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[Letter from Jennings Randolph to Eleanor Brown, November 22, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Jennings Randolph to Eleanor Brown, November 22, 1976]

Letter from Jennings Randolph to Eleanor Brown discussing support for legislation that would award veterans' benefits to the WASPs. He mentions that the House of Representatives failed to pass the section of H.R. 71 that would provide hospital and medical benefits to those who served in the WASP program. He assures her that the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee will continue to work with the House to resolve the issues preventing the legislation from passing.
Date: November 22, 1976
Creator: Randolph, Jennings
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Herman E. Talmadge and Eleanor Brown] (open access)

[Correspondence between Herman E. Talmadge and Eleanor Brown]

Letter from Senator Talmadge to Eleanor Brown acknowledging receipt of her letter. He mentions that he has forwarded her letter to one of her Congressional representatives. A typewritten response from Brown at the bottom of the letter requests that her letter be given to Talmadge since he serves on the Senate's Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Date: November 23, 1976
Creator: Talmadge, Herman E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown, December 3, 1976] (open access)

[Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown, December 3, 1976]

Correspondence from Strom Thurmond to Eleanor Brown discussing military benefits for the women who served in the WASP program. The first enclosure is a letter from the Department of the Air Force on this issue and the second enclosure is a copy of Thurmond's initial response to Brown.
Date: December 3, 1976
Creator: Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John A. Durkin to Eleanor M. Brown, November 19, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from John A. Durkin to Eleanor M. Brown, November 19, 1976]

Letter from John A. Durkin to Eleanor Brown acknowledging receipt of her letter. He notes that he will review the matter and get back to her soon. The letter is printed on the senator's letterhead.
Date: November 19, 1976
Creator: Durkin, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to W-Niners, May 18, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to W-Niners, May 18, 1976]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to W-Niners discussing some of the WASP members who appeared at the previous year's WASP reunion.
Date: May 18, 1976
Creator: Harmon, Elaine D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bee Haydu to Rigdon Edwards, June 23, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Bee Haydu to Rigdon Edwards, June 23, 1976]

Letter from Bee Haydu to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for his hospitality in Sweetwater, Texas, and a plaque presentation ceremony in which they both participated. The letter is printed on stationery for the WASP 1976 Reunion.
Date: June 23, 1976
Creator: Haydu, Bernice Falk
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Smith to All Former Flight Instructors of the WASP's] (open access)

[Letter from J. R. Smith to All Former Flight Instructors of the WASP's]

Letter from J. R. Smith to all former WASP flight instructors discussing an upcoming reunion, and asking for the addresses of other WASP flight instructors. The letter includes many photographs of WASP flight instructors and WASP pilots, with the names of those pictured listed beneath the photos.
Date: 1976~
Creator: Smith, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards, July 1, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards, July 1, 1976]

Letter from Dedie to Mary Emma and Rigdon Edwards discussing a recent party, asking for addresses for several people, and informing them of her recent run-in with an Assassin Bug.
Date: July 1, 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ebenezer Baptist Church - Historic Marker (open access)

Ebenezer Baptist Church - Historic Marker

Program from the Dedication of the Official Texas Historical Marker for the Ebenezer Baptist Church on November 14, 1976.
Date: November 14, 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emerson Marcee to Mrs. O. C. Booker - December 6, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Emerson Marcee to Mrs. O. C. Booker - December 6, 1976]

Letter from Emerson Marcee, president of the San Antonio branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), to Mrs. O. C. Booker for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. He writes to thank her for a charitable duration of nine hundred dollars for an unspecified crisis in Mississippi.
Date: December 6, 1976
Creator: Marcee, Emerson
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gary K. Jordan to John J. Herrera - 1976-09-22] (open access)

[Letter from Gary K. Jordan to John J. Herrera - 1976-09-22]

Letter from Gary K. Jordan to John J. Herrera, dated September 22, 1976, regarding Arizona Bank Travel Service vs. League of United Latin American Citizens. Includes the envelope the letter was sent in.
Date: September 22, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Gary K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gary K. Jordan to John J. Herrera - 1976-11-16] (open access)

[Letter from Gary K. Jordan to John J. Herrera - 1976-11-16]

Letter from Gary K. Jordan to John J. Herrera, dated November 16, 1976, regarding Arizona Bank Travel Service vs. League of United Latin American Citizens and refers to an enclosure of legal documents.
Date: November 16, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Gary K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Neill J. O'Neill to Manuel Gonzales - 1976-08-25] (open access)

[Letter from Neill J. O'Neill to Manuel Gonzales - 1976-08-25]

Letter from Neill J. O'Neill to Manuel Gonzales dated August 25, 1976. The letter indicates a debt is owed by League of United Latin American Citizens to Edward O’Neill and Betty O’Neill for services rendered through their business, Lightborn Travel and Tours. The letter gives notice that if the debt is not paid within 30 days, a lawsuit will be filed.
Date: August 25, 1976
Creator: O'Neill, Neill J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Neill J. O'Neill to Manuel Gonzales - 1976-08-25] (open access)

[Letter from Neill J. O'Neill to Manuel Gonzales - 1976-08-25]

