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[Letter from Kenith L. Ballard to Thomas J. Watson, Jr. - 1971-05-06] (open access)

[Letter from Kenith L. Ballard to Thomas J. Watson, Jr. - 1971-05-06]

Letter from Kenith L. Ballard to Thomas J. Watson, Jr., and copied to Charles Biggar, acknowledging their letters of congratulations on his retirement and politely complaining about the small pension he is to receive, particularly in light of the higher prices of necessities.
Date: May 6, 1971
Creator: Ballard, Kenith L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[L. M. Inkley mortgage payments for Porfiro and Fransisca Vasquez] (open access)

[L. M. Inkley mortgage payments for Porfiro and Fransisca Vasquez]

Documents listing the payments made from 1943-1944 on a property bought by Porfiro and Fransisca Vasquez as well as payments with interest to be made in 1944-1945.
Date: October 6, 1945
Creator: L. M. Inkley Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Balance statement for  Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez. from L. M. Inkley Company - 1945-10-06] (open access)

[Balance statement for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez. from L. M. Inkley Company - 1945-10-06]

Card from L. M. Inkley Company printed with a statement balance as of September 30, 1945, for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez.
Date: October 6, 1945
Creator: L. M. Inkley Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. L. Vetrano - February 6, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. L. Vetrano - February 6, 1959]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to A. L. Vetrano & Co., providing an account of an auto collision his wife and daughter were involved in two days earlier.
Date: February 6, 1959
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Ernest Rosales - 1957-11-06] (open access)

[Affidavit from Ernest Rosales - 1957-11-06]

Witness testimony giving Ernest Rosales's account of the night of November 1, 1957, describing Rosales and his friends being engaged in a fight with some other men, during which shots were fired. Second page of testimony is not included here.
Date: November 6, 1957
Creator: Rosales, Ernest
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Thomas Mann - 1964-02-06] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Thomas Mann - 1964-02-06]

Letter from John J. Herrera to the Department of State Chief of Latin American Affairs Thomas Mann recommending a friend of Herrera, Armando Carles-Peralta. Herrera prefaces his letter explaining his history with LULAC to demonstrate his own interest in Latin American affairs.
Date: February 6, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Clifton Carter - 1964-02-06] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Clifton Carter - 1964-02-06]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Clifton Carter, Executive Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, on behalf of Armando Carles-Peralta, former Consul General of Panama, recommending Carles-Peralta and suggesting his services with regards to the impending Panama elections.
Date: February 6, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George E. Miller to John J. Herrera - 1967-10-06] (open access)

[Letter from George E. Miller to John J. Herrera - 1967-10-06]

Letter from Judge George E. Miller thanking John J. Herrera for a letter of recommendation Herrera had written on his behalf two years previous for a position that ultimately did not get, and informing Herrera that he had just received another appointment.
Date: October 6, 1967
Creator: Miller, George E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert Thomas to John J. Herrera - 1961-06-06] (open access)

[Letter from Albert Thomas to John J. Herrera - 1961-06-06]

Letter from Albert Thomas, Chairman, Independent Offices and Deficiencies of Appropriation Committee; Member of Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and Department of Defense, to Jon J. Herrera concerning Herrera's son, John Michael. Thomas will try to find a job for John Michael Herrera in one of the Government agencies.
Date: June 6, 1961
Creator: Thomas, Albert, 1898-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe M. Kilgore  to John J. Herrera - 1961-06-06] (open access)

[Letter from Joe M. Kilgore to John J. Herrera - 1961-06-06]

Letter from Joe M. Kilgore, member, House of Representative, United States Congress, to John J. Herrera, thanking Herrera for his sentiments on the Senatorial election.
Date: June 6, 1961
Creator: Kilgore, Joe M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard reply from Andrew Espinosa, Jr. to John J. Herrera - 1964-05-06]

An invitation card for the "Viva Johnson" organization meeting on May 31, 1964, at the Driskill Hotel in Austin. It includes an RSVP either to attend the meeting or to be willing to work in their own locality in the "Viva Johnson" effort. The postcard is sent with a four cent of prepaid US postage, with the sender's name and address. The postcard includes Andrew Espinosa, Jr.'s reply to John J. Herrera. Andrew Espinosa, Jr. indicated that he will attend the meeting, and will bring Kenneth Groves.
Date: May 6, 1964
Creator: Espinosa, Andrew, Jr.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jim Wright - 1961-04-06] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jim Wright - 1961-04-06]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Jim Wright, congratulating Wright on the success of his televised speech, which Herrera thought was the best. Herrera writes that he will continue to support Wright in the future.
Date: April 6, 1961
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William T. Armstrong to John J. Herrera - 1973-06-06] (open access)

[Letter from William T. Armstrong to John J. Herrera - 1973-06-06]

