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San Antonio Register
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19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
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20th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
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26th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
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Links San Antonio Papers
200
21st Annual Texas Folklife Festival
198
23rd Annual Texas Folklife Festival
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25th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
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[Letter from Steven Watson to Friend - 1996]
Letter from Steven Watson to an unidentified recipient - most likely Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to inform of happenings in his professional career in the past year, including a curatorial position at the National Portrait Gallery and a video shown at the Lincoln Center. Photocopied photographs are on the back page.
Date:
1996
Creator:
Watson, Steven
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kitty Tsui to Friends - 1996]
Letter from Kitty Tsui to friends. She writes informing them of recent news in her professional career, including publication of her book of erotica, Breathless. A book tour, appearance at the Michigan Women's Music Festival, and inclusion in a book of collective essays are also in her future.
Date:
1996
Creator:
Tsui, Kitty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Atkins to Friends and Family - 1996]
Letter from Robert Atkins to friends and family. He writes informing them of recent news in his professional career, including media collaborations with television broadcasting companies and updates on two of his books, TalkBack! and ArtSpeak. A few personal details are also given.
Date:
1996
Creator:
Atkins, Robert
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - November 1995]
Typed note from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She wishes the best for Houston and his players. Instructions and information about proper flower care and business information from the Last Straw Florist indicates that flowers accompanied the note.
Date:
November 1995
Creator:
Angelou, Maya
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy de Mattia to Sterling Houston - August 15, 1997]
Letter from Nancy de Mattia to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes from France, where business operations for Omero magazine have moved. Her position at the publication remains unclear, but it appears that an interview with Houston over one of his plays, the Modernization of Sainthood, has remained unpublished due to its controversial content. Nancy wishes to publish something less controversial.
Date:
August 15, 1997
Creator:
de Mattia, Nancy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Theatre Flyer for Damien]
Theatre flyer for the play "Damien", starring Steve Wilhite as Father Damien de Veuster, the leper priest of Molokai. The play was put on four times at The Catholic University of America. Ticket prices, hours, dates, and other information have been included at the bottom. Postage on the back indicates that the flyer was sent to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright.
Date:
January 1996
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kristina Paledes to Sterling Houston - August 14, 1995]
Letter from Kristina Paledes to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. As entertainment editor of the San Antonio Express-News newspaper, she writes to extend an invitation to Houston to participate in an arts column. She would like for him to contact colleagues and together send submissions on a wide range of topics in the arts community.
Date:
August 14, 1995
Creator:
Paledes, Kristina
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kitty Felde to Sterling Houston - June 9, 1999]
Letter from Kitty Felde to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes from Los Angeles to send word of her most recent play, Erdemovic. It tells the story of a young man who forcibly murdered during the fall of a United Nations post in the former Yugoslavia. She includes a copy of her resume and a synopsis of Erdemovic.
Date:
June 9, 1999
Creator:
Felde, Kitty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Aubrey to Sterling Houston - January 23, 1996]
Letter from Aubrey to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes thanking him for participating in an exhibition titled Emerging from the Shadows: One City's Perspective on Homelessness. She includes two responses from attendees, who write positively about the show and share personal stories.
Date:
January 23, 1996
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Boyd Vance to Jump-Start Performance Company - April 6, 1998]
Letter from Boyd Vance, artistic director of Pro Arts Collective, to Jump-Start Performance Company. He writes to express his excitement for an upcoming collaboration. He also expresses concern for promotion and publicity.
Date:
April 6, 1998
Creator:
Vance, Boyd
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Boyd Vance to Jump-Start Performance Company - April 9, 1998]
Letter from Boyd Vance, artistic director of Pro Arts Collective, to Jump-Start Performance Company. He writes to express his excitement for an upcoming collaboration. He also expresses concern for promotion and publicity. In this photocopied version, Mr. Vance has included a check he wrote to the company for three-hundred dollars as well as a fax cover sheet.
Date:
April 9, 1998
Creator:
Vance, Boyd
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eduardo Diaz to Sterling Houston - July 23, 1990]
Letter from Eduardo Diaz, director of the Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs in San Antonio, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. Mr. Diaz writes to inform Mr. Houston that he is one of eleven other local artists to receive a grant and that confirmation of his grant will take place in the upcoming months.
Date:
July 23, 1990
Creator:
Diaz, Eduardo
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kate Martin to Sterling Houston - August 6, 1992]
Letter from Kate Martin, project management specialist from the Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She sends word of Houston's approval for an award of three thousand dollars. Selected by the Cultural Arts Board, the award notice has been sent to the City Council for final approval. It is the final approval that Houston awaits.
Date:
August 6, 1992
Creator:
Martin, Kate
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary P. Travers to Sterling Houston - March 12, 1994]
Letter from Mary P. Travers, vice president of the Alice B. Theatre, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to inform him that the artistic director position he applied for at the theatre was given to another finalist. Specializing in gay and lesbian issues, the theatre encourages him to keep in touch.
Date:
March 12, 1994
Creator:
Travers, Mary P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sterling Houston to Kate Martin - May 31, 1991]
Letter from Sterling Houston, playwright and director of the Jump-Start Performance Company, to Kate Martin of the Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs. He writes to thank her and the department for their support of the Kool Jams project, for which he has received a job offer and indispensable exposure. He finishes with a list of endeavors in the company's future. He also includes a photocopied newspaper clipping.
Date:
May 31, 1991
Creator:
Houston, Sterling, 1945-
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eduardo Diaz to Sterling Houston - July 10, 1990]
Letter from Eduardo Diaz, director of the San Antonio Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. He writes informing him of his candidacy for an Individual Artist Grant. The rest of the letter details what is to come and how the decision will be made in the upcoming weeks.
Date:
July 10, 1990
Creator:
Diaz, Eduardo
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sterling Houston to San Antonio Light Editor - August 15, 1990]
Letter from Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright, to the editor of the San Antonio Light, a now closed newspaper. Houston writes to commend the quality of their work; particularly, their treatment of art and artists.
Date:
August 15, 1990
Creator:
Houston, Sterling, 1945-
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lisa Ortiz to Sterling Houston - June 05, 1992]
Letter from Lisa Ortiz of the DagenBela art gallery to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Lisa writes to invite him to the opening reception of a photography exhibit titled "S.A. Peoplescapes - The 'No" Series." A formal invitation, she goes on to say, will be arriving at a later date.
Date:
June 5, 1992
Creator:
Ortiz, Lisa
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas, Barbie Hernandez, and Edwina Salas]
Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio civil rights leader and politician, standing in a small indoor space with Barbie Hernandez in the middle and his wife, Edwina Salas to the right. Mr. Salas holds a small piece of paper where his likeness and a block of text advertises his election bid.
Date:
1997
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas Campaign Newsletter]
Campaign newsletter in support of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio civil rights leader and professor, for city council district 2. The newsletter notes his credentials and various issues he has supported over the years.
Date:
1997
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
HemisFair's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Statement release: City Marks HemisFair's 25th Anniversary with Citywide Celebration
Date:
February 26, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Legacy of HemisFair Fact Sheet
The Legacy of HemisFair Fact Sheet -- 25th Anniversary
Date:
1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History