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[Agreement between Ray D. Hetrick and Richard and Patricia Darville, October 1, 1981] (open access)

[Agreement between Ray D. Hetrick and Richard and Patricia Darville, October 1, 1981]

Document detailing the terms of a loan agreement between Ray D. Hetrick and Richard and Patricia Darville. Hetrick will pay the Darville $1,600 over a period of 16 months, with no interest.
Date: October 1, 1981
Creator: Hetrick, Ray D.; Darville, Richard & Darville, Patricia
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tentative Program, LULAC Pre-Educational Program Banquet, September 14, 1957 (open access)

Tentative Program, LULAC Pre-Educational Program Banquet, September 14, 1957

Tentative program for the LULAC Pre-Educational Program Banquet to be held in the Castillian Room of the Shamrock Hilton Hotel on September 14, 1957. Special guests include Oscar M. Laurel, Felix Tijerina, and Texas Governor Price Daniel.
Date: September 14, 1957
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda of the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting, September 14-15, 1957] (open access)

[Agenda of the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting, September 14-15, 1957]

Agenda for the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting from September 14-15, 1957, at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston, Texas.
Date: September 1957
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Homenaje a John F. Kennedy (open access)

Homenaje a John F. Kennedy

Pamphlet containing two tribute songs written by members of the band Internacional for President John F. Kennedy. Internacional had performed for the President at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas, the night before his assassination.
Date: 196X
Creator: Internacional
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aurelio "Leo" Reynosa: "A tribute to great achievement"

Flyer from Leo's Mexican Restaurant detailing the biography of founder Aurelio "Leo" Reynosa, who fought with revolutionary Pancho Villa as a young man. Reynosa later came to Houston, Texas and opened his diner in 1942. The image on the front is of Reynosa (on left) and a compatriot, both in military costume. The photograph was taken in 1914, when Reynosa was 14 or 15 years old.
Date: 198X
Creator: McCandless, Marla
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application for War Ration Book by Frank Latlip] (open access)

[Application for War Ration Book by Frank Latlip]

War Ration Book Application card completed by Frank Latlip, Senior. It was mailed from El Paso, Texas on May 29, 1943. It is stamped: "No. 888908 CW"
Date: May 12, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card with message for ration book holders] (open access)

[Card with message for ration book holders]

Document containing a message to ration book holders, with explanation about the legal prices of food items. Contains a "simple pledge-- I will accept no rationed foods without giving ration stamps. I will never pay more than legal prices."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Detail of the mural, The Rebirth of Our Nationality]

Photograph detail of Leo Tanguma's "The Rebirth of Our Nationality", a mural spanning a building on Canal Street in Houston, Texas. The brightly colored mural depicts multiple figures reaching toward each other. At the top of the mural: "To become aware of our history is to become aware of our singularity." The work was completed in 1973 during the Chicano mural movement.
Date: 1973
Creator: Tanguma, Leo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 9, June 1964 (open access)

LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 9, June 1964

Monthly magazine of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) contains official notices, agendas, and other organizational information as well as articles and anecdotes submitted by members.
Date: June 1964
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 3, January 1958 (open access)

LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 3, January 1958

Monthly magazine of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) contains official notices, agendas, and other organizational information as well as articles and anecdotes submitted by members. This issue is dedicated to Americans suffering from paralytic polio and the March of Dimes campaign.
Date: January 1958
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC News, Volume 21, Number 8, February 1954 (open access)

LULAC News, Volume 21, Number 8, February 1954

Monthly publication contains information relating to League of United Latin American Citizens' activities and news affecting the LULAC community. Special focus on the number of states that have passed bills to recognize LULAC during a specific week of the year.
Date: unknown
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 10, July 1964 (open access)

LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 10, July 1964

Monthly magazine of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) contains official notices, agendas, and other organizational information as well as articles and anecdotes submitted by members.
Date: July 1964
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC News, Volume 4, Number 4, July 1937 (open access)

LULAC News, Volume 4, Number 4, July 1937

LULAC NEWS magazine, Volume 4, Number 4, July, 1937. This publication contains information relating to LULAC activities and news affecting the LULAC community, including convention proceedings.
Date: July 1937
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC News, Volume 23, Number 10, May 1956 (open access)

LULAC News, Volume 23, Number 10, May 1956

Monthly magazine of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) contains official notices, agendas, and other organizational information as well as articles and anecdotes submitted by members. This issue is dedicated to the LULAC National Convention, including a profile on Judge Harold Medina, the keynote speaker.
Date: May 1956
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC News, Volume 27, Number 2, February 1959 (open access)

LULAC News, Volume 27, Number 2, February 1959

Monthly magazine of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) contains official notices, agendas, and other organizational information as well as articles and anecdotes submitted by members. This issue is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of LULAC.
Date: February 1959
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 4, March 1958 (open access)

LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 4, March 1958

Monthly magazine of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) contains official notices, agendas, and other organizational information as well as articles and anecdotes submitted by members.
Date: March 1958
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History