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[Card from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - July 17, 1989]

Description: Card from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The hand-written message is written fondly towards Houston, his talent, and his family.
Date: July 17, 1989
Creator: Angelou, Maya
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Link Life Is a Gift]

Description: Poem by Joahn Brown-Nash about the benefits of membership in the The Links, Inc.
Date: July 1993
Creator: Brown-Nash, Joahn
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Roster of San Antonio, Texas LULAC Council Number 2]

Description: Roster of San Antonio, Texas LULAC Council Number 2 members in good standing as of December 31, 1952 prepared by Felix J. Cerda, Treasurer.
Date: December 31, 1952
Creator: Cerda, Felix J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Speech on segregation of school children by Raoul A. Cortez]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of Raoul A. Cortez's comments on the the "decision in Federal Court which outlawed the practice of segregating school children of Mexican descent." Cortez, who had recently been elected President-General of the League of United Latin American Citizens, says that from now on Hispanic Americans will have an opportunity to become useful citizens and make contributions to society.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cortez, Raoul A.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Links Chapter Documentation: Recommendation to San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc. - March 1988]

Description: Recommendation from member Deborah Crawford to the San Antonio Chapter of The Links, Inc. submitted on March 15, 1988. This recommendation proposes that outstanding students affiliated with other Texas chapters be invited to an upcoming conference of Texas chapters to receive recognition and network with peers.
Date: March 15, 1988
Creator: Crawford, Deborah
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Memorandum from Florence L. Davis to Chapter Presidents and National Trends and Services Chairmen - May 1, 1986]

Description: Memorandum from Florence L. Davis to chapter presidents and National Trends and Services chairmen of The Links, Inc. encouraging chapters to develop programs around drug and alcohol awareness, education, and prevention. She provides several examples of successful programs that other chapters have already implemented.
Date: May 1, 1986
Creator: Davis, Florence L.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Memorandum from Mary P. Douglass to Chapter Presidents - February 21, 1995]

Description: Memorandum from Mary P. Douglass to chapter presidents of The Links, Inc. requesting that all members of Links fill out and return the enclosed Woman Power Commission Form. The intent of the forms is to help the national office develop profiles of members that will enable them to identify areas of specialization among members. Member dues will not be accepted until the forms are returned.
Date: February 21, 1995
Creator: Douglass, Mary P.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Memorandum from Mary P. Douglass to Executive Council Members, Past National Presidents, and Chapter Presidents of The Links, Inc. - November 11, 1996]

Description: Memorandum from Mary P. Douglass to the Executive Council Members, Past National Presidents, and Chapter Presidents of The Links, Inc. announcing the death of Jacqueline J. Robinson of the Arlington chapter. Details about the funeral, memorial service, and expressions of sympathy are provided.
Date: November 11, 1996
Creator: Douglass, Mary P.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Links Chapter Documentation: Marketing the Non-Profit Organization, March 1988]

Description: Program of events for a conference of non-profit organizations. Held on March 30, 1988 in San Antonio, Texas and hosted by the Funding Information Center, the conference was titled "Marketing the Non-Profit Organization."
Date: March 30, 1988
Creator: Funding Information Center of Texas.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Promotional Material for "When Rocks Dance" by Elizabeth Nunez-Harrell]

Description: Promotional material for the novel "When Rocks Dance" by Elizabeth Nunez-Harrell. "When Rocks Dance" is a debut novel about Marina Heathrow, a biracial woman living on Trinidad in the early twentieth century. A brief biography of the novel's author, Elizabeth Nunez-Harrell, is also provided.
Date: 198?
Creator: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Signs of Our Times

Description: Text of speech delivered by Gus C. Garcia, Member, San Antonio Board of Education, at Laredo, Texas on January 15, 1952, titled, "Signs of our times." Garcia speaks of the general problems which are facing the nation today.
Date: January 15, 1952
Creator: Garcia, Gustavo C.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Arts & Entertainment Article in The Ranger Newspaper by Marshall Gause]

Description: Photocopied article from The Ranger, the student-run newspaper at San Antonio college. Written by student Marshall Gause, the article discusses an upcoming festival coordinated by the school's art department which focuses on the work of Jean Cocteau, a celebrated French artist. Among the events is a multimedia performance by Steven Bailey and Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright and director of the Jump-Start Performance Company.
Date: March 13, 1992
Creator: Gause, Marshall
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Links Chapter Documentation: Newspaper copy item about Jackson, Mississippi chapter of The Links, Inc.]

Description: Unpublished newspaper copy for an article to be headlined "Black Civic Groups Wants [sic] to Honor Veteran Journalist" about the efforts of the Jackson, Mississippi chapter of The Links, Inc. to raise funds to assist Hazel Brannon Smith. Smith was a publisher and journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for her editorials in support of the civil rights movement, a stance which resulted in her ostracism from local white society and her newspaper's eventual bankruptcy. Aaronetta Pierce (referred to h… more
Date: January 31, 1986
Creator: Gonzalez, Henry B. (Henry Barbosa), 1916-2000 & Andrews, Thelma
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[History of Barbara Jordan Center by Rick Greene]

Description: A short history of the Barbara Jordan Community Center project by Rick Greene. According to his testimony, the center came about under the leadership of Organizations United for Eastside Development, after an initial project failed to acquire necessary capital. The BJCC project was eventually able to raise over 1.15 million dollars to build its facilities.
Date: unknown
Creator: Greene, Rick
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cathy Crimmins Book Review by Katie Grinch]

Description: Review of the Cathy Crimmins book - How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization: The True and Heroic Story of How Gay Men Shaped the Modern World - by Katie Grinch. She gives several bullet points on how gay culture has influenced mainstream culture, as pointed out in the book. The last page is an excerpt from Crimmins' book.
Date: 2004
Creator: Grinch, Katie
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Black & Blue: Four Hundred Years of Struggle and Transcendence

Description: This manuscript by Sterling Houston is a short play about the struggles and triumphs of African-Americans in the United States and, in particular, Texas over a period of four hundred years. The play features writing by Sterling Houston interwoven with both live and and recorded musical performances, poetic excerpts, and direct quotations from legal documents and decrees.
Date: 2003~
Creator: Houston, Sterling
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Cameoland: A memory play with music

Description: 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
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Envelope from Sterling Houston to Mrs. S. W. Houston - 1965]

Description: Manila envelope sent by Sterling Houston to a "Mrs. S. W. Houston" in San Antonio, Texas. Several stamps on the front and back side read, "PHOTOGRAPH DO NOT BEND", indicating that photographs were sent inside.
Date: 1965
Creator: Houston, Sterling, 1945-
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Links Chapter Documentation: Draft of a resume for Vernis Hudgins]

Description: Handwritten draft of a resume for Vernis Hudgins, president of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. She was a former civil service employee, educated at the Hampton Institute (now Hampton University), and actively involved in St. Paul United Methodist Church. Her husband was William A. Hudgins.
Date: 197?
Creator: Hudgins, Vernis
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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