[Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church - 1958]

Photograph of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church at 2405 Navigation Blvd, Houston, Texas.
Date: September 27, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men placing a crown on Our Lady of Guadalupe statue]

Photograph of two priests and two men trying to restore the crown on the Our Lady of Guadalupe statue in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. On top of the curtain in the background is a banner reading "Reina y Madre."
Date: September 27, 1958
Creator: Kodak
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Donald D. Grose to Jesse and Mike Bocanegra - 1969-05-27] (open access)

[Letter from Donald D. Grose to Jesse and Mike Bocanegra - 1969-05-27]

Letter sent by Donald D. Grose, Regional Director, Small Business Administration, United States Government, Houston, Texas to Jesse and Mike Bocanegra of La Colmena Mexican Candy Manufacturing Company, on the occasion of celebrating the National Small Business Week from May 11 through May 17, 1969. He thanked Jesse and Mike Bocanegra for arranging a field trip, "Operation Growth" for the students at their place of business, and for making the trip a resounding success.
Date: May 27, 1969
Creator: Grose, Donald D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lauro Cruz to Jesse Bocanegra - 1969-05-27] (open access)

[Letter from Lauro Cruz to Jesse Bocanegra - 1969-05-27]

Letter from Lauro Cruz, State Representative, House of Representatives, Austin, Texas, to Jesse Bocanegra of Houston, Texas, thanking him for the samples of candy sent through his secretary. He also enclosed a resolution by the House of Representatives, recognizing the hard work and success of the Bocanegra brothers, and carrying on the tradition of the Bocanegra family.
Date: May 27, 1969
Creator: Cruz, Lauro
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the dedication ceremony for Biblioteca at the Magnolia Baptist Church] (open access)

[Program for the dedication ceremony for Biblioteca at the Magnolia Baptist Church]

Program for the dedication ceremony for Biblioteca at the Magnolia Baptist Church, on November 27, 1980. The Biblioteca was dedicated to Rev. Manuel Urbina, who had served at the Magnolia Baptist Church for many years. On the back of the program is a poem by Irene Salce de Urbina.
Date: November 27, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dedicación Biblioteca de la Iglesia Bautista Magnolia, Houston, Texas, en Conmemoración al Pastorado del Rev. Manuel Urbina (open access)

Dedicación Biblioteca de la Iglesia Bautista Magnolia, Houston, Texas, en Conmemoración al Pastorado del Rev. Manuel Urbina

Speech written by Irene Salce de Urbina, widow of Reverend Manuel Urbina, to be delivered at the dedication ceremony for Biblioteca at the Magnolia Baptist Church, on November 27, 1980.
Date: November 27, 1980
Creator: Salce de Urbina, Irene
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC chief sees big rise in jobs (open access)

LULAC chief sees big rise in jobs

Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post stating that a new job placement center will be opened in Houston for Mexican Americans. Alfred J. Hernandez mentioned this at close of the 1966 LULAC convention in Houston.
Date: June 27, 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Penthouse on the 18th Floor, Rice Hotel]

Floor plan of the penthouse on the 18th floor of the Rice Hotel. Includes handwritten notations (left to right): "Committee Room, Tejas, Directors, Terrace, Boss Session, Ladies Style show."
Date: December 27, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History