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Identifier: e_cle_002148
Title: Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., July 23, 1982
Description: Letter from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr., July 23, 1982. Regarding Prairie View A & M University and possible litigation involving the Permanent University Fund.
Page Count: 1
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Prairie View University, Texas A&M University System
Subject Topic: Higher education and State, Education, Higher
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_008256
Title: Appointment letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Secretary of State George Bayoud, January 23, 1990
Description: Appointment letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Secretary of State George Bayoud, January 23, 1990, appointing Ethel Jones to the Educational Excellence Committee.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Texas. Secretary of State, Bayoud, George
Subject Name: Jones, Ethel, Prairie View University, Educational Excellence Committee
Subject Topic: Appointment to office, Education
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_003375
Title: Letter exchange between Brutus Jackson and William P. Clements, Jr., March - April 1981
Description: Letter exchange between Brutus Jackson and William P. Clements, Jr., regarding Prairie View A&M University, March - April 1981.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Jackson, Brutus, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Jackson, Brutus, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Prairie View University
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_000523
Title: Remarks prepared for William P. Clements, Jr., for Prairie View A&M Spring Convocation, March 17, 1981
Description: Remarks prepared for William P. Clements, Jr., for Prairie View A&M Spring Convocation, March 17, 1981. Clements discusses history of Prairie View, funding for higher education, and the importance of education.
Page Count: 8
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Prairie View University
Subject Topic: African American universities and colleges, State universities and colleges, Budget
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_004231
Title: House Committee Report, 1st printing, H.B. No. 141-103, May 1981
Description: House Committee Report, 1st printing, H.B. No. 141-103, May 1981. The bill is related to the designation of Prairie View A&M University as being established under Article VII, Section 14 of the Texas Constitution.
Page Count: 26
Subject Name: Prairie View University
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_004251
Title: Correspondence between Alvin Thomas, President of Prairie View A&M University, and State Representative Foster Whaley, January 21- February 11, 1981
Description: Correspondence between Alvin Thomas, President of Prairie View A&M University, and State Representative Foster Whaley, January 21 -February 11, 1981, regarding H.B. 451, which retroactively deals with Prairie View A&M's establishment under Jim Crow laws.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Thomas, Alvin, Whaley, Foster
Contributor: Thomas, Alvin
Subject Name: Prairie View University
Subject Topic: Segregation in education, Racism, Education, Higher, Racism
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_000529
Title: Memorandum from the Governor Clements Campaign titled "Black Issues"
Description: Memorandum from the Governor Clements Campaign titled "Black Issues," undated and unsigned. Memorandum pledging support to Wiley, Texas College, Paul Quinn, Houston-Tillotson, Bishop College, Jarvis Christian College, Prairie View University, and Texas Southern University.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas Southern University, Prairie View University
Subject Topic: African American universities and colleges, Education, Higher
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_001200
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements airs plan for desegregation," June 13, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Times Herald headlined, "Clements airs plan for desegregation," June 13, 1981, by Richard Duncan and Linda Austin, regarding Texas' efforts to comply with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Includes discussions of programs to improve conditions at the historically African American Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M universities and other measures to continue eligibility for federal funds. Includes office filing form.
Page Count: 3
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Prairie View University, Texas Southern University
Subject Topic: Discrimination in higher education, Segregation in education, Federal aid to education, African American universities and colleges
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform

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_006042
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Gov. Clements pledges support for black colleges," November 1, 1980
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Gov. Clements pledges support for black colleges," from the Houston Informer, November 1, 1980.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Prairie View University
Subject Topic: African American universities and colleges
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform

Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "State won't appeal college bias study, White says in D.C.," January 13, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping by Barbara Strong, Dallas Morning News, headlined, "State won't appeal college bias study, White says in D.C," January 13, 1981. Article describes the U.S. Department of Education ruling that Texas has been unsuccessful in desegregating higher educational institutions. Attorney General Mark White visits Washington, D.C. and meets with Assistant Secretary of Education Cynthia Brown to discuss measures taken by Texas to improve educational opportunity for minorities. The text quotes White's statements concerning education equalization and funding.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Strong, Barbara
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, Brown, Cynthia, Delco, Wilhelmina, Prairie View University, Texas Southern University
Subject Topic: Discrimination in higher education
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

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_001768
Title: Correspondence between Governor William P. Clements, Jr., and Dr. Alvin Thomas, President of Prairie View A&M University, April 14 - May 27, 1982
Description: Correspondence between Governor William P. Clements, Jr., and Dr. Alvin Thomas, President of Prairie View A&M University, April 14- May 27, 1982, regarding the finality of Thomas' decision to resign as the President of Prairie View A&M University and the selection of Dr. Ivory V. Nelson to serve as Acting President Elect.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Thomas, Alvin, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Thomas, Alvin
Subject Name: Texas A&M University System, Prairie View University
Subject Topic: African American universities and colleges
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_000612
Title: Press release titled, "Governor Clements and Black Colleges"
Description: Press release titled, "Governor Clements and Black Colleges," circa 1982, regarding Governor Clements' support of Black communities and his financial support of Historically Black Colleges.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
Subject Name: Prairie View University, Texas Southern University
Subject Topic: African American universities and colleges
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

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_008352
Title: Appointment letter from William P. Clements to Secretary of State George Bayoud, February 2, 1990
Description: Appointment letter from William P. Clements to Secretary of State George Bayoud, February 2, 1990, regarding the appointment of W. Clyde Lemon to the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Bayoud, George, Texas. Secretary of State
Subject Name: United States. Navy, United States. Marine Corps, United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (1920-1965), Prairie View University, Boy scouts of America, Allstate Insurance Company, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, Lemon, W.
Subject Topic: Baptists, Appointment to office
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_008246
Title: Appointment letter from William P. Clements, Jr., to Secretary of State George Bayoud, August 24, 1989
Description: Appointment letter from William P. Clements, Jr., to Secretary of State George Bayoud, August 24, 1989. Appointment of Erma Johnson to the Board of Directors of the Trinity River Authority of Texas.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Bayoud, George, Texas. Secretary of State
Subject Name: Board of Directors of the Trinity River Authority of Texas, Prairie View University, North Texas state University, University of Texas at Austin, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Tarrant County United Way, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Association, College and University Personnel Association‏, American Management Association‏, North Texas Commission, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Board
Subject Topic: Appointment to office, Baptists
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

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

Identifier: e_cle_004253
Title: Letter from Attorney General Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding House Bill 656, May 11, 1981
Description: Letter from Attorney General Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding House Bill 656, May 11, 1981, and the elimination of appropriations to Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern University.
Page Count: 2
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Prairie View University, Texas Southern University
Subject Topic: Educational change, Discrimination in higher education, African American universities and colleges
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Education Reform

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