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[Memorandum from Deborah D. Alvarado to all LULAC Supreme Council members - 1977-04-22]
Memorandum from Deborah D. Alvarado, League of United Latin American Citizens National Secretary, directed to "All LULAC Supreme Council Members." The memo, dated April 22, 1977, announces the 1977 LULAC National Convention to be held June 23-26 in Los Angeles, California.
Date:
April 22, 1977
Creator:
Alvarado, Deborah D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[V-Mail Letter from Cpl. James L. Christian to Mrs. L. H. McNeel]
V-mail letter sent by Cpl. James Leander Christian (1918 - 2008) to his grandmother, Mrs. Leander H. McNeel, Sr., telling her that all is well and that he is "somewhere in Hawaii." Christian tells her there isn't much he can say about his activities at the moment and provides advice for Kemp.
Date:
[1941..1945]
Creator:
Christian, James Leander
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Herrera - 1958-02-27]
Letter from J. B. to John J. Herrera, addressed to John J. "Hernia" and dated February 27, 1958. The letter is humorous and addresses personal matters between Casas and Herrera such as income tax preparation, business, and LULAC activities.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Casas, J. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jackie Magura to Anne J. Higgins - 1977-11-23]
Onionskin carbon copy of a letter written on John J. Herrera's behalf by his secretary Jackie Magura explaining their encounter two months prior with hitchhiker William "Bill" Edwards, who said he had been robbed of all his possessions while camping in Colorado and was trying to get back to Florida. Magura states that they gave the man $2 so he could get some food, and they did not see him again.
Date:
November 23, 1977
Creator:
Magura, Jackie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Danny Olivas - 1963-05-31]
Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to Danny Olivas, dated May 31, 1963. In the letter, Herrera writes that he will be attending the LULAC National Convention in California and hopes the 1964 convention will take place in Houston.
Date:
May 31, 1963
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mei T. Nakano, March 18, 1995
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Interview with Mei Nakano, a college professor, concerning her experiences as a Japanese-American internee at the Amache, Colorado, internment camp during World War II. Nakano discusses her childhood experiences with bigotry in rural Colorado, the evacuation from Los Angeles to Amache in September of 1942, camp life, her marriage in the camp, resettlement in Chicago, and the lasting impressions of the internment experience.
Date:
March 18, 1995
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Nakano, Mei Takaya
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Celia F. Martinez to LULAC members - 1964-12-07]
Letter from Celia F. Martinez, 2nd National Vice President of LULAC, to all members and national officers of the League of United Latin American Citizens, dated December 7, 1964. The letter addresses the Supreme Council's decision at a meeting in California the previous November to revoke the Charter of Council Number 300 in Chicago.
Date:
December 7, 1964
Creator:
Martinez, Celia F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Angela]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an all white jury being applauded for returning an innocent verdict in the kidnaop to murder trial of Angela Davis.
Date:
June 4, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
California-ko Ostatuak: a History of California's Basque Hotels
The history of California's Basque boardinghouses, or ostatuak, is the subject of this dissertation. To date, scholarly literature on ethnic boardinghouses is minimal and even less has been written on the Basque "hotels" of the American West. As a result, conclusions in this study rely upon interviews, census records, local directories, early maps, and newspapers. The first Basque boardinghouses in the United States appeared in California in the decade following the gold rush and tended to be outposts along travel routes used by Basque miners and sheepmen. As more Basques migrated to the United States, clusters of ostatuak sprang up in communities where Basque colonies had formed, particularly in Los Angeles and San Francisco during the late nineteenth century. In the years between 1890 and 1940, the ostatuak reached their zenith as Basques spread throughout the state and took their boardinghouses with them. This study outlines the earliest appearances of the Basque ostatuak, charts their expansion, and describes their present state of demise. The role of the ostatuak within Basque-American culture and a description of how they operated is another important aspect of this dissertation. Information from interviews supports the claim that the ostatua was the most important social institution …
Date:
May 1988
Creator:
EcheverrĂa, JerĂłnima, 1946-
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Resolution, LULAC Council 272, June 1977]
Resolution submitted by LULAC Council 272 at National Convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens in Los Angeles, California, June, 1977.
Date:
June 1977
Creator:
League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Black Panther (Berkeley, Calif.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Spring 1991
Newspaper from Berkeley, California that includes news and information about the Black Panther Party.
Date:
Spring 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lorenzo Echanis, February 16, 1984
Interview with Lorenzo Echanis discussing his experiences growing up in Basque Country with Basque parents, attending church and learning catechism, immigration to the United States, working as a shepherd, marriage, and returning to visit his hometown years later.
Date:
February 16, 1984
Creator:
Echeverria, Jeri & Echanis, Lorenzo
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Johnny Yturri, February 16, 1984
Interview with Johnny Yturri discussing his experiences growing up with Basque parents, Basque customs, learning English, early jobs, and sheep ranching in Orange County, California.
Date:
February 16, 1984
Creator:
Echeverria, Jeri & Yturri, Johnny
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Hererra - 1961-08-04]
Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Hererra, dated August 8, 1961. Casas gives Herrera an update on his life and business and asks about the Herrera family.
Date:
August 4, 1961
Creator:
Casas, J. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mary Louise Mujica, February 15, 1984
Interview with Mary Louise Mujica regarding her experiences growing up in Basque Country, speaking the Basque language and learning English, working at Bastanchury Ranch and the conditions there, Basque traditions such as dances, and her life and family in America.
Date:
February 15, 1984
Creator:
Echeverria, Jeri & Mujica, Mary Louise
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Yuri Fukui, October 19, 1980
Interview with Yuri Fukui, a second generation Japanese-American from Oakland, California, about her experience pursuing higher education during the attack on Pearl Harbor and subsequent internment. Fukui discusses the discrimination she experienced in her daily life, struggles faced by her parents, who owned a local business, and life in the internment camps.
Date:
October 19, 1980
Creator:
Mayfield, Cecile Benson & Fukui, Yuri
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Western Outlook. (San Francisco, Cal.), Vol. 6, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900
Weekly African-American newspaper from San Francisco, California that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 27, 1900
Creator:
Francis, Joseph S. & Derrick, J. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Black Panther (Berkeley, Calif.), Sunday, October 16, 2011
Newspaper from Berkeley, California that includes news and information about the Black Panther Party.
Date:
October 16, 2011
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Black Panther (Berkeley, Calif.), July 2010
Newspaper from Berkeley, California that includes news and information about the Black Panther Party.
Date:
July 2010
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oakland Sunshine (Oakland, Calif.), Vol. 13, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 31, 1915
Weekly African-American newspaper from Oakland, California that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 31, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oakland Sunshine (Oakland, Calif.), Vol. 13, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 26, 1915
Weekly African-American newspaper from Oakland, California that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 26, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oakland Sunshine (Oakland, Calif.), Vol. 13, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 3, 1915
Weekly African-American newspaper from Oakland, California that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 3, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Francisco Vindicator. (San Francisco, Cal.), Vol. 3, No. 31, Ed. 1 Monday, May 16, 1887
Weekly African-American newspaper from San Francisco, California that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 16, 1887
Creator:
Foulerton, William A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oakland Sunshine (Oakland, Calif.), Vol. 13, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 24, 1915
Weekly African-American newspaper from Oakland, California that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 24, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History