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[Letter from Albert Armendariz Campaign Committee to John J. Herrera]
Announcement by Albert Armendariz Campaign Committee of candidacy of Albert Armendariz for National President of LULAC. The letter lists Armendariz's LULAC activities and qualifications for the position and seeks support for his election.
Five Point Plan of Paul Andow
Document is titled "Five Point Plan of Paul Andow ; Candidate for League of United Latin American Citizens National President." The document describes Andow's experience and details his plans for LULAC.
[Letter from Paul Andow to Irene Zermeno - 1964-07-30]
Letter from Paul Andow to Irene Zermeno, dated July 30, 1964, regarding an invitation to the "Rey Feo" dance on August 21, 1964.
[Letter from Albert Armendariz to the Board of Directors of National LULAC Homes, Incorporated - 1964-08-31]
Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from Albert Armendariz to the Board of Directors of National LULAC Homes, Incorporated, dated August 31, 1964, regarding the board's decision to terminate Armendariz's legal services due to what the board saw as a conflict of interest.
League of United Latin American Citizens Official Proclamation, January 12, 1965
Proclamation on the thirty-sixth anniversary of the founding of LULAC that designates the week of February 14-20, 1965 as National LULAC Week.
[Letter from William D. Bonilla to Corporation Court Judge - 1964-10-07]
Letter from William D. Bonilla to Corporation Court Judge, dated October 7, 1964, regarding an incident involving the Pasadena Police and Rodolfo Rodriguez on October 4, 1964.
[Letter from William D. Bonilla to Guillermo Villarreal - 1964-09-17]
Letter from William D. Bonilla to Guillermo Villarreal, dated September 17, 1964, regarding management of the LULAC Home.
[Letter from William D. Bonilla to James B. Sedillo - 1964-12-22]
Letter from William D. Bonilla to James B. Sedillo, State Director of LULAC for Arizona, dated December 22, 1964, concerning the LULAC State Charter in Arizona and a request for materials to be published in LULAC News.
[Letter from William D. Bonilla to John J. Herrera - 1964-07-13]
Letter from William D. Bonilla to John J. Herrera, dated July 13, 1964, regarding travel and administrative plans.
[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.
[Letter from Douglass Carter to Mrs. Belen Robles - 1965-01-28]
Letter from Douglass Carter, Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, to Mrs. Belen Robles, dated January 28, 1965, regarding the proclamation of National LULAC Week.
[Letter from Alicia R. Chacon to members of Mexican-American Democrats]
Letter from the Chair of Mexican-American Democrats of El Paso, Alicia R. Chacon, inviting members of the organization to participate in a three day meeting, "I am a Texas Democrat" in July, 1977, which would include both entertainment events and some organizational business meetings.
[Envelope from Abel Cisneros to Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-12]
Envelope sent by Private Abel Cisneros at Fort Bliss, Texas to his wife Lola Cisneros in Wharton, Texas. The envelope is postmarked in El Paso, Texas on June 12, 1954.
[Letter from Abel Cisneros to Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-10]
A five page handwritten letter from Abel Cisneros to his wife, Lola. Abel provided Lola with an update on his activities in the Army.
[Letter from Abel Cisneros to John J. Herrera - 1954-06-13]
Letter from Private Abel Cisneros at Fort Bliss, Texas to John J. Herrera in Houston, Tex. Pvt. Cisneros provides Herrera with an update on his family and financial matters.
[Letter from Robert M. Doninguez to John J. Herrera - 1949-01-11]
Letter from Robert M. Dominguez, Acting Secretary of El Paso, Texas, LULAC Council, to John J. Herrera LULAC Regional Governor dated January 11, 1949. In response to the invitation to the upcoming Regional Convention, the El Paso LULAC Council is unable to attend.
LULAC Week to be observed in El Paso during Feb. 15-21
Newspaper clipping from "The El Paso Times" with article and photograph regarding proclamation of Mayor Fred Hervey that the week of February 15-21 will be "LULAC Week" in El Paso to commemorate the 24th anniversary of LULAC.
[Card from P. F. Flores to John J. Herrera - 1979-09-11]
Card in an envelope sent to Herrera from Rev. P. F. Flores, thanking John J. Herrera for his support and congratulations on his appointment as Archbishop of San Antonio. The envelope containing the card is addressed to John J. Herrera and stamped: "El Paso, Texas 799, 11 Sep. 1979."
[Letter from F. J. Frohoff to William D. Bonilla - 1964-10-09]
Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from F. J. Frohoff to William D. Bonilla, dated October 9, 1964, regarding the operation of the Villa Del Norte Apartments.
