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[Letter from Gene Gutierrez to John J. Herrera - 1951-12-29]

Description: Letter from Gene Gutierrez of LULAC Council Number 184 in Palacios, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National Organizer, dated December 29, 1951. Gutierrez requests legal advice following an act of discrimination against one of their LULAC members who was refused service at the Rainbow Inn of Palacios, Texas.
Date: December 29, 1951
Creator: Gutierrez, Gene

[Letter from Frank M. Pinedo to Richard Ante - 1952-01-29]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from Frank M. Pinedo to Richard Ante, President of the Houston LULAC Council Number 60, dated January 29, 1952. Pinedo writes a thank-you letter to the members of the Houston LULAC council for their support in his campaign to be elected Regional LULAC Governor of the Region of Texas. A copy of this letter was sent to John J. Herrera.
Date: January 29, 1952
Creator: Pinedo, Frank M.

[Letter from George G. Badge to John J. Herrera - 1952-11-29]

Description: Letter from George G. Badge, Chairman of the Immigrant Labor Committee of the Brazoria County Chamber of Commerce in Angleton, Texas, to John J. Herrera, dated November 29, 1952. Badge offers to meet with Herrera to discuss why Brazoria County appears on the LULAC blacklist and what can be done to improve the situation.
Date: November 29, 1952
Creator: Badge, George G.

[Letter from Claude S. Fernandez to John J. Herrera - 1952-12-29]

Description: Letter from Claude S. Fernandez, LULAC District Governor of Carlsbad, New Mexico, to John J. Herrera, dated December 29, 1952. The letter provides the location of the LULAC Supreme Council meeting to be held at the Crawford Hotel in Carlsbad, New Mexico, on January 17 and 18, 1953.
Date: December 29, 1952
Creator: Fernandez, Claude S.

[Letter from Fred Okrand to John J. Herrera - 1954-01-29]

Description: Letter from Fred Okrand on behalf of Wirin, Rissman & Okrand, Attorneys at Law, to John J. Herrera concerning the housing segregation matter in Houston, Texas. Okrand asks Herrera to provide him some facts regarding this case.
Date: January 29, 1954
Creator: Okrand, Fred

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John Ben Shepperd - 1954-10-29]

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to John Ben Shepperd, Attorney General of the State of Texas, 1 congratulating Shepperd on his action, announced in the newspapers, against the loan and finance companies of Texas. Herrera writes: "You no doubt know that the Latin American people of Texas are the primary sufferers from the vicious loan sharks that operate in our State." Herrera extends his assistance to the Attorney General on the venture.
Date: October 29, 1954
Creator: Herrera, John J.

[Letter from Emily Rimmer Vasquez, LULAC Junior Director to Junior national and local officers and members - 1954-10-29]

Description: Letter from Emily Rimmer Vasquez, Junior Director to League of United Latin American Citizens to all Junior national and local officers and members, October 30, 1954, urging members to write to congratulate new Councils created in Galveston, Texas and Roswell, New Mexico. Vasquez gives a quick status update on events happening within the Senior LULAC councils and urges Junior officers and members that "FOR A MORE UNITED JUNIOR LEAGUE, WRITE OFTEN".
Date: October 29, 1954
Creator: Vasquez, Emily Rimmer

[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-10-29]

Description: Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera dated October 29, 1955, requesting Herrera to provide information to Albert Q. Maisel from Reader's Digest for a future issue on American Citizens of Mexican Descent. Laurel expresses to Herrera that he is the best candidate to provide information on how American citizens of Mexican American descent have made an impact in the Gulf Coast area. "No article regarding the history of such progress would be complete without including the rich contributio… more
Date: October 29, 1955
Creator: Laurel, Oscar M.

[Receipt of check with memorandum from Charles F. Tucker - 1958-07-29]

Description: Receipt of check for Widows Share of a settlement relating to the death of Antonio Martinez Rodriguez signed by Elvira Flores Rodriguez. Delivery was managed by the office of Charles F. Tucker. A note at the bottom signed by Tucker thanks John J. Herrera for delivering the check to Tucker's office.
Date: July 29, 1958
Creator: Tucker, Charles F.

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ruth A. Morton - April 29, 1953]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Ruth A. Morton, secretary to the American Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated April 29, 1953. This is a reply to Morton's letter of April 10, 1953, inquiring about the migrant agricultural labor situation in Texas. The American Friends Service Committee offered to help and John Herrera suggests they undertake a program to set up rest stations for migrant workers.
Date: April 29, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.

[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. G. Betancourt - 1953-04-29]

Description: Onionskin carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to A. G. Betancourt, Attorney At Law in Brownsville, Texas, dated April 29, 1953. Herrera encourages Betancourt to organize a LULAC council in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: April 29, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lee Roy Moreno - 1953-04-29]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera the LULAC National President, to Lee Roy Moreno of El Campo, Texas, dated April 29, 1953. This letter discusses the candidates for LULAC National President at the upcoming convention, along with travel details for the trip to the convention in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Date: April 29, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.

[Letter from Virginia Ochoa to John J. Herrera - 1953-05-29]

Description: Letter from Virginia Ochoa, Secretary of Ladies LULAC Council Number 22 of Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated May 29, 1953. Ochoa acknowledges announcement of hosts for Supreme Council Meeting at the Rice Hotel on May 17, 1953, but requests that hereinafter the councils be consulted beforehand so it can be approved by their assembly of members.
Date: May 29, 1953
Creator: Ochoa, Virginia

[Letter from J. C. Machuca to John J. Herrera - 1953-12-29]

Description: Letter from J. C. Machuca of La Tuna, Texas and El Paso Men's LULAC Council Number 132, to John J. Herrera, LULAC Past National President, dated December 29, 1953. Machuca requests photograph and short narrative of Herrera's years as National President to publish in the Silver Jubilee issue of the LULAC News.
Date: December 29, 1953
Creator: Machuca, J. C.

[Letter from Albert Armendariz to Oscar M. Laurel - 1953-07-29]

Description: Copy of a letter from Albert Armendariz, LULAC National President, to Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC National Legal Advisor, dated July 29, 1953. Armendariz requests that Laurel continue to request am itemized account statement from Murguia Printers to make sure that LULAC was not being overcharged for newspaper printing costs.
Date: July 29, 1953
Creator: Armendariz, Albert

[Letter from Ernest Eguia to LULAC members - 1953-04-29]

Description: Letter from Ernest Eguia, LULAC National Secretary, to all LULAC members, dated April 29, 1953. Announcement that a chartered bus will be available for LULAC members to travel to the LULAC National Convention in Santa Fe, New Mexico on June 11, 1953.
Date: April 29, 1953
Creator: Eguia, Ernest
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