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[Letter from Tony Silba to John J. Herrera - 1968]

Handwritten letter from Tony Silba to John J. Herrera, seeking legal advice regarding interest charged on an unpaid grocery bill, 1968.

Date: 1968

Creator: Silba, Tony

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Tony Silba to John J. Herrera - 1968]

Letter from Tony Silba, of Moulton, Texas, to John J. Herrera. Silba writes to Herrera inquiring about the legality of paying gambling debts with a check to a man named Jimmie Strys, from Flatonia, Texas.

Date: 1968

Creator: Silba, Tony

Item Type: Letter

[Name tag for John J. Herrera - 1968]

Name card for John J. Herrera of Texas from the Victory 1968 Conference of the Democratic National Committee. The Democratic Party emblem of a donkey is shown on the top left in red.

Date: 1968

Creator: Democratic National Committee (U.S.)

Item Type: Text

[Letter from John J. Herrera to J. B. Casas - 1968-01-04]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to J. B. Casas, informing Casas that Herrera will be in Santa Monica for the coming SER Board of Directors meeting on January 12, 1968. Herrera asks Casas to inform his friend Wilie Aguayo that Herrera hopes to spend the weekend with them.

Date: January 4, 1968

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Manager of the El Gardin Hotel - 1968-01-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera following up on the retrieval of a gun he had forgotten in the room at the El Gardin Hotel in Brownsville in November, 1967.

Date: January 5, 1968

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Envelope from Alberto Garibi Harper, Jr. to John J. Herrera - January 13, 1968]

Envelope addressed to John J. Herrera, mailed from Guadalajara by Alberto Garibi Harper, Jr.

Date: January 13, 1968

Creator: Harper, Alberto Garibi, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Alberto Garibi Harper, Jr. - January 18, 1968]

Letter from John J. Herrera replying to Alberto Garibi Harper, Jr., stating his willingness to work more closely together whenever Herrera has business Guadalajara.

Date: January 18, 1968

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Roberto Ornelas to John J. Herrera - February 5, 1968]

Letter from Roberto Ornelas to John J. Herrera on February 5, 1968, thanking Herrera for his service as a board member of Jobs for Progress, Incorporated.

Date: February 5, 1968

Creator: Ornelas, Roberto

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Albert B. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1968-02-19]

Letter from Albert B. Herrera to John J. Herrera requesting John's help in getting appointed to a Postmaster position. The letter is signed B. B., Juanita, and Albert Jr.

Date: February 19, 1968

Creator: Herrera, Albert B.

Item Type: Letter

People So Jubilant They Didn't Listen

Newspaper article chastising both white and black racists for their jubilation at President Lyndon B. Johnson's announcement that he would not be running for re-election. The author also criticizes (and defends Johnson against) "the young," the "super-hawks," and the "doves" and decries the levels of hate directed at Johnson.

Date: April 2, 1968

Creator: Royko, Mike

Item Type: Clipping

[Birthday card from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1968-04-11]

A Hallmark birthday card sent to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera. The front of the card is an image of a man fishing in a stream and the interior contains printed birthday poem. The card also includes a handwritten message concerning the death of Dr. King and Douglas' belief "The prospects for peace are now the best that have existed in a great while and was all hope that this war will be settled soon."

Date: April 11, 1968

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1968-04-20]

Draft of speech by John J. Herrera delivered at the San Jacinto celebration on April 20, 1968. Herrera was there as a representative of the League of United Latin American Citizens and placed a wreath on the monument on their behalf.

Date: April 20, 1968

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Text

Location: 29.7479657971685 -95.07878425000001

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1968-04-20]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at San Jacinto Day on April 20, 1968.

Date: April 20, 1968

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Text

Location: 29.7479657971685 -95.07878425000001

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - April 20, 1968]

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered at the San Jacinto Day celebration on April 20, 1968. Herrera was there as a representative of the League of United Latin American Citizens and placed a wreath on the monument on their behalf. Below the typed speech is a handwritten note "Original Text. Needless to say - I knocked 'em dead J.H. 04/20/68 San Jacinto". The reverse of the page has a handwritten letter to Herrera's son, Doug, telling him about his speech and that he was thinking about the boys fi… more

Date: April 20, 1968

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Text

Location: 29.7479657971685 -95.07878425000001

[Letter from John P. Lagomarcino to John J. Herrera - 1968-04-24]

Letter from John P. Lagomarcino, Attorney, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Office of the Secretary, Washington D.C., to John J. Herrera, enclosing copies of the pleadings for the case of Delgado, et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District, et al. received by him on April 15, 1968.

