A Guide to the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., Records, 1954-1998


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Links Foundation, Inc.
	Title:	San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc. Records,
	Inclusive Dates:	1954-1998
	Abstract:	Records of this African American service organization include minutes, correspondence, reports, yearbooks, financial records, convention materials, publications, photographs, and scrapbooks. These records document organizational structure, internal procedures, communications with the national headquarters and local chapters, membership, committee work, activities, and educational programs benefiting economically and culturally deprived children.
	Identification:	MS 58
	Extent:	13.65 linear feet (approximately 10,000 items)
	Language:	Materials are in English.
	Repository:	Archives and Special Collections, Library, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Historical Sketch

The San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., is a volunteer service organization of African American women. The membership seeks to improve the quality of life for the greater community and its members through education, civic, and cultural activities. The San Antonio Chapter was the fifth Links chapter established in Texas, and is one of nearly 250 chapters nationwide. Founded in December, 1960, San Antonio's fourteen charter members were: Ophelia Aycock, Josephine Belinger, Helen Booker, Bella Cameron, Christine Clardy, Anna Harris, Doris Horne Ellison, Vernis Hudgins, Alma Inge, Marion Johnson, Myrtle Hurd, Julia Taylor, Lillian Storey, and Augusta Whittier.

The San Antonio Chapter is constitutionally committed to implementing the national program facets in the local area. All Links chapters work to improve life and the pursuit of excellence by identifying and meeting needs through four program committees which are called Facet Committees: Services to Youth; Fine Arts; International Trends and Services; and National Trends and Services. The four program areas decide upon a common umbrella program under which each program area defines goals, objectives, and activities. Under the umbrella program themes, the San Antonio Chapter has sponsored community events and projects geared toward health, wellness, and family improvements for African Americans; cultural and arts affairs; women's issues; education and scholarship; substance abuse prevention; and care of the elderly. For example, under the "Wellness in the Black Family" umbrella theme, the San Antonio Chapter organized several learning activities for students at Gates Elementary School to promote healthy nutrition choices. The Links Chapter also organized activities for young single mothers at Peacock Village to socialize and share parenting information.

In addition to the umbrella theme activities, the San Antonio Chapter participated in the pilot program, Project LEAD (Links Erase Alcohol and Drugs), started in 1984. LEAD is a national program initiated to educate youth on the dangers and downfalls of drug abuse. As a participant, the San Antonio Chapter organized several workshops held at Martin Luther King Middle School aimed at educating and inspiring confidence in youth to make positive choices in their lives. The San Antonio Chapter also planned learning activities and field trips for an after-school program called Discovery. Success of the pilot program provided continued grant funding, enabling the San Antonio Chapter to continue offering workshops and activities for youth through the 1990s on topics such as self esteem and decision making.

Ongoing activities of the organization include holding monthly meetings and regularly sending delegates to Western Area Conferences and National Assemblies. The San Antonio Chapter largely funds its programs and activities with membership dues. Individual members of Links, Inc. must also be members of the Link's Foundation, the charitable arm of Links. Contributions to the Links Foundation are used to provide monetary assistance to the United Negro College Fund, the NAACP, and other organizations with similar goals as the Links. In addition to these charitable contributions, the San Antonio Chapter annually awards three scholarships to high school seniors as part of its "Salute to Youth" program. The San Antonio Chapter also supports major exhibits of African American artists and performing artists.

Scope and Content Note

Records of this African American service organization include minutes, correspondence, reports, yearbooks, financial records, convention materials, publications, photographs, and scrapbooks. These records document organizational structure, internal procedures, communications with the national headquarters and local chapters, membership, committee work, activities, and educational programs benefiting economically and culturally deprived children.

The collection is organized into the following nine series: Administrative (S1), Committees (S2), Pilot Programs (S3), Regional and National Meetings (S4), Publications (S5), Awards and Certificates of Appreciation (S6), Photographic Materials (S7), Scrapbooks (S8), and Artifacts (S9).

