Rapoport, Bernard, Oral HistoryCollection 1993

Friedsam, H. J.

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Schmidt, Sonia

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Sale, Jim

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Hay, Jess

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Schmidt, Fred Henry, 1915-

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Rapoport, Bernard, 1917-2012

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Bernard Rapoport was born in 1917 in San Antonio, Texas. The son of Russian immigrants, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1939 with a degree in economics. In 1951 he founded the American Income Life Insurance Company in Waco, serving as chair and CEO of the company. A former University of Texas System regent and major contributor to the university, Rapoport is widely known for his philanthropy and dedication to social justice, education, the Democratic Party, and the State o...

Hill, Forest G. (Forest Garrett), 1919-

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Terrell, Charles, 1938-

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Brown, H. S. (Hank)

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Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation

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Friedsam, Reva

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University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...

Democratic Party (Tex.)

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The Democratic Party in Texas has played an important role in the political history of Texas since its declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836. Settlers from the south and east brought an overwhelming allegiance to the Democratic Party, making it the only competitive political party in the state throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The party’s dominance in local, state, and federal government over an ineffective Republican party, resulted in both a great influence o...

American Income Life Insurance Company

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Texas philanthropist and entrepreneur Bernard Rapoport (1917-2012) founded the multi-million dollar American Income Life Insurance Company. With his wife, he established the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation to support organizations in Israel and Waco as well as the University of Texas and numerous other educational, welfare, and political projects. The couple heavily supported and contributed to the Texas Democratic Party and candidates and political groups in the United States...

Marshall, F. Ray

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University of Texas System. Board of Regents

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The University of Texas at Arlington became part of the system in 1965. From the description of Meeting records, 1965-1979. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 26689567 The government of UT Arlington, which became part of the UT system in 1965, is vested in a nine-member Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, selected from different portions of the state, nominated by the Governor, and approved by the Senate. The Chancellor is th...

McLanathan, Idel Rapoport Bruckman, 1920-2011

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Rapoport family.

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Mullinax, Otto B., 1912-

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