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[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 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
[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - November 18, 1990]
Minutes from the November 18, 1990 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, finances, committee activities, and other business.
Date:
November 18, 1990
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - October 21, 1990]
Minutes from the October 21, 1990 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, finances, committee activities, and other business.
Date:
October 21, 1990
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - September 29, 1990]
Agenda for the September 29, 1990 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, and current business.
Date:
September 29, 1990
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - September 29, 1990]
Minutes from the September 29, 1990 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, finances, committee activities, and other business.
Date:
September 29, 1990
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Marion S. Sutherland to Presidents and Chapters of The Links, Incorporated - September 1990]
Memorandum from Marion S. Sutherland to members of The Links, Inc. introducing herself as the new president of the organization and thanking them for electing her. Sutherland would like all of the members to pull together for the new year and unite around the Links' theme for 1990-1992: "Cherishing the Past -- Cultivating the Present -- Creating the Future."
Date:
September 1990
Creator:
Links, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard for A Chest of "Purls", a Fibers Art Exhibition at the Carver Gallery.]
Postcard for the opening exhibition of A Chest of "Purls", a fiber arts show at the Carver Gallery in the Carver Community Cultural Center. The show featured the work of Nettie Jackson Bellinger, Gloria Bryant, Beverly Ann Dudley, and Harriet Kelly. The postcard was sent to Mr and Mrs. C. T. Harris.
Date:
September 1990
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edwina Gray Higgins to Western Area Links - August 25, 1990]
Letter from Edwina Gray Higgins to members of The Links, Inc. in the western United States reminding them of important Western Area business. Chapters must continue to plan relevant programs that address issues in the black community, familiarize themselves with revisions to the bylaws made at the recent National Assembly, and file taxation forms in a timely manner.
Date:
August 25, 1990
Creator:
Higgins, Edwina Gray
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
[Aerial View of the Institute of Texas Cultures]
Photograph of an aerial view of the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the Institute of Texas Cultures dominates the scene. The building is surrounded by festival booths and vehicles. Brightly-colored flags decorate the main thoroughfare as festival participants explore the festival.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of an aerial view of the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the main thoroughfare is visible between two grassy areas. Festival participants walk the thoroughfare and explore the dozens of booths representing various cultures. The photograph was taken from the roof of the Institute of Texas Cultures building.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aguas Frescas Booth]
Photograph of a woman serving aguas frescas at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The women wears a large sombrero and a blue shirt. She stirs a large container of aguas frescas, a flavored fruit drink, with a long ladle. The booth is sponsored by the Mexican-American Business and Professional Women.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aguas Frescas Booth]
Photograph of a woman serving aguas frescas at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman is wearing a large sombrero with the word "Mexico" embroidered across the brim in red thread as she stirs a large container of fruit juice. The drink booth is sponsored by the Mexican-American Business and Professional Women's Organization.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Demonstration]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dance performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear traditional Native American clothing consisting of feather headdresses, beaded headbands, skirts with long fringe, and white moccasins.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Demonstration]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dance performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear traditional Native American clothing consisting of feather headdresses, beaded headbands, skirts with long fringe, and white moccasins. They perform on a grey stage in front of a large audience of festival participants.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Demonstration]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a beaded and feathered headdress with a red mantle covered with yellow fringe and a white bandanna. His face is painted with white and yellow paint.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Performance]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer's face is painted black and green. He wears a beaded headband, breast plate, and belt. His suede moccasins are beaded and wrapped in fur. He swings a red cord around his head and body, performing a dance for festival participants.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Performance]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer's face is painted black and green. He wears a beaded headband, breast plate, and belt as he raises an object constructed of red tubing above his head.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Dancer]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer's face is painted black and green. He wears a beaded headband, breast plate, and belt. His suede moccasins are beaded and wrapped in fur. He swings a red cord around his head and body, performing a dance for festival participants.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Dancer]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer's face is painted black and green. He wears a beaded headband, breast plate, and belt. His suede moccasins are beaded and wrapped in fur. He swings a red cord around his head, performing a dance for festival participants.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Dancer]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a large feathered headdress with a beaded headband, tasseled shirt, and beaded belt. He holds painted sticks with beaded tassels attached to the ends as he dances for festival participants.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alabama-Coushatta Dancer]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a beaded and feathered headdress with a red mantle covered with yellow fringe. His white leather moccasins are embroidered with beads and bells. He holds stick-like objects with swinging tassels in his hands as he dances.
Date:
[1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History