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Title: "A Texas Gunslinger in the Drawing Room"
Identifier: e_rap_0822
Creator: Chriss, Nicholas C.
Topic: Press
Dates: 1974-08-18
Box: 2.325/ZZ7
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Los Angeles Times article "A Texas Gunslinger in the Drawing Room" about the Texas Observer, dated August 18, 1974

Title: Adela Mancias oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004040
Creator: Walje, Ethan
Contributor: Mancias, Adela, 1953-
Topic: Zoning law, Hispanic American women, Social justice
Dates: 1974
1990-12-31
2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Adela Mancias conducted by Ethan Walje on February 27, 2021. Adela Mancias recounts her experiences growing up in Texas as a Mexican-American and how it led to her interest in activism. She discusses her work with the Raza Unida Party and Brown Berets in Austin, Texas, including her participation in protests against the Austin Boat Club races and the Ku Klux Klan march in Austin on February 19, 1983. She also discusses her work in organizing resistance to unfair zoning laws in East Austin and talks about her later documentary and radio work.

Title: American Income Life Insurance Company advertisement
Identifier: e_rap_1010
Creator: American Income Life Insurance Company
Topic: Press, Business, Industries
Dates: 1962-12-13
Resource: Texas observer
Description: First American Income Life Insurance Company advertisement run in The Texas Observer, dated December 13, 1962

Title: Application for Reentry of a Publication as Second-Class Matter Because of Change in Title, Location, or Frequency
Identifier: e_rap_0498
Creator: Sackett, Dell M.
Topic: Press
Dates: 1954-12-07
Box: 4S12
Resource: Texas Observer records
Description: Application submitted to the U.S. Post Office requesting reentry of a publication as second-class matter due to change in name from The State Observer to The Texas Observer, dated December 7, 1954

Title: Brenda Malik oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004031
Creator: Koteras, Erica
Contributor: Malik, Brenda Gooden, 1951-
Topic: African Americans in radio broadcasting, Civil rights, Community activists, Public-access television
Dates: 2021-03-04
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Brenda Malik conducted by Erica Koteras on 3/04/2021. Brenda Mims-Malik was a civil rights activist who did most of her activism in radio and television. She did so by providing Black people a voice on local television. Mims-Malik was an anchor on multiple news stations, including KXAN, ACTV, and had multiple programs for the Black community such as Newscene and Jam City in the 70s and 80s. She would also produce yearly Black history month documentaries about the Black people that worked for Austin Energy, the primary electrical company in Austin. Brenda Malik was also a part of the NAACP and the Black Media Coalition, where she worked with them to produce programs like Jam City to depict the Black youth in Austin and give them outlets for their creative sides.

Title: Cheryl Jean Jefferson oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004041
Creator: Vu, Tong
Contributor: Jefferson, Cheryl Jean, 1951-
Topic: Civil rights, African Americans, Peace movements, Energy conservation
Dates: 2021-02-26
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Cheryl Jean Jefferson conducted by Tong Vu on February, 26th 2021. Cheryl Jefferson was born to a military family in Anchorage, Alaska. Her family eventually settled in Brenham, Texas, and she elected to attend Southwest Texas State University in the late 1960s. While in school, she began her detailed career that includes Civil Rights Activism, antiwar activism, television production, and politics. With the Civil Rights movement in its latter stages, and the ongoing Vietnam War, Cheryl found involvement in just about every social movement. She was part of the student Senate at Southwest Texas State, and even met with former president Lyndon B. Johnson a handful of times. Most notably, Cheryl worked with the television network, KLRU, formerly known as KLRN. While Cheryl enjoyed working in all of the previously mentioned fields, she found the most happiness in her later career, where she worked in energy conservation.

Title: Draft of letter to Bernard Rapoport from Geoff Rips, Lou Dubose, and Michael King
Identifier: e_rap_0938
Creator: Rips, Geoff, Dubose, Lou., King, Michael
Topic: Press
Dates: 1997-03-24
Box: 2008-320/3b
Resource: Molly Ivins papers
Description: Draft of a letter to Bernard Rapoport from Geoff Rips, Lou Dubose, and Michael King regarding Rapoport's decision to end his financial support of the Texas Observer, dated March 24, 1997

Title: First issue of The Texas Observer, p. 1-2
Identifier: e_rap_1282
Creator: Dugger, Ronnie
Topic: Press
Dates: 1954-12-13
Resource: Texas observer
Description: The first issue of the Texas Observer, dated December 13, 1954

