Photograph of the interior of St. James Catholic Church during a service. The audience is standing in the pews, and two lines are leading up to the altar. Writing on the back of the photograph identifies the service as the first Holy Communion Class, in 1941.

Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. The note on the back identifies the building and dates the photograph to May 1941. The church is a two-story building with stone around the bottom. There are power lines in front.

Photograph of the Boy Scouts of America seated on a bench in front of a log cabin. An open window and doorway is seen behind them. Two adults wearing neckerchiefs, presumably Scout leaders, flank the right and left side of the bench. The children wear shorts, shirts with button-flap pockets, neckerchiefs, and all but two also wear caps. From left to right, they have been identified as Bob Hansen, Lawrence Petersen, Carl Hansen, Jack Hansen, Gunnar Thyssen, Kenneth Andersen, Kermit Harton, Donald Lykke, Irvin Wind, and Harold Wind.

Photograph of the Boy Scouts of America and adults standing before a school bus, a car, and a series of buildings to the left. The children are wearing traditional Boy Scout uniforms - neckerchiefs, caps, and shirts with button-flap pockets - with the exception of one on the rightmost side of the picture who is wearing overalls. From left to the right, the children have been identified as Gunnar Thyssen, Carl Hansen, Irvin Wind, Leroy Strarup, Lawrence Petersen, Lawrence Harton, Ray Allenson, Donald Lykke, Lester Wind, Floyd Wind, Kenneth Strarup, and Holger Thyssen. In the back, the adults have been identified, from left to right, as Gertrude Hansen, Mike Hansen, Andrew Hansen, Mamie Hansen, and Jack Hansen. There is a man standing in the very back, barely visible closest to the school bus, who has not been identified.

Photograph of Boy Scouts standing before a log cabin with one, open visible window and a bench on the left side of the picture. The child on the leftmost side is wearing light-colored, belted trousers and a tucked-in shirt. The rest of the children are wearing traditional Boy Scout uniforms: pleated shorts, shirts with button-flap pockets, and neckerchiefs. They have been identified, from left to right, as Gunnar Thyssen, Donald Lykke, Carl Hansen, and Lawrence Petersen.

Black and white photograph of a large group of boys that make up a chapter of the Boy Scouts of America. According to the title written on the photograph, they are all cub scouts from Wharton County and they are posing for a portrait to commemorate a summer field day. Positioned in front of the side of a wooden cabin, they are arranged in four rows with the first row seated with their legs crossed and the second row seated on a bench. Four adult scout leaders are present; one is sitting on the first row with the boys, one is standing to the left of the group, and two are on the right.

Black and white photograph of the confirmation class standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. Seven girls and six boys stand arranged in three rows in front of the church building. They are accompanied by an older man, identified as Pastor A.E. Frost on the left. Behind the group, the church doors and two windows are visible. Above the building's doors is the inscription "ANS GAR KIRKE." On the back of the photograph is a note written in Danish.

Photograph of a large group of women standing in rows in front of a house celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Danish Ladies Aid organization of Danevang, Texas. The front row is seated in wooden chairs. They are mostly elderly women, with the exception of a few in the top rows. Although some names have been supplied, they have not been matched properly to specific people in the photograph. They are dressed in conservative apparel.

Funeral program for Mrs. Mamie Lee Davis, died in January 1941. The funeral was held January 31, 1941 at St. Paul Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Robert Mosby.

Funeral program for Earl Young Ricardson. The funeral was held Sunday, July 20, 1941 at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was buried in San Antonio, Texas.

Photograph of a group of children in front of an old church in Danevang, Texas. There is a large tree off to the right of the photograph. The children are dressed in formal attire; the girls wear light-colored dresses and the boys wear suits. Accompanying information has provided names, but it cannot be stated with certainty to whom they apply.

Partial scrapbook page with clippings entitled "Council reverses license rejection," "Taxi driver chooses law; so does son," and "Seventy taking bar exams here." Also includes an invoice from Dwyer's Drug Store and a money. order.

Copy of a letter to the editor written by John J. Herrera regarding the discrimination faced by Latin-Americans in Texas and the United States. Herrera believes that if the United States provides opportunities and equal treatment for all races and nationalities, it will influence other countries to do the same and foster good working relationships with foreign countries, namely those in Latin-America.

1940 Harris County poll tax receipt number 79417 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.

Funeral program for Eddie Williams. The funeral was held February 18, 1941 at Second Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements were made through Frank E. Lewis, and he was buried in the National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

Photograph of Eustacio "Tatcho" Alderete.

Photograph of a Mass celebrating the Feast for Christ the King at the Old City Auditorium. The audience is comprised of Our Lady of Guadalupe parishioners.

Photograph of the parishoners' procession in front of the Church at Leon. Spectators standing by.

Photograph of a group of women standing in a line in front of what appears to be a two-story wooden house. The land around them is flat and empty, except for a few leafless bushes on the rightmost side of the image. The women have been identified from left to right as Kathyrn Nielsen, Mamie Hansen, Mary Hansen Andersen, Dorothy Andersen Westergaard, Christine Andersen Ingvardsen, and Meta Ingvardsen. They wear dark shoes and knee-length dresses of varying colors, prints, and tailoring.

Letter from both Dr. Meyer Bodansky and the Chairman of the Committee on Scientific Work at the Missouri State Medical Association, James E. Stowers. The first letter is from Dr. Bodansky accepting an invitation to appear as a guest speaker at the 1941 Missouri State Medical Association Annual Session. The second letter, which is from James E. Stowers, is the invitation to the Annual Session.

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky and James E. Stowers concerning Dr. Bodansky's presentation at the 1941 Annual Session of the Missouri State Medical Association. Revisions of the presentation are included after the last letter.

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky and Dr. J. E. Stowers, dated May 2, 1941 and May 10, 1941. The letters express appreciation on both ends concerning Dr. Bodansky's presentation at the Missouri State Medical Association Meeting.

Letter from George E. Pabinowitz to the wife of the late Dr. Meyer Bodansky, dated October 21, 1941. The letter informs Mrs. Bodansky that her late husband is being honored at the University of Texas with a memorial plaque, which was bought with funds raised by the members of Phi Delta Epsilon.

Letter from Jane Maddon on behalf of the Depositors' Account Department of the Macy's Bank to Eleanor A. Bodansky, dated October 30, 1941. The letter informs Mrs. Bodansky that the bank can find no record of a deposit that she paid on August 23, 1941. The letter states that her bank said the check was in fact paid, and requests some information in order to assist the company in finding the lost check.