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[Editorial from the Wharton Spectator by Mary Lee Shannon]
Editorial article titled "Frankly speaking" written by the editor, Mary Lee Shannon, expressing her opinion on the "Mexican problem" in Wharton County.
Date:
October 14, 1949
Creator:
Shannon, Mary Lee
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez and Gus C. Garcia to Frank A. Shannon - 1949-11-04]
Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez and Gus C. Garcia from LULAC replying to the editorial article written by Mary Lee Shannon and printed in the Wharton Spectator on October 14, 1949. Rodriguez and Garcia refute the conception of the "Mexican problem" stated in the letter. They state many misconceptions about the Mexican minorities, and the injustice done to them.
Date:
November 4, 1949
Creator:
Rodriguez, Jacob I. & Garcia, Gustavo C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to League of United Latin American Citizens members, page one - 1950]
Carbon copy of first page of a two page letter from John J. Herrera to LULAC members, dated 1950. This is a notice of a day-long LULAC meeting to be sponsored by the Wharton County LULAC Council on November 12, 1950.
Date:
1950
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
[Letter from John J. Herrera to League of United Latin American Citizens members, page two - 1950]
Carbon copy of second page of a two page letter from John J. Herrera to LULAC members, dated 1950. This is a notice of a day-long LULAC meeting to be sponsored by the Wharton County LULAC Council on November 12, 1950.
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
[Proclamation to LULAC District 8 Councils - 1951-11-20]
Proclamation from John J. Herrera, National Organizer of LULAC, to LULAC Councils in District 8, dated November 20, 1951. This proclamation calls for a District Convention in District Eight, at Wharton, Texas, on December 9, 1951.
Date:
November 20, 1951
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 G. J. Garza to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-07]
Letter from G. J. Garza, LULAC National President, to John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, dated November 7, 1950. Discusses plans and agenda while attending LULAC meeting in Wharton on November 12, 1950.
Date:
November 7, 1950
Creator:
Garza, G. J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - 1950-11-08]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated November 8, 1950. A follow-up invitation after sending out a meeting notice regarding the November 12, 1950 LULAC meeting to be held in Wharton, Texas.
Date:
November 8, 1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from JosƩ Maldonado to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-09]
Letter from JosƩ Maldonado, M.D., of Santa Fe, New Mexico, to John J. Herrera dated November 9, 1950. Maldonado sends his regrets that he cannot attend a LULAC meeting in Wharton, Texas.
Date:
November 9, 1950
Creator:
Maldonado, JosƩ
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from John J. Herrera to Mrs. Gus Gonzales and Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1951-01-04]
Onionskin paper carbon copies of letters from John J. Herrera dated January 5, 1951. The front page is a draft of a letter to Mrs. Gus Gonzales, President of the Wharton Texas Ladies LULAC Council. This letter is a notification that the charter for their new council has been received and is ready for presentation. The back page contains a draft of a second letter to Jacob I. Rodriguez, Secretary Mexican Chamber of Commerce in San Antonio, Texas. This is a notification that the date of the Regional LULAC Convention to be held in January, 1951 in Houston, Texas, has been changed to January 27 and 28, 1951. It is also an invitation to Jacob Rodriguez to speak after the speech of welcome at the convention.
Date:
January 4, 1951
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 T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to John J. Herrera - 1955-12-28]
Letter from T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to John J. Herrera promising to work on Krueger with regards to his program and Abel Cisneros. Lane also says he will be taking a job with furniture manufacturers and work West Texas as his territory, though he is considering making a bid for Representative one more time. Lane mentions that the lack of money in politics was a large contribution to the end of his political career.
Date:
December 28, 1955
Creator:
Lane, T. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Willie Carbajal - 1951-11-20]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Willie Carbajal, LULAC District 8 Governor in New Gulf, Texas, dated November 20, 1951. Herrera asks for distribution of an enclosed Proclamation to every LULAC council. This proclamation calls for a District Convention in District Eight, at Wharton, Texas, on December 9, 1951.
Date:
November 20, 1951
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
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 Carlos E. CastaƱeda - 1945-02-22]
Letter to Carlos E. CastaƱeda, Regional Director, President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice, from John J. Herrera on the discrimination seen in Wharton County, Texas, against Mexican Americans.
Date:
February 22, 1945
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ivey Gonzalez - 1953-01-08]
Onionskin carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Ivey Gonzalez, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau, Police Department, Wichita Falls, Texas dated January 8, 1953. Herrera inquires about setting up a meeting to discuss LULAC and possibly organizing a LULAC council in Wichita, Falls. Herrera mentions the eight new councils set up so far in his presidency of LULAC: El Paso; Port Arthur; Wharton; Seguin; Smeltertown, and Victoria, Texas; and Deming and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Date:
January 8, 1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ofelia Mendoza to Mrs. Gus Gonzalez - 1953-01-26]
Carbon copy of letter from Ofelia Mendoza, Field Consultant for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, New York, to Mrs. Gus Gonzalez of Wharton, Texas, dated January 26,1953. Mendoza asks for Mrs. Gonzalez's opinions on Planned Parenthood Federation literature and whether this service would be advantageous to the Latin American families in the area.
Date:
January 26, 1953
Creator:
Mendoza, Ofelia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. W. "Buckshot" Lane - 1955-12-21]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter sent in response to Sheriff T. W. "Buckshot" Lane, assuring him of John J. Herrera's support for Culp Krueger for State Senate. Herrera goes on to say that he feels Krueger is "missing the boat" with Texas Latinos by not helping their mutual friend Abel Cisneros, going on at length about Cisneros's virtues and the unfairness of his situation.
Date:
December 21, 1955
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. W. "Buckshot" Lane - 1949-05-17]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter sent to Sheriff T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to assure him that John J. Herrera had received Lane's letter and was contacting his friends around Texas to try to find a Latin doctor willing to take up his proposition.
Date:
May 17, 1949
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Historian, Volume 36, Number 3, January 1976
Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date:
January 1976
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1921
Weekly newspaper from El Campo, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 10, 1921
Creator:
Ballew, W. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History