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Identifier: e_cle_001566
Title: Memo from Polly Sowell to Bill Clements, March 8, 1982
Description: Memo from Polly Sowell to Bill Clements, March 8, 1982, regarding comments made by Alfred King
Page Count: 15
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Art commissions
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_002747
Title: Letter from Polly Sowell to Jane Wells and Meg Wilson, 28 April 1982
Description: Letter from Polly Sowell to Jane Wells and Meg Wilson, 28 April 1982. Regarding the appointment of women by Clements.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Subject Topic: Appointment to office
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_001731
Title: Memo from Polly Sowell through Hilary Doran to William P. Clements regarding opening session to prisons, May 24, 1982
Description: Memo from Polly Sowell through Hilary Doran to William P. Clements regarding opening session to prisons, 24 May 1982. Polly recommends not opening the session to prisons as the Texas Department of Corrections will not speed up construction of new bed space but David Herndon thinks it must be included as long as the Texas Department of Corrections is willing to use the money to alleviate overcrowding issues.
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Herndon, David
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, State governments, Property tax, Constitutional amendments
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Estelle v. Ruiz, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_001744
Title: Texas Business and Professional Women, Houston Texas, June 10, 1982
Description: Speech text (Polly Sowell) to Texas Business and Professional Women, Houston, June 10, 1982
Page Count: 3
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Subject Genre: Speeches (documents)
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001734
Title: Memo from Polly Sowell to Eddie Aurispa regarding pending letter list, May 13, 1982
Description: Memo from Polly Sowell to Eddie Aurispa regarding pending letter list, May 13, 1982. Eddie has a large pending list and Polly wants him to account for the letters.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Aurispa, Eddie
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001661
Title: Memo from Polly Sowell to Bill Clements, Sep 21, 1982
Description: Memo from Polly Sowell to Bill Clements, Sep 21, 1982, includes letters from the Texas House regarding support, or lack there of, for a proposed coal slurry pipeline in Texas.
Page Count: 7
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Legislature
Subject Topic: Energy and natural resources
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001739
Title: Memo from Polly Sewell to William P. Clements, September 22, 1982
Description: Memo from Polly Sewell to William P. Clements, September 22, 1982 with attached letters from Henry B. Gonzalez, Martin Frost, Phil Graham, Charles W. Stenholm, James M. Collins, and J.J. Pickle to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the federal natural gas policy and support for H.R. 4230 Coal Pipeline Act of 1982, September 21, 1982
Page Count: 7
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-, Gonzales, Henry, Frost, Robert
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: National Governor's Association
Subject Topic: Coal slurry pipelines, Energy and natural resources, Energy policy
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_002871
Title: Correspondence between Dr. John Garner, William P. Clements, and Linda Howell regarding Mansion restoration, May 1- June 5, 1979
Description: Correspondence between Dr. John Garner, William P. Clements, and Linda Howell regarding Mansion restoration, May 1- June 5, 1979. Dr. Garner of the Society of Architectural Historians suggests that Clements should put an architectural historian on the Governor's Mansion Restoration Committee.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Appointment to office
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Historic Preservation, Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_002783
Title: Letter from Polly Sowell to Truett L. Hawkins, October 29, 1982
Description: Letter from Polly Sowell to Truett L. Hawkins, October 29, 1982. Letter is in regards to the Texas Employment Commission, and its treatment of one of its constituents.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Hawkins, Truett L.
Subject Name: Texas Employment Commission

Identifier: e_cle_003435
Title: Letter from Polly Sowell to Mrs. Tommy Webb, May 31, 1981.
Description: Letter from Polly Sowell to Mrs. Tommy Webb, May 31, 1981, regarding the appointment of women.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Subject Topic: Women--Political activity
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001930
Title: Memo from Polly Sowell to Doug Brown, October 6, 1980
Description: Memo from Polly Sowell to Doug Brown. Memo requests increased meeting time with legislators.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Brown, Doug
Subject Topic: Education
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001565
Title: Memo from Polly Sowell to Marilla Wood, Pat Oles, Jim Kaster, and Margo Branscomb, March 15, 1982
Description: Memo from Polly Sowell to Marilla Wood, Pat Oles, Jim Kaster, and Margo Branscomb, March 15, 1982, regarding private sector growth.
Page Count: 6
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Wood, Marilla, Oles, Patrick, Kaster, James J., Branscomb, Margo
Subject Topic: Economic policy
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_004199
Title: Letter from Polly Sowell to William P. Clements, Jr., regarding the West Texas Agricultural Disaster, July 13, 1982
Description: Letter from Polly Sowell to William P. Clements, Jr., regarding the West Texas Agricultural Disaster, July 13, 1982.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Agriculture

Identifier: e_cle_004186
Title: Memorandum from Polly Sowell to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., November 19, 1982
Description: Memorandum from Polly Sowell to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., November 19, 1982. Sid Weiser is meeting with Mark White to discuss the governor's discretionary funds in the Community Service Block Grant.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, Weiser, Sid
Subject Topic: Block grants
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_001929
Title: Memo from Polly Sowell to Rita Clements, et al., March 29, 1979
Description: Memo from Polly Sowell to Rita Clements, et al., March 29, 1979. Regarding Rita's idea for a proclamation on family life.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Crocker-Clements, Rita, 1931-
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Rita Crocker Clements

Identifier: e_cle_001638
Title: Memo from Polly Sowell to Bill Clements, August 17, 1982,
Description: Memo from Polly Sowell to Bill Clements, August 17, 1982, regarding insurance coverage of alcohol and drug recovery programs and the 67th Legislature's Special Session role in the development of this concept
Page Count: 16
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Newby, Ross, Robinson, LaRue
Subject Topic: Alcohol--Law and legislation, Drug abuse--Study and teaching, Alcoholism, Substance abuse treatment facilities
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001983
Title: Memo to Bill Clements innermost staff from Polly Sowell, June 8, 1982
Description: Memo to Bill Clements innermost staff from Polly Sowell, June 8, 1982, regarding Communities Organized for Public Service or COPS' relationship with Bill Clements
Page Count: 7
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Subject Topic: Constituent communication
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001721
Title: Letter exchange between Polly Sowell and Marjorie Arsht, May 12, 1982
Description: Letter exchange between Polly Sowell and Marjorie Arsht, May 12, 1982
Page Count: 2
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Arsht, Marjorie
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.)
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_001981
Title: Memo from Polly Sowell and Rich Thomas to William P. Clements, August 12, 1982
Description: Memo from Polly Sowell and Rich Thomas to William P. Clements. The Governor declined a request to meet with Beatriz Cortez, president of COPS.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-, Thomas, Richard
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001741
Title: Memorandum from Polly Sowell to Governor William Clements, July 26, 1982
Description: Memorandum from Polly Sowell to Governor William Clements, July 26, 1982. Polly Sowell informs Governor Clements that Ory Selig, who is the Deputy Executive Director for the Port of Galveston, called to tell the Governor about the public hearing for an Urban Development Act Grant for $40 million to help pay for the dredging of a 50 feet deep channel in Galveston. Handwritten notes by Governor Clements indicate that he is "for it!"
Page Count: 1
Creator: Sowell, Polly, 1927-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Water resources development
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

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