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[Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations Convention Memorandum - January 19, 1962]

Description: Detailed Convention Memorandum to all members of PASO explaining the purpose and procedure of the upcoming convention and instructions for hotel reservations and registration fees. The final two items urge members to organize an active PASO group in their communities if one did not already exist and reminds them to pay their poll taxes in order to vote. The memo is signed by Ed Idar, Jr. A handwritten note reads: "Paso a Paso Para adelante!"
Date: January 19, 1962
Creator: Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. to John J. Herrera, page two - 1962-02-13]

Description: Second page of a letter from Ed Idar, Jr., to John J. Herrera giving Herrera updates on Texas politics. Idar, Jr. mentions that John B. Connally and Will Wilson "fell flat on their faces" during their committee interviews, but speaks positively of Price Daniel's comportment. Dr. George Sanchez is mentioned as defying the majority and attempting to split their group.
Date: February 13, 1962
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Press statement and telegram from Ed Idar, Jr., to E. M. Dealey - 1951]

Description: Onionskin carbon copy of press statement and telegram from Ed Idar, Jr., State Chairman, American GI Forum of Texas, to E. M. Dealey, Publisher of the Dallas Morning News, with handwritten date of 1951. This press release is a response to a story by Roy Rody in the October 19, 1951 issue of the Dallas Morning News regarding the bracero program and workers.
Date: 1951
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., to George J. Garza - 1951-12-14]

Description: Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., Assistant Director of the American Council of Spanish Speaking Persons, to George J. Garza, President of LULAC, dated December 14, 1951. This is a request for LULAC's mailing list so that the ACSSP can communicate with the LULAC members.
Date: December 14, 1951
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
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.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr.]

Description: Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. requesting further information and clarification of Senator Rogers Kelley's and LULAC's reactions to "WHO will assume the responsibility of seeing that Mexican-American citizens in the Valley qualify as voters." Idar, Jr. writes: "it is incumbent that we be informed if the LULAC meeting in Harlingen endorsed the words of Senator Kelley and if such endorsement is in line with basic LULAC policy."
Date: unknown
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Laredo Club to John Herrera - 1947-07-07]

Description: Cover letter and resolution adopted by the Laredo Club of the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, dated July 7, 1947 sent to Houston LULAC Council c/o John Herrera, District Governor. The letter and resolution are addressing issues of discrimination in Texas. The Laredo Club called on Representative Abraham Kazen, Jr. of Laredo, Texas to present the resolution to the Texas Legislature.
Date: July 7, 1947
Creator: Laredo Club
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., to John J. Herrera - 1953-06-18]

Description: Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., State Chairman of the American GI Forum of Texas, to John J. Herrera, dated June 18, 1953. Idar expresses disappointment in Herrera's loss in his bid for re-election as LULAC National president and his feelings regarding the way LULAC was operating at the time. Idar also extends an invitation to Herrera to attend the American GI Forum convention in Ft. Worth on July 31 - August 2, 1953.
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Ed Idar, Jr. to readers of American GI Forum News Bulletin - 1953-10]

Description: Letter from Ed Idar, Jr., Executive Secretary of the American GI Forum of Texas in Austin, Texas, to readers of their News Bulletin, dated October, 1953. Notification of $1.00 yearly subscription rate being instituted for the News Bulletin as of October 1, 1953.
Date: October 1953
Creator: Idar, Eduardo, Jr.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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