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[Letter from John J. Herrera to Houston Police Chief Percy Heard - 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Houston Police Chief Percy Heard - 1950]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to Houston Police Chief Percy Heard with a handwritten date of 1950. This is a reference letter for William Garza, who has applied to become an police officer.
Date: 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to League of United Latin American Citizens members - 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to League of United Latin American Citizens members - 1950]

Letter from John J. Herrera to LULAC members, handwritten date of 1950 on bottom of page. This letter is a notice to LULAC members of a day-long LULAC meeting sponsored by the Wharton County LULAC council for prospective members from Matagorda, Brazoria, Wharton, Fort Bend, Jackson and Victoria counties. It covers the agenda, speakers, and points to be discussed.
Date: 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to League of United Latin American Citizens members, page one - 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to League of United Latin American Citizens members, page one - 1950]

Carbon copy of first page of a two page letter from John J. Herrera to LULAC members, dated 1950. This is a notice of a day-long LULAC meeting to be sponsored by the Wharton County LULAC Council on November 12, 1950.
Date: 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to League of United Latin American Citizens members, page two - 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to League of United Latin American Citizens members, page two - 1950]

Carbon copy of second page of a two page letter from John J. Herrera to LULAC members, dated 1950. This is a notice of a day-long LULAC meeting to be sponsored by the Wharton County LULAC Council on November 12, 1950.
Date: 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela - 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela - 1950]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Thelma Vela of Falfurrias, Texas, undated. A thank you letter for hospitality of Falfurrias LULAC Councils during the Junior LULAC Council installation held July 2, 1950
Date: 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Roster of Houston LULAC members, 1950] (open access)

[Roster of Houston LULAC members, 1950]

Two-page roster of Houston, Texas LULAC Members. Listed alphabetical by last name, including addresses and birth dates.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas - 1950] (open access)

[Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas - 1950]

Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas on November 12, 1950. Mentions attendance of 250 persons, discussion of problems in Wharton County and surrounding territory, and lists guests of honor. Indicates that a result of this meeting is a reorganization of the Texas City LULAC Council and the formation of a new council in Palacios, Texas.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wharton County Lulac to award scholarships (open access)

Wharton County Lulac to award scholarships

Newspaper clipping from unknown publication, with handwritten notation of 1950. This article concerns the Wharton County LULAC council scholarships for Wharton County Junior College. It covers the application details for four scholarships to be awarded for the semester beginning in February of 1950.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. D. McDonald to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-02] (open access)

[Letter from R. D. McDonald to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-02]

Letter from R. D. McDonald, Investigator, located in Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera dated January 2, 1950. McDonald is investigating non-payment of bills from two LULAC members who stayed at the Rice Hotel in January 1949. He is requesting Herrera look into the matter and have the accounts settled at once.
Date: January 2, 1950
Creator: McDonald, R. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera  to  C. V. Kern - January 5, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to C. V. Kern - January 5, 1950]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to C.V. "Buster" Kern, Harris County Sheriff. Herrera writes concerning Joe M. Munoz, who has been working as a special deputy in under Sheriff Kern for more than a year and has received favorable comments from the Latin Americans.
Date: January 5, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. V. Kern to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-11] (open access)

[Letter from C. V. Kern to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-11]

Letter from C.V. "Buster" Kern, Sheriff, Harris County to John J. Herrera regarding filling a position for Mr. Munoz in his office.
Date: January 11, 1950
Creator: Kern, Clairville V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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 Gus C. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-19] (open access)

[Letter from Gus C. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-19]

Letter from Gus C. Garcia of San Antonio, Texas, to John J. Herrera dated January 19, 1950. This concerns hotel and carpool arrangements for the upcoming Regional Convention.
Date: January 19, 1950
Creator: Garcia, Gustavo C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Raoul A. Cortez - 1950-01-23] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Raoul A. Cortez - 1950-01-23]

Letter from John J. Herrera, Acting LULAC Regional Governor, to Raoul A. Cortez, LULAC National President, dated January 23, 1950. This letter is advising the national LULAC office that a new LULAC council was organized in Pasadena, Texas, on January 22, 1950. Referenced in the letter are the names of officers and members. It is also a request for a charter to be sent pending the installation.
Date: January 23, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Waldo E. Ximenes to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-26] (open access)

