[Wedding photograph of Ignacio and Virginia Acosta]

Photograph of Ignacio and Virginia Acosta taken on August 5, 1923. The bride is dressed in white with a white head veil decorated with flowers. She holds a bunch of white flowers in her hand. The groom wears a suit with bow tie.
Date: August 5, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sixth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society Conference]

Photograph of the sixth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society Conference at Methodist Church "El Mesias", April 5-7, 1938.
Date: April 5, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John E. Cahoon to the State Board of Examiners on behalf of John J. Herrera - 1940-09-05] (open access)

[Letter from John E. Cahoon to the State Board of Examiners on behalf of John J. Herrera - 1940-09-05]

Letter from John E. Cahoon tot he Texas State Board of Examiners recommending that John J. Herrera be permitted to take the State Bar Examination.
Date: September 5, 1940
Creator: Cahoon, John E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. L. Goggans to John J. Herrera - 1943-09-05]

Postcard to John J. Herrera from J. Goggans, notifying Herrera that he passed the State Bar Examinations.
Date: September 5, 1943
Creator: Goggans, J. L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to Houston LULAC Council Number 60 - 1948-10-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to Houston LULAC Council Number 60 - 1948-10-05]

Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez, Executive Secretary General of LULAC to Houston LULAC Council Number 60 dated October 5, 1948. This is a request for materials from the Houston Council to be included in the LULAC News.
Date: October 5, 1948
Creator: Rodriguez, Jacob I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to John J. Herrera - 1948-10-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to John J. Herrera - 1948-10-05]

Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez, Executive Secretary General of LULAC, to John J. Herrera, LULAC Regional Governor, dated October 5, 1948. This is an acknowledgement of $10 charter payment for a new Ladies Council in Houston. Handwritten note on back dated January 9, 1949.
Date: October 5, 1948
Creator: Rodriguez, Jacob I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to John J. Herrera - 1948-11-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to John J. Herrera - 1948-11-05]

Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez, Executive Secretary General of LULAC, to John J. Herrera, LULAC Regional Governor, dated November 5, 1948. Rodriguez discusses the November issue of the LULAC News, which was sponsored by the Houston Council Number 60, and the difficulties receiving material and printing the issue.
Date: November 5, 1948
Creator: Rodriguez, Jacob I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. St. John Garwood to John J. Herrera - 1948-11-05] (open access)

[Letter from W. St. John Garwood to John J. Herrera - 1948-11-05]

Letter from W. St. John Garwood to John J. Harrera following up on a previous phone conversation regarding the case of a Mr. Garcia and his bond.
Date: November 5, 1948
Creator: Garwood, W. St. John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales - 1949-04-05] (open access)

[Letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales - 1949-04-05]

Carbon copy of a letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales regarding a past due account owed by Herrera to the Estate of John H. Barron. Prince also gives an update on the pending Federal Communications Commission decision for granting the application to Houston.
Date: April 5, 1949
Creator: Prince, D. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera  to  C. V. Kern - January 5, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to C. V. Kern - January 5, 1950]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to C.V. "Buster" Kern, Harris County Sheriff. Herrera writes concerning Joe M. Munoz, who has been working as a special deputy in under Sheriff Kern for more than a year and has received favorable comments from the Latin Americans.
Date: January 5, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emilio Caceres to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-05] (open access)

[Letter from Emilio Caceres to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-05]

Letter from Emilio Caceres to John J. Herrera dated November 5, 1950. Discusses pricing details to hire Caceres's orchestra for a LULAC dance to be held December 17, 1950 in Houston.
Date: November 5, 1950
Creator: Caceres, Emilio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Locario Cordova - 1950-12-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Locario Cordova - 1950-12-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Locario Cordova of Eagle Lake, Texas, dated December 5, 1950. Herrera invites interested persons to form a LULAC Council in Eagle Lake, Texas. Includes a well-written summary of LULAC development in Texas, describing how LULAC has helped improve discriminatory conditions in other areas.
Date: December 5, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from the Supreme Court of the United States to John J. Herrera - 1951-02-05] (open access)

[Envelope from the Supreme Court of the United States to John J. Herrera - 1951-02-05]

Envelope sent to John J. Herrera, Counsellor at Law, 710 Scanlan Building, Houston 2, Texas. This envelope was sent from the Supreme Court of the United States, Washington D.C., through the Office of the Clerk on February 5, 1951 at 7:30 p.m.
Date: February 5, 1951
Creator: United States. Supreme Court
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from The D. L. Ballich Company to LULAC - 1951-06-05] (open access)

