[Certificate of representation from LULAC Council Number 113 for Fidel Martinez - February 13, 1953] (open access)

[Certificate of representation from LULAC Council Number 113 for Fidel Martinez - February 13, 1953]

Certificate of representation from LULAC Council Number 113 of Trinidad, Colorado for Fidel Martinez to represent the council at the LULAC Regional Convention held in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 14-15, 1953.
Date: February 13, 1953
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from John C. Gonzalez to John J. Herrera - 1953-02-06] (open access)

[Envelope from John C. Gonzalez to John J. Herrera - 1953-02-06]

Envelope from John C. Gonzalez of Palacios, Texas to John J. Herrera, dated February 6, 1953.
Date: February 6, 1953
Creator: Gonzalez, John C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from the Supreme Court of the United States to John J. Herrera - 1951-02-05] (open access)

[Envelope from the Supreme Court of the United States to John J. Herrera - 1951-02-05]

Envelope sent to John J. Herrera, Counsellor at Law, 710 Scanlan Building, Houston 2, Texas. This envelope was sent from the Supreme Court of the United States, Washington D.C., through the Office of the Clerk on February 5, 1951 at 7:30 p.m.
Date: February 5, 1951
Creator: United States. Supreme Court
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[League of United Latin American Citizens Address from Joe Garza, February 26, 1955] (open access)

[League of United Latin American Citizens Address from Joe Garza, February 26, 1955]

League of United Latin American Citizens Address from Joe Garza, First National Vice President, date February 26, 1955, asking the Ladies and Men Councils to sponsor different organizations; for example, Girl and Boy Scouts of America, March of Dimes. Garza also calls for councils to report activities that each council participates in for a program committee report. There is also a call to Texas to increase its numbers.
Date: February 26, 1955
Creator: Garza, Joe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera - 1954-02-05] (open access)

[Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera - 1954-02-05]

Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera asking Herrera to reply to the questions asked by Fred Okrand and send them before Wirin's trip to Houston, so that the suit can be filed when Wirin is in Houston.
Date: February 5, 1954
Creator: Wirin, A. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera - 1954-02-18] (open access)

[Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera - 1954-02-18]

Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera, asking Herrera if a court case is feasible.
Date: February 18, 1954
Creator: Wirin, A. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera - 1954-02-23] (open access)

[Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera - 1954-02-23]

Letter from A.L. Wirin to John J. Herrera about the Houston housing matter. Wirin suggests that if there is no community agreement regarding this matter, it should be dropped.
Date: February 23, 1954
Creator: Wirin, A. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert Armendariz to Frank M. Pinedo - 1955-02-17] (open access)

[Letter from Albert Armendariz to Frank M. Pinedo - 1955-02-17]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from Albert Armendariz, League of United Latin American Citizens National Officer, to Frank M. Pinedo, stating that Armendariz no longer wishes to be National Officer of LULAC due to unfair acts committed against members of LULAC. The letter outlines the impeachment of John J. Herrera and David Longoria and mentions the action taken against the LULAC lodge. "It is no longer safe to act on behalf of the Lulac Organization, for the danger of impeachment without a hearing will menace our every action or inaction [...] it pains me greatly to know that our Organization, the Supreme Council, would be guilty of condemning without an opportunity to be heard."
Date: February 17, 1955
Creator: Armendariz, Albert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles F. Willis, Jr. to John J. Herrera - 1953-02-12] (open access)

[Letter from Charles F. Willis, Jr. to John J. Herrera - 1953-02-12]

Letter from Charles F. Willis, Jr., Special Assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated February 12, 1953. A thank you letter from President Eisenhower on behalf of LULAC's recommendation of Dr. George W. Strake for appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
Date: February 12, 1953
Creator: Willis, Charles F., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester E. Ollison to W. S. McCree - 1953-02-03] (open access)

[Letter from Chester E. Ollison to W. S. McCree - 1953-02-03]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from Chester E. Ollison, Appeals Counselor of the Texas Education Agency in Austin, Texas, to W. S. McCree, President of the Board of Trustees, Pecos Independent School District in Pecos, Texas, dated February 3,1953. The letter refers to a petition received from patrons of Pecos ISD regarding segregation of children of Spanish-speaking ancestry. Ollison outlines steps the school district is to take in addressing the issues cited in the petition.
Date: February 3, 1953
Creator: Ollison, Chester E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F.A. Hernandez to Frank M. Pinedo - 1955-02-03] (open access)

[Letter from F.A. Hernandez to Frank M. Pinedo - 1955-02-03]

Letter from F.A. Hernandez, President of League of United Latin American Citizens Council Number 132, to Frank M. Pinedo, asking Pinedo to please "absolve Council No. 132 publicly of any connotation of guilt" in relation to a crime committed by LULAC Council No. 8. According to the letter, LULAC Council 8 Lodge was raided by the Texas Liquor Board, which found the operation of an open saloon at the LULAC lodge. This resulted in a "flow of bad publicity" as well as being "subjected to considerable embarrassment and criticism." Hernandez calls on Pinedo to take swift and "stern corrective measures" to resolve the matter of Council No. 8 to bring order and stability back to other LULAC councils as well as Council No. 132. "We cannot sacrifice our past accomplishments and future goals, because a few deviate from the only known course leading toward our Aims and Purposes."
Date: February 3, 1955
Creator: Hernandez, F.A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Felix Soliz to John J.Herrera - 1953-02-17] (open access)

