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Empadronese O Registrese y Page Su Poll

Description: Notice written by member of the League of United Latin American Citizens Council Number 60, Houston, Texas. The notice informs members that they should register to vote and discusses the end of the poll tax.
Date: 1965
Creator: Navarro, J. F.; Guerra, D. & Rodrigues, J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Efrain G. Dominguez to John J. Herrera - 1952-12-02]

Description: Letter from Professor Efrain G. Dominguez, Consul Adscrito, Consul General's office of Mexico, San Antonio, Texas to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated December 2, 1952. Dominguez writes to Herrera, who is scheduled to meet with the Brazoria Chamber of Commerce to discuss the blacklisting of Brazoria County by the Mexican government.
Date: December 2, 1952
Creator: Dominguez, Efrain G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Draft of a speech by John J. Herrera for League of United Latin American Citizens event - 1951]

Description: Draft of a speech for an end-of-the year celebration event for the League of United Latin American Citizens by John J. Herrera. Herrera addresses the Houston, Rosenberg, Wharton, El Campo, Palacios, Freeport, Texas City and Galveston LULAC Councils.
Date: 1951
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Program for a tribute and benefit in honor of John J. Herrera - 1986-10-09]

Description: A program of a tribute and benefit honoring John J. Herrera held at Gabriel's on October 9, 1986. The front cover of the program has a photograph of John J. Herrera and the title, "Tribute al lic. John J. Herrera for a lifetime in defense of civil rights." The interior of the program lists the information for the event including planned entertainment, refreshments, and reservations.
Date: October 9, 1986
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Manuel G. Vela to John J. Herrera - 1955-06-06]

Description: Letter from Manuel G. Vela to John J. Herrera requesting Herrera's support for the nomination of his friend Oscar Laurel from Council Number 12 of Laredo, Texas for the office of President General of the League. Vela writes, "may I be permitted to respectfully request your aid and influence in behalf of my personal friend Oscar Laurel." Towards the bottom of the letter, there is a portion in Spanish that reads: "...please command me. As they say at the border, I request this of you as a man and… more
Date: June 6, 1955
Creator: Vela, Manuel G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Front View of the Presbyterian Mission at Bonita Gardens]

Description: Photograph of the front of the Presbyterian Mission at Bonita Gardens. This photograph was taken across the street from the mission. The mission is one building with a belfry above the main entrance, which consists of an archway around double doors. The belfry has a sharply pointed spire on top. An small entrance at the side of the mission is visible. There are five large windows at the side of the building and two at the front on either side of the entrance. Small houses can be seen behind the… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Men Visiting Outside of Church after Meeting]

Description: Photograph of about nine men visiting in front of a Presbyterian Church after a meeting. All of the men are wearing dark suits, ties, and shirts. Five of the men are walking away from the camera on the far righthand side of the image. The other four men are all on the lefthand side of the image looking over at the other men. Part of the entrance of the church is visible on the far left. There is a sidewalk leading up to the entrance. There is a house with a wire fence clearly visible in the bac… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[People Outside of Church After Presbytery Meeting]

Description: Photograph of people outside of a Presbyterian Church after a meeting. The entrance of the church is visible on the left side of the image. There is a man standing on the first step leading up to the entrance and looking into the church. There is a woman laughing in the foreground on the left side of the image. Next to the church in the background of the image there is a grassy yard with children and a few adults standing an visiting. There is a light colored house in the background next to the… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Group of Young People in Magnolia Park]

Description: Photograph of a group of people in a park in Houston. There are three rows of people in the group. The top row is made up of young men standing, the middle row is made up of young women kneeling in the grass, and the front row is made up of young girls, also kneeling or sitting. The men are all wearing suits, however only one is wearing a jacket. The women and girls are wearing light dresses or skirts and blouses. There are trees farther in the background. On the back of the photograph, there a… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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