[Resolutions adopted by LULAC District #8 Convention, January 13, 1963] (open access)

[Resolutions adopted by LULAC District #8 Convention, January 13, 1963]

The document lists four resolutions adopted by LULAC District #8 Convention held in Richmond, Texas, on January 13, 1963.
Date: January 13, 1963
Creator: Garza, Joe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for John J. Herrera from the Fairway Motor Hotel - February 15, 1963] (open access)

[Bill for John J. Herrera from the Fairway Motor Hotel - February 15, 1963]

Hotel bill for John J. Herrera is for a room at the Fairway Motor Hotel in McAllen, Texas, on February 15, 16, 17, 1963 and listing a balance of $21.75.
Date: February 15, 1963
Creator: Fairway Motor Hotel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Goetschius to John J. Herrera - 1963-02-20] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Goetschius to John J. Herrera - 1963-02-20]

Letter to John J. Herrera is from Joe Goetschius, Manager of the Trade Development Department at Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, thanking him for helping Beaumont to acquire the 1964 LULAC Convention.
Date: February 20, 1963
Creator: Goetschius, Joe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera - 1963-09-27] (open access)

[Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera - 1963-09-27]

Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera dated September 27, 1963 and handwritten. Cavazos states in the letter that he received the picture of Herrera, Herrera's son, and Lyndon B. Johnson and has it hanging on his office wall.
Date: September 27, 1963
Creator: Cavazos, Ramiro
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Houston and Texas LULAC councils resolution - 1964] (open access)

[Houston and Texas LULAC councils resolution - 1964]

Resolution to have the Houston and Texas LULAC Councils "go on record as voting and working and going to the 1963 LULAC National Convention as Fullerton, California instructed to have their delegates to boost Houston, Texas as the LULAC National Convention City for 1964."
Date: 1964
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ricardo Martinez to John J. Herrera - 1952-07-12] (open access)

[Letter from Ricardo Martinez to John J. Herrera - 1952-07-12]

Letter from Ricardo Molinez of LULAC Council Number 146 of McAllen, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated July 13, 1952. Molinez congratulates Herrera on his recent election to LULAC National President. Molinez requests help in issue of Frank Ferree being held in contempt of court, includes a petition signed by citizens of Harlingen, Texas, addressed to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Date: July 13, 1952
Creator: Martinez, Ricardo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Edited speech by John J. Herrera introducing Attorney General John L. Hilll - 1977-12-17] (open access)

[Edited speech by John J. Herrera introducing Attorney General John L. Hilll - 1977-12-17]

Edited speech by John J. Herrera delivered on December 17, 1977, on behalf of Honorable John L. Hill, candidate for governor of Texas. The speech serves to promote the candidate as well as introduce Hill as the keynote speaker and includes handwritten edits by Herrera.
Date: December 17, 1977
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech introducing John Hill - 1977-12-17] (open access)

[Speech introducing John Hill - 1977-12-17]

Copy of a speech by John J. Herrera delivered on December 17, 1977, on behalf of Honorable John L. Hill, candidate for governor of Texas. The speech serves to promote the candidate as well as introduce Hill as the keynote speaker.
Date: December 17, 1977
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. to John J. Herrera - December 27, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. to John J. Herrera - December 27, 1955]

Letter from Ed Idar, Executive Secretary of the American GI Forum of Texas, to John J. Herrera, requesting Herrera to make a five minute radio tape to address the poll tax rallies in January in each of the three Valley counties.
Date: December 27, 1955
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolutions adopted by American GI Forum of Texas] (open access)

[Resolutions adopted by American GI Forum of Texas]

Document of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors Meeting in Edinburg, Texas of the American GI Forum of Texas.
Date: December 9, 1951
Creator: American G.I. Forum
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales - December 5, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales - December 5, 1951]

Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales, refuting Perales's views on the article "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grand Valley of Texas".
Date: December 5, 1951
Creator: Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Lyle Saunders] (open access)

[Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Lyle Saunders]

Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Lyle Saunders. Perales protests against the unfair views expressed by Saunders and Olen H. Leonard in the pamphlet titled: "The wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas". Perales demands the names and addresses of the informants in the pamphlet.
Date: December 3, 1951
Creator: Perales, Alonso S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trees Frame a Snow-Covered Church]

Photograph of a side view of a snow-covered church. The entrance of the church, which is facing the right-hand side of the image, has a tall, modern belfry with a large cross on top. There are several windows on the brick building, including several tall windows along the one side that faces the left and further down the front of the church, which is cut off by the edge of the image. There are two snowy trees in the foreground that form a frame around the rest of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "'Dream Church' Weslaco, Tex. 1st Presbyterian".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Large Tree in Front of a Church]

Photograph of a sprawling church from a street view. The church, which spans the entire image diagonally, has a large tree in the front yard, along with many other smaller shrubs scattered. There is a sidewalk that leads from the road in the foreground to a break in between the buildings. There is a large cross on top of the building visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "'Dream Church' First Presbyterian Weslaco, Texas".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of a Snow-Covered Church]

Photograph of a side view of a snow-covered church. The entrance of the church, which is facing the right-hand side of the image, has a tall, modern belfry with a large cross on top. There are several windows on the brick building, including several tall windows along the one side that faces the left and further down the front of the church, which is cut off by the edge of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "'Dream Church' 1st Presbyterian, Weslaco, Tex".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Templo Presbiteriano Mexicano]

Photograph of Templo Presbiteriano Mexicano. The church is white with wood siding and round-arched windows and doors. Trees are on either side of the structure. The road in front of the building is dirt.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Men in Front of Templo Presbiteriano Mexicano]

Photograph of two men standing in front of Templo Presbiteriano Mexicano. The men are dressed in suits and ties. One is wearing a hat. The man on the right is Reverend J. de la Luz Guerrero. The church behind them is white with wood siding and round-arched windows. A sign above the door reads "Templo Presbiteriano Mexicano." Small bushes are on either side of the front walkway leading to the door.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Men in Front of the Door of Templo Presbiteriano Mexicano]

Photograph of two men standing in front of the main door of Templo Presbiteriano Mexicano. The men are dressed in suit and ties. One is wearing a hat. The man on the right is Reverend J. de la Luz Guerrero. The church behind them is white with wood siding. Two concrete steps lead to the front door.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reverend J. de la Luz Guerrero and Wife]

Photograph of Reverend J. de la Luz Guerrero and his wife. The reverend is wearing a suit and tie, and his wife is wearing a gray dress. The two are standing in front of a building with natural wood paneling.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reverend J. de la Luz Guerrero and Wife]

Photograph of Reverend J. de la Luz Guerrero and his wife. The reverend is wearing a suit and tie, and his wife is wearing a gray dress. The two are standing in front of a building with natural wood paneling. In front of the couple to the left is a tree. To the right of the building, an automobile is parked.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mrs. J. de la Luz Guerrero and Sons]

Photograph of Mrs. J. de la Luz Guerrero and her six sons. She is wearing a navy, polka dot dress, and the six men are all dressed in suits and ties. Mrs. de la Luz Guerrero is sitting in a green, wooden chair with her sons standing behind her. Behind the group are white buildings with wood siding. The sons are described as all having served in the military and one as having been a prisoner of the Japanese.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Crowd in Front of First Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a group of people standing in front of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The people are scattered around the front lawn, walkway, and sidewalk. The church behind them is white with wood siding and round-arched windows. Bushes line the front of the lawn.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group in Front of First Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a group of people standing in front of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The people are gathered together on the front lawn. One man is standing on the road in the foreground. The church behind the group is white with wood siding and round-arched windows. Small bushes line the edge of the front lawn.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group by First Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a group of people standing on the front lawn of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The group consists of men, women, and children. One little boy is standing on the sidewalk in the foreground. The church behind the group is white with wood siding and round-arched windows.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History