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- [Letter from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores - 1966-08-02]
- Letter from Peter Enriquez and Pastor Manual Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend Esteban Flores, dated August 2, 1966. Enriquez and Urbina report on the progress at the Magnolia Temple.
- [Letter from Ralph W. Yarborough to Ernest Eguia - 1966-05-11]
- Letter dated May 11, 1966 from Ralph W. Yarborough to Ernest Eguia. This letter states that President Lyndon B. Johnson will not be able to attend the 1966 LULAC Convention in Houston, June 23-26, 1966.
- [Letter from Robert Calvert to La Colmena Candy Company - 1960-02-08]
- Letter from Robert Calvert, Controller of Public Accounts, State of Texas, Austin, to La Colemena Candy Company, Houston, Texas, acknowledging over-payment for the Cigarette Dealers permit which expires in February 29, 1960. The correct amount of tax due was $1.25. Therefore he asked the La Colemena Candy to attach a copy of the letter sent with the balance due, along with the Cigarette Dealers Permit No. 23934 (attached), to allow him to issue the permit.
- [Letter from Robert F. Kennedy to Ernest Eguia - 1965-10-23]
- Letter from Robert F. Kennedy to Ernest Eguia (chairman for the LULAC 1966 convention) declining Eguia's invitation to speak at LULAC’s 1966 convention because Kennedy cannot make a commitment that far in advance. Letter is dated October 23, 1965.
- [Letter from Sera Thomas to Lyndon B. Johnson - 1966-05-10]
- Letter from Sera Thomas, wife of Albert Thomas, to the President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, encouraging him to be the guest speaker at the 37th national LULAC convention on June 25, 1966 at the Rice Hotel in Houston.
- [Letter from Ted Van Dyk to Ernest Eguia - 1966-01-17]
- Letter from the Assistant to the Vice President of the United States, Ted Van Dyk, to Ernest Eguia regarding the LULAC convention to be held June 23-26, 1966 in Houston. The Vice President, Hubert Humphrey, was asked to be the principal speaker at the convention.
- [Letter from Ted Van Dyk to Ernest Eguia - 1966-01-17]
- Letter from Ted Van Dyk, the assistant to Vice President Hubert Humphrey, to Ernest Eguia, the LULAC convention chairman. This letter states the Vice President hopes to be the principal speaker at the 37th annual LULAC national convention to be held June 23-26, 1966 in Houston Texas.
- [Letter from the American Legion - 1979-04-10]
- Letter announcing the American Legion’s "Annual Old-Fashion July 4th Celebration". Six posts will participate in this picnic. Letter written by Daniel Zermeno, commander.
- [Letter from the League of United Latin American Citizens to members - 1979]
- Letter from LULAC to members about LULAC’s 50th anniversary at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel from June 13 to 17, 1979. Council # 60 is the host for this national convention. Signed by the chairperson, Angel Abitua.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Dorris Danner - 1979-05-10]
- Letter from Toby Hernandez to Dorris Danner regarding hotel reservations at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel. The reservations are for the 1979 LULAC convention June 13-17, 1979.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Eddie Pena - 1979-04-02]
- Letter from Toby Hernandez to Eddie Pena, who works for the Lone Star Brewing Company, who has agreed to cooperate with LULAC for their 50th anniversary convention. Letter is dated April 2, 1979.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Frank Mancuso - 1966-01-24]
- Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Houston Councilman Frank Mancuso about a project about to begin on a property with which Hernandez is connected.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Homer Leonard - 1966-02-22]
- Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Homer Leonard dated February 22, 1966. Hernandez wants to know if Leonard's company would like to serve as a sponsor or underwriter of beer for the 1966 national LULAC convention.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Homer Leonard - 1966-04-12]
- Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Homer Leonard, stating that the Local Breweries and Beer Distributorships cannot buy advertisement and give beer for the 1966 LULAC convention. LULAC has decided to disregard the free beer and accept the advertisements. Letter dated April 12, 1966.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Homer Leonard - 1966-04-14]
