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78th U.S. Congress, Second Session, Senate Bill 2048

Bill introduced to the United States Senate and House of Representatives to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color, national origin, or ancestry.

Date: 1944

Creator: United States. Congress (78th, 2nd session : 1944)

Item Type: Legislative Document

Abstract of Title to Part of Block 4 of "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, SSBB, in Harris County, Texas

Abstract of title to part of block 4 of the "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, including the General Warranty Deeds, Assignment of V/T & D/T, Agreement, Right-of-Way Deed, Quit-Claim Deed, Release of Interest, Release of V/T, Release of V/L, Assignment of M/L, Release of M/L for the property area.

Date: July 20, 1944

Creator: Texas Abstract Company Incorporated

Item Type: Legal Document

Address on behalf of C. V. Buster Kern for Sheriff of Harris County, Tex.

Text of the campaign speech given by John J. Herrera on behalf of C. V. "Buster" Kern, who is running for Sheriff of Harris County.

Date: August 25, 1948

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Text

[Advertisement of a baseball game between Ellington Field and Southern Select]

Advertisement of a baseball game, Ellington Field vs. Southern Select, to be played at the Cleveland Diamond field, on Sunday April 19, 1942 at 2:30 p.m. The names of the players of each team are shown in the poster. The poster also contains advertisements.

Date: April 19, 1942

Item Type: Poster

[Advertisement of a baseball game between Prison All Stars and Southern Select]

Advertisement for a baseball game between the Prison All stars (a team selected from the best players of the Texas Prison system) and Southern Select (All Mexican team of Houston) at the Prison Stadium in Huntsville, Texas on Sunday, August 9, 1942. Entertainment by Prison Military Band. The game starts at 2:00 p.m. General admission is 25 cents (federal tax included). At head of poster, "Double-Header".

Date: August 9, 1942

Item Type: Poster

[Advertisement of a baseball game between Seguin Apaches and Southern Select]

Advertisement for two baseball games to be played between Seguin Apaches and Southern Select at the Cleveland Diamond field, Houston, Texas on Sunday, July 26, 1942 starting at 3 p.m. The names of the players of each team are shown on the poster. Entrance fee: Men: 35 cents ; Women: 20 cents plus taxes.

Date: July 26, 1942

Item Type: Poster

[Advertisement of a baseball tournament at Cleveland Diamond field]

Poster advertisement of a baseball grand tournament to be played beginning August 25, 1940 at the Cleveland Diamond field, Houston, Texas. The tournament is offered by the "Aces Fours Recreational Club" called the Latin American Baseball tournament. The first team to play is Aztecas vs. Sugarland, starting at 10 a.m. ; the second team is Port Arthur vs. Southern Select playing at 1:45 p.m.; the third team is Galveston 'Blue Moon' vs. New Gulf Tigers, playing at 4:00 p.m. The entrance fee is 33… more

Date: August 25, 1940

Creator: Aces Fours Recreational Club

Item Type: Poster

[Affidavit of Support from Manuel Urbina]

Affidavit submitted by Manuel Urbina, and witnessed by Alfonso Pena, in Webb County, Texas. The affidavit states that Urbina is able to support his wife, Irene Salce de Urbina, and their children, and he would like them to live with him in the United States, as they are currently residing in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Date: March 13, 1946

Creator: Urbina, Manuel

Item Type: Legal Document

[Affidavit signed by Ernesto Herrera - 1948-12-07]

Notarized affidavit regarding two tracts of land owned by Ernesto Jimenez Herrera. One lot is in the Houston Suburban Estates subdivision and the other two lots are in the City Gardens subdivision. Herrera does not claim any of these properties as his homestead. Instead he is leasing his business property at 124 Preston Avenue.

Date: July 12, 1948

Creator: Herrera, Ernesto Jimenez

Item Type: Legal Document

[Amendment to LULAC Charter - 1940-04-15]

Copy of an Amendment to League of United Latin American Citizens Charter dated April 15, 1940. The amendment extends the territorial limits of the corporation from "The State of Texas" to "United States of America".

Date: April 15, 1940

Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens

Item Type: Legal Document

[Announcement of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60 dance]

An announcement on LULAC Council No. 60 letterhead for their dance to be held on Sunday, December 9, 1945 with honored guest Macario Garcia, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Other special invited guests included the Mexican Consul,the Chairman of the Good Neighbor Commission, the mayor of Houston, Sgt. Cleto Rodriguez (another Congressional Medal of Honor winner), and other LULAC delegations from San Antonio and Laredo.

Date: December 6, 1945

Creator: The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60

Item Type: Text

[Application for War Ration Book by Frank Latlip]

War Ration Book Application card completed by Frank Latlip, Senior. It was mailed from El Paso, Texas on May 29, 1943. It is stamped: "No. 888908 CW"

Date: May 12, 1943

Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.

Item Type: Text

[Balance statement for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez. from L. M. Inkley Company - 1945-10-06]

Card from L. M. Inkley Company printed with a statement balance as of September 30, 1945, for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez.

