[Affidavit of Support from Manuel Urbina] (open access)

[Affidavit of Support from Manuel Urbina]

Affidavit submitted by Manuel Urbina, and witnessed by Alfonso Pena, in Webb County, Texas. The affidavit states that Urbina is able to support his wife, Irene Salce de Urbina, and their children, and he would like them to live with him in the United States, as they are currently residing in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Date: March 13, 1946
Creator: Urbina, Manuel
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Arnulfo A. Zamora - 1947-03-13] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Arnulfo A. Zamora - 1947-03-13]

Onoinskin carbon copy of a letter sent by John J. Herrera to Arnulfo A. Zamora in Laredo, Texas. The letter was in regards to Felix H. Morales and his Federal Communications Commission application for a radio station in the Houston area. Herrera is seeking assistance from Zamora to prove discrimination in the application process.
Date: March 13, 1947
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arnulfo Zamora to John J. Herrera - 1947-04-19] (open access)

[Letter from Arnulfo Zamora to John J. Herrera - 1947-04-19]

Letter from Arnulfo Zamora in Laredo, Texas, to John J. Herrera in Houston, Texas. Zamora acknowledged receipt of Herrera's letter from March 13, 1947 regarding the application of Felix H. Morales for a radio station permit.
Date: April 19, 1947
Creator: Zamora, Arnulfo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Justo Correa to John J. Herrera - 1960-08-17] (open access)

[Letter from Justo Correa to John J. Herrera - 1960-08-17]

Letter from Justo Correa to John J. Herrera, printed on League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 12 letterhead and dated August 17, 1960. Correa thanks Herrera for his kind words to Porfirio Flores regarding Council No. 12.
Date: August 17, 1960
Creator: Correa , Justo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Why 'Enforcement' Omitted (open access)

Why 'Enforcement' Omitted

Newspaper clipping titled "Why 'Enforcement' Omitted" from 1964. The title refers to the "omission of the word 'enforcement' from the Republican civil rights plank" and details the reasons behind it. Followed by another article titled "Scranton Will Fight Again" and a section of comics.
Date: 1964
Creator: Evans, Rowland & Novak, Robert
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George J. Garza to John J. Herrera - 1951-01-02] (open access)

[Letter from George J. Garza to John J. Herrera - 1951-01-02]

Letter from George J. Garza, LULAC National President, to John J. Herrera, LULAC First Vice-President, dated January 2, 1951. Refers to the Wharton Ladies LULAC Council charter delayed in mailing. Also references contact with Manuel Esqueda, the LULAC Regional Governor for California, and a proposed trip to California.
Date: January 2, 1951
Creator: Garza, George J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - 1951-01-15] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - 1951-01-15]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated January 15, 1951. Notification of new LULAC Council formed in Rosenburg, Texas, where eighteen members were installed. The letter lists the names of the officers and members.
Date: January 15, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - 1951-01-15] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - 1951-01-15]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated January 15, 1951. Notification of new LULAC Council formed in Rosenburg, Texas, where eighteen members were installed. The letter lists the names of the officers and members.
Date: January 15, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - January 22, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to George J. Garza - January 22, 1951]

Signed carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to George J. Garza, LULAC National President, dated January 22, 1951. The letter provides notification of a new LULAC Council organized in Eagle Lake, Texas on January 21, 1951. Herrera lists provisional officers and members. Herrera next visited Palacios, Texas, and presented the charter to the new Palacios LULAC Council. Herrera also confirms delivery of charter to the Wharton Ladies LULAC Council.
Date: January 22, 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate from League of United Latin American Citizens to John J. Herrera - 1951-06-24] (open access)

[Certificate from League of United Latin American Citizens to John J. Herrera - 1951-06-24]

Certificate from LULAC to John J. Herrera dated June 24, 1951. This was presented on Herrera's appointment to the office of National Organizer for the term of 1951-1952.
Date: June 24, 1951
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Local Lulac delegates impressed with national convention held last week-end in Laredo hotel (open access)

Local Lulac delegates impressed with national convention held last week-end in Laredo hotel

