Resource Type

[Letter from Dallas P. Lee to Reverend Manuel Urbina - January 5, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Dallas P. Lee to Reverend Manuel Urbina - January 5, 1967]

Letter from Dallas P. Lee of the Baptist General Convention of Texas to Rev. Manuel Urbina thanking him for his service at Magnolia Baptist Church. The letter notes Rev. Urbina's impending retirement and his recommendation of Brother Martinez to be in charge.
Date: January 5, 1967
Creator: Lee, Dallas P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Frank Mancuso - 1966-01-24] (open access)

[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Frank Mancuso - 1966-01-24]

Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Houston Councilman Frank Mancuso about a project about to begin on a property with which Hernandez is connected.
Date: January 24, 1966
Creator: Hernandez, Toby P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mayor Louis Welch - 1966-01-20] (open access)

[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mayor Louis Welch - 1966-01-20]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Houston Major Louie Welch about the vacancy on the Houston Port Commission. LULAC wants to submit a list of individuals who are bilingual as candidates for this vacancy.
Date: January 20, 1966
Creator: Hernandez, Toby P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mayor Louis Welch - 1966-01-20] (open access)

[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mayor Louis Welch - 1966-01-20]

Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Houston Major Louie Welch about the vacancy on the Houston Port Commission. LULAC wants to submit a list of individuals who are bilingual as candidates for this vacancy.
Date: January 20, 1966
Creator: Hernandez, Toby P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ted Van Dyk to Ernest Eguia - 1966-01-17] (open access)

[Letter from Ted Van Dyk to Ernest Eguia - 1966-01-17]

Letter from the Assistant to the Vice President of the United States, Ted Van Dyk, to Ernest Eguia regarding the LULAC convention to be held June 23-26, 1966 in Houston. The Vice President, Hubert Humphrey, was asked to be the principal speaker at the convention.
Date: January 17, 1966
Creator: Van Dyk, Ted
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ernest Eguia to Homer Leonard - 1966-01-04] (open access)

[Letter from Ernest Eguia to Homer Leonard - 1966-01-04]

Letter from the 1966 LULAC Convention Chairman, Ernest Eguia, to Homer Leonard, dated January 4, 1966. Eguia is asking for a letter of recommendations and instructions from Leonard regarding solicitation of any aid of any kind or advertisement from any of the beer companies.
Date: January 4, 1966
Creator: Eguia, Ernest
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mayor Louis Welch - 1966-01-20] (open access)

[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mayor Louis Welch - 1966-01-20]

Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Houston Major Louie Welch about the vacancy on the Houston Port Commission. LULAC wants to submit a list of individuals who are bilingual as candidates for this vacancy.
Date: January 20, 1966
Creator: Hernandez, Toby P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ted Van Dyk to Ernest Eguia - 1966-01-17] (open access)

[Letter from Ted Van Dyk to Ernest Eguia - 1966-01-17]

Letter from Ted Van Dyk, the assistant to Vice President Hubert Humphrey, to Ernest Eguia, the LULAC convention chairman. This letter states the Vice President hopes to be the principal speaker at the 37th annual LULAC national convention to be held June 23-26, 1966 in Houston Texas.
Date: January 17, 1966
Creator: Van Dyk, Ted, 1934-
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gary K. Jordan to John J. Herrera - 1977-01-19] (open access)

[Letter from Gary K. Jordan to John J. Herrera - 1977-01-19]

Letter from Gary K. Jordan to John J. Herrera, dated January 19, 1976, regarding Arizona Bank Travel Service vs. League of United Latin American Citizens. The case has been set for trial on March 7, 1977.
Date: January 19, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Gary K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pierre Salinger to John J. Herrera - 1963-01-21] (open access)

[Letter from Pierre Salinger to John J. Herrera - 1963-01-21]

Letter from Pierre Salinger to John J. Herrera informing Herrera that his plaque has been autographed and returned.
Date: January 21, 1963
Creator: Salinger, Pierre
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Clifton Carter - 1964-01-11] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Clifton Carter - 1964-01-11]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Clifton Carter, assistant to President Lyndon Johnson, expressing his support of Johnson and informing Carter of an upcoming meeting of the Democrats of Harris County to pledge support to Johnson, as well. Herrera states that he will try to become a delegate to the Democratic National Convention as well.
Date: January 11, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1963-01-08] (open access)

