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[Letter from Albert A. Peña, Jr. to Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations members - 1962-09-26]

Description: Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations Chairman Albert A. Peña, Jr. addresses the organization's members in light of a recent editorial, a copy of which has been enclosed, which disparaged both Peña and the PASO organization. Peña urges members to attend an October meeting in San Antonio to make a solid showing of viability.
Date: September 26, 1962
Creator: Peña, Albert A., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Copy of editorial "Bandwagon has gone, Mr. Commissioner," from the San Antonio Evening News, September 21, 1962]

Description: Reproduction of an editorial from the San Antonio Evening News criticizing Albert A. Peña, Jr. and his Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations (PASO) organization for being derailed from their purpose, for not responding to the desires of most Latinos, and inability to solidify a party plank.
Date: September 21, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Telegram and articles from Danny Olivas to Pete Tijerina - 1956-10-23]

Description: Copy of a telegram and articles from Danny Olivas to Pete Tijerina dated October 23, 1956 which include a telegram from Olivas to Tijerina: "We are not endorsing the Ike Dick Slate." Above the telegram, there are two articles and a telegram copied onto a piece of paper. One article with Felix Tijerina expressing his support for the Eisenhower-Nixon administration. The other article was John J. Herrera's rebuttal to Tijerina's support of the Eisenhower-Nixon administration: "We have bitterly rea… more
Date: October 23, 1956
Creator: Olivas, Danny
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

The Corral, 2008

Description: The Corral literary journal of Hardin-Simmons University includes editorials as well as original creative fiction, poetry, non-fiction, drawings, and jokes. Index of Poets and Artists is after page 39.
Date: 2008
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Humphrey: an excellent choice

Description: Photocopy of an editorial from the Saturday Evening Post stating that Hubert Humphrey is an excellent choice for the post of Vice-President to Lyndon Johnson.
Date: September 26, 1964
Creator: Saturday Evening Post
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

The next four years

Description: An editorial from the New York Times endorsing George McGovern for the President of the United States.
Date: September 28, 1972
Creator: New York Times
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Editor viewpoints: Needville is living in the past

Description: Letter to the editor in response to a story about a discriminatory sign posted at a business in Needville, Texas. John J. Herrera recounts his experiences with discrimination and the exclusion of Mexican Americans in Houston and around the state.
Date: May 31, 1974
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Mrs. Paul Padilla to John J. Herrera - 1948-09-02]

Description: Handwritten letter from Mrs. Paul Padilla to John J. Herrera expressing her expressing her displeasure with an article in the Tin Smelter about Mexican Americans and the tortillas. She requests that Herrera write a letter to the newsletter, Tin Types, in response to the negative way in which Mexican Americans were portrayed in the article. Also, in the postscript, Mrs. Padilla asks Mr. Herrera if she could have an installation at an upcoming formal dance.
Date: September 2, 1948
Creator: Padilla, M. S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Editor viewpoints: 'Chicano' Is a part of the idiom

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to the Houston Chronicle in response to Mrs. Marta Daumas' letter published on August 9th criticizing the use of the word "Chicano". Herrera explains that this word, once part of the Mexican American slang, has now become an American language idiom. He and other Mexican-Americans, unlike Mexicans from Mexico, appreciate the appellation as a source of pride and recognition of their Mexican ancestry.
Date: August 23, 1973
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Editor viewpoints: Needville is living in the past

Description: Letter to the editor in response to a story about a discriminatory sign posted at a business in Needville, Texas. John J. Herrera recounts his experiences with discrimination and the exclusion of Mexican Americans in Houston and around the state.
Date: May 31, 1974
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

John J. Herrera Wants A Shrine to Gen Zaragoza, page two

Description: Editorial from an unidentified newspaper expanding on some of the events mentioned or related to those outlined in John J. Herrera's letter to the editor. In his letter Herrera seeks support from the United States and Mexico to build a commemorative shrine to General Ignacio Zaragoza, the South Texas Mexican patriot and hero of the Battle of Puebla. The Editor follows with a detailing of several events in Mexican history from the Texas Revolution in 1836 to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 18… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Houston Post
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of Viewpoints, Houston Chronicle - 1973-08-16]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to the Houston Chronicle in response to Marta Daumos' letter published on August 9th criticizing the use of the word "Chicano." Herrera explains that this word, once part of the Mexican American slang, has now become an American language idiom. Herrera and other Mexican-Americans, unlike Mexicans from Mexico, appreciate the appellation as a source of pride and recognition of their Mexican ancestry.
Date: August 16, 1973
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of Sound Off, Houston Post]

Description: Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of the Houston Post for the "Sound Off" column. In his letter, Herrera seeks support from the United States and Mexico to build a commemorative shrine to General Ignacio Zaragoza, the South Texas Mexican patriot and hero of the Battle of Puebla.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Wright Morrow defends Texas' pale spot

Description: Letter to the editor of the Houston Press criticizing a statement made by Attorney-General Robert F. Kennedy about the importance of the annexation of Texas to the United States. In his article, Morrow points out that key historical figures supported Texas' annexation including James K. Polk, Andrew Jackson, and General Sam Houston.
Date: unknown
Creator: Morrow, Wright
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

The Corral, January 1950

Description: The Corral literary magazine of Hardin-Simmons University includes editorials and notes regarding societies and happenings within the school as well as original creative fiction, poetry, non-fiction, drawings, and jokes.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

The Corral, Spring 1950

Description: The Corral literary magazine of Hardin-Simmons University includes editorials and notes regarding societies and happenings within the school as well as original creative fiction, poetry, non-fiction, drawings, and jokes.
Date: 1950
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

The Corral, Summer 1950

Description: The Corral literary journal of Hardin-Simmons University includes editorials and notes regarding societies and happenings within the school as well as original creative fiction, poetry, non-fiction, drawings, and jokes.
Date: 1950
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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