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Fraternidad, Volume 2, Number 17

Spanish language newsletter containing riddles, poems, and articles. Contains two English language articles: "The Problem of the Independence of Puerto Rico" and "The Jewish Problem in the Post-War World," which contains excerpts from five different articles. The cost of the newsletter was 5 cents.

Date: October 10, 1945

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1945-08-14]

Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera asking for Herrera's help and cooperation in making effective the work of the committee regarding Latin Americans in Houston. Castañeda states that he had referred Carter Wesley to see Herrera and discuss the matter with Herrera.

Date: August 14, 1945

Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.

Item Type: Letter

[Telegram from Alonso S. Perales to John J. Herrera - 1945-11-14]

Telegram sent from Alonso S. Perales through Western Union informing John J. Herrera to tell all organizations that the Fair Employment Practice Commission (FEPC) will be closing. Perales urges Herrera to organize efforts to write to President Harry Truman, Senators Alben W. Barkley, Wallace White, and W. Lee O'Daniel, and John Connally, urging for action on Senate Bill 101. The bill covered the "return of uses to states," and would leave minority groups without protection against discriminatio… more

Date: November 14, 1945

Creator: Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda - 1945-02-22]

Letter to Carlos E. Castañeda, Regional Director, President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice, from John J. Herrera on the discrimination seen in Wharton County, Texas, against Mexican Americans.

Date: February 22, 1945

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1945-02-20]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Carlos E. Castañeda regarding several complaints received against the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company. Also, the Region X of FEPC has been completely reorganized.

Date: February 20, 1945

Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Malcolm Ross to W. Don Ellinger - 1945-07-16]

Letter from Malcolm Ross to W. Don Ellinger planning the necessary cuts needed to provide the entire staff 30 days notice with pay.

Date: July 16, 1945

Creator: Ross, Malcolm

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera - 1945-02-10]

Invitation to John J. Herrera to participate in a conference to be held at the Moorland Branch YMCA, Dallas, on the occasion of the presence of Malcolm Ross, Chairman of the Fair Employment Practice Committee in Dallas on February 26th. Invitation sent by W. Don Ellinger, Regional Director of the Committee on Fair Employment Practice in New Orleans.

Date: February 10, 1945

Creator: Ellinger, Don W.

Item Type: Letter

[List of names of people invited to the meeting with Malcolm Ross]

A list of names of people who are invited to meet with Malcolm Ross on February 26, 1945, at a conference at the Moorland Branch YMCA in Dallas, Texas. Sent to John J. Herrera by W. Don Ellinger.

Date: February 10, 1945

Creator: Ellinger, W. Don

Item Type: Letter

Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera - 1945-07-24]

W. Don Ellinger sending a copy of the teletype received from Malcolm Ross to John Herrera suggesting a meeting, to be held on July 31, 1945 in New Orleans or Houston, to discuss the plans to make a retrenchment program effective.

Date: July 24, 1945

Creator: Ellinger, W. Don

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1945-01-02]

Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John Herrera regarding the release to the press of Exhibit 5 from the hearing, the stipulation agreed upon. The hearing was successful on every point desired, except that they had to "sacrifice our friend Alba". Castañeda asks Herrera to suggest that Alba make an application through WMC and be referred to the refinery.

Date: January 2, 1945

Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1945-03-21]

Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera informing Herrera of Castañeda's visit to Houston on March 24th in order to interview the complainants and get all the facts concerning the work conditions at the New Gulf company.

Date: March 21, 1945

Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1945-03-07]

Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera, acknowledging his letter, dated February 22, regarding the cases in Wharton County, Texas, especially Texas Sulphur Company. Castañeda writes that he is looking into the matter.

Date: March 7, 1945

Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera - 1945-03-21]

Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera, asking Herrera if he could host a meeting with the complainants of the Shell and Sinclair oil companies. Ellinger asks if Herrera could request Mike Gonzalez to be present at the meeting.

Date: March 21, 1945

Creator: Ellinger, W. Don

Item Type: Letter

[Speech by John J. Herrera at Fiestas Patrias Celebration - 1945-09-16]

Speech, written in Spanish, by John J. Herrera for the Fiestas Patrias celebration held at the Coliseum of Houston, Texas, on September 16, 1945.

Date: September 16, 1945

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Text

Three hero medal winners to be honored Sunday

Clipping from a newspaper about a dance given by the Houston Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens to honor three Congressional Medal of Honor winners: Macario Garcia, Clteo Rodriguez and Lucina Adams.

