Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Libraryhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/HMRC/browse/?sort=title&fq=untl_collection:MAFP&fq=untl_decade:1970-1979&fq=str_location_county:Harris+County,+TX2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library[Arturo Rosales standing at podium]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222161/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222161/"><img alt="[Arturo Rosales standing at podium]" title="[Arturo Rosales standing at podium]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222161/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Arturo Rosales, Professor of Chicano History at the University of Houston, standing at a podium. Rosales is wearing glasses and a white shirt.</p>[Decorated car with banner in Fiestas Patrias parade]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222206/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222206/"><img alt="[Decorated car with banner in Fiestas Patrias parade]" title="[Decorated car with banner in Fiestas Patrias parade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222206/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a decorated car with banner in the Fiestas Patrias parade, 1978.</p>29.759215409079744 -95.36318240000003[Decorated Fiestas Patrias car]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222207/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222207/"><img alt="[Decorated Fiestas Patrias car]" title="[Decorated Fiestas Patrias car]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222207/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a decorated Fiestas Patrias car, 1978.</p>[Detail of the mural, The Rebirth of Our Nationality]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222055/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222055/"><img alt="[Detail of the mural, The Rebirth of Our Nationality]" title="[Detail of the mural, The Rebirth of Our Nationality]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222055/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph detail of Leo Tanguma's "The Rebirth of Our Nationality", a mural spanning a building on Canal Street in Houston, Texas. The brightly colored mural depicts multiple figures reaching toward each other. At the top of the mural: "To become aware of our history is to become aware of our singularity." The work was completed in 1973 during the Chicano mural movement.</p>[Fiestas Patrias parade near Rice Hotel]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222204/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222204/"><img alt="[Fiestas Patrias parade near Rice Hotel]" title="[Fiestas Patrias parade near Rice Hotel]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222204/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Fiestas Patrias parade near the Rice Hotel, 1978.</p>29.760388209080162 -95.36280499999998[Houston Mexican Chamber of Commerce float in front of Kress building]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222203/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222203/"><img alt="[Houston Mexican Chamber of Commerce float in front of Kress building]" title="[Houston Mexican Chamber of Commerce float in front of Kress building]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222203/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Houston Mexican Chamber of Commerce float in front of the Kress building, Fiestas Patrias Parade, 1978.</p>29.758738809079553 -95.36285959999998[Invitation to the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. And Mrs. Ignacio Medina]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222409/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222409/"><img alt="[Invitation to the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. And Mrs. Ignacio Medina]" title="[Invitation to the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. And Mrs. Ignacio Medina]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222409/small/"/></a></p><p>Invitation from the children of Mr. And Mrs. Ignacio Medina to celebrate their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary at a mass in their honor at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on April 30, 1977.</p>29.739025967961812 -95.28806610000004[Invitation to the American Legion’s "Annual Hawaiian Luau Post Dance” - 1979-04-24]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222420/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222420/"><img alt="[Invitation to the American Legion’s "Annual Hawaiian Luau Post Dance” - 1979-04-24]" title="[Invitation to the American Legion’s "Annual Hawaiian Luau Post Dance” - 1979-04-24]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222420/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter announcing the American Legion’s “Annual Hawaiian Luau Post Dance” on Sat. May 19, 1979.</p>[Letter authorizing Dolores Hernandez to travel with Mr. & Mrs. Porfirio Beltran]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222421/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222421/"><img alt="[Letter authorizing Dolores Hernandez to travel with Mr. & Mrs. Porfirio Beltran]" title="[Letter authorizing Dolores Hernandez to travel with Mr. & Mrs. Porfirio Beltran]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222421/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter to the State of Texas, Harris County, from Toby P.Hernandez authorizing his daughter, Dolores R. Hernandez, to travel with Mr. And Mrs. Porfirio Beltran.</p>[Letter from the American Legion - 1979-04-10]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222418/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222418/"><img alt="[Letter from the American Legion - 1979-04-10]" title="[Letter from the American Legion - 1979-04-10]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222418/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Dorris Danner - 1979-05-10]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222434/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222434/"><img alt="[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Dorris Danner - 1979-05-10]" title="[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Dorris Danner - 1979-05-10]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222434/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Eddie Pena - 1979-04-02]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222419/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222419/"><img alt="[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Eddie Pena - 1979-04-02]" title="[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Eddie Pena - 1979-04-02]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222419/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Juan Ramirez - 1979-03-16]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222432/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222432/"><img alt="[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Juan Ramirez - 1979-03-16]" title="[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Juan Ramirez - 1979-03-16]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222432/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter to Juan Ramirez from Toby Hernandez regarding a Shamrock Hilton Hotel reservation.</p>[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mary Helen Sanchez - 1979-03-16]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222417/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222417/"><img alt="[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mary Helen Sanchez - 1979-03-16]" title="[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Mary Helen Sanchez - 1979-03-16]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222417/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to McCane-Sondock Security - 1979-08-13]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222413/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222413/"><img alt="[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to McCane-Sondock Security - 1979-08-13]" title="[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to McCane-Sondock Security - 1979-08-13]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222413/small/"/></a></p><p>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.</p>[Military career and business of Ignacio Bocanegra and Pilar Miranda]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222338/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222338/"><img alt="[Military career and business of Ignacio Bocanegra and Pilar Miranda]" title="[Military career and business of Ignacio Bocanegra and Pilar Miranda]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222338/small/"/></a></p><p>Photocopy of a document describing the life and hardships of Ignacio Bocanegra and Pilar Miranda, who fought in Pancho Villa's revolution. After the struggle they moved to Houston and started a candy factory, which became very prosperous later.</p>[Photograph of Miss Fiestas Patrias in parade car]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222209/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222209/"><img alt="[Photograph of Miss Fiestas Patrias in parade car]" title="[Photograph of Miss Fiestas Patrias in parade car]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222209/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Miss Fiestas Patrias 1977-78, Martha Quintanilla, waving in a parade car, 1978. Sakowitz Building in background.</p>29.75544700907834 -95.36545699999999[Photograph of Rice Hotel]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222205/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222205/"><img alt="[Photograph of Rice Hotel]" title="[Photograph of Rice Hotel]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222205/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the Rice Hotel, 1978.</p>29.76047920908019 -95.36339845000003[Power of attorney for Charles W. Norman]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222414/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222414/"><img alt="[Power of attorney for Charles W. Norman]" title="[Power of attorney for Charles W. Norman]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222414/small/"/></a></p><p>Power of attorney for Charles W. Norman. He appoints Kathrine Mary Norman of Harris County, Texas on May 22, 1978.</p>[Spectators at Fiestas Patrias parade]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222208/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222208/"><img alt="[Spectators at Fiestas Patrias parade]" title="[Spectators at Fiestas Patrias parade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222208/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of spectators at Fiestas Patrias parade, 1978.</p>[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1978]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222402/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222402/"><img alt="[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1978]" title="[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1978]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222402/small/"/></a></p><p>Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1978. His address is given. The card has his signature.</p>