Speech given at HemisFair Luncheon commemorating the 20th anniversary of HemisFair '68.

Text of speech given by William Sinkin at the 20th anniversary luncheon of HemisFair '68.

Announcement for a press conference held by the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). A short paragraph explains that the conference is being held to clarify the OUED's position on the Ku Klux Klan and their racist activities.

Page one of an incomplete press statement released by the Organizations United for Eastside Development. The document discusses the killing of Michael Haskins by police officers, and a badly timed apology asked for by the San Antonio Officers Association after their mayor visited Haskins' grieving family.

Press conference statement released by Organizations United for Eastside Development. The conference was held to bring attention to Suzanne Hildebrand's profane use of racial slurs against Clinton Jefferson, a San Antonio law enforcement officer, and perhaps her equally racially motivated attacks against judge Benjamin Samples.

Press conference statement released by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). They are calling for a mass reform of the San Antonio police force and its accompanying organization - the San Antonio Police Officers Association (S.A.P.O.A). The OUED claims that both have not held their officers accountable for various instances of police brutality and violence.

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.

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.

Press statement released by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) over recent actions by Citizens Active in San Antonio (CASA). In a strongly worded statement, OUED voices their discontent with CASA efforts to cut public housing funds as one of their many efforts to prevent the growing presence of minorities.

March 1980 minutes for a meeting of the Organizations United for Eastside Development executive committee. A detailed account of the meeting follows, including an account of who spoke and issues brought up.

Minutes for a March 1980 regular meeting of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). Included in the descriptive text is mention of speakers - Mario Salas and John Sanders among them - and updates on projects that the organization took on.

Minutes for a January 1980 executive meeting of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). Included in the descriptive account of the meeting is discussion on a march against the Ku Klux Klan, various speakers, as well as a number of clerical issues.

Minutes for a March 1980 executive committee meeting of the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). Included in the descriptive text are briefings of various projects the organization is concerned with - primarily issues of race and discrimination in the San Antonio community.

Card from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The hand-written message is written fondly towards Houston, his talent, and his family.

Informational text for the operation of individual chapters of the Links, Inc. - a national community service organization founded by professional women with various state and local branches. The document gives information on how to organize chapters, their fiscal structure, an annual calendar, and other administrative details.

Unpublished newspaper copy for an article to be headlined "Black Civic Groups Wants [sic] to Honor Veteran Journalist" about the efforts of the Jackson, Mississippi chapter of The Links, Inc. to raise funds to assist Hazel Brannon Smith. Smith was a publisher and journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for her editorials in support of the civil rights movement, a stance which resulted in her ostracism from local white society and her newspaper's eventual bankruptcy. Aaronetta Pierce (referred to here as A. M. Pierce) passed this unpublished copy of the article on to Margaret Winn, president of the San Antonio chapter. Includes handwritten notes.

Memorandum from Margaret Winn to The Links Foundation, Inc. stating that the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. has sent $114.95 to purchase a cassette player for the National Headquarters Building.

Blank form letter used by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. to thank donors for their financial contributions to the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. The blank letter is from the chapter's president, Margaret Winn, and features a standard response expressing gratitude as well as blank lines for an additional personal note.

List of rules for a poster art contest for students about Martin Luther King, Jr. sponsored by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. "Living the Dream: A Call for a Celebration of Freedom and Justice for Everyone -- 'Let Freedom Ring'" is the theme of the contest. Also includes a letter from Margaret Winn inviting parents and their children to attend a workshop about the life and ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr. There is a form at the bottom of the letter that parents should complete and return.

Blank form used by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. to receive permission from the parents of students at S. H. Gates Elementary School. The chapter would like students to participate in a workshop they are sponsoring.

Report to members of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. The first part of the report thanks members for their participation over the past year and exhorts uninvolved members to increase their participation in chapter activities. The second part of the report reviews the chapter's major accomplishments over the past year, including efforts to educate youth about the dangers of substance abuse.

Announcement of two scholarship awards sponsored by The Links, Inc. won by high school students in the western United States. Kyra Papillon won sponsorship from the Oakland Bay Area Links to attend a forum for non-governmental organizations in Nairobi, Kenya. Simone Farber from Santa Fe, New Mexico, won a 1985 National Achievement Scholarship Award. There is a menu for a dinner inside the announcement.

Schedule for group pictures for chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States. Western Area chapters gathered for a biennial area conference.

Memorandum from Louise Q. Lawson to chapter presidents and members of The Links, Inc. stating that the organization's finances are sound. Because the Links is in good financial standing, a decision was made to create The Links Foundation, a nonprofit organization that will process and distribute funds for philanthropic purposes on behalf of Links.