Collection
Texas Cultures Online
6,737
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
5,501
Institute of Texan Cultures Texas Folklife Festival Collection
4,424
San Antonio Register
2,825
Cechoslovak and Westke Noviny
1,169
Rescuing Texas History, 2009
766
San Antonio Fair, Inc. Records
748
El Regidor
381
Il Messaggiero Italiano
351
Hallettsville Rebel
303
1 More
Serial/Series Title
Country
States
Decade
Month
12,623 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
[E-mail from Pam to Friends - January 14, 2002]
E-mail from Pam to friends regarding a storytelling project. She sends word to a number of those involved in the project that they have recently been awarded a fifty thousand grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. The e-mail discusses upcoming travel plans and planning arrangements.
Date:
January 14, 2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vivian Rudisill to Sterling Houston - January 07, 2002]
Letter from Vivian Rudisill to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She sends newspaper clippings featuring Houston, discusses holiday events, an upcoming gall bladder operation, and a forthcoming pictorial publication.
Date:
January 7, 2002
Creator:
Rudisill, Vivian
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cameoland: A memory play with music
This manuscript by Sterling Houston is a short musical play about the history of the African-American community in San Antonio, Texas prior to integration.
Date:
2002
Creator:
Houston, Sterling
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Cultural Collaborative Plans and Itineary]
Typed documents on The Cultural Collaborative (TCC): A Community Plan for San Antonio's Creative Economy. Established as a committee composed of arts and cultural leaders in San Antonio, the TCC's job was to develop and cultivate San Antonio's creative industry. The documents have various bullet points and strategies on ways this can be done. The last page is a schedule of events that span from December 2002 to January 2004.
Date:
2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario, Edwina, and Angela Salas Inside Booth During Martin Luther King March]
Photograph of booths during a Martin Luther King March in San Antonio, Texas. The principal booth is that of Mario Salas, who is running for county commissioner. Mr. Salas stands underneath it wearing a green windbreaker. Edwina Salas, his wife, stands to the left while Angela Salas, a young girl in a vest and white shirt, stands to the right. Many other people are in attendance at other booths.
Date:
January 2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Marcel Salas Card Advertising Election Bid]
Flyer for Mario Marcel Salas created during his election bid for county commissioner precinct 4. The front page shows a family portrait of himself, wife (Edwina Salas), and his two daughters. The back of the card lists his background, platform, and some of his accomplishments.
Date:
2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Marcel Salas Voting Promotional Flyer]
Flyer for Mario Marcel Salas created during his election bid for county commissioner precinct 4. The card shows a family portrait of Mr. Marcel with his wife, Edwina Salas, and two daughters. Printed text on the bottom discloses religious affiliation and political viewpoints.
Date:
2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas Booth During Martin Luther King March]
Photograph of booths during a January rally in San Antonio, Texas. The principal booth is that of Mario Salas, who is running for county commissioner. Mr. Salas stands underneath it wearing a green windbreaker. Edwina Salas, his wife, stands to the left while Angela Salas, a young girl in a vest and white shirt, stands to the right.
Date:
January 2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas Leading Walk During Martin Luther King March]
Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio politician and civil rights leader, leading a walk during a Martin Luther King March. He wears a shirt advertising the event, a windbreaker, and holds a walkie-talkie on his left hand. A row of people are holding a large banner in the back.
Date:
January 2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Salas Family Indoors with Election Sign]
Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio politician and civil rights leader, standing with his family and a woman between two table booths. A sign advertising his election bid is on the floor just in front of them.
Date:
2002~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Salas Family Inside Booth During Martin Luther King March]
Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio politician and civil rights leader, inside a booth during a Martin Luther King March. He is joined by his wife, Edwina Salas, on the left, and Angela Salas, on the right.
Date:
January 2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nan Cuba to Sterling Houston - December 19, 2001]
Letter from Nan Cuba to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The executive director of Gemini Ink, Nan writes to Houston to inform him of an upcoming fall fundraising campaign. She hopes to convince Houston, a past donor, to provide a contribution to the non-profit organization.
Date:
December 19, 2001
Creator:
Cuba, Nan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[Letter from Kathie de Nobriga to Sterling Houston - August 2001]
Letter from Kathie de Nobriga to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to thank him after he participated in the NPN (National Performance Network) Annual Meeting. She ends by wondering if they will see each other in the month of November.
Date:
August 2001
Creator:
de Nobriga, Kathie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Myrna to Sterling Houston - August 2001]
Postcard from Myrna to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The postcard comes after Myrna traveled to various locations in Europe, including the Tate Modern in London, where this particular postcard was acquired. It shows a mixed media painting by the artist Chris Ofili of a woman in profile. The hand-written note also mentions that she is back in Puerto Rico.
Date:
August 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Greeting Card from Tony Hargrove to Sterling Houston - March 2001]
Card from Tony Hargrove of the Ella Austin Community Center to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes fondly about meeting him, and hopes to see him again in the fall. The front of the card has been printed with the Ella Austin logo.
Date:
March 2001
Creator:
Hargrove, Anthony
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[E-mail from Amy Wegener, Tanya Palmer, and Michael Bigelow Dixon to Sterling Houston - February 2001]
Letter from Amy Wegener, Tanya Palmer, and Michael Bigelow Dixon of the Actors Theatre of Louisville to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They are writing to inform him that they picked one of his plays for inclusion in that year's Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Date:
February 2001
Creator:
Wegener, Amy; Palmer, Tanya & Dixon, Michael Bigelow
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mafikeng Mayor, Mario Salas, and Mayor Ed Garza]
Photograph of Mafikeng, South Africa, mayor shaking hands with soon to be mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Ed Garza. Between them, wearing glasses, is councilman, educator, and civil rights leader Mario Marcel Salas. Additional politicians are in attendance in the back near chairs and desks.
Date:
2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas Campaigning at Claude Black Community Center]
Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas at the Claude Black Community Center during his bid for election as county commissioner. He wears formal attire, standing near a table where an elderly African-American woman sits. Other women are seen in the back at similar tables.
Date:
2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas in Front of Historic Carver Cultural Center]
Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio civil rights leader and politician, standing in front of the Carver Community Cultural Center. It is a tall brick structure built modestly with rectangular windows. Mr. Salas stands across the street, just in front of a couple of vehicles, in formal attire.
Date:
2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas in Front of SBC Center Under Construction]
Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio civil rights leader and politician, standing in front of the SBC Center - an indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio - under construction. He stands a long distance away on the parking lot wearing formal attire.
Date:
2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas Outdoors with Buffalo Soldiers]
Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio civil rights leader and politician, standing outdoors with several men in the traditional regalia of Buffalo Soldiers, inactive all-black regiments of the U.S. Army that fought during several American wars. A street sign can be seen above them identifying their location somewhere on E. Houston Street.
Date:
2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas Smiling with Edwina]
Photograph of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio civil rights leader and politician, with a woman, presumably his wife, identified as Edwina Salas. Mr. Salas smiles in the direction of Edwina. They both wear formal attire.
Date:
2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History