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[Letter from John J. Herrera to Sam Johnson - 1950-03-16]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Sam Johnson, Executive Assistant to Mayor Oscar Holcombe, recommending Texas Foster regarding his application to be a policeman.
Date:
March 16, 1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to C. V. Kern - 1950-03-22]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to C.V. "Buster" Kern, Harris County Sheriff. Herrera writes a recommendation for Texas Foster as a deputy sheriff.
Date:
March 22, 1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam C. Johnson to John J. Herrera - 1950-03-02]
Letter from Sam C. Johnson, Executive Assistant to Mayor Oscar Holcombe, Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera dated March 2, 1950. Johnson is responding to an invitation from LULAC Men's Council Number 60 and Ladies Council Number 22 to attend a LULAC meeting. He also mentions a meeting held with Chief Payne and the LULAC groups over a misunderstanding that arose from a newspaper account of a recent issue.
Date:
March 2, 1950
Creator:
Johnson, Sam C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles H. Winerich, Jr., to John J. Herrera - 1950-03-10]
Letter from Charles H. Winerich, Jr., Councilman-at-Large of the City of Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera, District Governor of LULAC, dated March 10, 1950. Councilman Winerich was invited, but is unable to attend, the March 16, 1950, Houston Joint LULAC Councils meeting.
Date:
March 10, 1950
Creator:
Winerich, Charles H. Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. D. Peck to Police Chief B. W. Payne, Mayor Oscar Holcombe, City Commissioners, and John J. Herrera - 1950-03-20]
Letter from D. D. Peck, Voters League in Houston, Texas, to Houston Police Chief B. W. Payne, Mayor Oscar Holcombe, City Commissioners, and John J. Herrera dated March 20, 1950. This letter addresses complaints against, and John J. Herrera's defense of, Mexican Americans and immigration issues in Houston.
Date:
March 20, 1950
Creator:
Peck, D. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Anonymous letter to John Herrera - 1950-03-06]
Anonymous letter to John J. Herrera regarding issue of having a special police squad for Latin-Americans.
Date:
March 6, 1950
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jesse Herrera - 1950-03-22]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to Jesse Herrera of Huntsville, Texas, dated March 22, 1950. Jesse Herrera appears to be incarcerated in the Huntsville prison and this is a letter of encouragement from John.
Date:
March 22, 1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to M.E. Walter - 1950-03-11]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of the Houston Chronicle, M.E. Walter, regarding an article in the "Our City" column concerning the formation of a Latin American Squad. Herrera insists that the so-called "Latin American Problem" is exaggerated and that most Latin Americans are not criminals. Herrera also states that LULAC, which opposes the creation of a Latin American Squad, stands to support the betterment and fair treatment of Latin Americans. The group, Herrera explains, serves as a liaison between Anglo-Americans and all Latin Americans for the purposes of cooperation not agitation.
Date:
March 11, 1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History