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Real Estate Broker ID card for Jane Rogers Reed (open access)

Real Estate Broker ID card for Jane Rogers Reed

Real Estate Broker ID card for Jane Rogers Reed
Date: May 15, 1985
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Manila envelope with a note written on it] (open access)

[Manila envelope with a note written on it]

Manila envelope that contained four photographs. Text written in red ink near top of envelope reads: "Note: It appears that these photograph were among items belonging to Stanley Decker that were in George Office vault - Sent to the park on 2-12-82-".
Date: February 12, 1982
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Urbina to Thomas H. Kreneck - 1986-10-31] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel Urbina to Thomas H. Kreneck - 1986-10-31]

Letter from Manuel Urbina, II, to Thomas H. Kreneck, Director of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, dated October 31, 1986. The letter accompanied seventeen documents and two folders containing information on the life and work on Reverend Manuel Urbina, of the Magnolia Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. The donation to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center also includes a book written about Urbina by his widow, Irene Salce de Urbina.
Date: October 31, 1986
Creator: Urbina, Manuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Urbina to Thomas H. Kreneck - 1986-11-17] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel Urbina to Thomas H. Kreneck - 1986-11-17]

Letter from Manuel Urbina, II, to Thomas H. Kreneck, Director of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, dated November 17, 1986. The letter accompanied Documents No. VII A and VIII A, which had been omitted from a previous donation of Manuel Urbina's documents by his family. Urbina also sends Kreneck copies of photographs of the ceremony at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center.
Date: November 17, 1986
Creator: Urbina, Manuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Manuel Urbina from Sally Peck - 1985-10-08] (open access)

[Letter to Manuel Urbina from Sally Peck - 1985-10-08]

Letter from Sally Peck, Director of Financial Development of the Greater Houston Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, to Manuel Urbina, II. Reverend Urbina had sent a donation of $246 to the American Red Cross form the Reverend Manuel Urbina Memorial Foundation, Inc. Peck thanks Urbina for the foundation's donation for the victims of the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake.
Date: October 8, 1985
Creator: Peck, Sally
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Angel Fraga to Tom Kreneck - 1987-06-01] (open access)

[Letter from Angel Fraga to Tom Kreneck - 1987-06-01]

Letter from Angel Z. Fraga to Dr. Tom Kreneck at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center dated June 1, 1987, on letterhead. The letter indicates that Fraga has forwarded a copy of a speech by John J. Herrera. The enclosed speech was given on June 22, 1975, at the first anniversary of the three Hispanic City Judges appointed by Mayor Hofheinz. The enclosure also includes copies of four photographs with captions of the event.
Date: June 1, 1987
Creator: Fraga, Angel Z.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Shirley Greenly Macias to the family of John J. Herrera - 1987-01-27] (open access)

[Letter from Shirley Greenly Macias to the family of John J. Herrera - 1987-01-27]

Letter from Shirley Green Macias, Assistant Editor of the Texas Bar Journal, to the family of John J. Herrera, printed on organization letterhead and dated January 27, 1987. The letter offers condolences on the death of John J. Herrera and asks for information so that a memorial can be published in the next issue of the journal. A self addressed stamped envelope is included for response.
Date: January 27, 1987
Creator: Macias, Shirley Greenly
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas H. Kreneck to Shirley Greenly Macias - 1987-04-13] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas H. Kreneck to Shirley Greenly Macias - 1987-04-13]

Letter from Thomas H. Kreneck, Ph.D., of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center to Shirley Greenly Macias, Assistant Editor of the Texas Bar Journal. The letter, dated April 13, 1987, is printed on HMRC letterhead. Kreneck is communicating, on behalf of the Herrera family, the information needed to complete the memorial in the Texas Bar Journal.
Date: April 13, 1987
Creator: Kreneck, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Burtis M. Dougherty to John J. Herrera - 1980-02-04] (open access)

[Letter from Burtis M. Dougherty to John J. Herrera - 1980-02-04]

Letter from Burtis M. Dougherty for James P. Turner of the Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. to John J. Herrera. Dougherty asks Herrera to send a copy of the court's order in Delgado vs. Bastrop ISD and the order issued by the Commissioner of Education.
Date: February 4, 1980
Creator: Dougherty, Burtis M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thurman Gupton to John J. Herrera - 1980-07-30] (open access)

[Letter from Thurman Gupton to John J. Herrera - 1980-07-30]

Personal letter from retired Judge Thurman Gupton to John J. Herrera in reply to an earlier letter from Herrera catching up on their friendship. Gupton comments on Herrera's successful open-heart surgery performed by Dr. Denton Cooley and reminisces over the cases Herrera presented in his court. The letter's envelope is also included.
Date: July 30, 1980
Creator: Gupton, Thurman
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Reverend P. F. Flores to Roberto Ornelas - 1980-08-29] (open access)

[Letter from Reverend P. F. Flores to Roberto Ornelas - 1980-08-29]

