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[Letter from Linda Koulisis - July 25, 1981]
Letter from Linda Koulisis, production manager of the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, on behalf of Sterling Houston. She is writing a letter of recommendation for the playwright, whom she praises in the short letter.
Date:
July 25, 1981
Creator:
Koulisis, Linda
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Sterling Houston - October 1982]
Letter to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Much of the letter is difficult to read, particularly because of its penmanship, but there appears to be some content of an explicitly sexual nature.
Date:
October 1982
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson to Dr. Peter Wolkonsky - January 10, 1989]
Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson, artistic director of the O'Rourke Center for the Performing Arts, to Dr. Peter Wolkonsky. She sends word that she enjoyed reading Sterling Houston's play, A Brief History of American Song, but that her company will be unable to produce it due to prior commitments.
Date:
January 10, 1989
Creator:
Crewdson, Arlene J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Sterling Houston - 1988]
Letter from a friend to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He discusses his personal life, including life in New York City, work, and a death in the family.
Date:
1988
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mailgram Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe - April 9, 1982]
Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe. It would seem that both Sam and Tom were associated with the removal of two important radio programs from the air. Mr. Salas writes to respectfully request that both be reinstated, especially with the long history shared between Mr. Salas, BCMM, and KAPE radio, dating back to 1974.
Date:
April 9, 1982
Creator:
Salas, Mario Marcel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fredric A. Weiss to SAMC Board - August 20, 1980]
Letter from Fredric a. Weiss to the San Antonio Media Center (SAMC) board. The letter reads as a summary of activities which have taken place with an organization of high school students interested in careers in the media. He discusses bake sales, television programs, and other activities they have performed.
Date:
August 20, 1980
Creator:
Weiss, Fredric A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Executive Committee - January 3, 1980]
Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to an executive committee. He discusses an anti-Ku Klux Klan march in the works; its potential benefits and drawbacks; and its organizer, Antonio Cabral, who has antagonized other civil rights organizations, including the OUED.
Date:
January 3, 1980
Creator:
Salas, Mario Marcel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Cilvil Rights Division Director - March 7, 1981]
Letter from the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to the Civil Rights Division Director at the United States Department of Justice. The OUED was prompted to write the letter after their president, John H. Sanders Jr., was accused of communist leanings. The letter is sent to the Department of Justice to inquire on the specious statement, which they believe is meant to discredit their civil rights advocacy efforts.
Date:
March 7, 1981
Creator:
Organizations United for Eastside Development
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Danny Garcia - February 7, 1981]
Letter from Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to Danny Garcia, staff writer at San Antonio Light. They are writing to ask for a formal retraction on a statement written by Mr. Garcia, quoting T. C. Calvert as the founder of their organization. They claim OUED was founded by multiple individuals, contrary to Mr. Calvert's quote.
Date:
February 7, 1981
Creator:
Organizations United for Eastside Development
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Serge Mukendi to Mario Marcel Salas - October 30, 1980]
Letter from Serge Mukendi, United States Representative of the Congolese National Liberation Front, to Mario Marcel Salas, officer of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The letter is a follow-up from a previous request to know more about Mr. Mukendi's organization.
Date:
October 30, 1980
Creator:
Mukendi, Serge
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, Keith L. Charlton to John Saunders - March 23, 1981]
Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, and Keith L. Charlton Jr. to John Saunders at Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The men are writing in response to a complaint filed by OUED concerning an unnamed indiscretion by an EMS Technician. They inform Mr. Saunders that proper action has been taken and that further recommendations were given to the Fire Chief.
Date:
March 23, 1981
Creator:
Castellano, Alfred; Day, Edward R. & Charlton, Keith L., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981]
Letter from Bill M. White, criminal district attorney from San Antonio, to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development. The letter is a confirmation that a proper course of action is in the works in regards to an incident mentioned by Mr. Sanders in a previous letter. It would seem that the incident had something to do with a mass riot and possible violent attacks.
Date:
September 22, 1981
Creator:
White, Bill M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to John Sanders - August 28, 1981]
Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton from the House of Representatives to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside and Development. She thanks him for his concern over a plaque that bore her name and the names of board members in the Bexar County Cancer Center.
Date:
August 28, 1981
Creator:
Sutton, G. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Dan McKinnon - August 10, 1982]
Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, public information officer of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to Dan McKinnon, chairperson of Civil Aeronautics Board. Mr. Salas has written to request that South African Airways be denied permission to land in Houston in light of South Africa's civil rights violations and treatment of black South Africans.
Date:
August 10, 1982
Creator:
Salas, Mario Marcel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, John Sanders, and Rick Greene to United States Department of Justice - March 13, 1982]
Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, Rick Greene, and John H. Sanders from Organizations United for Eastside Development to the civil rights division at the United States Department of Justice. The organization leaders are writing to request an investigation into an incident between Amtrak security personnel and Charlene Mitchell and Mike Welch, who were allegedly drugged, attacked, and charged with public drunkenness.
Date:
March 13, 1982
Creator:
Salas, Mario Marcel; Sanders, John H. & Greene, Rick
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Ed Cheviot - February 19, 1986]
Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, Rick Greene, and John Sanders of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to Ed Cheviot, general manager of KMOL-TV. They write the day after a press conference was held to discuss racist remarks by Suzanne Hildebrand. They blame Mr. Cheviot for sending a panel member who was rude, insensitive, and walked out during the conference.
Date:
February 19, 1986
Creator:
Salas, Mario Marcel; Greene, Rick & Sanders, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from O.U.E.D. to Members and Affiliates - April 12, 1983]
Letter from Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to its members and affiliates. The letter gives notice to members to attend an upcoming meeting so that they may come at a consensus on how to deal with a planned march by the Ku Klux Klan. Some suggestions are proposed, including a counter demonstration, but the letter requests collective agreement.
Date:
April 12, 1983
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - November 11, 1988]
Typed letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, a prominent Texan playwright. She thanks him for a previous letter and wishes him well on two works by the author: Driving Wheel and A'Lelia.
Date:
November 11, 1988
Creator:
Angelou, Maya
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - July 17, 1989]
Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, a prominent Texan playwright. She sends her praise for the Modernization of Sainthood, a stage play by Houston, and wishes him the best in his professional career.
Date:
July 17, 1989
Creator:
Angelou, Maya
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Carol to Sterling Houston - February 21, 1989]
Letter from Carol to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes informing him of Arlene's mother's death and of a forgotten script. She writes, presumably, from the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, judging by the letterhead.
Date:
February 21, 1989
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Samuel to Sterling Houston - 1980]
Letter from Robert Samuel to, presumably, Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Robert (Bob) writes about when he will be back in San Antonio, and that he hopes to see his friend once there. He will stay with friends. Letter has been written on the back of a card which references both the Robert Samuel Gallery and Tom of Finland, famed artist and icon of gay culture.
Date:
1980
Creator:
Samuel, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - November 11, 1988]
Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes from her teaching position at Wake Forest University to send her thanks and well wishes to Houston's work. Personal matters are also briefly discussed.
Date:
November 11, 1988
Creator:
Angelou, Maya
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - November 11, 1988]
Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to thank him for a previous letter and best wishes on two of Houston's plays - A'Lelia and Driving Wheel.
Date:
November 11, 1988
Creator:
Angelou, Maya
System:
The Portal to Texas History