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[Letter from Karen to Sterling Houston]

Description: Letter from Karen to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She appears to be writing to confirm an upcoming reading and book signing event at a university. She has listed the address of Debra Innocenti, and goes further by providing her own number and contact information in case Mr. Houston had any questions. The letter was written on a floral-print paper.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Kittie to Sterling Houston]

Description: Letter from Kittie to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes in confusion about what to do with a story, and asks Houston for suggestions or comments. She has included her phone number after her signature.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Kjersti Sweger to Sterling Houston]

Description: Letter from Kjersti Sweger, copy editor of The Trinitonian - campus newspaper of Trinity University - to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to thank him for his photos, which were used in a story published by the newspaper.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sweger, Kjersti
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Lester Thuds]

Description: Letter from Lester Thuds to unidentified recipient(s). He appears to be writing a review of the rock and roll band the Fleshtones. He talks about band members, performances, and a recorded single through their music label.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thuds, Lester
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mark to Sterling Houston]

Description: Letter from Mark to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He informs him of a breakup with Denise, his girlfriend, and the death of his mother. He goes on to provide information and recent news about his band - Shotgun House.
Date: unknown
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
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
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter on Alban Flowers stationary]

Description: Letter sent, presumably, to Sterling Houston from one of his brothers. He offers his advice as a brother, imploring him to keep an open-mind and to not let college turn him into a "dull dunderheaded brain-trust." Letter was the last of an unidentified series, as the opening sentence is a run-on. However, no first page was found in accompanying documents.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

The Music of Robert Xavier Rodriguez

Description: This promotional catalog provides a brief biography of the composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez and descriptions of several of his orchestral, operatic, choral, and other works that are available through his publisher as either sheet music or recordings.
Date: 198X
Creator: Galaxy Music Corporation
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Las Nuevas Tamaleras and La Frontera Program]

Description: Program for the stage play Las Nuevas Tamaleras by Alicia Mena and the stage play La Frontera by Sterling Houston. It appears both were presented at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Short bios are provided for Mena and Houston which discuss professional accomplishments.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of Downtown San Antonio]

Description: Postcard showing an air view of downtown San Antonio. It has not been addressed and no personal note has been written on the back. A small block of text on the back top left corner lists general information about San Antonio and its history.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Sterling Houston Smiling

Description: Photograph of a bearded man identified as Sterling Houston. He wears glasses, a polo shirt, seashell bracelet, a watch, and a ring on his right ring finger. He sits smiling, looking up, with both hands cupping his chin. Houston was a playwright, writer, musician and actor born in San Antonio. He lived in Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco and then eventually moved back to San Antonio. Houston received numerous awards for his creative works including a citation from the Texas State Leg… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Houston, Sterling, 1945-
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Steve Bailey and Sterling Houston Smiling

Description: Photograph of two men standing in front of a large window. The man on the right with his arms crossed has been identified as Steve Bailey. Standing next to him is Sterling Houston, who wears glasses and a navy colored shirt. The words "Jump" and "Start" have been placed digitally in an arc over the two men. A highly stylized filter was also applied to the photograph, in a kind of faux comic-book appearance.
Date: unknown
Creator: Houston, Sterling, 1945-
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Thank You Card from Roger A. Brown]

Description: Thank you card from Roger A. Brown. Inside the card, he writes: "We couldn't have done it without you (smile)." The front of the card has been printed with "Thank You" in gold capital letters.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, Roger A.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Three Actresses in Costume

Description: Photograph of three female actors in what appears to be a theatrical stage. They are in period costume. A dark-haired woman on the far left wears a military uniform and holds the hand of a woman with short, light-colored hair in a full-length apron dress. A kneeling woman on the far right with short hair clutches a straw hat to her chest and stares off into the distance. A hand-written notation on the back of the photograph identifies the trio as Veronica Gonzales, Kim Corbin, and Kathy Griffi… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Houston, Sterling, 1945-
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Unfinished Letter to Sterling Houston]

Description: Letter to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright, from an unidentified source. The letter continued on a separate page, but it was not provided in accompanying records. Addressed to Houston, the letter mentions family news, a father diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and struggles with a teaching position.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Robert Samuel to Sterling Houston - 1980]

Description: Letter from Robert Samuel to, presumably, Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Robert (Bob) writes about when he will be back in San Antonio, and that he hopes to see his friend once there. He will stay with friends. Letter has been written on the back of a card which references both the Robert Samuel Gallery and Tom of Finland, famed artist and icon of gay culture.
Date: 1980
Creator: Samuel, Robert
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Linda Koulisis - July 25, 1981]

Description: Letter from Linda Koulisis, production manager of the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, on behalf of Sterling Houston. She is writing a letter of recommendation for the playwright, whom she praises in the short letter.
Date: July 25, 1981
Creator: Koulisis, Linda
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Dan H. Laurence to Louis Leroy - February 25, 1986]

Description: Letter from Dan H. Laurence to Louis Leroy of the San Antonio Arts Council. Mr. Laurence is writing a recommendation for Sterling Houston, a prominent playwright and actor in San Antonio who applied for a thousand dollar grant from the council. Mr. Laurence praises Houston's professionalism and dynamism, noting that a grant would be a great show of support for a minority performer of Houston's caliber.
Date: February 25, 1986
Creator: Laurence, Dan H.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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