[Letter from Charles E. Savige to Mario M. Salas, June 6, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Charles E. Savige to Mario M. Salas, June 6, 1980]

Letter from Charles E. Sivage to Mario M. Salas discussing Salas's request under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts for information pertaining to himself. Sivage explains that Salas needs to include a notarized letter asserting his identity due to the stipulations in the Privacy Act.
Date: June 6, 1980
Creator: Savige, Charles E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of San Antonio, Resolution, August 25, 1983] (open access)

[City of San Antonio, Resolution, August 25, 1983]

Resolution of the San Antonio City Council in support of the 20th Anniversary Mobilization March in Washington D.C. and the San Antonio events for jobs, peace, and freedom on August 27, 1983.
Date: August 25, 1983
Creator: San Antonio. City Council.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jerry Herman, April 3, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Jerry Herman, April 3, 1981]

Letter from Jerry Herman, coordinator of southern Africa program for American Friends Service Committee, addressed to "Friend" discussing the Reagan administration's emerging southern Africa policy and asking the reader to sign and send the enclosed postcards in protest of the administration's developing policies.
Date: April 3, 1981
Creator: Herman, Jerry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1982 (open access)

San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1982

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 21, 1982
Creator: Glosson, Edwin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
SNAP (San Antonio, Tex.), Saturday, October 31, 1981 (open access)

SNAP (San Antonio, Tex.), Saturday, October 31, 1981

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 31, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unite for Comprehensive, Mandatory Sanctions Against South Africa: General Declaration of the National Anti-Imperialist Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation (open access)

Unite for Comprehensive, Mandatory Sanctions Against South Africa: General Declaration of the National Anti-Imperialist Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation

Document discussing the need for economic sanctions against South Africa, listing the necessary sanctions against South Africa, and calling for the recognition of the African National Congress and the South West African People's Organisation.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Kenny Gamble and Becky Butler, January 15, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders to Kenny Gamble and Becky Butler, January 15, 1980]

Letter from John H. Sanders to Kenny Gamble and Becky Butler at Philadelphia International Records informing them of boycott against J. A. M. Productions, San Antonio Ticket Service and all ticket outlets contracted by Joe Andy Miller in San Antonio, Texas. Sanders, on behalf of the Organizations United for Eastside Development, urges the artists and management of O'Jays Production not to cross the picket line and to cancel their January 23, 1980 date in San Antonio until an agreement is reached between the San Antonio Coalition Against Racism and Joe Miller.
Date: January 15, 1980
Creator: Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Black Leadership Position Paper (open access)

Black Leadership Position Paper

Document discussing the Socialist Workers Party's actions, condemning their divisive actions, and supporting their termination from all activities of Latin-American assistance.
Date: April 18, 1981
Creator: Greene, Rick; Richardson, Lynda; Salas, Mario Marcel & Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech at University of Texas-Austin against Israel Invasion of Lebanon (open access)

Speech at University of Texas-Austin against Israel Invasion of Lebanon

Notes for a speech given at the University of Texas at Austin against Israel's invasion of Lebanon. The speaker is from the executive committee of Organizations United for Eastside Development, and is most likely Mario Salas. The speech discusses the racial discrimination in the United States and compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to South Africa under apartheid.
Date: 1982?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of Mario Salas and John Stockwell]

Photograph of Mario Salas (right), John Stockwell (center), and an unknown third man. The back of the photo reads, "Mario Salas - far right, John Stockwell - center, UTA Austin - speakers at rally & program against Israel's Invasion of Lebanon 1982."
Date: 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for George "Mickey" Leland, August 22, 1989] (open access)

[Funeral Program for George "Mickey" Leland, August 22, 1989]

Funeral program for George Thomas "Mickey" Leland, born November 27, 1944 and died August 7, 1989. The funeral was held August 22, 1989 at New Union Missionary Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. R. L. Hayes III. Several people spoke during the service, including Karyne Jones Conley, Rev. C. W. Black, Jr., and John Saunders.
Date: August 22, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement by Barbara Jordan (open access)

Statement by Barbara Jordan

Statement by Barbara Jordan for the opening ceremony of the Barbara Jordan Community Center in San Antonio, Texas. The statement was read by Mario Marcel Salas.
Date: November 6, 1983
Creator: Jordan, Barbara
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry G. Cisneros to Mr. and Mrs. Salas, August 1, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Henry G. Cisneros to Mr. and Mrs. Salas, August 1, 1988]

Letter from Henry G. Cisneros to Mr. and Mrs. Salas congratulating them on their marriage.
Date: August 1, 1988
Creator: Cisneros, Henry Gabriel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: East Side leaders slam candidates] (open access)

[Clipping: East Side leaders slam candidates]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "East Side leaders slam candidates," in the San Antonio Express-News discussing the Organizations United for East Side Development non-endorsement of either candidates for president, Ronald Reagan and President Carter, or the democratic incumbent for Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector, Ben Shaw. The article includes details of Easter L. Clausen's firings from Shaw's office and the other discrimination suits filed against Shaw.
Date: October 26, 1980
Creator: Bersano, Bob
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History