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[Letter from Albert Armendariz to the Board of Directors of National LULAC Homes, Incorporated - 1964-08-31] (open access)

[Letter from Albert Armendariz to the Board of Directors of National LULAC Homes, Incorporated - 1964-08-31]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from Albert Armendariz to the Board of Directors of National LULAC Homes, Incorporated, dated August 31, 1964, regarding the board's decision to terminate Armendariz's legal services due to what the board saw as a conflict of interest.
Date: August 31, 1964
Creator: Armendariz, Albert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Acknowledgement of wages received - 1971-07-31] (open access)

[Acknowledgement of wages received - 1971-07-31]

Typewritten page is signed by Kenith L. Ballard to acknowledge his receipt of payment for all wages and vacation owed to him by IBM.
Date: July 31, 1971
Creator: Ballard, Kenith L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Democratic Party victory celebration - October 31, 1964] (open access)

[Invitation to Democratic Party victory celebration - October 31, 1964]

Invitation sent out to Area Heads and Campaign Committee Volunteers to celebrate the Democratic Party's victory on the following Tuesday. The letter is typed on Harris County Campaign Headquarters letterhead for the Humphrey-Johnson campaign.
Date: October 31, 1964
Creator: Blanton, William N., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to the Macmillan Company - December 31, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to the Macmillan Company - December 31, 1940]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to the Macmillan Company, dated December 31, 1940. Dr. Bodansky requests that the company send him a copy of a publication entitled "Science in Everyday Life" by J. B. S. Haldane. He also requests that the company send him a general catalog.
Date: December 31, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Meyer Bodansky to J. Leont’ev - March 1936-September 1938] (open access)

[Letters from Meyer Bodansky to J. Leont’ev - March 1936-September 1938]

Letters from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Professor J. Leont’ev inquiring about Professor Leont’ev's lack of reply to a previously written letter discussing the possibility of a translation of Dr. Bodansky's textbook into Russian.
Date: 1936-03-31/1938-09-21
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and G. Weil - October-November 1938] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and G. Weil - October-November 1938]

Letters between Professor G. Weil and Dr. Meyer Bodansky concerning the receipt of an edition of Dr. Bodansky's book, "Introduction to Physiological Chemistry," at the Jewish National and University Library. Professor Weil thanks Dr. Bodansky for the book and asks to be included in the distribution of any future books. Dr. Bodansky agrees to send one further copy of his textbook.
Date: 1938-10-31/1938-11-23
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Weil, G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Boy Scouts of America Charter for Troop #426, Houston, Texas] (open access)

[Boy Scouts of America Charter for Troop #426, Houston, Texas]

The original charter of Boy Scout Troop #426 of Houston, Texas dated October 31, 1943. The troop was sponsored by The League of United Latin American Citizens, with John J. Herrera as Scoutmaster of the troop. It is printed in color on the official Boy Scouts of America charter form.
Date: October 31, 1943
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from CBI Collections to LULAC Building Board Trustees - 1977-03-31] (open access)

[Letter from CBI Collections to LULAC Building Board Trustees - 1977-03-31]

Letter from CBI Collections to LULAC Building Board Trustees, dated March 31, 1977. The letter indicates League of United Latin American Citizens' account with Pacific Telephone Company has been sent to CBI Collections for collections.
Date: March 31, 1977
Creator: CBI Collections
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Cabello to Rachel Arce - 1977-05-31] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel Cabello to Rachel Arce - 1977-05-31]

Letter from Manuel Cabello to Rachel Arce, Director of League of United Latin American Citizens Board of Trustees, dated May 31, 1977. The letter refers to LULAC's Talent Search program and money still owed to the Internal Revenue Service.
Date: May 31, 1977
Creator: Cabello, Manuel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Phyllis Carvajal to John J. Herrera - 1974-05-31] (open access)

[Letter from Phyllis Carvajal to John J. Herrera - 1974-05-31]

Handwritten thank-you letter from Phyllis Carvajal to John J. Herrera.
Date: May 31, 1974
Creator: Carvajal, Phyllis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Roster of San Antonio, Texas LULAC Council Number 2] (open access)

[Roster of San Antonio, Texas LULAC Council Number 2]

Roster of San Antonio, Texas LULAC Council Number 2 members in good standing as of December 31, 1952 prepared by Felix J. Cerda, Treasurer.
Date: December 31, 1952
Creator: Cerda, Felix J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Latin American appointees of Governor John B. Connally as of 3-31-64] (open access)

