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[Mexican American housing in San Antonio, 1920s]

Photograph of Mexican American houses in San Antonio, during the 1920s. Four small structures are visible, as well as three men and a young child. At the foreground is a large pile of branches and sticks.

Date: 192X

Item Type: Photograph

[News release: Viva Johnson-Humphrey Club groups form in Harris County, Texas]

News release about Viva Johnson-Humphrey Club groups forming in Harris County, Texas. The names of the State and National chairman, co-chairman, and representatives of Bexar County, Los Angeles, California, New Mexico, and East Texas have been elected. A resolution was made to elect President Lyndon Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey for the Democratic ticket. The letter is marked "Attention Ben Kaplan." Handwritten notes are at the bottom of the letter. Handwritten on the back is the a… more

Date: unknown

Creator: Viva Johnson-Humphrey Club

Item Type: Text

[Photograph of a family next to train tracks]

Photograph of an older man and woman, both wearing large hats, sitting beside train tracks with a young child. Several bags and baskets lay next to the group.

Date: 192X

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a young boy in a suit]

Photograph of a boy wearing a three-piece suit holding a candle.

Date: unknown

Creator: Curtis

Item Type: Photograph

[Speech on segregation of school children by Raoul A. Cortez]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of Raoul A. Cortez's comments on the the "decision in Federal Court which outlawed the practice of segregating school children of Mexican descent." Cortez, who had recently been elected President-General of the League of United Latin American Citizens, says that from now on Hispanic Americans will have an opportunity to become useful citizens and make contributions to society.

Date: unknown

Creator: Cortez, Raoul A.

Item Type: Text

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Mexicana Airlines - 1967-07-11]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera requesting a refund from Mexicana Airlines for two unused plane tickets on behalf of Mr. Robert Stavely and Miss Vivian Flynn.

Date: July 11, 1967

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Pete Tijerina to Jack Greenberg - 1967-02-09]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from Pete Tijerina to Jack Greenberg, Director of the Legal Defense Fund, Incorporated, on February 9, 1967, containing a list of Mexican American attorneys connected with discrimination and segregation cases involving Mexican Americans in Texas. The letter also contains a request to have the Legal Defense Fund, Incorporated hold a conference in San Antonio, Texas, to address issues related to legal support for Mexican Americans in Texas.

Date: February 9, 1967

Creator: Tijerina, Pete

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Pete Tijerina to John J. Herrera - 1967-02-09]

Letter from Pete Tijerina to John J. Herrera, dated February 9, 1967, regarding correspondence with the Legal Defense Fund, Incorporated of New York related to the financing of a civil rights group for Mexican Americans in Texas.

Date: February 9, 1967

Creator: Tijerina, Pete

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Alfred J. Hernandez to Pete Tijerina - 1967-02-04]

Letter from Alfred J. Hernandez to Pete Tijerina, February 4, 1967, regarding the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the need to set up a meeting with Chicano lawyers to address issues associated with Mexican-American causes in Texas.

Date: February 4, 1967

Creator: Hernandez, Alfred J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Leroy D. Clark to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-24]

Letter from Leroy D. Clark, Assistant Counsel with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated, to Pete Tijerina on January 24, 1967, seeking a list of pressing problems concerning the Mexican-American community in Texas, with regard to legal assistance in the area of poverty law.

Date: January 24, 1967

Creator: Clark, Leroy D.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Jack Greenberg to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-23]

Letter from Jack Greenberg, Director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated, to Pete Tijerina, January 23, 1967, regarding legal aid in a jury discrimination case. Also contains an offer to build a "cooperative relationship" between the Legal Defense Fund and LULAC.

Date: January 23, 1967

Creator: Greenberg, Jack

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Betty Elder to Pete Tijerina - 1966-12-12]

Letter from Betty Elder to Peter Tijerina, December 12, 1966, regarding plans to establish a National Office for the Rights of the Indigent. The program will "concentrate on appellate practice, research and theory development in areas of slum housing, welfare law, migrant labor, consumer credit; the fair administration of the criminal law, and problems of Spanish Americans and American Indians."

Date: December 12, 1966

Creator: Elder, Betty

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Philip J. Montablo to John J. Herrera - 1965-05-19]

Letter from Philip J. Montablo to John J. Herrera concerning the receipt of a contract.

Date: May 19, 1965

Creator: Montablo, Philip J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to Hector Godinez, John J. Herrera, Albert Armendariz, and William Flores - 1965-03-01]

Letter from Frank M. Valdez to Hector Godinez, John J. Herrera, Albert Armendariz, and William Flores on March 1, 1965, requesting a report and feedback concerning plans for the LULAC National Home.