Date: April 24, 1968

Creator: Lagomarcino, John P.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John P. Lagomarcino to John J. Herrera - 1968-04-24]

Date: April 24, 1968

Creator: Lagomarcino, John P.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Jim Wright to Richard Bela - 1968-05-02]

Letter from Jim Wright, 12th District, Texas, to Richard Bela, President, LULAC Council, 11041, Washington D.C., regarding the civil rights bill.

Date: May 2, 1968

Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Tony Silba - 1968-05-09]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Tony Silba advising Silba on his position of owing a gambling debt and suggesting that in the future he not sign any checks that would indicate his acknowledgement of a debt.

Date: May 9, 1968

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Henry B. Gonzalez to John J. Herrera - 1968-05-13]

Letter from Henry B. Gonzalez to John J. Herrera, dated May 13, 1968. Gonzalez thanks Herrera for writing a letter supporting his efforts in Washington.

Date: May 13, 1968

Creator: Gonzalez, Henry B. (Henry Barbosa), 1916-2000

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1968-07-19]

Letter from Governor John B. Connally to John J. Herrera thanking Herrera for his kind thoughts. Connally states that he will not issue a certificate to make Patricia J. Collins an Honorary Texas Citizen as she was "evidently a true Texan now."

Date: July 19, 1968

Creator: Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993

Item Type: Letter

[Postcard from Douglas M. Herrera to John Herrera - September 23, 1968]

Postcard sent to John J. Herrera, Mike, and Shep in Houston, Texas from John's son, Douglas M. Herrera in Mexico. Text: "23 Sept 68, Dear Dad, Mike, Shep, San Luis is a pretty pace, muchas bonitas mujeres but I'm itching to get to la Ciudad D. F. So I'm catching the 11:30 A.M. bus out tomorrow so I can register for classes & begin the next day. Having a Corona on you all fellas. Wish me luck, I need it. DMH." The front of the postcard has images of four buildings in San Luis Potosi, identi… more

Date: September 23, 1968

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Postcard

The perils of Spiro

Article from The Washington Post on Spiro T. Agnew's Vice-Presidential campaign.

Date: September 25, 1968

Creator: Washington Post Company

Item Type: Article

Spiro wades in : governor displays rare knack with ethnic epithets

Article by Art Buchwald on Spiro T. Agnew using derogatory names for ethnic groups.

Date: September 30, 1968

Creator: Buchwald, Art

Item Type: Article

[Letter from Barefoot Sanders to Bob Casey - 1968-10-01]

Letter from Barefoot Sanders, Legislative Counsel to the President, to Congressman Bob Casey, dated October 1, 1968. Sanders writes that the White House will consider Judge Alfred J. Hernandez for an ambassador post.

Date: October 1, 1968

Creator: Sanders, Barefoot, 1925-2009

Item Type: Letter

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[Letter from Tony Silba to John J. Herrera - 1968]

[Letter from Tony Silba to John J. Herrera - 1968]

[Name tag for John J. Herrera - 1968]

[Letter from John J. Herrera to J. B. Casas - 1968-01-04]

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Manager of the El Gardin Hotel - 1968-01-05]

[Envelope from Alberto Garibi Harper, Jr. to John J. Herrera - January 13, 1968]

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Alberto Garibi Harper, Jr. - January 18, 1968]

[Letter from Roberto Ornelas to John J. Herrera - February 5, 1968]

[Letter from Albert B. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1968-02-19]

People So Jubilant They Didn't Listen

[Birthday card from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1968-04-11]

[Draft of speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1968-04-20]

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - 1968-04-20]

[Speech by John J. Herrera for San Jacinto Day - April 20, 1968]

[Letter from John P. Lagomarcino to John J. Herrera - 1968-04-24]

[Letter from John P. Lagomarcino to John J. Herrera - 1968-04-24]

[Letter from Jim Wright to Richard Bela - 1968-05-02]

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Tony Silba - 1968-05-09]

[Letter from Henry B. Gonzalez to John J. Herrera - 1968-05-13]

[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1968-07-19]

[Postcard from Douglas M. Herrera to John Herrera - September 23, 1968]

The perils of Spiro

Spiro wades in : governor displays rare knack with ethnic epithets

[Letter from Barefoot Sanders to Bob Casey - 1968-10-01]