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[John J. Herrera license receipts]

Four Texas passenger car license receipts issued to John J. Herrera for a 1966 Pontiac station wagon.

Date: {1966-09-14,1967-04-07,1968-03-29,1969-04-01}

Creator: Texas. Highway Department.

Item Type: Text

[Voter Registration Certificate for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1970]

1970 Harris County voter registration certificate number 346249 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera, his party affiliation, and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.

Date: December 12, 1969

Creator: Harris County (Tex.)

Item Type: Legal Document

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-11-25]

Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated November 25, 1969 details a recent trip to Acapulco, Mexico, and his plans for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

Date: November 25, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-11-04]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera dated November 4, 1969. In the letter, Douglas tells his father about upcoming midterm exams, a planned trip to Acapulco, and asks about seeing his family for Christmas.

Date: November 4, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Press release from Hector P. Garcia of the American GI Forum - 1969-10-31]

Press release from Hector P. Garcia to all members of the American GI Forum of U.S., stating that he is of the opinion that the entire judiciary system in California needs a reform to get the trust and respect of Mexican Americans and minority groups in California.

Date: October 31, 1969

Creator: Garcia, Hector P., -1996

Item Type: Text

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Peter S. Navarro, Jr. - 1969-10-17]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Peter S. Navarro, Jr. accompanying a cashier's check from M. Gregory Gandara, one of Gandara's payments to settle an account dispute.

Date: October 17, 1969

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-10-15]

Letter from Douglas Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera, dated October 15, 1969. The letter, mailed from University of the Americas in Mexico to Houston, Texas, details the new house Douglas has found near campus. Douglas also wishes his father luck on an upcoming speech and discusses the ways he believes the Latino minority can elevate itself in society through peaceful means and expresses concern over the tactics of the Brown Power Movement.

Date: October 15, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-09-24]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera dated September 24, 1969. The letter briefly describes Douglas and Mary's arrival in Mexico and the goes on to discuss at length his concerns over his father's use of diet pills that contain Benzedrine and Dexedrine. Douglas expresses concern over use of these pills and the effects they are having on John's personality and the people around him. Douglas offers to leave school and get a job so that his father does not feel pressured t… more

Date: September 24, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Status report on Congressional Medal of Honor Society Event - 1969]

Letter from Kenneth Schnitzer of Century Properties to John J. Herrera, September 22, 1969. Schnitzer provides an update to the planned functions for the event and encloses a status report with a schedule for the weekend's functions. The event was scheduled for October 10 and 11, 1969, with a parade and banquet.

Date: September 22, 1969

Creator: Schnitzer, Kenneth

Item Type: Letter

Programa Oficial de las Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas - Septiembre, 1969

Program for the Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas convention held in Houston, Texas, on September 15, 1969. Program titled: "Vivimos bajo el signo de su lucha." Contains schedule and advertisements.

Date: September 15, 1969

Creator: Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Larry E. Wadler - 1969-08-09]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Larry E. Wadler, Judge of the Municipal Court, asking to be allowed to post bond while he cleared up the traffic ticket he received in July, the hearing for which Herrera missed.

Date: August 9, 1969

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Mugshot of Carlos Alravez Perez - 1969-07-25]

Mugshot of Carlos Alvarez Perez taken at the Nueces County Sheriff Office. The placard around the man's neck identifies him as 44417.

Date: July 25, 1969

Creator: Nueces County (Tex.). Sheriff's Department

Item Type: Photograph

[Notes by John J. Herrera - 1969-07-25]

Handwritten notes on various legal cases belonging to John J. Herrera.

Date: July 25, 1969

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1969-07-20]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his parents, John J. and Olivia C. Herrera, dated July 20, 1969 and mailed from Ketchikan, Alaska to Houston, Texas. Douglas informs his parents of a new job he has acquired on a salmon fishing boat and comments on the moon landing.

Date: July 20, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Telegram from Javier Merino Galindo to Douglas MacArthur Herrera - 1969-07-13]

This telegram sent to Douglas MacArthur Herrera in Mexico was received by Telegrafos Nacionales on July 13, 1969. The text of the telegraph reads, "Please report at government affairs office, as soon as possible."

