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1940 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photograph of a confirmation class standing in a grassy outdoor area close by some trees. Six girls in white dresses stand in the front row while five boys who are mostly only able to seen from the neck up, stand directly behind them. In the background a steeple with a cross on the top is visible.
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1940 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photograph of the 1940 confirmation class of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. Six girls in white dresses stand in the front row while five boys in suits stand directly behind them on the steps of the church building. Two windows are visible behind them.
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Amendment to LULAC Charter - 1940-04-15]

Description: Copy of an Amendment to League of United Latin American Citizens Charter dated April 15, 1940. The amendment extends the territorial limits of the corporation from "The State of Texas" to "United States of America".
Date: April 15, 1940
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Clipping of Win Post Tourney openers]

Description: Section of the Houston Post covering the Post Tourney. Includes Post Tourney Calendar and Tournament Box Scores, and names of the teams and their performance. Also includes an article by Frank Morris, "Mexicans Field Sensationally behind Beltran."
Date: July 8, 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and John W. Spies - September 1940]

Description: Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky from the University of Texas School of Medicine, and Dr. John W. Spies, who is the Dean of the School of Medicine. In the second letter, which is dated September 16, 1940, Dr. Meyer Bodansky requests vacation time for either October or November of the same year. The first letter, which is dated September 16, 1940, is a response from Dr. Spies to Dr. Bodansky, and requests that he bring up the matter closer to the time.
Date: September 16, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Spies, John W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Group of Women in Front of Building]

Description: Postcard of a group of women outside of the Danevang Community Hall. A Red Cross flag has been hanged behind them partially covering a window and fully covering a door. Three more windows are seen on the same face of the building, and a fourth, of similar dimensions, can be seen on the left adjacent wall. Some of the women present are dressed in nursing uniforms, while others are more casually dressed in light-colored gowns. There are also a few children on the front row. Hand-written text on t… more
Date: 1940/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

A. H. Andersen Home

Description: Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Andrew H. Andersen. It has intersecting roofs; a gable one at one end and two gambrel-like ones at the other. Several windows are visible on the first and second floor, but much of the house is hidden by the nearby species of plants, bushes, and trees surrounding it. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph lists two names, that of Arthur Andersen and Frank Ott.
Date: 1940/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Letter from F. Kraus to Meyer Bodansky - October 14, 1940]

Description: Letter to Dr. Meyer Bodansky from F. Kraus of the Medicinal Specialty Department of the Merck & Co. Inc. Manufacturing Chemists. The letter expresses the company's appreciation of Dr. Bodansky's interest in it's scientific research publications, and informs him that a copy of a requested brochure is being sent to him.
Date: October 14, 1940
Creator: Kraus, F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Letter from Hugh Jeter to Meyer Bodansky, October 8, 1940]

Description: Letter from Dr. Hugh Jeter, Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology at the University Hospital in Oklahoma City, to Dr. Meyer Bodansky. The letter, which is dated October 8, 1940, informs Dr. Bodansky that Dr. Jeter has a job opening at the hospital for an Assistant Director of Laboratories. Dr. Jeter summarizes the qualities and qualifications of an ideal candidate, and requests that Dr. Bodansky ask potential applicants to contact him directly.
Date: October 8, 1940
Creator: Jeter, Hugh
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Letter from J. S. Abbott to Meyer Bodansky - December 17, 1940]

Description: Letter from J. S. Abbott to Dr. Bodansky regarding his approval of Dr. Bodansky's testimony at the hearing on a definition and standard of identity for oleomargarine and his pleasure of becoming acquainted with him. He also expresses his interest that Bodansky mention their meeting to Abbott's brother-in-law and his son who is a graduate at Bodansky's medical college.
Date: December 17, 1940
Creator: Abbott, J. S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Letter from John J. Herrera to James H. B. House, page one - 1940-11-09]

Description: Page 1 of a letter to Houston City Commmissioner James H. B. House from John J. Herrera. Herrera begins by congratulating House's recent reelection. Herrera reiterates his criticisms with House, including House's failure to provide a better wage scale that would help Hispanic Americans employees of the City.
Date: November 9, 1940
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to James H. B. House, page two - 1940-11-09]

Description: Page 2 of a letter to Houston City Commmissioner James H. B. House from John J. Herrera. Herrera begins by congratulating House's recent reelection. Herrera reiterates his criticisms with House, including House's failure to provide a better wage scale that would help Hispanic Americans employees of the City.
Date: November 9, 1940
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to Milan Logan - August 5, 1940]

Description: Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. Milan Logan, who is from the Department of Biochemistry in the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. The letter, which is dated August 5, 1940, congratulates Dr. Logan on his acceptance to the Andrew Carnegie professorship of biochemistry at the University of Cincinnati.
Date: August 5, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

LULAC and the Latin-American in Texas

Description: Draft of speech written by John J. Herrera titled "LULAC And The Latin-American in Texas." Discusses growing numbers of Spanish-speaking people in Texas and the role of LULAC as a liaison between them and the Anglo community to address issues of separateness in the communities. Notably the most pressing issue for LULAC has been the immigrant laborers and the ensuing problems of health, education, welfare, housing and employment.
Date: 1940/1959
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Marentze Webb, Christian Brodsgaard, and Jane Andersen

Description: Photograph of a family group outdoors in front of what appears to be a farmstead. The older woman on the left has been identified as Marentze Andersen. She wears a long dress and holds the hand of her husband (presumably), Christian Brodsgaard, who wears dark pants, a light-colored shirt, and a striped tie. The young girl in front of them, identified as Jane Andersen, wears a dark dress with a rounded, bib-like neckline and light-colored shoes. A barn, windmill, and wooden shed can be seen behi… more
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Memorial Service for King Charles X]

Description: Photograph of Pastor Vaghn Duus conducting a memorial service in Los Angeles, California, in the 1940's for the deceased King Christian X. Pastor Duus is in the very front of the church on top of a series of steps behind a large portrait of King Christian and surrounded by ornate floral arrangements and candles. Above him, there is a stained glass window of a religious theme. The church architecture looks to be quite ornate, with two main alcoves to the right and left of the photograph built wi… more
Date: 1940/1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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