, THIR,T Y YEARS HAVE PASSED since the doors of the Texas
Pavilion, later the Institute of Texan Cultures, opened, and its mission
to the state has not wavered. Nevertheless, as the state continues to
undergo tremendous growth and diversification, so must the Institute.
But the ways in which the Institutejnterprets and expresses that
mission have changed over the years, and they must continue to
change to maintain its status as a dynamic center.
This report is a testimony to another extraordinary year in
which the Institute has fulfilled its mission. dedicated to portraying
what all ethnic talents have done to build Texas. We could only have
accomplished this through the support of our staff members,
".. . Ioyal to its mission ... !1
Ambassadors, Alliance, DevelopmentBoard, Members, and other
constituents all over the state. Your dedication is appreciated!
The highlights ofthis year were many, and standing out over
t he rest is the completion of two major undertakings: the AT&T-funded
project "Developing Multicultural Understanding through Education:
Training for Texas Teachers with Technology"-and the Exhibit FloorTask
Group's master plan for the future of the Exhibit Floor.
The First
A Retrospective
Almost every publication
pertaining to the Instit\lte of
Tex,an c:ultures tells its story and
descrjbes its relationship to
liemisFair 1968-how it all began!
The stories tpld here are presented
quite differently, yet each account .
(most of them extracted from Oral
History files and other Institute
publications) provides insight on
what the Institute was like when it
became a reality way back in the
'60s through the years to what it i~
today, 30 years later. Some stories
discuss significant happenihgs in
the development of the
instiJution, others are simply
humorous reminders of years past,
but all reveal that the Institute and
its people are truly special. And
one aspect remains the same:
The Institute of Texan Cultures is
anC:! always will be the state's
center for the interpretation of the
hi~tory and cultures of Texas.
When Gov. John Connally was
asked many years ago what Texas
would do to help deve!op
HemisFair 1968, he replied,
"The State will do something big!"
And did we ever!
JOSEPH PERRY
Business Manager
1967-1978
"R. Henderson Shuffler, first
director of the Institute, prepared
a speech for the Legislature to try
to get more money for the Texas
Pavilion. It was not until well after
dark when he finally gave that
speech, and at that time, it was the
only time anyone had ever seen
the Legisla'ture give a standing _
ovation to anybody. An additi"onal
5.5 million dollars was procured."
"The dome had been designed by
a computer, and. w-; had no idea
whether it would fit when we got it
together. At a black-tie dinner for
the Legislature, dignitaries were
shown the first Dome Show, which
had never been seen before, not
even for rehearsal. The only
glitch-a 30-minute delay, and '
then it went off very well. At first a
crew of eight had to operate
the show."
"HemisFair-we could make a lot
of mistakes, we could afford a lot
of problems, but we had the
money; we could get the people,
and so forth, to do it with. Now,
after HemisFair, we're on a
different thing. We are to opera,te'
on an absolute minimum, and we
have to accomplish miracles
with nothing."
1968
• The Texas Pavilion OK) opens Its doors to the public for the
first time .
• Staff· participates in Smithsonian's Folklife Festival in
Washington, D.C.- the idea is formed to do one in Texas.
;
'AT&T Grant Project
The AT&T Grant Project, "Developing Multicultural
Understanding through Educati'on: Training for Texas
Teachers with Technology," led by Dr. Barbara Lawrence,
successfully fulfilled its goal to develop multicultural edu­cation
materials and workshops for teachers in Texas. The
-goal was achieved with the development and delivery of
two series of teacher-training workshops, computertrain­ing
o'n the usage of the Internet, and curriculum develop­ment
for Internet delivery.
Dr. Barbara Lawrence, Larry Norwood, Dr. Ellen
Riojas Clark, John Adams, Dr. Rex Ball, Dr. Hugh Fox,
and Derrick Williams The project was executed in five phases, which in­cluded
site visits to participating schools. Team members traveled to Dallas, Floydada, Odessa, Nacog­doches,
Brownsville, and San Antonib, collecting demographic and background data from teachers, ad­ministrators,
and professional training staff and explaining the process to them. Press conferences at
each school announced the program to the community.
Phase II took place January-May 1997, and during this time workshops for statewide delivery
through video conferencing were unger development. UTSA professor Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark was added
to the project because of her experience in writing curriculum in bicultural and bilingual studies.
~ The AT&T Grant Project hosted a highly successful two-day conference in October 1997 at the
Institute for participating schools, which included over 50 participants. This conference brought to­gether
teachers and administrators from six of the seven schools involved in the' project. Teachers re­ceived
their first exposure to the concept of integrating multicultural education with digitized materials
delivered to their classrooms via the Internet. In addition to the educational benefits, the conference
provided a forum for participants to network among themselves, visit the Institute, and interact with
nationally recogn'ized scholars who work in the area of multicultural ed.ucation and cultural diversity.
Project members identified a need to organize information for universal delivery to the digital
world. Subsequently the Digital Information Management Model (DIMM) was adopted by the Institute
for use in organizing larger digital archives.
Following the conference, three teacher-training workshops were delivered via SwiftSites to
project participants. The workshops focused on the integration and development of Internet-based
multicultural education curriculum for students to support existing curriculum edicts. Participants were
instructed on the development of curriculum materials based on a theoretical construct titled "Web­Quest,"
an Internet-based process designed by teachers to engage students in Internet researches. The
concept, which is adaptable to any discipline, encourages students to become critical thinkers and fos­ters
decision-making skills, group interaction, and oral and written language development. Because of
the focus of this grant process, teachers were encouraged to direct their students to perform research
that examined issues from mUltiple perspectives.
As with any project, particularly one that focuse.s on technology as a core component of deliv­ery,
there were learning curves. Frequent technical and scheduling obstacles interfered with consistent
interaction with the schools in Brownsville and Odessa in the early phases of the project. The emerging
technologies of various communications strategies were evaluated to determine a best course of action.
Throughout the evaluation processes, the Institute learned to improve communications to schools by
using off-network telecommunications. All workshops were well received by the participating teachers,
but the convenience of dial-up interactions from the schools' classrooms was a significant improvement.
The evaluation procedure was a major component ofthe AT&T project. Dr. Daniel Macy of Macy
and Associates conducted the evaluation process during its first year. He designed and administered
instruments to gather baseline information from educators regarding their backgrounds in and atti­tudes
about multicultural education. Dr. Macy made two site visits and evaluated the conference held
October 7-8, 1997, at ITC. '
Dr. Richard Diem, UTSA professor, evaluated the second year of the project. His major area of
focus included teachers' knowledge of and comfort level with using technology to support classroom
curriculum. Dr. Diem and Dr. Lawrence made site visits to schools in San Antonio and Dallas to evaluate
the effectiveness of teachers using their new skills in the classroom.
