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Good Neighbor Teen-age Basketball League All Stars (open access)

Good Neighbor Teen-age Basketball League All Stars

Clipping from the magazine El Puerto Volume 1, Number 2, Houston, Texas, Oct. 1959. Contains a colored picture of the "Good Neighbor Teen-age Basketball League" before their final game of the season with the "Medias Negras" from Piedras Negras, Coah, Mexico. The league played at Piedras Negras Labor Day.
Date: October 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard portrait of Franco Jimenez]

Postcard featuring an image of Franco Jimenez taken in Fresno, California. Franco is sitting on a chair, dressed in a suit and bow tie.
Date: October 29, 1924
Creator: Comet Photo Studio
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Magnolia Baptist Temple general report, October 5, 1962] (open access)

[Magnolia Baptist Temple general report, October 5, 1962]

A general report from the Magnolia Baptist Temple to the Union Baptist Association regarding the past 2 years and 7 months of the activities of the Baptist Mission under the leadership of Reverend Manuel Urbina. It describes the improvements of his leadership and the future plans of the organization.
Date: October 5, 1962
Creator: Magnolia Baptist Temple
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending October 25, 1966] (open access)

[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending October 25, 1966]

Personal report of Manuel Urbina's work at the Magnolia Temple for the month ending on October 25, 1966. Includes Urbina's activities and a report on the congregation served. Urbina notes that the main emphasis for the next month will be "Temple repairs."
Date: October 25, 1966
Creator: Urbina, Manuel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending October 25, 1964] (open access)

[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending October 25, 1964]

Personal report of Manuel Urbina's work at the Magnolia Temple for the month ending on October 25, 1964. Includes Urbina's activities and a report on the congregation served. Urbina notes that the main emphasis for the next month will be "Studjo sobre evangelismo. Study on evangelism."
Date: October 25, 1964
Creator: Urbina, Manuel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending October 25, 1964] (open access)

[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending October 25, 1964]

Personal report of Manuel Urbina's work at the Magnolia Temple for the month ending on October 25, 1964. Includes Urbina's activities and a report on the congregation served.
Date: October 25, 1964
Creator: Urbina, Manuel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending October 25, 1962] (open access)

[Language Missions Report of Missionary Work for Manuel Urbina for the month ending October 25, 1962]

Personal report of Manuel Urbina's work at the Magnolia Temple for the month ending on October 25, 1962. Includes Urbina's activities and a report on the congregation served. Urbina notes that the main emphasis for the next month will be "study on evangelism."
Date: October 25, 1962
Creator: Urbina, Manuel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document No. X by Manuel Urbina, October 7, 1947] (open access)

[Document No. X by Manuel Urbina, October 7, 1947]

Report, titled Document No. X, on the community in Angleton, Texas, and efforts to convert Hispanic Americans.
Date: October 7, 1947
Creator: Urbina, Manuel
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Urbina to Thomas H. Kreneck - 1986-10-31] (open access)

[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
[Letter to Manuel Urbina from Sally Peck - 1985-10-08] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Robert F. Kennedy to Ernest Eguia - 1965-10-23] (open access)

[Letter from Robert F. Kennedy to Ernest Eguia - 1965-10-23]

Letter from Robert F. Kennedy to Ernest Eguia (chairman for the LULAC 1966 convention) declining Eguia's invitation to speak at LULAC’s 1966 convention because Kennedy cannot make a commitment that far in advance. Letter is dated October 23, 1965.
Date: October 23, 1965
Creator: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement between Ray D. Hetrick and Richard and Patricia Darville, October 1, 1981] (open access)

[Agreement between Ray D. Hetrick and Richard and Patricia Darville, October 1, 1981]

Document detailing the terms of a loan agreement between Ray D. Hetrick and Richard and Patricia Darville. Hetrick will pay the Darville $1,600 over a period of 16 months, with no interest.
Date: October 1, 1981
Creator: Hetrick, Ray D.; Darville, Richard & Darville, Patricia
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera inviting John F. Kennedy to Houston - 1963-10-24] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera inviting John F. Kennedy to Houston - 1963-10-24]

