[Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, January 22, 1968]

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Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, requesting to file for a divorce from his wife, Geneva Pierce. Included is the envelope.

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[2] p. ; 20 cm. + 1 envelope

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Pierce, Oliver January 22, 1968.

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  • Main Title: [Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, January 22, 1968]
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Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, requesting to file for a divorce from his wife, Geneva Pierce. Included is the envelope.

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[2] p. ; 20 cm. + 1 envelope

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Text: "Dear Mrs. Barbara Jordon. [sic] My name is Oliver Pierce. I would like to file for a divorce. My wife + I have been separated for nine years. We have two children that I am supporting. My wife's name is Geneva Pierce. Her address is: 3910 [...] St. Houston, Texas. She lives at this address with another man, for a few years now. My mother, Mrs. Josephine M. Thomas + my sister, Mrs. [...] recommended you to me. Please let me know if you can help me to obtain a divorce. I would like you to notify me as soon as possible. Your. Truly Oliver Pierce"

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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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Pierce, Oliver. [Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, January 22, 1968], letter, January 22, 1968; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth595142/: accessed October 17, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Southern University.

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