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The Auto Industry

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties facing the auto industry, unemployment, and the Congressional response. Attached is a note indicating the time, date, and location of the speech.
Date: June 30, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

[King State Bank News Release]

Description: News release for the King State Bank in Houston, Texas announcing that they are opening business July 31, 1975. The rest of the release explains the role of the bank in the community and that "King State Bank will serve to provide excellent service to its customers."
Date: July 31, 1975
Creator: King State Bank
Partner: Texas Southern University

Nothing New Under the Sun

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Constitution and the relationship between local and centralized governance. The first page is handwritten, while the others are typed.
Date: June 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Description: Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the loss of public trust in the government, how to combat this loss, and economic concerns. Included with this document is two pages of an editorial from CHANGE entitled "How Separate? How Equal?," which discusses black separatism and intellectualism and ends with a circled section about Barbara Jordan.
Date: May 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at the Grand Opening of the Almeda Medical Square Building, July 13, 1975]

Description: Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan at the grand opening of the Almeda Medical Square Building. She discusses health care for the poor, minority health professionals, and health care legislation. A program for the grand opening is included, discussing the history of Almeda Medical Square and and showing a schedule of events.
Date: July 13, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon

Description: Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Television Information Office Luncheon, about the American peoples' reliance on television for information about the government and politics, and how that affects governmental accountability to citizens.
Date: September 26, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Partner: Texas Southern University

National Cooperation in Health

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan given at the presentation of the "Spirit of Life" award to Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby. In the speech, she discusses private and federal support for the research of disease cures. Handwritten notes appear on the document, and edits made with liquid paper are apparent.
Date: October 13, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

Echoes of Our Past

Description: Photocopied text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding recent history of African-Americans and the failings of political figures in Washington, D. C. Handwritten edits can be found throughout the typed speech.
Date: February 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan that was delivered at Virginia Union University. The speech discusses the Constitution and issues of local and national government control. Handwritten edits can be found throughout the paper.
Date: May 4, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why

Description: Booklet containing six speeches delivered at the 1975 National Forum for the College Entrance Examination Board.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996; Butts, R. Freeman; Coleman, James S.; Mathews, David; Mitchell, Maurice B. & Davidson, Ralph P.
Partner: Texas Southern University

["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975]

Description: Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the College Entrance Examination Board. The speech concerns the government's role in education, the equal availability of education, and vocational schooling. Handwritten edits appear among the typed text.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

Echoes of Our Past

Description: Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding recent history of African-Americans and the failings of political figures in Washington, D. C. Liquid paper edits can be found throughout the typed speech.
Date: February 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, House Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, 1975, Extension of the Voting Rights Act

Description: Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she testified for the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. She discusses discriminatory events that occurred before the act came to pass and warns of what could happen if it is allowed to expire. Includes a list of new proposed jurisdictions for coverage under the Act.
Date: February 26, 1975
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Partner: Texas Southern University
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