Latest content added for The Portal to Texas Historyhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?t=fulltext&fq=untl_collection%3ADENNIS&sort=creator&display=list2017-01-24T21:18:50-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for searching The Portal to Texas History[Release: AmFAR Awards $1.4 Million in Basic Research Grants]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916699/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916699/"><img alt="[Release: AmFAR Awards $1.4 Million in Basic Research Grants]" title="[Release: AmFAR Awards $1.4 Million in Basic Research Grants]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916699/small/"/></a></p><p>A release from American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) discussing the 26 AIDS research programs they awarded research grants to.</p>[Letter: AIDS Emergency Grant Funds]2016-02-25T20:49:41-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804577/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804577/"><img alt="[Letter: AIDS Emergency Grant Funds]" title="[Letter: AIDS Emergency Grant Funds]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804577/small/"/></a></p><p>A letter from Philip B. Scheps of the Dallas County Budget office to Commissioners Court to discuss planning and implication of the federal funds for emergency AIDS programming.</p>[Press release: A Living Tribute in Lee Park]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915869/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915869/"><img alt="[Press release: A Living Tribute in Lee Park]" title="[Press release: A Living Tribute in Lee Park]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915869/small/"/></a></p><p>Press release announcing a news conference about a Living Tribute in honor of AIDS victims in Lee Park.</p>[Faxed memo regarding American Airline's Domestic Partner Benifits]2015-12-01T20:53:28-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786181/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786181/"><img alt="[Faxed memo regarding American Airline's Domestic Partner Benifits]" title="[Faxed memo regarding American Airline's Domestic Partner Benifits]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786181/small/"/></a></p><p>Faxed JETWIRE communication from Marion DeSisto to Dennis Vercher containing a memo announcing American Airline's plans to offer domestic partner benefits for domestic travel beginning Spring 2000.</p>[Faxed memo regarding American Eagle's Domestic Partner Benifits]2015-12-01T20:53:28-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786204/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786204/"><img alt="[Faxed memo regarding American Eagle's Domestic Partner Benifits]" title="[Faxed memo regarding American Eagle's Domestic Partner Benifits]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786204/small/"/></a></p><p>Faxed JETWIRE communication from Marion DeSisto to Dennis Vercher of a memo announcing American Eagle's plans to offer domestic partner benefits for domestic travel beginning Spring 2000.</p>[News Release from the Human Rights Campaign on domestic partner benefits]2015-12-01T20:53:28-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786165/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786165/"><img alt="[News Release from the Human Rights Campaign on domestic partner benefits]" title="[News Release from the Human Rights Campaign on domestic partner benefits]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786165/small/"/></a></p><p>News release from the Human Rights Campaign applauding American Airlines for offering domestic partner benefits to employees.</p>[News Release from the Human Rights Campaign on domestic partner benefits]2015-12-01T20:53:28-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786206/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786206/"><img alt="[News Release from the Human Rights Campaign on domestic partner benefits]" title="[News Release from the Human Rights Campaign on domestic partner benefits]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786206/small/"/></a></p><p>News release from the Human Rights Campaign applauding American Airlines for offering domestic partner benefits to employees.</p>[Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994]2016-02-25T20:49:41-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804594/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804594/"><img alt="[Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994]" title="[Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804594/small/"/></a></p><p>A document from the Human Rights Campaign Fund that explains the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994 and why supporting this piece of legislation is not only important but necessary.</p>[Press release: Activists mark first anniversary of Cracker Barrel with protests, petitions]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916839/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916839/"><img alt="[Press release: Activists mark first anniversary of Cracker Barrel with protests, petitions]" title="[Press release: Activists mark first anniversary of Cracker Barrel with protests, petitions]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916839/small/"/></a></p><p>Press release covering increased protests directed toward Cracker Barrel at the one-year anniversary of the adoption of their anti-gay employment policy.