Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to C.V. "Buster" Kern, Harris County Sheriff. Herrera writes a recommendation for Texas Foster as a deputy sheriff.

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to Jesse Herrera of Huntsville, Texas, dated March 22, 1950. Jesse Herrera appears to be incarcerated in the Huntsville prison and this is a letter of encouragement from John.

Commercial broadcast contract from KLVL Radio Station in Pasadena, Texas, signed by John J. Herrera, dated May 22, 1950. This contract was paid for by Mrs. Felix Morales and was paying for a congratulatory message to be broadcast on the radio station.

Letter from Homer Whitt, Whitt Printing Company of San Antonio, Texas, to John J. Herrera, dated May 22, 1950. This is in reply to Herrera's letter of May 9,1950, regarding printing LULAC placards. Whitt quotes prices and quantities and also refers Herrera to some some Houston firms that could produce windshield stickers as Whitt Printing does not print them.

Notecard from Mrs. Felix Morales to John Herrera. Mrs. Morales is asking for a signature and $5 payment to accompany the contract. This is regarding a congratulatory message to be broadcast on the radio station for her husband.

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated November 22, 1950. Details of reorganization of Texas City LULAC Council on November 19, 1950. Herrera reports that a new council was organized and installed in Palacios, Texas, on the same date, November 19, 1950. It lists the new officers of the Palacios Council and credits Fred Garcia for contacting prospective members and organizing the new council in only one week's time.

Signed carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated January 22, 1951. The letter provides notification of a new LULAC Council organized in Eagle Lake, Texas on January 21, 1951. Herrera lists provisional officers and members. Herrera next visited Palacios, Texas, and presented the charter to the new Palacios LULAC Council. Herrera also confirms delivery of charter to the Wharton Ladies LULAC Council.

LULAC District 8 Convention delegate ribbon dated April 22, 1951, Palacios, Texas.

LULAC District 8 Convention member ribbon dated April 22, 1951, Palacios, Texas.

LULAC District 8 Convention visitor ribbon dated April 22, 1951, Palacios, Texas.

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from attorney John J. Herrera to Frank Klitzner of the Los Angeles County Probation Office providing a character reference for Manuel Villasenor, age 26. Herrera says that he has known Villasenor for twelve years and describes Villasenor's family, his history of petty crimes in Houston, his time in the military, and Herrera's opinion that Villasenor needs assistance for a lack of mental adjustment.

Letter from Jose F. Hernandez, secretary of LULAC Council Number 188 of Rosenberg, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National Organizer, dated January 22, 1952. The letter was originally accompanied by an enclosed a check contributed by the council.

Letter from Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National Organizer, dated January 22, 1952. Laurel conveys the approval of the LULAC Supreme Council for sociological and statistical data contained in the report by Lyle Saunders and Olen T. Leonard, entitled, "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas." Laurel writes that the council also condemns the false and prejudiced statements attributed to three people interviewed by the sociologists. This report is to be discussed at an upcoming LULAC Convention.

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter of recommendation from John J. Herrera to H. C. Manning of the Education Committee of the Houston Bar Association on behalf of Benjamin J. Canales.

Letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to LULAC Supreme Council Officers, and Regional and District Governors, dated September 22, 1952. Proclamation calling for a meeting of the LULAC Supreme Council to be held October 11-12, 1952, in El Paso, Texas. The proclamation includes agenda items that will be discussed.

Letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to all presidents and secretaries of Texas LULAC councils dated September 22,1 952. Invitation to attend a meeting to be held October 5, 1952, in San Antonio, Texas. Agenda items are listed.

Letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to all National, Regional and District Officers of LULAC dated May 22, 1953. The letter includes a six-page listing of LULAC Councils and rosters and encourages LULAC officers and members to attend the National Convention on June 12-14, 1953 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to all national, regional and district officers of LULAC, dated May 22, 1953. The letter reminds officers to attend the upcoming national LULAC Convention on June 12-14, 1953, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Carbon copy of a letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to Gilbert Gomez dated June 22, 1953. It lists the final accounting of outstanding bills due to the LULAC News.

Letter from John J. Herrera to Harvey Rosenberg, thanking Rosenberg for being swearing in Herrera and Gus Garcia to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Herrera asks Rosenberg to send the complete transcript of the Pedro Hernandez case, as Herrera is commissioned to write a history on it.

Clipping of an article in The Waco News-Tribune about Texas attorney general John Ben Shepperd and his accomplishments, while in office, for the state of Texas. The article addresses Shepperd's foil of a "Communist inspired plot". It also elaborates on Shepperd's staff and his accomplishments on "a staggering amount of legal labor expended on behalf of the people of Texas." There is an emphasis at the end of the return of unused budget money to the state treasury, a show of his "efficiency" while in office.

Letter from Roderick J. Watts, President of Sons of the Republic of Texas, typed on organizational letterhead and dated February 22, 1954. The letter informs members of the Texas Independence Day luncheon to be held on March 2, 1954, at the Rice Hotel.

Onionskin paper carbon copy draft of an article by John J. Herrera dated October 22, 1956. This article was Herrera's rebuttal to Felix Tijerina's article on support of the Eisenhower-Nixon administration. "We have bitterly realized in their past administrations that we were the last to be hired and the first to be hired. We will continue to support the Democratic party and their nominees, Stevenson and Kerauver." Herrera also writes: "the great majority of the Latinos do not share his enthusiasm for the Republican Party, as 97 percent of the Latinos work for a living and do not own their business (as Mr. Tijerina does), or are professional people." At the top of this article in Spanish, there is a note which reads as such in English: "(Note: Despite certain Mexican 'leaders' knowing that Nixon 'was of the tricky politics' since October of 1956 many here in Houston on the radio or the TV begged 'Now more than ever four more years of Nixon': The least they should do is now after the failure, is to ask for forgiveness from the people before continuing to make recommendations on who to vote for."

Partial clipping of an article from The Houston Post covering the San Jacinto Day Celebration published on April 22, 1958. The article includes two photographs: a photo of Texas Governor Price Daniel addressing the audience and posed photo of Joyce and John J. Herrera and Governor Daniel with a memorial wreath. The article is a continuation from a previous page and the text is incomplete.