Date: March 1, 1965

Creator: Valdez, Frank M.

Item Type: Letter

[LULAC National Home Fundraising Notice - 1965]

Fundraising Notice for the National LULAC Home by "Uncle Mike" in 1965, highlighting the continuous need to raise funds by recirculating a fundraising notice from March, 1962, urging members to send donations for the National LULAC Home.

Date: 1965

Item Type: Text

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to John J. Herrera - 1964-12-10]

Letter from Frank M. Valdez to John J. Herrera, dated December 10, 1964, regarding the suspension of the Charter of Council Number 300 of Chicago, Illinois and seeking legal advice concerning the matter.

Date: December 10, 1964

Creator: Valdez, Frank M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to Alvino Perez - 1964-12-07]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from Frank M. Valdez to Alvino Perez, Chairman of the Board of LULAC Park South Village, Incorporated, dated December 7, 1964, requesting information to be used to compile a report by the Committee to Investigate LULAC Corporations.

Date: December 7, 1964

Creator: Valdez, Frank M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to J. C. Machuca - 1964-12-07]

Letter from Frank M. Valdez to J. C. Machuca, dated December 7, 1964, requesting information concerning Villa Del Norte, Park South, and the LULAC National Home.

Date: December 7, 1964

Creator: Valdez, Frank M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of the LULAC National Home Committee - 1964-12-07]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of the LULAC National Home Committee, dated December 7, 1964, requesting information to be used to compile a report by the Committee to Investigate LULAC Corporations.

Date: December 7, 1964

Creator: Valdez, Frank M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of Villa Del Norte, Incorporated - 1964-12-07]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of the Board of Villa Del Norte, Incorporated, dated December 7, 1964, requesting information to be used to compile a report by the Committee to Investigate LULAC Corporations.

Date: December 7, 1964

Creator: Valdez, Frank M.

Item Type: Letter

[Memorandum from Frank M. Valdez to Hector Godinez, Albert Armendariz, William Flores and John J. Herrera - 1964-12-07]

Memorandum from Frank M. Valdez to Hector Godinez, Albert Armendariz, William Flores and John J. Herrera on December 7, 1964, regarding the goals of the Committee to Investigate LULAC Corporations.

Date: December 7, 1964

Creator: Valdez, Frank M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from William D. Bonilla to Nick Salmon - 1964-09-09]

Letter from William D. Bonilla to Nick Salmon, dated September 9, 1964, regarding a brief concerning Emilio Salmon, filed with the Court of Civil Appeals in El Paso, Texas by Albert Almendarez.

Date: September 9, 1964

Creator: Bonilla, William D.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from William D. Bonilla to Pete Tijerina - 1964-07-13]

Letter from William D. Bonilla to Pete Tijerina, dated July 13, 1964, regarding an adopted Resolution concerning Gus C. Garcia.

Date: July 13, 1964

Creator: Bonilla, William D.

Item Type: Letter

[Incomplete letter from Frank M. Valdez - 1964]

Incomplete letter from Frank M. Valdez to members of the Committee to Investigate LULAC Corporations, regarding a committee meeting, 1964.

Date: 1964

Creator: Valdez, Frank M.

Item Type: Letter

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[Speech on segregation of school children by Raoul A. Cortez]

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Mexicana Airlines - 1967-07-11]

[Letter from Pete Tijerina to Jack Greenberg - 1967-02-09]

[Letter from Pete Tijerina to John J. Herrera - 1967-02-09]

[Letter from Alfred J. Hernandez to Pete Tijerina - 1967-02-04]

[Letter from Leroy D. Clark to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-24]

[Letter from Jack Greenberg to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-23]

[Letter from Betty Elder to Pete Tijerina - 1966-12-12]

[Letter from Philip J. Montablo to John J. Herrera - 1965-05-19]

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to Hector Godinez, John J. Herrera, Albert Armendariz, and William Flores - 1965-03-01]

[LULAC National Home Fundraising Notice - 1965]

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to John J. Herrera - 1964-12-10]

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to Alvino Perez - 1964-12-07]

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to J. C. Machuca - 1964-12-07]

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of the LULAC National Home Committee - 1964-12-07]

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of Villa Del Norte, Incorporated - 1964-12-07]

[Memorandum from Frank M. Valdez to Hector Godinez, Albert Armendariz, William Flores and John J. Herrera - 1964-12-07]

[Letter from William D. Bonilla to Nick Salmon - 1964-09-09]

[Letter from William D. Bonilla to Pete Tijerina - 1964-07-13]

[Incomplete letter from Frank M. Valdez - 1964]