[Letter from John J. Herrera to Waldo E. Ximenes - 1950-06-01] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Waldo E. Ximenes - 1950-06-01]

Letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC District 8 Governor, to Waldo Ximenes, LULAC Executive Secretary, dated June 1, 1950. This is a notification of delegates names from LULAC Pasadena Council Number 185 who will attend the National Convention in El Paso, Texas.
Date: June 1, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monthly Bulletin, El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, Volume 2, Number 18, July 1950 (open access)

Monthly Bulletin, El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, Volume 2, Number 18, July 1950

El Paso LULAC Council Number 132 Monthly Bulletin, July, 1950, Volume II, Number 18. Advertising and LULAC information and articles about the El Paso LULAC area.
Date: July 1950
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. F. Mireles - 1950-08-11] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. F. Mireles - 1950-08-11]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to A. F. Mireles, Managing Editor and Publisher of the El Paso LULAC Bulletin, dated August 11, 1950. A request for information about the postal permission to publish and mail the El Paso LULAC Bulletin, as the Houston LULAC Council is considering publication of a Houston LULAC bulletin.
Date: August 11, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Luciano Santoscoy to John J. Herrera - 1950-09-06] (open access)

[Letter from Luciano Santoscoy to John J. Herrera - 1950-09-06]

Letter from Luciano Santoscoy, District Governor, El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, El Paso, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, dated September 6, 1950. This letter concerns mailing booklets and using a permit to get a reduced postal rate.
Date: September 6, 1950
Creator: Santoscoy, Luciano
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monthly Bulletin, El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, Volume 3, Number 31, August 1951 (open access)

Monthly Bulletin, El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, Volume 3, Number 31, August 1951

Monthly Bulletin of El Paso LULAC Council No.132 of El Paso, Texas, dated August, 1951. References John Herrera's decision to give the deciding vote to his opponent in the LULAC Presidential election.
Date: August 1951
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Luciano Santoscoy to John J. Herrera - 1952-08-12]

Postcard from Luciano Santoscoy of El Paso, Texas, to John J. Herrera, dated August 12, 1952. After sitting in on a school board meeting in Pecos, Texas, Luciano is encouraging LULAC to take a serious look at the local issues.
Date: August 12, 1952
Creator: Santoscoy, Luciano
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to LULAC Supreme Council Officers and Regional and District Governors - September 22, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to LULAC Supreme Council Officers and Regional and District Governors - September 22, 1952]

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.
Date: September 22, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC Week to be observed in El Paso during Feb. 15-21 (open access)

LULAC Week to be observed in El Paso during Feb. 15-21

Newspaper clipping from "The El Paso Times" with article and photograph regarding proclamation of Mayor Fred Hervey that the week of February 15-21 will be "LULAC Week" in El Paso to commemorate the 24th anniversary of LULAC.
Date: 1953
Creator: El Paso Times
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Quarterly LULAC Information Sheet from Men's LULAC Council Number 132 - 1953] (open access)

[Quarterly LULAC Information Sheet from Men's LULAC Council Number 132 - 1953]

Quarterly LULAC Information Sheet from Men's LULAC Council Number 132 of El Paso, Texas, signed by Edmundo Moreno, Secretary of the council.
Date: 1953
Creator: Moreno, Edmundo
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ivey Gonzalez - 1953-01-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ivey Gonzalez - 1953-01-08]

Onionskin carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Ivey Gonzalez, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau, Police Department, Wichita Falls, Texas dated January 8, 1953. Herrera inquires about setting up a meeting to discuss LULAC and possibly organizing a LULAC council in Wichita, Falls. Herrera mentions the eight new councils set up so far in his presidency of LULAC: El Paso; Port Arthur; Wharton; Seguin; Smeltertown, and Victoria, Texas; and Deming and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Date: January 8, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monthly Bulletin, El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, Volume 5, Number 52, May 1953 (open access)

Monthly Bulletin, El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, Volume 5, Number 52, May 1953

Monthly Bulletin of El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, dated May, 1953.
Date: May 1953
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. C. Machuca to John J. Herrera - 1953-12-29] (open access)

[Letter from J. C. Machuca to John J. Herrera - 1953-12-29]

Letter from J. C. Machuca of La Tuna, Texas and El Paso Men's LULAC Council Number 132, to John J. Herrera, LULAC Past National President, dated December 29, 1953. Machuca requests photograph and short narrative of Herrera's years as National President to publish in the Silver Jubilee issue of the LULAC News.
Date: December 29, 1953
Creator: Machuca, J. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Let's swap program ideas: plans for using all available resources for better council programs in all fields of LULAC service (open access)

Let's swap program ideas: plans for using all available resources for better council programs in all fields of LULAC service

Announcement from League of United Latin American Citizens Director of Publicity for Idea Exchanges to be Published in LULAC News. This is a call for all ideas and programs to be shared between other program chairmen of LULAC councils in order to create new and engaging activities and councils for future LULAC council meetings.
Date: 1954
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abel Cisneros to Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-10] (open access)

