Serial/Series Title

[Card from Dan H. Laurence to Sterling Houston - October 2003]

Greeting card from Dan H. Laurence to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He mentions a reunion with old friends and a stage performance where he received a standing ovation. The front of the card has been printed with a view of the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre stage, empty and with closed curtains.
Date: October 2003
Creator: Laurence, Dan H.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Card from Lorraine Aprill to Sterling Houston - July 2000]

Card from Lorraine Aprill to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The card was sent on the occasion of the death of Houston's mother. The card expresses sympathy and comfort for the event. The front of the card has been printed with a painterly image of a bowl of green apples.
Date: July 2000
Creator: Aprill, Lorraine
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kathie de Nobriga to Sterling Houston - August 2001] (open access)

[Letter from Kathie de Nobriga to Sterling Houston - August 2001]

Letter from Kathie de Nobriga to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to thank him after he participated in the NPN (National Performance Network) Annual Meeting. She ends by wondering if they will see each other in the month of November.
Date: August 2001
Creator: de Nobriga, Kathie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret King Stanley to Sterling Houston - May 30, 2000] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret King Stanley to Sterling Houston - May 30, 2000]

Letter from Margaret King Stanley to Sterling Houston. She writes that she enjoyed a party she attended. She is also appreciative of her selection in the Host Committee and of a video she appeared in.
Date: May 30, 2000
Creator: Stanley, Margaret King
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy and Jerry to Sterling Houston - March 31, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy and Jerry to Sterling Houston - March 31, 2003]

Letter from Nancy and Jerry to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They send their praises for Cameoland, a stage musical written by Houston. As a token of their admiration, they offer him a free dinner.
Date: March 31, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-Mail from Craig Gingrich-Philbrook to Paul Bonin-Rodriguez - February 16, 2003] (open access)

[E-Mail from Craig Gingrich-Philbrook to Paul Bonin-Rodriguez - February 16, 2003]

E-Mail from Craig Gingrich-Philbrook to Paul Bonin-Rodriguez. He fondly writes to Paul informing him that he has just watched his play, Memory's Caretaker, on a tape that Paul sent. He proposes that the play be used as part of a printed forum discussion in Text and Performance Quarterly (TPQ), a scholarly journal. He asks Paul if he would be interested in participating and thanks him for sharing his work with him.
Date: February 16, 2003
Creator: Gingrich-Philbrook, Craig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vivian Rudisill to Sterling Houston - January 07, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Vivian Rudisill to Sterling Houston - January 07, 2002]

Letter from Vivian Rudisill to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She sends newspaper clippings featuring Houston, discusses holiday events, an upcoming gall bladder operation, and a forthcoming pictorial publication.
Date: January 7, 2002
Creator: Rudisill, Vivian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sandra Cisneros to Sterling Houston - March 9, 2006] (open access)

[Letter from Sandra Cisneros to Sterling Houston - March 9, 2006]

Letter, sticker, pamphlet, and photocopied newspaper clippings from Sandra Cisneros to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to praise his participation in a group reading panel sponsored by Amnesty International and other organizations. The event, "We Say No: Writers Against Torture", brought together a variety of academics and writers for one night in San Antonio Central Library. The material enclosed by Cisneros corresponds with the event.
Date: March 9, 2006
Creator: Cisneros, Sandra
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nan Cuba to Sterling Houston - December 19, 2001] (open access)

[Letter from Nan Cuba to Sterling Houston - December 19, 2001]

Letter from Nan Cuba to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The executive director of Gemini Ink, Nan writes to Houston to inform him of an upcoming fall fundraising campaign. She hopes to convince Houston, a past donor, to provide a contribution to the non-profit organization.
Date: December 19, 2001
Creator: Cuba, Nan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[FedEx Receipts Between Artie Smoote and Sterling Houston] (open access)

[FedEx Receipts Between Artie Smoote and Sterling Houston]

FedEx receipts signed between Sterling Houston and Artie Smoote. There is no mention of what kind of package was sent, however the information includes a five-hundred-dollar declared value. The documents vary in date, and the exchange appears to have occurred over a span of more than a year. Two mailing labels have been included, on a translucent piece of paper. The addresses of the two men and their corresponding companies have been hand-written on the back of the labels.
Date: 2001-12/2002-06
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-mail from Arnold Aprill to Sterling Houston - January 17, 2002] (open access)

[E-mail from Arnold Aprill to Sterling Houston - January 17, 2002]

