[Greeting Card from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston - December 1995]

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Greeting card from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They hope to see him again when they travel back to Texas. A second card has been placed inside it: an announcement for the birth of Simon Alexander Ghebreyesus. It was sent much later, however, according to the child's birth date.

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1 card : col. ill. ; 24 x 18 cm., folded to 12 x 18 cm. + 1 card (14 x 11 cm.) + 1 envelope (13 x 18 cm.)

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Armstrong, Richard & Armstrong, Jennifer December 1995.

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This artwork is part of the collection entitled: Texas Cultures Online and was provided by the UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 81 times. More information about this work can be viewed below.

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UTSA Libraries Special Collections seeks to build, preserve and provide access to our distinctive research collections documenting the diverse histories and development of San Antonio and South Texas. Our collecting priorities include the history of women and gender in Texas, the history of Mexican Americans, activists/activism, the history of the African American and LGBTQ communities in our region, the Tex-Mex food industry, and urban planning.

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  • Main Title: [Greeting Card from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston - December 1995]
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Greeting card from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They hope to see him again when they travel back to Texas.

A second card has been placed inside it: an announcement for the birth of Simon Alexander Ghebreyesus. It was sent much later, however, according to the child's birth date.

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1 card : col. ill. ; 24 x 18 cm., folded to 12 x 18 cm. + 1 card (14 x 11 cm.) + 1 envelope (13 x 18 cm.)

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Texas Cultures Online features local history materials from eighteen institutions depicting the diverse cultures of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries. Funding provided by the Amon Carter Foundation.

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Armstrong, Richard & Armstrong, Jennifer. [Greeting Card from Richard and Jennifer Armstrong to Sterling Houston - December 1995], artwork, December 1995; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290958/: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

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