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Identifier: e_cle_007295
Title: Group of documents related to accusations that the Dallas Police Department had discriminated based on race in hiring, April - July, 1980
Description: Group of documents related to accusations that the Dallas Police Department had discriminated based on race in hiring, April - July, 1980. Attached is a letter from Henry S. Dogin to William P. Clements, Jr., regarding racism in the Dallas Police Department, April 24, 1980.
Page Count: 7
Creator: Dogin, Henry S., Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎, Whatley, Willis, J.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Subject Topic: Police misconduct, Racism

Identifier: e_cle_002063
Title: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Betty Bonner, April 20, 1981
Description: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Betty Bonner, April 20, 1981. Regarding the situation involving the Ku Klux Klan and Vietnamese shrimpers on the Texas Coast. Clements writes, "I abhor the involvement of the Ku Klux Klan and have expressed my position many times. I will not tolerate violence of any sort."
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Bonner, Betty
Subject Name: Ku Klux Klan 1915-....
Subject Topic: Refugees, Racism, Shrimp industry, Vietnamese
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_012810
Title: Memo from Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) to William P. Clements, February 6, 1973
Description: Memo from Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) to William P. Clements, February 6, 1973. Recommendations to be aware of any racial restrictions that either the hosting organization or the facility being used may have before accepting an invitation.
Page Count: 2
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Racism
Time Period: "SecDef, 1972-1976"

Identifier: e_cle_013307
Title: Staff meeting notes, January 12, 1982
Description: Staff meeting notes. Staff (listed) discussed the Water Task Force, dismantling of the Department of Energy, the Annual Report, and the IRS no longer denying tax exemptions to non-profit institutions that practice racial discrimination.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Harris, Janie
Subject Genre: Annual reports
Subject Topic: Racism, Private schools
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

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_012217
Title: Letter from Orlando L. Garcia (State Representative) to William P. Clements, February 21, 1986
Description: Letter from Orlando L. Garcia (State Representative) to William P. Clements, February 21, 1986. Urging to remove Commissioner Suzanne Hildebrand due to racist remarks; includes a clipping and some copies of related articles from the Texas Constitution. r
Page Count: 4
Creator: Garcia, Orlando L.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Racism
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_002060
Title: Correspondence between William P. Clements, Jr. and Janice Finnerty, March-April 1981
Description: Correspondence between William P. Clements, Jr. and Janice Finnerty, March-April 1981. The letters are in regards to Vietnamese Refugees, and conflict related to the shrimp industry.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Finnerty, Janice
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Finnerty, Janice
Subject Topic: Racism, Refugees
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001152
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Hispanics still encounter election bias," September 26, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News headlined, "Hispanics still encounter election bias," September 26, 1986, by Sam Kinch. Kinch believes a Spanish surname is a strength and a weakness at the polls.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Kinch, Sam
Subject Topic: Racism, Political campaigns, Minorities
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_007170
Title: Group of documents regarding Ku Klux Klan activity in Galveston Bay, March 1981-April 1981
Description: Group of documents regarding Ku Klux Klan activity against Vietnamese fishermen in Galveston Bay, March 1981-April 1981. Documents include a letter to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., from constituent Janice Finnerty of Kemah, Texas, requesting protection from Ku Klux Klan activity in the Texas Gulf area. Includes Clements' response to Finnerty and newspaper clipping describing Klan activity near Seabrook.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Finnerty, Janice
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Finnerty, Janice
Subject Topic: Constituent communication, Vietnamese, Racism
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"