</p>[Press release: Gay and lesbian organizations charge NEA chair with homophobia, demand meeting]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916514/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916514/"><img alt="[Press release: Gay and lesbian organizations charge NEA chair with homophobia, demand meeting]" title="[Press release: Gay and lesbian organizations charge NEA chair with homophobia, demand meeting]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916514/small/"/></a></p><p>Press release announcing the objections of several gay/lesbian activist groups to the NEA chair's decision to exclude some gay and lesbian artists from grant funding.</p>[Press release: Martin Hiraga named grass roots organizer]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915727/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915727/"><img alt="[Press release: Martin Hiraga named grass roots organizer]" title="[Press release: Martin Hiraga named grass roots organizer]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915727/small/"/></a></p><p>Press release announcing the hiring of a new grass roots organizer.</p>[Press release: NGLTF extends National Lobby Days program and post card campaign for gay/lesbian civil rights bill]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916522/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916522/"><img alt="[Press release: NGLTF extends National Lobby Days program and post card campaign for gay/lesbian civil rights bill]" title="[Press release: NGLTF extends National Lobby Days program and post card campaign for gay/lesbian civil rights bill]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916522/small/"/></a></p><p>Press release announcing NGLTF's plan to extend their programs to promote gay/lesbian civil rights legislation.</p>[Press release: Sodomy news from across the states]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916318/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916318/"><img alt="[Press release: Sodomy news from across the states]" title="[Press release: Sodomy news from across the states]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916318/small/"/></a></p><p>Press release announcing developments in the reform of sodomy laws in Missouri, Georgie, Kentucky, and Michigan.</p>[Medical News: Study Shows HIV Vaccine Stimulates Broadened Immune Response]2016-04-29T22:06:23-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc824975/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc824975/"><img alt="[Medical News: Study Shows HIV Vaccine Stimulates Broadened Immune Response]" title="[Medical News: Study Shows HIV Vaccine Stimulates Broadened Immune Response]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc824975/small/"/></a></p><p>Medical news report announcing that a new genetically engineered, investigational vaccine kills several laboratory strains of HIV.</p>[Newspaper clipping: Big donors hedge bets in elections]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915800/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915800/"><img alt="[Newspaper clipping: Big donors hedge bets in elections]" title="[Newspaper clipping: Big donors hedge bets in elections]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915800/small/"/></a></p><p>A newspaper clipping from The Dallas Morning News discussing donors contributing to multiple campaigns in the Texas gubernatorial race.</p>[Newspaper clipping: Richards courts black voters]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916215/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916215/"><img alt="[Newspaper clipping: Richards courts black voters]" title="[Newspaper clipping: Richards courts black voters]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916215/small/"/></a></p><p>A newspaper clipping about Ann Richards appealing to the black community to garner their support.</p>[Newspaper clipping: Texas Candidate, Once Leading, Slips]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916609/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916609/"><img alt="[Newspaper clipping: Texas Candidate, Once Leading, Slips]" title="[Newspaper clipping: Texas Candidate, Once Leading, Slips]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916609/small/"/></a></p><p>A newspaper clipping from the New York Times discussing the reasons for Ann Richards falling behind in polls.</p>[Handwritten notes: The Voice]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916890/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916890/"><img alt="[Handwritten notes: The Voice]" title="[Handwritten notes: The Voice]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916890/small/"/></a></p><p>Handwritten notes for the The Voice about accusations made by Sharon Boyd, a city council candidate, and Harold Levine seeking Department of Housing and Urban Development funds.</p>[Copy of fax: Gary Bowles, wanted for murder]2017-01-24T21:18:50-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc948328/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc948328/"><img alt="[Copy of fax: Gary Bowles, wanted for murder]" title="[Copy of fax: Gary Bowles, wanted for murder]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc948328/small/"/></a></p><p>Xerographic of faxed materials about Gary Bowles, who was wanted for murder by the Savannah police. Text is faded.