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Southmost Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1969
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jack Skaggs - 1962-10-27] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jack Skaggs - 1962-10-27]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to Jack Skaggs discussing planning for the John Connally for Governor campaign. Herrera informs Skaggs of the Spanish-language tapes Herrera left for Skaggs to potentially use on the radio and offers his services as a speaker to the Latino people in the Harlingen area if needed.
Date: October 27, 1962
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ralph Yarborough to M. M. Hale - 1965-05-10] (open access)

[Letter from Ralph Yarborough to M. M. Hale - 1965-05-10]

Letter from Senator Ralph Yarborough recommending to United States Marshal M. M. Hale a Jesus E. Garcia for a Deputy Marshal. The letter notes a blind carbon copy sent to John J. Herrera, who is presumably the one alluded to who gave a high recommendation of Garcia to Yarborough.
Date: May 10, 1965
Creator: Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Manager of the El Gardin Hotel - 1968-01-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Manager of the El Gardin Hotel - 1968-01-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera following up on the retrieval of a gun he had forgotten in the room at the El Gardin Hotel in Brownsville in November, 1967.
Date: January 5, 1968
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1200 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1200

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the County Auditor of Cameron County is required to audit and issue reports on improvement district finances, and related questions.
Date: November 29, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1253 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1253

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether under the alleged facts a Justice of the Peace for Cameron County "announced his candidacy" within the meaning of Section 65 of Article XVI of the Texas Constitution and related questions.
Date: February 2, 1962
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-310 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-310

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether property of the Housing Authority of the City of Harlingen would be subject to ad valorem taxes in view of the fact that a small portion of said property will be let to concessionaires who would operate the facilities to serve the residents.
Date: December 5, 1968
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 30, Number 1, September 1969 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 30, Number 1, September 1969

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: September 1969
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 25, Number 1, September 1964 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 25, Number 1, September 1964

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: September 1964
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 24, Number 1, September 1963 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 24, Number 1, September 1963

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: September 1963
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Stillman House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Stillman House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Stillman House, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: August 7, 1962
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Neale House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Neale House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Neale House, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: November 1, 1962
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Fort Brown Commissary Guardhouse] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Fort Brown Commissary Guardhouse]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Fort Brown Commissary Guardhouse, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, and photographs.
Date: 1965
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Cameron County Courthouse] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Cameron County Courthouse]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Cameron County Courthouse, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1962
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Medical Laboratory] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Medical Laboratory]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Medical Laboratory, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1964
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Yturria Bank] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Yturria Bank]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Yturria Bank, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1962
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Kowalski-Dennett Home] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Kowalski-Dennett Home]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Kowalski-Dennett Home, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: May 27, 1966
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Public Market and Town Hall] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Public Market and Town Hall]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Public Market and Town Hall, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1962
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Yturria Bank Photograph #1]

Photograph of the Yturria Bank in Brownsville, Texas. A two story boutique shop has a balcony with no access on the top floor.
Date: August 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Brown Post Hospital Photograph #7]

Photograph of the Fort Brown Post Hospital in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rosalio Longoria House Photograph #4]

Photograph of the Rosalio Longoria House in La Feria, Texas. Featured is the gravestone of Rosalio Longoria.
Date: 1965~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Medical Laboratory Photograph #1]

Photograph of the Medical Laboratory in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Public Market and Town Hall Photograph #11]

Photograph of the Public Market and Town Hall in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Brown Post Hospital Photograph #6]

Photograph of the Fort Brown Post Hospital in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History