The organizational structure and the chapter's internal functions and procedures are concretely documented in the Administrative series (S1) and less extensively in the fragmentary records of Standing Committees found within Committees (S2). In addition, information on by-law changes for national and regional governance are available in Regional and National Meetings (S4). Documentation of the organization's activities and events is prominent in reports of the Administrative series (S1), Facet Committee records in (S2), and is illustrated in Photographic Material (S7) and Scrapbooks (S8). Several series reveal evidence of the Chapter's role within the San Antonio community and its support of other organizations: Presidents' correspondence within the Administrative series (S1); Program Committee records found in the Committees series (S2); Awards and Certificates of Appreciation (S6); and Scrapbooks (S8). Finally, the San Antonio Chapter's relations with the national headquarters, regional area, and other local chapters is relayed in correspondence within the Administrative series (S1), materials within Regional and National Meetings (S4), and newsletters within the Publications series (S5).


Arrangement
	The papers are arranged as follows:

		Administrative
		Committees
		Pilot Programs
		Regional and National Meetings
		Publications
		Awards and Certificates of Appreciation
		Photographic Materials
		Scrapbooks
		Artifacts

Restrictions

Permission to Publish

Permission to publish material from the Records must be obtained from the Archives and Special Collections, Library, University of Texas at San Antonio.


Index Terms

	Organizations
		Links Foundation
	Subjects
		African American youth.
		African American women--Texas--San Antonio.
		African American women--Societies and clubs.
		African American youth.
		African Americans--Texas--San Antonio--Societies, etc.
		African Americans--Texas--San Antonio--Societies and clubs--History.
		Fraternal organizations--Texas--San Antonio.
		Friendly societies--Texas--San Antonio.
		Women--Texas--San Antonio--Societies and clubs.
	Locations
		San Antonio (Tex.)--Clubs.
	Genres/formats
		Budgets
		Clippings.
		Correspondence.
		Ephemera.
		Financial Records.
		Minutes.
		Newsletters.
		Negatives (photographic).
		Photograph albums.
		Photographs.
		Plaques.
		Scrapbooks.
		Slides (photographs).
		Yearbooks.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc. Records, 1954-1998, MS 58, Archives and Special Collections, Library, University of Texas at San Antonio.

Acquisition Information

Records were donated by the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc. in 1997.

Processing Information

Processed by Toni Jeske, Processing Archivist, August 1999.

