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[Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera - 1954-08-20]
Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera informing Herrera about a telegram received by Senator Price Daniel. The telegram was from the Commanding General at Fort Bliss regarding the hardship discharge application for Private Abel Cisneros.
Date:
August 20, 1954
Creator:
Jacobsen, Jake
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1954-08-12]
Letter from John J. Herrera to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson regarding Private Abel Cisneros. Herrera provides information about the hardship caused by Pvt. Cisneros being drafted into the Army.
Date:
August 12, 1954
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1954-08-12]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter John J. Herrera wrote to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson regarding Private Abel Cisneros. Herrera provides information about the hardship caused by Pvt. Cisneros being drafted into the Army.
Date:
September 12, 1954
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Price Daniel - 1954-08-12]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter John J. Herrera wrote to Senator Price Daniel regarding Private Abel Cisneros. Herrera provides information about the hardship caused by Pvt. Cisneros being drafted into the Army.
Date:
August 12, 1954
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Price Daniel - 1954-08-12]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter John J. Herrera wrote to Senator Price Daniel regarding Private Abel Cisneros. Herrera provides information about the hardship caused by Pvt. Cisneros being drafted into the Army.
Date:
August 12, 1954
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera - 1954-10-05]
Handwritten letter from Private Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera in which Cisneros provides an update on his application status.
Date:
October 5, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Abel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera - 1954-06-13]
Letter from Private Abel Cisneros at Fort Bliss, Texas to John J. Herrera in Houston, Tex. Pvt. Cisneros provides Herrera with an update on his family and financial matters.
Date:
June 13, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Abel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]
An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores lists the family's monthly living expenses and provides information about her medical condition. The document is not signed and has John J. Herrera as the Harris County Notary Public.
Date:
September 30, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09]
An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros with her request for a hardship discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document is signed but not dated or notarized in September 1954.
Date:
September 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-30]
An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores listed the family's monthly living expenses and provided information about her medical condition. The document was signed and notarized on June 30, 1954.
Date:
June 30, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Angelita Cisneros]
An affidavit from Angelita Cisneros in which she states she is a dependent of Private Abel Cisneros and is making a request for a dependency discharge. The document is neither signed nor notarized.
Date:
June 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Angelita
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - June, 1954]
An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to procure a dependency discharge for her husband. The document contains the signature of Mrs. Cisneros. The name of the Wharton County Notary Public and the exact date in June, 1954 were left blank.
Date:
June 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Dolores L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Abel Cisneros to Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-12]
Envelope sent by Private Abel Cisneros at Fort Bliss, Texas to his wife Lola Cisneros in Wharton, Texas. The envelope is postmarked in El Paso, Texas on June 12, 1954.
Date:
June 12, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Abel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abel Cisneros to Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-10]
A five page handwritten letter from Abel Cisneros to his wife, Lola. Abel provided Lola with an update on his activities in the Army.
Date:
June 10, 1954
Creator:
Cisneros, Abel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1954-09-17]
Letter to Frank Pinedo from John J. Herrera, asking Pinedo to please help Herrera get his driver's license application processed. Herrera also writes with a sense of frustration in regards to the Hernandez case: "I do know that I have sunk at least $1000.00 of my own money in the Hernandez case, and frankly I am sick with the whole deal and I am ready to withdraw and let Gus [Garcia] go by himself." Herrera mentions that Abel Cisneros is starting a radio program in Wharton County.
Date:
September 17, 1954
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to John J. Herrera - 1954-10-20]
Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to John J. Herrera, dated October 20, 1954, responding to Herrera's letter about a driver's license situation as well as expenses accrued during the Hernandez case. Pinedo expresses to Herrera that The American G.I. Forum would be holding a "special" meeting to speak about the expenses of Gus C. Garcia, and Herrera during the case of the United States Supreme Court vs. Pete Hernandez.
Date:
October 20, 1954
Creator:
Pinedo, Frank M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to John Ben Shepperd - 1954-10-29]
Letter from John J. Herrera to John Ben Shepperd, Attorney General of the State of Texas, 1 congratulating Shepperd on his action, announced in the newspapers, against the loan and finance companies of Texas. Herrera writes: "You no doubt know that the Latin American people of Texas are the primary sufferers from the vicious loan sharks that operate in our State." Herrera extends his assistance to the Attorney General on the venture.
Date:
October 29, 1954
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emily Rimmer Vasquez, LULAC Junior Director, to All Men's and Ladies Councils - 1954-11-01]
Letter from Emily Rimmer Vasquez, Junior Director, to All Men's and Ladies Councils instructing the Junior Councils that there must division of Districts and Supervisors appointed. The letter includes active councils and districts in the states of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. Vasquez gives further instructions on the duties of Junior District Supervisor.
Date:
November 1, 1954
Creator:
Vasquez, Emily Rimmer
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emily Rimmer Vasquez, LULAC Junior Director to Junior national and local officers and members - 1954-10-29]
Letter from Emily Rimmer Vasquez, Junior Director to League of United Latin American Citizens to all Junior national and local officers and members, October 30, 1954, urging members to write to congratulate new Councils created in Galveston, Texas and Roswell, New Mexico. Vasquez gives a quick status update on events happening within the Senior LULAC councils and urges Junior officers and members that "FOR A MORE UNITED JUNIOR LEAGUE, WRITE OFTEN".
Date:
October 29, 1954
Creator:
Vasquez, Emily Rimmer
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Virginia Ochoa to John J. Herrera - 1954-11-16]
Letter from Miss Virginia Ochoa, Secretary of Women's League of United Latin American Citizens Council Number 22 to John J. Herrera dated November 16,1954. Ochoa thanks Herrera for allowing the use of his office for meetings regarding the "Rey Feo Charity Fiesta." There is a handwritten note on the front of the letter that reads: "Martin Perez 3915 Ranch" There is a handwritten note on the back of the letter as well that reads: "10,000"
Date:
November 16, 1954
Creator:
Ochoa, Virginia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Judgement against the State of Texas]
Supreme Court of the United States, case number 406, October term, 1953. Pete Hernández v. the State of Texas. Hernández had appealed the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas.
Date:
May 3, 1954
Creator:
United States. Supreme Court
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Judgement against the State of Texas, page seven]
Supreme Court of the United States, case number 406, October term, 1953. Pete Hernández v. the State of Texas. Hernández had appealed the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas.
Date:
May 3, 1954
Creator:
United States. Supreme Court
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Judgement against the State of Texas, page seven]
Supreme Court of the United States, case number 406, October term, 1953. Pete Hernández v. the State of Texas. Hernández had appealed the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas.
Date:
May 3, 1954
Creator:
United States. Supreme Court
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[San Jacinto Day Program - 1954-04-21]
Program from San Jacinto Day hosted by the San Jacinto Chapters of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and Daughters of the Republic of Texas on April 21, 1954. The program has a black and white illustration of the San Jacinto monument and lists the speakers and events of the day.
Date:
April 21, 1954
Creator:
Sons of the Republic of Texas, San Jacinto Chapter
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History