[Letter from Abel Cisneros to Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-10]

A five page handwritten letter from Abel Cisneros to his wife, Lola. Abel provided Lola with an update on his activities in the Army.
Date: June 10, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Abel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Abel Cisneros to Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-12] (open access)

[Envelope from Abel Cisneros to Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-12]

Envelope sent by Private Abel Cisneros at Fort Bliss, Texas to his wife Lola Cisneros in Wharton, Texas. The envelope is postmarked in El Paso, Texas on June 12, 1954.
Date: June 12, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Abel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera - 1954-06-13] (open access)

[Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera - 1954-06-13]

Letter from Private Abel Cisneros at Fort Bliss, Texas to John J. Herrera in Houston, Tex. Pvt. Cisneros provides Herrera with an update on his family and financial matters.
Date: June 13, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Abel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera - 1954-08-20] (open access)

[Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera - 1954-08-20]

Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera informing Herrera about a telegram received by Senator Price Daniel. The telegram was from the Commanding General at Fort Bliss regarding the hardship discharge application for Private Abel Cisneros.
Date: August 20, 1954
Creator: Jacobsen, Jake
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03] (open access)

[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03]

Letter to Senator Price Daniel from S. R. Mickelsen, the Major General at Fort Bliss, Texas. Mickelsen notifies Senator Daniel that Private Abel Cisneros was unable to present acceptable evidence required for a hardship discharge. The letter is signed by General Mickelsen.
Date: September 3, 1954
Creator: Mickelsen, S. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03] (open access)

[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03]

Copy of letter sent to Senator Price Daniel from S. R. Mickelsen, the Major General at Fort Bliss, Texas. Mickelsen notifies Senator Daniel that Private Abel Cisneros was unable to present acceptable evidence required for a hardship discharge.
Date: September 3, 1954
Creator: Mickelsen, S. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Luciano Santoscoy to John J. Herrera - 1955-03-17] (open access)

[Letter from Luciano Santoscoy to John J. Herrera - 1955-03-17]

Letter from Luciano Santoscoy to John J. Herrera. Santoscoy thanks Herrera for his support on the LULAC Refugio Council. Santoscoy informs Herrera that Tony Campos, of Lubbock, Texas, was interested in the formation of a council and asks Herrera to follow up with Campos to give guidance and more information on the formation of a council. In a handwritten note at the bottom, Santoscoy says, "P.S. Please give me your valued opinion on the LULAC Committee their Duties and Functions booklet that I wrote and National Office distributed to all councils."
Date: March 17, 1955
Creator: Santoscoy, Luciano
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Luciano Santoscoy to Mary E. Vega - 1955-04-30] (open access)

[Letter from Luciano Santoscoy to Mary E. Vega - 1955-04-30]

Letter to Mary E. Vega of Kansas City, Missouri, from Luciano Santoscoy April 30, 1955. Santoscoy thanks Vega for her interest in starting a council in the state of Missouri. Santoscoy informs Vega of the fee each month per member, $.50 a member per month. Santoscoy also lets Vega know that he will be sending more information and a copy of the LULAC News publication.
Date: April 30, 1955
Creator: Santoscoy, Luciano
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Luciano Santoscoy - 1955-05-17] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Luciano Santoscoy - 1955-05-17]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Luciano Santoscoy, sending greetings and to inform Santoscoy that he was in Bryan, Texas for the inauguration of Bryan Council No. 221's home and ball park. Herrera also talks about his participation in the commemoration of San Jacinto Day (April 21) at the San Jacinto Monument. Herrera gives a bit of history about himself: "I am also a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas due to my relation to Pedro Herrera, who fought at San Jacinto, Blas Herrera of Bear County in San Antonio, who was a scout for Sam Houston, and Francisco Ruiz, alcalde [mayor] of San Antonio during the Texas Revolution, and one of the two native Texans who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence." Herrera praises Santoscoy in the remaining portion of the letter on a job well done on the LULAC News publication.
Date: May 17, 1955
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Popular Dry Goods Co., Inc. to John J. Herrera - 1958-03-19] (open access)

[Envelope from Popular Dry Goods Co., Inc. to John J. Herrera - 1958-03-19]

Envelope from Popular Dry Goods Co., Inc. to John J. Herrera, postmarked El Paso, Texas, March 19, 1958.
Date: March 19, 1958
Creator: Popular Dry Goods Co., Inc.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Luciano Santoscoy to John J. Herrera - 1958-03-19] (open access)

[Letter from Luciano Santoscoy to John J. Herrera - 1958-03-19]

Letter from Luciano Santoscoy to John J. Herrera, handwritten on Popular Dry Goods Co. letterhead, dated March 19, 1958. Santoscoy asks Herrera for his opinion about a LULAC candidate.
Date: March 19, 1958
Creator: Santoscoy, Luciano
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History