[Letter from Waldo E. Ximenes to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-26]

Letter from Waldo E. Ximenes, LULAC Executive Secretary, to John J. Herrera, Acting LULAC Regional Governor, dated January 26, 1950. This was an acknowledgment of the receipt of a certified check for charter fees, which were no longer required, and thus the amount was credited towards payment of dues.
Date: January 26, 1950
Creator: Ximenes, Waldo E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution of LULAC Texas Councils to congratulate Judge Harold R. Medina - 1950-01-29] (open access)

[Resolution of LULAC Texas Councils to congratulate Judge Harold R. Medina - 1950-01-29]

Resolution submitted by Houston LULAC Council Number 60 to the Texas LULAC Councils at the Regional Convention held at Corpus Christi, Texas, on January 28 and 29, 1950. This resolution was to congratulate Judge Harold R. Medina for conducing the trial of twelve communist leaders and to extend an invitation to him to be the main speaker at the National Assembly to be held in June, 1950.
Date: January 29, 1950
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution of Texas LULAC Councils for Impeachment of LULAC Executive Secretary Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1950-01-29] (open access)

[Resolution of Texas LULAC Councils for Impeachment of LULAC Executive Secretary Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1950-01-29]

Resolution submitted by the Houston LULAC Council Number 60 to the Texas LULAC Councils at the Regional Convention held in Corpus Christi, Texas, on January 28 and 29, 1950. This resolution is to impeach LULAC Executive Secretary Jacob I. Rodriguez for neglect and dereliction of his official duties.
Date: January 29, 1950
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jerry Pierce to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-31] (open access)

[Letter from Jerry Pierce to John J. Herrera - 1950-01-31]

Letter from Jerry Pierce, Chairman of the Americanism Committee from American Legion Post 52 in Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera, dated January 31, 1950. This letter is to publicize a Citizenship Training course to be held by the American Legion Post 52 preparing veterans and their wives who are non-U.S. citizens for full American citizenship. Classes were to be held at San Jacinto High School.
Date: January 31, 1950
Creator: Pierce, Jerry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Committee for Admittance to the Bar - 1950-02-09] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Committee for Admittance to the Bar - 1950-02-09]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter of recommendation from John J. Herrera to the Committee for Admittance to the Bar of the United States District Court on behalf of R. E. Calvert.
Date: February 9, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam C. Johnson to John J. Herrera - 1950-03-02] (open access)

[Letter from Sam C. Johnson to John J. Herrera - 1950-03-02]

Letter from Sam C. Johnson, Executive Assistant to Mayor Oscar Holcombe, Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera dated March 2, 1950. Johnson is responding to an invitation from LULAC Men's Council Number 60 and Ladies Council Number 22 to attend a LULAC meeting. He also mentions a meeting held with Chief Payne and the LULAC groups over a misunderstanding that arose from a newspaper account of a recent issue.
Date: March 2, 1950
Creator: Johnson, Sam C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Anonymous letter to John Herrera - 1950-03-06] (open access)

[Anonymous letter to John Herrera - 1950-03-06]

Anonymous letter to John J. Herrera regarding issue of having a special police squad for Latin-Americans.
Date: March 6, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles H. Winerich, Jr., to John J. Herrera - 1950-03-10] (open access)

[Letter from Charles H. Winerich, Jr., to John J. Herrera - 1950-03-10]

Letter from Charles H. Winerich, Jr., Councilman-at-Large of the City of Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera, District Governor of LULAC, dated March 10, 1950. Councilman Winerich was invited, but is unable to attend, the March 16, 1950, Houston Joint LULAC Councils meeting.
Date: March 10, 1950
Creator: Winerich, Charles H. Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to M.E. Walter - 1950-03-11] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to M.E. Walter - 1950-03-11]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of the Houston Chronicle, M.E. Walter, regarding an article in the "Our City" column concerning the formation of a Latin American Squad. Herrera insists that the so-called "Latin American Problem" is exaggerated and that most Latin Americans are not criminals. Herrera also states that LULAC, which opposes the creation of a Latin American Squad, stands to support the betterment and fair treatment of Latin Americans. The group, Herrera explains, serves as a liaison between Anglo-Americans and all Latin Americans for the purposes of cooperation not agitation.
Date: March 11, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
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