1963 Texas Observer links

Commentary on the Texas Senate’s secret vote against John Connally’s appointment of W. St. John Garwood as a University of Texas regent. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/03/07#page=15

More commentary on the Senate’s vote not to confirm Garwood. Booker T. Bonner runs for Austin City Council. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/03/21#page=16

Black East Austin family’s house gets repairs from UT students meeting at University Presbyterian Church. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/04/04#page=2

Ad for Booker T. Bonner’s City Council candidacy. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/04/04#page=13

Four UT students, including George Goss of Alice (who was reportedly blackjacked in jail), receive vagrancy charges while in Tyler associated with efforts to integrate schools and restaurants. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/05/16#page=9

Andrew Shuval (Shuvalov) elected president of the state Young Democrats. Their state convention endorses sit-ins. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/05/30#page=16

Comprehensive report on integration in Texas in 1963, including integration at UT and its surroundings. Article starts here, and can be scrolled through: https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/06/28#page=9

Ronnie Dugger’s tribute to Medgar Evers, given at a memorial sponsored by the campus interracial committee at UT. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/06/28#page=14

Article without a headline on lawsuit to integrate dormitories at UT. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/07/12#page=8

Although Attorney General Waggoner Carr joined the attorneys upholding UT against integrating dormitories, he appoints Phillip Crawford as “the first Negro assistant attorney general in Texas history.” https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/07/12#page=9

Arrest of Sandra (Casey) Cason Hayden (on second page of article) in civil rights protest in Mississippi. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/11/15#page=4

Two dozen or so UT students protest in front of Kinsolving Dormitory, with signs that say “Delay Causes President’s Daughter to be in Segregated Dorm.” However, the Observer points out that Lynda Bird Johnson has since left Kinsolving for the White House. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1963/12/27#page=10

1962 Texas Observer links

Attorney General Will Wilson comments on UT dormitory desegregation. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/01/26#page=1

Commentary on UT regents bypassing Will Wilson as counsel. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/01/26#page=4 (scroll down)

Maurice Olian comments on student attitudes on desegregation and an elected Daily Texan editor. Comments on critiques of the Texan from the Austin Statesman and Amarillo Globe-Times.  https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/02/09#page=1, jumps to bottom of https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/02/09#page=3

“Turn Toward Peace” movement compared to stand-ins. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/02/23#page=1 (scroll down), jumps to https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/02/23#page=3

Martin Luther King speaks at the Texas Student Union. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/03/16#page=6 (scroll down)

Picnic for Peace advertised. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/03/16#page=7 (scroll down)

Discussion of the Dallas Morning News series criticizing the University “Y” for, among other things, providing a meeting venue for the stand-ins. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/03/23#page=1, jumps to https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/03/23#page=3

UT Regent Chair Thornton Hardie criticizes the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai Brith for its resolution supporting UT students and faculty for their stand on the segregation issue. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/04/06#page=4

Commentary on an ad in the Alcalde for the Forty Acres Club in the “Observer Notebook.” https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/04/21#page=4

Article on the Christian Faith and Life Community at UT, including (on the jump page) a history of integration in the Community. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/04/28#page=1

Texas Southern University becomes the first “all-Negro university” to compete in the Texas Relays. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/05/12#page=6

A report that Vivien (sic) Franklin has an article on race relations at UT in The Southern Patriot for May 1962 entitled “Renaissance in Texas.” https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/06/01#page=4

UT loses a contract to house and train Peace Corps volunteers because of its segregated dormitories. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/06/29#page=4

A report on sports integration in Houston and the Southwest Conference. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/07/13#page=3

UT student Philip Russell was beaten and hospitalized for picketing the segregated Forty Acres Club. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/08/03#page=7

An article by Chandler Davidson gives a “tour” of the Forty Acres Club and discussion of the controversies surrounding its segregated status. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/08/10#page=1

Editorial quotes Lou Maysel of the Austin American Statesman on UT declining to host the NCAA track meet because of problems “providing housing, eating facilities, and amusement for the many Negro trackmen.” https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/08/31#page=4

In a meeting of the University of Texas chapter of the American Association of University Professors, 400 faculty and staff vote to censure the Forty Acres Club for its segregationist policies. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/09/21#page=7

Planned University of Texas ice skating classes for women at the Austin Ice Palace are rescinded because of the rink’s segregation policy. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/09/28#page=2

Commentary on University of Oregon halfback “Renfroe” (Mel Renfro, who later played with the Dallas Cowboys) playing against the Longhorns. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/09/28#page=4

