[Appeal for SantosCoy and Phillips Murder Investigation by OUED] (open access)

[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
[Clipping: Gates 4th Graders Learning Journalism Firsthand] (open access)

[Clipping: Gates 4th Graders Learning Journalism Firsthand]

Newspaper clipping from The San Antonio Informer titled "Gates 4th Graders Learning Journalism First Hand." The article was published in December of 1995.
Date: December 1995
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clippings: The San Antonio Informer, December 1995]

Clippings from The San Antonio Informer dated December 7th-21st, 1995. The first article is titled "San Antonio Links...Educating Our Youth." The second article is titled "The Links, Inc. Celebrate Founders Day." Two group photographs are included.
Date: December 1995
Creator: The San Antonio Informer.
Object Type: Photograph
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

[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

[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
[Letter from A'Lelia Bundles to Sterling Houston - December 29, 1990] (open access)

[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 Alma K. Inge to Aaronetta Pierce - December 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Aaronetta Pierce - December 2, 1965]

Letter from Alma K. Inge, general chairman of fine arts at the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., to Aaronetta Pierce. She is writing to thank her for her assistance in one of the organization's fine art seminars on dance at a local school.
Date: December 2, 1965
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Charlotte Collins - December 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Charlotte Collins - December 2, 1965]

Letter from Alma K. Inge, general chairman of fine arts at the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., to Charlotte Collins. She is writing to thank her for her assistance in one of the organization's fine art seminars on drama at a local school given her past participation as a student.
Date: December 2, 1965
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Elizabeth T. Wren - December 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Elizabeth T. Wren - December 2, 1965]

Letter from Alma K. Inge, general chairman of fine arts at the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., to Elizabeth T. Wren, principal of Lincoln Elementary-Junior High School. She is writing to thank her for allowing the organization to collaborate with the school in one of their cultural projects.
Date: December 2, 1965
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Leonor Lara - December 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Leonor Lara - December 2, 1965]

Letter from Alma K. Inge, general chairman of fine arts at the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., to Leonor Lara. She is writing to thank her for her assistance in a theater and drama seminar at a local middle school.
Date: December 2, 1965
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Mattie T. Lewis - December 12, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Mattie T. Lewis - December 12, 1965]

Letter from Alma K. Inge, general chairman of fine arts at the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., to Mattie L. Lewis. She is writing to thank Lewis for assistance in one of the organization's fine art seminars on dance at a local junior high school.
Date: December 12, 1965
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Sister Mary Michael - December 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Sister Mary Michael - December 2, 1965]

Letter from Alma K. Inge, general chairman of fine arts at the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., to Sister Mary Michael. She is writing to thank her for her assistance in one of the organization's fine art seminars on drama at a local junior high school.
Date: December 2, 1965
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Virgil W. Walker - December 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Alma K. Inge to Virgil W. Walker - December 2, 1965]

Letter from Alma K. Inge, general chairman of fine arts at the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., to Virgil W. Walker, principal of Riley Junior High School. She is writing to thank him for allowing the organization to collaborate with the school in one of their cultural projects.
Date: December 2, 1965
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara Lord Watkins to Margaret Winn - December 16 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara Lord Watkins to Margaret Winn - December 16 1986]

Letter from Barbara Lord Watkins to Margaret Winn expressing regret that members of the Dallas chapter of The Links, Inc. cannot travel to San Antonio for an African-American arts exhibit, which is sponsored, in part, by the San Antonio chapter of Links. She congratulates the San Antonio chapter for its work in bringing the exhibit to Texas.
Date: December 16, 1986
Creator: Watkins, Barbara Lord
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Donna Muslin to Barbara Lawrence - December 15, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Donna Muslin to Barbara Lawrence - December 15, 1996]

Letter from Donna Muslin to Barbara Lawrence inviting the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. to participate in a charity shopping day at the J. C. Penney store. Muslin would like members of the chapter to sell $5 tickets to the event, with the chapter keeping the proceeds. The body of the letter is a form letter, but Muslin also wrote a brief personal note to Lawrence.
Date: December 15, 1996
Creator: Muslin, Donna
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emerson Marcee to Mrs. O. C. Booker - December 6, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Emerson Marcee to Mrs. O. C. Booker - December 6, 1976]

Letter from Emerson Marcee, president of the San Antonio branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), to Mrs. O. C. Booker for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. He writes to thank her for a charitable duration of nine hundred dollars for an unspecified crisis in Mississippi.
Date: December 6, 1976
Creator: Marcee, Emerson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - December 7, 1983] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Joyce H. Coleman to Barbara Lawrence - December 9, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Joyce H. Coleman to Barbara Lawrence - December 9, 1996]

Letter from Joyce H. Coleman to Barbara Lawrence thanking the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for donating blankets to Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. to provide at their women's shelter.
Date: December 9, 1996
Creator: Coleman, Joyce H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia Brogdan Purnell to Links - December 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Julia Brogdan Purnell to Links - December 1978]

Letter from Julia Brogdan Purnell to members of The Links, Inc. Purnell is thankful for members' contributions, and, in that vein, she is sharing a brief article from The Morning Advocate, a Baton Rouge newspaper, about the recent philanthropic activities of Links. Also includes a photocopy of the article.
Date: December 1978
Creator: Links, Inc.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kathy Stephan to Sterling Houston - December 3, 2001] (open access)

[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 from Margaret Winn and Brenda Anderson to Delia T. Martinez - December 2, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn and Brenda Anderson to Delia T. Martinez - December 2, 1986]

Letter from Margaret Winn and Brenda Anderson to Delia T. Martinez, the manager of Murray Savings, thanking them for providing rulers for a community service project sponsored by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc.
Date: December 2, 1986
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Winn and Brenda Anderson to Dusty's Flowers, Inc. - December 2, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn and Brenda Anderson to Dusty's Flowers, Inc. - December 2, 1986]

Letter from Margaret Winn and Brenda Anderson to Dusty's Flowers, Inc. thanking them for providing supplies for a community service project sponsored by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc.
Date: December 2, 1986
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Winn and Brenda Anderson to H. E. Butt Food Store - December 2, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn and Brenda Anderson to H. E. Butt Food Store - December 2, 1986]

Letter from Margaret Winn and Brenda Anderson to H. E. Butt Food Store thanking them for providing supplies for a community service project sponsored by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc.
Date: December 2, 1986
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History