[Sailboats on the Water]

Photograph of sailboats on the water at Pleasure Pier. Three of the boats are near the foreground, and two are further in the background. The shore can be seen in the distance.
Date: June 1, 1946
Creator: Watkins, J. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Wedding of Bill Ayres and Wini Sue McBride]

Photograph of a wedding in the First United Methodist Church of Fredericksburg, Texas. According to accompanying information, it is the wedding of Bill Ayres and Wini Sue McBride on June 18, 1949, and two ministers officiated, Reverend C. A. Greenwaldt, the incoming minister, and Reverend W. O. Schulze, the outgoing minister. The Kilman Studio stamp is on the back. The couple is walking down the aisle. The wedding party is still at the front of the sanctuary, and there are guests seated in the pews on either side. The bride is wearing a wedding dress with a hat and veil, and the groom is wearing a white tuxedo jacket with black pants.
Date: June 18, 1949
Creator: Kilman Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resolution Offered to the National Convention of LULAC (open access)

Resolution Offered to the National Convention of LULAC

Resolution adopted to commend the Chairman of the Fair Employment Practice Commission (FEPC), Malcolm Ross, and Carlos E. Castañeda for their earnest efforts on behalf of Hispanic Americans and other minority groups.
Date: June 24, 1944
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Vesey, Prince & Clineburg - 1947-06-26] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Vesey, Prince & Clineburg - 1947-06-26]

Letter sent to Vesey, Prince & Clineburg in Washington, D. C by John J. Herrera. Herrera inquires about having the Mexia station share the $906.05 in expenses that Felix H. Morales incurred by having to amend his radio station application.
Date: June 26, 1947
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Felix H. Morales - 1947-06-30] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Felix H. Morales - 1947-06-30]

Letter sent to Felix H. Morales by John J. Herrera regarding the case of Martin M. Martinez and payment of fees. Herrera instructs Morales to deduct three payments of $20.00 from Martinez's salary.
Date: June 30, 1947
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales - 1947-06-18] (open access)

[Letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales - 1947-06-18]

Letter from D. F. Prince in Washington, D.C., to Felix H. Morales in Houston, Texas. Prince informes Morales that the Commission is pending a decision on daytime grants for channel frequencies. Prince also notes that after the Commission has made a decision, the Morales application will be one of the first to be processed.
Date: June 18, 1947
Creator: Prince, D. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. F. Prince to John J. Herrera - 1947-06-30] (open access)

[Letter from D. F. Prince to John J. Herrera - 1947-06-30]

Letter sent to John J. Herrera from D. F. Prince in which he acknowledges receipt of Herrera's letter from June 26th. Herrera is apprised of the possibility for the Mexia applicant sharing the expenses incurred by Felix H. Morales when he amended his application. Prince also informs Herrera that the call letters KMOR will not be available and suggests that he send a list of other desired call letters.
Date: June 30, 1947
Creator: Prince, D. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. J. Slowie - 1947-06-26] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. J. Slowie - 1947-06-26]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to T. J. Slowie at the Federal Communications Commission requesting three copies of the F.C.C. form No. 328.
Date: June 26, 1947
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales - 1947-06-03] (open access)

[Letter from D. F. Prince to Felix H. Morales - 1947-06-03]

Letter from D. F. Prince in Washington, D. C. to Felix H. Morales in Houston, Texas. Prince writes to acknowledge receipt of the Commission's form letter giving notice that Morales' application to operate on 1510 kc at Houston was placed in a pending file. The Commission will delay the application until it settled the clear channel problem and formulated new rules regarding daytime grants.
Date: June 3, 1947
Creator: Prince, D. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Children in Front of a Church Steeple]

Photograph of two children playing in front of a church building. The two little boys are standing across the street from the church; one is riding a tricycle and the other is standing and facing him. The church has a tall, narrow steeple with a cross on top of the thin, pointed roof. The steeple is attached to the double-door entrance of the church, and there are two windows on either side. A sidewalk winds from the entrance to the back of the building. There is a telephone pole and electric wires that stretch across the image in front of the church building. There is a decorative border around the image, and a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Taft".
Date: June 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Young Hispanic Kindergarteners]

