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[Letter from John E. Cahoon to the State Board of Examiners on behalf of John J. Herrera - 1940-09-05] (open access)

[Letter from John E. Cahoon to the State Board of Examiners on behalf of John J. Herrera - 1940-09-05]

Letter from John E. Cahoon tot he Texas State Board of Examiners recommending that John J. Herrera be permitted to take the State Bar Examination.
Date: September 5, 1940
Creator: Cahoon, John E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Fragment with Clippings] (open access)

[Scrapbook Fragment with Clippings]

Partial scrapbook page with clippings entitled "Council reverses license rejection," "Taxi driver chooses law; so does son," and "Seventy taking bar exams here." Also includes an invoice from Dwyer's Drug Store and a money. order.
Date: September 1, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas E. Lichenstein to Houston Bar Association Board of Legal Examiners - 1942-09-15] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas E. Lichenstein to Houston Bar Association Board of Legal Examiners - 1942-09-15]

Letter of recommendation for John J. Herrera to the Houston Bar Association, Board of Legal Examiners, from Thomas E. Lichenstein. Letter is written on Great Southern Life Insurance Company letterhead.
Date: September 25, 1942
Creator: Lichenstein, Thomas E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. W. Elrod to the Houston Bar Association and the Board of Legal Examiners - 1942-09-28] (open access)

[Letter from H. W. Elrod to the Houston Bar Association and the Board of Legal Examiners - 1942-09-28]

Recommendation letter from H. W. Elrod, Principal of Dow Junior High School, to The Houston Bar Association and The Board of Legal Examiners, in Austin, Texas.
Date: September 28, 1942
Creator: Elrod, H. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. A. Lee  to the Board of Legal Examiners and the Houston Bar Association - 1942-09-28] (open access)

[Letter from W. A. Lee to the Board of Legal Examiners and the Houston Bar Association - 1942-09-28]

Recommendation letter for John J. Herrera from W. A. Lee to the Board of Legal Examiners and the Houston Bar Association.
Date: September 28, 1942
Creator: Lee, W.A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. L. Goggans to John J. Herrera - 1943-09-05]

Postcard to John J. Herrera from J. Goggans, notifying Herrera that he passed the State Bar Examinations.
Date: September 5, 1943
Creator: Goggans, J. L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel M. Ortiz to John J. Herrera - 1943-09-08] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel M. Ortiz to John J. Herrera - 1943-09-08]

Letter from Manuel M. Ortiz to John J. Herrera, from a scrapbook. Ortiz sends Herrera his congratulations and wishes for good luck. The envelope is attached to the same scrapbook page, right below the letter.
Date: September 8, 1943
Creator: Ortiz, Manuel M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda - 1943-09-14] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda - 1943-09-14]

Letter to Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda from John J. Herrera, thanking Castañeda for sending Herrer's license to practice law. Herrera mentions that he will work for the victims of discrimination against Hispanic Americans and African Americans.
Date: September 14, 1943
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pauline R. Kibbe to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1944-09-01] (open access)

[Letter from Pauline R. Kibbe to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1944-09-01]

A blind carbon copy sent to John J. Herrera of a letter to Jacob I. Rodriguez of The Pan American from Pauline R. Kibbe, Executive Secretary of the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas dated September 1, 1944. This letter was written in response to an article in The Pan American reprinting an editorial in the Houston Post about discrimination in Texas. The Good Neighbor Commission plan "Community Organization for Inter-American Understanding" is referenced.
Date: September 1, 1944
Creator: Kibbe, Pauline R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Percy Foreman to Allen B. Hannay - 1944-09-13] (open access)

[Letter from Percy Foreman to Allen B. Hannay - 1944-09-13]

Recommendation letter from Percy Foreman to Judge Allen B. Hannay, attesting to John J. Herrera's qualifications, character, and potential for success.
Date: September 13, 1944
Creator: Foreman, Percy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hal V. Watts to W. H. Blade - 1944-09-19] (open access)

[Letter from Hal V. Watts to W. H. Blade - 1944-09-19]

Letter regarding John J. Herrera's application to the Committee of the Bar of the Houston Division. Letter outlines the materials included in Herrera's application. Also attached is an envelope addressed to John J. Herrera.
Date: September 19, 1944
Creator: Watts, Hal. V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera - 1944-09-28] (open access)

[Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera - 1944-09-28]

Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John H. Herrera mentioning that Ellinger had met with Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda, and requested Castañeda to arrange a talk with the witnesses in the Brown Shipyards matter at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 1944.
Date: September 28, 1944
Creator: Ellinger, Don W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Three hero medal winners to be honored Sunday (open access)