In addition to the above-mentioned evaluation processes, teachers were requested to com­plete
evaluations at the conclusion of each teacher-training workshop. Because of the nature of the first
series of workshops, evaluation f0rms were attached to the workshop agendas for each session. The
second series of teacher-training workshops focused on technology training and the Internet as a me"
dium for content delivery. During this phase of the process, evaluation forms were provided to the par­ticipants
via the Internet, and teachers completed the forms online.
The highly successful pilot project, "Developing Multicultural .Understanding through Educa­tion:
Training for Texas Teachers with Technology," successfully blended the concepts of multicultural
1969
• Texas Legislature transfers jurisdiction/control
of the Institute to the Board of Regents of
The University ofTexas System.
_. First audiovisual products are produced. 19-75
1970
• R. Henderson Shuffler, first director of
ITC,dies.
• Traveling Exhibits Program begins.
• First ITC public:;ation is printed.
education, cultural diversity, state-mandated curriculum,
and technology into a stimulating series of workshops for
educators. Teachers, administrators, and school board mem­bers
supported the project. At the conclusion many educa­tional
personnel in participating schools expressed a desire
to continue their relationship with the Institute's AT&T tech­nology
project. Future plans are for the Institute to create
the Education and Technology InitiativE) so that efforts can
indeed continue and educators can maintain their relation-ship
with the Institute. .
AT&T and the AT&T Foundation are nationally rec-ognized
fortheir philanthropic endeavors. Their support of Dr. Barbara Lawrence
the Institute's technology-based multicultural education '
project is an example ofthe quality programs targeted and supported by these organizations. The funding
awarded to the Institute by the AT&T Foundation underwrote a project that has the potential to affect
teaching styles, curriculum development, technology usage in classrooms, and student-centered learning in
the state ofTexas. The Institute's role as a leader in the state in meeting the documented needs of educators
has been greatly enhanced by the success ofthis project. Through generous funding provided by the AT&T
Foundation, the Institute will move into the 21 st century as an educational facility which utilizes emergent
technologies to meet the recognized needs of the Texas populace. The Institute greatly appreciates the
support ofthe AT&T Foundation. . .
The Institute received a National Association for Multicultural Education Agency/Institution/Corpo­ration
Award for "DevelQping Multicultural Understanding through Education: Training for Texas Teachers
with Technology."
ANew
Direction for
the Exhibit Floor
, The Exhibit FloorTask Group's mas-
Jer plan presents a vision and a blueprint for
the rededication and renewal of the Insti­tute's
most visible and identifiable asset­the
Exhibit Floor. But that 50,000 square feet
of exhibits is more than our primary public
attraction. It is the Institu"te's heart and soul,
the center of gravity, the focus of all pro­grams,
and the touchstone by which the
Institute's value is tested.
The purpose of the plan, which was
completed early in 1998, is to enable us to
develop exciting and effective new pro­gramming
for a new century of ever­changing
needs and possibilities and
improve the Institute's position in the grow­ing
competition for the public's attention.
This plan grew out of a gradual but radical
shift by the Exhibit FloorTask Group in how
we thought about the Institute's subject mat­ter
and the way our space is used to present
it. It builds on the many strengths of our staff,
N
I V-Plan'
of Exhibit Floor, 1998
our friends, and our audience. It recycles the best materials and ideas from our many years of leadership in
research into and presentation of the ethnic, racial, and cultural history of the people ofTexas. But it also
combines the most promising new ideas, trends, and technologies Of today with the best from our past and
prepares us to recognize and embrace the best of tomorrow.
.This plan i~ a. response to a changing world, and it requires us to change and keep changing. In
developmg the Exhibit Floor Master Plan, a committee to be formed will incorporate guidelines that have
been approved and accepted by the Executive Committee and Executive Director. To develop the Master
Plan, the committee should:
SUE FLANNAGAN
Special ~onsultant
to Gov. Connalry
1966] 1969-1972
" ..• Presidents we had by the
dozens: Ambassadors and
Ministers by the score and score
and score; all were favorably
impressed and said so in glowing
terms. Still, the greatest
compliment that came to' us
moved' ~ur conservative director,
R. Henderson Shuffler, to change
plans for reopening the Texas
Pavilion as the Institute ofTexlm
Cultures in June 1969. [The Texas
Pavilion closed after HemisFair
'68 concluded.] We reopened in
March because several Negro
schoolteachers wrote to tell us
about their situation and their
desire for us to open sooner. The
last of all-Negro schools in Texas
would be integrated the next
year, and the teachers wanted to
bring their students to spend the
day at the Institute so they could
see and understand how they fit
into the Texas picture."
"You know, a kind offunnything
about the name again, the
Institute of Texan Cultures, it's too
long, it's laborious. And here we
were just tr.ying to make the
opening of the Fair, and the
peopl~ that were out in the field
were trying to explain what in the
name of heaven the Institute was.
But the one I felt sorriest for in
that particular area was the
person that was heading up the
Negro section. His name was
George Washington. And I just
wondered what it would be like
to pick up the telephone and say
to somebody, 'This is George
Washington, and I want
to tell you about
the Institute of Texan Cultures.1II
"The representatives of the
Smithsonian Institution
diagnosed the exhibit as ~one of
the most effective approaches to
social history made so far in
this country.'"
1976
• The Institute holds its first volunteer 1
docent training.
• Claudia Ball is named TFF Director.
• Jack Maguire becomes ITC Director.
1977
• Traveling Trunks Program begins.
• Oral History Program begins.
SUE FLANNAGAN,
Special Consultant
to Gov. Connally
1966; 1969-1972
"Gov. Connally initiated
a practical way of viewing
the Dome Show
-by seating himself
on thefloor- '
and since then, no one's
watched the show
standing up." ,
JOHN DAVIS
Research Director
1967-1985
"The most significant IT~
production that I took part in was
the research for, design of,and
comple~ion of the first exhibit for
HemisFair '68. Wonderful were the
successes, high the confusion and
mistakes-but done it was. The
Institute is special because it deals
with the stories of people. •. .
mutual understanding is a very
precious thing."
1978
• The Official State of Texas Bicentennial Time Capsule is
sealed during a public ceremony at lTC, which is declared the
{)fficial successor agency for the American Bicentennial
Commission of Texas. It remains on disp lay at the Institute
and will not be opened until July 4, 2075.
-'
1) Consult with the stakeholders (educators and other professionals external to the Institute; members
of the target audience; subject groups; ITC employees; and ITCvolunteers) to secure input regarding con­.
tent, design, and perceived identity of the Exhibit Floor.
2) Work collaboratively with other ITC communities, teams, and task groups which have overlapping
assignments to ensure complete communication and cooperation while achieving ongoing and future
Exhibit Floor projects,
3) Consult with the ITC Executive Committee, the Executive Director, and Development Director, to de­velop
a practical, ongoing, workable funding plan to ensure that funding needs can be met to finance
the Master Plan's various phases, .
