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Special 10 minutes Spanish for Ralph Yarborough (open access)

Special 10 minutes Spanish for Ralph Yarborough

Text of Dr. Hector P. Garcia's radio speech endorsing Ralph Yarborough for Governor of Texas. Garcia relates some of the medical problems of Latinos in Texas, which he believes Yarborough will take seriously and work to alleviate, unlike Governor Allan Shivers.
Date: July 14, 1954
Creator: Garcia, Hector P., -1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special 10 minutes Spanish for Ralph Yarbough (open access)

Special 10 minutes Spanish for Ralph Yarbough

Text of a speech to be given over the radio in support of Texas gubernatorial candidate Ralph Yarborough by Dr. Hector P. Garcia. Garcia relates some of the medical problems of Latinos in Texas, which he believes Yarborough will take seriously and work to alleviate, unlike Governor Allan Shivers.
Date: July 14, 1954
Creator: Garcia, Hector P., -1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Officer Nominations for Houston LULAC Council Number Sixty - 1950-11-17] (open access)

[List of Officer Nominations for Houston LULAC Council Number Sixty - 1950-11-17]

List of officer nominations for Houston LULAC Council Number 60 dated November 17, 1950. Listed are all the candidates for each officer's position nominated for the year 1951.
Date: November 17, 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas - 1950] (open access)

[Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas - 1950]

Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas on November 12, 1950. Mentions attendance of 250 persons, discussion of problems in Wharton County and surrounding territory, and lists guests of honor. Indicates that a result of this meeting is a reorganization of the Texas City LULAC Council and the formation of a new council in Palacios, Texas.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from A.B.C. Printing & Stationery Company to LULAC - 1951-04-20] (open access)

[Receipt from A.B.C. Printing & Stationery Company to LULAC - 1951-04-20]

Receipt from A.B.C. Printing and Stationery Company of Houston Texas to Houston LULAC Council, dated April 20, 1951. The receipt is signed by Ernest Eguia. The receipt contains a breakdown, by quantity, of delegate, visitor, and member badges ordered.
Date: April 20, 1951
Creator: A.B.C. Printing & Stationery Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from The D. L. Ballich Company to LULAC - 1951-06-05] (open access)

[Invoice from The D. L. Ballich Company to LULAC - 1951-06-05]

Invoice from The D. L. Ballich Company of Houston Texas to Houston LULAC Council dated June 5, 1951. This invoice is for delegate, visitor, and member badges printed for the LULAC Council and shipped to Ernest Eguia on April 20, 1951.
Date: June 5, 1951
Creator: The D. L. Ballich Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate from League of United Latin American Citizens to John J. Herrera - 1951-06-24] (open access)

[Certificate from League of United Latin American Citizens to John J. Herrera - 1951-06-24]

Certificate from LULAC to John J. Herrera dated June 24, 1951. This was presented on Herrera's appointment to the office of National Organizer for the term of 1951-1952.
Date: June 24, 1951
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC District Eight Convention visitor badge] (open access)

[LULAC District Eight Convention visitor badge]

LULAC District 8 Convention visitor ribbon dated April 22, 1951, Palacios, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1951
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC District Eight Convention member badge] (open access)

[LULAC District Eight Convention member badge]

LULAC District 8 Convention member ribbon dated April 22, 1951, Palacios, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1951
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC District Eight Convention delegate badge] (open access)

[LULAC District Eight Convention delegate badge]

LULAC District 8 Convention delegate ribbon dated April 22, 1951, Palacios, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1951
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press statement and telegram from Ed Idar, Jr., to E. M. Dealey - 1951] (open access)

[Press statement and telegram from Ed Idar, Jr., to E. M. Dealey - 1951]

Onionskin carbon copy of press statement and telegram from Ed Idar, Jr., State Chairman, American GI Forum of Texas, to E. M. Dealey, Publisher of the Dallas Morning News, with handwritten date of 1951. This press release is a response to a story by Roy Rody in the October 19, 1951 issue of the Dallas Morning News regarding the bracero program and workers.
Date: 1951
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Father Earhart (open access)

Remarks of Father Earhart

Handwritten notes entitled "Remarks of Father Earhart" with handwritten date of "1951?" Father Earhart's remarks are regarding the discriminatory statements made about two students and the refusal to admit them into Immaculate Conception because they are Mexican.
Date: 1951?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting - 1951-08-19] (open access)

[Minutes from the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting - 1951-08-19]