[List of Latin American appointees of Governor John B. Connally as of 3-31-64]

List of Latin American appointees of Governor John B. Connally. Includes names and the departments they serve.
Date: March 31, 1964
Creator: Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kika de la Garza to John J. Herrera - 1975-07-31] (open access)

[Letter from Kika de la Garza to John J. Herrera - 1975-07-31]

Letter from Kika de la Garza to John J. Herrera, dated July 31, 1975. De la Garza asks about Herrera's issues with the Immigration and Naturilization Service and references the HR 982 legislation (also referred to as "the Rodino bill" and HR 8713).
Date: July 31, 1975
Creator: De la Garza, E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Karen DeVinney to Sandra Mayo - January 31, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Karen DeVinney to Sandra Mayo - January 31, 2003]

Letter from Karen DeVinney of the University of North Texas Press to Sandra Mayo, director of the Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies at Southwest Texas State University. In trying to publish a collection of plays by Sterling Houston, Mayo has submitted the work-in-progress to DeVinney and an anonymous reader. The reader's report is included after the letter, with the conclusion that the publication will be much richer with a few revisions. DeVinney hopes Mayo can make the revisions and resubmit.
Date: January 31, 2003
Creator: DeVinney, Karen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Eckhardt to John J. Herrera - 1974-01-31] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Eckhardt to John J. Herrera - 1974-01-31]

Letter from Bob Eckhardt, member, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, United States Congress, to John J. Herrera regarding the case of the impeachment of President Richard Nixon.
Date: January 31, 1974
Creator: Eckhardt, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Galveston - 1934] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Galveston - 1934]

1934 Galveston County poll tax receipt number 14166 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Date of election is listed on the back.
Date: January 31, 1935
Creator: Galveston County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector P. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1954-05-31] (open access)

[Letter from Hector P. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1954-05-31]

Letter from Hector P. Garcia to John J. Herrera congratulating "Johnny" on his run for Legislature. Garcia reassures Herrera in the letter that he will be more than happy to support Herrera in any way possible for Herrera's campaign. Garcia thanks Herrera in the letter for the success and work of the Pete Hernández case.
Date: May 31, 1954
Creator: Garcia, Hector P., -1996
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press release from Hector P. Garcia of the American GI Forum - 1969-10-31] (open access)

[Press release from Hector P. Garcia of the American GI Forum - 1969-10-31]

Press release from Hector P. Garcia to all members of the American GI Forum of U.S., stating that he is of the opinion that the entire judiciary system in California needs a reform to get the trust and respect of Mexican Americans and minority groups in California.
Date: October 31, 1969
Creator: Garcia, Hector P., -1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Garza to Fellow LULACs - 1963-07-31] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Garza to Fellow LULACs - 1963-07-31]

Letter from Joe A. Garza directed to "My Fellow Lulacs" and dated July 31, 1963. The letter announces the State Supreme Council meeting to be held in Fort Stockton, Texas, on August 24-25, 1963.
Date: July 31, 1963
Creator: Garza, Joe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Links Chapter Documentation: Newspaper copy item about Jackson, Mississippi chapter of The Links, Inc.] (open access)

[Links Chapter Documentation: Newspaper copy item about Jackson, Mississippi chapter of The Links, Inc.]

Unpublished newspaper copy for an article to be headlined "Black Civic Groups Wants [sic] to Honor Veteran Journalist" about the efforts of the Jackson, Mississippi chapter of The Links, Inc. to raise funds to assist Hazel Brannon Smith. Smith was a publisher and journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for her editorials in support of the civil rights movement, a stance which resulted in her ostracism from local white society and her newspaper's eventual bankruptcy. Aaronetta Pierce (referred to here as A. M. Pierce) passed this unpublished copy of the article on to Margaret Winn, president of the San Antonio chapter. Includes handwritten notes.
Date: January 31, 1986
Creator: Gonzalez, Henry B. (Henry Barbosa), 1916-2000 & Andrews, Thelma
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1940] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1940]

1940 Harris County poll tax receipt number 79417 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 31, 1941
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1941] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1941]

1941 Harris County poll tax receipt number 53574 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 31, 1942
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1954] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1954]

1954 Harris County poll tax receipt number 194210 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 31, 1955
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1959] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1959]

1959 Harris County poll tax receipt number 350205 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 31, 1960
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History