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Fraternidad, Volume 2, Number 17 (open access)

Fraternidad, Volume 2, Number 17

Spanish language newsletter containing riddles, poems, and articles. Contains two English language articles: "The Problem of the Independence of Puerto Rico" and "The Jewish Problem in the Post-War World," which contains excerpts from five different articles. The cost of the newsletter was 5 cents.
Date: October 10, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera at Fiestas Patrias Celebration - 1945-09-16] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera at Fiestas Patrias Celebration - 1945-09-16]

Speech, written in Spanish, by John J. Herrera for the Fiestas Patrias celebration held at the Coliseum of Houston, Texas, on September 16, 1945.
Date: September 16, 1945
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woodlawn Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Corpus Christi, Texas. The church is a white wooden building on cinder blocks, and there are trees around it. A man is posing for the camera in the grass in front of the building. The following is written at the top of the photograph: "Cuando era 'Woodlawn Presb. Church.' 3757 Chell Rd. Corpus Christi. Highway 9." At the bottom is printed "Mar. 1949 Studer S. A. Tex."
Date: March 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woodlawn Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Corpus Christi, Texas. The church is a new white building with a round stained glass window on the front. The old church building is behind it. the following is written on the top of the photograph: "El nuevo templo de Woodlawn y el antiguo Woodlawn." An arrow has been drawn pointing to the old building. At the bottom is printed "Mar. 1949 Studer S. A. Tex."
Date: March 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Moving a church]

Photograph of the old Woodlawn church building being moved. The building is in two pieces, and it is being hauled away by trucks. There are three workers in the picture, and one is standing on top of the building. The following is written at the top of the photograph: "El antiguo Woodlawn saliendo de camino por la carretera no. 9 con destino a 'Temple Eddiiton.' Salio en dos partes." "Mar. 1949 Studer S. A. Tex." is printed at the bottom.
Date: March 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Moving a church]

Photograph of a church building being moved in Corpus Christi, Texas. The building is divided into two sections, and each is being pulled by a truck. There are several people in the photograph. The following is written on the photograph: "Con dificultad ____ entrando a su nueva propiedad, donde es hoy El Divino Salvador Presbyterian Church. 2238 Belton St. Corpus Christi, Texas." The following is printed at the bottom "Mar. 1949 Studer S. A. Tex."
Date: March 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Half of a Church on a Trailer]

Photograph of half of a church building on a trailer in a field in Corpus Christi, Texas. There are houses in the background. The following is written on the top of the photograph: "La primera mitad llegó a su destino. 2238 Belton st." "Mar. 1949 Studer S. A. Tex" is printed at the bottom.
Date: March 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Moving a church]

Photograph of a church building being moved. The building has been divided for transportation, and this is one half. It is being pulled by a truck, and another truck is parked in front. There are two workers standing in front of the building. The following is typed on the photograph: "El Divino Salvador 1949- 2238 Belton St. Corpus Christi, Tex. Woodlawn Presbyterian Church 3757 Chell Rd. Corpus Christi, Tex. (ates que fuera El Divino Salvador). Templo Metiodista antes que fuera Woodlawn Presbyterian Church." "Mar. 1949 Studer S. A. Tex" is printed on the left side of the photograph.
Date: March 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Vacation Bible School]

Photograph of the children attending vacation bible school at El Divino Salvador in 1949. The children are posing in front of the church. The sign above them says "Iglesia Prebiteriana." The man on the far left of the front row is identified with an arrow as J. C. Palacio. There is a bicycle to the left of the group, and more children are looking out of the window to the left of the Church entrance. The following is written at the top of the photograph: "El Divino Salvador con su primera Escuela Biblica de Vacaciones." "July 1949 Studer S. A. Tex" is printed at the bottom.
Date: July 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana in Corpus Christi]

Photograph of a congregation in front of the Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana in Corpus Christi, Texas. The church is a large building with stained glass windows. The congregation is standing on the sidewalk, and many of the children are sitting down in front. The name of the church is on the building twice, underneath the windows at the corner. The following is written on the photograph: "Iglesia de Corpus Christi 1947." The following is written on the back: "see: file folder J. G. Cavazos correspondence of 5/6/1947 G. W. Crofoot to Rev. J. G. Cavazos." There is no indication of whether or not these two men are actually in the photograph.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children with Easter eggs]

Photograph of a group of children with Easter eggs and baskets. There is a man in a hat on the far right of the back row. The front row of children are sitting on the grass, and one girl is sitting in front of the group with a basket of eggs. The following is written on the back: "Clase de niños 1946 Corsicana, Texas."
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class of teenagers in Corsicana]

