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[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda - 1944-08-11]

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda acknowledging receipt of the revised text of the FEPC resolution. Herrera covers the occasion honoring Fernando Salas, the first Latin-American to serve on a Harris County Grand Jury, and a meeting with the new members of LULAC. Herrera would like Carlos Castañeda to come to Houston so that they may discuss the complaints Herrera has received about layoffs affecting Latin Americans, Mexican Americans, and African Americans.
Date: August 11, 1944
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-07-22]

Description: Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera, asking him about the resolution and whether it was adopted. Castañeda wished to have a copy of it in its final form. Written in pencil at the bottom left corner: "apologize."
Date: July 22, 1944
Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-10-28]

Description: Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera accepting his invitation to give a speech at the program on November 5. Castañeda mentions the title of his speech: "The Last Measure of Devotion."
Date: October 28, 1944
Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda - 1944-12-31]

Description: Copy of a letter sent to Carlos E. Castañeda by John J. Herrera asking for a recommendation letter for his sister-in-law, Ruth Hortencia Cisneros, to teach English in to primary students in Catholic schools in Mexico.
Date: December 31, 1944
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-08-30]

Description: Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera, enclosing a copy of the Senate Bill S 2048, which will prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry. He is also enclosing a copy of pamphlet on "How the FEPC Operates."
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-08-01]

Description: Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda acknowledging John J. Herrera's letter from July 28th. Castañeda states that he will send a revised copy of a LULAC resolution and a copy of a speech he made in El Paso. He requests Herrera to tell whoever has complaints of discrimination in employment, classification, or promotion in Houston to write to Castañeda directly of their case, or to Herrera can forward them to Castañeda. Includes LULAC resolution titled, "One for all and all for one."
Date: August 1, 1944
Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from J. C. Kennedy to Sayles & Sayles, March 20, 1944]

Description: Letter from J. C. Kennedy to Sayles & Sayles discussing an oil and gas lease purchased from Ida M. Klekamp and Robert J. Muntzel by the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. The lease has been renewed and abstracts have been submitted for examination. Kennedy asks for affidavits of the heirs to the property.
Date: March 20, 1944
Creator: Kennedy, J. C.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to J. C. Kennedy, March 22, 1944]

Description: Letter from Sayles & Sayles to J. C. Kennedy stating they delivered all abstracts to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for their final opinion on a purchase of land in Sherman County.
Date: March 22, 1944
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Nixon, January 8, 1944]

Description: Letter to Mrs. Nixon from Mrs. Kempner about the letter she received the previous month, apologizing that she will not attend the meeting in New York, and issues in Texas units.
Date: January 8, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from General H. H. Arnold to Charlyne Creger, December 7, 1944]

Description: Letter from the General H. H. Arnold to Rosa C. Creger recognizing the services performed by the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) during World War II and explaining reasons to demobilize the WASPs.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from M. C. Gonzales to John J. Herrera - 1944-07-20]

Description: A letter on League of United Latin American Citizens letterhead to John J. Herrera from M. C. Gonzales dated July 20, 1944. Mr. Gonzales is asking John Herrera to find a U.S. citizen of Mexican descent who wants to vote but is not permitted. There were attorneys willing to volunteer their time in a test case for LULAC.
Date: July 20, 1944
Creator: Gonzales, M. C.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Pauline R. Kibbe to John J. Herrera - 1944-08-30]

Description: Letter to John J. Herrera from Pauline R. Kibbe, Executive Secretary of Good Neighbor Commission of Texas in Austin, Texas dated August 30, 1944. Copies of the Commission's plan of "Community Organization for Inter-American Understanding" were sent under separate cover to be used by LULAC members in carrying out the program.
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Kibbe, Pauline R.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Pauline R. Kibbe to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1944-09-01]

Description: A blind carbon copy sent to John J. Herrera of a letter to Jacob I. Rodriguez of The Pan American from Pauline R. Kibbe, Executive Secretary of the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas dated September 1, 1944. This letter was written in response to an article in The Pan American reprinting an editorial in the Houston Post about discrimination in Texas. The Good Neighbor Commission plan "Community Organization for Inter-American Understanding" is referenced.
Date: September 1, 1944
Creator: Kibbe, Pauline R.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to John Lee Smith, November 6, 1944]

Description: Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to John Lee Smith discussing urging the governor to deny the resignation of regents on the Board of Regents for the University of Texas.
Date: November 6, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Donald M. Markle to Isaac H. Kempner, October 11, 1944]

Description: Letter from Donald M. Markle to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the specific opinions of various Texas House of Representatives members on the relocation of the School of Medicine in Galveston to Austin.
Date: October 11, 1944
Creator: Markle, Donald M.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to J. C. Wilson, October 12, 1944]

Description: Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to J. C. Wilson requesting that the latter read the pamphlets regarding the removal of School of Medicine from Galveston he sent, and reach out to senators and house members about the topic.
Date: October 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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