Detailed Description of the Records



Administrative
	Series Abstract
	This series offers the most insight into the organization's history, structure, functions and procedures. A highlight of the series is the near complete set of meeting minutes from the chapter's beginning in 1960 through 1997. It also offers a summary of the chapter's activities for select years between 1978 and 1997 in program reports submitted to the regional and national headquarters. Organizational records, manuals, and yearbook/handbooks are useful reference sources on the chapters' history, procedures, leadership, and calendars. While correspondence of presidents span 1965-1997, the files are fragmentary with the exception of Presidents Margaret Winn (1985-1987) and Barbara Lawrence (1995-1997). The remaining correspondence provides insight into relations with the national, regional, and other local chapters of Links. The series also contains a strong run of financial records consisting of annual financial reports, budgets, and treasurer and audit reports.
	Arranged by type.
Box	Folder
1		Organizational records
	1		Written histories, 1996, undated
	2		Charter, 1960
			Constitution and Bylaws (with proposed changes)
	3			San Antonio Chapter, 1958-1992
	4			Western Area, 1963-1991
	5			National, 1966-1986
	6		Organizational Chart, 1986
	7		Links Foundation, 1991-1997
		Manuals
	8		Chapter Establishment Manual, 1993
	9		Orientation Manuals, 1984, 1991
	10		Ritual and Protocol Manuals, 1989, 1991, 1994
	11		Public Relations Manuals, undated
	12		Program Manuals, 1987, 1997
		Minutes
			Regular and call meetings
	13			Sept. 1960-June 1962
	14			July 1962-May 1964
	15			Sept. 1964-July 1966
Box	Folder
2	1			Sept. 1966-April 1967
	2			June 1968-Nov. 1973
	3			Jan. 1974-Oct. 1977
	4			Sept. 1977-Jan. 1979
	5			March 1984, June 1985-Feb. 1987
	6			April 1987-May 1989
	7			June 1989-Sept. 1993
	8			Jan. 1994-Nov. 1995
Box	Folder
3	1			Jan. 1996-April 1997
		Correspondence
			San Antonio Chapter
				Officers
					Presidents
	2					Doris Horne Ellison, 1965
	3					Anna Harris, 1974
	4					Edwina Murphy, 1975-1977
	5					Gloria Bryant, 1979
	6					Vernis Hudgins, 1979-1980
	7					Flavia Walton, 1981
	8					Janet Langford, 1983
						Margaret Winn
	9						Incoming, 1985-1987
	10						Outgoing, 1985-1987
	11					Clarice Jackson, 1990
	12					Alice Rose Kennedy, 1990
	13					Carolyn James, 1991-1992
	14					Joan Duncan, 1995
	15					Barbara Lawrence, 1995-1997
					Financial Secretary
	16					Ophelia Aycock, 1974-1975
	17			Invitations, 1964, 1977-1992
			Western Area
	18			Incoming, 1974-1992
			National Headquarters
	19			General, 1974-1992
	20			Mass mailings, 1991-1997
Box	Folder
4			Other Chapters of Links
	1			Incoming, 1981-1996
	2			Background information, 1982-1991
		Financial Records
	3		Annual Financial Reports, 1964-1996
	4		Audit reports, 1962-1996
	5		Proposed budgets, 1971-1996
	6		Budget, 1963-1991
	7		Taxes, 1979-1995
	8		Treasurer's Reports, 1963, 1971-1997
			Monthly bank account statements(includes charitable acct)
				Checking
	9				1961-1967
	10				1968-1975
	11				San Antonio Silhouettes, 1973-1974
	12			Savings, 1966-1973
	13		Financial reports for events, 1960-1976
	14		Annotated receipts for events, 1981-1982
	15		Bonding information, 1996
	16		Volunteer organizations and hours, 1995-1996
Box	Folder
5		Reports
			Submitted to National Headquarters
				Chapter Program Reports
	1				1978-1993
	2				Original documents and photographs used in report, 1994-1996
			Submitted to Western Area
	3			Program Reports, 1985-1991
				Biennium Reports
	4				1995-1997
	5				Original documents and photographs used in report, 1995-1997
	6				Chapter Information Reports, 1996-1997
	7		Official packet of blank reporting forms, undated
		Yearbooks/Handbooks
			San Antonio Chapter
	8			1985-1986
	9			1986-1987
	10			1988-1989
	11			1991-1993
	12			1992-1993
	13			1994-1995
	14			1995-1996
	15			1996-1997
			Western Area Handbooks
	16			1993-1996
		Publicity
	17		Media exposure 1976, 1989
	18		Newspaper clippings, 1978-1996