Minutes of the Supreme Council Meeting of the League of United Latin American Citizens held at the Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, Texas, on August 18-19, 1951.
Date: August 19, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda for trip to Mexico, October 5, 1951] (open access)

[Agenda for trip to Mexico, October 5, 1951]

Agenda for a trip to Mexico from October 5-13, 1951. Sightseeing plans on agenda mention visiting Mexico City, Acapulco, Guadalajara, Veracruz. Includes meeting with the Mayor and City Officials of Mexico City at City Hall, and introduction to President Miguel Alemán Valdés.
Date: October 5, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution of League of United Latin American Citizens - 1952-01-27] (open access)

[Resolution of League of United Latin American Citizens - 1952-01-27]

Resolution of League of United Latin American Citizens at the Texas Regional LULAC Convention held in Galveston, Texas, January 26-27, 1952. This resolution concerns the study written by Lyle Saunders and Olen E. Leonard entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas." The resolution commends the authors for their work but condemns the attitudes of those who have used the study to distort the issue of the laborers in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Date: January 27, 1952
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting - 1952-03-23] (open access)

[Minutes from the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting - 1952-03-23]

Minutes of LULAC Supreme Council Meeting held in Pecos, Texas, on March 22-23, 1952. Also included is Exhibit "A", Resolution on the Death of Honorable Ermilo Lozano, Past National President of LULAC.
Date: March 23, 1952
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on discrimination at a skating rink - 1952-04-18] (open access)

[Notes on discrimination at a skating rink - 1952-04-18]

Notes on an instance of discrimination at a skating rink that occurred April 18, 1952. The parties involved are listed and suggestions for resolution from John J. Herrera are listed also.
Date: April 18, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Roster of LULAC National Officers, District Governors, and LULAC Councils] (open access)

[Roster of LULAC National Officers, District Governors, and LULAC Councils]

Roster of LULAC National Officers, District Governors, and LULAC Councils, possibly from 1952. Includes individual names and addresses.
Date: 1952?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate from League of United Latin American Citizens to John J. Herrera - 1952-06-21] (open access)

[Certificate from League of United Latin American Citizens to John J. Herrera - 1952-06-21]

Certificate from the League of United Latin American Citizens awarded to John J. Herrera on June 21, 1952. Awarded in appreciation of his service as LULAC National Organizer during 1951-1952.
Date: June 21, 1952
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proclamation by LULAC National President George J. Garza calling for a National Convention in June, 1952] (open access)

[Proclamation by LULAC National President George J. Garza calling for a National Convention in June, 1952]

Proclamation by LULAC National President George J. Garza calling all LULAC Councils to a National Convention to be held in Corpus Christi, Texas, on June 20-22, 1952.
Date: 1952
Creator: Garza, George J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appointment of Jacob I. Rodriguez to position of LULAC National Director of Publicity and Editor of LULAC News by John J. Herrera, LULAC National President - July 20, 1952] (open access)

[Appointment of Jacob I. Rodriguez to position of LULAC National Director of Publicity and Editor of LULAC News by John J. Herrera, LULAC National President - July 20, 1952]

Onionskin paper copy of appointment of Jacob I. Rodriguez to position of LULAC National Director of Publicity and Editor of LULAC News by John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated July 20, 1952.
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appointment of Gus C. Garcia to position of LULAC National Organizer by John J. Herrera, LULAC National President - July 20, 1952] (open access)

[Appointment of Gus C. Garcia to position of LULAC National Organizer by John J. Herrera, LULAC National President - July 20, 1952]

Onionskin paper copy of appointment of Gus C. Garcia to position of LULAC National Organizer by John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated July 20, 1952.
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appointment of Reynaldo de la Garza to position of LULAC National Special Organizer At Large by John J. Herrera, LULAC National President - July 20, 1952] (open access)

[Appointment of Reynaldo de la Garza to position of LULAC National Special Organizer At Large by John J. Herrera, LULAC National President - July 20, 1952]

Onionskin carbon copy of the appointment of Reynaldo de la Garza to position of LULAC National Special Organizer At Large by John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated July 20, 1952.
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Biographies of John J. Herrera - 1952-10-04] (open access)

[Biographies of John J. Herrera - 1952-10-04]

Biographies of John J. Herrera. The first, two page biography on LULAC letterhead is dated October 4, 1952. The third page is a condensed, three paragraph biography.
Date: October 4, 1952
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History