Date: October 6, 1945

Creator: L. M. Inkley Company

Item Type: Text

[Bill for Services Rendered for John J. Herrera by John H. Barron - April 14, 1947]

Onionskin carbon copy of an itemized bill sent to John J. Herrera for services rendered by John Barron, Consulting Radio Engineers of Washington, D.C. Services rendered between March 5 through April 11, 1947 and totaled $906.05.

Date: April 14, 1947

Creator: Barron, John H.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Bill for Services Rendered for John J. Herrera by John H. Barron - April 14, 1947]

Date: April 14, 1947

Creator: Barron, John H.

Item Type: Text

[Biographical Article on John J. Herrera]

Biographical article on John J. Herrera from the Pan-American magazine, Volume 1, Number 4, January, 1945.

Date: January 1945

Item Type: Clipping

[Biographical dates of Manuel Urbina]

Short document detailing the biographical dates of Manuel Urbina, including his birth and marriage dates and the number of years he served as a minister in various cities.

Date: April 22, 1947

Item Type: Text

[Birth announcement and photograph]

Photograph of a baby girl with dark hair, visible from the chest up. An accompanying page has two baby footprints and a lock of hair. Text in the upper-left corner says: "Name: Baby Girl Louvier, Weight: 6 lbs 15 oz, Date: 6-21-45 at 8:51 p.m."

Date: 1945-06~

Item Type: Photograph

[Boy Scouts of America Charter for Troop #426, Houston, Texas]

The original charter of Boy Scout Troop #426 of Houston, Texas dated October 31, 1943. The troop was sponsored by The League of United Latin American Citizens, with John J. Herrera as Scoutmaster of the troop. It is printed in color on the official Boy Scouts of America charter form.

Date: October 31, 1943

Creator: Boy Scouts of America

Item Type: Text

[Case number 68, Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

Legal document of charges brought by the United States Fair Employment Committee in the matter of Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, and Oil Workers International Union, Local 367, C.I.O. for engaging in discriminatory employment practices. A hearing was ordered by the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice to examine the complaints filed with the said committee. This document was signed on behalf of Shell Oil Company by P.E. Foster, refinery manager, and John C. Quilty, Industrial Ma… more

Date: December 30, 1944

Creator: United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice

Item Type: Legal Document

[Clipping from scrapbook - includes article, "Latin American Scouts Map Ritual," letter and envelope]

Part of page from a scrapbook with a letter from the Secretary of the Board of Legal Examiners to John J. Herrera, and articles about the Latin-American Boy Scouts of America, Antonio Morales, Jr. and Daniel Rodriguez.

Date: {1943-04-18,1943-09-11,1943-10-29}

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping from scrapbook - includes greeting card, business card, and envelope addressed to John J. Herrera]

Part of page from a scrapbook with a note from the Supreme Court of Texas congratulating John J. Herrera, with envelope, and a business card for John J. Herrera. Note, envelope, and business card are laminated on a piece of thin cardboard.

Date: October 24, 1943

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping of a grand function to be held at Edison Junior High School]

Newspaper clipping of an advertisement of a function at Edison Junior High School to be held on February 1, 1942.

Date: February 1, 1942

Creator: Edison Junior High School

Item Type: Text

[Clipping of Win Post Tourney openers]

Section of the Houston Post covering the Post Tourney. Includes Post Tourney Calendar and Tournament Box Scores, and names of the teams and their performance. Also includes an article by Frank Morris, "Mexicans Field Sensationally behind Beltran."

Date: July 8, 1940

Item Type: Clipping

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78th U.S. Congress, Second Session, Senate Bill 2048

Abstract of Title to Part of Block 4 of "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, SSBB, in Harris County, Texas

Address on behalf of C. V. Buster Kern for Sheriff of Harris County, Tex.

[Advertisement of a baseball game between Ellington Field and Southern Select]

[Advertisement of a baseball game between Prison All Stars and Southern Select]

[Advertisement of a baseball game between Seguin Apaches and Southern Select]

[Advertisement of a baseball tournament at Cleveland Diamond field]

[Affidavit of Support from Manuel Urbina]

[Affidavit signed by Ernesto Herrera - 1948-12-07]

[Amendment to LULAC Charter - 1940-04-15]

[Announcement of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60 dance]

[Application for War Ration Book by Frank Latlip]

[Balance statement for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez. from L. M. Inkley Company - 1945-10-06]

[Bill for Services Rendered for John J. Herrera by John H. Barron - April 14, 1947]

[Bill for Services Rendered for John J. Herrera by John H. Barron - April 14, 1947]

[Biographical Article on John J. Herrera]

[Biographical dates of Manuel Urbina]

[Birth announcement and photograph]

[Boy Scouts of America Charter for Troop #426, Houston, Texas]

[Case number 68, Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the matter of Shell Oil Company]

[Clipping from scrapbook - includes article, "Latin American Scouts Map Ritual," letter and envelope]

[Clipping from scrapbook - includes greeting card, business card, and envelope addressed to John J. Herrera]

[Clipping of a grand function to be held at Edison Junior High School]

[Clipping of Win Post Tourney openers]