Serial/Series Title

Language

[Barbara Jordan Remarks at Thurgood Marshall Tribute by the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, September 17, 1993] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Remarks at Thurgood Marshall Tribute by the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, September 17, 1993]

Text of speech made by Barbara Jordan regarding the career of Thurgood Marshall. She goes over his career and describes Marshall as a champion of individual liberties.
Date: September 17, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Looking for a Vision for the 1990's (open access)

Looking for a Vision for the 1990's

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the civil rights legacy of Lyndon Johnson.
Date: May 5, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thirty Million Texans? (open access)

Thirty Million Texans?

Photocopied sections of a document that describes the ethnic makeup of Texas. It includes growth projections of the racial makeup of the education system and the labor market from 1990 to 2020.
Date: 1993
Creator: Bouvier, Leon F. & Poston, Dudley L., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Celebration of Our African-American Legal Legacy (open access)

A Celebration of Our African-American Legal Legacy

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan before the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society. She describes how members of legal professions are required by a democratic society, and how African-American lawyers in particular have safeguarded legal rights.
Date: April 17, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Thayer Award Acceptance Speech, October 5, 1995] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Thayer Award Acceptance Speech, October 5, 1995]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan before an audience at West Point Military Academy. She discusses the concepts of honor and duty while accepting the Sylvanus Thayer Award.
Date: October 5, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Americanization Ideal (open access)

The Americanization Ideal

Text wherein Barbara Jordan, Peter Goldmark, and Antonia Hernandez discuss immigration in America. The text begins with a copy of an article by Barbara Jordan that also discusses the subject of immigration and xenophobia.
Date: September 11, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ethic of Responsibility (open access)

The Ethic of Responsibility

Text of a commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Texas Tech University Law School. She discusses the necessity of values in the legal profession and how lawyers are the defenders of democracy.
Date: May 13, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Relation Between Liberty and the Rule of Law (open access)

The Relation Between Liberty and the Rule of Law

Text of speech at New York University's Annual Survey of American Law. She discusses the differences between liberty and the rule as well, as well as examples of what those terms mean.
Date: April 26, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Barbara Jordan, Chair, U. S. Commission on Immigration Reform [at] Seton Hall University (open access)

Remarks of Barbara Jordan, Chair, U. S. Commission on Immigration Reform [at] Seton Hall University

Text of remarks made by Barbara Jordan while accepting the Sandra Day O'Connor Medal of Honor from Seton Hall University. She discusses immigration reform in the United States.
Date: 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maurine to Barbara Jordan, October 29, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Maurine to Barbara Jordan, October 29, 1992]

Letter from Maurine to Barbara Jordan thanking her for coming to St. Louis and saying that everyone was inspired by her message. She mentions that there are enclosed photos taken during Jordan's time there.
Date: October 29, 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Commencement Program for the University of Nebraska, December 16, 1995] (open access)

[Commencement Program for the University of Nebraska, December 16, 1995]

Program for Commencement Exercises at the University of Nebraska on December 16, 1995. This program contains an order of exercises and a layout of the procession as well as the list of students obtaining degrees during the ceremony. According to the program Barbara Jordan is receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and is listed to give the Commencement Address.
Date: December 16, 1995
Creator: University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and Donna Lopiano at Caritas Dinner]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan with Donna Lopiano, the Executive Director of the Women's Sports Foundation, at a Caritas Dinner in Jordan's honor. On the wall behind them is a Caritas poster.
Date: 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan with Alan Fleischmann]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan with former student Alan Fleischmann. They are seated at a desk in front of a large window.
Date: March 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan with Class of '94 Students]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan with her University of Texas Class of 1994 students. The photo was taken at her Onion Creek home in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1994
Creator: Harvey Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and an Unidentified Man]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and an unidentified man at a warehouse. He has a Star of David lapel pin.
Date: 1992~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Attending a UT Commencement Ceremony #2]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan attending a University of Texas commencement ceremony. She is seated at a banquet table with three other people. There are large slices of cake on the table.
Date: May 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Cheering at a Lady Longhorns Game]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and two other people cheering at a Lady Longhorns game at UT Austin.
Date: 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan with an Unidentified African-American Woman]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and an unidentified African-American woman holding a cane. Both are seated in wheelchairs.
Date: 1990~
Creator: Martínez, María de la Luz
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton is in the background.
Date: August 8, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Attending a UT Commencement Ceremony #3]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan attending a University of Texas commencement ceremony. She is seated at a table with three other people around her.
Date: May 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ethics Class Party at Barbara Jordan's House #3]

Photograph of an ethics class party at Barbara Jordan's house. Pictured with her are Laura Thomas, Tim Lee, Laura Jones, David Hurlbut, Paula Adams, and Yvonne Darrah. They are watching the Follies '91 video.
Date: May 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ethics Class Party at Barbara Jordan's House #2]

Photograph of an ethics class party at Barbara Jordan's house posing with her for a picture. Pictured with her are Nora Hoskins, Kim McMath, Paula Adams, Kristina Velasquez, Wally Ingram, Laura Jones, Jennifer Povlakidas, and Matthew Witowsky. All of them are holding up a "Hook 'em" hand sign.
Date: May 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Cheering at a Lady Longhorns Game #2]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and two other people cheering at a Lady Longhorns game at UT Austin.
Date: 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ethics Class Party at Barbara Jordan's House #1]

Photograph of an ethics class party at Barbara Jordan's house posing with her for a picture. Pictured with her are Kim McMath, Paula Adams, Kristina Velasquez, Wally Ingram, Laura Jones, Jennifer Povlakidas, and Matthew Witowsky.
Date: May 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History