Newspaper clipping from Palacios Beacon with handwritten date of June 28, 1951. The article is entitled "Local Lulac Delegates Impressed With National Convention Held Last Week-End in Laredo Hotel." The main topic of the article is the contest between John J. Herrera and George J. Garza for the office of National President. The voting resulted in a technical tie, with Vice President Herrera granted the right to cast the deciding vote, whereupon he cast his vote for his opponent.
Date: June 28, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting - 1951-08-19] (open access)

[Minutes from the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting - 1951-08-19]

Minutes of the Supreme Council Meeting of the League of United Latin American Citizens held at the Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, Texas, on August 18-19, 1951.
Date: August 19, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry P. Evans to Oscar M. Laurel - 1951-10-03] (open access)

[Letter from Henry P. Evans to Oscar M. Laurel - 1951-10-03]

Letter from Henry P. Evans of Houston, Texas to Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary & Legal Advisor, dated October 3, 1951. Evans writes concerning a city lot in Bay City, Texas, in connection with oil and gas leases. Evans requests execution of paperwork by LULAC officers to straighten up the issue.
Date: October 3, 1951
Creator: Evans, Henry P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1951-11-06] (open access)

[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1951-11-06]

Letter from Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National Organizer, dated November 6, 1951. Laurel requests plans for the reorganization of LULAC councils; he mentions a highly publicized divorce in Juarez, Mexico, in which Herrera represented one of the parties; and Laurel asks for legal advice on a question of property ownership in connection with the Bay City LULAC Council.
Date: November 6, 1951
Creator: Laurel, Oscar M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., to George J. Garza - 1951-12-14] (open access)

[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., to George J. Garza - 1951-12-14]

Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., Assistant Director of the American Council of Spanish Speaking Persons, to George J. Garza, President of LULAC, dated December 14, 1951. This is a request for LULAC's mailing list so that the ACSSP can communicate with the LULAC members.
Date: December 14, 1951
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - January 22, 1952] (open access)

[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 Oscar M. Laurel to A. Walter Skoglund - 1952-03-18] (open access)

[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to A. Walter Skoglund - 1952-03-18]

Carbon copy of letter from Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary and Legal Adviser, to A. Walter Skoglund of Bay City, Texas, dated March 18, 1952. An inquiry from Skoglund sent to the prior LULAC Executive Secretary and Legal Adviser, Blas M. Salinas, has been forwarded to John J. Herrera as Herrera is closest to the property in question in Bay City, Texas.
Date: March 18, 1952
Creator: Laurel, Oscar M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report of LULAC National Treasurer for June 24, 1951 - June 19,1952] (open access)

[Report of LULAC National Treasurer for June 24, 1951 - June 19,1952]

Report of the National Treasurer, League of United Latin American Citizens, Laredo, Texas, for Cash Receipts and Disbursements, June 24, 1951-June 19, 1952. This report was submitted by Felix Garcia, Jr., LULAC National Treasurer on June 19,1952.
Date: June 19, 1951
Creator: Garcia, Felix, Jr.
Object Type: Report
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
[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 Oscar M. Laurel - 1955-06-14] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Oscar M. Laurel - 1955-06-14]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Oscar Laurel congratulating him on his election as National President of LULAC. Herrera apologizes for not congratulating Laurel at the moment that the counts were completed and he had been elected. Herrera explains, "I know that you understand why I had to help Brother Pinedo under the circumstances [...] a man must follow the dictates of his conscience." Herrera also expresses to Laurel that Laurel can count on Herrera for sincere cooperation and in any other way that Herrera can assist Laurel throughout his administration.
Date: June 14, 1955
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-06-27] (open access)

[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-06-27]

Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera thanking Herrera for the congratulatory letter. Laurel accepts that Herrera supported who he needed to support during the election, but is glad to count Herrera as a supporter during his administration.
Date: June 27, 1955
Creator: Laurel, Oscar M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-09-16] (open access)

[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-09-16]

Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera dated September 16, 1955 requesting Herrera's presence at the first Supreme Council meeting at Pecos, Texas. The meeting was to take place on September 24 and 25.
Date: September 16, 1955
Creator: Laurel, Oscar M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History