Photograph of a group of young Hispanic children wearing light-colored shorts, shirts, and dresses. The children are standing in two rows in front of a wide archway leading inside a building. There is a decorative border around the image and a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Pres-Mex Kindergarten".
Date: June 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Church Members]

Portrait of a group of church members. There are two women, a man, and five girls of different ages standing outside a building, dressed for church. There are doors in the background. The following is handwritten on the back: "At Pres Mex. or Alice? J. M. Vela." There is a stamp from The Fox Co. of San Antonio on the back dated June 1946.
Date: June 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sunday School Class]

Portrait of a Sunday School class. There are two women, one man, and five girls of different ages posing in front of double doors. They are dressed for church. The following is handwritten on the back: "June 9, 1946. Before Sunday School was organized. 1st meeting. Manuel J. Vela is Superintendent of Sunday School. Ola Perez to his left is secretary. Mrs. Maria Garza at right is treasurer." There is a stamp on the back from The Fox Co. of San Antonio.
Date: June 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruth and Chris Brodsgaard Plus Sibyle Wind]

Photograph of two women and a man standing in front of a closed doorway underneath an overhang. The woman on the left, identified as Sibyle Wind, wears a knee-length dress with three lace bands running horizontally along her skirt. It appears as though she is holding the hand of the woman next to her, identified as Ruth Brodsgaard, who wears a belted dress. The man behind them, Chris Brodsgaard, rests his hands on both of their shoulders. Accompanying information indicates photograph was taken during a wedding. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph confirms the event, date, and lists the names of the people pictured.
Date: June 6, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maren Jensen

Copy negative of Maren Jensen on her 81st birthday in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. In the photograph, Maren is sitting in a yard next to a large, three-tiered birthday cake. She is wearing a long dress with a floral pattern.
Date: June 15, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cortez new Lulac President (open access)

Cortez new Lulac President

Newspaper clipping from "San Antonio Light" announcing Raoul A. Cortez as the new LULAC President-General and names of other office bearers of LULAC. Cortez pledged to fight against segregation of Latino Americans in public schools. San Antonio was selected for the 1949 convention for the LULAC sessions.
Date: June 14, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15] (open access)

[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15]

Judgment of the case of Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District of Bastrop County, et al., regarding segregation of Mexican Americans in schools of Texas. This judgment was declared in the No. 388 Civil District Court of the United States, Western District of Texas by Judge Ben H. Rice.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: Rice, Ben H.
Object Type: Legal Document
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
[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15] (open access)

[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15]

Judgment of the case of Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District of Bastrop County, et al., regarding segregation of Mexican Americans in schools of Texas. This judgment was declared in the No. 388 Civil District Court of the United States, Western District of Texas by Judge Ben H. Rice.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: Rice, Ben H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15] (open access)

[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15]

Judgment of the case of Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District of Bastrop County, et al., regarding segregation of Mexican Americans in schools of Texas. This judgment was declared in the No. 388 Civil District Court of the United States, Western District of Texas by Judge Ben H. Rice.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: Rice, Ben H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolutions from LULAC Council Number Sixty to be presented at the National Convention] (open access)

[Resolutions from LULAC Council Number Sixty to be presented at the National Convention]

Handwritten transcription of resolutions to be presented by Council No. 60 of LULAC at the national convention to be held at Austin on June 11, 12 and 13, 1948.
Date: 1948-06-11/1948-06-13
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution of the League of United Latin American Citizens - 1948] (open access)

[Resolution of the League of United Latin American Citizens - 1948]

Resolution adopted by the League of United Latin American Citizens at the National Convention in Austin, Texas, paying a tribute to Frank V. Lozano who had served LULAC for several years.
Date: June 13, 1948
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Helen Coffey Warren, June 3, 1948] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Helen Coffey Warren, June 3, 1948]

Funeral program for Mrs. Helen Coffey Warren. The funeral was held June 3, 1948 at the St. Paul Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Robert S. Mosby. Funeral arrangements were made by Frank E. Lewis, and he was buried in Cemetery No. 3 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: June 3, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Houston Bar Association - 1948-06-02] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Houston Bar Association - 1948-06-02]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter of recommendation from John J. Herrera to the Houston Bar Association and the Texas State Board of Legal Examiners on behalf of a law student, Benjamin Joseph Canales.
Date: June 2, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History