Committees
	Series Abstract
	Information on Standing Committees is very scattered, with the most information existing for the Membership Committee. While Standing Committees focus on administrative functions of the organization, Facet Committees focus on implementing the organization's program activities. Records of the four Program Facet Committees (Services to Youth, Fine Arts, International Trends and Services, and National Trends and Services) are more complete in coverage, particularly for the 1980s and 1990s. While only a few Committee Reports exist for each facet, they are a useful source in understanding what activities a committee organized, as well as the planning and outcomes of the events. Also consult reports in Administrative Records for documentation on Facet Committee work.
	Arranged by type of committee, alphabetically thereunder.
Box	Folder
6		Standing Committees
	1		Budget Committee, 1968, undated
	2		Constitution Committee, 1997, undated
	3		Courtesy Committee, 1976, 1993, undated
	4		Evaluation Committee reports, 1973, 1985, undated
	5		Finance Committee, 1962, 1966, undated
	6		Founder's Day Committee, 1986, 1990
			Fundraising Committee
	7			Reports, 1962, 1992, 1994
	8			Fundraising planning materials, 1975-1996
			Membership Committee
				Reports
	9				Committee Reports 1965-1996
	10				Annual Statistical Reports on deceased members, 1986, 1994
	11				Report of Changes in member status, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1996
	12				Report on membership trends, 1986
				New members
	13				Applications for membership, 1960, 1976, 1986-1989
	14				Candidate profiles, 1982, 1992
	15				Selection of new members, 1965-1996
	16				Induction and Friendship ceremonies, 1989-1996
				Directories
					San Antonio Chapter
	17					Rosters, 1966, 1977, 1983, undated
	18					Roster Verification, 1986
	19				Western Area Membership Directory, 1982
					National Membership Directories
	20					Data on members inducted in 1948-1954, 1995
	21					1976
	22					1983, 1991
Box	Folder
7				Dues
	1				Dues and Activity Fees ledger, 1958-1972
	2				Acknowledgments of membership dues and Contributions, 1965-1975, undated
	3				Master Data Forms on member dues, 1983-1995
	4				Late payment correspondence, 1996
				Information on Members
	5				Member correspondence, 1975-1992, undated
	6				Complaint on member, 1982
	7				Leaves of absence and resignations, 1966-1996
	8				Membership transfers, 1977-1996
	9				Heir-O-Links Initiation programs, 1987
	10				Alumnae membership ceremony, 1996, undated
	11				Obituaries, 1975, 1991, 1993
	12		Protocol Committee, 1989-1992
	13		Scholarship Committee, 1986-1996
	14		Social committee, 1961-1995
		Special and Temporary Committees
	15		Community Projects Committee, 1962-1963
	16		25th Anniversary Celebration Committee, 1985
	17		Luncheon & Banquet and Entertainment Committee, 1994
	18		Book Signing Committee, 1996
	19		Alma Inge Memorial Committee Report, undated
		Program Facet Committees
			Program Committee
	20			Committee report, 1995
	21			Program Chair correspondence, 1989-1996
	22			Program evaluations, 1988-1989
				Umbrella Program Planning
	23				Structure of umbrella planning, 1985, undated
	24				Annual planning workshop and meeting, 1985-1996
	25				Umbrella program themes and goals, 1984-1996
	26				Umbrella program initiatives for "Linkages… Toward the Possible" theme, 1994-1998
Box
8			Services to Youth
	1			Committee reports, 1970-1992
	2			Program reports, 1980-1996
				Salute to Youth
					Award applications
	3					1983
	4-6					1984
	7-8					1986
	9					1987
	10				Correspondence with area schools, 1982-1996
	11				Organizing materials, 1984-1996
	12				Scholarship contracts, 1984-1988
	13				Expenses, 1982-1983
	14				Press releases, 1984-1992
	15				Ceremony printed programs, 1982-1995
					Workshops
	16					Programs, 1984-1985
	17					Life After Middle School, 1986
	18					Young Achievers workshop, 1987
	19					Education: Enhancing the Future of our Youth, 1988
Box	Folder
9	1					AIDS in the Black Community, 1989
	2					Medical and health topics, 1990
	3				Program and workshop reports, 1988
				Umbrella Program Activities
					Workshops
	4					Drug awareness, 1987
						AIDS in the Black Community
	5						Materials, 1988
Box	Folder
18							Informational Video (26:00), undated
	6				Gates Elementary and Peacock Village activities, 1995-1997
Box	Folder
9			Fine Arts Committee
	7			Committee Reports, 1966-1986, 1995-1996
	8			Final reports on events, 1966-1967, undated
	9			National Projects Committees, 1961-1965
	10			Miscellaneous correspondence, 1983-1995
	11			Proposals for participation, 1979, 1997, undated
	12			Press releases, undated
				Umbrella Program Activities at Gates Elementary
					Focus
	13					Poetry contest, 1987
	14					Harlem Boys Choir, 1989-1990
	15					San Antonio Museum of Art activity, 1996
			International Trends and Services
	16			Committee Reports, 1975-1979, 1981, 1989
	17			Handbook, 1985
	18			Information on Link's national and regional projects, 1985-1987
				Umbrella Program Activities
	19				Career and self awareness Workshop at Peacock Village, 1996
			National Trends and Services
	20			Committee Reports, [1965]-1996
	21			Parenting and Family Programs Resource Guide, 1996
				Umbrella Program Activities
	22				Mental health umbrella activities, 1979-1981
	23				Wellness in the Black family umbrella activities, 1989-1995
	24					Good Nutrition Program, 1991
	25				Walk for Health and Hunger, 1995
	26				Think-Write-See-It-In-Print activity, 1996