Title: Glenn Scott oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003931
Creator: Cromwell, Bethany
Contributor: Scott, Glenn
Topic: Underground newspapers, Women--Health, Feminism
Dates: 1948
2017
2017-11-09
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Glenn Scott conducted by Bethany Cromwell on 11/09/2017. Glenn Scott speaks on her life from 1948 to the present, highlighting the years between 1968-1984. Scott was born in Fort Worth, Texas and spent most of her life living in and around that area. She currently resides in Austin, Texas. She speaks on the Vietnam War draft and the death of her boyfriend during the Vietnam War and how that led to her political awakening. She applied for an internship within the United States Information Agency where she experienced her second political awakening. Upon moving to Austin, she joined forces with The Rag newspaper and began writing for and producing The Rag between 1974-1977. Scott is a socialist feminist and was heavily involved in writing for the farm worker unions and farm worker organizations. She speaks on her work with the Bread and Roses School for Socialist Education. Glenn Scott ends on her main topics in 1984 with her work in the Democratic Socialists of America and the New American Movement.

Title: Irma Orozco oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004034
Creator: Wright, Matthew
Contributor: Orozco, Irma, 1956-
Topic: College television stations, College student newspapers and periodicals, College television stations, Public-access television
Dates: 1974
1977-06-01
2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Orozco conducted by Matthew Wright on February 27, 2021. In the interview, Orozco talked about her time as a student attending the University of Texas at Austin from 1974 to 1977. She explained her experience in writing for the MAYO newspaper, El Desperator, and her time working as an editor in La Raza Unida newspaper, Para La Gente. Orozco also worked with various newscast television stations, working as a producer and newscaster for the KTBC and KVUE. Moreover, she produced her television program that focuses on Chicanos art and interviewed famous local Chicanos in Austin. Also, founded a student organization on campus called Chicanos Intersados Comunicaciones, which focuses on promoting Chicano's participation in media.

Title: "Jim Wright and Vernon S&L's High-Flying Honcho Don R. Dixon; A Tale of Two Texans"
Identifier: e_rap_0572
Creator: Adler, Bill
Topic: Press, Politics and government, Business, Industries
Dates: 1987-12-04
Box: Ph19/4C576
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Texas Observer article "Jim Wright and Vernon S&L's High-Flying Honcho Don R. Dixon; A Tale of Two Texans" dated December 4, 1987, about the assistance Jim Wright gave to Vernon Savings and Loan

Title: Letter from Lou Dubose to Bernard Rapoport
Identifier: e_rap_0939
Creator: Dubose, Lou.
Topic: Press
Dates: 1997-06-06
Box: Ph24/4J438e
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Letter from Lou Dubose thanking Bernard Rapoport for his offer to match $20,000 in funds for the Texas Observer, dated June 6, 1997

Title: Letter from Ronnie Dugger to Bernard Rapoport
Identifier: e_rap_0556
Creator: Dugger, Ronnie
Topic: Press
Dates: 1969-10-31
Box: Ph12/4C549
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Letter from Ronnie Dugger thanking Bernard Rapoport for American Income Life Insurance Company's full page ad in the Texas Observer, dated October 31, 1969

Title: Letter from Ronnie Dugger to Bernard Rapoport
Identifier: e_rap_0838
Creator: Dugger, Ronnie
Topic: Press, Politics and government
Dates: 1975-03-22
Box: Ph27/4J438j
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Letter from Ronnie Dugger to Bernard Rapoport apologizing for returning Lloyd Bentsen's contribution to the Texas Observer, dated March 22, 1975

Title: Letter from Ronnie Dugger to Lloyd Bentsen
Identifier: e_rap_0510
Creator: Dugger, Ronnie
Topic: Press
Dates: 1975-03-17
Box: 2011-150/23
Resource: Texas Observer records
Description: Letter from Ronnie Dugger to Lloyd Bentsen dated March 17, 1975, returning Bentsen's $100 contribution to the Texas Observer

Title: Letters from Ronnie Dugger to Franklin Jones and Frankie Carter Randolph
Identifier: e_rap_0512
Creator: Dugger, Ronnie
Topic: Press
Dates: 1954-10-22
Box: 2011-150/23
Resource: Texas Observer records
Description: Letters written from Ronnie Dugger to Franklin Jones and Frankie Carter Randolph with ideas for the start up of the Texas Observer, dated October 13, 1954, and October 22, 1954

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669_0001
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669_0002
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.

Title: Photograph of Bernard Rapoport, Ronnie Dugger, and unidentified Texas Observer staff
Identifier: e_rap_0921
Topic: Press
Dates: 1969
Box: Ph25/4J438g
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers

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