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[League of United Latin American Citizens Charter Amendment - 1939-06-19] (open access)

[League of United Latin American Citizens Charter Amendment - 1939-06-19]

Document is an amendment to the League of United Latin American Citizens Charter dated June 19, 1939. The amendment serves to extend the corporation's territorial limits from "the State of Texas," as indicated in the original charter, to "the United States of America." It is signed by officers of LULAC as well as a notary public.
Date: June 19, 1939
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[League of United Latin American Citizens Charter Amendment - 1939-06-19] (open access)

[League of United Latin American Citizens Charter Amendment - 1939-06-19]

Document is an amendment to the League of United Latin American Citizens Charter dated June 19, 1939. The amendment serves to extend the corporation's territorial limits from "the State of Texas," as indicated in the original charter, to "the United States of America." It is signed by officers of LULAC as well as a notary public.
Date: June 19, 1939
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar Holcombe to John J. Herrera - 1939-08-22] (open access)

[Letter from Oscar Holcombe to John J. Herrera - 1939-08-22]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Houston Mayor Oscar Holcombe. Holcombe advises Herrea to contact Houston City Secretary H. C. Jacobs about Herrera's reinstatement in the water department.
Date: August 22, 1939
Creator: Holcombe, Oscar, 1888-1968
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar Holcombe to Olivia C. Herrera - August 24, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Oscar Holcombe to Olivia C. Herrera - August 24, 1939]

Letter to Mrs. Olivia C. Herrera, wife of John J. Herrera, from Houston Mayor Oscar Holcombe. Holcombe acknowledges Mrs. Herrera's letter concerning her husband, whom Holcombe refers to as "Johnny," and informs Mrs. Herrera that he had written to Mr. Herrera two days before suggesting that Mr. Herrera meet with City Secretary H. C. Jacobs.
Date: August 24, 1939
Creator: Holcombe, Oscar, 1888-1968
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank E. Mann to John J. Herrera - 1939-06-30] (open access)

[Letter from Frank E. Mann to John J. Herrera - 1939-06-30]

Letter to John J. Herrea from Houston City Commissioner #2 Frank E. Mann. Mann had received a letter from one of Herrera's associations congratulating the city council on a new wage structure. The new structure has clear minimums and maximums that employees can earn through ability or longevity.
Date: June 30, 1939
Creator: Mann, Frank E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Progress (open access)

Certificate of Progress

Certificate of progress document given to Jillie Jensen from a Danevang public school. There is a decorative border surrounding the paper. Beneath an illustration of a hand holding a quill pen, the text reads: "This Certifies that Lillie Jensen has done good work in Penmanship in the third grade of Danevang Public Schools and has made notable progress in keeping correct position, using proper movement and doing legible writing in all written work." The name of the school, teacher, and principal follows, plus the date.
Date: May 19, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
1939 Inventory (open access)

1939 Inventory

Inventory sheet from 1939 after the Danevang Famer's Co-operative bought out a local grocery store. The document lists all of the supplies in the store, with prices on the far right and a total price at the bottom, which has been crossed out with pencil. The actual price appears to have been written on the bottom left corner.
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

O. J. Hansen Home

Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Olaf J. Hansen. The photograph was taken a short distance away from the road, capturing the front lawn and the paved walkway leading up to the front doorstep. Five windows of identical dimensions and design run throughout the house. Horizontal siding covers the exterior walls and a shingle darker than the siding covers a pair of intersecting gable roofs. A chimney is at the top on one of the roof's hips.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang School Bus

Copy negative of a Danevang School bus in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. There are four people sitting inside the bus, and one person identified as Dorothy Andersen Westergaard is standing next to the bus. From top to bottom, the individuals sitting in the bus are Albert Westergaard, Andrew J. Hensen, Adell Westergaard (daughter of Dorothy Anderson Westergaard), Lavern (Dutch) Hansen and his puppy. According to sources, Andrew Hansen was the bus driver for the communities of Danevang, Liberty and Hurt.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Westerholm (Astrid)

Bust portrait photograph of a woman, identified as Mrs. Astrid Westerholm, and her husband Peter Westerholm. They are in front of a blank backdrop. Mrs. Westerholm wears glasses and a jacket with embroidery detail on her lapel. Mr. Westerholm also wears glasses, as well as a suit jacket and polka-dot tie. Accompanying information states that, "Mrs. Astrid Westerholm was the organist in Danevang Lutheran Church in 1939-1942. She played on alternationg[sic] Sundays with Emil Svensson and Mrs. Viggo Andersen at some time during her tenure. The organ at that time was a reed organ that had to be pumped to make music. Since there were numerous young fellows in the congregation, each was assigned a specific Sunday to fulfill this obligation. Most of them remember it well. In later years, Carl Lerager offered to pump the organ every Sunday as his contribution to the church. His offer was cheerfully accepted."
Date: 1939/1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1938] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1938]