4) Recommend an appropriate name/i.dentity for the Exhibit Floor which is reflective of th'e
Institute's mission.
The Exhibit FloorTqsk Group has developed exciting new directions, and the'newlyformed committee, the
Standing Committee on Exhibit Floor Planning and-Implementation, is committed to moving forward on
those findings.
Hallie Stillwell and daughter Dadie, from "Cows
are people, tOO," a Lifetimes: The Texas
Experience radio program . .
Visitation and Outreach
In the 1997-98 fiscal year, the Institute ofTexan Cul­tures
welcomed 208,861 visitors-65,626 of whom were
schoolchildren from public and private schools throughout the
state. Visitors also learned.more about the Institute through our
Web site. Tracking began in May of 1998, and we received a
total of 5,060 hits in just four months. At the Inst itute, ethnicity
is central to the concept of history, providing us with a sense of
identity, a sense of belonging. Our guests thi:; year learned that
ITC is a place to discoverthe contributions of ethnic groups in
the areas of language, literature, business, art, science, tech­nology,
and politic~.
The Tex-Kit program was presented to many schools
and organizations throughoutTexas. February was the busiest
month- 5,608 people in Bexar County viewed kits. Students
in the Northside Independent School District saw the most
presentations with 7,989. Private school students and church
groups totaling 2,188 saw presentations this year. And, 2,140
people in adult community groups were given Tex-Kit pre­sentations.
For Bexar County, a total of 37,401 enjoyed the
program. Other counties viewing Tex Kits were: Atascosa,
813; Bandera, 95; Bastrop, 135; Bee, 177; Blanco, 40; Comal,
2,302; Frio, 120; Guadalupe, 2,576; HarFis, 40; Kendall, 706;
Kerr,414; Live Oak, 105; Pecos, 295;Tarrant, 303; and Travis, 178. A grand total of45,700 people saw 395 Tex­Kit
presentations.
TraveHng Exhibit rentals totaled 144. The biggest demand was forthe "Los Caminos del Rfo" travel­ing
trunks-If Agriculture," "Transportation," and "Architecture." "~anch Women: Roles, Images, Possibilities,"
"Festival of Pinatas," and "Texas Women: A Celebration of History" Main Show were the most popular
exhibits with four rentals each.
The rental frequency wave remains the same for this year as in previous years, with the busiest
months identified as February, March, and April. The revenue from the program totaled $10,957.
The Institute's radio program, Lifetimes: The Texas Experience, now includes stories narrated by
three different storytellers: Tim Tingle, Bill Cody, and Mary Grace Ketner. The change was well received, and
the program telling the stories ofTexans is now being broadcast daily by 56 radio stations around the state.
Coordinator Mary Grace Ketner received an American Library Association Bluebonnet Award foi-the Life­times
program.
Students in the Academy for Learning in Retirement (A.L.I.R.) numbered 429, with 94 courses
offered to members. A.L.I.R. is a school for people over 50, offering classes ranging from art, performing arts,
history, computers, languages, literature, religion, and science to general studies. Members get together to
study, socialize, exchange views, and enjoy experiences in a friendly, cooperative atmosphere among con:
temporaries.
1978 1979
• Institute produces the blockbuster exhibit Treasure,
People, Ships and Dreams for the Texas Historical Commission.
ITC designed, built, and managed installations and take-downs
of it, which required a 44-foot moving Van.
• Tex-Kit Program begins.
• San Antonio Light Photo Collection is formally deeded to
the Institute.
• Sharecropper's House is installed.
1979
• First videocassette tapes are produced .
• Development Program is established in order to provide 1981
ITC with the means for fundraising. • A replica of an early West Texas cavalry fort headquarte(s
building is added 'to the Back 40.
Heritage Tours
The Institute's Heritage Tour Committee planned several exciting and educational trips this fiscal
year. First was a trip to the historic King Ranch in Kingsville in November 1997. Visitors learned about Captain
Richard King, who founded the ranch in 1853. The ranch is recognized as the birthplace of American
ranching and is r~nowned for producing the first registered American Quarter Horse. In February 1998 the
second trip tookvlsitors to College Station for a private tour ofthe Texas A&M Nautical Archaeology Depart­ment,
where they discussed with the staff the methods used to excavate and conserve artifacts from La
Salle's La Belle. Attendees also toured the George Bush Libr.ary during this trip. The last t@r, in June 1998, took
participants to the Fandangle in Fort Griffin, the Fort -Griffin State Park (the home of the Official Texas
Longhorn Herd), the restored Stone Ranch, and The Flats, the settlement directly below old Fort Griffin,
where they enjoyed stories of Pat Garrett, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday, and that lovely "Iady of the western
evening" tenderlykr.1Own as Big Nose Kate. .
Exhibit Floor
The Institute's Exhibit Floor SaW many
changes this year, including those made in the
Lebanese, Filipino, Swiss, Czech; and English areas.
The Lebanese religious case and the red wall.were
reconfigured, and new artifacts were added. The
stories of the Sam man and the Nahas families are
now told througl:l photographs, artifacts, and
graphics. The walls in the Filipino area received a
.well-deserved painting, while artifact cases were
reconfigured, and information on the histowall
was-rewritten. The Swiss exhibit was removed and
will be reinstalled this winter into a new location
on the Exhibj t Floor and will become ourfirst digi­tally
produced permanent exhibit. The saloon dis­play
was removed from the Czech exhibit, and
that area was reconfigured. Research is ongoing
for a complete renovation of the area. Research
also continues in the English area, which will be '
reinstalled in a new lo~ation soon, and on the
globe-surround display, which will be imple­mented
in the next fiscal year.
The Jewish and Tejano areas underwent
major changes. The completely new Jewish area,
Shalom Y'al/-The Jewish Experience in Texas in-
Laurie Gudzikowski and Don and Gertrude Teter
cludes two interactive videos, one about Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston, the other featuring a shofar, with
demonstrations and explanations of the sounds made by this traditional Jewish horn. Shalom Y'al/ allows
visitors to see and hear the stories of Jewish settlement in Texas from the Jews themselves. Jewish popula­tions
remained a very small minority in a very big state, but this exhibit bears testimony to the defining
characteristics of Jewish life: devotion to charity, justiCe, learning, and a love offamily and God. The Texas
Jewish Historical Society expedited the design and construction of the new exhibit through research assis­tance
and fundraising efforts. The area was unveiled during a private party hosted by the society in May
1998.
The newly installed Family section of the Tejano area continues to build on the themes of identity
and community-the themes of the entire Tejano exhibit-but its framework is more topical than chrono­logical.
This section examines family as the primary community (and allegiance) for many Tejanos.It shows
home as a place where traditions are defined, preserved, and handed down, shaping the identity offamily
members.
