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[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to John J. Herrera - 1957-04-11] (open access)

[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to John J. Herrera - 1957-04-11]

Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to John J. Herrera asking for Herrera's help finding an opportunity to work on Yarborough's staff in Washington.
Date: April 11, 1957
Creator: Pinedo, Frank M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Abraham Kazen - 1957-05-02] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Abraham Kazen - 1957-05-02]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Senator Abraham Kazen, Texas State Senate, congratulating Kazen for his courage to fight for the rights and privileges of the minorities in the state of Texas.
Date: May 2, 1957
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George H. Templin - 1957-10-04] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to George H. Templin - 1957-10-04]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to George H. Templin, Clerk, Supreme Court of Texas. Herrera asks Templin to renew Gus C. Garcia's licence to practice law in Houston. Herrear would also like to know how much it would cost to practice law in Houston.
Date: October 4, 1957
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lewis W. Cutrer to John J. Herrera - 1957-10-10] (open access)

[Letter from Lewis W. Cutrer to John J. Herrera - 1957-10-10]

Letter from Lewis Cutrer to John J. Herrera. Cutrer writes that he is seriously thinking of running for the position of Mayor, and would like Herrera to get feedback from his acquaintances and friends about the "advisability" of Cutrer in the Houston mayoral race.
Date: October 10, 1957
Creator: Cutrer, Lewis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carl Smith - 1957-09-03] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carl Smith - 1957-09-03]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter of recommendation from John J. Herrera for his son, John Michael Herrera, to Carl Smith, Harris County Tax Assessor and Collector.
Date: September 3, 1957
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Lee Etta Hawke, August 15, 1957] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Lee Etta Hawke, August 15, 1957]

Funeral program for Mrs. Lee Etta Hawke. The funeral was held Thursday, August 15, 1957 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. S. H. James, Minister. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Eastview Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 15, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Ernest Rosales - 1957-11-06] (open access)

[Affidavit from Ernest Rosales - 1957-11-06]

Witness testimony giving Ernest Rosales's account of the night of November 1, 1957, describing Rosales and his friends being engaged in a fight with some other men, during which shots were fired. Second page of testimony is not included here.
Date: November 6, 1957
Creator: Rosales, Ernest
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Ingraham to John J. Herrera - 1957-05-02] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Ingraham to John J. Herrera - 1957-05-02]

Letter from District Judge Joe Ingraham thanking John J. Herrera for his services as a translator at the naturalization ceremonies in April.
Date: May 2, 1957
Creator: Ingraham, Joe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. D. Ruiz - 1957-04-11] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. D. Ruiz - 1957-04-11]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to A. D. Ruiz of Fidelity Finance Corporation to accompany a $50 check on behalf of Felix Tijerina.
Date: April 11, 1957
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. D Ruiz - 1957-07-25] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. D Ruiz - 1957-07-25]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to A. D. Ruiz of Fidelity Finance Corporation to accompany a check sent on behalf of Felix Tijerina. A copy of the cashier's check issued by River Oaks State Bank is included.
Date: July 25, 1957
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. D. Ruiz - 1957-06-15] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. D. Ruiz - 1957-06-15]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to A. D. Ruiz of Fidelity Finance Corporation to accompany the cashier's check for $50 on behalf of Felix Tijerina. Included is a copy of the cashier's check.
Date: June 15, 1957
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred Parks to Members of the Texas Bar - 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Fred Parks to Members of the Texas Bar - 1957]

Letter from Fred Parks, Director of the 8th District of the State Bar of Texas, addressed to his fellow members, sent out to those who were delinquent in paying their dues as of May 29, 1957. The letter is typed on State Bar of Texas letterhead.
Date: 1957
Creator: Parks, Fred, 1906-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. V. Kern to John J. Herrera - 1957-09-04] (open access)

[Letter from C. V. Kern to John J. Herrera - 1957-09-04]

Letter from C.V. "Buster" Kern, Sheriff, Harris County, to John J. Herrera. Kern writes that he will try to help Herrera's son obtain a job in the Sheriff's office.
Date: September 4, 1957
Creator: Kern, Clairville V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tentative Program, LULAC Pre-Educational Program Banquet, September 14, 1957 (open access)

Tentative Program, LULAC Pre-Educational Program Banquet, September 14, 1957

Tentative program for the LULAC Pre-Educational Program Banquet to be held in the Castillian Room of the Shamrock Hilton Hotel on September 14, 1957. Special guests include Oscar M. Laurel, Felix Tijerina, and Texas Governor Price Daniel.
Date: September 14, 1957
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda of the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting, September 14-15, 1957] (open access)

[Agenda of the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting, September 14-15, 1957]

Agenda for the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting from September 14-15, 1957, at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston, Texas.
Date: September 1957
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History