[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jake Jacobsen - 1954-09-14] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jake Jacobsen - 1954-09-14]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Jake Jacobsen, Administrative Assistant to Senator Price Daniel. Herrera is inquiring about the application process for hardship discharge for Private Abel Cisneros.
Date: September 14, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros made for the purpose of procuring a dependency discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document was not signed by Mrs. Cisneros.
Date: September 30, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-17] (open access)

[Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-17]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Jake Jacobsen, Administrative Assistant to Senator Price Daniel. Jacobsen advises Herrera about completing a new hardship discharge application for Private Abel Cisneros. Jacobsen also includes a handwritten note to Herrera at the bottom of the letter: "Glad to hear about John Michael doing so well. I think he made the right decision because law school is so much easier after army service."
Date: September 17, 1954
Creator: Jacobsen, Jake
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Abel Cisneros - 1954-09-15] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Abel Cisneros - 1954-09-15]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Private Abel Cisneros advising him on the status of his discharge application.
Date: September 15, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-07] (open access)

[Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-07]

Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera regarding the hardship discharge application of Private Abel Cisneros.
Date: September 7, 1954
Creator: Jacobsen, Jake
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03] (open access)

[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03]

Letter to Senator Price Daniel from S. R. Mickelsen, the Major General at Fort Bliss, Texas. Mickelsen notifies Senator Daniel that Private Abel Cisneros was unable to present acceptable evidence required for a hardship discharge. The letter is signed by General Mickelsen.
Date: September 3, 1954
Creator: Mickelsen, S. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-07] (open access)

[Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-07]

Copy of a letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera regarding the hardship discharge application of Private Abel Cisneros.
Date: September 7, 1954
Creator: Jacobsen, Jake
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03] (open access)

[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03]

Copy of letter sent to Senator Price Daniel from S. R. Mickelsen, the Major General at Fort Bliss, Texas. Mickelsen notifies Senator Daniel that Private Abel Cisneros was unable to present acceptable evidence required for a hardship discharge.
Date: September 3, 1954
Creator: Mickelsen, S. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1954-08-12] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1954-08-12]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter John J. Herrera wrote to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson regarding Private Abel Cisneros. Herrera provides information about the hardship caused by Pvt. Cisneros being drafted into the Army.
Date: September 12, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-07] (open access)

[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-07]

Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera in Houston, Texas from Private Abel Cisneros at Camp Gordon, Georgia.
Date: September 7, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Abel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-17] (open access)

[Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-17]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Abel Cisneros regarding details about his hardship discharge application.
Date: September 17, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Abel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-05] (open access)

[Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera - 1954-09-05]

Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera in Houston, Texas from Private Abel Cisneros at Camp Gordon, Georgia, written on September 5, 1954.
Date: September 5, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Abel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]

An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores lists the family's monthly living expenses and provides information about her medical condition. The document is not signed and has John J. Herrera as the Harris County Notary Public.
Date: September 30, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros with her request for a hardship discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document is signed but not dated or notarized in September 1954.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1954-09-17] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1954-09-17]

Letter to Frank Pinedo from John J. Herrera, asking Pinedo to please help Herrera get his driver's license application processed. Herrera also writes with a sense of frustration in regards to the Hernandez case: "I do know that I have sunk at least $1000.00 of my own money in the Hernandez case, and frankly I am sick with the whole deal and I am ready to withdraw and let Gus [Garcia] go by himself." Herrera mentions that Abel Cisneros is starting a radio program in Wharton County.
Date: September 17, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to William D. Bonilla - 1954-09-30] (open access)

[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to William D. Bonilla - 1954-09-30]

Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to William D. Bonilla, League of United Latin American Citizens National Secretary asking "Willie" to process appropriate paperwork for new councils and charters created in California.
Date: September 30, 1954
Creator: Pinedo, Frank M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History