Date: September 1945

Item Type: Clipping

L.U.L.A.C pays homage to Sugar Land war hero

Clipping from The Houston Post about a LULAC meeting held to honor Staff Sgt. Macario Garcia. Garcia received the Congressional Medal of Honor on August 23, 1945, from President Harry Truman. Post photograph features Robert E. Smith ; Sergeant Macario Garcia ; and John J. Herrera.

Date: September 7, 1945

Creator: Gregory, Martha

Item Type: Clipping

[Letter from J. C. McVea to John J. Herrera - 1945-01-20]

Letter from J. C. McVea to John J. Herrera dated January 20, 1945. The letter requests completed membership forms for Herrera's sons to become junior members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.

Date: January 20, 1945

Creator: McVea, J. C.

Item Type: Letter

[L. M. Inkley mortgage payments for Porfiro and Fransisca Vasquez]

Documents listing the payments made from 1943-1944 on a property bought by Porfiro and Fransisca Vasquez as well as payments with interest to be made in 1944-1945.

Date: October 6, 1945

Creator: L. M. Inkley Company

Item Type: Text

[Letter from C. C. Collins to Pauline Perry - 1945-04-16]

Letter from C. C. Collins, Adjudication Officer for the Veterans Administration, replying to Mrs. Pauline Perry regarding the cessation of payments to her as the estranged wife of a veteran.

Date: April 16, 1945

Creator: Collins, C. C.

Item Type: Letter

[Balance statement for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez. from L. M. Inkley Company - 1945-10-06]

Card from L. M. Inkley Company printed with a statement balance as of September 30, 1945, for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez.

Date: October 6, 1945

Creator: L. M. Inkley Company

Item Type: Text

[Announcement of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60 dance]

An announcement on LULAC Council No. 60 letterhead for their dance to be held on Sunday, December 9, 1945 with honored guest Macario Garcia, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Other special invited guests included the Mexican Consul,the Chairman of the Good Neighbor Commission, the mayor of Houston, Sgt. Cleto Rodriguez (another Congressional Medal of Honor winner), and other LULAC delegations from San Antonio and Laredo.

Date: December 6, 1945

Creator: The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60

Item Type: Text

[Letter from Robert Meza and Joe Garza to John J. Herrera - 1945-05-28]

Letter to John J. Herrera from Robert Meza, Corresponding Secretary, and Joe Garza, Vice President, of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 1 in Corpus Christi, Texas dated May 28, 1945. This is an invitation for the Houston Council No. 60 to participate in the Annual Conference to be held in Corpus Christi, Texas on June 17 and 18, 1945.

Date: May 28, 1945

Creator: Meza, Robert & Garza, Joe

Item Type: Letter

The Pan American, Volume 1, Number 4, January, 1945

A 30-page newsletter called The Pan American produced in San Antonio, Texas by the Texas League of United Latin American Citizens organization in January of 1945. Pages 1-15 are in English and pages 16-30 are in Spanish. This issue has articles about the Houston LULAC Council #60 and a short biographical article about John J. Herrera is included.

Date: January 1945

Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

[Biographical Article on John J. Herrera]

Biographical article on John J. Herrera from the Pan-American magazine, Volume 1, Number 4, January, 1945.

Date: January 1945

Item Type: Clipping

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Fraternidad, Volume 2, Number 17

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1945-08-14]

[Telegram from Alonso S. Perales to John J. Herrera - 1945-11-14]

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda - 1945-02-22]

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1945-02-20]

[Letter from Malcolm Ross to W. Don Ellinger - 1945-07-16]

[Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera - 1945-02-10]

[List of names of people invited to the meeting with Malcolm Ross]

Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera - 1945-07-24]

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1945-01-02]

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1945-03-21]

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1945-03-07]

[Letter from W. Don Ellinger to John J. Herrera - 1945-03-21]

[Speech by John J. Herrera at Fiestas Patrias Celebration - 1945-09-16]

Three hero medal winners to be honored Sunday

L.U.L.A.C pays homage to Sugar Land war hero

[Letter from J. C. McVea to John J. Herrera - 1945-01-20]

[L. M. Inkley mortgage payments for Porfiro and Fransisca Vasquez]

[Letter from C. C. Collins to Pauline Perry - 1945-04-16]

[Balance statement for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez. from L. M. Inkley Company - 1945-10-06]

[Announcement of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60 dance]

[Letter from Robert Meza and Joe Garza to John J. Herrera - 1945-05-28]

The Pan American, Volume 1, Number 4, January, 1945

[Biographical Article on John J. Herrera]