Photograph of a group of teenagers in Corsicana, Texas. There is one adult man in a suit standing to the left with a box on the ground in front of him. The toddler is standing to the right of the group. The front row of teenagers is sitting on the ground, and the back row is standing. Some of them are holding eggs. The following is written on the back: "Clase de Jovenes 1946 Corsicana."
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class of teenagers in Corsicana]

Photograph of a group of teenagers standing on the steps of an unidentified building in Corsicana, Texas. There are girls and boys in the group, and a younger boy is standing below them to the right. A man dressed in a soldier's uniform is standing on the front row. The following is written on the back: "Clase de Intermedios 1946 Corsicana."
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women of the church]

Photograph of the women of the church standing on the steps of an unidentified building. There are two men standing at the back, and the woman on the front left is holding a baby. A little boy is standing below the group on the left. The following is written on the back:"Mujeres de la Iglesia 1946 Corsicana."
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a group of unknown people]

Photograph of a group of unknown men. They are gathered on the steps of the Iglesia Presbiteriana in Austin, Texas. There is a young boy sitting on the stone wall in front, and more people can be seen in the background to the right. The name of the church is partly visible on the front of the building to the top left. "May 1947 Studer S. A. Tex." is printed at the top.
Date: May 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Iglesia Presbiteriana]

Photograph of a group of unknown people in front of the Iglesia Presbiteriana in Austin, Texas. There are three men at the back of the group, and nine women in front, all wearing dresses. There are several boys on or near the stone wall to the right. The name of the church is visible on the front of the building to the top left. "May 1947 Studer S. A. Tex." is printed on the right side.
Date: May 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Enrique Vasquez]

Portrait of Enrique Vasquez. According to the information on the back, the photograph was taken in 1949. The following is also written on the back: "Este es Enrique tiene 14 años."
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsflash from KCOR, June 15, 1948] (open access)

Newsflash from KCOR, June 15, 1948]

Newsflash from KCOR radio station, reporting on news from Austin, Texas, from Raoul A. Cortez, President of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Judge Ben H. Rice, Jr., from the Federal Court in Austin, has ordered a statewide ban on segregation of Mexican-American children in Texas schools, stating that the practice is unconstitutional and violates the 14th Amendment.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: KCOR
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel M. Ortiz to John J. Herrera - 1943-09-08] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel M. Ortiz to John J. Herrera - 1943-09-08]

Letter from Manuel M. Ortiz to John J. Herrera, from a scrapbook. Ortiz sends Herrera his congratulations and wishes for good luck. The envelope is attached to the same scrapbook page, right below the letter.
Date: September 8, 1943
Creator: Ortiz, Manuel M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Senor Liciendado Ezequiel Padilla - 1943-08-02] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Senor Liciendado Ezequiel Padilla - 1943-08-02]

Letter written in Spanish from John J. Herrera to Senor Liciendado Ezequiel Padilla, Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores, Mexico, D.F. dated August 2, 1943. Includes a handwritten postcript written by John J. Herrera stating "He sent the picture! 8/11 same year."
Date: August 2, 1943
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Pan American, Volume 1, Number 4, January, 1945 (open access)

The Pan American, Volume 1, Number 4, January, 1945

A 30-page newsletter called The Pan American produced in San Antonio, Texas by the Texas League of United Latin American Citizens organization in January of 1945. Pages 1-15 are in English and pages 16-30 are in Spanish. This issue has articles about the Houston LULAC Council #60 and a short biographical article about John J. Herrera is included.
Date: January 1945
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Programa de trabajos que me propongo realizar, de llegar a la Presidencia Nacional de L.U.L.A.C. (open access)

Programa de trabajos que me propongo realizar, de llegar a la Presidencia Nacional de L.U.L.A.C.

Document details a list of goals for Herrera to strength his case to be national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Goals include continuing his work on anti-discrimination and anti-segregation laws, and creating scholarships for Hispanic American students.
Date: 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
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
[Clipping from scrapbook - includes greeting card, business card, and envelope addressed to John J. Herrera] (open access)

[Clipping from scrapbook - includes greeting card, business card, and envelope addressed to John J. Herrera]

Part of page from a scrapbook with a note from the Supreme Court of Texas congratulating John J. Herrera, with envelope, and a business card for John J. Herrera. Note, envelope, and business card are laminated on a piece of thin cardboard.
Date: October 24, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History