Pilot Programs

Series Abstract

Two main pilot programs are documented in the collection, the largest of which is Project LEAD (Links Erase Alcohol and Drugs). LEAD is a national program initiated to educate youth on the dangers and downfalls of drug abuse. Included are records documenting the initial implementation of LEAD in 1984 and the success of the program which resulted in its continued funding through the mid 1990s. National program guides and curriculum manuals, as well as planning materials for local workshops and activities for San Antonio youth exist within this series. For related visual material and additional information on Project LEAD consult Photographic Materials and Scrapbooks. Materials on Operation L.I.V.E. (Links Insist Violence be Erased), is limited to one folder.

Arranged by program and by topic thereunder.

Box

Folder

Project LEAD (Links Erase Alcohol and Drugs)

Pilot Grant

Training and cooperation workshop with Texas Dept. of Community Affairs, 1985

Background Information on drug abuse, 1984-1986, undated

Activities

Workshops at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1986-1987

San Antonio Museum of Art visit, 1986

Southwest Craft Center Discovery Program, 1986

Blank student evaluation of Project LEAD, 1987

Continuation of Project LEAD

National program guide for Second Step, 1990

Program planning and informational materials, 1991-1994

Module 1: Values, Self Image, and Self Esteem

Curriculum manual, undated

Arts Activities, 1993

Module II: Decision Making

Curriculum manual, undated

Services to Youth Activities on decision-making, 1994

Box

Folder

Module III

Collage Video, 1992

Box

Folder

Module IV, 1994

National Trends Activities, 1994

Module V: Education/Career Choices

Activity schedule, 1992

Operation Links Insist Violence be Erased (L.I.V.E.), 1995-1996



Regional and National Meetings
	Series Abstract
	This series most clearly portrays relations between the national, regional, and local chapters and how they cooperate across the country to accomplish national objectives. The long run of meeting materials from Western Area Conferences and National Assemblies span from the 1960s through 1998. Conference materials also are strong in documenting the changes in the constitution and by-laws, as well as election of officers, all of which take place at regional and national meetings. Among the meeting materials are minutes, souvenir programs, event programs, workshop handouts, delegate reports, budgets and other financial materials of the regional and national offices, reports of officers, and informational flyers distributed by various local chapters of Links. For additional information on the 22nd Western Area Conference in Los Angeles (1975), consult Scrapbooks.
	Arranged by type and chronologically thereunder.
Box	Folder
10		Western Area Conferences
	16		9th in Portland, 1962
	17		10th in Dallas, 1963
	18		11th in Nassau, Bahamas, 1964
	19		12th in Fort Worth, 1965
	20		15th in Oakland-Berkeley, 1968
			16th in San Antonio, 1969
	21			Financial ledgers
Box	Folder
11	1		22nd in Los Angeles, 1975
	2		24th in Houston, 1979
	3		25th in Tucson, 1981
	4		26th in Beaumont, 1983
	5		27th in Anaheim, 1985
			28th in Waco, 1987
	6			Conference materials, 1987
Box	Folder
18				Video of San Antonio Chapter's Umbrella Concept skit, 1987
Box	Folder
11	7		29th in Universal City, 1989
	8		30th in Spokane, 1991
	9		31st in Austin, 1993
	10-11		32nd in Fresno, 1995
Box	Folder
12	1		32nd in Fresno, 1995
	2		33rd in Long Beach, 1997
		Western Area Cluster Workshops
	3		Workshop materials, 1975-1997
	4		Handbook for Western Area, 1995
		National Assemblies
	5		15th in Boston, 1966
	6		16th in Berkeley, 1968
	7		19th in Washington, D.C., 1974
	8		20th in Seattle, 1976
	9		22nd in Atlanta, 1980
	10		23rd in Las Vegas, 1982
	11		24th in Philadelphia, 1984
Box	Folder
13	1-2		25th Nashville, 1986
	3		28th in Dallas, 1992
	4		29th in Louisville, 1994
			30th in New Orleans, 1996
	5			Registration and Preparation materials, 1996
	6			Reports, 1996
	7			Western Area activities, 1996
	8			Workshop and session materials, 1996
Box	Folder
14	1			Event programs and daily assembly newsletter, 1996
	2			Souvenir Programs, 1996
	3		31st in Boston, 1998
		Other
	4		National Executive Council Meeting, 1973
	5		Links Foundation Annual Meeting, 1985
	6		Consultation of Black Women's Organizations meetings, 1980, 1982