UT’s Student Assembly formally supports James Meredith’s attempt to enter the University of Mississippi. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/10/05#page=2

Willie Morris on Chancellor Harry Ransom and the Board of Regents. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/10/05#page=5

“Political Intelligence” column announces upcoming UT student referendum on integration of athletics, dining and dorm facilities. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/10/19#page=3

Letter from Houston Wade raising objections to points in the Willie Morris article on Ransom in the Oct. 5 issue. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/10/19#page=7

Article on Pete Seeger’s concert at the University “Y.” https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/11/16#page=5

Other members of the Christian Faith and Life Community decide to attend a showing of the film The Manchurian Candidate despite Mary Simpson being left out because of segregation. https://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1962/11/23#page=5

1957 Texas Observer links

Maco Stewart of the UT Young Democrats testifies at a Texas legislative subcommittee that had drafted segregation legislation: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/03/19#page=8

The Daily Texan opposes the segregation legislation (Week in Texas): http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/03/26#page=5 (scroll down)

Barbara Smith (Conrad) is dropped from the cast of the opera Dido and Aeneas at UT because of the objections of a legislator; the article says a black woman wins the UT Law School “Portia” contest but does not receive the title: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/05/07#page=8

Editorial “The Smith Case” condemns the UT administration for agreeing to recast the opera: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/05/14#page=2

UT Young Republicans vote unanimously to uphold the Supreme Court and to condemn the legislature’s segregation bills (“The Week in Texas”): http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/05/14#page=5 (scroll down)

Campus protests regarding the Dido and Aeneas issue: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/05/14#page=8

Cartoon satirizing the UT administration’s recasting of Dido and Aeneas: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/05/21#page=2

UT President Logan Wilson defends his decision to remove Barbara Smith (Conrad) from the Dido and Aeneas cast: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/05/21#page=8

Letter to the editor (“The Stump”) says that election of a black Portia at the UT Law School is a rumor: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/05/31#page=6 (scroll down)

State Sen. Henry Gonzalez’ mail supporting his filibuster against segregation bills includes a letter from a former UT student denied a job at UT because of Mexican ancestry and from a UT student with a black roommate. (http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/06/07#page=1; story is at bottom of page and continues on page 4)

UT President Logan Wilson reprimands R. H. Williams, chair of the Romance Languages Department, for seeking to allow a student (Donald Petesch) to attend a Faculty Council meeting discussing the Barbara Smith (Conrad) case: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/07/12#page=3

Heman Marion Sweatt resigns from the Cleveland, Ohio, NAACP board to work with the Cleveland Urban League: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/11/01#page=5

Daily Texan editor Bud Mims writes that the paper has been “advised to lay off the segregation issue.”: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/11/15#page=3

Interview with Bud Mims;  Harley Clark, UT Students Association president;  and Pete Gunter, chairman of student activities for UT’s 75th anniversary. They discuss integration and existentialism, among other topics: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1957/11/29#page=6

Texas Observer links for Stand-Ins, et al., 1960-61

The Texas Observer now has all its issues online, but older issues are searchable only by date. For those searching for material on the University of Texas during the time of the stand-ins and similar activity, here is a guide to some Observer links.

Bombing of the University “Y” and formation of Students for Direct Action: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1960/12/02#page=3

Stand-ins begin at the Texas Theater: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1960/12/09#page=5

Stand-ins continue and spread to the Varsity Theater, gaining support from University of Texas faculty members and from Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1960/12/30#page=1 (Continues on page 2, easy to scroll down)

Description of activities at the stand-ins: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1960/12/30#page=5

More faculty support, and stand-ins coordinated with national Lincoln’s Birthday demonstrations: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1961/01/14#page=8

Stand-ins reach a peak of 400, with confrontations: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1961/02/18#page=1 (scroll to continuation on page 3, also note page 3 article about other Lincoln’s Birthday demonstrations in Texas and nationally)

“Y” bombers placed on disciplinary probation: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1961/02/25#page=3

Demonstrations at theaters in Austin and elsewhere: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1961/03/04#page=3

A vigil by Booker T. Bonner: http://archives.texasobserver.org/issue/1961/03/18#page=3

Young Dems endorse CIC resolution

From the Daily Texan, October 17, 1963. (Click image to enlarge.) The Young Democrats’ resolution went to each regent, to Gov. John Connally and to UT Chancellor Harry H. Ransom.