The new section consists of four parts: The first uses mannequins to depict a scene of a vaquero
meeting his setioritaforthe evening's fandango in the 1830s.ln the second area, visitors can walk inside a
jaca/,or hut, basedonjaca/es in San Diego (Texas) and Duval County about 1900.Thethird area recreates a
1970s home from San Antonio's West Side. It is an interactive area where visitors can get a real feeling of
home life ofthe period. The last Section is the "motherboard," a column that displays interpretive materials,
quotes, and photographs. By leaving the interpretive environments relatively free of labels; the designer has
given visitors a sense of actually being ih a place from the past.
JAMES PATRICK MCGUIRE
/ Educational Programs Director
1967-1992
"The largest artifacts were brought
in on flatbed trucks and •.• rolled in
befor'e the doors-were installed.
..• That steam tractor in the Anglo
area, which we borrowed from
Texas A&M University, was literally
fired up, the engine started, and
Joe Perry drove it across the bridge
into the building ane! put it
in its place."
"We ate beginning to expand very
rapidly ... in statewide outreach.
And we have spun off part of our
volunteer program which we have
named the Ambassador P.rogram,
a program to recruit and train and
maintain a statewide volunteer
force of individuals in every
county in Texas."
"1 always felt like the Institute staff
was rather small, that we had a lot
oftalent here, and as long as we
could work as a team, we could
accomplish a great deal."
CLAUDIA BALL
Second IFF Director
1968-1980
"I ran the alteration department
for the guides' uniforms. And we
had a ball. Gov. Connally-this was
in the time that the miniskirt was
appearing-and Gov. Connally
said, 'They will not be more than
three inches above the knee.' And I
mean to tell you-you talk about
wars WIth these ~irls-they
wanted them up to you know
where! We took the r~ler, by golly,
and measured them."
1981
• Jo Ann Andera becomes TFF Director.
• Turn-of-the-century Post Office opens.
1982
1983 ,
• Gen. John McGiffert becomes administrator of the Institute;
interim Executive Director, 1985; and Executive Director, 1987.
• The Institute displays The Gutenberg Bible: The Beginning
of the Printed Word commemorating UT-Austin's centennial.
• ITC is chosen as one of only four sites in the U.s. to exhibit a
major display on the American cowboy produced by the
library of Congress.
1984
• Puppet Theater opens.
PAT THATCHER
Director of Guides
1968-1984
"The Berm-it's an architectural
term meaning wall of.earth. The­reason
they designed it that way is
so that you didn't get the full
ilnpact as to how large the
building was until you were
right on it."
"The Fountain-each one of those
sculptured stones in the fountain
represents one of the cultures that
we have on the Exhibit Floor. The
idea was that as the water flowed
through the stones, that was the
confluence of cultures. And when
the water returned to the large
basin-the fountain would shoot
out-that represented
the future of Texas."
KENNY PARNELL
Audiovisual Supervisor
1968,'987-PRESENT
"The Dome Show is exactly the
same as it was '30 years ago, s.ame
show, same music. The only
difference is that it'was simplified
by Bill Ward. Up to this year [1998]
we have shown it 39,000 times. By
2000, though, we will have a
completely new show."
Family section of the Tejano Exhibit Area
Back40
• Barn is built.
• Smithsonian National Association Program is held at lTC,
The Institute hosted a reception in
June 1991? to introduce this new section.
'[he Saenz family, Emma Rodriguez, and
the Nava family, contributors to the ex-hibit,
attended the event. .
In the BackAO area behind the Institute btlilding, students continued to experience th~ life of early
Texans in a one-room schoolhouse, at a windmill, in a log house, on a pioneer wagon, in a traditional barn, at
a frontier fort headquarters, and in a WestTexas adobe house. Reorganization took place this year, making a
significant difference iQ interpretation and appearance. -
The kitchen of the log house is now equipped with modern (late 1880s) artifacts. It includes early
mechanical kitchen devices like an apple peeler (which children love). a ricer and masher (early food­processors
for fruits and vegetables), various graters and choppers for spices and herbs, and much more. The ,
exterior ofthe log house was rechinked in November; ~
Old pioneer artifacts are now used with a lecture from the pioneer wagon itself. Included is the
wagon cover, which allows interpreters to recreate the interior living and storage arrangements of a family
traveling by wagon on the trail. Many of th'e artifacts formerly used in the log house have found a new home
in the wagon.
The adobe house previously had just a few artifacts and little furniture, and in the past interpretation
focused primarily on the house and its construction. Staff members have now added a ramada (porch cover)
that makes the house more authentic, numerous pieces offurniture, and artifacts to both the kitchen and
bedroom sides. Staff broke ground for an herb garden along the south wall of the house, which is used to
explain the art of the curanderos and their medicinal plants and to replenish herbs used both inside and
outside for demonstration purposes and special projects and events.
Staff members and Teresa Zertuche changed the home altar in the adobe house into an of rend a
during the month of October and early November, complete with sugarskulls, marigolds, and copal incense.
This was the first time an of rend a had ever been on display on the Back40.
Back40 interpreters enjoy describing the lifestyle of the house's imaginary inhabitants and have
received more favorable comments from teachers about the changes and additions to the adobe house
than about any other building. .
Texans One and All
Jo hn L. D.wis
IT@: 1~.u..--"''''01 ' ... u lnstitute of Texan Cultures .,,,,,~ __ ..
New synopsis of the Exhibit Floor
New Products
The Institute published Texans One and All, a book covering all
of the ethnic and cultural groups represented on the Exhibit Floor.
Former ITe Research Director Dr. John L. Davis authored the book. He
says that it gives readers the opportunity to capture a glimpse of more
than 12,O-00years of immigrant history in one of the most remarkable
crossroads of the world-Texas. The book is a portrait ofTexas and an
interesting souvenir of your visit to the ITC Exhibit Floor.
Last year, for the first time, visitors received a free, user-friendly
guide that includes maps ofthe Exhibit Floor and the Back 40, with brief
explanations about each area. This year versions of the guide were
produced in Spanish and French, and a German version will be available
soon.
Two multicultural instructional kits debuted this fiscal year. The
Other Cowboys provides students in grades 4 through 9 little-known
information about the 4,500 vaqueros, the 9,000 African-American
cowboys, and the wome,n who went on cattle drives. The Other Cow-
1984 1986
• Longhorn steer is displayed.
1985
• Largest, most comprehensive special exhibit produced by
the Institute, Reach for the Sky: Aviation in Texas, is
displayed.
• The UT Board of Regents approves an enhanced statewide
educational mission for the Institute of Texan Cultures, along
with administrative realignment with The UniversitY'ofTexas at
San Antonio.
• ITC displays the six-foot revolving globe of-the world.
