[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
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
[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
[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 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
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
[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
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1953-01-12] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1953-01-12]

Onionskin carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Frank M. Pinedo, LULAC Texas Regional Governor in Austin, Texas dated January 12, 1953. Herrera writes that he will seek re-election as LULAC National President and asks Pinedo to consider running for re-election as LULAC Texas Regional Governor. Herrera mentions Jake Rodriguez's trip to Mexico on behalf of George Strake's bid for United States Ambassador to Mexico. The letter also includes travel plans for Carlsbad, New Mexico and San Angelo, Texas, to visit groups interested in reviving LULAC councils. Post-script notes thatHerrera had received an invitation to Governor Allan Shivers Inaugaural Reception.
Date: January 12, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
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

[Map of Texas counties outlining LULAC districts]

Rand McNally map of counties in Texas. Outlined in bold ink are the 15 LULAC Districts within the state of Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History