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Lady Bird Johnson, William Sinkin, and Henry B. Gonzalez in Johnson City, Texas
Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson (left) shoveling dirt while planting a rose bush near Johnson City, at the site of Lyndon B. Johnson's boyhood home. William "Bill" Sinkin, and Henry B. Gonzalez (right) are standing next to her, looking at the bush, and several spectators are standing along a wooden fence directly behind them.
Date:
December 17, 1966
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Your HemisFair - 1968" [Draft]
Summary of answers to frequently asked questions about HemisFair '68.
Date:
December 29, 1963
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hemisfair model with “Viva Hemisfair” prop
Hemisfair model with “Viva Hemisfair” prop for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date:
December 1967
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map-Site plan of HemisFair
Image of Map-Site plan of HemisFair, the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date:
December 1964
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map-Site plan of HemisFair
Image of Map-Site plan of HemisFair, the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date:
December 1964
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
President Johnson with Henry B. Gonzales and others in signing ceremony
Image of President Johnson with Henry B. Gonzales and others in signing ceremony for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date:
December 1965
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two men on a concrete platform
Photograph of two men, one standing and the other kneeling, on a concrete platform in downtown San Antonio, Texas. One of the men has a hard hat on. In the background the sign for the Crockett Hotel can be seen.
Date:
December 1966
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
William Sinkin at ground breaking for HemisFair '68
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Date:
December 1967
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Midge Graybeal to Sterling Houston - December 27, 1990]
Letter from Midge Graybeal, executive director of the San Antonio Business Committee for the Arts, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. She writes to inform him of his nomination for the 1991 Artist of the Year. The award event will encompass a daytime luncheon where the winner will be announced.
Date:
December 27, 1990
Creator:
Graybeal, Midge
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[E-mail from Claudia Ladensohn - October 9, 2002]
E-mail letter from Claudia Ladensohn of the Texas Commission on the Arts to Jon Hinojosa, Catherine Cisneros, Lyn Bobbitt, and Sterling Houston. She is writing to confirm an event that will take place in a couple of months, and to send a tentative schedule of the day's event.
Date:
December 27, 1990
Creator:
Ladensohn, Claudia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Park Chambers, Tim Doud, and Lawrence Steger to Sterling Houston - December 22, 1992]
Letter from Park Chambers, Tim Doud, and Lawrence Steger of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They write to thank him for allowing them to house his documentation. It appears that Mr. Houston's contribution was helpful to an exhibition titled Private/Public. The School of the Art Institute played a seemingly large role in the exhibit as well.
Date:
December 22, 1992
Creator:
Chambers, Park; Doud, Tim & Steger, Lawrence
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Appeal for SantosCoy and Phillips Murder Investigation by OUED]
Two-page word document by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) calling for the suspension of officer James Cammack and an indictment of murder for Hector SantosCoy. SantosCoy, as well as Bobby Jo Philllps thirteen years prior, were both killed by the officer in question. The efforts of the OUED is one in a string of attempts to end police brutality targeted towards racial minorities in San Antonio.
Date:
December 19, 1981
Creator:
Organizations United for Eastside Development
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[OUED Press Statements on Murder Cases]
Press statements released by Organizations United for Eastside Development. They discuss the murders of Arthur McDuffy, Webb Boyd, Bobby Jo Phillips, and Hector SantosCoy. Both statements are strongly worded pieces against police brutality and a broken penal system that targets racial minorities.
Date:
1980-12-28/1981-01-17
Creator:
Organizations United for Eastside Development
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - December 7, 1983]
Mailgram letter from John H. Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to representative Henry B. Gonzalez. He writes to thank him for beginning an impeachment process for President Reagan that began with differences over his foreign policies. Specifically, Sanders condemns the United States involvement in Grenada and Lebanon.
Date:
December 7, 1983
Creator:
Sanders, John H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Student National Coordinating Committee Minutes - December 1970]
Meeting minutes for a December get-together of the Student National Coordinating Committee (S.N.C.C). Items discussed include guest speakers, community outreach, and conflicts with the court system.
Date:
December 1, 1970
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Greeting Card from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston - December 1995]
Greeting card from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They hope to see him again when they travel back to Texas. A second card has been placed inside it: an announcement for the birth of Simon Alexander Ghebreyesus. It was sent much later, however, according to the child's birth date.
Date:
December 1995
Creator:
Armstrong, Richard & Armstrong, Jennifer
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Greeting Card from David Nelson to Sterling Houston - December 2000]
Greeting card from David Nelson to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The card was sent during the December holiday season. David writes a short note inside telling Houston that it was great seeing him in the past year.
Date:
December 2000
Creator:
Nelson, David
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kathy Stephan to Sterling Houston - December 3, 2001]
Letter from Kathy Stephan to Sterling Houston, a prominent Texan playwright. She writes informing him of a creative project she is interested in developing- a play about Lillian Gish, a silent film actress whose life has inspired Kathy. She notes that strong racial commentary could come from the project. She has attached three pages of xeroxed newspaper clippings about the actress.
Date:
December 3, 2001
Creator:
Stephan, Kathy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Sterling Houston - December 7, 1967]
Letter to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. It appears to be written by one of Sterling's sister, but her name is hard to read with certainty. In her letter, she appears to be sending her gratitude and exchanging other pleasantries.
Date:
December 7, 1967
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A'Lelia Bundles to Sterling Houston - December 29, 1990]
Letter from A'Lelia Bundles to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. It appears there was a woman, A'Lelia Walker, who inspired Mr. Houston to write a stage play. Ms. Bundles writes to praise Houston on the play and inform him of other news in theatre.
Date:
December 29, 1990
Creator:
Bundles, A'Lelia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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]
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
[Letter from William B. Ray to Mario Marcel Salas - December 9, 1974]
Letter from William B. Ray, chief of the Complaints and Compliance Division of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media. The letter was sent in response to a formal complaint filed by Mr. Marcel over a failed negotiation with KAPE radio, a San Antonio-based radio station. However, it appears that Mr. Ray did not receive a specific enough complaint, and explains the course of action that needs to occur before the FCC gets involved.
Date:
December 9, 1974
Creator:
Ray, William B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Winn and Vernis Hudgins to Blair Corning - December 3, 1985]
Letter from Margaret Winn and Vernis Hudgins to Blair Corning thanking him for his article in the San Antonio Express-News about the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. and its 25th Anniversary.
Date:
December 3, 1985
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History