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[Letter from Judith Zaffirini to Sterling Houston - May 24, 1993]

Description: Letter from Judith Zaffirini, state senator from Texas, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes back as a response to a letter by Houston, noting that she, like Sterling, fully supports funding for the arts. This includes funds for the Texas Commission on the Arts and the SB 778 bill, which she co-sponsored with twenty-seven other members.
Date: May 24, 1993
Creator: Zaffirini, Judith
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter

La Frontera: A play with music

Description: This manuscript of a short musical play by Sterling Houston is about the relationship between an African-American family living in San Antonio, Texas and their new neighbors, a Latino family. Dialogue and lyrics by Sterling Houston.
Date: 1993
Creator: Houston, Sterling
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script

[Letter from Robert Xavier Rodriguez to Sterling Houston - March 29, 1993]

Description: Letter from Robert Xavier Rodriguez, president of the Texas Composers Forum, to Sterling Houston, a prominent Texan playwright. His organization awarded a grant to Mr. Houston's theatre company. The two attended the same high school, and Robert has taken the opportunity to catch up. He hopes that the two can get together. Along with his letter, he has attached several clippings of work he has done as a music composer, including a stage play about Friday Kahlo, noted Mexican painter.
Date: March 29, 1993
Creator: Rodriguez, Robert Xavier
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter

[Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston - August 16, 1993]

Description: Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Tavel writes from National Taiwan University in Taipei, where, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, he has landed a teaching position. He thanks Houston for a copy of one his plays, The Marquise. He goes on to talk about his upcoming job in Taipei and gives Houston the address of his brother, Harvey Tavel, where royalty checks for production of a play can be sent. He encloses a xeroxed newspaper clipping of one his st… more
Date: August 16, 1993
Creator: Tavel, Ronald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter

[Member of Whoosits Garbage Band]

Description: Photograph of the Whoosits Garbage Band at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a member of the band holds an instrument constructed from recycled materials. The instrument includes a metal washboard, bell, trumpets, tubing, and a toilet brush. The band member wears overalls, a cowboy hat, and short sleeved shirt with buttons. He is mustachioed. A piano and several other band members are visible behind him.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Danish Society of Texas Booth]

Description: Photograph of the Danish Society of Texas booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, three individuals sit at a table and arrange Lego pieces. An older man and woman sit on the left, while a young girl wearing a traditional Danish costume sits on the right.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[James H. Ford, Jr., Storyteller]

Description: Photograph of James H. Ford, Jr. performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Ford stands at a microphone. He wears a baseball cap, name tag, and shirt which reads, "Tennessee State University." Members of the audience are visible in the background.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Kate Rizzato Signing for James H. Ford, Jr.]

Description: Photograph of James H. Ford, Jr. performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Ford stands at a microphone. He wears a baseball cap, name tag, and shirt which reads, "Tennessee State University." Kate Rizzato, left, signs for Ford as he speaks. She wears a sleeveless blouse which is tucked into her shorts. A sign on the wall behind them reads, "Story Tellers."
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Jerusalem Gospelaires]

Description: Photograph of the Jerusalem Gospelaires performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a member of the band is singing as he plays an electric bass guitar. He wears a short sleeved shirt which has buttons and embroidered details. The photograph was taken at nighttime. Foliage is visible in the background.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Fred Tarpley]

Description: Photograph of Fred Tarpley at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Tarpley sits on the right as he assists a male festival patron in finding the origins of family names. He wears a white t-shirt, glasses, and white baseball cap. Stacks of books are arranged on the table in front of him. In his left hand he holds a slip of paper.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Jack Leo from the Texas Seaport Museum]

Description: Photograph of Long Jack Leo giving a demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Leo demonstrates a knot tying technique. He wears a polka dot patterned shirt, headband, name tag, and khaki pants. Long Jack Leo is from the Texas Seaport Museum in Galveston.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Charlie Eckhardt and John Tolleson, Storytellers]

Description: Photograph of Charlie Eckhardt and John Tolleson performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Eckhardt and Tolleson are seated on a storytelling stage. Eckhardt, left, wears a polka dot patterned shirt, khaki pants, and a dark cowboy hat. Tolleson, right, wears a straw cowboy hat, jeans, button up shirt, and suspenders. In his right hand he holds a mask. Both men are situated behind microphones.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Tim Tingle, Storyteller]

Description: Photograph of Tim Tingle performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Tingle speaks into a microphone. He wears a straw cowboy hat, denim shirt, jeans, and glasses. He points upward with the pointer finger of his right hand.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Kate Rizzato Signing for Biscuits O'Brien]

Description: Photograph of Biscuits O'Brien, also known as Rev. Monte Jones from Sonora, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, O'Brien is seated on the right. A microphone is clipped to the collar of his shirt. He wears a vertically striped shirt with buttons, suspenders, a cowboy hat, and jeans. Kate Rizzato, left, stands and signs for O'Brien as he speaks. Festival patrons are visible in the background.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Dusty Britches]

Description: Photograph of Dusty Britches performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a mustachioed Dusty Britches plays a violin as he looks at the camera. He wears a white dress shirt, name tag, and black cowboy hat.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Bill Morris]

Description: Photograph of Bill Morris performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Bill Morris is seated as he plays a guitar. He wears a vertically striped shirt, straw cowboy hat, name tag, and jeans.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Alliance Francaise de San Antonio Food Booth]

Description: Photograph of the Alliance Francaise de San Antonio food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, four individuals stand in front of the booth. A woman, second from the right, holds a pie. Two men wear aprons and hats, while the last man wears a dress shirt and tie.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Paul Patterson, Storyteller]

Description: Photograph of Paul Patterson, a storyteller from Crane, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Patterson stands. He wears glasses, a cowboy hat, patterned button up shirt, name tag, and pleated pants. A small microphone is clipped to the collar of his shirt. Festival grounds are visible in the background.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Johnny T. Neal, Jr.]

Description: Photograph of Johnny T. Neal, Jr. giving a demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Neal is seated in front of a display of horsehair rope. He wears a button up shirt with vertical stripes, a name tag, sunglasses, and cowboy hat. He holds a piece of rope with his left hand.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Czech Folk Dancers of West]

Description: Photograph of Czech Folk Dancers of West at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a pair of dancers perform onstage. They wear traditional Czech garments. The female dancer, left, wears a vest, white blouse, and skirt with ruffled petticoats. The male dancer, right, wears a vest, white shirt with long sleeves, and dark pants. Other dancers are visible in the background.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Sakura Japanese Dancer]

Description: Photograph of the Sakura Japanese Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a dancer kneels on the floor of the performance area. She wears a kimono with floral patterning, holds a paper fan in each hand, and has flowers in her hair. Another dancer is visible in the background.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Child Sakura Dancer]

Description: Photograph of the Sakura Japanese Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a child dances in the performance area. She wears a patterned kimono, leggings, socks, and a dragon headdress. A device devised from circular pieces of metal and rope is hanging from a ribbon around her neck.
Date: [1993-08-05..1993-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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