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[Telegram from Raoul A. Cortez to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-16] (open access)

[Telegram from Raoul A. Cortez to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-16]

Western Union telegram from Raoul A. Cortez, LULAC President, to John J. Herrera dated January 16, 1950. Cortez is appointing John Herrera as Region LULAC Governor of Texas pending election at the regional convention.
Date: January 16, 1950
Creator: Cortez, Raoul A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Sam Johnson - 1950-03-16] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Sam Johnson - 1950-03-16]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Sam Johnson, Executive Assistant to Mayor Oscar Holcombe, recommending Texas Foster regarding his application to be a policeman.
Date: March 16, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Itinerary to visit major centers by Dr. Martin Hayes Bickham - 1950-06-16] (open access)

[Itinerary to visit major centers by Dr. Martin Hayes Bickham - 1950-06-16]

Itinerary from Dr. Martin Hayes Bickham dated June 16, 1950. The trip begins on July 1, 1950 at Little Rock, Arkansas and ends on September 15, 1950 at Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. No indication what the intention of the trip is nor who specifically will be visited in the cities.
Date: June 16, 1950
Creator: Bickham, Martin Hayes
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Dr. Hector P. Garcia - 1950-06-16] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Dr. Hector P. Garcia - 1950-06-16]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Dr. Hector P. Garcia of Corpus Christi, Texas, dated June 16, 1950. Comments on recent LULAC elections and the behind-the-scenes issues driving the nominations. A brief mention of John Herrera's 15-minute radio program in Houston every Saturday.
Date: June 16, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Abel Cisneros - 1950-10-16] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Abel Cisneros - 1950-10-16]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Abel Cisneros, Vice-President of the El Campo LULAC Council, dated October 16, 1950. Herrera is requesting a report of El Campo's council activities needed for submission at the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting in Laredo, Texas, on October 21 and 22, 1950.
Date: October 16, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Eliseo Montoya - 1950-10-16] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Eliseo Montoya - 1950-10-16]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Eliseo Montoya, Secretary of Pasadena, Texas, LULAC Council Number 180, dated October 16, 1950. This is a request for a report on the Pasadena LULAC Council activities to be submitted at the Supreme Council Meeting. It is also a confirmation that the charter for the Pasadena Council has arrived.
Date: October 16, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ramon Sandoval - 1950-10-16] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ramon Sandoval - 1950-10-16]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Ramon Sandoval, Secretary of Galveston LULAC Council, dated October 16, 1950. This is a request for a report on Galveston LULAC Council activities to be submitted at the LULAC Supreme Council meeting.
Date: October 16, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to L. D. Morrison - 1950-11-16] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to L. D. Morrison - 1950-11-16]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to L. D. Morrison, Chief of Police, Houston, Texas, dated November 16, 1950. Recommendation letter for Rufus L. Ramirez who is applying to the Houston Police Department.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to R. A. Schmid - 1950-11-16] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to R. A. Schmid - 1950-11-16]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to R. A. Schmid of the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding the bond forfeiture due to fled suspects. Only the first page of the letter is included.
Date: November 16, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James L. Owens to John J. Herrera - 1951-04-16] (open access)

[Letter from James L. Owens to John J. Herrera - 1951-04-16]

Letter from James L. Owens, Secretary of the Tres-Palacios Farmers and Cattlemens' Association, Palacios, Texas, to John J. Herrera, dated April 16, 1951. Owens askes for names of firms and individuals practicing discrimination in Matagorda County in order to help correct such discriminatory practices against Mexican Nationals.
Date: April 16, 1951
Creator: Owens, James L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special bulletin from the American GI Forum to all officers and members - January 16, 1952] (open access)

[Special bulletin from the American GI Forum to all officers and members - January 16, 1952]

Special bulletin from the Headquarters of American GI Forum of Texas replying to the charges by Alonso S. Perales regarding criticism Perales's made to the article, "The wetback in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas."
Date: January 16, 1952
Creator: American G.I. Forum
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jesse Flores to John J. Herrera - 1952-06-16] (open access)

[Letter from Jesse Flores to John J. Herrera - 1952-06-16]

Letter from Jesse Flores, President of LULAC Council Number 184 of Palacios, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC Natnional Organizer, dated June 16, 1952. Flores informs John Herrera that the Palacios, LULAC Council delegates to the National Convention will be voting for him in his bid for the presidency of LULAC.
Date: June 16, 1952
Creator: Flores, Jesse
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Luz B. Morales to John J. Herrera - 1952-10-16] (open access)

[Letter from Luz B. Morales to John J. Herrera - 1952-10-16]

