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[Letter from Jackie Magura to Anne J. Higgins - 1977-11-23]

Description: Onionskin carbon copy of a letter written on John J. Herrera's behalf by his secretary Jackie Magura explaining their encounter two months prior with hitchhiker William "Bill" Edwards, who said he had been robbed of all his possessions while camping in Colorado and was trying to get back to Florida. Magura states that they gave the man $2 so he could get some food, and they did not see him again.
Date: November 23, 1977
Creator: Magura, Jackie
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Richard M. Garza to John J. Herrera - 1977-09-23]

Description: Letter from Richard M. Garza to John J. Herrera, informing Herrera of Garza's is arrival in San Antonio and plans to visit Herrera in October. Garza requests that Herrera also inform Louis Alaniz of his plans, too. The letter and envelope both are printed with the Hilton Palacio del Rio logo.
Date: September 23, 1977
Creator: Garza, Richard M.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Boni King and Alice Ann Parham to John J. Herrera - 1977-03-23]

Description: A pair of letters to John J. Herrera. In the first letter, Boni King requests Herrera send her a copy of her divorce papers from Shepard W. King III, handled by Herrera in 1966. Near the bottom is a handwritten note from King's mother, Alice Ann Parham, repeating King's request that the papers be sent to her address for her to forward to King.
Date: March 23, 1977
Creator: King, Boni & Parham, Alice Ann
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Editor viewpoints: 'Chicano' Is a part of the idiom

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to the Houston Chronicle in response to Mrs. Marta Daumas' letter published on August 9th criticizing the use of the word "Chicano". Herrera explains that this word, once part of the Mexican American slang, has now become an American language idiom. He and other Mexican-Americans, unlike Mexicans from Mexico, appreciate the appellation as a source of pride and recognition of their Mexican ancestry.
Date: August 23, 1973
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

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

Description: 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
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Robert F. Kennedy to Ernest Eguia - 1965-10-23]

Description: Letter from Robert F. Kennedy to Ernest Eguia (chairman for the LULAC 1966 convention) declining Eguia's invitation to speak at LULAC’s 1966 convention because Kennedy cannot make a commitment that far in advance. Letter is dated October 23, 1965.
Date: October 23, 1965
Creator: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jim Wright - 1965-07-23]

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to Jim Wright, United States House of Representatives, 12th District, Texas, Washington D.C., providing Wright with information about the Houston LULAC Council. Herrera also informs Wright that the next National Convention of the LULAC will be in Houston during June 23rd to 26th, 1966, to be held at the Rice Hotel. Herrera has been appointed as the National Executive Director of LULAC. Since this is falling in the middle of the campaign, it will be very helpful to ge… more
Date: July 23, 1965
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from J. M. Nance to John J. Herrera - 1964-03-23]

Description: Letter from J. M. Nance, Head of the Department of History and Government at Texas A&M University, to John J. Herrera, dated March 23, 1964, regarding permission to use a photograph of Antonio Menchaca in his soon to be published book, Attack and Counterattack: The Texas-Mexican Frontier, 1842.
Date: March 23, 1964
Creator: Nance, J. M.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from R. L. Gaston to John J. Herrera - 1961-10-23]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from R. L. Gaston, Sheriff of Fort Bend County, to John J. Herrera, dated October 23, 1961. The letter is regarding County Court Cause #10,131, State vs. Arnulfo J. Serrana. The letter refers to an enclosed check which refunds $10 paid in excess of the $86 fine which was due in this case.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Gaston, R. L.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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