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[Birth Certificate for Richard Pantoja]
Photostatic copy of the 1954 birth certificate for Richard Pantoja certified by the local registrar H. B. Garrett.
[By-Laws of LULAC Foundation and Articles of Incorporation Documents - 1973]
A working copy of the by-laws of LULAC Foundation and a copy of the Articles of Incorporation from 1973.
[Complaint in Equity to Quiet and Confirm Title, Robert Jack Spencer vs. Judith Ann Spencer - 1973-02-12]
Court filing by J. David Maddox describing the Complaint in Equity to Quiet and Confirm Title between the divorced Robert Jack Spencer and Judith Ann Spencer.
[Court Setting, Edna Beasley vs. Margarita Torres - 1973-04-13]
Court setting document setting the date and naming the attorneys for the pending case of Edna Beasley vs. Margarita Torres.
[Detail of the mural, The Rebirth of Our Nationality]
Photograph detail of Leo Tanguma's "The Rebirth of Our Nationality", a mural spanning a building on Canal Street in Houston, Texas. The brightly colored mural depicts multiple figures reaching toward each other. At the top of the mural: "To become aware of our history is to become aware of our singularity." The work was completed in 1973 during the Chicano mural movement.
Editor viewpoints: 'Chicano' Is a part of the idiom
Letter from John J. Herrera to the Houston Chronicle in response to Mrs. Marta Daumas' letter published on August 9th criticizing the use of the word "Chicano". Herrera explains that this word, once part of the Mexican American slang, has now become an American language idiom. He and other Mexican-Americans, unlike Mexicans from Mexico, appreciate the appellation as a source of pride and recognition of their Mexican ancestry.
[Letter from Felix E. Salinas and Henry V. Sanchez to Lloyd Bentsen - 1973-02-21]
Letter from Felix E. Salinas and Henry V. Sanchez to Senator Lloyd Bentsen protesting his re-introduction of legislation that would affect the "Exclusionary Rule."
[Letter from Felix E. Salinas to John J. Herrera - 1973-02-22]
Letter from attorney Felix E. Salinas to John J. Herrera, accompanying a copy of another letter sent to Senator Lloyd Bentsen regarding a piece of re-introduced legislation. Salinas requests Herrera's help in blocking that legislation.
[Letter from J. David Maddox to John J. Herrera - 1973-02-12]
Letter J. David Maddox to John J. Herrera requesting a copy of a deed of sale from Judith Ann Spencer to Robert Jack Spencer pursuing a complaint in equity to quiet title. A previous request for the deed had been refused, as Judith Ann Spencer had not paid the required fee to Herrera.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jim Becerra - 1973-05-05]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of a cease-and-desist letter from John J. Herrera to Jim Becerra on behalf of Miss Elicia Ortiz, ordering Becerra to stop harassing the woman's 13-year-old daughter.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Police Chief Roy Chisum - 1973-01-15]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John H. Herrera to Chief of Police Roy Chisum on behalf of John Edward Guzman's family, complaining about and requesting a cessation to bringing their son, John Edward Guzman, in for questioning without basis.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Police Chief Roy Chisum - 1973-01-15]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John H. Herrera to Chief of Police Roy Chisum on behalf of John Edward Guzman's family, complaining about and requesting a cessation to bringing their son, John Edward Guzman, in for questioning without basis.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of Viewpoints, Houston Chronicle - 1973-08-16]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to the Houston Chronicle in response to Marta Daumos' letter published on August 9th criticizing the use of the word "Chicano." Herrera explains that this word, once part of the Mexican American slang, has now become an American language idiom. Herrera and other Mexican-Americans, unlike Mexicans from Mexico, appreciate the appellation as a source of pride and recognition of their Mexican ancestry.
[Letter from William T. Armstrong to John J. Herrera - 1973-06-06]
Letter from William T. Armstrong, Staff Attorney for the Texas Department of Corrections, on behalf of inmate Tom M. Perez, requesting a copy of a divorce judgment obtained by the man's wife, whom John J. Herrera may have represented.
LULAC News, Volume 35, Number 11, September-October 1973
LULAC News Magazine, Volume 35, Number 11, September-October 1973. Includes a cover story about Joseph R. Benites.
[Photograph of Sylvia Gonzalez - 1973]
Photograph of Sylvia Gonzalez. The back of the photograph is largely scribbled over but includes the note: "Love ya Sylvia Gonzalez 1973."
Speech to the Chicano law students of T.S.U.
Speech to the Chicano law students of T.S.U., delivered by John J. Herrera on October 11, 1973. In the speech he relayes advice based on his experience and career and urges the students to be involved in their communities.
Speech to the Chicano law students of T.S.U.
Speech to the Chicano law students of T.S.U., delivered by John J. Herrera on October 11, 1973. In the speech he relayes advice based on his experience and career and urges the students to be involved in their communities. This is a heavily edited version of this speech with notes and markings throughout.
Speech to the Chicano law students of T.S.U.
Speech to the Chicano law students of T.S.U., delivered by John J. Herrera on October 11, 1973. In the speech he relayes advice based on his experience and career and urges the students to be involved in their communities. This is a heavily edited version of this speech with notes and markings throughout.
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