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[Promissory Note from Sam and Pauline Bondi to O. V. Anderson - 1964-04-06] (open access)

[Promissory Note from Sam and Pauline Bondi to O. V. Anderson - 1964-04-06]

Promissory note in which Sam and Pauline Bondi promise to pay $2050.00 plus interest to O. V. Anderson, April 6, 1964.
Date: April 6, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from A.B.C. Printing & Stationery Company to LULAC - 1951-04-20] (open access)

[Receipt from A.B.C. Printing & Stationery Company to LULAC - 1951-04-20]

Receipt from A.B.C. Printing and Stationery Company of Houston Texas to Houston LULAC Council, dated April 20, 1951. The receipt is signed by Ernest Eguia. The receipt contains a breakdown, by quantity, of delegate, visitor, and member badges ordered.
Date: April 20, 1951
Creator: A.B.C. Printing & Stationery Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC District Eight Convention visitor badge] (open access)

[LULAC District Eight Convention visitor badge]

LULAC District 8 Convention visitor ribbon dated April 22, 1951, Palacios, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1951
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC District Eight Convention member badge] (open access)

[LULAC District Eight Convention member badge]

LULAC District 8 Convention member ribbon dated April 22, 1951, Palacios, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1951
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC District Eight Convention delegate badge] (open access)

[LULAC District Eight Convention delegate badge]

LULAC District 8 Convention delegate ribbon dated April 22, 1951, Palacios, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1951
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on discrimination at a skating rink - 1952-04-18] (open access)

[Notes on discrimination at a skating rink - 1952-04-18]

Notes on an instance of discrimination at a skating rink that occurred April 18, 1952. The parties involved are listed and suggestions for resolution from John J. Herrera are listed also.
Date: April 18, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1942-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1942-04-21]

Speech delivered by John J. Herrera on April 21, 1942 at San Jacinto Memorial Park for the 106th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera reminds the audience of the important role Latin American patriots played in the battle for Texas independence and continue to play in modern times. Herrera cites international unity as the key to victory in World War II.
Date: April 21, 1942
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1951-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1951-04-21]

Speech delivered by John J. Herrera on April 21, 1951, marking the 115th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. He describes the battle as being between "freemen" and "the minions of despotism" and reminds the audience of the twenty-seven Mexican Texans who fought for Texas freedom.
Date: April 21, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, San Jacinto Monument - 1954-04-21] (open access)

[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, San Jacinto Monument - 1954-04-21]

Draft of the speech delivered by John J. Herrera on April 21, 1954, marking the one hundred and eighteenth anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera compares the Battle of San Jacinto to the Korean War and states that "Our Texas men are proving themselves again and again defenders of the American way of life." Herrera spoke on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens and presented an offering to the memory of those who died in the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date: April 21, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1954-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1954-04-21]

Speech delivered by John J. Herrera on April 21, 1954, marking the 108th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera compares the Battle of San Jacinto to the Korean War and states that "our Texas men are proving themselves again and again defenders of the American way of life." Herrera speaks on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens and presents an offering to the memory of those who died in the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date: April 21, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech delivered by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1953-04-21] (open access)

[Speech delivered by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1953-04-21]

Speech delivered by John J. Herrera at San Jacinto Battleground on April 21, 1953. Herrera compares the volunteers from numerous countries that fought for Texas Independence to the United Nations fighting together for freedom in Korea.
Date: April 21, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1956-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1956-04-21]

Speech delivered by John J. Herrera at the San Jacinto Monument on April 21, 1956, in celebration of the 120th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera refers to the recent meeting between President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Adolfo Ruiz of Mexico, and the Canadian government.
Date: April 21, 1956
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1958-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1958-04-21]

Speech given by John J. Herrera at San Jacinto Monument on April 21, 1958, commemorating the 122nd anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera dedicates the laying of the wreath to Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda who passed away two weeks prior to the event.
Date: April 21, 1958
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1961-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1961-04-21]

Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1961. The speech refers to President John F. Kennedy's relations with Mexico and Mexican-Americans in office and states that Americans must fight against the Communism rising in Cuba.
Date: April 21, 1961
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1961-04-21] (open access)

[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1961-04-21]

Draft of a speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1961. Herrera speaks as a representative of League of United Latin American Citizens and places a wreath on the monument on their behalf as he states he has done for 22 years.
Date: April 21, 1961
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1965-04-21] (open access)

[Handwritten speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1965-04-21]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at the San Jacinto Battleground on April 21, 1965. 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 21, 1965
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1966-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1966-04-21]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at the San Jacinto Monument on April 21, 1965. The speech refers to President Lyndon Johnson's recent trip to Mexico City.
Date: April 21, 1966
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, San Jacinto Battleground - 1967-04-21] (open access)

[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, San Jacinto Battleground - 1967-04-21]

Draft of a Speech by John J. Herrera to be delivered at the San Jacinto Battleground on April 21, 1965. Herrera placed a wreath on the monument to commemorate the 131st anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date: April 21, 1967
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1967-04-21] (open access)

[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - April 20, 1968] (open access)

[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1968-04-20] (open access)

[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1968-04-20] (open access)

[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1970-04-21] (open access)

[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1978-04-22] (open access)

[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History