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- Identifier
- e_cle_004680
- Title
- Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to U.S. Secretary of Education T. H. Bell regarding traditionally black public universities and special funding, July 7, 1981
- Description
- Letter from Governor William P. Clements to U.S. Secretary of Education T. H. Bell regarding traditionally black public universities and special funding. In the letter, Governor Clements notifies Bell that Texas plans to allocate $14,161,601 to Prairie View A&M University in addition to the $11.5 million made available by the 1981 Texas Legislature. Includes related correspondence from Kenneth Ashworth to David Dean.
- Page Count
- 4
- Creator
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Ashworth, Kenneth H. 1932-
- Contributor
- Bell, Terrell H., Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
- Subject Name
- Prairie View University
- Subject Topic
- Education, Higher, Government aid to higher education, African American universities and colleges
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Education Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_004483
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "State apparently hedges on promises for desegregation in higher education," May 19, 1981
- Description
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "State apparently hedges on promises for desegregation in higher education," by Fred King, Houston Post, May 19, 1981. The article describes how Texas is failing to meet the commitments made in mid-January when Attorney General Mark White spoke to officials in Washington, D.C. to desegregate Texas's higher education institutions. Texas could face repercussions from the Department of Education with an expensive and long lawsuit.
- Page Count
- 1
- Subject Name
- White, Mark, 1940-, Prairie View University, Texas Southern University, United States. Department of Education
- Subject Topic
- Discrimination in higher education
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Education Reform, Mark White
- Identifier
- e_cle_004683
- Title
- Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding potential litigation involving the Permanent University Fund, September 29, 1982
- Description
- Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding potential litigation Involving the Permanent University Fund. The memo concerns the status of Prairie View University as a constitutional "black" school, the impact of the filing of a federal lawsuit against Texas, and PUF bond issues. Related documents include handwritten notes from the A&M Regents meeting on September 27, 1982 and correspondence from Attorney General Mark White to Clements.
- Page Count
- 14
- Creator
- Herndon, David, White, Mark, 1940-
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Prairie View University
- Subject Topic
- African American universities and colleges, Higher education and State, Litigation
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Education Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_004484
- Title
- Memorandum from Gloria Turner to Janie Harris, July 10, 1981
- Description
- Memorandum from Gloria Turner to Janie Harris, July 10, 1981. Attached are multiple letters, including one from Kenneth Ashworth to David Dean, July 6, 1981, regarding a letter from Tom Rhodes, as well as a letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Terrell Bell regarding an additional allocation of $14,161,601 to Prairie View A&M University for expenditure in 1981 and 1982.
- Page Count
- 4
- Creator
- Turner, Gloria, Ashworth, Kenneth H. 1932-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Contributor
- Harris, Janie, Bell, Terrell H., Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
- Subject Name
- Prairie View University, Rhodes, Tom B.
- Subject Topic
- Education, Higher
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Education Reform
- Identifier
- e_cle_004681
- Title
- Letter from Attorney General Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding possible litigation with Prairie View A&M University, July 23, 1982
- Description
- Letter from Attorney General Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding possible litigation with Prairie View A&M University. White advises Clements that he hopes to avoid litigation from Prairie View against the State of Texas and has met with attorneys representing the University. Includes related memos from David Herndon.
- Page Count
- 3
- Creator
- White, Mark, 1940-, Herndon, David
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Prairie View University
- Subject Topic
- Government aid to higher education, African American universities and colleges, Education, Higher, Litigation
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Education Reform, Mark White