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[Resolution of Thanks from Texas LULAC Councils - 1949-01-30] (open access)

[Resolution of Thanks from Texas LULAC Councils - 1949-01-30]

Resolution by Texas councils of LULAC at the Regional Convention in Houston, Texas, January 29 and 30, 1949, to give a vote of thanks to the lawyers winning the case of Delgado vs. The Bastrop Independent School District which outlawed the Segregated Mexican School in Texas. The end of this letter contains a short handwritten note in pencil.
Date: January 30, 1949
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution to Thank Senator Lyndon B. Johnson - 1949-01-30] (open access)

[Resolution to Thank Senator Lyndon B. Johnson - 1949-01-30]

Resolution from LULAC Houston Council Number 60 to the Texas Councils of LULAC submitted January 30, 1949. This resolution is to thank Senator Lyndon B. Johnson for his help in arranging for a military funeral for Felix Longoria at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Date: January 30, 1949
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution to Ratify Member Assessment - 1949-01-30] (open access)

[Resolution to Ratify Member Assessment - 1949-01-30]

Resolution by LULAC Houston Council Number 60 submitted to the Texas councils of LULAC on January 30, 1949. This resolution is a record of agreement to ratify the action of the Supreme Council to assess a fifty-cent member assessment to finance the position of full-time Organizer General for LULAC.
Date: January 30, 1949
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution to Thank Senator Lyndon B. Johnson - 1949-01-30] (open access)

[Resolution to Thank Senator Lyndon B. Johnson - 1949-01-30]

Resolution from LULAC Houston Council Number 60 to the Texas Councils of LULAC submitted January 30, 1949. This resolution is to thank Senator Lyndon B. Johnson for his help in arranging for a military funeral for Felix Longoria at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Date: January 30, 1949
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Gus C. Garcia - 1949-02-01] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Gus C. Garcia - 1949-02-01]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to Gus C. Garcia dated February 1, 1949. Correspondence including contact information for some Houston LULAC members.
Date: February 1, 1949
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1949-02-01] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1949-02-01]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson dated February 1, 1949. Notification of the resolution by Texas LULAC Councils to thank Senator Johnson for his help in the matter of Felix Longoria.
Date: February 1, 1949
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC Council Number 60 Treasurer's Statement - 1949-02-07] (open access)

[LULAC Council Number 60 Treasurer's Statement - 1949-02-07]

LULAC Houston Council Number 60 Treasurer's statement dated February 7, 1949.
Date: February 7, 1949
Creator: Mares, Armando M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raoul Cortez, LULAC National President, to All LULAC Officers and Councils - 1949-09-08] (open access)

[Letter from Raoul Cortez, LULAC National President, to All LULAC Officers and Councils - 1949-09-08]

Letter from Raoul Cortez, LULAC National President, to all officers and councils of LULAC, dated September 8, 1949. This is a notification of a called special meeting of the Supreme Council to be held October 8 and 9, 1949 in San Antonio, Texas. The meeting will approve the new constitution and by-laws, set up the permanent home office, and discuss redistricting.
Date: September 8, 1949
Creator: Cortez, Raoul A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Cruz to all Texas LULAC Councils - 1949-11-25] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Cruz to all Texas LULAC Councils - 1949-11-25]

Letter from Bob Cruz, Texas LULAC Regional Governor, to all Texas Councils of LULAC dated November 25, 1949. This is a call for a Regional Convention to be held in Corpus Christi on January 28 and 29, 1950. It also contains requests for monthly reports, plans for local Christmas programs, and meeting dates of local councils.
Date: November 25, 1949
Creator: Cruz, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to All LULAC Officers and Councils - 1949-12-28] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to All LULAC Officers and Councils - 1949-12-28]

Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez, LULAC Executive Secretary, to all officers and councils of LULAC dated December 28, 1949. Tongue-in-cheek letter about expenses and compensation for the Executive Secretary. Also a New Year's greeting to the councils.
Date: December 28, 1949
Creator: Rodriguez, Jacob I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credentials certification letter from Corpus Christi LULAC Council Number One to LULAC Credentials Committee - 1949-01-11] (open access)

[Credentials certification letter from Corpus Christi LULAC Council Number One to LULAC Credentials Committee - 1949-01-11]

Onionskin paper copy of credentials certification letter from George J. Galvez, Secretary, and Elias Licona, President, of Corpus Christi LULAC Council Number 1 to LULAC Credentials Committee dated January 11, 1949. This certifies that Hector de Pena was appointed as delegate to the Regional LULAC Convention to be held in Houston, Texas, on January 29 and 30, 1949.
Date: January 11, 1949
Creator: Galvez, George J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULACs to assist in Dime March drive (open access)

LULACs to assist in Dime March drive

Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper regarding LULAC's call to Latin-American citizens to aid in the March of Dimes fund campaign. Handwritten date on clipping of 1949.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Latin-American citizens league to meet here (open access)

Latin-American citizens league to meet here

Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper with handwritten notation of 1949. This is an announcement of the upcoming LULAC Regional Convention to be held in Houston, Texas on January 29 and 30, 1949.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Roster of National LULAC Officers, 1949-1950 term] (open access)

[Roster of National LULAC Officers, 1949-1950 term]

Roster of LULAC National Officers, 1949-1950 Term dated October 9, 1949. This is a working copy with handwritten notes and notations.
Date: October 9, 1949
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maria Luisa Garza to John J. Herrera - 1949-12-03] (open access)

[Letter from Maria Luisa Garza to John J. Herrera - 1949-12-03]

Letter from Maria Luisa Garza to John J. Herrera dated December 3, 1949. Garza writes to Herrera about financial records related to her deceased father.
Date: December 3, 1949
Creator: Garza, Maria Luisa
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Cruz to Texas LULAC Councils - 1949-11-25] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Cruz to Texas LULAC Councils - 1949-11-25]

Letter from Bob Cruz, LULAC Texas Regional Governor, to all Texas Councils of LULAC dated November 25, 1949. This is a notification of the upcoming Regional Convention to be held in Corpus Christi, Texas, on January 28 and 29, 1950. Cruz asks for hotel reservation requests, resolutions and recommendations to be presented, and monthly reports of local council activities. On the reverse side of this letter is a typed draft of a telegram from John J. Herrera, Acting Texas Regional LULAC Governor, asking for a program of the convention and conveying hotel reservation requests.
Date: November 25, 1949
Creator: Cruz, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gamewell D. Gantt, Jr. to Sons of the Republic of Texas member - 1949-02-17] (open access)

[Letter from Gamewell D. Gantt, Jr. to Sons of the Republic of Texas member - 1949-02-17]

Letter from Gamewell D. Gantt, Jr., Secretary of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, typed on organization letterhead and dated February 17, 1949. The letter informs members of the meeting to be held on March 2, 1949 at the Junior League. It briefly describes the itinerary and reservation instructions.
Date: February 17, 1949
Creator: Gandtt, Gamewell D., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History