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[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. W. "Buckshot" Lane - 1952-04-08]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera pledging his support to Sheriff T. W. "Buckshot" Lane and apologizing for being unable to attend the start of Lane's campaign. Herrera mentions an out-of-work Able Cisneros, whom Herrera thinks could be a help to Lane's campaign, and Herrera asks if Lane can find anything to help Cisneros.
Date: April 8, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Resolution of League of United Latin American Citizens - 1952-01-27]

Description: Resolution of League of United Latin American Citizens at the Texas Regional LULAC Convention held in Galveston, Texas, January 26-27, 1952. This resolution concerns the study written by Lyle Saunders and Olen E. Leonard entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas." The resolution commends the authors for their work but condemns the attitudes of those who have used the study to distort the issue of the laborers in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Date: January 27, 1952
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to LULAC members]

Description: Letter from Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary, to LULAC members, written possibly in 1952, after the LULAC Regional Convention held in January, 1952. This letter was written to clarify LULAC's position concerning the study written by Lyle Saunders and Olen T. Leonard entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley."
Date: 1952?
Creator: Laurel, Oscar M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Report of the LULAC Convention Committee on a study entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas"]

Description: Report by LULAC Committee chaired by Santos de la Paz, and committee members R. E. Austin, Luis Albarado, and O. T. Salinas, appointed by the LULAC Convention to study the report entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas," by Lyle Saunders and Olen E. Leonard. The committee recommends disapproval and censure of the report, that a protest be sent to the University of Texas for permitting the printing the report, and the committe deplores what they see as approval of the repo… more
Date: 1952?
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., to John J. Herrera - January 21, 1952]

Description: Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., to John J. Herrera, dated January 21, 1952. This is a cover letter for items sent under separate cover, copies of a report, most likely the study entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas," written by Lyle Saunders and Olen E. Leonard, and a letter written to Judge J. T. Canales.
Date: January 21, 1952
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - January 22, 1952]

Description: 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 rep… more
Date: January 22, 1952
Creator: Laurel, Oscar M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to Richard Ante - 1952-01-29]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from Frank M. Pinedo to Richard Ante, President of the Houston LULAC Council Number 60, dated January 29, 1952. Pinedo writes a thank-you letter to the members of the Houston LULAC council for their support in his campaign to be elected Regional LULAC Governor of the Region of Texas. A copy of this letter was sent to John J. Herrera.
Date: January 29, 1952
Creator: Pinedo, Frank M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Gene Gutierrez - 1952-01-30]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Gene Gutierrez, R.T., Medical Department, Aluminum Company of America in Port Lavaca, Texas, dated January 30, 1952. The letter discusses details of the installation for the Palacios LULAC Council on February 3, 1952.
Date: January 30, 1952
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 Carl Sears - 1952-02-08]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National Organizer, to Carl Sears, Chief of Special Services of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston, Texas, dated February 8, 1952. Herrera asks about the procedure for the Houston LULAC Councils to work with the veterans at the VA Hospital.
Date: February 8, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Julian Ibarra to John J. Herrera - 1952-03-14]

Description: Letter from Julian Ibarra, President of the LULAC Council Number 106 of D'Hanis, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National Organizer, dated March 14, 1952. Ibarra offers congratulations on the recent Texas Regional LULAC Convention, with his regrets for not attending. The letter includes a brief report on the status of the D'Hanis LULAC Council Number 106.
Date: March 14, 1952
Creator: Ibarra, Julian
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to LULAC members]

Description: Letter from Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC Executive Secretary, to LULAC members, written possibly in 1952, after the LULAC Regional Convention held in January, 1952. This letter was written to clarify LULAC's position concerning the study written by Lyle Saunders and Olen T. Leonard entitled "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley."
Date: 1952?
Creator: Laurel, Oscar M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

'Latinos' traits pamphlet blasted

Description: Newspaper clipping from the Brownsville Herald of Brownsville, Texas, dated March 11, 1952. The article is entitled "Latinos' Traits Pamphlet Blasted." The article covers discussions held at an assembly of Latin Americans at Mission, Texas, on the pamphlet published by the University of Texas, "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas," written by Lyle Saunders and Olen E. Leonard. The assembly condemned the features of the pamphlet.
Date: March 11, 1952
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Manuel Gonzales - 1952-04-24]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Manuel C. Gonzales of San Antonio, Texas, dated April 24, 1952. Herrera references the LULAC organization being represented at the San Jacinto Day celebration. Herrera also seeks input on his candidacy for LULAC National President.
Date: April 24, 1952
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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