE radio, dating back to 1974.
Date: April 9, 1982
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fredric A. Weiss to SAMC Board - August 20, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Fredric A. Weiss to SAMC Board - August 20, 1980]

Letter from Fredric a. Weiss to the San Antonio Media Center (SAMC) board. The letter reads as a summary of activities which have taken place with an organization of high school students interested in careers in the media. He discusses bake sales, television programs, and other activities they have performed.
Date: August 20, 1980
Creator: Weiss, Fredric A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Organizations United for Eastside Development Press Conference Announcement] (open access)

[Organizations United for Eastside Development Press Conference Announcement]

Announcement for a press conference held by the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). A short paragraph explains that the conference is being held to clarify the OUED's position on the Ku Klux Klan and their racist activities.
Date: April 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Executive Committee - January 3, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Executive Committee - January 3, 1980]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to an executive committee. He discusses an anti-Ku Klux Klan march in the works; its potential benefits and drawbacks; and its organizer, Antonio Cabral, who has antagonized other civil rights organizations, including the OUED.
Date: January 3, 1980
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History