Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Governor Price Daniel recommending his friend Phil J. Montalbo be appointed to one of the four new district courts in Harris County, on the virtues of his education, community service, and the respect it would garner from the Latin American community to have one of their members so recognized. The letter is stamped with the word COPY in red.

Letter from John J. Peres to John J. Herrera, typed on Port Shipyard letterhead, and dated May 23, 1959. In the letter, Peres explains why he will not be at the convention in Chicago and why he is no longer an active member of League of United Latin American Citizens.

A letter written to Governor Pat Brown, Sacramento, California, from J. R. Black, Judge 42nd Judicial District Court, Abilene, Texas, dated May 7, 1959. Black makes a request for Pardon for Subject 17,095.

A letter addressed to Representative Latimer and Senator Ratliff, Austin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated May 2, 1959. Carswell advises, regarding the new State School both Latimer and Ratliff are working on to locate in or near Abilene, that if it were presented to popular vote it would be defeated. He discusses two reasons for his opposition in locating the school in Abilene.

A letter written to Senator Johnson and Senator Yarborough, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, dated May 4, 1959. Carswell advises Johnson and Yarborough that their actions on the Kennedy Labor Bill were contrary to his feeling about that legislation. He suggests they cut waste thus reducing expenditures and set a good example by a full disclosure of their official expenditures and make such disclosure a requirement of all members of Congress.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman Taylor County Parole Board, from David W. Ratliff, The Senate of the State of Texas, Austin, dated May 7, 1959. Ratliff acknowledges his receipt of letters from Carswell dated May 2 and May 4 and expresses his appreciation for the thoughts expressed therein. He advises Carswell of the local support shown for the new state reformatory for Abilene as the reason for his actions and then addresses "a definite lack of leadership in Austin".

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Ralph Yarborough, United States Senate, dated May 11, 1959. Yarborough defends his actions on the Kennedy-Ervin Bill touting it's qualities and passage. "The bill is a compromise, as any bill in so contested a field would necessarily be when it has been able to muster 90 votes to 1, from the 49 States in the Union."

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Lyndon B. Johnson, United States Senate, Office of the Democratic Leader, dated May 13, 1959. Johnson advises Carswell of the attachment of a memorandum which outlines in detail the reasons for his objections to the original version of the McClellan amendment. He defends his objections to the original version which granted too much power to the Secretary of Labor and defends his support for the adopted, rewritten amendment. Attachment includes: Memorandum by Lyndon B. Johnson detailing the reasons for his objections to the original McClellan Amendment.

A letter addressed to Senator David Ratliff and Representative Latimer, Austin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated May 21, 1959. Carswell notes the Appropriations Bill passed amounting to more than two billion dollars and suggests the taxing of new items or fields not now taxed. He restates his opinion of the need of a joint committee to study the whole tax system.

A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from David W. Ratliff, The Senate of the State of Texas, Austin, dated May 26, 1959. Ratliff expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell regarding taxes, acknowledges the difficulty of the entire financial program and advises that Representative Atwell is considering introducing a resolution to provide a joint committee such as Carswell suggests.

Letter from Roberson L. King, Institute Director of Texas Southern University, thanking John J. Herrera for his assistance with a project related to Criminal Administration at the university.

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Ernesto H. Jimenez concerning the Trinidad Liendo case.

Letter from the Library of The University of Saint Thomas thanking Mrs. J.E. Reed (President of The Newman Circle) for her donation to the library. The content mentions an enclosed list, which is not included.

Telegram sent by I. H. Kempner and Henrietta Leonora to Cecile Kempner wishing her a happy birthday.

Telegram sent by I. H. Kempner and Henrietta Leonora to Cecile Kempner, wishing her a happy birthday.

Telegram sent by I. H. Kempner and Henrietta Leonora to Cecile Kempner wishing her a happy birthday.

Telegram sent by I. H. Kempner to Cecile Kempner wishing her a happy birthday.

Letter from Geo. J. Horner to James Carroll Kempner regarding the letter from Harris about James spending his summer in Europe and ship an European car back to Texas. So, he mentions that Captain Schol has agreed to ship it free of cost and so requests him to communicate with them once he gets the car.

Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner mentioning a few things while he's still in Taipei. He mentioned that they got a letter from The Pacific Commerce Company on May 18th. He also mentions about the cotton sales to them and then says that their business has picked up in Orleans and Texas.

Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner enclosing the report which shows the sales they did since he left and mentions they'll need to sell more to United Kingdom and others. He also mentioned about a new regulation, CN-EX-7 which doesn't allow barter transactions under PIK program.

Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner enclosing a photocopy of market letter he received from Cooke & Co. Then he talks about the sales they did and how Mr. Heller wants to purchase bales from them but with few requirements.

Letter from William M. Hynds to the H. Kempner Cotton Company discussing a barter contract between H. Kempner Cotton Company and Rough Diamond Co., Inc.

Letter from William M. Hynds to the H. Kempner Cotton Company, attention to Mr. Harris Kempner, discussing the sale of barter funds.

Letter from T. E. Taylor, treasurer for the H. Kempner Cotton Company, to the International Cooperation Administration requesting additional copies of Form I. C. A. 280.