[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
[Biographical information on Dr. Martin Hames Bickham] (open access)

[Biographical information on Dr. Martin Hames Bickham]

Magazine article clipped from unknown magazine with biographical information about Dr. Martin Hayes Bickham. Scholar who studied social problems of American communities.
Date: April 15, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boletin a los clubes y sociedades Mexicanas de Houston, Texas (open access)

Boletin a los clubes y sociedades Mexicanas de Houston, Texas

Bulletin announcing the recipients of a $250.00 scholarship.
Date: June 10, 1950
Creator: Zorrilla, Luis G.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Commercial Broadcast Contract from KLVL Radio Station, Pasadena, Texas - 1950-05-22] (open access)

[Commercial Broadcast Contract from KLVL Radio Station, Pasadena, Texas - 1950-05-22]

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.
Date: May 22, 1950
Creator: KLVL (Radio station : Houston, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Exhibit A" Corrected Copy 39-6662, December 9, 1950] (open access)

["Exhibit A" Corrected Copy 39-6662, December 9, 1950]

Document from Texas Governor Allan Shivers granting the remission of bond forfeiture judgement against John J. Herrera.
Date: December 9, 1950
Creator: Shivers, Allan, 1907-1985
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The fight for democracy (open access)

The fight for democracy

Speech given by Carlos E. Castañeda on April 20, 1950. Castañeda discusses the importance of the fight for individual freedom and liberty and the necessity to fight oppression.
Date: April 20, 1950
Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Financial statement for Comité Patriotico Mexicano - 1950-06-06] (open access)

[Financial statement for Comité Patriotico Mexicano - 1950-06-06]

Financial statement for Comité Patriotico Mexicano, totaling the income and expenses from October 12, 1949 through June 6, 1950.
Date: June 6, 1950
Creator: Casas, David & Ramirez, Daniel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graduation exercises at Our Lady of Guadalupe School]

Photograph of graduation exercises at Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Date: March 28, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston attorney writes of Latin American loyalty to United States (open access)

Houston attorney writes of Latin American loyalty to United States

Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper of a letter written by John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to a Mrs. Jackson, titled "Houston Attorney Writes of Latin American Loyalty to United States", hand-dated July, 1950.
Date: July 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from The Fort Bend Reporter of Rosenberg, Texas to John J. Herrera - 1950-08-15] (open access)

[Invoice from The Fort Bend Reporter of Rosenberg, Texas to John J. Herrera - 1950-08-15]

Invoice on account of The Fort Bend Reporter of Rosenberg, Texas, sent to John J. Herrera, dated August 15, 1950. This invoice is for a letter to Mrs. Jackson dated August. 11, 1950. The cost was 10 cents per line, totaling $16.20.
Date: August 15, 1950
Creator: Fort Bend Reporter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Itinerary to visit major centers by Dr. Martin Hayes Bickham - 1950-06-16] (open access)

[Itinerary to visit major centers by Dr. Martin Hayes Bickham - 1950-06-16]

Itinerary from Dr. Martin Hayes Bickham dated June 16, 1950. The trip begins on July 1, 1950 at Little Rock, Arkansas and ends on September 15, 1950 at Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. No indication what the intention of the trip is nor who specifically will be visited in the cities.
Date: June 16, 1950
Creator: Bickham, Martin Hayes
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[KXYZ radio station announcer's introduction of John J. Herrera - 1950-07-18] (open access)

[KXYZ radio station announcer's introduction of John J. Herrera - 1950-07-18]

KXYZ radio station announcer's introduction of John J. Herrera for C.V. "Buster" Kern. The introduction highlight's the Herrera family's history in Texas.
Date: July 18, 1950
Creator: KXYZ (Radio station : Houston, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[KXYZ radio station announcer's introduction of John J. Herrera, draft - 1950-07-18] (open access)

[KXYZ radio station announcer's introduction of John J. Herrera, draft - 1950-07-18]

Draft of the KXYZ radio station announcer's introduction of John J. Herrera for C.V. "Buster" Kern. The introduction highlight's the Herrera family's history in Texas. Contains original notes for an introduction of Herrera on radio station KLEE on August 25, 1948.
Date: July 18, 1950
Creator: KXYZ (Radio station : Houston, Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Blas M. Salinas to John J. Herrera - 1950-06-26] (open access)