E-mail from Arnold Aprill to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He has received a script for one of Houston's plays, Cameoland, and is writing to comment on several parts of the story. This includes notations on character development, music, and imagery.
Date: January 17, 2002
Creator: Aprill, Arnold
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-mail from Pam to Friends - January 14, 2002] (open access)

[E-mail from Pam to Friends - January 14, 2002]

E-mail from Pam to friends regarding a storytelling project. She sends word to a number of those involved in the project that they have recently been awarded a fifty thousand grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. The e-mail discusses upcoming travel plans and planning arrangements.
Date: January 14, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Enrique Perez-Rodriguez to The Advocate - March 28, 2004] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Enrique Perez-Rodriguez to The Advocate - March 28, 2004]

Letter from Dr. Enrique Perez-Rodriguez to The Advocate, an American magazine for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender interests. Dr. Perez-Rodriguez sends lengthy commentary on the state of American healthcare; particularly, his many grievances concerning what he believes to be a poor and hypocritical treatment of HIV and indigent patients by politicians and lawmakers.
Date: March 28, 2004
Creator: Perez-Rodriguez, Enrique
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Adrien-Alice Hansel to Sterling Houston - September 1, 2004] (open access)

[Letter from Adrien-Alice Hansel to Sterling Houston - September 1, 2004]

Letter from Adrien-Alice Hansel, literary manager of the Actors Theatre of Louisville, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The letter informs Mr. Houston that his plays - Le Griffon and The Ballad of Henry Brown/Miz Johnson & Mr. Jones - have not been selected for production at an upcoming festival.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Hansel, Adrien-Alice
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Karen DeVinney to Sandra Mayo - January 31, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Karen DeVinney to Sandra Mayo - January 31, 2003]

Letter from Karen DeVinney of the University of North Texas Press to Sandra Mayo, director of the Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies at Southwest Texas State University. In trying to publish a collection of plays by Sterling Houston, Mayo has submitted the work-in-progress to DeVinney and an anonymous reader. The reader's report is included after the letter, with the conclusion that the publication will be much richer with a few revisions. DeVinney hopes Mayo can make the revisions and resubmit.
Date: January 31, 2003
Creator: DeVinney, Karen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tanya Palmer and Amy Wegener to Sterling Houston - August 12, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Tanya Palmer and Amy Wegener to Sterling Houston - August 12, 2002]

Letter from Tanya Palmer and Amy Wegener, staff members of the Actors Theatre of Louisville, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They write to inform him that he has been selected as a finalist for a Heideman Award, and that they will consider all finalists for production in an upcoming festival.
Date: August 12, 2002
Creator: Palmer, Tanya & Wegener, Amy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-mail from Bob Leonard to Sterling Houston - July 7, 2003] (open access)

[E-mail from Bob Leonard to Sterling Houston - July 7, 2003]

E-mail from Bob Leonard of the Network of Ensemble Theaters to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to invite him to a National Conference which will take place in Amherst, Massachusetts. All travel expenses will be covered for the week-long summer conference.
Date: July 7, 2003
Creator: Leonard, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marcus Goodyear to Sterling Houston - July 18, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Marcus Goodyear to Sterling Houston - July 18, 2003]

Letter from Marcus Goodyear, English teacher at Sandra Day O'Connor High School, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to send word of a student literary magazine called Limestone. At the bottom of the letter, he has hand-written a personal note to Sterling thanking him for a writing workshop.
Date: July 18, 2003
Creator: Goodyear, Marcus
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Evan Smith to Sterling Houston - August 24, 2000] (open access)

[Letter from Evan Smith to Sterling Houston - August 24, 2000]

Letter from Evan Smith of Texas Monthly magazine to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes at the suggestion of Sandra Cisneros, who gave Houston's name to Smith as a possible contributor to the magazine. He hopes that the two can meet in the future.
Date: August 24, 2000
Creator: Smith, Evan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Karen DeVinney to Sterling Houston and Sandra Mayor - August 13, 2004] (open access)

[Letter from Karen DeVinney to Sterling Houston and Sandra Mayor - August 13, 2004]

Letter from Karen DeVinney, managing editor from the University of North Texas press, to Sandra Mayo and Sterling Houston. She writes to both to inform them of edits that have been made to a manuscript titled Myth, Magic, and Farce. The manuscript is a collection of plays by Houston, a prominent San Antonio playwright. DeVinney goes on to talk about other stages that need to be met before publication.
Date: August 13, 2004
Creator: DeVinney, Karen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History