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[Agenda, Affirmative Action Conference - May 13, 1977]
Agenda for League of United Latin American Citizens California State Office Affirmative Action Conference held on Friday, May 13, 1977. Article "Latino group's council approves plan to impeach former leader Joseph Benites," written by Bonnie Bartak and published in The Arizona Republic on February 19, 1977.
Date:
{1977-02-19,1977-05-13}
Creator:
League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
48th Year History of LULAC
"48th Year History of LULAC" pamphlet printed in 1977. Contains the history of The League of United Latin American Citizens plus photos of groups and buildings.
Date:
1977
Creator:
League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Council Application for the LULAC National Scholarship Fund - 1977]
Council application for the 1977 LULAC National Scholarship Fund for Americans of Spanish Origin. The application contains scholarship guidelines, forms, and procedures.
Date:
1977
Creator:
League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Defendant's Original Answer, J. R. Autolease, Inc. vs. LULAC - 1977]
Legal document regarding the lawsuit, J. R. Autolease, Inc. vs. League of United Latin American Citizens, submitted by John J. Herrera and titled "Defendant's Original Answer." The document is signed by John J. Herrera. The document has not been notarized and has not been signed by Manuel Gonzales, LULAC National President.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Defendant's Original Answer, unsigned, J. R. Autolease, Inc. vs. LULAC - 1977]
Legal document regarding the lawsuit, J. R. Autolease, Inc. vs. League of United Latin American Citizens, submitted by John J. Herrera and titled "Defendant's Original Answer". The document has not been signed by John J. Herrera. The document has not been notarized and has not been signed by Manuel Gonzales, LULAC National President.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for the 48th National Convention of LULAC - 1977]
Pages 6 & 7 of draft of speech by John J. Herrera titled "LULAC Convention Speech" that addresses the 48th National Assembly of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Herrera speaks with the authority of a past President of LULAC and not as a legal adviser. In this speech he details LULAC's large financial debts incurred by LULAC elected officials and the impeachment proceeding of Joseph R. Benites. Herrera advocates revising LULAC's constitution giving a detailed list of these revisions to prevent future financial problems.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for the 48th National Convention of LULAC - 1977]
Pages 5, 6 & 7 of draft of speech by John J. Herrera that addresses the 48th National Assembly of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Herrera speaks with the authority of a past President of LULAC and not as a legal adviser. In this speech he details LULAC's large financial debts incurred by LULAC elected officials and the impeachment proceedings of Joseph R. Benites. Herrera advocates revising LULAC's constitution giving a detailed list of these revisions to prevent future financial problems.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera introducing Attorney General John L. Hill - 1977]
Handwritten draft of a speech introducing John Hill by John J. Herrera delivered on December 17, 1977, on behalf of Honorable John L. Hill, candidate for governor of Texas. The speech serves to promote the candidate as well as introduce Hill as the keynote speaker.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Final draft of speech by John J. Herrera for the 48th National Convention of LULAC - 1977]
Final draft of speech by John J. Herrera titled "LULAC Convention Speech," addressing the 48th National Assembly of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Herrera speaks with the authority of a past President of LULAC and not as a legal adviser. In this speech he details LULAC's large financial debts incurred by LULAC elected officials and the impeachment proceeding of Joseph R. Benites. Herrera advocates revising LULAC's constitution giving a detailed list of these revisions to prevent future financial problems.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten agenda for Impeachment Hearing of Joe Velez]
Handwritten agenda and notes about the impeachment hearing of Joe Velez written on the back of an advertising flyer printed by the Ramada Inn at the International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
Date:
1977?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten note by John J. Herrera - 1977]
Handwritten note on yellow, legal paper reads, "Why does he take it upon himself to stick up for Coors? Because he works for Bill Claypool."
Date:
1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten notes concerning Joseph R. Benites - 1977]
Handwritten notes concerning Joseph R. Benites and his appearance at the San Diego LULAC meeting held on August 20, 1977, after he was barred from LULAC functions.
Date:
1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[IMAGE de Houston civil rights scholarship dance invitation - 1977]
IMAGE de Houston civil rights scholarship dance invitation, to be held on Saturday, November 12, 1977 at the Hyatt Regency Imperial Ballroom. The invitation lists the honored guests and keynote speaker.
Date:
1977
Creator:
IMAGE de Houston
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[IMAGE de Tejas employment conference form - 1977]
IMAGE de Tejas employment conference form. The full title is Employment Conference for Mexican Americans and Other Spanish Speaking People Interested in Government Employment. Includes information about the organization, a conference schedule, and registration form. The conference was to be held in McAllen, Texas at the Hilton Inn on December 17-18, 1977.
Date:
1977
Creator:
IMAGE de Tejas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to wedding of Mary Villareal and John Houser, Jr. - 1977]
Invitation to the wedding and following reception for Mary Esther Villreal and John Richard Houser, Jr. to be held on April 30, 1977.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Villareal, Isidro
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[League of United Latin American Citizens Memorandum for Impeachment Proceedings - 1977]
LULAC Memorandum for Impeachment Proceedings which contains the "Statement of the Case" against Joseph R. Benites for violations against the Constitution of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Date:
1977
Creator:
League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sheppard W. King, III to John J. Herrera - 1977]
Letter from Sheppard W. King, III to John J. Herrera, asking "Johnnie" to forward a letter onto John Michael Herrera, who can reply to Jeaneite T. O'Shea. King also asks for a copy of the letter to show his friends for a good laugh while drinking.
Date:
1977
Creator:
King, Sheppard W., III
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to John J. Herrera - 1977]
Handwritten, unsigned letter to John J. Herrera. The letter lists several "points to ponder" in his legal opinion regarding Roberto Ornelas and the LULAC Foundation.
Date:
1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Impeachment Panel Alternates, LULAC vs. Joseph Benites - 1977]
List of jury panel alternates for the LULAC vs. Joseph Benites impeachment proceedings, 1977.
Date:
1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LULAC Convention Speech
Text of LULAC Convention Speech dated 1977 by John J. Herrera in which he details the debts and lawsuits against LULAC that he had discovered as legal advisor. Herrera also details the impeachment proceedings against Joe Benites and Joe Velez and implores the LULAC assembly to "safeguard us from self serving individuals who seek only their personal gain and aggrandizement, and who daily ignore the aims and purposes for which our founders voted and fought."
Date:
1977
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LULAC National Educational Service Centers Incorporated Newsletter, Volume 3, Number 1, January - February 1977
Newsletter of the LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. discussing the news, activities, and other topics related to postsecondary educational opportunities for Hispanic and disadvantaged young people. This issue includes information about the Minorities Center Program, the Vocational Education Act of 1976 and an interview with the U.S. Commissioner of Education, Dr. Edward Aguirre.
Date:
January 1977
Creator:
Boras, Jacqueline
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New Century Fund speech by John L/ Hill - 1977]
Speech by John L. Hill titled "The New Century Fund at the Half Way Mark" from 1977. Hill discusses the establishment and purpose of the New Century Fund.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Hill, John L., 1923-2007
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clipping for John J. Herrera's appointment to LULAC National Legal Advisor - 1977]
Short newspaper article announcing John J. Herrera's appointment to the position of National Legal Advisor for LULAC by newly-elected LULAC president Ed Morga. A photograph of Herrera accompanies the piece.
Date:
1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note from Jose Cortez - 1977]
Note from Jose Cortez, handwritten on United States Department of Energy letterhead. The note reads, "Jose Perez AA Office Johnson Space Center Houston, Tex., Jose Cortez 1977."
Date:
1977
Creator:
Cortez, Jose
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History