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LULAC chiefs claim Carter ignores rights
Newspaper clipping of an article entitled "LULAC chiefs claim Carter ignores rights" by Felton West. The article states that "Mexican-American leaders accused the Carter administration Friday of having 'totally ignored' human rights for Spanish-speaking persons."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
West, Felton
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reyes says LULAC request to halt Torres trial was misunderstanding
Clipping of article, "Reyes says LULAC request to halt Torres trial was misunderstanding," by Tom Moran, published in the Houston Chronicle on September 10, 1977.
Date:
September 10, 1977
Creator:
Moran, Tom
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Oh, my God, they've really thrown him in"
Clipping of an article, "Oh, my God, they've really thrown him in" by Gary Taylor, published in The Houston Post on September 16, 1977. The article covers hearings regarding accusations that Houston policemen beat Joe Torres and pushed him into Buffalo Bayou. The document includes the front page story as well as the continuation on page 19A.
Date:
September 16, 1977
Creator:
Taylor, Gary
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Woman, 29, wounds an off-duty sheriff's deputy, then kills self
Clipping from an unknown newspaper of an article titled, "Woman, 29, wounds an off-duty sheriff's deputy, then kills self."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Price Daniel to John J. Herrera - 1959-04-16]
Letter from Governor Price Daniel thanking John J. Herrera for his recommendations of Judges Jimmie Duncan and Wendell A. Odom, though Daniel explains that he already has some "long-standing commitments" for appointments. The letter is typed on paper with a Executive Department Austin, Texas letterhead.
Date:
April 16, 1959
Creator:
Daniel, Price
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Price Daniel - 1959-05-11]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Governor Price Daniel recommending his friend Phil J. Montalbo be appointed to one of the four new district courts in Harris County, on the virtues of his education, community service, and the respect it would garner from the Latin American community to have one of their members so recognized. The letter is stamped with the word COPY in red.
Date:
May 11, 1959
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Price Daniel to John J. Herrera - 1959-06-19]
Letter from Governor Price Daniel to John J. Herrera, apologizing for Daniel's delayed response and thanking Herrera for his recommendation of Phil Montalbo, though someone else received the appointment.
Date:
June 19, 1959
Creator:
Daniel, Price
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note by John J. Herrera about mariachi music at meeting with John F. Kennedy]
Note written by John J. Herrera, on the occasion of John F. Kennedy's visit at the Rice Hotel at Houston. The note reads: "Coming in Main Ball Room Rice "Notice Mexican Mariachis in Background singing "Jacqueline, Jacqueline."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note by John J. Herrea about John F. Kennedy's assassination]
Note by John J. Herrera based on the book "The death of a President," by William Manchester.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note by John J. Herrera about meeting with John F. Kennedy]
Note by John J. Herrera about his discussion with President John F. Kennedy and Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson at a LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) event at the Rice Hotel, Houston. Herrera writes "Talking Latino politics with J.F.K. - my proudest moment!"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to J. Carlos McCormick - 1963-11-29]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to J. Carlos McCormick, Democratic National Committee, relating the reception LULAC had given to the Kennedys and the Johnsons. Herrera is "heartsick," as it was only fifteen hours later that President Kennedy was dead. Herrera says that he is determined to keep the Latinos together in Texas.
Date:
November 29, 1963
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of "They have killed my president!"]
Draft of essay by John J. Herrera about the reception given to President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at the Rice Hotel the night before Kennedy's assassination.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Pierre Salinger - 1962-12-08]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Pierre Salinger, Presidential Press Secretary, requesting the President and Salinger sign a plaque which Herrera had made from a picture of John F. Kennedy painted by Norman Rockwell. This photograph was autographed on the borders by Senator and Mrs. Dennis Chavez, Gus Garcia and others. As this photograph is priceless to Herrera, he will ask his son, who is Washington, D.C., to give the plaque to Pierre Salinger to be signed.
Date:
December 8, 1962
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of "They have killed my president!"]
Draft of essay by John J. Herrera about the reception given to President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at the Rice Hotel the night before Kennedy's assassination.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ralph W. Yarborough to John J. Herrera - 1962-07-12]
Letter from Ralph Yarborough to John J. Herrera. Yarborough confirms Herrera's visit to Washington on the 18th of July, and asks Herrera to call his office to fix a convenient time for the visit.
Date:
July 12, 1962
Creator:
Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation card from the State Democratic Executive Committee to a Welcome Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson - 1963]
Invitation card sent by the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee in honor of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 22, 1963 at the Municipal Auditorium, Austin. A request of $100 per ticket is made for the contribution to the Committee.
Date:
1963
Creator:
Democratic Party (Tex.). State Executive Committee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tribute to John F. Kennedy]
Tribute to John F. Kennedy.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tribute to John F. Kennedy]
Handwritten tribute to John F. Kennedy.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Walter Jenkins to John J. Herrera - 1963-11-20]
Telegram sent through Western Union from Walter Jenkins to John H. Herrera, informing Herrera that Vice President Lyndon Johnson has accepted Herrera's invitation for November 21st.
Date:
November 20, 1963
Creator:
Jenkins, Walter
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation telegram from the State Democratic Executive Committee to a Welcome Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson - 1963-11-20]
Invitation telegram sent by the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee in honor of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 22, 1963 at the Commodore Perry Hotel in Austin, Texas. The invitation was sent to Mr. and Mrs. John Herrera.
Date:
November 20, 1963
Creator:
Democratic Party (Tex.). State Executive Committee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Presidente Johnson durante toda su vida se ha preocupado, interesado, y extendido su ayuda a los americanos de descendencia mexicana y española
Document describing the ways President Lyndon Johnson has, over the course of his political career, helped and promoted Mexican and Hispanic Americans. The article advocates re-electing President Johnson his Vice Presidential nominee, Hubert Humphrey.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of tribute to John F. Kennedy]
Draft of a tribute to John F. Kennedy.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of tribute to John F. Kennedy]
Draft of a tribute to John F. Kennedy.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History