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[General Colquitt's staff at the Houston carnival in 1914]

Description: Nine army officers in full dress uniform, Governor Oscar Branch Colquitt in long coat and top hat, and a gentleman in a costume composed of a crown, a pastel dress with lace, a shawl, white stockings and slippers stand as a group near the end of a wooden pier or boat slip. Two gentlemen wearing naval caps are at the back of the group. From left to right in the first row is Col. Hugh B. Moore, then Governor Colquitt, then the man in the costume, then another army officer. The man in costume ha… more
Date: 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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[News Clip: Memorial reactions]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 31, 1986
Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2]

Description: Newspaper clippings of the second page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. Civil rights leaders in Texas urged the National Football League to boycott Texas when Houston was being considered as the location of the Super Bowl for 1995. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas, state senator Frank Tejada, and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday. more
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Clipping: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the article "Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl" in the San Antonio Light. The article discusses the plans of Mario Salas to request the National Football League boycott Texas as a potential Super Bowl location if the state does not make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official holiday.
Date: March 28, 1991
Creator: Chapin, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Clipping: Columbus still has his backers]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the article, "Columbus still has his backers," in the Houston Post discussing a recent press conference held by Houston-area Hispanics, Italians, and the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Texas Jubilee Commission to protest the state legislature's decision to replace Columbus Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for state employees.
Date: May 28, 1991
Creator: Root, Jay
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the first page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott by the National Football League to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday, and there is a photo of Mario Marcel Salas in front of a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E. & Kennedy, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Clipping: Weigh option on King holiday]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the article, "Weigh option on King holiday," in the Waco Tribune-Herald discussing the status of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Texas, the possibly ramifications for Houston's Super Bowl bid, and the efforts of Mario Salas, Ron Wilson, and Frank Tejada to elevate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to a paid holiday for state employees.
Date: March 30, 1991
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

The Message, Volume 1, Number 3, December 1946

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue includes details of the upcoming Chanukah ("Chanukkah") services.
Date: December 13, 1946
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 1, Number 14, February 1947

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the upcoming performance of the Purim operetta, "The Glorification of Hamantash."
Date: February 28, 1947
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 1, Number 12, February 1947

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses an upcoming musical performance at the Annual Purim Festival and a benefit concert presented by Fredell Lack.
Date: February 14, 1947
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 1, Number 2, December 1946

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the upcoming Chanukah ("Chanukkah") celebrations.
Date: December 6, 1946
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 1, Number 18, March 1947

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue includes information about Passover, the elements of the seder, and how to prepare the house for the holiday.
Date: March 28, 1947
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 1, Number 13, February 1947

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses "The Glorification of the Hamantash," an operetta to be presented at the Annual Purim festival.
Date: February 21, 1947
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 2, Number 3, September 1947

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the upcoming Sukkot ("Sukkos") festival.
Date: September 26, 1947
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 2, Number 1, September 1947

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue includes a schedule of the High Holy Day services and a discussion of the Jewish New Year festival.
Date: September 5, 1947
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 2, Number 2, September 1947

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue includes a schedule and description of the High Holy Day services.
Date: September 12, 1947
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 2, Number 12, December 1947

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the origins and significance of Chanukah ("Chanukkah") and Beth Yeshurun Religious Schools' Chanukah Carnival and Pageant.
Date: December 5, 1947
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 2, Number 14, December 1947

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue includes the lists of Sunday School Honor Roll students and announces new adult education offerings.
Date: December 26, 1947
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 2, Number 25, March 1948

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses Purim events, including a children's masquerade contest and carnival.
Date: March 19, 1948
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The Message, Volume 2, Number 27, April 9, 1948

Description: Weekly newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants. This issue discusses the Spring Carnival and Bazaar, and the different types of Passover Haggadah's available.
Date: April 9, 1948
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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