Letter from Luz B. Morales of LULAC Ladies Council #22 of Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated October 16, 1952. This letter was sent as a protest concerning the double election of officers in the ladies council during two separate meetings on September 11 and September 18, 1952.
Date: October 16, 1952
Creator: Morales, Luz B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Miguel E. Trujillo to John J. Herrera - 1952-11-16] (open access)

[Letter from Miguel E. Trujillo to John J. Herrera - 1952-11-16]

Letter from Miguel E. Trujillo, LULAC Regional Governor for New Mexico, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated November 16, 1952. Trujillo refers to Herrera's visits to the New Mexico LULAC councils and relates plans for the upcoming convention. Trujillo also briefly references the Pecos School Board segregation issue.
Date: November 16, 1952
Creator: Trujillo, Miguel E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda of the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting, January 16-18, 1953] (open access)

[Agenda of the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting, January 16-18, 1953]

Agenda for LULAC Supreme Council Meeting held in Carlsbad, New Mexico, on January 17 and 18, 1953.
Date: 1953-01-16/1953-01-18
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda of the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting, January 16-18, 1953] (open access)

[Agenda of the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting, January 16-18, 1953]

Agenda of the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting held in Carlsbad, New Mexico, on January 17 and 18, 1953.
Date: 1953-01-16/1953-01-18
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC National Treasurer's Report, July 21 - December 31, 1952] (open access)

[LULAC National Treasurer's Report, July 21 - December 31, 1952]

Report of the LULAC National Treasurer of Receipts, Expenditures and Cash on Hand from July 21 to December 31, 1952, dated January 16, 1953.
Date: January 16, 1953
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC National Treasurer's Report July 21 to December 31, 1952, Comparative Balance Sheets] (open access)

[LULAC National Treasurer's Report July 21 to December 31, 1952, Comparative Balance Sheets]

Report of the LULAC National Treasurer, Gilbert Gomez, Jr., from July 21 to December 31, 1952 titled Comparative Balance Sheets, dated January 16, 1953.
Date: January 16, 1953
Creator: Gomez, Gilbert, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Price Daniel - 1953-05-16] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Price Daniel - 1953-05-16]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Senator Price Daniel of Texas, dated May 16, 1953. This letter was sent with a check enclosed to purchase flags flown over the Capitol which will be presented to four LULAC councils in Texas.
Date: May 16, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emma M. Ward to John J. Herrera - 1953-09-16] (open access)

[Letter from Emma M. Ward to John J. Herrera - 1953-09-16]

Letter to John J. Herrera on behalf of Senator Price Daniel from Daniel's secretary, Emma M. Ward, acknowledging Herrera's letter of recommendation of Enrique Salinas. Ward informs Herrera that Salinas's name had been added to their list of whom to notify when a date for the competitive examination was set.
Date: September 16, 1953
Creator: Ward, Emma M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera - 1954-04-16] (open access)

[Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera - 1954-04-16]

Letter from A.L. Wirin to John H. Herrera asking whether there has been any further development from the time Herrera and Gus had a meeting in Washington regarding segregation of Mexican Americans, at the Public Housing Project in Houston.
Date: April 16, 1954
Creator: Wirin, A. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frederick Wiener to John J. Herrera - 1954-04-16] (open access)

[Letter from Frederick Wiener to John J. Herrera - 1954-04-16]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Frederick Wiener, Executive Director of Jewish Vocational Service, thanking John for attendance and attention at a meeting had on April the 15th at the Jewish Vocational Service offices. Wiener gives further details of a discussion held at the meeting of working with the station KLVL to "stimulate the community to employ the psychically handicapped." Wiener asks Herrera or Mr. Gomez to follow up on the proposal and to notify him to continue on the further interest on behalf of both parties.
Date: April 16, 1954
Creator: Wiener, Frederick
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to John J. Herrera - 1954-08-16] (open access)

[Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to John J. Herrera - 1954-08-16]

Letter sent by Lyndon B. Johnson to John J. Herrera acknowledging the receipt of Herrera's letter regarding the hardship discharge for Private Abel Cisneros. Senator Johnson advises Herrera to have Private Cisneros complete the formal application process with the Army and enclosed a checklist to follow.
Date: August 16, 1954
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Price Daniel to John J. Herrera - 1954-08-16] (open access)

[Telegram from Price Daniel to John J. Herrera - 1954-08-16]

Telegram sent to John J. Herrera from Price Daniel regarding hardship discharge for Private Abel Cisneros.
Date: August 16, 1954
Creator: Daniel, Price
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History