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[Acknowledgement of wages received - 1971-07-31]

Typewritten page is signed by Kenith L. Ballard to acknowledge his receipt of payment for all wages and vacation owed to him by IBM.

Date: July 31, 1971

Creator: Ballard, Kenith L.

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Arnold & Margaret Juhl Golden Wedding

Copy negative of a group portrait taken for Arnold and Margaret Juhl's Golden Wedding celebration at the Danevang Community Hall. On the top row is Anna Michaelsen Skalisky, Rudolph Skalisky, Edythe Michaelsen, Hans Michaelsen, Vavie Michaelsen Skalisky, and Frank Skalisky. On the second row is Frank Witcher, Charles Corley, Christian Michaelsen, Arnold Juhl, Sophus Michaelsen, George Michaelsen, and Carl Michaelsen. Seated at the front of the group is Clara Michaelsen Witcher, Helena Michaelse… more

Date: January 25, 1971

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[August 1971 calendar page]

Calendar page for the month of August 1971. Two days have Xs marked on them; another two have been annotated with "VAC." Image printed on the back of this page, "Chief Takes Toll," would have accompanied the view of the September 1971 calendar page. Calendar belonged to Kenith L. Ballard.

Date: 1971

Creator: Kemper Insurance

Item Type: Image

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Carl and Curtis Jensen Working with a Tractor on Their Farm]

Color photograph of two men, Curtis Jensen and Carl Jensen, working with a red tractor on their family farm. They are both wearing work clothes and matching hats. The man on the left is standing beside the tractor's rear. The man on the right is sitting in the seat of the tractor and is turned around toward the camera. In the background is a field of tilled earth.

Date: March 9, 1971

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for the 42nd National Convention of LULAC - 1971-02-13]

Draft of a speech by John J. Herrera, Past President of League of United Latin American Citizens during National LULAC Week on February 13, 1971 at Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas. In this speech, celebrating the 42nd birth of LULAC, Herrera discusses the history of the organization and their successes in fighting "discrimination against the Latin-Americans of Mexican descent." Herrera intersperses his discussion of the history of LULAC with personal stories. This draft is heavily edited and shows… more

Date: February 13, 1971

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for the 42nd National Convention of LULAC, page one - 1971-02-13]

First page of a speech given by John J. Herrera, Past President of The League of Latin American Citizens, for National LULAC Week on February 13, 1971, at the Rice Hotel, Houston Texas. The first page of this speech celebrating the 42nd birth of LULAC, Herrera recalls conditions leading up to the founding of LULAC.

Date: February 13, 1971

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Envelope from Ray Hardy to John J. Herrera - 1971-12-20]

Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera from the office of District Clerk Ray Hardy.

Date: December 20, 1971

Creator: Hardy, Ray

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Final draft of speech by John J. Herrera for the 42nd National Convention of LULAC - 1971-02-13]

Final draft of a speech by John J. Herrera, Past President of League of United Latin American Citizens, to be given during National LULAC Week on February 13, 1971 at Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas. In this speech celebrating the 42nd birth of LULAC, Herrera discusses this history of the organization and their successes in fighting "discrimination against the Latin-Americans of Mexican descent." Herrera intersperses his discussion of the history with personal stories. This copy of the speech appe… more

Date: February 13, 1971

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Funeral Program for Amanda Ola Doberson, March 2, 1971]

Funeral program for Sister Amanda Ola Doberson. The funeral was held March 2, 1971 at Emmanuel A. M. E. Church. The funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Fort Sam National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.

Date: March 2, 1971

Item Type: Pamphlet