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[Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston - October 3, 1994]

Description: Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes from National Taiwan University in Taipei, where, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, he has landed a teaching position. He informs Houston on his life in Taiwan and of general news in his professional career as a writer, academic, and filmmaker.
Date: October 3, 1994
Creator: Tavel, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston - August 16, 1993]

Description: Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Tavel writes from National Taiwan University in Taipei, where, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, he has landed a teaching position. He thanks Houston for a copy of one his plays, The Marquise. He goes on to talk about his upcoming job in Taipei and gives Houston the address of his brother, Harvey Tavel, where royalty checks for production of a play can be sent. He encloses a xeroxed newspaper clipping of one his st… more
Date: August 16, 1993
Creator: Tavel, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Texas tourism map

Description: A pictorial map showing some of the tourist attractions in the state of Texas. For example, the Alamo and Tower of the Americas are shown for San Antonio and some attractions in the cities of Dallas and Ft. Worth, Houston, and Corpus Christi are also pictured. The Mexican Olympics '68 is also mentioned.
Date: 1968?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Choir members posing in formation

Description: Photograph of choir members wearing long robes, posing in the shape of a treble clef in a grassy field. Stamped on the back: "D. Neil Darnell. First Baptist Church, 1200 9th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301."
Date: 1968?
Creator: Jimmie Collier's Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Park area

Description: Photograph of a paved walkway bordered with low, orange brick walls at an amusement park. At left, the landscaping includes tall plants and trees; toward the right, there is a tree ringed by yellow flowers in front of a one-story building with a Spanish-style tile roof.
Date: October 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Roller coaster ride

Description: Photograph of white structural supports for a roller coaster, with several dips visible. Several cars are parked perpendicular next to the roller coaster on a stretch of pavement. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Himalaya ride

Description: Photograph of people standing in line for a ride called the Himalaya at an amusement park. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Skyride

Description: Photograph of Skyride drive station shelter at an unidentified amusement park, taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68. The mechanical drive of the ride and the main area where guests got on and off of the ride are partially visible behind barriers.
Date: October 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

People at rest area in a park

Description: Photograph of a rest area in a park, filled with plants and shrubs in large planters and benches shaded by canopies. Two people are visible in the background, sitting on one of the benches underneath a canopy. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Entrance area to a park

Description: Photograph of a paved walkway leading to a ride entrance area at an amusement park. There are plants and tall trees on either side of the walkway, as well as low walls and trash cans. In the background there is a wooden western-style building with a grass/straw roof with signs directing visitors. This photograph was taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68.
Date: October 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Outdoor stage

Description: Photograph of an outdoor stage, taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68. The seating area consists of multiple one-piece concrete benches that are arranged in a a terraced style along a slope. There is a large letter "G" above the stage.
Date: October 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[E-mail from Bob Leonard to Sterling Houston - July 7, 2003]

Description: E-mail from Bob Leonard of the Network of Ensemble Theaters to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to invite him to a National Conference which will take place in Amherst, Massachusetts. All travel expenses will be covered for the week-long summer conference.
Date: July 7, 2003
Creator: Leonard, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from William W. Cook - April 7, 1998]

Description: Letter from William W. Cook, chair of the National Black Theatre Summit at Dartmouth College, to participants of the National Black Theatre Summit. He writes to thank those involved for their work and participation. The gathering comprised of a conference and discussions on the future of theatre affecting, concerning, or about African-Americans. Several initiatives are mentioned, mandates that have been met, and areas that still need attention.
Date: April 7, 1998
Creator: Cook, William W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Our Texas Magazine to Sterling Houston]

Description: Letter from someone at Our Texas Magazine to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Presumably, a copy of a publication was sent to Houston. It asks if Houston knows of a church with a statue of St. Martin. Though it has been signed at the bottom, the name is difficult to read with certainty.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Aaron Douglas Biography]

Description: Typed biography page of Aaron Douglas by the ProArts Collective of Austin. An illustrator and muralist born in Kansas, Douglas actively participated in the Harlem Renaissance and was noted for having an artistic style infused with Afrocentric expression. The ProArts Collective, it seems, has provided the biography page because one of Douglas' illustrations was used in a wall projection during a stage production.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Raymond Cheung]

Description: Letter from Raymond Cheung to an unidentified recipient. The short letter is being sent in the hopes of acquiring a television or radio internship. Raymond has included his resume.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cheung, Raymond
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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