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[Letter from John J. Herrera to Arnulfo A. Zamora - 1947-03-13]
Onoinskin carbon copy of a letter sent by John J. Herrera to Arnulfo A. Zamora in Laredo, Texas. The letter was in regards to Felix H. Morales and his Federal Communications Commission application for a radio station in the Houston area. Herrera is seeking assistance from Zamora to prove discrimination in the application process.
Date:
March 13, 1947
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arnulfo Zamora to John J. Herrera - 1947-04-19]
Letter from Arnulfo Zamora in Laredo, Texas, to John J. Herrera in Houston, Texas. Zamora acknowledged receipt of Herrera's letter from March 13, 1947 regarding the application of Felix H. Morales for a radio station permit.
Date:
April 19, 1947
Creator:
Zamora, Arnulfo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Justo Correa to John J. Herrera - 1960-08-17]
Letter from Justo Correa to John J. Herrera, printed on League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 12 letterhead and dated August 17, 1960. Correa thanks Herrera for his kind words to Porfirio Flores regarding Council No. 12.
Date:
August 17, 1960
Creator:
Correa , Justo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George J. Garza to John J. Herrera - 1951-01-02]
Letter from George J. Garza, LULAC National President, to John J. Herrera, LULAC First Vice-President, dated January 2, 1951. Refers to the Wharton Ladies LULAC Council charter delayed in mailing. Also references contact with Manuel Esqueda, the LULAC Regional Governor for California, and a proposed trip to California.
Date:
January 2, 1951
Creator:
Garza, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - 1951-01-15]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated January 15, 1951. Notification of new LULAC Council formed in Rosenburg, Texas, where eighteen members were installed. The letter lists the names of the officers and members.
Date:
January 15, 1951
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - 1951-01-15]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated January 15, 1951. Notification of new LULAC Council formed in Rosenburg, Texas, where eighteen members were installed. The letter lists the names of the officers and members.
Date:
January 15, 1951
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - January 22, 1951]
Signed carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated January 22, 1951. The letter provides notification of a new LULAC Council organized in Eagle Lake, Texas on January 21, 1951. Herrera lists provisional officers and members. Herrera next visited Palacios, Texas, and presented the charter to the new Palacios LULAC Council. Herrera also confirms delivery of charter to the Wharton Ladies LULAC Council.
Date:
January 22, 1951
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry P. Evans to Oscar M. Laurel - 1951-10-03]
Letter from Henry P. Evans of Houston, Texas to Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary & Legal Advisor, dated October 3, 1951. Evans writes concerning a city lot in Bay City, Texas, in connection with oil and gas leases. Evans requests execution of paperwork by LULAC officers to straighten up the issue.
Date:
October 3, 1951
Creator:
Evans, Henry P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1951-11-06]
Letter from Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National Organizer, dated November 6, 1951. Laurel requests plans for the reorganization of LULAC councils; he mentions a highly publicized divorce in Juarez, Mexico, in which Herrera represented one of the parties; and Laurel asks for legal advice on a question of property ownership in connection with the Bay City LULAC Council.
Date:
November 6, 1951
Creator:
Laurel, Oscar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., to George J. Garza - 1951-12-14]
Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., Assistant Director of the American Council of Spanish Speaking Persons, to George J. Garza, President of LULAC, dated December 14, 1951. This is a request for LULAC's mailing list so that the ACSSP can communicate with the LULAC members.
Date:
December 14, 1951
Creator:
Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - January 22, 1952]
Letter from Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National Organizer, dated January 22, 1952. Laurel conveys the approval of the LULAC Supreme Council for sociological and statistical data contained in the report by Lyle Saunders and Olen T. Leonard, entitled, "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas." Laurel writes that the council also condemns the false and prejudiced statements attributed to three people interviewed by the sociologists. This report is to be discussed at an upcoming LULAC Convention.
Date:
January 22, 1952
Creator:
Laurel, Oscar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to A. Walter Skoglund - 1952-03-18]
Carbon copy of letter from Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary and Legal Adviser, to A. Walter Skoglund of Bay City, Texas, dated March 18, 1952. An inquiry from Skoglund sent to the prior LULAC Executive Secretary and Legal Adviser, Blas M. Salinas, has been forwarded to John J. Herrera as Herrera is closest to the property in question in Bay City, Texas.
