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[Status Report: Services to Youth Committee - October 1977]

Description: Report of the Services to Youth Committee of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for October 18, 1977. The committee has decided upon three projects to recommend to the chapter: 1) an awards program for middle school and high school students, 2) a scholarship program to provide a high school graduate with financial assistance and mentoring in college, and 3) a resource bank of knowledgeable community members.
Date: October 18, 1977
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Status Report: Arts Committee - January 1977]

Description: Handwritten report for the Arts Committee of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for January 10, 1977. The committee made immediate plans for 1977 and long-term plans for 1977-1978. In the immediate future, the chapter will sponsor an arts workshop for children and join the San Antonio Arts Council; within the next year, they would like to begin searching for a promising college student and artist to support financially and purchase artwork for display.
Date: January 10, 1977
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - November 20, 1977]

Description: Handwritten minutes from the November 20, 1977 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, treasury and budget reports, committee activities, and other business. Includes planning notes for a workshop.
Date: November 20, 1977
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - October 18, 1977]

Description: Handwritten minutes from the October 18, 1977 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, treasury and budget reports, committee activities, and other business. Includes notes on theme selection for an event.
Date: October 18, 1977
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Western Area Newsletter, Volume 5, Number 2, January 1977

Description: The Western Area Newsletter is a quarterly publication of local chapters of The Links, Inc., located in the western United States. It contains letters from the area director as well as chapter reports, financial statements, rosters, member updates, officer information, conference announcements, and other news related to the organization's service and personal development activities.
Date: January 1977
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Western Area Newsletter, Volume 5, Number 4, May 1977

Description: The Western Area Newsletter is a quarterly publication of local chapters of The Links, Inc., located in the western United States. It contains letters from the area director as well as chapter reports, financial statements, rosters, member updates, officer information, conference announcements, and other news related to the organization's service and personal development activities.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Wurstfest Opa Band Performing]

Description: Photograph of the Wurstfest Opa Band performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band is all men, dressed in gray lederhosen, red ties, and knee-high socks. There are two accordionists, a saxophone player, a trumpeter, a man playing a snare drum, and a tuba player. At the far left, a couple dressed in traditional folk-wear are dancing together.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Crowd Watching Ameleb Lebanese Dancers]

Description: Photograph of a crowd watching the Ameleb Lebanese Dancers perform at the Texas Folklife Festival. Rows of festival visitors are seated on the grassy hill in front of the stage. Several people are also watching from the veranda of the Institute of Texan Cultures building in the background. The stage is in the middle ground and contains about ten female dancers in red and green costumes.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mexican Folk Dancer Posing for Photo]

Description: Photograph of one of the Mexican folk dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival. The young girl is smiling and wearing a traditional Mexican dress decorated with lace and ribbon around the neckline. The dress is blue with purple, pink and yellow ribbons. She is also wearing a colorful braided yarn headband.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mexican Folk Dancers Performing]

Description: Photograph of two Mexican folk dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. A young boy and girl, dressed in traditional Mexican clothing, are dancing together onstage. The girl is wearing a red and green dress with decorative bead work and embroidery. She is wearing red, green, and white earrings and a red, green, and white bow on her head. The boy is wearing a red suit with white trim, and a red sombrero. Another boy dancer in the group is partially visible behind the girl.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Young Spanish Folk Dancers]

Description: Photograph of the Spanish folk dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. A group of young girls are dancing onstage wearing big colorful skirts and cropped blouses with big sleeves that tie at the chest. They are twirling their skirts with one hand and waving their other hand in the air. Some spectators are visible offstage in the background.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Young Mexican Folk Dancer Posing for Photo]

Description: Photograph of one of the Mexican folk dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival. The young girl is smiling and wearing a long purple and orange floral-patterned skirt with a matching cropped top. She is also wearing a green sash around her neck, purple earrings, and a purple flower in her ponytail.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Argentine Folk Dancers]

Description: Photograph of an Argentine folk dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is smiling and raising a stick up in the air. She is wearing a woven headband, a white shirt, a black vest with silver studs, and a red silk scarf. Her face is speckled with glitter.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Men Exhibiting Possum Diagram]

Description: Photograph of Dick Potter and Jack F. (Spot) Baird educating visitors about possums in the Gilmer Yamboree booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. Baird is holding a diagram that illustrates the various cuts of possum meat. Potter is pointing these out to the crowd and talking about them via microphone. Most of the cuts are similar to that of beef but that names have been changed slightly in a comical way. Both men are wearing overalls, floral patterned shirts, and beige hats. Some festival visit… more
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dick Potter and Jack F. (Spot) Baird with Boiled Possum]

Description: Photograph of Dick Potter and Jack F. (Spot) Baird with a boiled possum in the Gilmer Yamboree booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. Potter is holding the possum while Baird speaks to the crowd through a microphone. Both men are wearing overalls, floral patterned shirts, and beige hats. Some festival visitors are visible in the background on the left.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dick Potter Holding Pot of Baked Possum]

Description: Photograph of Dick Potter holding a pot of baked possum in the Gilmer Yamboree booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The pot contains a whole possum atop several yams. Potter is wearing glasses, a straw cowboy hat, overalls, and a floral-patterned shirt.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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