[Letter from Felix Soliz to John J.Herrera - 1953-02-17]

Letter from Felix Soliz, Secretary of LULAC Council Number 217 in Port Arthur, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated February 17, 1953. Solis invites Herrera to attend a Port Arthur LULAC Council meeting on February 22, 1953 where Miss Emily Rimmer will speak about Junior LULAC work.
Date: February 17, 1953
Creator: Soliz, Felix
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.C. Machuca to John J. Herrera - 1954-02-02] (open access)

[Letter from J.C. Machuca to John J. Herrera - 1954-02-02]

Letter to John J. Herrera from J.C. Machuca communicating to Herrera the progress of a Jubilee issue release of LULAC NEWS in the middle of the month of February with the "able supervision of our Director of Publicity, Mr. Luciano Santoscoy." He expresses gratitude towards John's cooperation and participation. Machuca also wishes Herrera well on a case that Herrea is working on: "Hope the decision in the Delgado case will be a favorable one, so that justice will prevail".
Date: February 2, 1954
Creator: Machuca, J.C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Mills - 1951-02-13] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Mills - 1951-02-13]

Letter from J. W. Mills, Clerk of the Harris County District Courts, certifying the remission of bond forfeiture in Scire Facias No. 1005, for which John J. Herrera had been the guarantor, and that Scire Facias No. 1003 was still pending.
Date: February 13, 1951
Creator: Mills, J. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John C. Gonzalez to John J. Herrera - 1953-02-06] (open access)

[Letter from John C. Gonzalez to John J. Herrera - 1953-02-06]

Handwritten letter from John C. Gonzalez of Palacios, Texas to John J. Herrera, dated February 6, 1953. This is a cover letter for Bay City newspaper clipping about sheriff's response to an earlier LULAC newspaper article.
Date: February 6, 1953
Creator: Gonzalez, John C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. C. Thornton - 1952-02-09] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. C. Thornton - 1952-02-09]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to A. C. Thornton, Assistant Chief of Police, recommending William Self for a license to drive a taxicab. Herrera briefly describes the history of their acquaintance, which went back to 1939 when Herrera was driving a taxi while attending law school.
Date: February 9, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. L. Vetrano - February 6, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. L. Vetrano - February 6, 1959]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to A. L. Vetrano & Co., providing an account of an auto collision his wife and daughter were involved in two days earlier.
Date: February 6, 1959
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to A.L. Wirin - 1954-02-19] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to A.L. Wirin - 1954-02-19]

Letter from John J. Herrera to A.L. Wirin regarding the housing situation in Houston. Herrera thinks that right now it would not be feasible to file a case for discrimination against Latin Americans until he is able to fully go into the matter.
Date: February 19, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carl Sears - 1952-02-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carl Sears - 1952-02-08]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National Organizer, to Carl Sears, Chief of Special Services of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston, Texas, dated February 8, 1952. Herrera asks about the procedure for the Houston LULAC Councils to work with the veterans at the VA Hospital.
Date: February 8, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carter Snooks - 1955-02-15] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carter Snooks - 1955-02-15]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Carter Snooks, owner and publisher of Refugio Timely Remarks, asking Carter to publish the recent organization of the Refugio LULAC Men's Council.
Date: February 15, 1955
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Charles E. Cropley - 1951-02-03] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Charles E. Cropley - 1951-02-03]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Charles E. Cropley, Clerk, Supreme of the United States, Washington D.C., requesting Copley to send the rules and requirements for making an application to practice before the Supreme Court.
Date: February 3, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1955-02-15] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo - 1955-02-15]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Frank M. Pinedo on League of United Latin American Council Formation in Refugio, Texas. Herrera gives Pinedo further details and names of the first LULAC meeting and names and addresses of the charter members. Herrera also lets Pinedo know that Herrera wants him to be at the installation ceremony along with Felix Tijerina.
Date: February 15, 1955
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to James DeAnda - 1956-02-13] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to James DeAnda - 1956-02-13]

Letter from John J. Herrera to James DeAnda, about the cases appearing in the latest issue of South Western Reporter, 285, S.W. 2nd, No. 1, pages 1-320, issue 1956. Herrera also writes about the Texas Regional Convention of LULAC to be held in Corpus Christi on 18th and 19th February, and requests DeAnda to make proper arrangements for welcoming the past National President of the League.
Date: February 13, 1956
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to L. D. Morrison - 1952-02-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to L. D. Morrison - 1952-02-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Chief of Police L. D. Morrison on behalf of Frank G. Hernandez, requesting a waiver on the height requirement for Frank G. Hernandez upon his application to the police force.
Date: February 5, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History