• Funding is received to construct the windmill. 1987
• Water cistern is donated. • Institute's adobe project is under way.
• Irc acquires the extensive Zintgraff photo collection.
boys was also produced as a traveling exhibit which is available for rent.
New Texans-Immigration and Citizenship includes two seven­day
instructional units on immigration and citizenship with 30 lami­nated
photographs and stories of recently naturalized citizens. De­signed
for students in grades 7 through 12 and American Government
classes, this interesting kit offers a supplemental Internet component,
www.texancultures.utsa.edu/newtexans, that will broaden the
learning process even further. Students can 10'g on to the Web site, and
hear the personal stories of recent immigrants-the reasons they left
their homeland and found their way to America and Texas. The site also
includes other related information, such as the INS literacy test and
interviewtecl'lniques. Both instructional kits were made possible by a
grant from the Ellwood Foundation and are for sale for $60 each plus
shipping and handling.
The Institute received a National Association for Multicultural
Education Agency/Institution/Corporation Award for The Other Cow­boys.
"The Case of the Disappearing Indians of Texas" was an
early ITC venture into Web site delivery of multicultural information to
schools. This site, www.texancultures.utsa.edu/mystery, supple­ments
history instruction about the Native Americans of Texas. Stu-
New instructional kit
dents learn why the indigenous Indians ofTexas dis'appeared, while taking part in activities such as viewing
photographs and videotape, reading text, listening to music, and seeing exhibits ofthe Institute. There are
seven different clues (reasons) why the indigenous tril5es ofTexas disappeared. The Institute collaborat'ed
with students from Travis High School in Austin on the production of this Web site.
Physical Plant Innovations
The San Antonio Water System presented the 1997 Water Saver Too Award to the Physical Plant
Department ofthe Institute, citing our outstanding conservation practices. The plaque reads "your innova­tion
and implementation of conscientious water-saving ideas, together w.ith your concern,for San Antonio's
water resources, sets an example for all citizens in San Antonio and the region."
Joe Rubio, assistant director of Downtown Operations and Maintenance, said that Edward Schulze,
Institute maintenance worker for six years, came up with the award-winning idea. He knew that rainwater
flows into our underground holding tank, so he researched the possibility of installing a diversion pump to
send the water up to the fountain in front ofthe building. This would allow maintenance workers to fill up
the fountain without having to purchase 65,000 gallons_of expensive water from the city. Physical Plant fills
the fountain every two months. By adding a $400 diversion pump, the Institute saves $3,000 a year. In the
future the pump will be connected to the irrigation system so that the ITC grounds can be watered as much
and as often as necessary with the free water.
Also contributing innovative ideas to the Institute's energy conservation' projects is Robert Peek,
assistant department head for Physical Plant Downtown. Robert recently won a UTSA Excellence Award in
the category of "Excellence in Support of Institutional Enhancement." Robert helped conduct a feasibility
study in 1994 to have a thermal energy plant constructed at the Institute. Atthat time it was determined that
the plant would save approximately $35,000 a year. Thre~ years later the potential savings have increased to
over $1 00,000. This plant will be constructed in Fiscal Year 1999,
_ Library Services
Just like other areas of the Institute, the Library continues to make changes to ensure quality
service to all of its customers. During 1998 the Library staff logged over 1 ,498 requests from researchers by
telephone, fax, e-mail, and in person. Approximately 1,100 people visited the Library. The UTSA online
catalog now contains entries for 4,983 books. During the year the Library accessioned 305 books with an
estimated value of $5,796. Photographic sales for 1998 generated approximately $56,900.
The Library receiv~d additional funds from Dela White totaling $10,000, which will be used toward
digitization and preservation ofthe Institute's Photo Collection. Computerized finding aids were developed
for a number of collections including the Vertical Files, the Oral History Collection, Manuscripts, and Special
Collections materials. Progress is being 'made on developing a computer-based cataloging database for
continued cataloging ofthe Institute Photo Collection. The database will allow linked or embedded images
to be added to enhance access and preservation.
The grant received from the Texas Historical Records Advisory Board enabled the Library to hire a
consultant to evaluate storage and handling ofthe Photo Collection and suggest strategies for storing our
S.ElMA WEINER
Guides Supervisor
1969-1985
" ... Then Pat [Thatcher] and I started
working on the mechanics of getting
the schoolchildren in here, having
them come in, how we would
schedule them, how we would get
them on the Exhibit Floor. The
'procedures that she and I developed
in those first years of scheduling and
booking and bringing the groups in
are the ones still used on the Exhibit
Floor today."
"The first festival was so exciting,
even though it rained. You couldn't
believe it was really 'in the flesh.'''
JO ANN ANDERA
CurrentTFF Director
1970-PRESENT
"People don't know what to expect
[at the TFF], but once they've been
here, they become true believers. It's
getting them here and trying to
explain to them what we are doing.
No amount of explaining will ever
recreate the feeling of what is going
on here until they have actively
experienced it."
• King and Qveen of Spain visit ITC.
19,88
1989
• The new Connally Conference Center is dedicated during a'
reception honoring Gov. and Mrs. Connally.
• Flagpole area IS dedicated as the H.B. Zachary Plaza.
• Photo Heritage Days are first held .
1989
1990
.• Hungarian area is added to the Exhibit Floor
• Genuine buffalo-hide tipi, made in the original Sioux Indian
manner by internationally known expert Larry' Belitz, is
installed on the Exhibit Floor.
DIANA SMITH
TFF Program Coordinator
1974-1979;
1983-PRESENT .
"We are truly unique in what we
do-we give the people of Texas a
ve~icle by which to 'show their
stuff.'We do that on the Exhibit
Floor year-round1lnd then really
bring it to life during the TFF.
During the Festival we show that
history doesn't stop; it gives
people a way to speak fot
themselves-about their lives and
heritage. One of the most
important things the Institute has
taught me is not how different we
all are, but how similar we are. The
next 307-1 imagine we will have
to get more technical/digital­even
more hands-on."
JUAN VALDEZ
Maintenance Leader
1977-PRESENT
, "I've seen so many famous people
come through our doors. One time
we had a party, and I was standing
right next to the actor Lee Marvin.
I remember that he had a very
wrinkled suit on and thought he
didn't look like a movie star. I
sta~ted talking to him, showing
him some things on the Exhibit
Floor, and he and I went outside to
smoke. I think he appreciated that
I didn', treat him like a star; he was
just a normal, nice person."
deteriorating negatives. Several of the recommendations made by the consultant have been implemented.
Considerable progress was made in the area of organizing the ITC institutional archives consisting of exhi­bition
records, production and publication files, departmental correspondence and research notes, and early
materials pertaining tothe planning and creation of the Institute. Library staff~egan a major reorganization
of the library work and stora-ge areas.
