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[Letter from John J. Herrera to all LULAC Councils - 1953-01-27]
Letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National Prseident to all LULAC Councils, dated January 27,1953. Per complaints received at the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting about not receiving the LULAC News, Herrera asks for updated master mailing lists. Herrera discusses re-installation of members in San Angelo LULAC Men's Council Number 129; encourages council members to pay dues so they are eligible to attend the upcoming conventions; and mentions the court case of George Sanchez of Palacios, Texas and an upcoming meeting with the Commissioner of Education regarding the Pecos Segregated Mexican School case.
Date:
January 27, 1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to League of United Latin American Citizens members - 1950]
Letter from John J. Herrera to LULAC members, handwritten date of 1950 on bottom of page. This letter is a notice to LULAC members of a day-long LULAC meeting sponsored by the Wharton County LULAC council for prospective members from Matagorda, Brazoria, Wharton, Fort Bend, Jackson and Victoria counties. It covers the agenda, speakers, and points to be discussed.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas - 1950]
Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas on November 12, 1950. Mentions attendance of 250 persons, discussion of problems in Wharton County and surrounding territory, and lists guests of honor. Indicates that a result of this meeting is a reorganization of the Texas City LULAC Council and the formation of a new council in Palacios, Texas.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charley G. Kidder to John J. Herrera - 1950-09-02]
Letter from Charley G. Kidder of Bay City, Texas, to John J. Herrera dated September 2,1950. Kidder is asking for a donation from Herrera to pay the balance of funeral expenses for a man killed in a train accident. Herrera apparently was the attorney retained by the family.
Date:
September 2, 1950
Creator:
Kidder, Charley G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - 1950-11-22]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated November 22, 1950. Details of reorganization of Texas City LULAC Council on November 19, 1950. Herrera reports that a new council was organized and installed in Palacios, Texas, on the same date, November 19, 1950. It lists the new officers of the Palacios Council and credits Fred Garcia for contacting prospective members and organizing the new council in only one week's time.
Date:
November 22, 1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1950-11-03]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Jacob I. Rodriguez, LULAC District 5 Governor, dated November 3, 1950. Explains process of Houston LULAC Council offer to hold the Texas Regional LULAC Convention in Houston on January 20 and 21, 1950. Also discusses a November 12th LULAC meeting in Wharton County to meet with prospective members from Matagorda, Brazoria, Wharton, Fort Bend, Jackson and Victoria counties.
Date:
November 3, 1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - January 22, 1951]
Signed carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated January 22, 1951. The letter provides notification of a new LULAC Council organized in Eagle Lake, Texas on January 21, 1951. Herrera lists provisional officers and members. Herrera next visited Palacios, Texas, and presented the charter to the new Palacios LULAC Council. Herrera also confirms delivery of charter to the Wharton Ladies LULAC Council.
Date:
January 22, 1951
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gene Gutierrez to John J. Herrera - 1951-12-29]
Letter from Gene Gutierrez of LULAC Council Number 184 in Palacios, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National Organizer, dated December 29, 1951. Gutierrez requests legal advice following an act of discrimination against one of their LULAC members who was refused service at the Rainbow Inn of Palacios, Texas.
Date:
December 29, 1951
Creator:
Gutierrez, Gene
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jose Hernandez - 1950-11-17]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Jose Hernandez of Rosenberg, Texas, dated November 17, 1950. Acknowledges Hernandez' attendance at a LULAC meeting in Wharton County, Texas. Also includes an invitation to attend a LULAC meeting and dance in Palacios, Texas.
Date:
November 17, 1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Editor, Palacios Beacon - 1951-01-30]
Letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Editor, Palacios Beacon, Palacios, Texas, dated January 30, 1951. Herrera requests the Palacios Beacon to print an article about the new Palacios LULAC Council, listing the officers and members. Herrera also mentions the upcoming District LULAC Convention to be held in Palacios on April 22, 1951.
Date:
January 30, 1951
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Editor, Palacios Beacon - 1951-01-30]
Letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Editor, Palacios Beacon, Palacios, Texas, dated January 30, 1951. Herrera requests the Palacios Beacon to print an article about the new Palacios LULAC Council, listing the officers and members. Herrera also mentions the upcoming District LULAC Convention to be held in Palacios on April 22, 1951.
Date:
January 30, 1951
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. W. Wallace to Thomas Jefferson Rusk, July 1836]
Copy of transcript for a letter from J. W. Wallace to Thomas Jefferson Rusk, in July 1836, discussing his hunting of Karankawa Native Americans.
Date:
July 1836
Creator:
Wallace, J. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Palacios, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 7, 1944
Creator:
Dismukes, Mrs. J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 15, 1934
Weekly newspaper from Palacios, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 15, 1934
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1941
Weekly newspaper from Palacios, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 11, 1941
Creator:
Niven, B. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 2, 1948
Weekly newspaper from Palacios, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 2, 1948
Creator:
Dismukes, Mrs. J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 9, 1953
Weekly newspaper from Palacios, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 9, 1953
Creator:
Davis, Vernon L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 154, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1918
Daily newspaper from Bay City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 3, 1918
Creator:
Smith, Carey
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1918
Weekly newspaper from Bay City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 10, 1918
Creator:
Smith, Carey
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1943
Weekly newspaper from Palacios, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 9, 1943
Creator:
Dismukes, Mrs. J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 10, 1918
Weekly newspaper from Bay City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 10, 1918
Creator:
Smith, Carey
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1943
Weekly newspaper from Palacios, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 26, 1943
Creator:
Dismukes, Mrs. J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 281, Ed. 1 Monday, October 4, 1915
Daily newspaper from Bay City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 4, 1915
Creator:
Smith, Carey
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Camp Hulen Searchlight (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1941
Weekly newspaper from Camp Hulen in Palacios, Texas that includes news of interest to camp residents along with advertising.
Date:
March 28, 1941
Creator:
Witt, William H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History