[Letter from Arnulfo Gómez García to John J. Herrera - November, 1967]
Letter to John J. Herrera from Arnulfo Gómez García offering his services as an Attorney-at-Mexican-Law for any business Herrera's firm needed to conduct in Mexico.
[Letter from Manuel Gonzales to William D. Bonilla with mailgram from William D. Bonilla to Manuel Gonzales - 1977]
Copy of letter from Manuel Gonzales, League of United Latin American Citizens National President, to William D. Bonilla, LULAC National Foundation Treasurer, dated June 9, 1977. The letter refers to a $10,000 grant from El Paso Natural Gas Company and requests half of the money be sent to LULAC Nation Office to pay the Internal Revenue Service. The mailgram from William D. Bonilla to Manuel Gonzales is dated May 7, 1977. The telegram states "Received letter of May 5 cannot act upon request alone...."
[Envelope from John J. Herrera to Albert Armendariz - 1977-01-31]
Envelope from John J. Herrera, as LULAC National Legal Advisor, addressed to Albert Armendariz and postmarked January 31, 1977. The envelope shows that the letter was returned as "Not Deliverable" on February 3, 1977.
[Envelope from John J. Herrera to LULAC National Office]
Envelope with no postmark from John J. Herrera addressed to League of United Latin American Citizens National Office in El Paso, Texas.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to A. F. Mireles - 1950-08-11]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to A. F. Mireles, Managing Editor and Publisher of the El Paso LULAC Bulletin, dated August 11, 1950. A request for information about the postal permission to publish and mail the El Paso LULAC Bulletin, as the Houston LULAC Council is considering publication of a Houston LULAC bulletin.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ivey Gonzalez - 1953-01-08]
Onionskin carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Ivey Gonzalez, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau, Police Department, Wichita Falls, Texas dated January 8, 1953. Herrera inquires about setting up a meeting to discuss LULAC and possibly organizing a LULAC council in Wichita, Falls. Herrera mentions the eight new councils set up so far in his presidency of LULAC: El Paso; Port Arthur; Wharton; Seguin; Smeltertown, and Victoria, Texas; and Deming and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to J. C. Machuca - 1964-09-24]
Letter from John J. Herrera to J. C. Machuca, dated September 24, 1964, regarding an investigation concerning a LULAC apartment in El Paso, Texas.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1962-06-09]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Gubernatorial candidate John B. Connally, inviting Connally to the LULAC Convention in El Paso, at which Robert F. Kennedy would be a speaker. Herrera suggests that Connally's attendance would help garner the Latin American vote for him in the governor race and would certainly introduce him to all the LULAC delegates and guests.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Luciano Santoscoy - 1955-05-17]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Luciano Santoscoy, sending greetings and to inform Santoscoy that he was in Bryan, Texas for the inauguration of Bryan Council No. 221's home and ball park. Herrera also talks about his participation in the commemoration of San Jacinto Day (April 21) at the San Jacinto Monument. Herrera gives a bit of history about himself: "I am also a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas due to my relation to Pedro Herrera, who fought at San Jacinto, Blas Herrera of Bear County in San Antonio, who was a scout for Sam Houston, and Francisco Ruiz, alcalde [mayor] of San Antonio during the Texas Revolution, and one of the two native Texans who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence." Herrera praises Santoscoy in the remaining portion of the letter on a job well done on the LULAC News publication.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to LULAC Supreme Council Officers and Regional and District Governors - September 22, 1952]
Letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to LULAC Supreme Council Officers, and Regional and District Governors, dated September 22, 1952. Proclamation calling for a meeting of the LULAC Supreme Council to be held October 11-12, 1952, in El Paso, Texas. The proclamation includes agenda items that will be discussed.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Vasquez - 1963-05-30]
Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Vasquez, typed and dated May 30, 1963. The letter discusses the convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Waldo E. Ximenes - 1950-06-01]
Letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC District 8 Governor, to Waldo Ximenes, LULAC Executive Secretary, dated June 1, 1950. This is a notification of delegates names from LULAC Pasadena Council Number 185 who will attend the National Convention in El Paso, Texas.
[Letter from John M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1965-10-10]
Letter from John Michael Herrera, the Assistant Vice President of The State National Bank in El Paso, to John J. Herrera congratulating him on his partnership with Mr. Montalbo.
[Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera - 1954-08-20]
Letter from Jake Jacobsen to John J. Herrera informing Herrera about a telegram received by Senator Price Daniel. The telegram was from the Commanding General at Fort Bliss regarding the hardship discharge application for Private Abel Cisneros.
