Letter from Barbara Jones to the students of Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs asking for their thoughts regarding the Democratic party. Photocopies of the letter contain handwritten responses. The last two pages, dated 02/12/85, are barely legible.
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Letter from Barbara Jones to the students of Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs asking for their thoughts regarding the Democratic party. Photocopies of the letter contain handwritten responses. The last two pages, dated 02/12/85, are barely legible.
This letter is part of the following collections of related materials.
The Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Photographs from the Barbara C. Jordan Archives. Barbara Jordan ran for the Texas House twice (1962, 1964). She won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1966, becoming the first African American since Reconstruction to do so.
Collections funded by the Tocker Foundation, which distributes funds principally for the support, encouragement, and assistance to small rural libraries in Texas.
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996.[Letter from Barbara Jordan to Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Students, February 8, 1985],
letter,
February 8, 1985;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth611272/:
accessed April 28, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Texas Southern University.