Correspondence, clippings, brochures, newsletters, and booklets about Historic preservation including a listing of National Register of Historic Places in Texas as of 1975, a list of properties added to the list between 1975 and 1978, information on and four newsletters of the Texas Heritage Council, a brochure Walking Tour of King William Street in San Antonio, list of members of the Texas Historical Commission, list of members of the Board of Directors of the Texas Historical Foundation, information on Ashton Villa in Galveston, July 1979 issue of the newsletter of the Galveston Historical Foundation, an invitation to join and information about the Austin Junior Forum, list of historical structures within a three block radius of the Capitol complex in Austin, program for the dedication of a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark for the Governor’s Mansion in 1969, an article in the August 29, 1982 Houston Chronicle about the well known historic preservationist Faith Bybee of Houston, program for the dedication of historical markers for four Texas Governors (Elisha Marshall Pease, Edmund Jackson Davis, James Edward Ferguson, Miriam Amanda Ferguson) on December 4, 1977, brochure on and program for the grand opening of the restored Perot Theatre in Texarkana on May 2, 1981

Including information on moving and storage of household goods, provisions for handicapped persons, and Negley & Company furnishing the exterior paint products

Detailed schedule and instructions for each segment of ceremony for the grand re-opening of the restored Governor’s Mansion

Memos mostly from Kay Bailey Hutchison about the organizing of a group named Texas Women for Bush, list of honorary co-chairs and regional co-chairs, schedule for Marilyn Tucker Quayle’s visit to Texas, biographical information on Mrs. Quayle, agenda for a new conference concerning organizing Women for Bush/Quayle, schedule and registration form for a series of training events, and copy of remarks by Rita Crocker Clements in introducing Marilyn Quayle in September

Letters, memo, flyers, brochures, clippings, photograph of John Grenier, Republican National Committee Executive Director, and Mrs. Rita Crocker Clements, head of the door-to-door canvass division, state canvass tally, reports, organization plan of the United Republican Fund of Alabama, report Let’ Face Facts: An Analysis for Future Republican Growth by Thomas H. Brigham and Manyon M. Millican, Insurance Policy for Good Government kit, and telephone and couples survey kits

Text of an address carried live by television and radio on January 13, 1975, letters, notes, card of appreciation sent out by President Gerald R. and Mrs. Betty Ford, brochure describing his lifetime of accomplishment, brief remarks upon being sworn in as the 38th President on August 9, 1974, program for a dinner with the Vice President on May 11, 1974, talking papers from Republican National Committee on the surtax and clearing the air, text of his January 15, 1975 State of the Union Address published by the Republican National Committee, article from the October 18, 1976 Newsweek titled How Good a President?, brief article from the May 19, 1975 U. S. News & World Report, and a commentary on him in the May 1, 1975 Ripon Forum

Letters, memos, notes, newsletters, copy of Senate Bill 491 71st Legislature relating to a program to develop, restore, and preserve central business districts of certain cities with bill analysis and fiscal note, evaluation of applications for 1991, clipping, report titled The Impact of the Texas Main Street Project on Economic Revitalization and Historic Preservation in Central Business Districts: A Program Evaluation by Gerry Riposa and James D. Slack for the Center for Public Service at Texas Tech University, and in information packet about the program

Letters, memos, notes, and invitations regarding events to which Governor and/or Mrs. Clements were invited but were unable to attend and extended their regrets by telephone

Letters and notes to Mrs. Clements thanking her for gifts, for invitations to functions at the Governor’s Mansion, and other activities and services to Texas, 1990 with a few from previous years

Press Releases

One standard cassette and two mini cassette tapes of speeches in August

Booklets on the Trust Fund’s grant program and list of grants awarded

About re-opening the Governor’s Mansion for public tours on a regularly scheduled basis, Rita Crocker Clements receiving the Ruth Lester Award for Outstanding Heritage Conservation from the Texas Historical Commission for her work in restoring the Governor’s Mansion, and articles about the restored Mansion with many illustrations mostly in color from the July issue of Austin Homes & Gardens, the July/August issue of Mrs. Baird’s [Bread] News, and the August issue Texas Homes

Cards, letters, and notes to Governor and Mrs. Clements thanking them for restoring the Governor’s Mansion, for tours of the Mansion, and for entertaining them at lunches and dinners

Letters, invoice, and copy of a check to pay for furniture

Article from a newspaper named Enquirer about the cost of reconstructing the most expensive of the U. S. governors’ mansions, early 1980s

