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[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings]

Description: Birth certificate for Vera Mae Cummings, born in Palestine, Texas, May 15, 1922 to Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form. There is also a certificate stapled to the top of the back page certifying that the birth certificate is legitimate.
Date: January 30, 1943
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Case number 68, Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

Description: Legal document of charges brought by the United States Fair Employment Committee in the matter of Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, and Oil Workers International Union, Local 367, C.I.O. for engaging in discriminatory employment practices. A hearing was ordered by the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice to examine the complaints filed with the said committee. This document was signed on behalf of Shell Oil Company by P.E. Foster, refinery manager, and John C. Quilty, Industrial Ma… more
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Copy of case number 68, Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

Description: Copy of a legal document of charges brought by the United States Fair Employment Committee in the matter of Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, and Oil Workers International Union, Local 367, C.I.O. for engaging in discriminatory employment practices. A hearing was ordered by the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice to examine the complaints filed with the said committee. This document was signed on behalf of Shell Oil Company by P.E. Foster, refinery manager, and John C. Quilty, Ind… more
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Decision regarding the charges brought by the Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

Description: Charges filed by the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice against Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, dated December 11, 1944, for engaging in discriminatory employment practices at the Deer Park Refinery in Houston, Texas.
Date: December 30, 1944
Creator: United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Construction Permit Hearing, Roy Hoefheinz and W. H. Hooper, January 30, 1947]

Description: An FCC Order for a Hearing in regards to the application for a Construction Permit filed by the Texas Star Broadcasting Company of San Antonio, Texas. The Hearing would determine if there would be interference with the radio services proposed in the pending application submitted by Felix H. Morales in Houston, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Federal Communications Commission Order for Hearing, for Roy Hofheinz and W. N. Hooper, January 30, 1947]

Description: A notice from the Federal Communications Commission regarding the application of Texas Star Broadcasting Company. This is an order for a hearing for Mission Broadcasting Company to determine the legal, technical, financial and other qualifications of the applicant to construct and operate the proposed station in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Federal Communicaton Commission Order for Construction Permit, Eugene J. Roth, January 30, 1947]

Description: An FCC Order for Construction Permit regarding the Mission Broadcasting Company (KONO) of San Antonio, Texas. An application had been submitted to change the facilities of KONO in San Antonio and a hearing was needed to determine the technical, financial, and other qualifications of the applicant to construct and operate the station.
Date: January 30, 1947
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Albert K. Epstein to Dr. Meyer Bodansky - December 30, 1940]

Description: Letter from Albert K. Epstein to Dr. Bodansky regarding his feeding experiments on animals using emargol. He also advises that Dr. Bodansky summarize the report and send a copy of the report to Dr. Calvary, Mr. McCabe, Mr. Green and the rest of the Emulsol Corporation. He also discusses the absorption of emargol, which is derived from melted stearic acid, in animal feeding experiments.
Date: December 30, 1940
Creator: Epstein, Albert K.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-08-30]

Description: Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera, enclosing a copy of the Senate Bill S 2048, which will prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry. He is also enclosing a copy of pamphlet on "How the FEPC Operates."
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from D. F. Prince to John J. Herrera - 1947-06-30]

Description: Letter sent to John J. Herrera from D. F. Prince in which he acknowledges receipt of Herrera's letter from June 26th. Herrera is apprised of the possibility for the Mexia applicant sharing the expenses incurred by Felix H. Morales when he amended his application. Prince also informs Herrera that the call letters KMOR will not be available and suggests that he send a list of other desired call letters.
Date: June 30, 1947
Creator: Prince, D. F.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from George E. Rabuiowitz to Jarrett E. Williams - October 30, 1941]

Description: Letter from George E. Rabwowitz from the University of Texas Chapter of Phi Delta Epsilon. The letter, which is addressed to Dr. Jarrett E. Williams of the John Sealy Hospital and dated October 30, 1941, concerns the placement of the memorial plaque for the late Dr. Meyer Bodansky.
Date: October 30, 1941
Creator: Rabuiowitz, George E.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Letter from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. to Dr. Meyer Bodansky - April 30, 1941]

Description: Letter from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. to Dr. Meyer Bodansky, asking Dr. Bodansky to convey to the publisher his plans involving a new edition to a textbook that he is scheduled to produce in manuscript. The publisher ask Dr. Bodansky to also submit a supplementary laboratory manual with the manuscript for the book.
Date: April 30, 1941
Creator: Snyder, John S.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Letter from Pauline R. Kibbe to John J. Herrera - 1944-08-30]

Description: Letter to John J. Herrera from Pauline R. Kibbe, Executive Secretary of Good Neighbor Commission of Texas in Austin, Texas dated August 30, 1944. Copies of the Commission's plan of "Community Organization for Inter-American Understanding" were sent under separate cover to be used by LULAC members in carrying out the program.
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Kibbe, Pauline R.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Resolution of Thanks from Texas LULAC Councils - 1949-01-30]

Description: Resolution by Texas councils of LULAC at the Regional Convention in Houston, Texas, January 29 and 30, 1949, to give a vote of thanks to the lawyers winning the case of Delgado vs. The Bastrop Independent School District which outlawed the Segregated Mexican School in Texas. The end of this letter contains a short handwritten note in pencil.
Date: January 30, 1949
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Resolution to Ratify Member Assessment - 1949-01-30]

Description: Resolution by LULAC Houston Council Number 60 submitted to the Texas councils of LULAC on January 30, 1949. This resolution is a record of agreement to ratify the action of the Supreme Council to assess a fifty-cent member assessment to finance the position of full-time Organizer General for LULAC.
Date: January 30, 1949
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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