Archives and Manuscripts Index

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AR.U.004
Dates: -
Creator: Goodman, Richard, 1949-2005
Persons
  • Goodman, Richard
  • Strayhorn, Carole Keeton
  • Levy, Mike
  • Cooke, Lee
  • Himmelblau, Betty J.
  • Mullen, Ron
  • Snell, Jimmy
  • Trevino, John
  • Deuser, Larry
  • Duncan, Roger
  • Urdy, Charles
  • Wendler, Ed, Jr.
Organizations
  • South Texas Nuclear Project
  • Austin (Tex.). City Council
  • Brackenridge Hospital
  • Austin (Tex.). Planning Department
  • Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Austin (Tex.). Human Relations Commission
  • Austin (Tex.). Water and Wastewater Department
  • Austin (Tex.). Traffic and Transportation Department
  • Austin (Tex.). Cable Commission
  • Austin (Tex.). Environmental Board
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Barton Creek (Tex.)
  • Edwards Aquifer (Tex.)
  • Austin (Tex.)--Environmental conditions
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
  • Rainey Street (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
  • City council members--Texas--Austin
  • Springs--Texas--Austin
  • Ecology--Texas--Austin
  • Floods--Texas--Austin
  • Executive advisory bodies--Texas--Austin
  • Electric utilities--Texas--Austin
  • Municipal government--Texas--Austin
  • Cable television--Texas--Austin
  • Energy conservation--Texas--Austin
  • Discrimination in housing--Texas--Austin
  • City planning--Texas--Austin
  • Transportation--Texas--Austin
  • Gay rights--Texas--Austin
  • LGBTQ people
  • Motorboat racing--Texas--Austin
  • Public works--Texas--Austin
  • Energy conservation--Texas--Austin
  • Health--Texas--Austin
  • Municipal budgets--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.W.001
Dates: -
Creator: Hamilton, Elizabeth Irene Wentworth, 1920-1999
Persons
  • Hamilton, Elizabeth Irene Wentworth
  • Hamilton, Edward Rhodes
  • Schmidt, May Irene Hamilton
  • Cooksey, Frank C.
  • Nofziger, Max
  • Andrade, Erasmo Wilivaldo
  • Richards, Ann
Organizations
  • Mathews Community School
  • Maplewood Community School Advisory Council
  • Brooke Community School
  • Rosedale/Brykerwoods Community Schools
  • Clarksville/West End Jazz & Arts Festival
  • Austin Independent School District (Tex.)
  • Democratic Party (Travis County, Tex.)
  • Travis County (Tex.). Jail Overcrowding Task Force
  • Austin/Travis County Senior Luncheon Program
  • Retired Senior Volunteer Program (U.S.)
  • Stimulating the Neighborhood Action Process
  • Community Education Consortium (Austin, Tex.)
  • Texas Community Education Association
  • Democratic Party (Travis County, Tex.)
  • Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Travis County (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Clarksville (Austin, Tex.)
  • West Austin (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
  • Community schools--Texas--Austin
  • Public schools--Texas--Austin
  • Jails--Overcrowding--Texas--Travis County
  • Alternatives to imprisonment--Texas--Travis County
  • Executive advisory bodies--Texas--Austin
  • Elections--Texas--Travis County
Format
  • Artifacts
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2015.003
Dates: -
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Austin Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities
Persons
Organizations
  • Austin (Tex.). Austin Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities
  • Austin (Tex.). Mayor's Committee for Disabled Persons
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
  • Austin (Tex.)--Economic conditions
Subjects
  • Executive advisory bodies--Texas--Austin
  • People with disabilities--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2002.037
Dates: -
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Urban Renewal Agency
Persons
  • Golden, L. Wayne
  • Lurie, Leon
  • Chiles, John H.
  • Mosby, J. E.
  • Peason, Wesley
  • Sampler, Charles L.
  • Troiano, Lewis
  • Knickerbocker, Tom
Organizations
  • Austin (Tex.). Urban Renewal Agency
  • Austin (Tex.). Redevelopment Authority
  • Blackshear Residents' Organization
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
Subjects
  • City planning--Texas--Austin
  • Community development
  • Historic buildings
  • Housing--Texas--Austin
  • Urban renewal--Texas--Austin
  • Executive advisory bodies--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2008.009
Dates: -
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Community Development Commission
Persons
Organizations
  • Austin (Tex.). Community Development Commission
  • Austin Housing Finance Corporation
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Austin (Tex.)--Economic conditions
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
Subjects
  • City planning--Texas--Austin
  • Housing--Texas--Austin
  • Community development--Texas--Austin
  • Executive advisory bodies--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Audio
  • Text materials
  • Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
AR.1991.057
Dates: -
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Human Rights Commission
Persons
Organizations
  • Austin (Tex.). Human Relations Commission
  • Austin (Tex.). Human Rights Commission
  • Austin Equal Citizenship Corporation
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Race relations
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
Subjects
  • Braille books
  • Human rights--Texas--Austin
  • African Americans--Civil rights--Texas--History--20th century
  • Racism--Texas--Austin
  • Race discrimination--Texas--Austin
  • Blind--Services for--Texas--Austin
  • Braille books
  • Executive advisory bodies--Texas--Austin
  • People with disabilities
  • Discrimination against people with disabilities
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Austin (Tex.). Boards and Commissions. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Quality of Life Advisory Commission Records

AR.2017.021
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LBGTQ) Quality of Life Advisory Commission
Persons
Organizations
  • Austin (Tex.). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LBGTQ) Quality of Life Advisory Commission
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
Subjects
  • Human rights--Texas--Austin
  • LGBTQ people
  • Gays--Texas--Austin--Social conditions
  • Gay rights--Texas--Austin
  • Executive advisory bodies--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2017.022
Dates: -
Creator: Smith, Cassie
Persons
  • Del Bosque, Paul
  • Espitia, Gloria
  • Rodriquez, Matthew Briar
  • Salinas, Roen
  • Smith, Cassie
  • Zapata, Claudia Eliza
Organizations
  • Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin, Tex.)
  • Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin, Tex.). Advisory Board
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
Subjects
  • Art--Texas--Austin
  • Artists--Texas--Austin
  • Chicanos
  • Education--Texas--Austin
  • Executive advisory bodies--Texas--Austin
  • Latinos--Texas--Austin
  • Latinx--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican Americans--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican Americans--Social life and customs
  • Mexican American arts
  • Municipal government--Texas--Austin
  • Nonprofit organizations--Texas--Austin
  • Zoning--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Audio
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site