[Letter from Bernice Kinkaid to John J. Herrera - 1967-05-18]
Personal letter from Bernice Kinkaid to John J. Herrera, catching him up on her life in El Paso. The letter is typed on letterhead for the Office of the Mayor of El Paso.
Let's swap program ideas: plans for using all available resources for better council programs in all fields of LULAC service
Announcement from League of United Latin American Citizens Director of Publicity for Idea Exchanges to be Published in LULAC News. This is a call for all ideas and programs to be shared between other program chairmen of LULAC councils in order to create new and engaging activities and councils for future LULAC council meetings.
[LULAC 33rd National Convention name tag of John J. Herrera, June 22-24, 1962]
LULAC 33rd National Convention name tag for John J. Herrera, Past National President, Council #60. The nametag has the LULAC emblem and lists the conference as taking place in El Paso on June 22, 23, 24, 1962.
Monthly Bulletin, El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, Volume 2, Number 18, July 1950
El Paso LULAC Council Number 132 Monthly Bulletin, July, 1950, Volume II, Number 18. Advertising and LULAC information and articles about the El Paso LULAC area.
Monthly Bulletin, El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, Volume 3, Number 31, August 1951
Monthly Bulletin of El Paso LULAC Council No.132 of El Paso, Texas, dated August, 1951. References John Herrera's decision to give the deciding vote to his opponent in the LULAC Presidential election.
Monthly Bulletin, El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, Volume 5, Number 52, May 1953
Monthly Bulletin of El Paso LULAC Council Number 132, dated May, 1953.
[Texas LULAC State Convention Booklet - 1966]
Program of the Texas League of United Latin American Citizens State Convention in El Paso, Texas on May 13-15, 1966. The convention is hosted by LULAC District Number 4. The booklet includes welcome letter by Alfred J. Hernandez, National President, and welcome letter by Alfred Jacques, District 4 Director. The booklet also includes numerous pages of advertisements and campaign endorsements, as well as handwritten notes on the back cover.
[Letter from J. C. Machuca to John J. Herrera - 1953-12-29]
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.
[Letter from J. C. Machuca to John J. Herrera - 1964-09-29]
Letter from J. C. Machuca to John J. Herrera, dated September 29, 1964, regarding legal issues concerning ads sold by Jesus Romero and Rudy Pena in the July, August and September issues of LULAC News. Machuca alleges that Romero and Pena endorsed payment checks from advertisers to LULAC News and then pocketed the money for themselves.
[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03]
Letter to Senator Price Daniel from S. R. Mickelsen, the Major General at Fort Bliss, Texas. Mickelsen notifies Senator Daniel that Private Abel Cisneros was unable to present acceptable evidence required for a hardship discharge. The letter is signed by General Mickelsen.
[Letter from S. R. Mickelsen to Price Daniel - 1954-09-03]
Copy of letter sent to Senator Price Daniel from S. R. Mickelsen, the Major General at Fort Bliss, Texas. Mickelsen notifies Senator Daniel that Private Abel Cisneros was unable to present acceptable evidence required for a hardship discharge.
[Quarterly LULAC Information Sheet from Men's LULAC Council Number 132 - 1953]
Quarterly LULAC Information Sheet from Men's LULAC Council Number 132 of El Paso, Texas, signed by Edmundo Moreno, Secretary of the council.
[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Belen Robles - 1977-09-02]
Letter from Eduardo Morga directed to Belen Robles, dated September 2, 1977. The letter indicates that the recipient has been selected as a member of the panel to hear the charges against Joe Velez and gives details of the charges and date, time, and location of the hearings.
[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Ralph Murillo c/o Bobby Perez - 1977-09-02]
Letter from Eduardo Morga directed to Ralph Murillo care of Bobby Perez, dated September 2, 1977. The letter indicates that the recipient has been selected as a member of the panel to hear the charges against Joe Velez and gives details of the charges and date, time, and location of the hearings.
[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Ramiro Robles - 1977-09-02]
Letter from Eduardo Morga directed to Ramiro Robles, dated September 2, 1977. The letter indicates that the recipient has been selected as a member of the panel to hear the charges against Joe Velez and gives details of the charges and date, time, and location of the hearings.
[Envelope from Popular Dry Goods Co., Inc. to John J. Herrera - 1958-03-19]
Envelope from Popular Dry Goods Co., Inc. to John J. Herrera, postmarked El Paso, Texas, March 19, 1958.
[Letter from Belen Robles to John J. Herrera - 1965-12-07]
Letter from Belen Robles, LULAC National Secretary, to John J. Herrera on December 7, 1965, regarding congressional approval of the proclamation and observation of LULAC Week during February 13, 1966 through February 19, 1966.
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