Staff members from the Library and the Production Division participated in Photo Heritage
Days in Danevang (Wharton County); Round Rock, Taylor, Granger, and Liberty Hill (Williamson County);
and San Saba (San Saba County). '
Development
Fundraising activities continued to be successful. Proposals submitted to the Zachry Founda­tion
and the San Antonio Area Foundation for the Qigitallnformation Management Model (DIMM) ac­counted
for $25,000. The Texas Jewish Historical Society raised funds for the new Jewish Area. FUnds
donated by the San Antonio Zulu Association, Frost Bank, and Paragon Cable supported the Legacy of
Africa. Macy's Department Store's generous contribution to the Texas Children's Fe-stival helped to<
offset some expenses for that event. The ITC Library Photo Collection was again the beneficiary of a
$10,000 award from the Circle Bar Foundation for photo digitization. Representatives from the Czech
Heritage Society 0fTexas and the Fort Bend County Czech Alliance added significantly to the fund forthe
new Czech exhibit, while working diligently to increase interest in the project throughout the state. The
Ellwood Foundation awarded grants forthe multicultural instructional kits New Texims: Immigration and
Citizenship and The Other Cowboys. The generosity of individuals, corporations, agencies, and cultural
organizations is essential to the achievment of ITC goals and the carrying out of our mission. Their support
is truly appreciated.
Members·and Volunteers
Developml!nt Board Members,
FY 1997-1998:
Mary Pat Stumberg, Chair, San Antonio
Charles C. Andrews Jr., San Antonio
Lynn C,Ashby (Emeritus), Houston
Ann Biggs, San Antonio
Ann Brinkerhoff (E,meritus), Houston
Janey Briscoe (Emeritus), Uvalde
Robert A. Buschman, San Antonio
Guy Wade Caldwell, San Antonio
Frank W. Calhoun, Austin
Tony Chauvea ux, Bea u mont
Gloria Coleman, Houston
Nellie B. ConnaIlY'(Emeritus), Houston
Barbara A. Cox, Fort Worth
Victoria Hurd Goebel, San Antonio
Diana Bravo Gonzalez, San Antonio
Brian~. Greig, Austin
Henry Guerra, San Antonio
Jean Kaspar, Shiner
John H. Keck, Laredo
Irwin L. Levy, Houston
Jack R. Maguire (Emeritus), Fredericksburg
Bill McCandless, San Antonio
William McKenzie, Dallas
Larry Norwood, Austin
Shirley Bird Perry (Ex Officio), Austin
Tony Rivera, San Antonio
Eddie Sandoval, Fort Worth
*Ruth D. Sterling, Houston
Richard Villarreal, San Antonio
W. Darrell Willerson Jr., San Antonio
Karron S. Wilson, San Antonio
Irene Wischer, San Antonio
*Nancy Young, Houston
Paul J. Youngdale Jr. (Ex Officio), Austin
*deceased
The work of the Institute could not be accomplished withoutthe assistance ,and support of our
Members, Alliance, and Ambassadors.ITC membership stands at 512, including regular members, retir­ees,
and lifetime members. The Institute has 217 active Ambassadors representing 135 cities and towns
in 82 counties ofTexas. The 432 active volunteers, the Alliance, logged in 40,308 hours, According to the
last International Volunteer Manager conference, volunteer hours are valued at $13.70, making the value
of their time $552,220.
1990 1991
• ITC acquires the San Antonio Express-News Photo Collection.
• One-room schoolhouse is dedicated (first version was
installed in 1980).
• Gen. John McGiffert retires as UTSA VICe President for
Downtown Operations and Executive Director of ITC.
• Dr. Rex Ball becomes Executive Director of the Institute.
1991 1992
• Queen Elizabeth II visits lTC., • Getman President RIchard von Weizacker 'visits ITC.
• Lt. Col. Jerry Ross, NASA astronaut, presents to the Institute
six flags ofTexas that accompanied him aboard the Space
Shuttle Atlantis.
• Lifetimes: The Texas fxperience, lTC's radio series, debuts.
• Gallery theater debuts.
Prod,uction Highlights
The Productio(l Division was quite busy designing and producing all of the Institute's exhibits,
publications, and products. Staff members worked on well over a thousand projects this year, varying from
production of a single photographic print to design and construction of an entire exhibit and the editing,
design, and production of an entire book. Every project that has the Institute stamp on it has gone through
Production at some stage.
The three ITC photographers, in addition to producing numerous slides and shooting dozens of
roles of film on photographic shoots, produced 8,713 prints and made 3,001 copy negatives of original
prints. Tne division produced projects for a number of clients, including Wilford Hall Medical Center, South­westTexas
State University, Williamson County Sesquicentennial Committee, the Danish Heritage Preserva­tion
Society, the Daughters of the Republic ofTexas Library, the Panhandle-Plains Museum, the Hidalgo
County Historical Museum, and the Fayette Heritage Museum.
Special Exhibits
Visitors to the Institute's Lower Gallery, Photo
Gallery, and Exhibit Floor delighted in a variety ofvisu­ally
stimulating exhibits. The Beneath Land and Sea:
Witnesses to the Past exhibition, October 1997-Janu­ary
1998, integrated two exhibits: the archaeological
stratigraphic profile addition to the Exhibit Floor and a
visiting exhibit featuring the La Belle shipwreck exca­vations
undertaken by the Texas Historical Commis­sion
in-Matagorda Bay. Layers of Culture became an
interactive area of the Exhibit Floor, with La Belle:
Mystery ofLa Salle in the Gulfremaining on display
through January 1998. The Institute received the Texas
Historical Commission Museum Award for outstand­ing
achievement, a commitment to excellence, and
hard work on the Layers of Culture exhibit.
Other exhibits included La Tradici6n Tejana:
Focus on Tejano Tradition, which featured photo­graphs
by Latinos of Mexican-American folk tradition
a nd expressive cu Itu re i n Texas com m u n ities.lt was on
display September-October 1997. Heritage of a Sto­len
People: Africa(l-American Story Quilts by Tina Wil­liams
Brewer could be seen from December 1997
through February 1998. Brewer is a fiber artist who La Belle:MysteryofLa Salle in the Gulf
designs quilts and other items that reflect African his-tory
and heritage. Her work is noted for its three-di-mensional
form that blends in African themes. In October 1997 the Institute featured Of rend a del Dia de los
Muertos,a traditional family altar created byTeresa Zertuche, who also puttogether a similar one for display
in the adobe house on the Back 40. From October through November 1997, the Texas Photographic;
Society's Sixth Annual Governor's Exhibition was shown at the Institut e. Its sheer variety of approaches,
personal visions, and working methods made for an enlightening exhibition. The exhibit Texas Weather: If
You Don't Like It, Just Wait a Minute,January-March 1998, comprised photographs taken from the Institute's
collection of over three million images. It illustrated the changeable, often violent nature ofTexas weather.