Date:
March 18, 1952
Creator:
Laurel, Oscar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arnulfo Zamora to John J. Herrera - 1967-05-23]
Letter from Arnulfo Zamora to John J. Herrera on May 23, 1967, inviting him to the Installation of Officers Banquet hosted by LULAC Council #12 on June 9, 1967.
Date:
May 23, 1967
Creator:
Zamora, Arnulfo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Oscar M. Laurel - 1955-06-14]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Oscar Laurel congratulating him on his election as National President of LULAC. Herrera apologizes for not congratulating Laurel at the moment that the counts were completed and he had been elected. Herrera explains, "I know that you understand why I had to help Brother Pinedo under the circumstances [...] a man must follow the dictates of his conscience." Herrera also expresses to Laurel that Laurel can count on Herrera for sincere cooperation and in any other way that Herrera can assist Laurel throughout his administration.
Date:
June 14, 1955
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-06-27]
Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera thanking Herrera for the congratulatory letter. Laurel accepts that Herrera supported who he needed to support during the election, but is glad to count Herrera as a supporter during his administration.
Date:
June 27, 1955
Creator:
Laurel, Oscar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-09-16]
Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera dated September 16, 1955 requesting Herrera's presence at the first Supreme Council meeting at Pecos, Texas. The meeting was to take place on September 24 and 25.
Date:
September 16, 1955
Creator:
Laurel, Oscar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-10-29]
Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera dated October 29, 1955, requesting Herrera to provide information to Albert Q. Maisel from Reader's Digest for a future issue on American Citizens of Mexican Descent. Laurel expresses to Herrera that he is the best candidate to provide information on how American citizens of Mexican American descent have made an impact in the Gulf Coast area. "No article regarding the history of such progress would be complete without including the rich contribution which you have made towards the same."
Date:
October 29, 1955
Creator:
Laurel, Oscar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-11-01]
Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera, dated November 1, 1955, requesting Herrera's presence at the LULAC Area Reunion meetings at El Campo on November 5 and 6. Laurel informs Herrera that there will be a banquet and a dance on Saturday night.
Date:
November 1, 1955
Creator:
Laurel, Oscar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Oscar Laurel - 1955-12-12]
Letter to Oscar Laurel, LULAC National President, dated December 12, 1955. At the top of the letter there is a note to John J. Herrera with the signature of "Ed": "We don't know if Laurel has "sold out" Lulac to the Shivers forces." In the letter to Laurel it is stated that Laurel should not endorse nor aid politicians with an agenda that goes against the "people." "I am sure you will agree with me that Lulac should in no manner lend itself to efforts of politicians designed to divide and weaken the people which both our organizations represent."
Date:
December 12, 1955
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio de Cuellar to Ildefonso Ramón, December 21, 1819]
Letter from José Antonio de Cuellar to Ildefonso Ramón wanting some information from back records.
Date:
1819-12~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente Gorrais to José Francisco de la Garza, August 17, 1824]
Letter from Vicente Gorrais to José Francisco de la Garza, alcalde in Laredo, explaining why he has not sent the animals of José Antonio Padilla.
Date:
1824-08~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio Benites to Francisco de la Garza, October 19, 1818]
Message from José Antonio Benites to Francisco de la Garza, alcalde in Laredo, saying that Francesca Gutiérrez wants her servant back. According to the story, her servant, Alejandra Rodríguez fled as she owed a debt.
Date:
1818-10~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Bernardo Gutiérrez to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, October 12, 1824]
Letter from José Bernardo Gutiérrez to the Laredo ayuntamiento telling them to allow military commander to round up unclaimed horses. The document's heading reads: "Gobernacion del Estado Libre de las Tamaulipas."
Date:
1824-10~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucas Fernández to the Laredo Alcalde, April 13, 1826]
Letter from Lucas Fernández to the Laredo alcalde concerning military privileges.
Date:
April 13, 1826
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History