[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1963-01-08]

Letter from Governor John B. Connally thanking John J. Herrera for his work during the election campaign.
Date: January 8, 1963
Creator: Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1964-01-11] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1964-01-11]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera pledging his support for Governor John B. Connally's recently-announced re-election campaign. Herrera mentions that Connally and his family have been in his prayers since "the tragic days of November," referring to the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Date: January 11, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1964-01-11] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1964-01-11]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera pledging his support for Governor John B. Connally's recently-announced re-election campaign. Herrera mentions that Connally and his family have been in his prayers since "the tragic days of November," referring to the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Date: January 11, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1963-01-04] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1963-01-04]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera congratulating Governor John B. Connally on his election victory. Herrera goes on to discuss his son John Michael, who has been working as a U.S. Capitol Policeman in Washington, D.C., and asks if there's any position in Austin his son could get while working on his law degree.
Date: January 4, 1963
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1963-01-12] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1963-01-12]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera congratulating Governor John B. Connally on his election victory. Herrera goes on to discuss his son John Michael, who has been working as a U.S. Capitol Policeman in Washington, D.C., and asks if there's any position in Austin his son could get while working on his law degree.
Date: January 12, 1963
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1966-01-14] (open access)

[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1966-01-14]

Letter from Governor John B. Connally thanking John J. Herrera for Herrera's endorsement of Carol Vance.
Date: January 14, 1966
Creator: Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1966-01-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1966-01-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Governor John B. Connally recommending Carol Vance as a replacement for Frank Briscoe in the office of the District Attorney of Harris County.
Date: January 5, 1966
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations Convention Memorandum - January 19, 1962] (open access)

[Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations Convention Memorandum - January 19, 1962]

Detailed Convention Memorandum to all members of PASO explaining the purpose and procedure of the upcoming convention and instructions for hotel reservations and registration fees. The final two items urge members to organize an active PASO group in their communities if one did not already exist and reminds them to pay their poll taxes in order to vote. The memo is signed by Ed Idar, Jr. A handwritten note reads: "Paso a Paso Para adelante!"
Date: January 19, 1962
Creator: Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ralph Yarborough - 1964-01-13] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ralph Yarborough - 1964-01-13]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter sent to Ralph Yarborough in which Herrera pledges his support and thanks Yarborough on behalf of the LULACs for Yarborough's attendance of their reception on November 21, 1963, which President John F. Kennedy and his wife had attended. Herrera requests that Yarborough procure two flags which had been flown over the Capitol for two of the Houston Councils to receive. Herrera promises to send a copy of the December 1963 LULAC News which was dedicated to the late President Kennedy and in which Yarborough was frequently mentioned.
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to John J. Herrera - 1957-01-07] (open access)

[Letter from T. W. "Buckshot" Lane to John J. Herrera - 1957-01-07]

Letter from T. W. "Buckshot" Lane relaying to John J. Herrera the situation with a Mr. Franks paying for court costs, which Herrera would be handling, in relation to an unspecified "note."
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Lane, T. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Casey to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1966-01-28] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Casey to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1966-01-28]

A letter from Congessman Bob Casey to President Lyndon B. Johnson, dated January 28m 1966, Casey writes on John J. Herrera's behalf asking the President to proclaim the week of February 13th through the 19th as National LULAC Week.
Date: January 28, 1966
Creator: Casey, Robert R. (Robert Randolph), 1915-1986
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William D. Bonilla to John J. Herrera - 1961-01-23] (open access)

[Letter from William D. Bonilla to John J. Herrera - 1961-01-23]

Letter from William D. Bonilla to John J. Herrera, dated January 23, 1961, and printed on Bonilla, Davis & De Ases letterhead. The letter solicits support from Herrera for Bonilla's candidacy for State Director of League of United Latin American Citizens.
Date: January 23, 1961
Creator: Bonilla, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Philip J. Montablo to John J. Herrera - 1963-01-17] (open access)

[Letter from Philip J. Montablo to John J. Herrera - 1963-01-17]

Letter from Philip J. Montablo to John J. Herrera, typed and dated January 17, 1963. The letter refers to judicial appointments in Bexar County.
Date: January 17, 1963
Creator: Montablo, Philip J.
System: The Portal to Texas History