[Photograph of Men of Workers' Institute]

Photograph of men of a Workers' Instutute standing on the front steps of a building. The men are dressed in slacks, button-down shirts, and ties. The building behind them is white with wood siding and is elevated off the ground by wood pillars.
Date: July 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men of Workers' Institute]

Photograph of a group of men of a Workers' Institute standing on the front steps of a building. The men are dressed in slacks, button-down shirts, and ties. One man is walking in front of the steps, facing away from the camera. The structure behind the men is white with wood siding and is elevated off the ground by wood pillars. The photograph is out of focus.
Date: July 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men and Woman in Ocean]

Photograph of a group of men and one woman swimming and wading in the ocean. Both in front of the group and behind the group are cresting waves. No land is visible. The group is identified as part of a Workers' Institute.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men and Woman in Ocean]

Photograph of three men and one woman swimming and wading in the ocean. The woman is wearing a black swimsuit. Behind the group is the white crest of a wave. No land is visible. The people are identified as part of a Workers' Conference.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of People in Ocean]

Photograph of a group of people swimming in the ocean. Only their heads and tops of their heads are visible. Behind the group and in front of the group waves are cresting. No land is visible. The group is identified as part of a Workers' Institute.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Alonso S. Perales - 1948-04-07] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Alonso S. Perales - 1948-04-07]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Alonso S. perales regarding the guardianship proceedings of the Cisneros matter. Herrera writes that he had a talk with Mrs. Mansfield, and her attorney is taking care of the matter of changing her name from Mrs. Fajardo to Mrs. Manfield. If she likes her name to be unchanged, Herrera could get the papers signed and send them to her. Herrera also mentions that he would get the file on Macario Garcia up to date and send it to her.
Date: April 7, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten notecard listing Texas City LULAC Council members] (open access)

[Handwritten notecard listing Texas City LULAC Council members]

Notecard listing Texas City LULAC Council members and their elected positions. Date of October 1947 is written in pencil. Appears to be same list of members mentioned in John J. Herrera's letter of October 2, 1947 to Dr. José Maldonado, President General of League of United Latin American Citizens, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Date: October 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notecard listing Texas City LULAC Council members] (open access)

[Notecard listing Texas City LULAC Council members]

Notecard listing Texas City LULAC Council members and their elected positions. Appears to be same list of members mentioned in John J. Herrera's letter of October 2, 1947 to Dr. José Maldonado, President General of League of United Latin American Citizens, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to José Maldonado - 1947-10-02] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to José Maldonado - 1947-10-02]

Carbon copy of letter to Dr. José Maldonado, President General of the League of United Latin American Citizens from John J. Herrera, Regional LULAC Organizer for Texas dated October 2, 1947. Enclosed with the letter is a carbon copy of the Cashiers Check that was sent with the original letter. This letter is a request to issue a charter for a new Texas City Men's Council of LULAC.
Date: October 2, 1947
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Ramos - 1947-11-19] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Ramos - 1947-11-19]

Letter from Joe Ramos, a member of the Texas City League of United Latin American Citizens Council. He is asking for an update concerning the Texas City Council's request for a charter. The letter is addressed to "Dear Sir" and mentions that they had previously communicated with Mr. John Herrera about the charter.
Date: November 19, 1947
Creator: Ramos, Joe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to José Maldonado, President General, LULAC - 1948-02-26] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to José Maldonado, President General, LULAC - 1948-02-26]

Carbon copy of letter to Dr. José Maldonado, President General of the League of United Latin American Citizens in Santa Fe, New Mexico dated February 26, 1948 from John J. Herrera, Regional Organizer for Texas. Herrera is asking for Dr. Maldonado's participation in the installation of the new Galveston Council Number 151 on Sunday, March 7, 1948. A delegation from Houston also planned to attend the installation ceremonies in Galveston.
Date: February 26, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Garza to John J. Herrera - 1948-02-28] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Garza to John J. Herrera - 1948-02-28]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Joe Garza dated February 28, 1948. Garza is confirming that he is able to attend the installation of the new Galveston Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens. The letter is on the letterhead of Jason's Jewelers of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date: February 28, 1948
Creator: Garza, Joe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raul Padilla to John J. Herrera - 1948-11-19] (open access)

