[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to Ivey Gonzalez - 1952-12-20] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to Ivey Gonzalez - 1952-12-20]

Carbon copy of a letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez, LULAC National Publicity Director, to Ivey Gonzalez, Superintendent of the Wichita Falls Police Department Identification Bureau, dated December 20, 1952. Rodriguez inquires about reviving the LULAC Council in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Rodriguez, Jacob I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ivey Gonzalez - 1953-01-08] (open access)

[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 John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-01-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-01-08]

Copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President to Joe Ortiz of Fort Worth, Texas dated January 8, 1953. Herrera offers to travel to Fort Worth, Dallas and Wichita Falls to help organize LULAC councils for these areas.
Date: January 8, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1953-01-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1953-01-08]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Jacob I. Rodriguez, Editor of the LULAC News, dated January 8, 1953. Requests a speedy printing of the next LULAC News newsletter. Herrera discusses upcoming LULAC events in Victoria, Texas, and travel plans for Carlsbad, New Mexico and San Angelo, Texas. Herrera also mentions writing to Ivey Gonzalez of Wichita Falls, Texas and Joe Ortiz of Fort Worth about organizing councils in these cities.
Date: January 8, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Roland Ray Roberts, January 22, 2005] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Roland Ray Roberts, January 22, 2005]

Funeral program for Roland Ray Roberts, born November 8, 1941 and died January 12, 2005. The funeral was held January 22, 2005 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, officiated by Reverend Walter Ebarb. Funeral arrangements were made through Roy Akers Funeral Chapels and he was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas. Includes a prayer card.
Date: January 22, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
More than 200 PWs identified as Texas as end of list nears (open access)

More than 200 PWs identified as Texas as end of list nears

Newspaper clipping from The Houston Post, Friday, December 21, year unknown. The article contains a list of Texans serving in the military that appeared on a Communist list of prisoners of war in North Korea. This particular listing has 18 names circled in pencil, all of them with Hispanic surnames.
Date: unknown
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Broadcast Schedule for Senator Lyndon B. Johnson] (open access)

[Broadcast Schedule for Senator Lyndon B. Johnson]

Broadcast schedule giving the times and radio stations on which Senator Lyndon B. Johnson would be making a broadcast each week. At the bottom of the page, a list of television stations for his monthly appearance in that format is given.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Regarding Dr. Ernest Gottschalk - January 1940] (open access)

[Correspondence Regarding Dr. Ernest Gottschalk - January 1940]

Correspondence between Dr. Meyer Bodansky and Dr. Ernest Gottschalk dated January 1940. In the first letter, Dr. Gottschalk is seeking job placement after immigrating from Europe. Dr. Bodansky replies reassuring Dr. Gottschalk that he will receive help. The remaining four letters were sent to various organizations and doctors seeking opening positions for Dr. Gottschalk to fill.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Gottschalk, Ernest
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Texian, Volume 1, Number 3, March 31, 1954] (open access)

[The Texian, Volume 1, Number 3, March 31, 1954]

A copy of Vol. 1 No. 3 of The Texian that was mailed to John J. Herrera. The newsletter is published by Sons of the Republic of Texas and includes a letter from the president of Sons of the Republic of Texas as well as lists of new chapters and members.
Date: March 31, 1954
Creator: Sons of the Republic of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Bertha Ards, October 16, 1981] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Bertha Ards, October 16, 1981]

Funeral program for Mrs. Bertha Gilder Ards, died October 1981. The funeral was held October 16, 1981 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. S. H. James. The funeral arrangements were made through Sutton-Sutton Mortuary, Inc. and she was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: October 16, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Rose Matthaei and Meyer Bodansky - May 19, 1940] (open access)

[Correspondence between Rose Matthaei and Meyer Bodansky - May 19, 1940]

Letter to Dr. Meyer Bodansky from Rose Matthaei, a member of the Texas Society of Medical Technologists, on May 19, 1940. In the letter, Miss Mattheal seeks information for several non-members of her Society that are also doctors at John Sealy Memorial Hospital. Dr. Bodansky replied on May 24, acknowledging receipt of the letter.
Date: unknown
Creator: Matthaei, Rose & Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lowell B. Hays to John J. Herrera - 1970-11-06] (open access)

[Letter from Lowell B. Hays to John J. Herrera - 1970-11-06]