Publications
	Series Abstract
	The newsletters are a strength of this series. Issues of both the Western Area and national Link to Link newsletters span the 1970s through 1990s and are an excellent source for tracking respective goals, activities, accomplishments, and highlights of various chapter's work. Again, this series portrays the degree of cooperation and interaction among the national, regional, and local chapters.
	Arranged by type.
Box	Folder
14		Western Area
			Newsletters
	7			Western Area Herald, 1965
	8			Western Area Newsletter, 1975-1984
	9			Communicator, 1984-1987
	10			Western Area Wavelength, 1989, 1991
	11			The Chain, 1992-1997
			Journals
	12			Western Connections, 1982-1983
			Miscellaneous
	13			Western Area Brag Book, 1990
	14			Western Area Historical Facts, 1954, 1985
		National
			Link to Link newsletter
	15			1995, 1975-1992
	16			1993-1996
Box	Folder
15			The Journal
	1			1976, 1978
	2			1991
	3			1993
	4			1996 Golden Anniversary issue
	5		Project Discovery, 1985
	6		Brochures, undated
		Other
	7		General, 1992-1996
	8		Programs with Links Spots/supported by Links, 1986, 1989, 1996
	9		Links Jewelry order forms, 1980, 1994
	10		Inspiring creeds, undated

Awards and Certificates of Appreciation

Series Abstract

This series consists of wooden plaques, trophy awards, certificates, nominations, and proclamations recognizing the San Antonio Chapter's accomplishments within the community, as well as its contributions supporting organizations with similar service goals.

Arranged by format and chronologically thereunder.

Box

Folder

Plaques

Fred D. Patterson Award, United Negro College Fund for Links leadership in the minority community, 1983

YMCA Century Club member, 1982

San Antonio Metropolitan Chapter TLOD, Inc., 1985

Dr. Frederick D. Patterson Award for youth service, 1987

Express-News Club Project Contests

Second place, 1989

First place, 1992

Outstanding Support of Gates Elementary School, May, 1991

31st Western Area Conference Awards

Services to Youth first place award for an exemplary Program, 1993

Umbrellas program for exemplary program, 1993

Box

Folder

Trophy Awards

Received

In appreciation of service to Eastside Boys & Girls Club of San Antonio, Project Lead: High Expectations, April 22, 1992

Distributed

Regina K. Stafford Young Achievers Award-Academic, undated

Box

Folder

Certificate Awards

Received, 1966-1988

Links Awards for distribution, 1992

Nominations

JC Penny Golden Rule Awards, 1987-1996

San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame, 1987, 1992, 1997

Meritorious Service Award Nomination to Western Area, 1996

Box

Folder

OM1

Proclamation, 1985

Photographic Materials

Series Description

Encompassing photo albums, photographs, negatives, and slides, this series provides visual documentation of activities and celebratory functions organized by the San Antonio Chapter from new member induction ceremonies and regional and national conferences, to workshops for elementary through senior high school students. Many of the photographs are not individually labelled.

Arranged chronologically under format.

