[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1967-09-06] (open access)

[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1967-09-06]

Letter from Governor John B. Connally to John J. Herrera thanking Herrera for his recommendation of Jimmie Duncan for a position.
Date: September 6, 1967
Creator: Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Judgement and Order of Reinstatement, LULAC vs. John L. Hill - 1967-09-21] (open access)

[Judgement and Order of Reinstatement, LULAC vs. John L. Hill - 1967-09-21]

Judgement and Order of Reinstatement in the case of League of United Latin American Citizens versus John L. Hill, Secretary of State of Texas. The ruling states that the forfeiture of LULAC's charter is to be set aside affording the corporation "all the rights and powers conferred on it by the original issuance of said Charter."
Date: September 21, 1967
Creator: Texas. District Court (Travis County)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, San Jacinto Battleground - 1967-04-21] (open access)

[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day, San Jacinto Battleground - 1967-04-21]

Draft of a Speech by John J. Herrera to be delivered at the San Jacinto Battleground on April 21, 1965. Herrera placed a wreath on the monument to commemorate the 131st anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date: April 21, 1967
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1967-04-21] (open access)

[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1967-04-21]

Draft of a speech written by John J. Herrera and delivered on the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. The draft is handwritten on legal paper.
Date: April 21, 1967
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Laredo LULAC Council Number 12 Installation Banquet - 1967-06-09] (open access)

[Program for the Laredo LULAC Council Number 12 Installation Banquet - 1967-06-09]

Program for the Laredo LULAC Council Number 12 Installation Banquet. The Banquet was held on June 9, 1967 at the Laredo Civic Center. The program includes a list of the incoming administration as well as the outgoing administration for Laredo LULAC Council No. 12. The main speaker was John Connally, Governor of Texas. Includes Governor Connally’s signature and an inscriptions to John Herrera.
Date: June 9, 1967
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Reception and Appreciation Dinner of Roberto Ornelas, National President of LULAC] (open access)

[Program for the Reception and Appreciation Dinner of Roberto Ornelas, National President of LULAC]

Program for the reception and appreciation dinner honoring Roberto Ornelas, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens. The appreciation dinner was held on October 1, 1967 at 4:00 pm at the Royal Manor in Beaumont, Texas. The program includes the LULAC Code and all committee members for the event. John J. Herrera spoke at the dinner as did other past LULAC National Presidents and two Congressmen.
Date: October 1, 1967
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raúl Segura Procelle to John J. Herrera - 1967-01-12] (open access)

[Letter from Raúl Segura Procelle to John J. Herrera - 1967-01-12]

Letter from Raúl Segura Procelle to John J. Herrera, dated January 12, 1967. Segura Procelle sends Herrera a copy of an interview with Herrera, and asks after the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Date: January 12, 1967
Creator: Segura Procelle, Raúl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pete Tijerina to John J. Herrera - 1967-02-09] (open access)

[Letter from Pete Tijerina to John J. Herrera - 1967-02-09]

Letter from Pete Tijerina to John J. Herrera, dated February 9, 1967, regarding correspondence with the Legal Defense Fund, Incorporated of New York related to the financing of a civil rights group for Mexican Americans in Texas.
Date: February 9, 1967
Creator: Tijerina, Pete
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pete Tijerina to Jack Greenberg - 1967-02-09] (open access)

[Letter from Pete Tijerina to Jack Greenberg - 1967-02-09]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from Pete Tijerina to Jack Greenberg, Director of the Legal Defense Fund, Incorporated, on February 9, 1967, containing a list of Mexican American attorneys connected with discrimination and segregation cases involving Mexican Americans in Texas. The letter also contains a request to have the Legal Defense Fund, Incorporated hold a conference in San Antonio, Texas, to address issues related to legal support for Mexican Americans in Texas.
Date: February 9, 1967
Creator: Tijerina, Pete
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Greenberg to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-23] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Greenberg to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-23]

Letter from Jack Greenberg, Director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated, to Pete Tijerina, January 23, 1967, regarding legal aid in a jury discrimination case. Also contains an offer to build a "cooperative relationship" between the Legal Defense Fund and LULAC.
Date: January 23, 1967
Creator: Greenberg, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Leroy D. Clark to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-24] (open access)

