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[Card from P. F. Flores to John J. Herrera - 1979-09-11] (open access)

[Card from P. F. Flores to John J. Herrera - 1979-09-11]

Card in an envelope sent to Herrera from Rev. P. F. Flores, thanking John J. Herrera for his support and congratulations on his appointment as Archbishop of San Antonio. The envelope containing the card is addressed to John J. Herrera and stamped: "El Paso, Texas 799, 11 Sep. 1979."
Date: September 11, 1979
Creator: Flores, P. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Industry Circular, Number 79-10, August 7, 1979] (open access)

[Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Industry Circular, Number 79-10, August 7, 1979]

Industry circular signed by Director G. R. Dickerson for all federal firearms licensees that clarifies "straw man transactions" in relation to the purchase of firearms purchases (those which are conducted by a third party besides the seller and the buyer). Document is printed on Department of the Treasury Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms letterhead. A copy of the envelope shows it had been sent to Esther Imports, Inc. in Houston, Texas.
Date: August 7, 1979
Creator: Dickerson, G. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Directive from Ruben Bonilla, Jr., to National Executive Board - 1979-06-20] (open access)

[Directive from Ruben Bonilla, Jr., to National Executive Board - 1979-06-20]

Directive from Ruben Bonilla, Jr., League of United Latin American Citizens National President, addressed to the National Executive Board and dated June 20, 1979. The directive instructs members of the board to appoint a Women's Activities Coordinator and send their information to Bonilla.
Date: June 20, 1979
Creator: Bonilla, Rubén, 1946-
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1979-07-05] (open access)

[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1979-07-05]

League of United Latin American Citizens envelope addressed to John J. Herrera and postmarked July 5, 1979.
Date: July 5, 1979
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1979-07-09] (open access)

[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1979-07-09]

League of United Latin American Citizens envelope addressed to John J. Herrera and postmarked July 9, 1979.
Date: July 9, 1979
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1979-07-10] (open access)

[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1979-07-10]

League of United Latin American Citizens envelope addressed to John J. Herrera and postmarked July 10, 1979.
Date: July 10, 1979
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1979-08-07] (open access)

[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1979-08-07]

League of United Latin American Citizens envelope is addressed to John J. Herrera and postmarked August 7, 1979.
Date: August 7, 1979
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1979-08-17] (open access)

[Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera - 1979-08-17]

League of United Latin American Citizens envelope addressed to John J. Herrera and postmarked July 9, 1979.
Date: August 17, 1979
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Ray A. Gano to John J. Herrera - 1979-06-07] (open access)

[Envelope from Ray A. Gano to John J. Herrera - 1979-06-07]

Envelope postmarked June 7, 1979, addressed to John J. Herrera on printed stationary of the League of United Latin American Citizens letterhead from Ray A. Gano, LULAC National Vice President.
Date: June 7, 1979
Creator: Gano, Ray A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to the American Legion’s "Annual Hawaiian Luau Post Dance” - 1979-04-24] (open access)

[Invitation to the American Legion’s "Annual Hawaiian Luau Post Dance” - 1979-04-24]

Letter announcing the American Legion’s “Annual Hawaiian Luau Post Dance” on Sat. May 19, 1979.
Date: April 24, 1979
Creator: Hernandez, Toby.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter authorizing Dolores Hernandez to travel with Mr. & Mrs. Porfirio Beltran] (open access)

[Letter authorizing Dolores Hernandez to travel with Mr. & Mrs. Porfirio Beltran]

Letter to the State of Texas, Harris County, from Toby P.Hernandez authorizing his daughter, Dolores R. Hernandez, to travel with Mr. And Mrs. Porfirio Beltran.
Date: August 3, 1979
Creator: Hernandez, Toby P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alyce P. Bledsoe to Chapter Chairperson, Freedom and the Arts - March 5, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Alyce P. Bledsoe to Chapter Chairperson, Freedom and the Arts - March 5, 1979]

Letter from Alyce P. Bledsoe to Links' chapter chairpersons for Freedom and the Arts in the western United States. She would like to receive annual reports of chapter activities soon. Also, they have chosen this year's theme for Freedom and the Arts: "The Arts Are Where You Are."
Date: March 5, 1979
Creator: Bledsoe, Alyce P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Anthony P. Flores to Dan Fernandez - 1979-09-20] (open access)

[Letter from Anthony P. Flores to Dan Fernandez - 1979-09-20]

Letter from Anthony P. Flores, League of United Latin American Citizens Secretary, to Dan Fernandez, dated September 20, 1979. The letter indicates that Fernandez must attend a meeting to answer to allegations regarding his actions as State Director of LULAC.
Date: September 20, 1979
Creator: Flores, Anthony P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Drew S. Days to OUED Members - August 29, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Drew S. Days to OUED Members - August 29, 1979]

