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[Letter from Toby P. Hernandez to Ralph Yarborough - 1966-06-09]

Letter to Senator Ralph Yarborough regarding his attendance at the 1966 LULAC convention at the Rice Hotel June 23-27, 1966. Yarborough thanks Hernandez for his appointment of Dr. George I. Sánchez to the Chairman of the Equal Opportunity Commission.

Date: June 9, 1966

Creator: Hernandez, Toby P.

Item Type: Letter

[Telegram from Toby P. Hernandez to John Pastore - 1966-05-23]

Western Union telegram to Senator John Pastore from Toby P. Hernandez, LULAC national convention co-chairman. Hernandez is asking for a reply to his May 15 letter.

Date: May 23, 1966

Creator: Hernandez, Toby P.

Item Type: Letter

[Invitation to the American Legion’s "Annual Hawaiian Luau Post Dance” - 1979-04-24]

Letter announcing the American Legion’s “Annual Hawaiian Luau Post Dance” on Sat. May 19, 1979.

Date: April 24, 1979

Creator: Hernandez, Toby.

Item Type: Letter

[Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church children's play]

Photograph of the cast and crew of a children's play put on by Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church for the 16th of September celebration. The boys are dressed in military costumes.

Date: September 16, 1915

Creator: Herzik's Art Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.759070818153486 -95.34499499999998

[Agreement between Ray D. Hetrick and Richard and Patricia Darville, October 1, 1981]

Document detailing the terms of a loan agreement between Ray D. Hetrick and Richard and Patricia Darville. Hetrick will pay the Darville $1,600 over a period of 16 months, with no interest.

Date: October 1, 1981

Creator: Hetrick, Ray D.; Darville, Richard & Darville, Patricia

Item Type: Legal Document

[Contract for Statuary for Audelia Gabino's grave, 1929]

Contract for a monument for Francisco (Frank) Gabino's mother, Audelia, who died on December 29, 1928. Houston Monument Company was contracted to build a granite statue and base for $420.

Date: May 21, 1929

Creator: Houston Monument Company

Item Type: Text

[Photograph of Southern Select baseball team]

Photograph of Southern Select baseball team. Fourteen players and their coach.

Date: unknown

Creator: Houston Post

Item Type: Photograph

Homenaje a John F. Kennedy

Pamphlet containing two tribute songs written by members of the band Internacional for President John F. Kennedy. Internacional had performed for the President at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas, the night before his assassination.

Date: 196X

Creator: Internacional

Item Type: Pamphlet

Riding with Pancho Villa lasting memory for restaurateur

Article clipped from the Houston Chronicle chronicling the life and adventures of Aurelio "Leo" Reynosa, owner and founder of Houston Restaurant Leo's Mexican Restaurant. Reynosa fought with revolutionary Pancho Villa as a young man. Reynosa later came to Houston, Texas and opened his diner in 1942.

Date: unknown

Creator: Karkabi, Barbara

Item Type: Clipping

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

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

Item Type: Letter

[Contact sheet of Site of Orcoquisac and La Placita Market]

Contact sheet of images on a roll of film shot of Site of Orcoquisaz and La Placita Market in Houston, Texas, identified on the back with handwritten notes. The first row of images are of a grassy area edged by trees; the second and third rows of images include grassy areas, water and a lake, surrounded by trees. The fourth row includes images of water edged by trees, and two of men (identified as Kevin Ladd and Harry) standing in grassy areas; one of the men is holding an object and gesturin… more

Date: July 1987

Creator: Kerek, T.

Item Type: Photograph

[Men placing a crown on Our Lady of Guadalupe statue]

Photograph of two priests and two men trying to restore the crown on the Our Lady of Guadalupe statue in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. On top of the curtain in the background is a banner reading "Reina y Madre."

Date: September 27, 1958

Creator: Kodak

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.759070818153486 -95.34499499999998

[Photograph of a religious procession]

Photograph of a religious procession.

Date: September 6, 1958

Creator: Kodak

Item Type: Photograph

[Agenda of the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting, September 14-15, 1957]

Agenda for the LULAC Supreme Council Meeting from September 14-15, 1957, at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston, Texas.

Date: September 1957