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[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, San Jacinto Monument - 1954-04-21] (open access)

[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, San Jacinto Monument - 1954-04-21]

Draft of the speech delivered by John J. Herrera on April 21, 1954, marking the one hundred and eighteenth anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera compares the Battle of San Jacinto to the Korean War and states that "Our Texas men are proving themselves again and again defenders of the American way of life." Herrera spoke on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens and presented an offering to the memory of those who died in the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date: April 21, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1954-04-21] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1954-04-21]

Speech delivered by John J. Herrera on April 21, 1954, marking the 108th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Herrera compares the Battle of San Jacinto to the Korean War and states that "our Texas men are proving themselves again and again defenders of the American way of life." Herrera speaks on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens and presents an offering to the memory of those who died in the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date: April 21, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Elizabeth Bean, April 21, 1954] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Elizabeth Bean, April 21, 1954]

Funeral program for Mrs. Elizabeth Bean. The funeral was held Wednesday, April 21, 1954 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated by E. A. Smith. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in U.B.F. Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 21, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[San Jacinto Day Program - 1954-04-21] (open access)

[San Jacinto Day Program - 1954-04-21]

Program from San Jacinto Day hosted by the San Jacinto Chapters of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and Daughters of the Republic of Texas on April 21, 1954. The program has a black and white illustration of the San Jacinto monument and lists the speakers and events of the day.
Date: April 21, 1954
Creator: Sons of the Republic of Texas, San Jacinto Chapter
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Wiley L. Walker, August 21, 1954] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Wiley L. Walker, August 21, 1954]

Funeral program for Wiley L. Walker. The funeral was held August 21, 1954 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. E. A. Smith. Funeral arrangements were made through G. J. Sutton, and he was buried in the U.B.F. and S.M.T. Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 21, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.C. Machuca to John J. Herrera - 1954-01-21] (open access)

[Letter from J.C. Machuca to John J. Herrera - 1954-01-21]

Letter to John J. Herrera from J.C. Machuca extending Machuca's congratulations to Herrera for being sworn in by the Supreme Court of the United States granting him the right to practice law before the Supreme Court of the United States. Machuca acknowledges and appreciates Herrera's cooperation and collaboration on providing documents that Machuca requested in a previous letter and expresses that they will be turned over to Director of Publicity, Mr. Luciano Santoscoy. Machuca promises a prompt return of a publicity picture that was sent to Machuca in a previous correspondence from Herrera.
Date: January 21, 1954
Creator: Machuca, J.C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History