Letter from John J. Herrera inviting President John F. Kennedy to Houston. Herrera writes to Mr. Kenneth O'Donnell, President Kennedy's appointment secretary, to convince O'Donnell to "have President Kennedy visit the LULAC State Director's Ball at the Crystal Ballroom of the Rice Hotel on the same night," November 21, 1963. Herrera describes his desire to have the President meet with the area Viva Kennedy Clubs and LULAC in preparation for what would have been President Kennedy's re-election campaign.
Date: October 24, 1963
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Hunter McLean to John J. Herrera - 1964-10-06] (open access)

[Letter from William Hunter McLean to John J. Herrera - 1964-10-06]

Letter from the Chairman of the Johnson-Humphrey Texas Campaign, William Hunter McLean, thanking John J. Herrera for his support of President Lyndon Johnson. The letter is typed on Campaign letterhead.
Date: October 6, 1964
Creator: McLean, William Hunter
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter template from John J. Herrera - 1964-10-05] (open access)

[Letter template from John J. Herrera - 1964-10-05]

Draft of a letter written by John J. Herrera addressed to "My fellow Democrat" intended to accompany materials for the Viva Johnson campaign and a request for the reader to send him a dollar to become a member of the Viva Johnson Club.
Date: October 5, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article for the Johnson/Humphrey Texas Campaigner - 1964-10-05] (open access)

[Article for the Johnson/Humphrey Texas Campaigner - 1964-10-05]

Short article to be sent to the Johnson-Humphrey Texas Campaigner describing the contributions of Latin Americans to the campaign, naming the chairmen and co-chairmen and who the speakers were at their first mass meeting in Houston.
Date: October 5, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1963-10-25] (open access)

[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1963-10-25]

Letter from Governor John B. Connally giving John J. Herrera his regrets that it would not be possible for him to attend the February State LULAC Convention.
Date: October 25, 1963
Creator: Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jack Skaggs - 1962-10-27] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jack Skaggs - 1962-10-27]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to Jack Skaggs discussing planning for the John Connally for Governor campaign. Herrera informs Skaggs of the Spanish-language tapes Herrera left for Skaggs to potentially use on the radio and offers his services as a speaker to the Latino people in the Harlingen area if needed.
Date: October 27, 1962
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
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
[Harris County Democratic campaign invitation to John J. Herrera - October 26, 1964] (open access)

[Harris County Democratic campaign invitation to John J. Herrera - October 26, 1964]

Letter inviting John J. Herrera to hear George Weaver, Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs, speak at the Music Hall of the City of Houston. The letter is typed on Harris County Democratic Campaign Headquarters letterhead.
Date: October 26, 1964
Creator: Kilgarlin, Bill & Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Connally Newsletter, Number 16, October 1, 1962] (open access)

[Connally Newsletter, Number 16, October 1, 1962]

The Connally Newsletter issue number 16 lists a number of campaign news updates, requests for support, and talking points against the opposing Republican Party in general and Jack Cox in particular.
Date: October 1, 1962
Creator: John Connally for Governor Campaign
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Connally Newsletter, Number 18, October 23, 1962] (open access)

[Connally Newsletter, Number 18, October 23, 1962]

Connally Newsletter issue number 18 giving updates on renewed Democratic interest and support, some back and forth between Jack Cox and John B. Connally's stance on the Trinity River Project, and guidance for how the reader can support the party. The bottom of the second page is a "Campaign Contribution Coupon" soliciting donations with an explanation of what kind of coverage donations of varying amounts could support.
Date: October 23, 1962
Creator: John Connally for Governor Campaign
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Casey to John J. Herrera - 1968-10-02] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Casey to John J. Herrera - 1968-10-02]

Letter from Congressman Bob Casey to John J. Herrera, dated October 2, 1968, accompanying a letter Casey had received from the Legislative Counsel regarding Judge Alfred J. Hernandez.
Date: October 2, 1968
Creator: Casey, Robert R. (Robert Randolph), 1915-1986
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barefoot Sanders to Bob Casey - 1968-10-01] (open access)

[Letter from Barefoot Sanders to Bob Casey - 1968-10-01]

Letter from Barefoot Sanders, Legislative Counsel to the President, to Congressman Bob Casey, dated October 1, 1968. Sanders writes that the White House will consider Judge Alfred J. Hernandez for an ambassador post.
Date: October 1, 1968
Creator: Sanders, Barefoot, 1925-2009
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History