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[Contact sheet of Site of Orcoquisac and La Placita Market]
Contact sheet of images on a roll of film shot of Site of Orcoquisaz and La Placita Market in Houston, Texas, identified on the back with handwritten notes. The first row of images are of a grassy area edged by trees; the second and third rows of images include grassy areas, water and a lake, surrounded by trees. The fourth row includes images of water edged by trees, and two of men (identified as Kevin Ladd and Harry) standing in grassy areas; one of the men is holding an object and gesturing to his left. The fifth row includes two images of water surrounded by trees; the third image includes a building with a sign that says "La Placita Farmer's Market" with additional advertisements in English and Spanish, and a man is walking on the sidewalk next to the business. The final three images include storefronts of businesses that have signs in Spanish.
Date:
July 1987
Creator:
Kerek, T.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Angel Fraga to Tom Kreneck - 1987-06-01]
Letter from Angel Z. Fraga to Dr. Tom Kreneck at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center dated June 1, 1987, on letterhead. The letter indicates that Fraga has forwarded a copy of a speech by John J. Herrera. The enclosed speech was given on June 22, 1975, at the first anniversary of the three Hispanic City Judges appointed by Mayor Hofheinz. The enclosure also includes copies of four photographs with captions of the event.
Date:
June 1, 1987
Creator:
Fraga, Angel Z.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas H. Kreneck to Shirley Greenly Macias - 1987-04-13]
Letter from Thomas H. Kreneck, Ph.D., of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center to Shirley Greenly Macias, Assistant Editor of the Texas Bar Journal. The letter, dated April 13, 1987, is printed on HMRC letterhead. Kreneck is communicating, on behalf of the Herrera family, the information needed to complete the memorial in the Texas Bar Journal.
Date:
April 13, 1987
Creator:
Kreneck, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Shirley Greenly Macias to the family of John J. Herrera - 1987-01-27]
Letter from Shirley Green Macias, Assistant Editor of the Texas Bar Journal, to the family of John J. Herrera, printed on organization letterhead and dated January 27, 1987. The letter offers condolences on the death of John J. Herrera and asks for information so that a memorial can be published in the next issue of the journal. A self addressed stamped envelope is included for response.
Date:
January 27, 1987
Creator:
Macias, Shirley Greenly
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Urbina to Thomas H. Kreneck - 1986-11-17]
Letter from Manuel Urbina, II, to Thomas H. Kreneck, Director of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, dated November 17, 1986. The letter accompanied Documents No. VII A and VIII A, which had been omitted from a previous donation of Manuel Urbina's documents by his family. Urbina also sends Kreneck copies of photographs of the ceremony at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center.
Date:
November 17, 1986
Creator:
Urbina, Manuel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Urbina to Thomas H. Kreneck - 1986-10-31]
Letter from Manuel Urbina, II, to Thomas H. Kreneck, Director of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, dated October 31, 1986. The letter accompanied seventeen documents and two folders containing information on the life and work on Reverend Manuel Urbina, of the Magnolia Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. The donation to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center also includes a book written about Urbina by his widow, Irene Salce de Urbina.
Date:
October 31, 1986
Creator:
Urbina, Manuel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for John J. Herrera, Houston Chronicle - 1986-10-14]
Obituary for John J. Herrera published in the Houston Chronicle on October 14, 1986.
Date:
October 14, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary for John J. Herrera, Houston Post - 1986-10-14]
Obituary for John J. Herrera published in the Houston Post on October 14, 1986.
Date:
October 14, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rites set for local Hispanic leader John Herrera
Article, "Rites set for local Hispanic leader John Herrera", published in the Houston Chronicle on October 14, 1986. The article gives a brief obituary and list information regarding the memorial services for John J. Herrera. A photograph of John J. Herrera is included.
Date:
October 14, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rites Wednesday for John Herrera
Newspaper article published in the Houston Post on October 14, 1986. The article, titled "Rites Wednesday for John Herrera", announces Herrera's recent passing, contains a brief obituary, and lists information regarding the memorial services.
Date:
October 14, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Civil Rights activist Herrera to be honored
An article published in the Houston Chronicle on October 4, 1986 and written by Maureen Bayless Balleza. The article, "Civil right activist Herrera to be honored", describes the life and career of John J. Herrera and lists information regarding a benefit to be held in his honor.
Date:
October 4, 1986
Creator:
Balleza, Maureen Bayless
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Manuel Urbina from Sally Peck - 1985-10-08]
Letter from Sally Peck, Director of Financial Development of the Greater Houston Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, to Manuel Urbina, II. Reverend Urbina had sent a donation of $246 to the American Red Cross form the Reverend Manuel Urbina Memorial Foundation, Inc. Peck thanks Urbina for the foundation's donation for the victims of the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake.
Date:
October 8, 1985
Creator:
Peck, Sally
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Official Innauguration of The Reverend Manuel Urbina Memorial Foundation, Inc.
Remarks by Irene Salce de Urbina at the official inauguration of the Reverend Manuel Urbina Memorial Foundation, Inc. A listing of the Founder, Salce de Urbina, and the trustees, including Manuel Urbina, III, is included.
Date:
July 21, 1985
Creator:
Salce de Urbina, Irene
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Anita Restaurant and street parking, 1984]
Photograph of the Santa Anita Mexican Restaurant and its parking lot. White stucco building with red-clay tiled roof.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Anita Restaurant, courtyard entrance]
Photograph of the Santa Anita Mexican Restaurant. White stucco building with red-clay tiled roof.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Anita Restaurant, front entrance]
Photograph of the Santa Anita Mexican Restaurant. White stucco building with red-clay tiled roof.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Anita Restaurant, front entrance from across the street]
Photograph of the Santa Anita Mexican Restaurant's front entrance. White stucco building with red-clay tiled roof. Large billboard advertising Sprite is visible in the background.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Anita Restaurant, front view]
Photograph of the Santa Anita Mexican Restaurant taken from the opposite street corner. White stucco building with red-clay tiled roof.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Anita Restaurant, plaque]
Photograph of commemorative plaque hung outside of the Santa Anita Mexican Restaurant.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Anita Restaurant, view from opposite street]
Photograph of the Santa Anita Mexican Restaurant taken from the opposite street. White stucco building with red-clay tiled roof.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Anita Restaurant, view of front entrance]
Photograph of the Santa Anita Mexican Restaurant. White stucco building with red-clay tiled roof.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Anita Restaurant, view of street entrance]
Photograph of the Santa Anita Mexican Restaurant. White stucco building with red-clay tiled roof. Central Bank building and a billboard advertisement for Sprite visible in the background.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of article by John J. Herrrera, "My 17 Minutes with John F. Kennedy", Houston Chronicle - 1983-11-21]
Draft of an article by John J. Herrera published in the Houston Chronicle on November 21, 1983. The article, titled "My 17 Minutes with John F. Kennedy", recounts Kennedy's trip to Houston and the brief time Herrera was able to spend with him. It also describes how Herrera and his family heard the news of Kennedy's assassination the following day.
Date:
November 21, 1983
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1982]
Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1982. Card valid from March 1, 1982-Feb. 29, 1984. His address is given. Card has his signature.
Date:
March 1, 1982
Creator:
Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History