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[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1956-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1956-04-21]

Speech delivered by John J. Herrera at the San Jacinto Monument on April 21, 1956, in celebration of the 120th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera refers to the recent meeting between President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Adolfo Ruiz of Mexico, and the Canadian government.
Date: April 21, 1956
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1958-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1958-04-21]

Speech given by John J. Herrera at San Jacinto Monument on April 21, 1958, commemorating the 122nd anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera dedicates the laying of the wreath to Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda who passed away two weeks prior to the event.
Date: April 21, 1958
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1961-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1961-04-21]

Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1961. The speech refers to President John F. Kennedy's relations with Mexico and Mexican-Americans in office and states that Americans must fight against the Communism rising in Cuba.
Date: April 21, 1961
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1966-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1966-04-21]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at the San Jacinto Monument on April 21, 1965. The speech refers to President Lyndon Johnson's recent trip to Mexico City.
Date: April 21, 1966
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1968-04-20] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1968-04-20]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at San Jacinto Day on April 20, 1968.
Date: April 20, 1968
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1970-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1970-04-21]

Speech by John J. Herrera, delivered on Tuesday, April 21, 1970, at the San Jacinto Battleground Monument for San Jacinto Day. Herrera recounts the events leading up to the battle and lays a wreath on the monument in memory of those who fought.
Date: April 21, 1970
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1971-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1971-04-21]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at San Jacinto Monument on San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1971, commemorating the 135th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera indicates that after giving this address for the past 31 years he is grateful as to how he has been received, confident that the memory of those who fought will live on, and plans to pass the honor of speaking at this event another another person.
Date: April 21, 1971
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1978-04-22] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1978-04-22]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at San Jacinto Battleground on April 22, 1978. Herrera describes the relation between the settlers in Texas at the time and their diverse ethnicity. This speech is missing pages.
Date: April 22, 1978
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - April 20, 1968] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - April 20, 1968]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at the San Jacinto Day celebration on April 20, 1968. Herrera was there as a representative of the League of United Latin American Citizens and placed a wreath on the monument on their behalf. Below the typed speech is a handwritten note "Original Text. Needless to say - I knocked 'em dead J.H. 04/20/68 San Jacinto". The reverse of the page has a handwritten letter to Herrera's son, Doug, telling him about his speech and that he was thinking about the boys fighting in Vietnam.
Date: April 20, 1968
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech delivered by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1953-04-21] (open access)

[Speech delivered by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1953-04-21]

Speech delivered by John J. Herrera at San Jacinto Battleground on April 21, 1953. Herrera compares the volunteers from numerous countries that fought for Texas Independence to the United Nations fighting together for freedom in Korea.
Date: April 21, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summons, John A. Moyer d/b/a Central States Appraisal Company vs. LULAC - 1976-04-09] (open access)

[Summons, John A. Moyer d/b/a Central States Appraisal Company vs. LULAC - 1976-04-09]

Document is a summons in the case of John A. Moyer d/b/a Central States Appraisal Company vs. League of United Latin American Citizens, Aurora LULAC Council #4002, and Douglas L. Clark. Signed by Clerk of Court of Kane County, Jan Carlson, the summons indicates a suit in the amount of $9,200.00 which must be answered within 30 days.
Date: April 9, 1976
Creator: Carlson, Jan
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summons, Manuel Uriarte vs. LULAC - 1977-04-12] (open access)

[Summons, Manuel Uriarte vs. LULAC - 1977-04-12]

Summons in the case of Manuel Uriarte vs. League of United Latin American Citizens dated April 12, 1977, and filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Date: April 12, 1977
Creator: Davey, James F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Ralph Guzman to John J. Herrera - 1955-04-29] (open access)

[Telegram from Ralph Guzman to John J. Herrera - 1955-04-29]

Western Union telegram from Ralph Guzman to John J. Herrera, stating that "Al" is gone on another case, and that Guzman will be seeing "Al" on Tuesday.
Date: April 29, 1955
Creator: Guzman, Ralph
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Treasurer's Report Houston LULAC Council Number 60 - 1948-04-08] (open access)

[Treasurer's Report Houston LULAC Council Number 60 - 1948-04-08]

Treasurer's Report of Houston LULAC Council Number 60 dated April 8, 1948, signed by J. Castillo - Trustee, A. M. Mares - Treasurer, and A. Hernandez - President.
Date: April 8, 1948
Creator: Mares, A. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
UT Prof G. I. Sanchez dies, page one (open access)

UT Prof G. I. Sanchez dies, page one

Page one of a newspaper clipping about the passing of Dr. George Isadore Sanchez y Sanchez Thursday, April 6, 1972.
Date: April 6, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
UT Prof G. I. Sanchez dies, page two (open access)

UT Prof G. I. Sanchez dies, page two

Page two of a newspaper clipping about the passing of Dr. George Isadore Sanchez y Sanchez Thursday, April 6, 1972.
Date: April 6, 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Vacancy List for the United States Agency for International Development for Latin America, as of April 4, 1965] (open access)

[Vacancy List for the United States Agency for International Development for Latin America, as of April 4, 1965]

List of vacancies for the United States Agency for International Development for Latin America compiled on April 5, 1965.
Date: April 5, 1965
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development. Bureau for Latin America
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History