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[Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera - 1978-10-02] (open access)

[Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera - 1978-10-02]

Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera requesting Herrera's help. A second cousin of Cavazos's is being charged with possession of a firearm, to be tried in Galveston on October 11, 1978. The letter is handwritten on County of Hidalgo letterhead.
Date: October 2, 1978
Creator: Cavazos, Ramiro
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose G. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1977-12-26] (open access)

[Letter from Jose G. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1977-12-26]

Letter from Jose G. Garcia to John J. Herrera, dated December 26, 1977. Garcia thanks Herrera for introducing Attorney General John L. Hill at the IMAGE de Tejas banquet in McAllen on December 17.
Date: December 26, 1977
Creator: Garcia, Jose G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of a speech by John J. Herrera introducing Attorney General John L. Hill - 1977-12-17] (open access)

[Draft of a speech by John J. Herrera introducing Attorney General John L. Hill - 1977-12-17]

Draft of a speech by John J. Herrera introducing Attorney General John L. Hill, dated December 17, 1977. Hill was the keynote speaker at an IMAGE banquet held on this date in McAllen, Texas.
Date: December 17, 1977
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Edited speech by John J. Herrera introducing Attorney General John L. Hilll - 1977-12-17] (open access)

[Edited speech by John J. Herrera introducing Attorney General John L. Hilll - 1977-12-17]

Edited speech by John J. Herrera delivered on December 17, 1977, on behalf of Honorable John L. Hill, candidate for governor of Texas. The speech serves to promote the candidate as well as introduce Hill as the keynote speaker and includes handwritten edits by Herrera.
Date: December 17, 1977
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[IMAGE de Tejas banquet program - 1977-12-17] (open access)

[IMAGE de Tejas banquet program - 1977-12-17]

IMAGE de Tejas: A National Organization Concerned with Government Employment for Hispanics banquet program, dated Saturday, December 17, 1977. Installation banquet honoring charter officers and members of Brownsville and McAllen chapters, held at the Hilton Inn Ballroom at McAllen, Texas with Attorney General John L. Hill as the keynote speaker.
Date: December 17, 1977
Creator: IMAGE de Tejas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech introducing John Hill - 1977-12-17] (open access)

[Speech introducing John Hill - 1977-12-17]

Copy of a speech by John J. Herrera delivered on December 17, 1977, on behalf of Honorable John L. Hill, candidate for governor of Texas. The speech serves to promote the candidate as well as introduce Hill as the keynote speaker.
Date: December 17, 1977
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[IMAGE de Tejas employment conference form - 1977] (open access)

[IMAGE de Tejas employment conference form - 1977]

IMAGE de Tejas employment conference form. The full title is Employment Conference for Mexican Americans and Other Spanish Speaking People Interested in Government Employment. Includes information about the organization, a conference schedule, and registration form. The conference was to be held in McAllen, Texas at the Hilton Inn on December 17-18, 1977.
Date: 1977
Creator: IMAGE de Tejas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Houston and Texas LULAC councils resolution - 1964] (open access)

[Houston and Texas LULAC councils resolution - 1964]

Resolution to have the Houston and Texas LULAC Councils "go on record as voting and working and going to the 1963 LULAC National Convention as Fullerton, California instructed to have their delegates to boost Houston, Texas as the LULAC National Convention City for 1964."
Date: 1964
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera - 1963-09-27] (open access)

[Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera - 1963-09-27]

Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera dated September 27, 1963 and handwritten. Cavazos states in the letter that he received the picture of Herrera, Herrera's son, and Lyndon B. Johnson and has it hanging on his office wall.
Date: September 27, 1963
Creator: Cavazos, Ramiro
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Goetschius to John J. Herrera - 1963-02-20] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Goetschius to John J. Herrera - 1963-02-20]

Letter to John J. Herrera is from Joe Goetschius, Manager of the Trade Development Department at Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, thanking him for helping Beaumont to acquire the 1964 LULAC Convention.
Date: February 20, 1963
Creator: Goetschius, Joe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for John J. Herrera from the Fairway Motor Hotel - February 15, 1963] (open access)

[Bill for John J. Herrera from the Fairway Motor Hotel - February 15, 1963]

Hotel bill for John J. Herrera is for a room at the Fairway Motor Hotel in McAllen, Texas, on February 15, 16, 17, 1963 and listing a balance of $21.75.
Date: February 15, 1963
Creator: Fairway Motor Hotel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolutions adopted by LULAC District #8 Convention, January 13, 1963] (open access)

[Resolutions adopted by LULAC District #8 Convention, January 13, 1963]

The document lists four resolutions adopted by LULAC District #8 Convention held in Richmond, Texas, on January 13, 1963.
Date: January 13, 1963
Creator: Garza, Joe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. to John J. Herrera - December 27, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. to John J. Herrera - December 27, 1955]

Letter from Ed Idar, Executive Secretary of the American GI Forum of Texas, to John J. Herrera, requesting Herrera to make a five minute radio tape to address the poll tax rallies in January in each of the three Valley counties.
Date: December 27, 1955
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ricardo Martinez to John J. Herrera - 1952-07-12] (open access)

[Letter from Ricardo Martinez to John J. Herrera - 1952-07-12]

Letter from Ricardo Molinez of LULAC Council Number 146 of McAllen, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated July 13, 1952. Molinez congratulates Herrera on his recent election to LULAC National President. Molinez requests help in issue of Frank Ferree being held in contempt of court, includes a petition signed by citizens of Harlingen, Texas, addressed to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Date: July 13, 1952
Creator: Martinez, Ricardo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special bulletin from the American GI Forum to all officers and members - January 16, 1952] (open access)

[Special bulletin from the American GI Forum to all officers and members - January 16, 1952]

Special bulletin from the Headquarters of American GI Forum of Texas replying to the charges by Alonso S. Perales regarding criticism Perales's made to the article, "The wetback in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas."
Date: January 16, 1952
Creator: American G.I. Forum
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolutions adopted by American GI Forum of Texas] (open access)

[Resolutions adopted by American GI Forum of Texas]

Document of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors Meeting in Edinburg, Texas of the American GI Forum of Texas.
Date: December 9, 1951
Creator: American G.I. Forum
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales - December 5, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales - December 5, 1951]

Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales, refuting Perales's views on the article "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grand Valley of Texas".
Date: December 5, 1951
Creator: Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Lyle Saunders] (open access)

[Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Lyle Saunders]

Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Lyle Saunders. Perales protests against the unfair views expressed by Saunders and Olen H. Leonard in the pamphlet titled: "The wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas". Perales demands the names and addresses of the informants in the pamphlet.
Date: December 3, 1951
Creator: Perales, Alonso S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History