- Letter dated April 14, 1966 from Toby P. Hernandez to Homer Leonard regarding advertisement and beer. The Local Breweries and Beer Distributorships can only support the LULAC convention through either purchasing advertisements or donating beer. Hernandez replies that LULAC will take the advertisements.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Homer Leonard - 1966-04-18]
- Letter dated April 18, 1966 from Toby Hernandez to Homer Leonard regarding advertisement and beer. LULAC will return all advertisements after discussing the issues further with W. W. Holland, who had more clearly explained the rules.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Juan Ramirez - 1979-03-16]
- Letter to Juan Ramirez from Toby Hernandez regarding a Shamrock Hilton Hotel reservation.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mary Helen Sanchez - 1979-03-16]
- Letter from the chairman of the American Legion Bldg. Corp., Toby Hernandez, to Mary Helen Sanchez. Linda Rodriguez will volunteer her services starting March 19, 1979 to the American Legion Bldg. Corp.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mayor Louis Welch - 1966-01-20]
- Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Houston Major Louie Welch about the vacancy on the Houston Port Commission. LULAC wants to submit a list of individuals who are bilingual as candidates for this vacancy.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mayor Louis Welch - 1966-01-20]
- Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Houston Major Louie Welch about the vacancy on the Houston Port Commission. LULAC wants to submit a list of individuals who are bilingual as candidates for this vacancy.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mayor Louis Welch - 1966-01-20]
- Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Houston Major Louie Welch about the vacancy on the Houston Port Commission. LULAC wants to submit a list of individuals who are bilingual as candidates for this vacancy.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to McCane-Sondock Security - 1979-08-13]
- American Legion letter dated Aug. 13, 1979 to McCane-Sondock Security. This letter is about B. F. Rader having been voted out of the organization and his pass card needs to be cancelled and Mr. Joe Garcia replacing him as part of the American Legion Building Corp. He needs to be issued a pass card as does Joe Garcia, Leticia Salazar and Evangelina Allen.
- [Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Ralph Yarborough - 1966-06-09]
- Letter to Senator Ralph Yarborough regarding his attendance at the 1966 LULAC convention at the Rice Hotel June 23-27, 1966. Yarborough thanks Hernandez for his appointment of Dr. George I. Sánchez to the Chairman of the Equal Opportunity Commission.
- [Letter to Manuel Urbina from Sally Peck - 1985-10-08]
- Letter from Sally Peck, Director of Financial Development of the Greater Houston Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, to Manuel Urbina, II. Reverend Urbina had sent a donation of $246 to the American Red Cross form the Reverend Manuel Urbina Memorial Foundation, Inc. Peck thanks Urbina for the foundation's donation for the victims of the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake.
- [Letter to Nicandro Medrano - 1926-09-29]
- Letter to Nicandro Medrano, dated September 29, 1926, regarding a personal family matter and recent correspondence.
- [Letterhead, League of United Latin American Citizens Council Number Sixty]
- Blank letterhead for LULAC Council No. 60.
- [Letters from Peter Enriquez and Manual Urbina to Esteban Flores and D. E. Sloan - 1966-08-02]
- Letter from Peter Enriquez and Pastor Manual Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend Esteban Flores. Enriquez and Urbina write that they are looking forward to Flores's upcoming visit to Magnolia Temple. Letter from Enriquez and Pastor Urbina of the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission to Reverend D. E. Sloan, dated August 2, 1966. Enriquez and Urbina write that they are looking forward to Sloan's upcoming visit to Magnolia Temple.
- [List of members of Houston LULAC Council Number Sixty]
- List of members of the LULAC Council #60. Undated.
- [List of members of Houston LULAC Council Number Sixty, 1980]
- LULAC, Council no. 60, list of members for the quarter ending, March 1980. Gives the name, phone number, address and initiation. The officers for 1980-1981 are given.
- [List of members of Houston LULAC Council Number Sixty, 1981]
- LULAC, Council no. 60, list of members for the quarter ending, March 1981. Gives the name, phone number, address and initiation. The officers for 1981-1982 are given.
