[Letter from John J. Herrera to Abel Cisneros - 1950-11-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Abel Cisneros - 1950-11-08]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Abel Cisneros, President of El Campo LULAC Council, dated November 8, 1950. Discusses arrangements for upcoming LULAC meeting and procedures for the meeting.
Date: November 8, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Maldonado to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-09] (open access)

[Letter from José Maldonado to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-09]

Letter from José Maldonado, M.D., of Santa Fe, New Mexico, to John J. Herrera dated November 9, 1950. Maldonado sends his regrets that he cannot attend a LULAC meeting in Wharton, Texas.
Date: November 9, 1950
Creator: Maldonado, José
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jose Hernandez - 1950-11-17] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jose Hernandez - 1950-11-17]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Jose Hernandez of Rosenberg, Texas, dated November 17, 1950. Acknowledges Hernandez' attendance at a LULAC meeting in Wharton County, Texas. Also includes an invitation to attend a LULAC meeting and dance in Palacios, Texas.
Date: November 17, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Willie Carbajal - 1951-11-20] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Willie Carbajal - 1951-11-20]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Willie Carbajal, LULAC District 8 Governor in New Gulf, Texas, dated November 20, 1951. Herrera asks for distribution of an enclosed Proclamation to every LULAC council. This proclamation calls for a District Convention in District Eight, at Wharton, Texas, on December 9, 1951.
Date: November 20, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proclamation to LULAC District 8 Councils - 1951-11-20] (open access)

[Proclamation to LULAC District 8 Councils - 1951-11-20]

Proclamation from John J. Herrera, National Organizer of LULAC, to LULAC Councils in District 8, dated November 20, 1951. This proclamation calls for a District Convention in District Eight, at Wharton, Texas, on December 9, 1951.
Date: November 20, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez and Gus C. Garcia to Frank A. Shannon - 1949-11-04] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez and Gus C. Garcia to Frank A. Shannon - 1949-11-04]

Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez and Gus C. Garcia from LULAC replying to the editorial article written by Mary Lee Shannon and printed in the Wharton Spectator on October 14, 1949. Rodriguez and Garcia refute the conception of the "Mexican problem" stated in the letter. They state many misconceptions about the Mexican minorities, and the injustice done to them.
Date: November 4, 1949
Creator: Rodriguez, Jacob I. & Garcia, Gustavo C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1948-11-26] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1948-11-26]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC Regional Governor, to Jacob I. Rodriguez, Executive Secretary General of LULAC, dated November 26, 1948. Referenced in the letter are the enclosures of national dues and LULAC News dues paid with two money orders from El Campo Council Number 170, as well as a list of names of the 71 members of the new council.
Date: November 26, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1950-11-03] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1950-11-03]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Jacob I. Rodriguez, LULAC District 5 Governor, dated November 3, 1950. Explains process of Houston LULAC Council offer to hold the Texas Regional LULAC Convention in Houston on January 20 and 21, 1950. Also discusses a November 12th LULAC meeting in Wharton County to meet with prospective members from Matagorda, Brazoria, Wharton, Fort Bend, Jackson and Victoria counties.
Date: November 3, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. J. Garza to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-07] (open access)

[Letter from G. J. Garza to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-07]

Letter from G. J. Garza, LULAC National President, to John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, dated November 7, 1950. Discusses plans and agenda while attending LULAC meeting in Wharton on November 12, 1950.
Date: November 7, 1950
Creator: Garza, G. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - 1950-11-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - 1950-11-08]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated November 8, 1950. A follow-up invitation after sending out a meeting notice regarding the November 12, 1950 LULAC meeting to be held in Wharton, Texas.
Date: November 8, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela - November 8, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela - November 8, 1950]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela of Falfurrias, Texas, dated November 8, 1950. Discusses her upcoming visit to Houston. Includes an invitation for the LULAC ladies to attend the upcoming LULAC meeting in Wharton, Texas, on November 12, 1950.
Date: November 8, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George I. Sánchez to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-08] (open access)

[Letter from George I. Sánchez to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-08]

Letter from George I. Sánchez, The University of Texas at Austin, to John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, dated November 8, 1950. Sánchez regrets that he cannot attend meeting in Wharton, Texas, because of health reasons. Sánchez stresses the importance of LULAC promoting civic betterment for all Texans.
Date: November 8, 1950
Creator: Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marriage License of Carl Harton & Anna Krenek (open access)

Marriage License of Carl Harton & Anna Krenek

Marriage license provided to Carl Harton and Louise Krenek, presided by F. L. Kral, the county clerk of Wharton County. There is a black and white illustration at the very top of the document of a bell composed entirely of small flowers, with a leafy vine emerging from the back of the bell and encircling it in an arc. This bell is inside a circular motif with decorative geometric elements around the edge, and is flanked on both sides by bold, Old English text that declares the document as a Marriage License. When closed, the information provided in the opened document is condensed into the uppermost quarter of the document's back.
Date: November 3, 1933
Creator: Kral, F. L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parents and Their Daughter Standing on a Lawn]

Black and white photograph of a father, a mother, and their daughter. The father and mother are identified as Harold Hansen and Dorothy Bender Hansen according to a handwritten note on the back of the photograph. The father is wearing a double-breasted suit and tie; the mother is wearing a button-up dress. Their daughter is wearing a frilly white dress. She is holding a stuffed animal in her right hand and a woven basket in her left hand.
Date: November 1949
Creator: The Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Photo

Photograph of a group of older man and women standing in front of a small stage and closed red curtains. They are all dressed in formal attire. The men wear suits and the woman wear knee-length dresses of various colors and cuts. Although names have been provided, they have not been matched properly to the positions of the individuals pictured. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph repeats names.
Date: November 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Patty Jensen

Photograph of an adult woman, identified as Patty Jensen, standing inside what appears to be a kitchen space. She smiles openly at the camera with her hands behind her back. She wears a blue denim, belted dress with gold leaf-like motif embellishments on her chest. Behind her on a wall with wooden siding, there is a framed picture of an aerial view of a farmstead. A wooden dining table can be seen in the adjoining room past the threshold on the right side of the image. Accompanying information states: "Patty Jacobs Jensen, daughter of Mr. & Mrs Henry Jacobs and the wife of Curtis Jensen was born in Speaks, Tx. Patty served Danevang Lutheran Church as organist from April 1967 thru May 2010 [sic]."
Date: November 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding Celebration for Andrew and Emma Berndt]

Black and white photograph of a group portrait taken at a wedding celebration for Andrew Enemark Berndt and Emma Hansen Berndt, the groom and the bride respectively. The newlywed couple are standing on the left while their guests stand to the right and behind them; a few people are seated below the group.
Date: November 14, 1929
Creator: Newton, Carl D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History