1938 Harris County poll tax receipt number 32167 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.
Date: January 30, 1939
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Quincy Brady Mitchell, May 20, 1939] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Quincy Brady Mitchell, May 20, 1939]

Funeral program for Mr. Quincy Brady Mitchell, died May 16, 1939. The funeral was held May 20, 1939 at St. Paul M. E. Church.
Date: May 20, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourteen Club Terpsicore members posing with flowers]

Photograph of fourteen Club Terpsicore members posing with flowers in three rows in front of a dark-colored curtain. They are wearing matching light-colored floor-length dresses with short puffy sleeves. Two of the girls in the front row are holding bouquets and an arrangement in a vase is on the floor in the center of the group.
Date: [1939..1940]
Creator: Cantú
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourteen Club Terpsicore members in long dresses]

Photograph of fourteen Club Terpsicore members standing in two rows, wearing matching floor-length light-colored dresses with capes.
Date: [1939..1940]
Creator: Cantú
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Club Terpsicore members]

Photograph of a group of Club Terpsicore members, 1939-1940. All of the girls are wearing identical, floor-length, light-colored, sleeveless dresses with an attached cape and flowers in their hair. They are posing in front of a building backdrop with a round window and large arch; the front row is seated on chairs or stools and a second row is standing behind them.
Date: [1939..1940]
Creator: Cantú
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Club Terpsicore member posing in long white dress]

Photograph of a Club Terpsicore member wearing a long white dress, gloves, and tiara, posing next to a column and in front of a wall with a round window.
Date: [1939..1940]
Creator: Cantú
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company employees, Christmas, 1939]

Photograph of employees of the Long Star Bag and Bagging Company during Christmas, 1939.
Date: December 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Aztecas Club baseball team]

Photograph of the Aztecas Club baseball team, taken in the spring of 1939. Back row, from left to right: unidentified ; Manuel Gonzales ; Pete Zamorron ; unidentified ; José Beltron ; Herman Castillo ; unidentified ; Duri Vidal ; unidentified ; Cuote ("Turn") - Felix Castro. Front row, from left to right: Mr. Gutierrez (Benito Zemno) ; Orzlo. ; "Cuballito" ; unidentified ; Lupe Garcia ; Jose Cordova ; Castillino ; Gilberto Mora ; Pusqualito Garcia ; Mr. Luna.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dean A. Clark to Meyer Bodansky - June 5, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Dean A. Clark to Meyer Bodansky - June 5, 1939]

Letter from Dr. Dean A. Clark to Dr. Meyer Bodansky with an enclosed list of doctors seen in Texas.
Date: June 5, 1939
Creator: Clark, Dean A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Dr. Jacob Fine with Enclosed Newsletter - June 21, 1939] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Dr. Jacob Fine with Enclosed Newsletter - June 21, 1939]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. Jacob Fine regarding candidates for the general Jewish Relief Committee and the appointment of a non-Jewish doctor as the Chairman. Includes a five page proposal for a national organization in aid of displaced foreign physicians that outlines two phases and eleven aims of the proposed program.
Date: June 21, 1939
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Fine, Jacob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stanley Cobb to Meyer Bodansky - June 12, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Stanley Cobb to Meyer Bodansky - June 12, 1939]

Letter to Dr. Meyer Bodansky from Dr. Stanley Cobb regarding the selection of candidates for placement on the Committee on Medical Emigrés.
Date: June 12, 1939
Creator: Cobb, Stanley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to Herbert Mallinson - June 22, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to Herbert Mallinson - June 22, 1939]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Mr. Herbert Mallinson regarding the organization of the Texas committee on medical emigrés.
Date: June 22, 1939
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Mallinson, Herbert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to D. W. Carter - June 27, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to D. W. Carter - June 27, 1939]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. D. W. Carter regarding the organization of the Texas committee on medical emigrés.
Date: June 27, 1939
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Carter, D. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bulletin Number One of the National Committee for the Resettlement of Foreign Physicians] (open access)

[Bulletin Number One of the National Committee for the Resettlement of Foreign Physicians]

A bulletin reviewing the activities of various committees dealing with emigre physicians and reporting events of interest.
Date: July 1939
Creator: National Committee for the Resettlement of Foreign Physicians
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History