[Letter from Blas M. Salinas to John J. Herrera - 1950-06-26]

Letter from Blas M. Salinas, LULAC Executive Secretary-Legal Adviser, to John J. Herrera dated June 26, 1950. Information about the installation of the Falfurrias, Texas, Junior LULAC Council on July 2, 1950.
Date: June 26, 1950
Creator: Salinas, Blas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Blas M. Salinas to John J. Herrera - 1950-09-07] (open access)

[Letter from Blas M. Salinas to John J. Herrera - 1950-09-07]

Letter from Blas M. Salinas, LULAC National Executive Secretary-Legal Advisor, to John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, dated September 7, 1950. Salinas is concerned about the disorganization within the Galveston LULAC Council. Salinas asks for recommended sites for the upcoming Regional LULAC Convention. Salinas also inquires if "LULAC" has ever been copyrighted.
Date: September 7, 1950
Creator: Salinas, Blas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. F. Tucker to Texas E. Brown - 1950-11-03] (open access)

[Letter from C. F. Tucker to Texas E. Brown - 1950-11-03]

Letter from attorney C. F. Tucker to Internal Revenue Service Special Agent Texas E. Brown recommending John J. Herrera to practice before the Treasury Department.
Date: November 3, 1950
Creator: Tucker, Charles F.
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
[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 Charley G. Kidder to John J. Herrera - 1950-09-02] (open access)

[Letter from Charley G. Kidder to John J. Herrera - 1950-09-02]

Letter from Charley G. Kidder of Bay City, Texas, to John J. Herrera dated September 2,1950. Kidder is asking for a donation from Herrera to pay the balance of funeral expenses for a man killed in a train accident. Herrera apparently was the attorney retained by the family.
Date: September 2, 1950
Creator: Kidder, Charley G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. D. Peck to Police Chief B. W. Payne, Mayor Oscar Holcombe, City Commissioners, and John J. Herrera - 1950-03-20] (open access)

[Letter from D. D. Peck to Police Chief B. W. Payne, Mayor Oscar Holcombe, City Commissioners, and John J. Herrera - 1950-03-20]

Letter from D. D. Peck, Voters League in Houston, Texas, to Houston Police Chief B. W. Payne, Mayor Oscar Holcombe, City Commissioners, and John J. Herrera dated March 20, 1950. This letter addresses complaints against, and John J. Herrera's defense of, Mexican Americans and immigration issues in Houston.
Date: March 20, 1950
Creator: Peck, D. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eliseo Montoya to John J. Herrera - 1950-08-09] (open access)

[Letter from Eliseo Montoya to John J. Herrera - 1950-08-09]

Letter from Eliseo Montoya of the Pasadena, Texas, LULAC Council Number 180, to John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, dated August 9, 1950. This is a request for a copy of the Charter for the Pasadena LULAC Council.
Date: August 9, 1950
Creator: Montoya, Eliseo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emilio Caceres to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-05] (open access)

[Letter from Emilio Caceres to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-05]

Letter from Emilio Caceres to John J. Herrera dated November 5, 1950. Discusses pricing details to hire Caceres's orchestra for a LULAC dance to be held December 17, 1950 in Houston.
Date: November 5, 1950
Creator: Caceres, Emilio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to John J. Herrera - 1950-10-13] (open access)

[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to John J. Herrera - 1950-10-13]

Letter from Frank M. Pinedo, Secretary of Austin, Texas, LULAC Council Number 85, to John J. Herrera, dated October 13, 1950. This letter is regarding a payment for an Austin LULAC Council event that was returned for insufficient funds. Herrera's assistance is sought to contact the person who wrote the check.
Date: October 13, 1950
Creator: Pinedo, Frank M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. J. Garza to John J. Herrera - 1950-10-10] (open access)

[Letter from G. J. Garza to John J. Herrera - 1950-10-10]

Letter from G. J. Garza of the LULAC national office to John J. Herrera, LULAC First Vice-President, dated October 10, 1950. This letter is a call for the LULAC Supreme Council to meet in Laredo, Texas, on October 21 and 22, 1950.
Date: October 10, 1950
Creator: Garza, G. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History