Records 1836-2003 (bulk 1985-2000)
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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator and politician who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives. She was best known for her eloquent opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee hearings during the impeachment process against Richard Ni...
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McCree, Allen.
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Texas. State Preservation Board
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The Texas State Preservation Board was created in 1983 by Senate Bill 147, 68th Legislature, Regular Session. The Board is composed of the Governor, who acts as chair, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Additionally, the Governor appoints one member, and the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker each appoint one member from their respective chambers. The appointed members serve two-year terms. The enabling legislation creating the Preserv...
Texas. Permanent Advisory Committee.
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Texas. Capitol Complex Visitors Center.
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Graham, Roy Eugene, 1946-
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Roy Graham recieved his Bachelors in Architectural Engineering from Louisiana State University and Masters of Architectural History from the University of Virginia. While at University of Virginia he was an instructor in residential architecture and was employed as Architectural Coordinator and Campus Planner. Graham worked for several architectural firms: Grigg, Wood, Browne, and Laramore, in Charlottesville and Alexandria, Virginia; Randle Hand in Shreveport, Louisiana; and Butler and Dobson i...
Henry, O., 1862-1910
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O. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. He worked as a pharmacist in Greensboro and moved to Texas for his health in 1882 where he became a ranch hand. Porter relocated to Austin, TX and worked as a pharmacists, served as draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a teller at First National Bank of Austin, and started a humorous weekly magazine, The Rolling Stone. He also wrote for the Houston Post. In 1898 Porter was found guilty of embezzlement from...
Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
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Stephen F. Austin, son of Moses Austin, initiated the Anglo-American colonization of Texas by assuming ownership of a land grant given to his father by the Spanish government in 1821. From the description of Austin, Stephen F., papers, 1819-1821. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20430891 Stephen Fuller Austin was born on November 3, 1793 in Virginia to Maria and Moses Austin. He was educated in Connecticut and at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kent...