Letter from Drew S. Days III, Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, to John H. Sanders, Mario Marcel Salas, and Rick Green of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The letter is in reply to their allegation of fraud in the trial of Webb Boyd, whose murder was believed to have been racially motivated. Mr. Days assures them that correct action will be taken if their allegations are found to be true.
Date: August 29, 1979
Creator: Days, Drew S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eugene J. Pitman to Ray Hardy - 1979-03-01] (open access)

[Letter from Eugene J. Pitman to Ray Hardy - 1979-03-01]

Letter from attorney Eugene J. Pitman to district clerk Ray Hardy accompanying a Notice of Intent to take the deposition of the defendant, which Pitman asks be filed with other documents pertaining to the case Zdenka A. Mohr, et al vs. John F. Silva, et al. John J. Herrera received a carbon copy of the letter.
Date: March 1, 1979
Creator: Pitman, Eugene J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Finnis E. Jolly to Thomas E. Huebner - August 22, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Finnis E. Jolly to Thomas E. Huebner - August 22, 1979]

Letter from Finnis E. Jolly, area manager of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to Thomas E. Huebner, city manager of San Antonio. Jolly's letter is in response to some of Huebner's questions, as well as a reminder that funds given to the Barbara Jordan Community Center must be reimbursed because of its low priority; otherwise, Jolly will take the proper course of action.
Date: August 22, 1979
Creator: Jolly, Finnis E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Vargas to John J. Herrera - 1979-03-11] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Vargas to John J. Herrera - 1979-03-11]

Letter from Jack Vargas to John J. Herrera, dated March 11, 1979, and printed on League of United Latin American Citizens letterhead. The letter invites Herrera to the 5th Annual LULAC Banquet and instructs him on the need for prior reservations.
Date: March 11, 1979
Creator: Vargas, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders and Mario Marcel Salas to Benjamin Hooks - 1979] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders and Mario Marcel Salas to Benjamin Hooks - 1979]

Letter from John H. Sanders and Mario Marcel Salas of Organizations United for Eastside Development to Benjamin Hooks, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). They are writing to request that a member of the national board - S. L. Deckard - be expelled for his support of Fred Semaan. An attorney by trade, Mr. Semaan provided the defense for two security guards charged with the voluntary manslaughter of Webb Eugene Boyd, whose murder was seen by many members of the San Antonio community as racially motivated.
Date: 1979
Creator: Sanders, John H. & Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - July 13, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - July 13, 1979]

Letter from John H. Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED), to congressman Henry B. Gonzalez. The letter was written as a follow-up, and as a request for help, after Sanders met Gonzalez in Washington D. C. over problems brewing in the San Antonio community. It would seem that the City Manager and members of its staff made concerted efforts to undermine urban development, community centers, and other services that would have been beneficial to San Antonio's marginalized ethnic communities.
Date: July 13, 1979
Creator: Sanders, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera on behalf of Arturo Herrera-Ramirez - 1979-09-21] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera on behalf of Arturo Herrera-Ramirez - 1979-09-21]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter certifying John J. Herrera as the attorney for Arturo Herrera-Ramirez, vouching for his work situation and explaining the prolonged nature of his pending immigration application.
Date: September 21, 1979
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to Vernis Hudgins - 1979-03] (open access)

[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to Vernis Hudgins - 1979-03]

Letter from Texas State Representative Lou Nelle Sutton to Vernis Hudgins, referred to here as Mrs. W. A. Hudgins. Sutton would like Hudgins and other members of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. to attend a community meeting with the goal of developing a platform of issues important to African-Americans.
Date: March 1979
Creator: Sutton, Lou Nelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Villarreal to Ruben Bonilla, Jr. - 1979-09-07] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel Villarreal to Ruben Bonilla, Jr. - 1979-09-07]

Letter from Manuel Villarreal, League of United Latin American Citizens National treasurer, to Ruben Bonilla, Jr., LULAC National President, dated September 7, 1979. The letter expresses concerns over the financial information submitted for the expense of printing LULAC Magazine.
Date: September 7, 1979
Creator: Villarreal, Manuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Complaints Division of the FCC - April 23, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Complaints Division of the FCC - April 23, 1979]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to the complaints and compliance division of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It seems that, after buying a political advertisement to air on KAPE radio, the BCMM's ad was pulled from the air by the station when an official from the FCC ruled it to be a personal attack. The letter Mr. Salas sends is to inquire about the validity of the ruling, if such a ruling even occurred.
Date: April 23, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to KSAT Television - May 3, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to KSAT Television - May 3, 1979]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to KSAT Television. He writes to complain to the television station about a Bugs Bunny cartoon that was aired in which various racial slurs were used towards Japanese people. He hopes the airing was a mistake and an oversight on the part of the television station.
Date: May 3, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History