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[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1952]
Draft of a speech by John J. Herrera to be delivered on the 116th anniversary of the battle of San Jacinto, 1952. Herrera compares the fight for Texas Independence to the war in Korea as "free peoples of the world today need to unite again and stand together, regardless of race or creed in defense of human rights."
Date:
1952
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector P. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1952]
Letter from Hector P. Garcia, M.D., of Corpus Christi, Texas, to John J. Herrera, with handwritten date of 1952. This letter is in reference to the pamphlet "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley" and the controversy surrounding the misstatements accredited to some League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) members.
Date:
1952?
Creator:
Garcia, Hector P., -1996
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to LULAC members]
Letter from Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary, to LULAC members, written possibly in 1952, after the LULAC Regional Convention held in January, 1952. This letter was written to clarify LULAC's position concerning the study written by Lyle Saunders and Olen T. Leonard entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley."
Date:
1952?
Creator:
Laurel, Oscar M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to LULAC members]
Letter from Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary, to LULAC members, written possibly in 1952, after the LULAC Regional Convention held in January, 1952. This letter was written to clarify LULAC's position concerning the study written by Lyle Saunders and Olen T. Leonard entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley."
Date:
1952?
Creator:
Laurel, Oscar M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ramon Sandoval to John J. Herrera - 1952]
Letter from Ramon Sandoval, President of LULAC Council Number 151, to John Herrera, from early 1952. This is a request for $50 payment in regards to advertisement inserted in the convention program.
Date:
1952?
Creator:
Sandoval, Ramon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Record of John J. Herrera's League of United Latin American Citizens career - 1934-1952]
Record of John J. Herrera's LULAC career from 1934 through 1952. Lists positions Herrera held within the local council, national offices he held, and a short personal biography.
Date:
1952
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report of the LULAC Convention Committee on a study entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas"]
Report by LULAC Committee chaired by Santos de la Paz, and committee members R. E. Austin, Luis Albarado, and O. T. Salinas, appointed by the LULAC Convention to study the report entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas," by Lyle Saunders and Olen E. Leonard. The committee recommends disapproval and censure of the report, that a protest be sent to the University of Texas for permitting the printing the report, and the committe deplores what they see as approval of the report by the Texas Regional Convention of LULACs.
Date:
1952?
Creator:
League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signs of Our Times
Text of speech delivered by Gus C. Garcia, Member, San Antonio Board of Education, at Laredo, Texas on January 15, 1952, titled, "Signs of our times." Garcia speaks of the general problems which are facing the nation today.
Date:
January 15, 1952
Creator:
Garcia, Gustavo C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1951]
1951 Harris County poll tax receipt number 193730 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date:
January 17, 1952
Creator:
Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., to John J. Herrera - January 21, 1952]
Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., to John J. Herrera, dated January 21, 1952. This is a cover letter for items sent under separate cover, copies of a report, most likely the study entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas," written by Lyle Saunders and Olen E. Leonard, and a letter written to Judge J. T. Canales.
Date:
January 21, 1952
Creator:
Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gus C. Garcia to John J. Herrera - January 21, 1952]
Letter from Gus C. Garcia to John J. Herrera dated January 21, 1952. Garcia discusses the ramifications of a report, most likely the study entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas," written by Lyle Saunders and Olen E. Leonard.
Date:
January 21, 1952
Creator:
Garcia, Gustavo C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose F. Hernandez to John J. Herrera - 1952-01-22]
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.
Date:
January 22, 1952
Creator:
Hernandez, Jose F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - January 22, 1952]
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.
Date:
January 22, 1952
Creator:
Laurel, Oscar M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Gus C. Garcia - 1952-01-24]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Gus C. Garcia dated January 24, 1952. Original letter contained checks enclosed from Wharton, Fort Bend, and Houston Ladies LULAC Councils.
Date:
January 24, 1952
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gene Gutierrez to John J. Herrera - 1952-01-28]
Letter from Gene Gutierrez to John J. Herrera, National LULAC Organizer, dated January 28, 1952. Gutierrez informs Herrera of plans for the installation of the Palacios Junior and Ladies LULAC Councils on February 3, 1952.
Date:
January 28, 1952
Creator:
Gutierrez, Gene
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to Richard Ante - 1952-01-29]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from Frank M. Pinedo to Richard Ante, President of the Houston LULAC Council Number 60, dated January 29, 1952. Pinedo writes a thank-you letter to the members of the Houston LULAC council for their support in his campaign to be elected Regional LULAC Governor of the Region of Texas. A copy of this letter was sent to John J. Herrera.
Date:
January 29, 1952
Creator:
Pinedo, Frank M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by Gus C. Garcia - 1952-01-29]
Text of the speech delivered by Gus C. Garcia before the Education Session of Third National Conference of the United States National Commission for UNESCO at New York on January 29, 1952 on education, especially for minorities in the United States.
Date:
January 29, 1952
Creator:
Garcia, Gustavo C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Gene Gutierrez - 1952-01-30]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Gene Gutierrez, R.T., Medical Department, Aluminum Company of America in Port Lavaca, Texas, dated January 30, 1952. The letter discusses details of the installation for the Palacios LULAC Council on February 3, 1952.
Date:
January 30, 1952
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George I. Sánchez to George J. Garza - 1952-01-31]
Letter from George I. Sánchez to George J. Garza thanking him for his encouragement and support from LULAC in view of the criticisms received by him from some individuals.
Date:
January 31, 1952
Creator:
Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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