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[Letter from Carlos E. CastaƱeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-08-30] (open access)

[Letter from Carlos E. CastaƱeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-08-30]

Letter from Carlos E. CastaƱeda to John J. Herrera, enclosing a copy of the Senate Bill S 2048, which will prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry. He is also enclosing a copy of pamphlet on "How the FEPC Operates."
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: CastaƱeda, Carlos E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Carlos E. CastaƱeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-10-28] (open access)

[Letter from Carlos E. CastaƱeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-10-28]

Letter from Carlos E. CastaƱeda to John J. Herrera accepting his invitation to give a speech at the program on November 5. CastaƱeda mentions the title of his speech: "The Last Measure of Devotion."
Date: October 28, 1944
Creator: CastaƱeda, Carlos E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Carlos E. CastaƱeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-11-15] (open access)

[Letter from Carlos E. CastaƱeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-11-15]

Letter from Carlos E. CastaƱedato John J. Herrera urging Herrera to keep in contact with Latin Americans in Houston and its vicinity, and let them know that CastaƱeda and Herrera will help them if they are discriminated against in any manner.
Date: November 15, 1944
Creator: CastaƱeda, Carlos E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Erne Buhler to John J. Herrera - 1944-12-07] (open access)

[Letter from Erne Buhler to John J. Herrera - 1944-12-07]

Letter declaring that John J. Herrera's Application for Admission to the Bar has been approved by the Bar Committee.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Buhler, Erne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hal V. Watts to W. H. Blade - 1944-09-19] (open access)

[Letter from Hal V. Watts to W. H. Blade - 1944-09-19]

Letter regarding John J. Herrera's application to the Committee of the Bar of the Houston Division. Letter outlines the materials included in Herrera's application. Also attached is an envelope addressed to John J. Herrera.
Date: September 19, 1944
Creator: Watts, Hal. V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. CastaƱeda - 1944-08-11] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. CastaƱeda - 1944-08-11]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. CastaƱeda acknowledging receipt of the revised text of the FEPC resolution. Herrera covers the occasion honoring Fernando Salas, the first Latin-American to serve on a Harris County Grand Jury, and a meeting with the new members of LULAC. Herrera would like Carlos CastaƱeda to come to Houston so that they may discuss the complaints Herrera has received about layoffs affecting Latin Americans, Mexican Americans, and African Americans.
Date: August 11, 1944
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. CastaƱeda - 1944-10-19] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. CastaƱeda - 1944-10-19]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. CastaƱeda informing CastaƱeda about the change of dates to hold the ceremony for the fallen Latin Americans soldiers from Houston in World War II. This will be held at the City Auditorium on Sunday, November 5th instead of the 12th of November. Herrera has asked the churches hosting the ceremony to have a service on that Sunday, honoring the men and women in service. Representatives of Latin American Clubs , Army and Navy officials, and the American Legion have been invited, as well as the next of kin of the Latin American war heroes who died. Herrera asks Dr. CastaƱeda if he could attend the ceremony.
Date: October 19, 1944
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. CastaƱeda - 1944-12-31] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. CastaƱeda - 1944-12-31]

Copy of a letter sent to Carlos E. CastaƱeda by John J. Herrera asking for a recommendation letter for his sister-in-law, Ruth Hortencia Cisneros, to teach English in to primary students in Catholic schools in Mexico.
Date: December 31, 1944
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kenneth Krahl to John J. Herrera - 1944-02-17] (open access)

[Letter from Kenneth Krahl to John J. Herrera - 1944-02-17]

Letter from Kenneth Krahl, secretary of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, to John J. Herrera, printed on organizational letterhead and dated February 17, 1944. The letter extends an invitation to join the Sons of the Republic of Texas to Herrera's two brothers in the armed services.
Date: February 17, 1944
Creator: Krahl, Kenneth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. C. Gonzales to John J. Herrera - 1944-07-20] (open access)

[Letter from M. C. Gonzales to John J. Herrera - 1944-07-20]

A letter on League of United Latin American Citizens letterhead to John J. Herrera from M. C. Gonzales dated July 20, 1944. Mr. Gonzales is asking John Herrera to find a U.S. citizen of Mexican descent who wants to vote but is not permitted. There were attorneys willing to volunteer their time in a test case for LULAC.
Date: July 20, 1944
Creator: Gonzales, M. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pauline R. Kibbe to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1944-09-01] (open access)

[Letter from Pauline R. Kibbe to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1944-09-01]

A blind carbon copy sent to John J. Herrera of a letter to Jacob I. Rodriguez of The Pan American from Pauline R. Kibbe, Executive Secretary of the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas dated September 1, 1944. This letter was written in response to an article in The Pan American reprinting an editorial in the Houston Post about discrimination in Texas. The Good Neighbor Commission plan "Community Organization for Inter-American Understanding" is referenced.
Date: September 1, 1944
Creator: Kibbe, Pauline R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pauline R. Kibbe to John J. Herrera - 1944-08-30] (open access)

