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[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1967-04-21]
Draft of a speech written by John J. Herrera and delivered on the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. The draft is handwritten on legal paper.
Date:
April 21, 1967
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - April 20, 1968]
Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at the San Jacinto Day celebration on April 20, 1968. Herrera was there as a representative of the League of United Latin American Citizens and placed a wreath on the monument on their behalf. Below the typed speech is a handwritten note "Original Text. Needless to say - I knocked 'em dead J.H. 04/20/68 San Jacinto". The reverse of the page has a handwritten letter to Herrera's son, Doug, telling him about his speech and that he was thinking about the boys fighting in Vietnam.
Date:
April 20, 1968
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1968-04-20]
Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at San Jacinto Day on April 20, 1968.
Date:
April 20, 1968
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1968-04-20]
Draft of speech by John J. Herrera delivered at the San Jacinto celebration on April 20, 1968. Herrera was there as a representative of the League of United Latin American Citizens and placed a wreath on the monument on their behalf.
Date:
April 20, 1968
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1970-04-21]
Speech by John J. Herrera, delivered on Tuesday, April 21, 1970, at the San Jacinto Battleground Monument for San Jacinto Day. Herrera recounts the events leading up to the battle and lays a wreath on the monument in memory of those who fought.
Date:
April 21, 1970
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1978-04-22]
Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at San Jacinto Battleground on April 22, 1978. Herrera describes the relation between the settlers in Texas at the time and their diverse ethnicity. This speech is missing pages.
Date:
April 22, 1978
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1971-04-21]
Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at San Jacinto Monument on San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1971, commemorating the 135th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera indicates that after giving this address for the past 31 years he is grateful as to how he has been received, confident that the memory of those who fought will live on, and plans to pass the honor of speaking at this event another another person.
Date:
April 21, 1971
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Article on San Jacinto Day Celebration - April 22, 1958]
Partial clipping of an article from The Houston Post covering the San Jacinto Day Celebration published on April 22, 1958. The article includes two photographs: a photo of Texas Governor Price Daniel addressing the audience and posed photo of Joyce and John J. Herrera and Governor Daniel with a memorial wreath. The article is a continuation from a previous page and the text is incomplete.
Date:
April 22, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Highlights at San Jacinto Day celebration here
Newspaper clipping of an article covering the San Jacinto Day Celebration published on April 22, 1942. The article is pasted on a piece of brown paper along with John J. Herrera's business card that lists his profession as "Notary Public, Income Tax Work". The article includes four photographs including one of John J. Herrera holding a memorial wreath.
Date:
April 22, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Autographed speech by Martin Dies, Jr. - 1969-04-21]
A typed, autographed copy of a speech by Martin Dies, Jr., delivered on San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1969. The inscription reads "To my friend and great [?] John Herrera, Martin Dies, Jr."
Date:
April 21, 1969
Creator:
Dies, Martin, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The fight for democracy - proofread copy]
Speech given by Carlos E. Castañeda at San Jacinto on April 21, 1943. Castañeda speaks of the unconquerable determination to do or die by the army of "freemen" to preserve the liberty and freedom of the country in face of the brutal tyranny by the "army of a dictator".
Date:
April 21, 1943
Creator:
Castañeda, Carlos E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The fight for democracy
Speech given by Carlos E. Castañeda on April 20, 1950. Castañeda discusses the importance of the fight for individual freedom and liberty and the necessity to fight oppression.
Date:
April 20, 1950
Creator:
Castañeda, Carlos E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Ralph Guzman to John J. Herrera - 1955-04-29]
Western Union telegram from Ralph Guzman to John J. Herrera, stating that "Al" is gone on another case, and that Guzman will be seeing "Al" on Tuesday.
Date:
April 29, 1955
Creator:
Guzman, Ralph
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda - 1947-04-01]
Onionskin carbon copy of a letter sent by John J. Herrera to Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda in Austin, Texas. Herrera requests Dr. Castañeda to write a letter of support for a Spanish speaking radio station in Houston. Herrera also inquires if Dr. Castañeda could make himself available to testify as a witness in an upcoming hearing with the FCC.
Date:
April 1, 1947
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Communications Commission Order for Change in Facilities, Eugene J. Roth, April 4, 1947]
An Order for Change in Facilities granted by the Federal Communications Commission. The Order was in response to the application of Eugene J. Roth, trading as Mission Broadcasting Company in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
April 4, 1947
Creator:
United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit, Eugene J. Roth, April 4, 1947]
An order granted by the FCC for a construction permit pertaining to the application of Eugene J. Roth, trading as Mission Broadcasting Company (KONO).
Date:
April 4, 1947
Creator:
United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for Services Rendered for John J. Herrera by John H. Barron - April 14, 1947]
Onionskin carbon copy of an itemized bill sent to John J. Herrera for services rendered by John Barron, Consulting Radio Engineers of Washington, D.C. Services rendered between March 5 through April 11, 1947 and totaled $906.05.
Date:
April 14, 1947
Creator:
Barron, John H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for Services Rendered for John J. Herrera by John H. Barron - April 14, 1947]
Onionskin carbon copy of an itemized bill sent to John J. Herrera for services rendered by John Barron, Consulting Radio Engineers of Washington, D.C. Services rendered between March 5 through April 11, 1947 and totaled $906.05.
Date:
April 14, 1947
Creator:
Barron, John H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. F. Prince to John J. Herrera - 1947-04-17]
Letter sent by D. F. Prince to John J. Herrera. Prince provides an update about the application submitted by Mr. Morales and the Petition to Amend and Remove from Hearing Docket submitted to the FCC. Prince also provides a timeline for the application process.
Date:
April 17, 1947
Creator:
Prince, D. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. F. Prince to T. J. Slowie - 1947-04-28]
Letter sent by D. F. Prince to T. J. Slowie, Secretary at Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D. C. Prince has submitted an amended application for a standard broadcast station construction permit (Form 301) on behalf of Felix H. Morales.
Date:
April 28, 1947
Creator:
Prince, D. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Vesey, Prince & Clineburg - 1947-04-04]
Onionskin carbon copy of a letter sent by John J. Herrera to Vesey, Prince & Clineburg in Washington, D. C. Herrera writes that he has authorized John Barron to prepare the amended engineering data. He also comments on Felix H. Morales' preference to retain Charles L. Belfi in spite of his qualifications.
Date:
April 4, 1947
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to John H. Barron - 1947-04-04]
Copy of a letter John J. Herrera sent to John H. Barron in Washington, D. C. Herrera advises Barron that he hads been authorized by Felix H. Morales to proceed with the preparation of the engineering for amending the radio station permit.
Date:
April 4, 1947
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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