Letter from Reverend P. F. Flores to Roberto Ornelas explaining that Flores will not be able to attend the "roasting" of John J. Herrera. Flores expresses his gratitude toward Herrera for devoting Herrera's time to help teach Mexican-American children that were boycotting a segregated school in Pearland.
Date: August 29, 1980
Creator: Flores, P. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Hector P. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1980-09-11] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Hector P. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1980-09-11]

Letter from Dr. Hector P. Garcia congratulating John J. Herrera on being honored. Garcia praises Herrera for his accomplishments in defending Mexican-American civil rights and for his bravery in fighting discrimination. Garcia notes that he will not be able to attend the event in person.
Date: September 11, 1980
Creator: Garcia, Hector P., -1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mailgram Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe - April 9, 1982] (open access)

[Mailgram Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe - April 9, 1982]

Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe. It would seem that both Sam and Tom were associated with the removal of two important radio programs from the air. Mr. Salas writes to respectfully request that both be reinstated, especially with the long history shared between Mr. Salas, BCMM, and KAPE radio, dating back to 1974.
Date: April 9, 1982
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fredric A. Weiss to SAMC Board - August 20, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Fredric A. Weiss to SAMC Board - August 20, 1980]

Letter from Fredric a. Weiss to the San Antonio Media Center (SAMC) board. The letter reads as a summary of activities which have taken place with an organization of high school students interested in careers in the media. He discusses bake sales, television programs, and other activities they have performed.
Date: August 20, 1980
Creator: Weiss, Fredric A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Executive Committee - January 3, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Executive Committee - January 3, 1980]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to an executive committee. He discusses an anti-Ku Klux Klan march in the works; its potential benefits and drawbacks; and its organizer, Antonio Cabral, who has antagonized other civil rights organizations, including the OUED.
Date: January 3, 1980
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Cilvil Rights Division Director - March 7, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from OUED to Cilvil Rights Division Director - March 7, 1981]

Letter from the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to the Civil Rights Division Director at the United States Department of Justice. The OUED was prompted to write the letter after their president, John H. Sanders Jr., was accused of communist leanings. The letter is sent to the Department of Justice to inquire on the specious statement, which they believe is meant to discredit their civil rights advocacy efforts.
Date: March 7, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Danny Garcia - February 7, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from OUED to Danny Garcia - February 7, 1981]

Letter from Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to Danny Garcia, staff writer at San Antonio Light. They are writing to ask for a formal retraction on a statement written by Mr. Garcia, quoting T. C. Calvert as the founder of their organization. They claim OUED was founded by multiple individuals, contrary to Mr. Calvert's quote.
Date: February 7, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Serge Mukendi to Mario Marcel Salas - October 30, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Serge Mukendi to Mario Marcel Salas - October 30, 1980]

Letter from Serge Mukendi, United States Representative of the Congolese National Liberation Front, to Mario Marcel Salas, officer of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The letter is a follow-up from a previous request to know more about Mr. Mukendi's organization.
Date: October 30, 1980
Creator: Mukendi, Serge
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, Keith L. Charlton to John Saunders - March 23, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, Keith L. Charlton to John Saunders - March 23, 1981]

Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, and Keith L. Charlton Jr. to John Saunders at Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The men are writing in response to a complaint filed by OUED concerning an unnamed indiscretion by an EMS Technician. They inform Mr. Saunders that proper action has been taken and that further recommendations were given to the Fire Chief.
Date: March 23, 1981
Creator: Castellano, Alfred; Day, Edward R. & Charlton, Keith L., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981]

Letter from Bill M. White, criminal district attorney from San Antonio, to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development. The letter is a confirmation that a proper course of action is in the works in regards to an incident mentioned by Mr. Sanders in a previous letter. It would seem that the incident had something to do with a mass riot and possible violent attacks.
Date: September 22, 1981
Creator: White, Bill M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to John Sanders - August 28, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to John Sanders - August 28, 1981]

Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton from the House of Representatives to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside and Development. She thanks him for his concern over a plaque that bore her name and the names of board members in the Bexar County Cancer Center.
Date: August 28, 1981
Creator: Sutton, G. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Dan McKinnon - August 10, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Dan McKinnon - August 10, 1982]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, public information officer of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to Dan McKinnon, chairperson of Civil Aeronautics Board. Mr. Salas has written to request that South African Airways be denied permission to land in Houston in light of South Africa's civil rights violations and treatment of black South Africans.
Date: August 10, 1982
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, John Sanders, and Rick Greene to United States Department of Justice - March 13, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, John Sanders, and Rick Greene to United States Department of Justice - March 13, 1982]

Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, Rick Greene, and John H. Sanders from Organizations United for Eastside Development to the civil rights division at the United States Department of Justice. The organization leaders are writing to request an investigation into an incident between Amtrak security personnel and Charlene Mitchell and Mike Welch, who were allegedly drugged, attacked, and charged with public drunkenness.
Date: March 13, 1982
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel; Sanders, John H. & Greene, Rick
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - December 7, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - December 7, 1983]

Mailgram letter from John H. Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to representative Henry B. Gonzalez. He writes to thank him for beginning an impeachment process for President Reagan that began with differences over his foreign policies. Specifically, Sanders condemns the United States involvement in Grenada and Lebanon.
Date: December 7, 1983
Creator: Sanders, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History