Letter from William T. Armstrong, Staff Attorney for the Texas Department of Corrections, on behalf of inmate Tom M. Perez, requesting a copy of a divorce judgment obtained by the man's wife, whom John J. Herrera may have represented.
Date: June 6, 1973
Creator: Armstrong, William T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lowell B. Hays to John J. Herrera - 1970-11-06] (open access)

[Letter from Lowell B. Hays to John J. Herrera - 1970-11-06]

Letter from Lowell B. Hays, Chairman of the Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas, informing John J. Herrera that the Board had dismissed the petition against him from Ana Maria Escamilla.
Date: November 6, 1970
Creator: Hays, Lowell B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lowell B. Hays to John J. Herrera - 1970-11-06] (open access)

[Letter from Lowell B. Hays to John J. Herrera - 1970-11-06]

Letter from Lowell B. Hays, Chairman of the Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas, informing John J. Herrera that the Board had dismissed the petition against him from Guadalupe Compillo.
Date: November 6, 1970
Creator: Hays, Lowell B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Guadalupe Contreras - 1977-06-06] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Guadalupe Contreras - 1977-06-06]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to Guadalupe Contreras enumerating the settlement being offered to her family and requesting additional information on behalf of the insurance company.
Date: June 6, 1977
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60 dance] (open access)

[Announcement of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60 dance]

An announcement on LULAC Council No. 60 letterhead for their dance to be held on Sunday, December 9, 1945 with honored guest Macario Garcia, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Other special invited guests included the Mexican Consul,the Chairman of the Good Neighbor Commission, the mayor of Houston, Sgt. Cleto Rodriguez (another Congressional Medal of Honor winner), and other LULAC delegations from San Antonio and Laredo.
Date: December 6, 1945
Creator: The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Honorable Arnulfo Zamora - 1946-04-06] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Honorable Arnulfo Zamora - 1946-04-06]

Letter to Honorable Arnulfo Zamora, President General of The League of United Latin American Citizens from John J. Herrera dated April 6, 1946. This is an update on plans for the 1946 LULAC Convention to be held in Houston which was sponsored by the Houston Council #60.
Date: April 6, 1946
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Dennis Chavez - 1946-04-06] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Dennis Chavez - 1946-04-06]

Letter to Senator Dennis Chavez of the United States Senate from John J. Herrera as LULAC Convention Chairman dated April 6, 1946. This is an invitation for Senator Chavez to be the speaker at the 17th National LULAC Assembly to be held June 15 and 16, 1946 in Houston, Texas.
Date: April 6, 1946
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andres Alvarez, Jr. to John J. Herrera - 1946-05-06] (open access)

[Letter from Andres Alvarez, Jr. to John J. Herrera - 1946-05-06]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Andres Alvarez, Jr., Secretary of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 1 in Corpus Christi, Texas dated May 6,1946. This letter is regarding Council No. 1 room reservations for the 1946 LULAC Convention.
Date: May 6, 1946
Creator: Alvarez, Andres, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe Garza to John J. Herrera - 1946-05-30] (open access)

[Telegram from Joe Garza to John J. Herrera - 1946-05-30]

A Western Union telegram to John J. Herrera from Joe Garza dated June 6, 1946. This is regarding a reservation at the Rice Hotel for the Garza family during the 1946 LULAC Convention.
Date: June 6, 1946
Creator: Garza, Joe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Raoul A. Cortez - 1948-08-06] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Raoul A. Cortez - 1948-08-06]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC Regional Governor, to Raoul A. Cortez, President General of LULAC, dated August 6, 1948. This is a request for 250 copies of the latest issue of the LULAC News to be distributed in areas that are being affected by the Segregated Mexican School court case. Herrera also feels that a Regional Convention of LULAC would help inform delegates how to cope with local situations of illegal segregation. Also included are some recommendations of Herrera's for updates to the LULAC constitution, frequency of LULAC News printing, and distribution of LULAC lapel buttons, application cards, and membership cards.
Date: August 6, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Raoul A. Cortez - 1948-10-06] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Raoul A. Cortez - 1948-10-06]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC Regional Governor, to Raoul A. Cortez, President General of LULAC, dated October 6, 1948. This is a request for a charter for the El Campo LULAC men's Council. It also mentions organizing a council in Wharton County and discusses spreading LULAC councils into Jackson, Brazoria and Fort Bend Counties.
Date: October 6, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to John J. Herrera - 1949-01-06] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to John J. Herrera - 1949-01-06]

Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez, Executive Secretary General of LULAC, to John J. Herrera, Regional Governor of LULAC, dated January 6, 1949. This letter was to advise Herrera that a circular letter signed by the President General will be sent to all the Texas councils informing them of the upcoming Regional Convention.
Date: January 6, 1949
Creator: Rodriguez, Jacob I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History