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[Autographed speech by Martin Dies, Jr. - 1969-04-21]

A typed, autographed copy of a speech by Martin Dies, Jr., delivered on San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1969. The inscription reads "To my friend and great [?] John Herrera, Martin Dies, Jr."

Date: April 21, 1969

Creator: Dies, Martin, Jr.

Item Type: Text

[Press release from Hector P. Garcia of the American GI Forum - 1969-10-31]

Press release from Hector P. Garcia to all members of the American GI Forum of U.S., stating that he is of the opinion that the entire judiciary system in California needs a reform to get the trust and respect of Mexican Americans and minority groups in California.

Date: October 31, 1969

Creator: Garcia, Hector P., -1996

Item Type: Text

Programa Oficial de las Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas - Septiembre, 1969

Program for the Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas convention held in Houston, Texas, on September 15, 1969. Program titled: "Vivimos bajo el signo de su lucha." Contains schedule and advertisements.

Date: September 15, 1969

Creator: Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Herrera - 1969-03-11]

Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Herrera. Casas asks Herrera to support and promote Alfred J. Hernandez for the position of Judge either in domestic relations or probate courts.

Date: March 11, 1969

Creator: Casas, J. B.

Item Type: Letter

[Status report on Congressional Medal of Honor Society Event - 1969]

Letter from Kenneth Schnitzer of Century Properties to John J. Herrera, September 22, 1969. Schnitzer provides an update to the planned functions for the event and encloses a status report with a schedule for the weekend's functions. The event was scheduled for October 10 and 11, 1969, with a parade and banquet.

Date: September 22, 1969

Creator: Schnitzer, Kenneth

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from the Houston Host Committee for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society to John J. Herrera - 1969-05-06]

Letter from the members of the Houston Host Committee for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society thanking John J. Herrera for serving with them on the committee. Includes a report of the details of the committee, including membership, purpose, and scheduled events.

Date: May 6, 1969

Creator: Hayes, Don Bryce

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Martin Dies, Jr. to John J. Herrera- 1969-07-07]

Letter from Martin Dies, Jr., Secretary of State, Austin, Texas, to John J. Herrera, stating that Herrera's resolutions on Senator Ruiz are being prepared and Dies, Jr. will send them when they have been completed.

Date: July 7, 1969

Creator: Dies, Martin, 1900-1972

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Martin Dies, Jr. to John J. Herrera - 1969-07-02]

Letter from Martin Dies, Jr., Secretary of State, Austin, Texas to John J. Herrera, informing Herrera that Manuel Garza has asked Dies, Jr. to send the enclosed resolution.

Date: July 2, 1969

Creator: Dies, Martin, 1900-1972

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Preston Smith to John J. Herrera - 1969-06-05]

Letter from Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, to John J. Herrera, in reply to Herrera's request for an appointment as judge of a new domestic relations court for Harris County. Smith asks Herrera to fill out and return an enclosed biographical form for his consideration.

Date: June 5, 1969

Creator: Smith, Preston, 1912-2003

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-11-04]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera dated November 4, 1969. In the letter, Douglas tells his father about upcoming midterm exams, a planned trip to Acapulco, and asks about seeing his family for Christmas.

Date: November 4, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-09-24]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera dated September 24, 1969. The letter briefly describes Douglas and Mary's arrival in Mexico and the goes on to discuss at length his concerns over his father's use of diet pills that contain Benzedrine and Dexedrine. Douglas expresses concern over use of these pills and the effects they are having on John's personality and the people around him. Douglas offers to leave school and get a job so that his father does not feel pressured t… more

Date: September 24, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-11-25]

Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated November 25, 1969 details a recent trip to Acapulco, Mexico, and his plans for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

Date: November 25, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-10-15]

Letter from Douglas Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera, dated October 15, 1969. The letter, mailed from University of the Americas in Mexico to Houston, Texas, details the new house Douglas has found near campus. Douglas also wishes his father luck on an upcoming speech and discusses the ways he believes the Latino minority can elevate itself in society through peaceful means and expresses concern over the tactics of the Brown Power Movement.

Date: October 15, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-06-10]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera. The letter reiterates Douglas' concerns regarding his father's drug use and urges him to realize the danger. The last page of the letter ends mid-sentence indicating perhaps pagee are missing from the letter.

Date: June 10, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Telegram from Javier Merino Galindo to Douglas MacArthur Herrera - 1969-07-13]

This telegram sent to Douglas MacArthur Herrera in Mexico was received by Telegrafos Nacionales on July 13, 1969. The text of the telegraph reads, "Please report at government affairs office, as soon as possible."

