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[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, August 13, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, August 13, 1956]

Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing the development of a tract of land.
Date: August 13, 1956
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, Jr., March 16, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, Jr., March 16, 1953]

Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing the Brooks County drilling activity. Details of well status and structure are described.
Date: March 16, 1953
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela - November 8, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela - November 8, 1950]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela of Falfurrias, Texas, dated November 8, 1950. Discusses her upcoming visit to Houston. Includes an invitation for the LULAC ladies to attend the upcoming LULAC meeting in Wharton, Texas, on November 12, 1950.
Date: November 8, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thelma Vela to John J. Herrera - 1950-10-24] (open access)

[Letter from Thelma Vela to John J. Herrera - 1950-10-24]

Letter from Thelma Vela of Falfurrias, Texas, to John J. Herrera dated October 24, 1950. Personal letter concerning visit to Houston and mention of LULAC women's meeting in her home.
Date: October 24, 1950
Creator: Vela, Thelma
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela - 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela - 1950]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela of Falfurrias, Texas, undated. A thank you letter for hospitality of Falfurrias LULAC Councils during the Junior LULAC Council installation held July 2, 1950
Date: 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Susana Lopez to John Herrera - 1950-06-24] (open access)

[Letter from Susana Lopez to John Herrera - 1950-06-24]

Letter from Susana Lopez, President, Ladies LULAC Council, Falfurrias, Texas, to John Herrera dated June 24, 1950. Invitation to Herrera to attend the installation of a Junior LULAC Council on July 2, 1950.
Date: June 24, 1950
Creator: Lopez, Susana
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Blas M. Salinas to John J. Herrera - 1950-06-26] (open access)

[Letter from Blas M. Salinas to John J. Herrera - 1950-06-26]

Letter from Blas M. Salinas, LULAC Executive Secretary-Legal Adviser, to John J. Herrera dated June 26, 1950. Information about the installation of the Falfurrias, Texas, Junior LULAC Council on July 2, 1950.
Date: June 26, 1950
Creator: Salinas, Blas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Falfurrias LULAC Council to John J. Herrera - 1950-06-29] (open access)

[Telegram from Falfurrias LULAC Council to John J. Herrera - 1950-06-29]

Western Union telegram from Falfurrias, Texas, LULAC Council to John J. Herrera dated June 29,1950. This was to notify Herrera that Garza would not be available and they would appreciate Herrera's attending.
Date: June 29, 1950
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Susan Lopez - 1950-06-26] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Susan Lopez - 1950-06-26]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-president, to Susan Lopez, President, LULAC Ladies Council of Falfurrias, Texas, dated June 26, 1950. Herrera acknowledges receipt of Lopez's letter of June 24, 1950, inviting Herrera to attend the installation of the Junior LULAC Council of Falfurrias and Herrera responds that he will attend if his presence is needed.
Date: June 26, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter F. Woodul to I. H. Kempner, March 1, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Walter F. Woodul to I. H. Kempner, March 1, 1954]

Letter from Walter F. Woodul to I. H. Kempner discussing Brooks County leases.
Date: March 1, 1954
Creator: Woodul, Walter F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, November 16, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, November 16, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing oil and gas contract in Brooks County.
Date: November 16, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sugarland Industries to Walter F. Woodul, February 17, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Sugarland Industries to Walter F. Woodul, February 17, 1956]

Letter from Sugarland Industries to Walter F. Woodul discussing business deals.
Date: February 17, 1956
Creator: Sugarland Industries
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, Walter F. Woodul, November 11, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, Walter F. Woodul, November 11, 1954]

Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner and Walter F. Woodul discussing an attached letter from Hale Schaleben.
Date: November 11, 1954
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to Walter F. Woodul, May 25, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to Walter F. Woodul, May 25, 1955]

Letter from Thomas L. James to Walter F. Woodul discussing oil and gas leases.
Date: May 25, 1955
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul, November 17, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul, November 17, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul discussing a bridge game.
Date: November 17, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thos. L. James, December 29, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thos. L. James, December 29, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing distribution of dividends and moving forward on a land lease potential for other expiring leases on Brooks County land.
Date: December 29, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to J. S. Whitworth, March 4, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to J. S. Whitworth, March 4, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to J. S. Whitworth discussing signatures for the Brooks County Land.
Date: March 4, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, December 5, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, December 5, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing a land lease in Brooks County with contract suggestions.
Date: December 5, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to I. H. Kempner, December 28, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to I. H. Kempner, December 28, 1953]

Letter from Thos. L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing contracts for land leases based on information from Mr. Schaleben.
Date: December 28, 1953
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, July 30, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, July 30, 1954]

Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing an update in sugar production and other business matters while Isaac Herbert Kempner is on vacation.
Date: July 30, 1954
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eddie Canales, June 30, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Eddie Canales, June 30, 2015

Interview with Eddie Canales, is a civil rights activist and former union organizer from Falfurrias, Texas. He is the founder of the South Texas Human Rights Center. In his interview, Canales discusses his childhood, education, and activism in Texas.
Date: June 3, 2015
Creator: Canales, Eddie; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, September 17, 1937 (open access)

Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, September 17, 1937

Weekly newspaper from Falfurrias, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 17, 1937
Creator: Smith, Dan F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, July 3, 1942 (open access)

Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, July 3, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Falfurrias, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 3, 1942
Creator: Behrent, Howard
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. [38], Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1942 (open access)

Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. [38], Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Falfurrias, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 20, 1942
Creator: Behrent, Howard
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History