</p>[Fax: Gary Bowles, wanted for murder]2017-01-24T21:18:50-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc948443/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc948443/"><img alt="[Fax: Gary Bowles, wanted for murder]" title="[Fax: Gary Bowles, wanted for murder]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc948443/small/"/></a></p><p>Faxed materials about Gary Bowles, who was wanted for murder by the Savannah police. Text is faded.</p>[Letter: Alan Ross to Oak Lawn Business Community]2017-01-24T21:18:50-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc948316/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc948316/"><img alt="[Letter: Alan Ross to Oak Lawn Business Community]" title="[Letter: Alan Ross to Oak Lawn Business Community]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc948316/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Alan Ross to the business owners of Oak Lawn inviting them to join him in objecting to the new regulation amendments.</p>[Letter to the editor from NEA-funded lesbian artists]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916765/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916765/"><img alt="[Letter to the editor from NEA-funded lesbian artists]" title="[Letter to the editor from NEA-funded lesbian artists]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916765/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter to the editor objecting the Congressional ban on homoerotic art from lesbian writers.</p>[Notes on phone conversation between Dennis Vercher and Aaron Kampfe]2015-12-01T20:53:28-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786195/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786195/"><img alt="[Notes on phone conversation between Dennis Vercher and Aaron Kampfe]" title="[Notes on phone conversation between Dennis Vercher and Aaron Kampfe]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786195/small/"/></a></p><p>Typed notes of a telephone conversation between Dennis Vercher and Aaron Kampfe, International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) President, on United Airline's decision to offer domestic partner benefits.</p>[Notes pertaining to conversation with lawsuit against lawyer]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916706/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916706/"><img alt="[Notes pertaining to conversation with lawsuit against lawyer]" title="[Notes pertaining to conversation with lawsuit against lawyer]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916706/small/"/></a></p><p>Typed notes from conversation with M. William Nelson, lawyer and defendant in case.</p>[Press Release: Dentist's refusal to treat person with AIDS found to be discriminatory]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916650/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916650/"><img alt="[Press Release: Dentist's refusal to treat person with AIDS found to be discriminatory]" title="[Press Release: Dentist's refusal to treat person with AIDS found to be discriminatory]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916650/small/"/></a></p><p>A press release about a dentist refusing to treat a person with AIDS to be found guilty of discrimination.</p>[Research Notes: Aaron Kampfe]2015-12-01T20:53:28-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786177/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786177/"><img alt="[Research Notes: Aaron Kampfe]" title="[Research Notes: Aaron Kampfe]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786177/small/"/></a></p><p>Research notes from an interview with Aaron Kampfe discussing American Airline's recent support of the LGBT community and their decision to offer domestic partner benefits.</p>[Typed notes on United Airline's domestic partner benefits announcement]2015-12-01T20:53:28-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786213/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786213/"><img alt="[Typed notes on United Airline's domestic partner benefits announcement]" title="[Typed notes on United Airline's domestic partner benefits announcement]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc786213/small/"/></a></p><p>Typed notes of a call placed by Dennis Vercher to David Smith discussing United Airline's announcement to offer domestic partner benefits to all employees.</p>[Unaddressed Letter: Why does Oak Lawn not have an Early Voting Location?]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916842/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916842/"><img alt="[Unaddressed Letter: Why does Oak Lawn not have an Early Voting Location?]" title="[Unaddressed Letter: Why does Oak Lawn not have an Early Voting Location?]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc916842/small/"/></a></p><p>Unaddressed letter challenging the lack of an Early Voting Location for Oak Lawn community. Includes handwritten notes.</p>[Why does Oak Lawn not have an Early Voting Location?]2016-10-24T13:41:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915782/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915782/"><img alt="[Why does Oak Lawn not have an Early Voting Location?]" title="[Why does Oak Lawn not have an Early Voting Location?]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc915782/small/"/></a></p><p>A document pertaining to the lack of space available for early voters residing in Oak Lawn.</p>