[Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, April 1, 1968]

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Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, inviting her to visit the health and beauty spa "Slender Magic." Included are two blank membership cards.

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[5] p. ; 18 cm.

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Guthrie, Barbara April 1, 1968.

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Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, inviting her to visit the health and beauty spa "Slender Magic." Included are two blank membership cards.

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[5] p. ; 18 cm.

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Text: "We missed you at the Slender*Magic opening. We're sorry you couldn't make it by, it was quite a party. Anyway we want you to visit our new studio and see why so many ladies are actually having fun reducing and losing weight. Enclosed is a free trial membership that entitles you to use all our facilities. We hope to see you soon. Barbara Guthrie for Slender*Magic"

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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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Guthrie, Barbara. [Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, April 1, 1968], letter, April 1, 1968; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth594970/: accessed June 13, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Southern University.

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