[Correspondence Between E. E. McCutchen and Barbara Jordan - December 1977-January 1978]

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Letter from E. E. McCutchen to Barbara Jordan discussing Jordan's decision to not seek re-election to the House of Representatives with a reply from Jordan saying that the decision was difficult, but the confidence of the public has been gratifying. Included is part of an envelope belonging to Farrow's letter.

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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996 & McCutchen, E. E. 1977-12-17/1978-01-03.

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Letter from E. E. McCutchen to Barbara Jordan discussing Jordan's decision to not seek re-election to the House of Representatives with a reply from Jordan saying that the decision was difficult, but the confidence of the public has been gratifying. Included is part of an envelope belonging to Farrow's letter.

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[2] p. ; 30 x 21 cm., or smaller

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Photographs from the Barbara C. Jordan Archives. Barbara Jordan ran for the Texas House twice (1962, 1964). She won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1966, becoming the first African American since Reconstruction to do so.

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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996 & McCutchen, E. E. [Correspondence Between E. E. McCutchen and Barbara Jordan - December 1977-January 1978], letter, 1977-12-17/1978-01-03; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1790283/: accessed July 15, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Southern University.

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