Date: July 13, 1969

Creator: Merino Galindo, Javier

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Martin Dies, Jr. to John J. Herrera- 1969-07-07]

Letter from Martin Dies, Jr., Secretary of State, Austin, Texas, to John J. Herrera, stating that Herrera's resolutions on Senator Ruiz are being prepared and Dies, Jr. will send them when they have been completed.

Date: July 7, 1969

Creator: Dies, Martin, 1900-1972

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Martin Dies, Jr. to John J. Herrera - 1969-07-02]

Letter from Martin Dies, Jr., Secretary of State, Austin, Texas to John J. Herrera, informing Herrera that Manuel Garza has asked Dies, Jr. to send the enclosed resolution.

Date: July 2, 1969

Creator: Dies, Martin, 1900-1972

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-06-10]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera. The letter reiterates Douglas' concerns regarding his father's drug use and urges him to realize the danger. The last page of the letter ends mid-sentence indicating perhaps pagee are missing from the letter.

Date: June 10, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Preston Smith to John J. Herrera - 1969-06-05]

Letter from Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, to John J. Herrera, in reply to Herrera's request for an appointment as judge of a new domestic relations court for Harris County. Smith asks Herrera to fill out and return an enclosed biographical form for his consideration.

Date: June 5, 1969

Creator: Smith, Preston, 1912-2003

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Douglas M. Herrera - 1969-05-26]

Letter written by John J. Herrera to his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated, May 26, 1969, with typed letterhead. In the letter Herrera states his disappointment in Douglas's choice to leave school to work in Alaska and expresses concern over his other son, Mike's, recent divorce and lack of education.

Date: May 26, 1969

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-05-16]

Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated May 16, 1969. Douglas details his plans to leave university for summer work in Alaska. The letter is handwritten on loose leaf paper and mailed from the University of the Americas in Mexico to Houston, Texas.

Date: May 16, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from the Houston Host Committee for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society to John J. Herrera - 1969-05-06]

Letter from the members of the Houston Host Committee for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society thanking John J. Herrera for serving with them on the committee. Includes a report of the details of the committee, including membership, purpose, and scheduled events.

Date: May 6, 1969

Creator: Hayes, Don Bryce

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from M. Gregory Gandara to Peter S. Navarro, Jr. - 1969-04-23]

Letter from attorney M. Gregory Gandara to Peter S. Navarro, Jr., the Managing Attorney of the Neighborhood Law Office of the Houston Legal Foundation, taking responsibility for several disputed accounts which were not added to the Foundation's books. Gandara formally swears to pay $50 per month until the total of the disputed balance is paid off.

Date: April 23, 1969

Creator: Gandara, M. Gregory

Item Type: Letter

[Autographed speech by Martin Dies, Jr. - 1969-04-21]

A typed, autographed copy of a speech by Martin Dies, Jr., delivered on San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1969. The inscription reads "To my friend and great [?] John Herrera, Martin Dies, Jr."

Date: April 21, 1969

Creator: Dies, Martin, Jr.

Item Type: Text

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[John J. Herrera license receipts]

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[Press release from Hector P. Garcia of the American GI Forum - 1969-10-31]

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Peter S. Navarro, Jr. - 1969-10-17]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-10-15]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-09-24]

[Status report on Congressional Medal of Honor Society Event - 1969]

Programa Oficial de las Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas - Septiembre, 1969

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Larry E. Wadler - 1969-08-09]

[Mugshot of Carlos Alravez Perez - 1969-07-25]

[Notes by John J. Herrera - 1969-07-25]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1969-07-20]

[Telegram from Javier Merino Galindo to Douglas MacArthur Herrera - 1969-07-13]

[Letter from Martin Dies, Jr. to John J. Herrera- 1969-07-07]

[Letter from Martin Dies, Jr. to John J. Herrera - 1969-07-02]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-06-10]

[Letter from Preston Smith to John J. Herrera - 1969-06-05]

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Douglas M. Herrera - 1969-05-26]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-05-16]

[Letter from the Houston Host Committee for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society to John J. Herrera - 1969-05-06]

[Letter from M. Gregory Gandara to Peter S. Navarro, Jr. - 1969-04-23]

[Autographed speech by Martin Dies, Jr. - 1969-04-21]