[Letter from Pauline R. Kibbe to John J. Herrera - 1944-08-30]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Pauline R. Kibbe, Executive Secretary of Good Neighbor Commission of Texas in Austin, Texas dated August 30, 1944. Copies of the Commission's plan of "Community Organization for Inter-American Understanding" were sent under separate cover to be used by LULAC members in carrying out the program.
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Kibbe, Pauline R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Percy Foreman to Allen B. Hannay - 1944-09-13] (open access)

[Letter from Percy Foreman to Allen B. Hannay - 1944-09-13]

Recommendation letter from Percy Foreman to Judge Allen B. Hannay, attesting to John J. Herrera's qualifications, character, and potential for success.
Date: September 13, 1944
Creator: Foreman, Percy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Percy Foreman to John J. Herrera - 1944-05-13] (open access)

[Letter from Percy Foreman to John J. Herrera - 1944-05-13]

Letter from Percy Foreman to John Herrera about discrimination against a sizable portion of Mexican American citizens in Harris county. He requests the names of Mexican American citizens who are qualified voters in Harris County so that they can be eligible for selection as Grand Jurors or Grand Jury Commissioners.
Date: May 13, 1944
Creator: Foreman, Percy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera - 1944-09-28] (open access)

[Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera - 1944-09-28]

Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John H. Herrera mentioning that Ellinger had met with Dr. Carlos E. CastaƱeda, and requested CastaƱeda to arrange a talk with the witnesses in the Brown Shipyards matter at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 1944.
Date: September 28, 1944
Creator: Ellinger, Don W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. H. Blades to John J. Herrera - November 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from W. H. Blades to John J. Herrera - November 21, 1944]

Letter regarding a meeting of the Committee on Admission of the Bar for the purpose of passing on John J. Herrera's applications to practice in the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The letter was addressed to four applicants: John J. Herrera, Harold Ramsey Allison, William A. Ballard, and Buford T. Morris, Jr.
Date: November 21, 1944
Creator: Blades, W. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Membership Certificate] (open access)

[Membership Certificate]

Certificate provided to O. W. Schaer by the Wharton County Electric Cooperative, Inc., to certify Schaer's membership in said organization. The bottom third of the document has an embossed seal and two signatures by the president and secretary of the organization, R. E. Meek and A. E. Wilbeck, respectively. On the back of the certificate, there are two paragraphs of printed text stating the conditions of membership.
Date: January 14, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Danevang School Children]

Photograph of fourth, fifth, and sixth graders as well as their teacher. They stand on paved sidewalk in front of a series of large bushes, with one of the windows from a building visible in the very back. The girls wear patterned dresses and the boys wear trousers and shirts. From left to right, the front row has been identified as George Moers, Erling Thaysen, Grace Hicks, Frances Strarup, Darlene Juhl, and Miss Liberty Chomout, who wears a polka dot dress. From left to right, the back row has been identified as unknown, unknown, Cecelia Hansen, Betty Lykke, Jergen Gann, and Luella Andersen.
Date: 1944/1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1943] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1943]

1943 Harris County poll tax receipt number 46217 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 27, 1944
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for Olivia C. Herrera, County of Harris - 1943] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for Olivia C. Herrera, County of Harris - 1943]

1943 Harris County poll tax receipt number 46216 for Mrs. Olivia C. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 27, 1944
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Jesse to John J. Herrera - July 26, 1944]

Postcard from Jesse to John J. Herrera. Postcard features an image of the United States Supreme Court Building on Capitol Hill. Caption on the front of the postcard reads: "U. S. Supreme Court, Showing Library of Congress, Washington, D.C."
Date: July 26, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release of Judgement, re: Jesse Alaniz - 1944-11-03] (open access)

[Release of Judgement, re: Jesse Alaniz - 1944-11-03]

Release of Judgement for Jesse Alaniz, filed November 3, 1944.
Date: November 3, 1944
Creator: Mills, J. W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resolution Offered to the National Convention of LULAC (open access)

Resolution Offered to the National Convention of LULAC

Resolution adopted to commend the Chairman of the Fair Employment Practice Commission (FEPC), Malcolm Ross, and Carlos E. CastaƱeda for their earnest efforts on behalf of Hispanic Americans and other minority groups.
Date: June 24, 1944
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Second Ward Merchant's Softball Team, 1944]

Photograph of the Second Ward Merchant's Softball team, with thirteen players in uniform and another four coaches and assistants. The team is posed in front of 2002 Congress Avenue Grocers. A collection of bats and mitts lie in the foreground.
Date: July 23, 1944
Creator: Litterst Commercial Photo Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History