Earth Angels: Migrant Children in America featured color photographs taken and produced by Nancy
Buirski, fotmer foreign picture editor forthe New York Times. The exhibit, on display April through May 1998,
served as a compelling reminder of migrant farm work and the men, women, and children whose daily
hardships put food on ourtable.1 Think I'll Build a Town was an exhibit of miniature folk-art buildings created
by the late Pete Charnack.lt remained on the Exhibit Floorfrom February throug~ September 1998. Round­ing
out the year was Dudley Harris's Faces of Folk life, which featured black and white photos ofthe Texas
Folklife Festival. Photographed at close range, the images offered a true sense ofthe spirit ofthe Festival
and its identity with the state. It was featured in the Photo Gallery from May through September 1998.
BONNIE TRUAX
Educational Programs Director
19.79-1992
"What's impbrtant about the
Institute is that the questioning that
goes on on the Exhibit Floor­instead
of lecturing-the asking of
questions and the ability to handle
objects connects the learner with
what's being ,taught. I realized what
a strong teaching tool that was."
, SALLYWISKEMANN,
Volunteer Programs Director
1979-PRESENT
"I was smart enough to hire people
who make me look very good, and
who do it by working very hard. And
I know the Institute could not be the
organization it is 'without the
support of the volunteers."
SANDRA MERRIFIELD ~
Educational Specialist
1981-PRESENT
"The volunteers are very dedicated.
They tell me it's really gratifying to
them when they see the children
relating what they're seeing in the
Tex-Kits to something else iOn their
lives. They're making.connections.
That's really what's fun to do. You
see those light bulbs going on:r
SHARON PARKER
Administrative Assistant
1982-PRESENT
"What makes the Institute special is
our people-ta-people approach,
. particularly on the Exhibit Floor. Our
docents are marvels. During the
next 30 years, I think we need to
find an effective way to increase
attendance-getting people to take
advantage of our resources:'
1994
• Texas Folklife Festival welcomes its two-millionth visitor.
1995
• Colonial Roots section is insta lled in the Tejano area,
1994 ,
• The Institute goes online with its own home page,
• Interactive multimedia unit is added to the Indian area.
• Log house Is dedicated to George Houston Ensley. • The Institute begins charging admission fees.
• Model of a Klckapoo house is added to the Indian area.
• AT&T awards a grant to the Institute to survey teacher
needs in multicultural education.
JOHN MCGIFFERT
Executive Director
1983-1991
"We couldn't publish ~ book, we
couldn't possibly afford to hire
outside editors or typesetters and
do the things that go on in that
Production Division •... The photo
laboratory and the photo work
that has been done het:.e
consistently throughout the years
has been of really fine quality.
That is one of the things that
people never talk about that
makes this place truly unique."
"I leaned on Bob Brodeur for the
business end of the job. He did a
lot more than that •... He is
responsi~le for the computer
system here."
"Prince Philip came up to move her
[Queen Elizabeth] because they
were running behind schedule, but
she wanted to watch what was
going on with the making of
tortillas. She later told the Prince,
'I always wanted to know how
to make tortillas.'''
"And ..• Leslie Burns ..• has done a
gigantic amount of work [on video
documentation] over the last four
years. She has brought us into the
video era with style, with quality."
LAURIE GUDZIKOWSKI
Programs Division Director
1987-1989; 1990-PRESENT
"We have begun to move our
educational products into new
technologies, Sarah Massey is the
most daring, innovative, creative
person that I know. She set out to
develop a Web site
["The Disappearing IQdians'l in
collaboration with Travis High
School in Austin, when she knew
virtually nothing about Web site
delivery of educationa'i products.
Most folks would have spent years
learning about Web sites and Web
delivery of products before
venturing into such a complex
project, but Sarah likes to learn by
doing. It is a neat product. I can't
even imagine how good the next
o!,e will be now that she has
learned so much about
the process."
SpeciaJ Events .
The Institute celebrates our ethnic and cultural diver­sity
with special events that entertain while they educate: In
September 1997 a forum on The Other Cowboys took place,
with presentations by two authors, a cowboy, an actress, and
a musician. In conjunction with the exhibition Beneath Land
and Sea: Witnesses to the Past, t he Institute presented a va­riety
of activities, including a brown-bag lecture series, a gal­lery
theater production, and an evening of dramatic read­ings,
all taking place from September through December
1997. Topics for the luncheons were "Pots to Ponder:
UP. Wilson. BowieStreetBlues Hands-on Ceramics Workshop," "Archaeology and the
La Belle Shipwreck," and "The Destruction of Ancient
Texas." "The Tattooed Brothers Who Sailed with La Salle" gallery theater was performed 38 times and
had a total attendance of 1 ,388. The audience response was overwhelmingly positive, and we were praised
not onlyforthe engaging dramatic presentation and entertainment value but forthe historical accuracy as
well. The praise was often from teachers, historians, and personnel from other museums. Rick Slocum of Our
Lady of the Lake University wrote and directed .the story, which is told by two French brothers and a
Dominican priest. " Intrigue, Love, and Danger on Stage: Theatre in La Salle's France" included an
. evening of French dramatic readings presented by the San Antonio Public Theater.
Tellabration 97! An Evening of Storytelling for Grownups and Tellabration! for Kids enter­tained
visitors in November 1997, and another storytelling event, Midwinter Tales, took place during
January and February of 1998. The third annual Legacy of Africa in January engaged the audience with a
presentation by Tina Williams Brewer, music by George Prado and the Regency Jazz Band, a special art
activity for children, and a quilting demonstration. The Institute presented the annual Celebrate a Culture!
Series in February, March, April, and June featuring the people of India, Puerto Rico, and Sweden, as well as
Native Americans. ITC once again saluted selected students who participated in UTSA's Regional School
History Fair. This year's event, "Migration in History": People, Ideas, Culture, took place in March. Fiesta
San Antonio in April highlighted two Institute events, Texas Children's Festival and Bowie Street Blues.
TCF, whose theme this year was Movement and Motion, included continuous entertainment on three stages
featuring dance, music, mimes, clowns, and gymnasts, and a wide variety of educational and fun activities for
the entire family. Nancy Ellis, a teacher at Cambridge Elementary, was hon ored for her educational endeav­ors.