Letter from Lowell B. Hays, Chairman of the Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas, informing John J. Herrera that the Board had dismissed the petition against him from Ana Maria Escamilla.
Date: November 6, 1970
Creator: Hays, Lowell B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to Dean Clark - September 22, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to Dean Clark - September 22, 1939]

Letter to Dr. Dean Clark from Dr. Meyer Bodansky on September 22nd, 1939, informing him that the three Jewish immigrant medical students mentioned in previous correspondence will not be allowed to retake their board examination. A list of names of possible candidates for the position of Texas representative to the National Committee for Resettlement of Foreign Physicians was also included in the letter.
Date: June 16, 1939
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Wayne P. Washington, September 1, 2007] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Wayne P. Washington, September 1, 2007]

Funeral program for Mister Wayne P. Washington, born July 20, 1978 and died August 4, 2007. The funeral was held September 1, 2007 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Dr. Robert L. Jemerson. Funeral arrangements were made through Meadowland & American Mortuary, and he was buried in Meadowlawn Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: September 1, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lowell B. Hays to John J. Herrera - 1970-11-06] (open access)

[Letter from Lowell B. Hays to John J. Herrera - 1970-11-06]

Letter from Lowell B. Hays, Chairman of the Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas, informing John J. Herrera that the Board had dismissed the petition against him from Guadalupe Compillo.
Date: November 6, 1970
Creator: Hays, Lowell B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Eunice N. Briscoe, December 16, 2004] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Eunice N. Briscoe, December 16, 2004]

Funeral program for Mrs. Eunice N. Briscoe, born May 29, 1915. The funeral was held Thursday, December 16, 2004 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. Robert L. Jemerson. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: December 16, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wright says Pickle is aiding Blakley in race (open access)

Wright says Pickle is aiding Blakley in race

Newspaper clipping about Jim Wright, U.S. Congressman, saying that the Texas Employment Commission member Jake Pickle is helping William A. Blakley in the senatorial campaign.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. to John J. Herrera - December 27, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. to John J. Herrera - December 27, 1955]

Letter from Ed Idar, Executive Secretary of the American GI Forum of Texas, to John J. Herrera, requesting Herrera to make a five minute radio tape to address the poll tax rallies in January in each of the three Valley counties.
Date: December 27, 1955
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Lurine Hightower - May 1939] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Lurine Hightower - May 1939]

Letter from Lurine Hightower to Dr. Meyer Bodansky, asking for him to write a review of a recently published textbook. Dr. Bodansky's reply graciously accepts the commission, but states that another doctor may be more appropriate as a conflict of interest may exist.
Date: 1939-05-15/1939-05-23
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Hightower, Lurine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Reverend Cammie L. Watkins, Jr., June 1, 1984] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Reverend Cammie L. Watkins, Jr., June 1, 1984]

Funeral program for Reverend Cammie L. Waters, Jr., born in January 19, 1935. The funeral was held June 1, 1984 at Westend Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Leo A. Josey. Funeral arrangements were made through Hardy's Mortuary, and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: June 1, 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Department of Public Safety, Order to Surrender Suspended Items - October 2, 1968] (open access)

[Texas Department of Public Safety, Order to Surrender Suspended Items - October 2, 1968]

Texas Department of Public Safety Order to Surrender Suspended Items addressed to John J. Herrera. The document states that his failure to comply with the requirements of the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act on September 20, 1968 has resulted in the suspension of his license and the registrations of all motor vehicles owned by him.
Date: October 2, 1968
Creator: Texas. Department of Public Safety.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet for Senator William A. Blakley: "On the GO for Texas"] (open access)

[Pamphlet for Senator William A. Blakley: "On the GO for Texas"]

Promotional brochure for Senator William "Bill" Blakley with a short biography, editorial endorsements, and list of accomplishments as a Congressman.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for James Arsellis Kemple, August 27, 1982] (open access)

[Funeral Program for James Arsellis Kemple, August 27, 1982]

Funeral program for Rev. James Arsellis Kemple. The funeral was held Friday, August 27, 1982 at West End Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. M. L. Price. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Eastview Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 27, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Ronnie Joe Neal, June 18, 2010] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Ronnie Joe Neal, June 18, 2010]

Funeral program for Ronnie Joe Neal, born January 18, 1971 and died June 12, 2010. The funeral was held June 18, 2010 at Redeeming Grace Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements were made through Carter-Taylor-Williams Mortuary and he was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: June 18, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History