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List of invitees (or attendees) for John J. Herrera Testimonial Banquet. Document includes names, titles, employers, and occupations.

Date: 1980

Item Type: Text

Dedicación Biblioteca de la Iglesia Bautista Magnolia, Houston, Texas, en Conmemoración al Pastorado del Rev. Manuel Urbina

Speech written by Irene Salce de Urbina, widow of Reverend Manuel Urbina, to be delivered at the dedication ceremony for Biblioteca at the Magnolia Baptist Church, on November 27, 1980.

Date: November 27, 1980

Creator: Salce de Urbina, Irene

Item Type: Text

Location: 29.883558 -95.448273

[Judge's Orders and Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel, American Express vs. LULAC - 1980-07-29]

Documents regarding American Express vs. League of United Latin American Citizens, including Judge's Orders and Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel.

Date: July 29, 1980

Creator: Porto, Joseph

Item Type: Legal Document

[Letter from Burtis M. Dougherty to John J. Herrera - 1980-02-04]

Letter from Burtis M. Dougherty for James P. Turner of the Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. to John J. Herrera. Dougherty asks Herrera to send a copy of the court's order in Delgado vs. Bastrop ISD and the order issued by the Commissioner of Education.

Date: February 4, 1980

Creator: Dougherty, Burtis M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Dr. Hector P. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1980-09-11]

Letter from Dr. Hector P. Garcia congratulating John J. Herrera on being honored. Garcia praises Herrera for his accomplishments in defending Mexican-American civil rights and for his bravery in fighting discrimination. Garcia notes that he will not be able to attend the event in person.

Date: September 11, 1980

Creator: Garcia, Hector P., -1996

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Reverend P. F. Flores to Roberto Ornelas - 1980-08-29]

Letter from Reverend P. F. Flores to Roberto Ornelas explaining that Flores will not be able to attend the "roasting" of John J. Herrera. Flores expresses his gratitude toward Herrera for devoting Herrera's time to help teach Mexican-American children that were boycotting a segregated school in Pearland.

Date: August 29, 1980

Creator: Flores, P. F.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Thurman Gupton to John J. Herrera - 1980-07-30]

Personal letter from retired Judge Thurman Gupton to John J. Herrera in reply to an earlier letter from Herrera catching up on their friendship. Gupton comments on Herrera's successful open-heart surgery performed by Dr. Denton Cooley and reminisces over the cases Herrera presented in his court. The letter's envelope is also included.

Date: July 30, 1980

Creator: Gupton, Thurman

Item Type: Letter

[List of friends and colleagues of John J. Herrera]

List of "special friends" that worked with John J. Herrera during his career. The letter attached is addressed to Angel from Mike and explains the contents of the list.

Date: 1980

Item Type: Text

[List of members of Houston LULAC Council Number Sixty, 1980]

LULAC, Council no. 60, list of members for the quarter ending, March 1980. Gives the name, phone number, address and initiation. The officers for 1980-1981 are given.

Date: March 29, 1980

Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens

Item Type: Text

[Notice of Trial Date with envelope, American Express vs. LULAC - 1980-08-13]

Notice of trial date sets the case of American Express vs. LULAC on the general docket of the 234th Judicial District of Texas on September 22, 1980. The notice is dated August 13, 1980, and lists Smith, Berg & Associates as attorneys for the plaintiff and John J. Herrera as attorney for the defense. The envelope is from Porto, Trueheart & Associates to John J. Herrera and sent via certified mail.

Date: August 13, 1980

Creator: Texas. District Court (234th Judicial District)

Item Type: Legal Document

[Program for the dedication ceremony for Biblioteca at the Magnolia Baptist Church]

Program for the dedication ceremony for Biblioteca at the Magnolia Baptist Church, on November 27, 1980. The Biblioteca was dedicated to Rev. Manuel Urbina, who had served at the Magnolia Baptist Church for many years. On the back of the program is a poem by Irene Salce de Urbina.

Date: November 27, 1980

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Program for the Mexican American Student Bar Association Spring Testimonial dinner]

Program for the Spring Testimonial dinner held by the Mexican American Student Bar Assoc. (MASBA) The evening program begin with a cocktail hour at 6:30 and features speeches by Ruben Bonilla, Ruben Garcia, A. C. "Tony" Garcia, Pedro, "Pete" Dias, Sylvia Garcia, and an awards presentation. The program contains a list of all active MASBA members and biographies for each of the presenters as well as biographies of Andres D. Sarabia and John J. Herrera.

Date: April 19, 1980

Creator: Mexican American Student Bar Association

Item Type: Pamphlet

Location: 29.739526409072475 -95.38101589999997

[Speech by John J. Herrera for Testimonial Banquet]

Speech to be given at Testimonial Banquet by John J. Herrera. In it Herrera expresses gratitude for the honor and details events from his life and his affiliations, which have shaped him as individual as well as his career.

Date: 1980

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Text

[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1980]

Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1980. Card valid from March 1, 1980-Feb. 28, 1982. His address is given. Card has his signature.

Date: March 1, 1980

Creator: Harris County (Tex.)

Item Type: Text

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Banquet New Names

Dedicación Biblioteca de la Iglesia Bautista Magnolia, Houston, Texas, en Conmemoración al Pastorado del Rev. Manuel Urbina

[Judge's Orders and Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel, American Express vs. LULAC - 1980-07-29]

[Letter from Burtis M. Dougherty to John J. Herrera - 1980-02-04]

[Letter from Dr. Hector P. Garcia to John J. Herrera - 1980-09-11]

[Letter from Reverend P. F. Flores to Roberto Ornelas - 1980-08-29]

[Letter from Thurman Gupton to John J. Herrera - 1980-07-30]

[List of friends and colleagues of John J. Herrera]

[List of members of Houston LULAC Council Number Sixty, 1980]

[Notice of Trial Date with envelope, American Express vs. LULAC - 1980-08-13]

[Program for the dedication ceremony for Biblioteca at the Magnolia Baptist Church]

[Program for the Mexican American Student Bar Association Spring Testimonial dinner]

[Speech by John J. Herrera for Testimonial Banquet]

[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1980]