Letter from Neill J. O'Neill to Manuel Gonzales dated August 25, 1976. The letter indicates a debt is owed by League of United Latin American Citizens to Edward O’Neill and Betty O’Neill for services rendered through their business, Lightborn Travel and Tours. The letter gives notice that if the debt is not paid within 30 days, a lawsuit will be filed.
Date: August 25, 1976
Creator: O'Neill, Neill J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Gonzales to John J. Herrera with a letter from William D. Bonilla to J. D. McMillan] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel Gonzales to John J. Herrera with a letter from William D. Bonilla to J. D. McMillan]

Handwritten letter from Manuel Gonzales to John J. Herrera, dated September, 1976, refers to the enclosed letter from William D. Bonilla, Treasurer of the Board of LULAC Foundation, to J. D. McMillan of the Exxon Company. The letter from Bonilla, dated September 1, 1976, returns a donation check of $10,000 sent by McMillan as it was made out to LULAC instead of the LULAC Foundation and asks to clarify to which organization he is making a donation.
Date: September 8, 1976
Creator: Gonzales, Manuel & Bonilla, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Manuel Gonzales to all LULAC Council Presidents - 1976-08-17] (open access)

[Memorandum from Manuel Gonzales to all LULAC Council Presidents - 1976-08-17]

Memorandum from Manuel Gonzales, LULAC National Presdient, directed to All LULAC Council Presidents and dated August 17, 1976. The memo refers to the attached allocation chart and requests participation in the LULAC National Scholarship Fund.
Date: August 17, 1976
Creator: Gonzales, Manuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob Casey to John J. Herrera - 1976-04-21] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Casey to John J. Herrera - 1976-04-21]

Letter from Bob Casey, Commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission, to John J. Herrera, dated April 21, 1976. Casey is replying to a letter from Herrera about Liberty ships SS Benito Juarez, SS Simon Bolivar, SS Jose Bonifacio, and SS Miguel Hidalgo and encloses information sent from Burt Kyle.
Date: April 21, 1976
Creator: Casey, Robert R. (Robert Randolph), 1915-1986 & Kyle, Burt
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kika de la Garza to John J. Herrera - 1976-11-15] (open access)

[Letter from Kika de la Garza to John J. Herrera - 1976-11-15]

Letter from Kika de la Garza to John J. Herrera, dated November 15, 1976 regarding immigration legislation from the 94th Congress.
Date: November 15, 1976
Creator: De la Garza, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kika de la Garza to John J. Herrera - 1976-09-13] (open access)

[Letter from Kika de la Garza to John J. Herrera - 1976-09-13]

Letter from Kika de la Garza to John J. Herrera, dated September 13, 1976. De la Garza references Herrera's interest in immigration legislation and includes print-outs of related bills from that session of Congress.
Date: September 13, 1976
Creator: De la Garza, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Celia Hare Martin to John J. Herrera - 1976-09-03] (open access)

[Letter from Celia Hare Martin to John J. Herrera - 1976-09-03]

Letter from Celia Hare Martin, administrative assistant to Kika de la Garza, to John J. Herrera, dated September 3, 1976. Martin writes on behalf of Congressman de la Garza and addresses Herrera's concerns regarding HR 8713. Includes envelope.
Date: September 3, 1976
Creator: Martin, Celia Hare
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Manuel Gonzales to LULAC Supreme Council members - 1976-05-14] (open access)

[Memorandum from Manuel Gonzales to LULAC Supreme Council members - 1976-05-14]

Memorandum from Manuel Gonzales, League of United Latin American Citizens National President, directed to "All Members of Supreme Council" and dated May 14, 1976. The memo includes information regarding the lawsuit brought against LULAC by Banco Internacional.
Date: May 14, 1976
Creator: Gonzales, Manuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bonilla, Read, Nutto, & Bonilla, Inc. to American Express - 1976-05-27] (open access)

[Letter from Bonilla, Read, Nutto, & Bonilla, Inc. to American Express - 1976-05-27]

Letter from Bonilla, Read, Nutto, & Bonilla, Inc. to American Express regarding a credit card issued at the request of Joe Benites. Included in the document is an envelope from Edward T. Burke to Manuel Gonzales postmarked June 29, 1976, as well as a copy of a handwritten note dated March 25, 1977.
Date: May 27, 1976
Creator: Bonilla, Read, Nutto, & Bonilla, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Narciso Cano to Eduardo Morga - 1976-04-08] (open access)

[Letter from Narciso Cano to Eduardo Morga - 1976-04-08]

Letter from Narciso Cano, LULAC National Education Service Centers National Director, to Eduardo Morga, dated April 8, 1976. The letter discussed claims against LNESC.
Date: April 8, 1976
Creator: Cano, Narciso
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Narciso Cano to Eduardo Morga - 1976-04-09] (open access)

[Letter from Narciso Cano to Eduardo Morga - 1976-04-09]

Letter from Narciso Cano, LULAC National Education Service Centers National Director, to Eduardo Morga, dated April 9, 1976. The letter lists the participants in a telephone conference about the San Francisco LESC financial situation.
Date: April 9, 1976
Creator: Cano, Narciso
System: The Portal to Texas History