Box

Folder

OM1

Photographs

Oversize Photographs

Charter members at first reception (16″×20″), 1960

Links membership at 15th National Assembly in Boston, 1966

Box

Folder

Unidentified group photographs, undated

Box

Folder

1970s

Group photographs of San Antonio Chapter Links (8×10), 1961, [1970s]

Christmas party, [1970s]

Salute to Youth Awards Program, 1978

1980s

Poster Art Contest at Martin Luther King Middle School, 1986

San Antonio Links at Western Area Conference (Los Angeles), 1989

1990s

Founders Day at West End Baptist church, (5×7s) Nov. 10, 1991

Salute to Youth Awards Program, 1992

Links membership at reception honoring Link Dorothy Washington, (8×10), June 7, 1992

6-8

LEAD Module III activity, Nov. 10, 1992

Share a Way Out Awards ceremony, 1993

Salute to youth Program at Martin Luther King Middle School, 1993

LEAD Module II Arts activities (with negatives), Sept.-Oct. 1994

Gates Elementary activities (negatives), Oct. 1995

Services to Youth activity with Gates Elementary (negatives), Nov. 1995

International Trends activity with speaker Ben Randall, Dec. 1995

Peacock Village Christmas activity, [1995]

International Trends Christmas party, Dec. 1995

30th National Assembly, 1996

New member induction (with negatives), 1996

Links with their family members, 1996

Nutrition activity with Eastside Boys and Girls Club, 1996

National Trends book illustrator activity (with negatives), Fall, 1996

Arts exhibit (with negatives), 1996

International Trends Global Village activity, 1996

International Trends activity at Lackland Airforce Base, [1996]

Peacock Village

Workshop, Fall 1996

Group (negatives), [1996]

Walkathon, Sept. 1996

International Trends Activity with Laura Banks, Jan. 1997

Peacock Village at Institute of Texan Cultures (with negatives), Jan. 1997

Undated

Museum and skating activity, undated

Project Lead Module I activities, undated

Unidentified

Box

Folder

Photo Albums

Honoring Dorothy Washington, 1992

General, 1994

Health Fair, 1995

Challenge Program (After school program) at Gates Elementary, 1995

Box

Folder

Mini Album of Uganda children's Tour of Light, Founder's Day, Young Achiever's Award Program, 1996

Box

Folder

Mini Links photo album of activities with school children, undated

Box

Folder

Slide

Cabinet

Slides

Arts exhibit, undated

Health Fair at Sam Houston High School, 1995

Salute to Youth Program Slides, 1993

Scrapbooks

Series Abstract

General scrapbooks span 1962-1985 and 1995-1996 and feature newspaper clippings, conference materials, programs, and photographs documenting social and ceremonial events, including the San Antonio Chapter's 25th anniversary in 1985. Also includes a topical scrapbook on the 22nd Western Area Conference in 1975 and another on International Trends and Services program activities from the mid 1990s. Scrapbooks should be handled with care, as the pages are brittle and easily torn.

Arranged by topic.

Box

Folder

OM4

General

1962-1978 anniversaries

Box

Folder

OM3

1981-1985

Box

Folder

OM2

1985

Box

Folder

Collected material for Scrapbook, 1995-1996

Box

Folder

1996

Box

Folder

Topical

22nd Western Area Conference (Los Angeles), 1975

International Trends, 1993-1995

Artifacts

Series Abstract

This series includes a variety of souvenirs from benefit and fundraising events, and from the San Antonio Chapter's 25th anniversary. The most information is available from a handmade display featuring the White Rose Extravaganza fundraiser in 1983 and a laminated display on Project LEAD pilot activities dating 1986-1987.

Arranged by type.

Box

Folder

T-Shirt "1st Annual 5K Walk benefitting the Salvation Army Peacock Village, 1996

2 handmade Links handbags used in White Rose Extravaganza to distribute raffle tickets, undated

3 vinyl Links tote bags, 1979, undated

Box

Folder

OM1

50th Anniversary flag

History of the San Antonio Links laminated placemat, 1994

Proclamation of Links Anniversary Week, 1985

25th Anniversary posterboard display of current activities and officers, 1985

Posterboard display featuring White Rose Extravaganza Auction/Raffle Fundraiser, 1983

Laminated oversize display of Project LEAD pilot activities, 1986-1987

Box

Folder

Guest books, 1984-1985