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[Appeal for SantosCoy and Phillips Murder Investigation by OUED]

Description: Two-page word document by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) calling for the suspension of officer James Cammack and an indictment of murder for Hector SantosCoy. SantosCoy, as well as Bobby Jo Philllps thirteen years prior, were both killed by the officer in question. The efforts of the OUED is one in a string of attempts to end police brutality targeted towards racial minorities in San Antonio.
Date: December 19, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Link to Link: The President's Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 10, December 1981

Description: Link to Link is the national newsletter for the The Links, Inc., issued by the organization's president. It contains letters from the president as well as information about the national assembly, regional conferences, financial statements (including pledged donations), the organizational charter and bylaws, officers and elections, service programs, and other activities of The Links, Inc.
Date: December 1981
Creator: Links, Inc.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Link to Link: The President's Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 10, December 1981]

Description: Link to Link is the national newsletter for the The Links, Inc., issued by the organization's president. It contains letters from the president as well as information about the national assembly, regional conferences, financial statements (including pledged donations), the organizational charter and bylaws, officers and elections, service programs, and other activities of The Links, Inc. This particular copy is missing p. 1, 2, 7, and 8 and includes handwritten notes.
Date: December 1981
Creator: Links, Inc.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Memorandum from Zola Boone to All Members of The Links, Incorporated - November 13, 1981]

Description: Memorandum from Zola Boone to members of The Links, Incorporated stating that inflation has resulted in escalating rental costs for the offices of their national headquarters. In an effort to include all members in a conversation about solutions to this problem, Boone is forwarding relevant information to them.
Date: November 13, 1981
Creator: Links, Inc.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Memorandum from Zola Boone to Special Committee - October 19, 1981]

Description: Memorandum from Zola Boone to a special committee comprised of Barbara Stokes, Dolly D. Adams, Suzanne Price, Nan Johnson, and Boone. Boone has scheduled a meeting to discuss finding a permanent location for the offices of The Links, Inc.'s national headquarters and hopes all members of the special committee can attend.
Date: October 19, 1981
Creator: Links, Inc.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Memorandum from Nan D. Johnson to Julia B. Purnell, Leatrice Pride, and Zola Boone - October 5, 1981]

Description: Memorandum from Nan D. Johnson to Julia B. Purnell, Leatrice Pride, and Zola Boone stating that the office properties that The Links, Inc. currently rents for its national headquarters in Washington D.C. are no longer affordable due to rising inflation.
Date: October 5, 1981
Creator: Links, Inc.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981]

Description: Letter from Bill M. White, criminal district attorney from San Antonio, to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development. The letter is a confirmation that a proper course of action is in the works in regards to an incident mentioned by Mr. Sanders in a previous letter. It would seem that the incident had something to do with a mass riot and possible violent attacks.
Date: September 22, 1981
Creator: White, Bill M.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Western Area Newsletter, Volume 10, Number 1, September 1981

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: September 1981
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Aerial View of the Opening Ceremonies]

Description: Photograph taken from the roof of the Institute of Texan Cultures building during the Texas Folklife Festival opening ceremonies in San Antonio, Texas. In the foreground is a walkway leading from the building to the rest of the festival grounds. In the background is a group of flag poles. The area is filled with people walking around.
Date: August 6, 1981
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Antique Corn Sheller]

Description: Photograph of a woman and a young boy operating an antique corn sheller at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman, standing on the right, is inserting pieces of corn into the machine while a little boy turns a crank on the left. The kernels are gathered in a bin near the ground.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Ballet Folklorico Dancers Performing]

Description: Photograph of Ballet Folklorico dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The women are wearing long colorful dresses which they are twirling around onstage, in front of long orange and red banners that are hanging at the back of the stage. The one male dancer is wearing a white charro suit with a sombrero.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Smallwood Band Performing]

Description: Photograph of the Bill Smallwood Band performing on a covered stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the left, Bill Smallwood is playing banjo and singing. Other band members performing include a harmonica player at center stage, a man in the back playing drums, and a man playing washtub bass on the right.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Smallwood Band Performing Onstage]

Description: Photograph of the Bill Smallwood Band performing on a covered stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. At center stage, Bill Smallwood is playing banjo and singing. Other band members performing include a woman on the left playing keyboards, a man in the back playing drums, and a bassist on the right.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Smallwood Playing Violin]

Description: Photograph of Bill Smallwood playing violin at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a straw cowboy hat, a t-shirt, and jeans, he is playing his instrument on stage with other musicians. He is also wearing glasses and has a bushy beard.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Blacksmithing Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a man holding a horseshoe as he demonstrates blacksmithing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a cowboy hat, t-shirt, and jeans, he is standing behind an anvil, holding a hammer and a horseshoe with tongs. To the right in the middle ground, a forge full of coals is ablaze.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy with Goat]

Description: Photograph of a boy petting a goat at the Alamo Area Dairy Goat Association exhibit at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The little boy is squatting down in the hay next to the small goat.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boys Blowing Cowhorns]

Description: Photograph of two boys blowing cow horns in the scrimshaw booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the foreground, a table is covered in wooden ducks. In the background, several cow horns are hanging on a wall. A woman sitting on the right is watching the boys blow their horns.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boys Playing Bocce Ball]

Description: Photograph of two boys playing bocce at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Each holding a ball the size of a grapefruit, one green and one red, they are about to toss them on the grass in front of them.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cajun Band Performing]

Description: Photograph of a Cajun band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the foreground, a young man is playing pedal steel. Behind him a is a violinist and some amplifiers.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cajun Country]

Description: Photograph of Cajun Country at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the left, the area is labeled with a sign on the grass that says, "Cajun Country." In the foreground and wrapping around the area is a pond. In the background, festival booths are lined up with canopies covering them.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Children Holding Balloons at the Opening Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of children holding clusters of balloons at the opening ceremonies at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are facing the right on the right side of the photograph. On the left a group of girls are wearing traditional Dutch bonnets and dresses.
Date: August 6, 1981
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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