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Is the Necessity for a Higher Education More in Demand Today Than a Decade Ago? (open access)

Is the Necessity for a Higher Education More in Demand Today Than a Decade Ago?

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about why the higher education is becoming more necessary over time.
Date: July 24, 1952
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sixth National Conference of Friends on Race Relations Booklet] (open access)

[Sixth National Conference of Friends on Race Relations Booklet]

Booklet for the Sixth National Conference of Friends on Race Relations, with transcripts of speeches from the conference. The speeches are "Black Power** White Power** Shared Power," "Motivations and Methods of White Power" by Martha Ragland, and "The Gift of Blackness" by Vincent Harding.
Date: July 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Statewide Planning for Vocational Rehabilitation Services Pamphlet] (open access)

[Texas Statewide Planning for Vocational Rehabilitation Services Pamphlet]

Pamphlet for Texas Statewide Planning For Vocational Rehabilitation Services, with text on the cover: "From old world extermination, ridicule, and asylum to 20th century: Total rehabilitation in services offered and people served."
Date: July 1967
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee W. Thompson to Barbara C. Jordan, July 19, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Lee W. Thompson to Barbara C. Jordan, July 19, 1967]

Letter from Lee W. Thompson to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to speak at a Houston Heights Rotary Club luncheon and giving details about the event.
Date: July 19, 1967
Creator: Thompson, Lee W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Houston Legal Defense Fund Committee Public Rally Program] (open access)

[Houston Legal Defense Fund Committee Public Rally Program]

Program for a public rally sponsored by the Houston Legal Defense Fund Committee to insure justice for five TSU students indicted as a result of an incident May 16-17. The rally took place at Greater Zion Baptist Church in Houston, Texas and featured Barbara Jordan as the main speaker.
Date: July 30, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Barbara Jordan and Fellow Senators]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan with two fellow senators, Senators Wilson and Strong, wearing suits.
Date: July 3, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Dean Acheson to Barbara C. Jordan, July 3, 1968] (open access)

[Telegram from Dean Acheson to Barbara C. Jordan, July 3, 1968]

Telegram from Dean Acheson to Barbara C. Jordan, inviting her to join the National Lawyers for Humphrey Committee.
Date: July 3, 1968
Creator: Acheson, Dean
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July - October, 1970] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July - October, 1970]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan. Topics include welfare reform, child support, and Democratic party dealings. Barbara Jordan's name is underlined in various articles.
Date: July 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Where is Home for America? (open access)

Where is Home for America?

Text regarding poverty in America and the failure of anti-poverty legislation. It includes a typed bibliography and a handwritten body of text and related notes.
Date: July 30, 1972
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and Charlie Wilson]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and Charlie Wilson at a surprise party for Wilson. Jordan is wearing a light-colored dress and Wilson is wearing a light-colored suit. The writing in blue pen reads, "To Barbara - From her pal Charlie."
Date: July 1973
Creator: Congressional Photographic Services
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Meets With Members of Skylab Astronauts]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan with members of Skylab Astronauts. Jordan is standing in the middle, shaking hands with a man, and wearing a patterned dress.
Date: July 17, 1973
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Barbara Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hayes]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hayes at a press reception. Mr. Hayes is wearing a light-colored suit, Mrs. Hayes is wearing a dark-colored dress, and Jordan is wearing a light-colored dress.
Date: July 31, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: July-December 1974] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: July-December 1974]

Compilation of newspaper and magazine clippings, as well as other miscellaneous items related to Barbara C. Jordan, printed from July to December of 1974.
Date: 1974-07/1974-12
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Making It -- Losing It (open access)

Making It -- Losing It

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a luncheon at the Annual indiana Black Expo. Topics include the financial struggles of African-Americans in the United States. This text is followed by a press release describing the speech and the event.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at a Judicial Hearing]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan during President Richard Nixon's impeachment hearing for the House Judiciary Committee. Jordan is in the front row, third from the left in a lighter-colored dress.
Date: July 8, 1974
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Writing in a Notebook]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan writing in a notebook, wearing a light-colored dress at a hearing for the House Judiciary Committee. There is a man sitting in the background, wearing a dark-colored suit.
Date: July 8, 1974
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House Judiciary Committee Members Meeting]

Photograph of the House Judiciary Committee meeting in an office. Barbara Jordan is sitting on a couch in the back of the office.
Date: July 8, 1974
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Members of the House Judiciary Committee Meet in an Office]

Photograph of members of the House Judiciary Committee sitting in an office, meeting about a judicial hearing. Barbara Jordan is sitting on a couch in the back of the office.
Date: July 8, 1974
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Original text of Jordan speech before Judiciary Committee, July 25, 1974 (open access)

Original text of Jordan speech before Judiciary Committee, July 25, 1974

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan calling for the impeachment of Richard Nixon. She describes impeachment and the criteria thereof.
Date: July 25, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and Charles Rangel Examine a Copy of the Constitution]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and Charles B. Rangel looking over a copy of the Constitution of the United States during the Nixon-Watergate impeachment hearings for the House Judiciary Committee.
Date: July 26, 1974
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Shows a Man a Newspaper]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan, who is wearing a dark-colored dress, showing a newspaper to a man, who is wearing a dark-colored shirt, and a police officer in a uniform.
Date: July 29, 1974
Creator: Swanson, Dick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Signing Autographs]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan signing autographs at her photo shoot for People Magazine. She is speaking to a young man in a light-colored shirt and dark-colored pants. There is a police officer nearby, and two women observing.
Date: July 29, 1974
Creator: Swanson, Dick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Speaking to a Police Officer]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan, who is wearing a dark-colored dress, speaking to a police officer, who is wearing a police uniform.
Date: July 29, 1974
Creator: Swanson, Dick
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at the Grand Opening of the Almeda Medical Square Building, July 13, 1975] (open access)

[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at the Grand Opening of the Almeda Medical Square Building, July 13, 1975]

Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan at the grand opening of the Almeda Medical Square Building. She discusses health care for the poor, minority health professionals, and health care legislation. A program for the grand opening is included, discussing the history of Almeda Medical Square and and showing a schedule of events.
Date: July 13, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History