Date: July 13, 1969

Creator: Merino Galindo, Javier

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1969-07-20]

Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to his parents, John J. and Olivia C. Herrera, dated July 20, 1969 and mailed from Ketchikan, Alaska to Houston, Texas. Douglas informs his parents of a new job he has acquired on a salmon fishing boat and comments on the moon landing.

Date: July 20, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Douglas M. Herrera - 1969-05-26]

Letter written by John J. Herrera to his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated, May 26, 1969, with typed letterhead. In the letter Herrera states his disappointment in Douglas's choice to leave school to work in Alaska and expresses concern over his other son, Mike's, recent divorce and lack of education.

Date: May 26, 1969

Creator: Herrera, John J.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-05-16]

Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated May 16, 1969. Douglas details his plans to leave university for summer work in Alaska. The letter is handwritten on loose leaf paper and mailed from the University of the Americas in Mexico to Houston, Texas.

Date: May 16, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1969-01-07]

Letter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera from their son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated January 7, 1969, confirming his safe arrival at the University of the Americas, his new university job, and the house in which plans to live.

Date: January 7, 1969

Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.

Item Type: Letter

Program Commemorating the 133rd Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto and Dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker for Lynch's Ferry, April 21, 1969

Booklet from the Program Commemorating the 133rd Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto and Dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker for Lynch's Ferry organized by The San Jacinto Chapters, Sons and Daughters of the Republic of Texas and Harris County Historical Survey Committee on Monday, April 21, 1969. Interior of the booklet details the itinerary of the program as well as the song and pledges which will be used. The back cover lists the members of San Jacinto Chapters, Sons and D… more

Date: April 21, 1969

Creator: Sons of the Republic of Texas, San Jacinto Chapter

Item Type: Pamphlet

Location: 29.7479657971685 -95.07878425000001

[Letter from Earl Leus to parade invitees - 1969-03-26]

Letter from Earl Leus, the Parade Chairman of the Parade committee of the San Jacinto Day Foundation, March 26, 1969. The letter calls for participants in the Pasadena San Jacinto Day Parade on April 19, 1969. It details the route of the parade as well as the theme, "Trails to San Jacinto". The second page of the letter lists parade rules and has an application for participation.

Date: March 26, 1969

Creator: Leus, Earl

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from J. H. Painter, III, to John J. Herrera - 1969-04-14]

Letter to John J. Herrera from J. H. Painter, III, the Secretary-Treasurer of the San Jacinto Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, dated April 14, 1969, and printed on organization letterhead. The letter invites the Herrera family to participate in the San Jacinto Day Celebration to be held at the San Jacinto monument. A copy was also sent to Robert A. Sartwelle, President of the San Jacinto Chapter of the Sons of the Republic.

Date: April 14, 1969

Creator: Painter, J. H., III

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Robert A. Sartwelle to Sons of the Republic of Texas member - 1969]

Letter from Robert A. Sartwelle, President of San Jacinto Chapter Sons of the Republic of Texas and printed on organizational letterhead. The body of the letter informs the recipient of the 133rd Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto program to be held on April 21, 1969 and gives the details of the event.

Date: 1969

Creator: Sartwelle, Robert A.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from J. H. Silguero to John J. Herrera - 1969-03-03]

Letter from J. H. Silguero, an Assistant Cashier at the First National Bank of McAllen, Texas, thanking Herrera for the pleasure of having met him when he was in Houston and apologizing for having to leave early to attend to a family illness.

Date: March 3, 1969

Creator: Silguero, J. H.

Item Type: Letter

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[Autographed speech by Martin Dies, Jr. - 1969-04-21]

[Press release from Hector P. Garcia of the American GI Forum - 1969-10-31]

Programa Oficial de las Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas - Septiembre, 1969

[Letter from J. B. Casas to John J. Herrera - 1969-03-11]

[Status report on Congressional Medal of Honor Society Event - 1969]

[Letter from the Houston Host Committee for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society to John J. Herrera - 1969-05-06]

[Letter from Martin Dies, Jr. to John J. Herrera- 1969-07-07]

[Letter from Martin Dies, Jr. to John J. Herrera - 1969-07-02]

[Letter from Preston Smith to John J. Herrera - 1969-06-05]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-11-04]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-09-24]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-11-25]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-10-15]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-06-10]

[Telegram from Javier Merino Galindo to Douglas MacArthur Herrera - 1969-07-13]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1969-07-20]

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Douglas M. Herrera - 1969-05-26]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-05-16]

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1969-01-07]

Program Commemorating the 133rd Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto and Dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker for Lynch's Ferry, April 21, 1969

[Letter from Earl Leus to parade invitees - 1969-03-26]

[Letter from J. H. Painter, III, to John J. Herrera - 1969-04-14]

[Letter from Robert A. Sartwelle to Sons of the Republic of Texas member - 1969]

[Letter from J. H. Silguero to John J. Herrera - 1969-03-03]