[Letter from Raul Padilla to John J. Herrera - 1948-11-19]

Letter from Raul Padilla, Secretary of Texas City LULAC Council Number 150, to John J. Herrera, Regional Organizer for Texas LULAC, dated November 19, 1948. The Texas City Council voted in favor of having the Regional Convention in Houston. It is also reported that the school children in Crystal City, Texas, have been segregated in six or seven schools.
Date: November 19, 1948
Creator: Padilla, Raul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tin Types (open access)

Tin Types

Clipping of heading only for monthly newsletter, Tin Types. This issue is volume IV, number 8.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Tin Processing Corporation
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of Tin Types - 1948-09-04] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of Tin Types - 1948-09-04]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter to the editor of Tin Types from John J. Herrera, criticizing the publication's article "La Caliente Tortillas." Herrera points out the discriminatory nature of the article and provides some background on the history of the corn tortilla and details how Mexican culture has influenced America and the world.
Date: September 4, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and John W. Spies - September 1940] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and John W. Spies - September 1940]

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky from the University of Texas School of Medicine, and Dr. John W. Spies, who is the Dean of the School of Medicine. In the second letter, which is dated September 16, 1940, Dr. Meyer Bodansky requests vacation time for either October or November of the same year. The first letter, which is dated September 16, 1940, is a response from Dr. Spies to Dr. Bodansky, and requests that he bring up the matter closer to the time.
Date: September 16, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Spies, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. Kraus to Meyer Bodansky - October 14, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from F. Kraus to Meyer Bodansky - October 14, 1940]

Letter to Dr. Meyer Bodansky from F. Kraus of the Medicinal Specialty Department of the Merck & Co. Inc. Manufacturing Chemists. The letter expresses the company's appreciation of Dr. Bodansky's interest in it's scientific research publications, and informs him that a copy of a requested brochure is being sent to him.
Date: October 14, 1940
Creator: Kraus, F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George E. Pabinowitz to Eleanor Bodansky - October 21, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from George E. Pabinowitz to Eleanor Bodansky - October 21, 1941]

Letter from George E. Pabinowitz to the wife of the late Dr. Meyer Bodansky, dated October 21, 1941. The letter informs Mrs. Bodansky that her late husband is being honored at the University of Texas with a memorial plaque, which was bought with funds raised by the members of Phi Delta Epsilon.
Date: October 21, 1941
Creator: Pabinowitz, George E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor A. Bodansky to E. P. Hamilton - May 24, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Eleanor A. Bodansky to E. P. Hamilton - May 24, 1947]

Letter from Eleanor A. Bodansky to E. P. Hamilton concerning questions over a copyright contract that she is involved with.
Date: May 24, 1947
Creator: Bodansky, Eleanor A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from "Arthur" to Eleanor Bodansky - May 22, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from "Arthur" to Eleanor Bodansky - May 22, 1947]

Letter to Eleanor Bodansky concerning a copyright contract negotiation that she is involved in. The letter is signed to be from a man named "Arthur".
Date: May 22, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for Research Council - December 17, 1940] (open access)

[Minutes for Research Council - December 17, 1940]

Minutes of the Research Council at the University of Texas Medical Branch including funding, approval of projects and manuscripts, and experimentation on animals.
Date: December 17, 1940
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Research Council.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Record of Research Council Meeting - January 9, 1941] (open access)

[Record of Research Council Meeting - January 9, 1941]

Record of a Research Council meeting at the University of Texas Medical Branch including discussion of treatment options for specific patients, proper protocol regarding the treatment of said patients and inspection of the quarters for laboratory animals.
Date: January 9, 1941
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Research Council.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for Research Council Meeting - January 23, 1941] (open access)

[Minutes for Research Council Meeting - January 23, 1941]

Minutes for a Research Council meeting at the University of Texas Medical Branch including discussion of grant awards from the Ella Sachs Plots Foundation, proper animal quartering in laboratories, and treatment of parasites on the research animals.
Date: January 23, 1941
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Research Council.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for Research Council - February 6, 1941] (open access)

[Minutes for Research Council - February 6, 1941]

Minutes of the Research Council at the University of Texas Medical Branch including application for the Ella Plots Foundation Grants, the hiring of assistants and expansion of facilities.
Date: February 6, 1941
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Research Council.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History