Letters, notes, and other information about meetings of the Board of Directors

Republican Party Ballot Security notebook containing sections on federal laws and procedures, an outline of frauds, problems, and errors in previous elections, fighting fraud, voting machines, a roster of ballot security officials in the states, and clippings, articles and brief reports

Leadership Handbook containing organization charts, bylaws, maps, programs and responsibilities, rosters, and general information

Letter, clipping, and copies of speeches presented by National Director Sam Brown and Associate Director for Domestic and Anti-Poverty Operations John Lewis

Letters about a variety of issues of interest and importance to Mrs. Clements and several letters thanking individuals who sent Christmas gifts to Governor and Mrs. Clements

Press release, letters, note, and schedule of the ceremony during which Mrs. Clements assisted in cutting the ribbon in Dallas

Clippings about activities of Mrs. Clements with a few on Governor Clements

Mrs. Clements’ public service announcement regarding Project Teach. More on this is in box 38-81.

Texas Historical Foundation General, Lists of members of the board of directors, letters, memos, revised resolution of agreement between the Foundation and the Texas Historical Commission, minutes of a meeting of the Foundation board on October 16, and verbatim transcript of the taped recording of the proceedings of the October 16 meeting

Letters, memos, notes, and lists of invitees to a March 11 press conference to announce the letting of a contract to renovate the Governor’s Mansion. Also includes a cassette tape recording and a transcript of the press conference.

Brochures and flyers about the center, 1988 report of the Friends of the Center, and 1999 report of the Director of the Center

Newsletters

Awards for Excellence in Community Service Selection Committee, Letters, nomination form, lists of nominees, lists of former recipients of the awards, list of awards with brief descriptions of the award criteria, draft letter inviting members to serve on the selection committee, list of members of the committee, results of the voting on the several nominees in each of the nine categories of awards, form letter sent to award recipients, letter sent to Society members and others inviting them to the awards ceremony, program for the awards ceremony, and Rita Crocker Clements’ notes for presenting awards to the nine recipients. Rita Crocker Clements served as chair of the committee.

Speech to the Lufkin Service League, March 12, 1980; speech to the Golden Triangle Volunteer Conference in Beaumont, November 12, 1980 (has a note from Mrs. Clements attached in which she says this is probably the most comprehensive speech she had given on the subject); speech at the “Impacting the ‘80’s Through Corporate Volunteerism” Conference in Houston, September 22, 1981; speech to the Women’s Involvement Group of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, September 1, 1982; speech to the Junior League of Dallas, April 1983; speech to the Volunteer Services State Council in Austin, September 17, 1987; speech titled “Voluntarism—Past, Present and Future” to the Junior League of Victoria, October 3, 1987; speech to the United Way of Texas in Austin, March 28, 1988; remarks on the Importance of Volunteerism prior to presenting the Governor’s Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service at the Volunteer Conference in Austin, September 20, 1988; speech to the Women’s Guild of the Dallas Easter Seals Society for Children, May 9, 1990; brief remarks upon receiving the United Way J. Erik Jonsson Award, March 1998; and speech at the United Way Major/Mega Gifts CPO Symposium in Dallas, October 1998. Also includes an article titled “Rita Clements” The Sprit of Volunteerism in Texas” from the December 1981 issue of Corral.

Block calendars and daily schedules for Mrs. Clements

Detailed schedules for Mrs. Clements and her copies of Governor Clements’ detailed schedules

Correspondence and other materials about events in which Mrs. Clements agreed to participate. Includes a booklet about the premier for the movie “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” to benefit the Paramount Theater

Letters, memos, notes, programs for events in Main Street cities, schedules for Mrs. Clements, brochures, copy of the short speech Mrs. Clements gave at each of the cities, and background information about the five 1987 Main Street cities—Terrell, Kilgore, Wharton, Post, and Weatherford during the March, 1987 Main Street Tour. Also includes a small color photograph of Governor and Mrs. Clements taken at the Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet in Azle, Texas in August, 1982

Letters including one sent out by Governor Clements to announce he was seeking re-election, memos, notes, reports of contributions, an invitation to dinner at the Governor’s Mansion, information about the Victory ’82 event in Houston including records of tables and tickets sold, invitation to the event attended by President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush, lists of people recommended for seating at the head table, various guest lists, record of county chairmen and co-chairmen who had accepted invitations, information on the Coalition Against Reagan that planned a protest during Victory ’82 celebration, and a sample press kit for launching the campaign