[Arturo Rosales standing at podium]

Photograph of Arturo Rosales, Professor of Chicano History at the University of Houston, standing at a podium. Rosales is wearing glasses and a white shirt.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Decorated car with banner in Fiestas Patrias parade]

Photograph of a decorated car with banner in the Fiestas Patrias parade, 1978.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Decorated Fiestas Patrias car]

Photograph of a decorated Fiestas Patrias car, 1978.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fiestas Patrias parade near Rice Hotel]

Photograph of Fiestas Patrias parade near the Rice Hotel, 1978.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Houston Mexican Chamber of Commerce float in front of Kress building]

Photograph of Houston Mexican Chamber of Commerce float in front of the Kress building, Fiestas Patrias Parade, 1978.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Miss Fiestas Patrias in parade car]

Photograph of Miss Fiestas Patrias 1977-78, Martha Quintanilla, waving in a parade car, 1978. Sakowitz Building in background.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rice Hotel]

Photograph of the Rice Hotel, 1978.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Spectators at Fiestas Patrias parade]

Photograph of spectators at Fiestas Patrias parade, 1978.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joseph A. Porto - 1978-01-09] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joseph A. Porto - 1978-01-09]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Joseph A. Porto regarding American Express versus League of United Latin American Citizens, dated January 9, 1978, and refers to an enclosed order.
Date: January 9, 1978
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Montgomery Ward - 1978-01-09] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Montgomery Ward - 1978-01-09]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Montgomery Ward requesting an itemized breakdown of payments made during the previous year.
Date: January 9, 1978
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to John J. Herrera - January 10, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to John J. Herrera - January 10, 1978]

Letter from Bentsen, member, Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, to John J. Herrera, thanking Herrera for his views and comments on the Illegal Action Plan which Bentsen is co-sponsoring in the Senate. Bentsen is also enclosing a copy of the Congressional Record which outlines this plan.
Date: January 10, 1978
Creator: Bentsen, Lloyd
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Benjamin N. Woodson to Lloyd Bentsen - 1978-01-16] (open access)

[Letter from Benjamin N. Woodson to Lloyd Bentsen - 1978-01-16]

Recommendation letter from Benjamin N. Woodson to Lloyd M. Bentsen, United States Senate, for a Federal Judge's position for Frank M. Pinedo.
Date: January 16, 1978
Creator: Woodson, Benjamin N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Willard E. Walbridge to Lloyd Bentsen] (open access)

[Letter from Willard E. Walbridge to Lloyd Bentsen]

Recommendation letter from Willard E. Walbridge to Lloyd Bentsen, United States Senate, for Frank M. Pinedo, asking Bentsen to consider Pinedo for one of the four Federal openings in the Southern District.
Date: January 18, 1978
Creator: Walbridge, Willard E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ray A. Gano to Eduardo Morga - 1978-02-06] (open access)

[Letter from Ray A. Gano to Eduardo Morga - 1978-02-06]

Letter from Ray A. Gano to Honorable Eduardo Morga, National LULAC President, dated February 6, 1978, and printed on League of United Latin American Citizens latterhead. The subject of the letter is the National LULAC Convention in Las Vegas. Gano expresses concern over the lack of planning and preparation for the convention and suggests that Arizona's Phoenix Council be put in charge of the event.
Date: February 6, 1978
Creator: Gano, Ray A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1978] (open access)

[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1978]

Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1978. His address is given. The card has his signature.
Date: March 1, 1978
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frumencio Reyes to Jim McConn - 1978-03-15] (open access)

[Letter from Frumencio Reyes to Jim McConn - 1978-03-15]

Letter to Houston Mayor Jim McConn from Frumencio Reyes applying for the position of Associate Judge at the City's Municipal Courts. Reyes mentions that John J. Herrera, of PASO, who is a good friend of his, will be well qualified for the position of Judge in the City's Municipal Courts, and to consider him for that position.
Date: March 15, 1978
Creator: Reyes, Frumencio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC Newsletter from the office of the National Vice-President, Ray Doria - 1978-04] (open access)

[LULAC Newsletter from the office of the National Vice-President, Ray Doria - 1978-04]

League of United Latin American Citizens Newsletter from the office of the National Vice-President, Ray Doria, dated April 1978. The newsletter lists by date Doria's actions as a LULAC officer from October 29 to April 9. The newsletter also conveys details on the national convention in Las Vegas.
Date: April 1978
Creator: Doria, Ray
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Roberto Ornelas - 1978-04-05] (open access)

[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Roberto Ornelas - 1978-04-05]

Letter from Eduardo Morgo, then current president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, to Roberto Ornelas, past president of LULAC, dated April 5, 1978. Morga explains in the letter the issues he has with Ornelas, Joseph R. Benites, and the way LULAC was run under their leadership. The letter was copied to LULAC memebers.
Date: April 5, 1978
Creator: Morga, Eduardo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Angel Fraga to Marge Crumbaker - 1978-04-13] (open access)

[Letter from Angel Fraga to Marge Crumbaker - 1978-04-13]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from Angel Fraga, Attorney at Law, to Marge Crumbaker (c/o The Houston Post) regarding a dinner Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera attended on April 12, 1978 at the Warwick Hotel in Houston.
Date: April 13, 1978
Creator: Fraga, Angel Z.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1978-04-22] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1978-04-22]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at San Jacinto Battleground on April 22, 1978. Herrera describes the relation between the settlers in Texas at the time and their diverse ethnicity. This speech is missing pages.
Date: April 22, 1978
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Eduardo Morga - 1978-05-01] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Eduardo Morga - 1978-05-01]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Honorable Eduardo Morga, National President of League of United Latin American Citizens. In the letter, Herrera commends Morga for citing Roberto Ornelas and requests advice on other LULAC matters.
Date: May 1, 1978
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Power of attorney for Charles W. Norman] (open access)

[Power of attorney for Charles W. Norman]

Power of attorney for Charles W. Norman. He appoints Kathrine Mary Norman of Harris County, Texas on May 22, 1978.
Date: May 22, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Filing of Charges by John J. Herrera against Joe Velez - 1978-06-10] (open access)

[Filing of Charges by John J. Herrera against Joe Velez - 1978-06-10]

This document is a notarized copy of charges filed by John J. Herrera to National President of LULAC, Manuel Gonzales, against State Director of California of LULAC, Joe Velez.
Date: June 10, 1978
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Biondo - 1978-06-29] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Biondo - 1978-06-29]

General letter, addressed "to whom it may concern," stating that one of Dr. Biondo's patients is pregnant with an expected due date in December, 1978.
Date: June 29, 1978
Creator: Biondo, Mario
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History