- [List of projects for the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission - 1965]
- List of projects for the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission for the year 1965. The projects are focused on making the Temple a better church, including evangelism, stewardship and improvements to the music programs and buildings.
- [List of projects for the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission - 1965]
- List of projects for the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission for the year 1965. The projects are focused on making the Temple a better church, including evangelism, stewardship and improvements to the music programs and buildings and grounds.
- [Lone Star Bag and Bagging Company employees, Christmas, 1939]
- Photograph of employees of the Long Star Bag and Bagging Company during Christmas, 1939.
- [LULAC 1979 convention publicity strategy/program]
- LULAC National Convention, 1979 publicity strategy/program. Convention to be held June 13-17, 1978 in Houston.
- LULAC chief sees big rise in jobs
- Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post stating that a new job placement center will be opened in Houston for Mexican Americans. Alfred J. Hernandez mentioned this at close of the 1966 LULAC convention in Houston.
- LULAC honors Mayor Welch
- Newspaper clipping stating that LULAC has honored Houston Mayor Louie Welch for his service to Spanish-speaking people. Mayor Welch named this week as Houston LULAC week.
- [LULAC National Convention, 1979 committee organization chart]
- LULAC national convention committee organization chart, June 13-17, 1979, Houston, Texas.
- [LULAC report on sales from bar, 1968]
- LULAC council #60 report on sales from bar, close as of April 18, 1968.
- LULAC to hear Wirtz, Montoya at banquet
- Newspaper clipping announcing the speakers of the 1966 national LULAC convention in Houston. U.S. Senator Joseph M. Montoya of New Mexico and Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz will be speaking at the Saturday night banquet. Attorney General Waggoner Carr and Secretary of State John Hill will give luncheon addresses. U.S. Senators John Tower and Ralph Yarborough will also attend.
- LULACs get taste of politics
- Newspaper clipping of the events at the 1966 LULAC convention in Houston. U.S. Senator Joseph M. Montoya and U.S. Senator John Tower are mentioned.
- LULACs will hold convention
- Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post about the League of United Latin American Citizen's 196 convention, at which U.S. Senator Joseph Montoya will be the keynote speaker. Some information about Senator Montoya is given.
- Madisonville pants presser rises at 3 a.m. to buy first ticket
- Clipping from the Houston Post about Tucker Johnson, pants presser of Madisonville, who won the Houston Post Tournament prize for being the first person to buy the ticket to watch the game. He was the second straight winner of the prize. At head of title: "Tucker Johnson is champion again."
- [Magnolia Baptist Temple general report, October 5, 1962]
- A general report from the Magnolia Baptist Temple to the Union Baptist Association regarding the past 2 years and 7 months of the activities of the Baptist Mission under the leadership of Reverend Manuel Urbina. It describes the improvements of his leadership and the future plans of the organization.
- [Magnolia Park Rubies float in Fiestas Patrias International Parade]
- Photograph of the Magnolia Park Rubies float in the first Fiestas Patrias International Parade. The Rubies were a girls softball team coached by Mario Gollegos. The float is driven by a Melton Steel truck. The banner on the truck reads: "Mex Amer Culture.]
- Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission Budget, 1965
- Itemized budget for the Magnolia Temple Baptist Mission for the year 1965. Includes monthly and yearly budget items.
- [Magnolia Temple contract for Manuel Urbina - 1961]
- Magnolia Temple contract for Manuel Urbina that describes the terms of his status as a missionary at the temple effective from January 1 through December 31, 1961.
- [Maintenance men move desks in Bellaire]
- Photograph of men carrying desks. The desks were for Condit Elementary School in Bellaire, Texas.
- [Man and baby at Alamo Furniture Company shop]
- Photograph of a man holding a baby on his shoulders in the doorway of the Alamo Furniture Company shop.
- [Men at Fiestas Patrias near Kress Building]
- Photograph of men of various ages at Fiestas Patrias near the Kress building, 1982.
- [Men carrying flags and sign in Minimum Wage March]
- Photograph of men carrying flags and sign in the Minimum Wage March in 1966. Text on sign: "Dignidad y justica para el obrero."