Letter from Sandra Cisneros to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She invites him to a celebration honoring MacArthur guests and the stage play "Ofrendas del Alma, del Corazon, y de la Mente" (translated to Offerings from the Soul, the Heart, and the Mind). At the end of her letter, she provides instructions to her home.

Postcard invitation from The Marsh, a theatre venue in San Francisco, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The invitation is for Civil Sex, a performance starring Brian Freeman, founder of the Postmodern African-American Homosexuals (Pomo Afro Homos).

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but it appears that an interview with Houston over one of his plays, the Modernization of Sainthood, has remained unpublished due to its controversial content.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.

Photograph of a group of participants representing each ethnic group at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures building is visible in the background with a banner that reads "Texas Fo[lklife Festival]."

Photograph of Adela Franzten making sauerkraut in the Kendall County Community Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is standing behind a large tub and a hat, a photograph, and other tents are visible behind her.

Photograph of two women serving aguas frescas, at the Mexican American Business and Professional Women booth, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman on the right is pouring the drink into a red cup with a large ladle. Both women are wearing headbands of colorful flowers on the top of their heads.

Photograph of a woman serving aguas frescas, at the Mexican American Business and Professional Women booth, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing a bright red apron over a colorful dress and a headband on top of her head. Other decorations and people are visible in the background.

Photograph of a member of Les Alegres Folkloricos y Floreadores, brother and sister trick roping, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is standing next to a young girl trick roping and other visitors are visible behind her.

Photograph of a member of Les Alegres Folkloricos y Floreadores, brother and sister trick roping, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is standing on stage wearing a traditional costume and holding a rope in his hand.

Photograph of a member of Les Alegres Folkloricos y Floreadores, brother and sister trick roping, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is standing on stage wearing a traditional costume and holding a rope in his hand.

Photograph of a member of Les Alegres Folkloricos y Floreadores, brother and sister trick roping, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is performing on stage wearing a traditional costume and swinging a rope in the air.

Photograph of a member of Les Alegres Folkloricos y Floreadores, brother and sister trick roping, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is standing on stage wearing a traditional costume and spinning a rope in the air.

Photograph of three members of Les Alegres Folkloricos y Floreadores, brother and sister trick roping, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are performing on stage wearing traditional costumes.

Photograph of three members of Les Alegres Folkloricos y Floreadores, brother and sister trick roping, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are performing on stage wearing traditional costumes.

Photograph of Alfredo Rodriguez, a Spanish Colonial woodcarver, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is demonstrating woodcarving in front of tables covered in his wood sculptures.

Photograph of Alfredo Rodriguez, a Spanish Colonial woodcarver, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is standing in front of tables covered in his wood sculptures.

Photograph of Annie Fuller giving quilting instructions to a man at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Fuller sits on the left. The unnamed man wears a cowboy hat and name tag. They sit in front of a tree.

Photograph of Arnold Griffin with his antique tools at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is standing behind a table covered in his collection of antique tools. The roofs of tents and a tree are visible in the background.

Photograph of a man demonstrating net making at the Arts of the Sailor booth, by the Texas Seaport Museum, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Other people and booths are visible in the background.

Photograph of Bill Brett explaining how to make rope at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman is sitting next to him holding the rope that he is holding in his hands. Other visitors and booths are visible in the background.

Photograph of Bill Brett, a horsehair rope maker, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding up a rope to a group of visitors on the left.

Photograph of the Bill Smallwood and the Jazz Cowboys at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are performing on stage and playing instruments in front of three microphones on stands. Other instruments and equipment surround them. A backdrop with "Texas" is visible in the background.

Photograph of the blacksmith area at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man is sitting behind a young boy who is holding a tool on top of an anvil.

Photograph of a boy climbing the Belgian Mast at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A bell hangs at the top of the wooden mast.