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[Letter from R. E. Bowen and A. D. Simpson to Judge John H. Bickett Jr., July 25, 1944]

Description: Letter from R. E. Bowen and A. D. Simpson, presidents of the Galveston and Houston chambers of commerce respectively, to UT Board of Regents Chairman Judge John Bickett Jr., discussing their opposition to proposals for moving UT Medical School programs from their cities.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: Bowen, R. E. & Simpson, A. D.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[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.
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Adoption Statement of Nora and Marilyn Brock]

Description: Personal statement of Marilyn and Nora Brock regarding the adoption of Nora Brock from the QiChun Social Welfare Institute in Hubei Province, China. Nora discusses her eighth birthday, which was spent in China, and Marilyn describes the process of adopting Nora. There is a photo of Nora Brock being interviewed on the second page.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Brock, Nora & Brock, Marilyn
Partner: St. Edward’s University

Oral History Interview with Karen and Clark Klein, November 16, 2016

Description: Transcript of an interview with Karen and Clark Klein. Karen attended Notre Dame Catholic School in Kerrville and graduated from Tivy High School before completed a course at Durham Business College. She worked at Wool and Mohair Warehouse in Ingram before marrying Clark in 1962. Clark also attended Notre Dame School and Tivy where the couple met. He served in the Army for three years, worked briefly the postal services, and enlisted again in the National Guard. He served until 1982 and achiev… more
Date: November 16, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Klein, Karen Margaret Herzog & Klein, Clark Dennis
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the article, "Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday" in NOKOA - The Observer, discussing Mario Marcel Salas' address to the Texas State Senate Public Affairs Committee in support of a bill to officially recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid state holiday.
Date: March 22, 1991
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

Speech at University of Texas-Austin against Israel Invasion of Lebanon

Description: Notes for a speech given at the University of Texas at Austin against Israel's invasion of Lebanon. The speaker is from the executive committee of Organizations United for Eastside Development, and is most likely Mario Salas. The speech discusses the racial discrimination in the United States and compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to South Africa under apartheid.
Date: 1982?
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas
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