A total of 3,264.admission tickets were sold. Performers forthe 11 th annual Bowie Street Blues were
Bobby G. and the Drive, Steve James, the Boogie Chillin' Boys [Robert Ealey and U.P. Wilson], Pat Boyackand
the Prowlers, and w.e. Clark and the Blues Revue. The crowds forthe concertnumbered 1,181 (not including
participants). The Institute presented the famiJy-oriented play Hanna, The Immigrant in May to comple­ment
the opening of the new Jewish area on the Exhibit Floor. We collaborated with the San Antonio
Botanical Gardens, Children's Museum, Museum of Art, and Zoo for Adventure San Antonio Collabora­tive
Summer Camp. Representatives from different countries in Africa and the Juneteenth Press Tour
Group toured the Institute's Free atLastexhibit area in June 1998, escorted by the San Antonio Convention
and Visitors Bureau and the u.s. State De·partment. Representatives came from Togo, Angola, Madagascar,
Mali, Tunisia, Mauritania, Rwanda, Nigeria, Burkina-Faso, Guinea, Niger, and Benin.
The Texas Folklife Festival
The San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk and the Texas Folklif.e Festival hosted hundreds of guests at
the 1998 commemorative poster unveiling in June. Local artist Brother Cletus Behlmann, S.M., captured the
true essence of what makes the festival one ofthe premier events in Texas. Titled "Sunshine on the Festival,"
the poster is the 18th in a.series that began in 1981 . .
Shoppers had the opportunity to preview the Texas Folklife Festival in July at North Star Mall. The
Fire-on-tbe-Mountain Cloggers, Ledbetters Bluegrass Band, St. George Lebanese Folk Dancers, Ballet
Folklorico Boriken, Fiesta City Chorus of Sweet Adelines, and others performed throughout the two-day
preview.
The 27th annual Texas Folklife Festival in August drew more than 62,000 visitors to the grand
international party with a Texas twist. Many new groups delighted the crowds: the Sourdough Cowboy, Don
Sanders; the Cruz Band; and Zambia a Capella, a song and dance group that perforr1\s Zambian gospel music.
Many new storytellers entertained festival-goers, and some new food dishes made their debut. Craft dem­onstrators
and vendors kept all visitors busy with their creations, New participants included Sandra Rietz,
dried flowers; Richard Hayner, pyrography; and the San Antonio Regional Wine Guild, winemaking.
1996
• Fascinating Texdns: A MUlticultural Curriculum for
Secondary Students is introdUced-ITC s first multicultural
curriculum kit.
• New main parking entrance to ITC is constructed on
Durango with controlled access.
• AT&T awards a grant to fund "Developing Multicultural
Understanding through Education: Training for Texas
Teachers with Technology."
The Communicat ions' Division initiated a
va riety of marketing and promotional activities for
the Festival t his year including bus advertisements,
table tent cards, hot el promotions, Texas Public Radio
vignettes, and window displays at Dilla rd's River­center
and the San Antonio Visitor Information Cen­ter.
Also, television coverage dramat ically increased
from last year. We attribute this to tremendous sup­port
from KMOL-TV and KENS-TV, who set uptrucks
throughout the four days.
Lynn Cata lina, Leslie Burns, and Jo Ann
Andera received special recognition from the Texas
Public Relations Association for the 1997 Texas
Folklife Festival Video Public Service Announce­ment.
A Silver Award 1998 "Best ofTexas" plaque was
awarded to the three.
Sally Wiskemann, o. T. Baker, and Sweet Adelines
This 1998 Annual Report of the Institute of Texan Cultures is proof positive that the
Institute is committed to change to maintain its status as the state's premier center to tell
the story of Texas for the next 30 years and beyond.
Local Income Endowment
$228,924 Income
5.01% $43,332
0.95%
Public and
Private Giving Inter'i!st Income
$249,268 $102,013
5.46% 2.23%
Sales and
Services
$607,024
13.28%
State
Appropriations
$2,132,360
TFF, The Store, 46.6Mb
and Parking
$1,206,800
26.41%
Revenue Expenditures
State Appropriations $2,132,360 46.66% $2,543,363 54.3%
Local Income 228,924 5~01%
Sales and Services 607,024 13.28% 704,303 15.05%
TFF, The Store, and Parking 1,206,800 26.41% 1,180,764 25.23%
Public and Private Giving 249,268 5.46% 224,766 4.81%
Interest Income 102,013 2.23% 0 0.00%
Endowment Income 43,332 0.95% 26,252 0.56%
Total Current Revenues $4,569,721 100.00%' $4,679,448 100.0%
DOMINGO YRUEGAS
Installations Worker
1993-PRESENT
"Sometimes we have to do a lot
more than wl)at our job
description says. A few days
before Folklife, there was a steel
rod sticking out of the ground by
the Clearing. I went out and
decided to remove it using a'
cutting torch, and a small fire
erupted. Soon though, it turned
into a pretty major fire that
extended 30 feet. I h.ad people
- from the Scottish and Danish
groups helping me put it out.
After that people started calling
. me a firemanl"
REX BALL
Executive Director
1991-PRESENT~
"As this year progresses, the
magnitude ofthe state budget
crisis will become apparent. That is
the macroeconomic question for
Texas. On the micro level, the
budget situation for ITC has
emerged as stark indeed."
"The Institute must continue to
seek higher gt'ound in fulfilling our
mission. We must never rest On one
accomplishment too long but must
set new goals and stretch our
imagination and thinking to
incorporate the-tools that will be at
our disposal in the next century. If
we had our way, every schoolchild
in Texas would visit ITCto gain
access to its treasLires. We know,
however, that school tours over
long distances are expensive, so
we plan to take ITC to the children
electronically. We believe we have
a strong story to tell, and our work
will never be complete until we
begin to make a difference in the
lives of all Texa'ls."
O.T.BAKER
Father ofthe TFF .
1967-1976
"I got aboard a plane arid went to
Washington to see if I could find
out a little bit more about it
[Smithsonian Festival]. They asked
me if I know about folklife. And I
wasn't sure if I did or not. They
explained to me what they meart.
Well, surely I knew what folklife
was; in fact, I was folklife."
1998
• Family section is in5taHed in the Tejano area.
• Exhibit Floor Task Group Master Plan is completed.
• AT&T Grant Project " Developing Multicultural Understand­lngthrough
Education: Training for Texas Teachers with
Technology" Is completed. .
. The Annual Report is produced by the
ITC Communications Division and the Art Department.
Editor: Patty Burrus
For further information, contact
the editor, 801 S. Bowie St.,
Si!n Antonio, TX 78205-3296.
Telephone (210) 458-2244;
fax (210) 458-2205;
email. pburrus@utsa.edu;
or visit the ITC Home Page,
www.texancultures.utsa.edu.
VOL.9/NO.2
ITe Executive Director Rex Ball dedicates this Annual Report to
Ruth D. Sterling and Nancy Young, both of Houston, who passed away
this year. Mrs. Sterling served on the Development Board for 18 years,
and Mrs. Young served on the Advisory Board for two years and the
Development Board for six. The memory of their dedication and service
to the Institute will never be forgotten.
Ill@i1 The U";~e";1y of Te,m
Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio
801 S. Bowie St. * San Antonio, TX 78205-3296
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