[Letter from Leroy D. Clark to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-24]

Letter from Leroy D. Clark, Assistant Counsel with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated, to Pete Tijerina on January 24, 1967, seeking a list of pressing problems concerning the Mexican-American community in Texas, with regard to legal assistance in the area of poverty law.
Date: January 24, 1967
Creator: Clark, Leroy D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alfred J. Hernandez to Pete Tijerina - 1967-02-04] (open access)

[Letter from Alfred J. Hernandez to Pete Tijerina - 1967-02-04]

Letter from Alfred J. Hernandez to Pete Tijerina, February 4, 1967, regarding the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the need to set up a meeting with Chicano lawyers to address issues associated with Mexican-American causes in Texas.
Date: February 4, 1967
Creator: Hernandez, Alfred J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arnulfo Zamora to John J. Herrera - 1967-05-23] (open access)

[Letter from Arnulfo Zamora to John J. Herrera - 1967-05-23]

Letter from Arnulfo Zamora to John J. Herrera on May 23, 1967, inviting him to the Installation of Officers Banquet hosted by LULAC Council #12 on June 9, 1967.
Date: May 23, 1967
Creator: Zamora, Arnulfo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
In the manner that a LULAC Council dishonored LULAC (open access)

In the manner that a LULAC Council dishonored LULAC

Copy of an article from the Laredo Times covering the pickets at the Laredo Civic Center during the annual local LULAC Council banquet, published on June 11, 1967. The article includes a photograph of the crowds picketing in front of the banquet hall and also contains handwritten notes demanding that the Laredo, Texas LULAC Council be censured by the National LULAC assembly for their lack of support during the rally.
Date: June 11, 1967
Creator: Gray, Walter
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Tony Alvarez - 1967-12-04] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Tony Alvarez - 1967-12-04]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Tony Alvarez, December 4, 1967, regarding his decision to relinquish his role as Director of the KLVL LULAC Radio Program.
Date: December 4, 1967
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Felix H. Morales - 1967-12-04] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Felix H. Morales - 1967-12-04]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Felix H. Morales, December 4, 1967, regarding his decision to relinquish his role as Director of the KLVL LULAC Radio Program.
Date: December 4, 1967
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Herrera - 1967-03-03] (open access)

[Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Herrera - 1967-03-03]

Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Herrera, dated March 3, 1967. Casas reminiscences on his political campaign 20 years before, and tells Herrera about his real estate business. Casas asks for news of acquaintances and the political scene in Texas.
Date: March 3, 1967
Creator: Casas, J. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to J. B. Casas - 1967-03-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to J. B. Casas - 1967-03-08]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to J. B. Casas, his friend, informing Casas of the progress of Herrera's children and family. Postscript by Minnie Blue.
Date: March 8, 1967
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-12-25] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-12-25]

Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera. The letter describes Christmas celebrations at his military base in Vietnam including Christmas dinner provided by the Red Cross, the Bob Hope Show, and President Lyndon Johnson's visit to Vietnam.
Date: December 25, 1967
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-05-01] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-05-01]

Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera, stationed in Vietnam dated May 1, 1967. Douglas discusses his father's speeches at a San Jacinto Day celebration, a soccer game in the "dome", and enjoying the care packages sent.
Date: May 1, 1967
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-10-22] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-10-22]

Letter to John J. Herrera in which his son, Douglas M. Herrera, explains his reasons for leaving the military and his opposition to the war in Vietnam. Douglas states that he will not and can not go back to serve in the military and plans to start a new life in San Francisco.
Date: October 22, 1967
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-06-12] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-06-12]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera, describing his time at a military base in Vietnam and thanking his father for the care packages that were sent.
Date: June 12, 1967
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-08-19] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-08-19]

Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated August 19, 1967. Douglas describes conditions on base and the new commanding officer, the new camera he purchased, and his need for new glasses.
Date: August 19, 1967
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-07-30] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1967-07-30]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera, dated July 30, 1967. The letter details Douglas's current military operation, "Paul Bunyon II", as well as discussing his wife, Lynda, and her decision to leave their home and move to California.
Date: July 30, 1967
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History