Three hero medal winners to be honored Sunday

Clipping from a newspaper about a dance given by the Houston Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens to honor three Congressional Medal of Honor winners: Macario Garcia, Clteo Rodriguez and Lucina Adams.
Date: September 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
L.U.L.A.C pays homage to Sugar Land war hero (open access)

L.U.L.A.C pays homage to Sugar Land war hero

Clipping from The Houston Post about a LULAC meeting held to honor Staff Sgt. Macario Garcia. Garcia received the Congressional Medal of Honor on August 23, 1945, from President Harry Truman. Post photograph features Robert E. Smith ; Sergeant Macario Garcia ; and John J. Herrera.
Date: September 7, 1945
Creator: Gregory, Martha
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Financial Statement for Felix H. Morales] (open access)

[Financial Statement for Felix H. Morales]

Financial Statement prepared for Felix H. Morales for September 1947. The statement lists Morales' assets as $40,194.27, total liabilities as $7,085 and net worth as $33,109.27.
Date: September 1, 1947
Creator: Morales, Felix H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement of Account for John J. Herrera from John Barron Consulting Radio Engineers - September 10, 1947] (open access)

[Statement of Account for John J. Herrera from John Barron Consulting Radio Engineers - September 10, 1947]

A Statement of Account from John Barron Consulting Radio Engineers sent to John J. Herrera in Houston, Texas with a balance due for $906.05.
Date: September 10, 1947
Creator: John Barron Consulting Radio Engineers
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[League of United Latin American Citizens Resolution] (open access)

[League of United Latin American Citizens Resolution]

Onionskin paper copy of Resolution Number 1 of the League of United Latin American Citizens from the Regional Convention at San Antonio, Texas, held September 20-21, 1947. This is an unsigned carbon copy with signature lines for Ike Martinez, Council #12, and B. D. Serna, Council #56. The resolution was to have each LULAC Council contribute to a School Improvement Fund to carry out measures to improve educational conditions and facilities for children of Latin-American descent in the state of Texas.
Date: September 20, 1947
Creator: League United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Paul Padilla to John J. Herrera - 1948-09-02] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Paul Padilla to John J. Herrera - 1948-09-02]

Handwritten letter from Mrs. Paul Padilla to John J. Herrera expressing her expressing her displeasure with an article in the Tin Smelter about Mexican Americans and the tortillas. She requests that Herrera write a letter to the newsletter, Tin Types, in response to the negative way in which Mexican Americans were portrayed in the article. Also, in the postscript, Mrs. Padilla asks Mr. Herrera if she could have an installation at an upcoming formal dance.
Date: September 2, 1948
Creator: Padilla, M. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Joske's of Houston from John J. Herrera - 1948-09-03] (open access)

[Letter to Joske's of Houston from John J. Herrera - 1948-09-03]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Joske's of Houston providing a good reference for a Mary M. Avelar for a sales clerk position.
Date: September 3, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Mary McGuire - 1948-09-04] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Mary McGuire - 1948-09-04]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Mary McGuire asking McGuire to lease Herrera's property to Herrera's sister and her husband. Herrera had been leasing the property himself.
Date: September 4, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of Tin Types - 1948-09-04] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of Tin Types - 1948-09-04]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter to the editor of Tin Types from John J. Herrera, criticizing the publication's article "La Caliente Tortillas." Herrera points out the discriminatory nature of the article and provides some background on the history of the corn tortilla and details how Mexican culture has influenced America and the world.
Date: September 4, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Holger Jeppesen - 1948-09-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Holger Jeppesen - 1948-09-08]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter written by John J. Herrera to Holger Jeppesen, addressing a segregation issue arising at the Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Company. Latin Americans of Mexican descent were being segregated during lunchtime at the warehouse. This was a violation of the segregation laws of the State of Texas.
Date: September 8, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. - 1948-09-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. - 1948-09-08]

Letter from John J. Herrera to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company requesting a straight line to his residence in consideration of the amount of work-related calls he receives there.
Date: September 8, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. V. Kern to John J. Herrera - 1948-09-18] (open access)

[Letter from C. V. Kern to John J. Herrera - 1948-09-18]

Letter from C.V. "Buster" Kern to John J. Herrera. Kern writes that he appreciates the radio talks by Herrera made in support of Kern during the recent campaign for the Sheriff's office. Personal note written at the bottom of the letter to John J. Herrera: "Sorry you didn't get to the birthday party. Hope to see you soon, Johnny."
Date: September 18, 1948
Creator: Kern, Clairville V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History