[Invoice from The D. L. Ballich Company to LULAC - 1951-06-05]

Invoice from The D. L. Ballich Company of Houston Texas to Houston LULAC Council dated June 5, 1951. This invoice is for delegate, visitor, and member badges printed for the LULAC Council and shipped to Ernest Eguia on April 20, 1951.
Date: June 5, 1951
Creator: The D. L. Ballich Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales - December 5, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales - December 5, 1951]

Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales, refuting Perales's views on the article "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grand Valley of Texas".
Date: December 5, 1951
Creator: Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to L. D. Morrison - 1952-02-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to L. D. Morrison - 1952-02-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Chief of Police L. D. Morrison on behalf of Frank G. Hernandez, requesting a waiver on the height requirement for Frank G. Hernandez upon his application to the police force.
Date: February 5, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. D. Azios to LULAC Councils and Officers - 1952-11-05] (open access)

[Letter from A. D. Azios to LULAC Councils and Officers - 1952-11-05]

Letter from A. D. Azios, LULAC Executive Secretary, to all LULAC Officers, and Texas LULAC Councils of District Eight, dated November 5, 1952. Proclamation advising of an upcoming Texas LULAC District Number 8 Convention to be held November 16,1 952 in Rosenberg, Texas.
Date: November 5, 1952
Creator: Azios, A. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Leerie R. Giese to Whom It May Concern - 1953-01-05] (open access)

[Letter from Leerie R. Giese to Whom It May Concern - 1953-01-05]

Onionskin carbon copy of letter from Leerie R. Giese, Manager of the Brazoria County Chamber of Commerce in Angleton, Texas to Whom It May Concern, dated January 5, 1953. Copy of a letter of introduction for Miss Ramona Martinez on her trip to Mexico.
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Giese, Leerie R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Lloyd G. Rust, Jr., to John J. Herrera - 1953-01-05] (open access)

[Telegram from Lloyd G. Rust, Jr., to John J. Herrera - 1953-01-05]

Telegram from Lloyd G. Rust, Jr., Wharton County Attorney, to John J. Herrera, dated January 5, 1953. Rust notifies Herrera of the date and time of the Grand Jury hearing regarding conduct of an Officer Sifford. Rust invites Herrera to be a witness at this hearing.
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Rust, Lloyd G., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Fred Nahas - 1953-03-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Fred Nahas - 1953-03-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Fred Nahas of Radio Station KXYZ in Houston, Texas dated March 5, 1953. Invitation to attend a LULAC meeting on March 19, 1953, joining Houston's Chief of Police, Sheriff, District Attorney, County Judge, District Judges, and editors of local newspapers to discuss solutions to juvenile delinquency problems in the Houston area.
Date: March 5, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to José Maldonado - 1953-05-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to José Maldonado - 1953-05-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Dr. José Maldonado, Chairman of the LULAC Convention Committee, dated May 5, 1953. Letter originally had pictures requested by the committee enclosed. The letter lists candidates for positions of National President and Second National Vice-President.
Date: May 5, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Miguel E. Trujillo - 1953-06-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Miguel E. Trujillo - 1953-06-05]

Copy of a letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Miguel E. Trujillo, LULAC Regional Governor of Santa Fe, New Mexico, dated June 5, 1953. Herrera discusses the final draft of the convention program and the large number of LULAC councils that plan to send delegates.
Date: June 5, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera - 1954-02-05] (open access)

[Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera - 1954-02-05]

Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera asking Herrera to reply to the questions asked by Fred Okrand and send them before Wirin's trip to Houston, so that the suit can be filed when Wirin is in Houston.
Date: February 5, 1954
Creator: Wirin, A. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Ed Idar, Jr., page one - 1954-05-05] (open access)

[Letter to Ed Idar, Jr., page one - 1954-05-05]

Letter to Ed Idar, Jr. from an unknown source, informing Idar that John J. Herrera announced that he would be a candidate to the Legislature for "place 5 from Harris County." The author of the letter states that Herrera was convinced to run by "a group of businessmen, including Jewish and Negro Leaders." The letter also explains Herrera's platform to run for Legislature: "jury service for women, no sales tax, no tax increase of any kind, and he is very to backing up on the wetback problem as is possible within state Jurisdiction." Copies of the letter were sent to Hector P. Garcia and Chris Alderete.
Date: May 5, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History