John J. Herrera Papers 1940-1980

González, Henry B. (Henry Barbosa), 1916-2000

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Henry Barbosa González (born Enrique Barbosa González; May 3, 1916 – November 28, 2000) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1961 to 1999. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he graduated from Jefferson High School there before earning an associate's degree from San Antonio College, attending the University of Texas at Austin, and earning a bachelor of laws degree (LL.B.) from the St....

De la Garza, E. (Eligio), 1927-2017

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Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II (September 22, 1927 – March 13, 2017) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. Representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1997. Born in Mercedes, Texas and raised in Mission, Texas, he graduated from Mission High School before serving in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1946. He continued his education at Edinburg Junior College and the U.S. Army Field Artillery School in For...

Kazen, Chick, 1919-1987

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Abraham "Chick" Kazen, Jr. (January 17, 1919 – November 29, 1987) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. Representative from Texas's 23rd congressional district from 1967 to 1985. Born and raised in Laredo, Texas, he graduated from Laredo High School there before attending the University of Texas at Austin from 1937 to 1940 and graduating from the Cumberland School of Law in 1941. Admitted to the bar in 1942, he commenced practice in Laredo, Texas....

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

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Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was born on August 27, 1908 at Stonewall, Texas. He was the first child of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson, and had three sisters and a brother: Rebekah, Josefa, Sam Houston, and Lucia. In 1913, the Johnson family moved to nearby Johnson City, named for Lyndon''s forebears, and Lyndon entered first grade. On May 24, 1924 he graduated from Johnson City High School. He decided to forego higher education and moved to California with a few ...

Benites, Joe

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Casas, J. B.

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Bonnilla, Ruben

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Dr. Hector Garcia

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Wright, Jim

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Rios, Ben

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Kilgore, Joe

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Velez, Joe

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Viva Johnson Clubs

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League of United Latin American Citizens

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Organized in February of 1929 in Corpus Christi, TX. Composed mostly of Mexican-American citizens who believe that education is the foundation for the cultural growth and development for people of Latin American descent. Organization provides college scholarships, hot lunches for low-income and under privileged children, Christmas parties for under privileged and promotion of voter registration. From the description of Records, 1970-1989. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Garcia, Macario

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Herrera, Michael

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Shivers, Allan

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Shivors, Allan

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Aguayo, G. R.

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Kern, C. V.

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League of United Latin American Citizens. Council #60 (Houston, Tex.)

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T.W. Buckshot Lane

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Azios, A. D.

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Morales, Felix H.

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Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (Houston, Tex.)

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Cisneros, Abel

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Casey, Bob

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O.B. Ellis

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Daniel, Price

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Moreno, Carlos

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Ornelas, Roberto

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Bonilla, Ruben

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Thomas, Albert, 1898-1966

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Albert Thomas was the first Rice Alumnus to serve in Congress. He graduated from Rice Institute in 1920. From the description of Albert Thomas papers, 1937-1965. (Rice University). WorldCat record id: 28499337 ...

Joe Morales

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Hofheinz, Roy M.

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Paso

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Herrera, John J.

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John James Herrera was born on April 12, 1910, in Cravens, Louisiana. He died on October 12, 1986, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 76. John Herrera practiced law in Houston from 1943 to 1986 and was a leading civil rights advocate for Mexican Americans in Texas. In 1948, he was a member of the legal team in the case of Minerva Delgado vs Bastrop Independent School District, which ultimately led Texas courts to rule that separate schools for Mexican American children wer...

Benites, Joseph

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Foreman, Percy

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Pinedo, Frank

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Benitez, Joseph

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

Herrera, John J., 1910-1986

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Bonilla, William

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Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

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In 1978 the Accounting and Administration Department was formed by combining many of the administrative tasks of the President's office with the work done by the accounting office. From the description of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) records. Record Group 3, Finance and Administration Department, 1967-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866027 The Leadership Development and Activation Project (LDAP) began as a subsection of the Community E...

House, J. H. B.

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McCormick, Carlos

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Hernandez, Alfred J., 1917-

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Alfred J. Hernandez was born in Mexico City August of 1917. At age four, his parents immigrated to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas as farm workers. He graduated from high school, and during WWII, enlisted in the U.S. Army; serving in the African and European war operations as a technical sergeant. Hernandez received his American citizenship while he was serving in Europe. On his return to the United States, he enrolled in the University of Houston where he did his pre-law work and ob...

Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960

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Alonso S. Perales, civil-rights lawyer and diplomat, was born on Oct. 17, 1898, to Susana Sandoval and Nicolas Perales in Alice, Texas. His father died when he was six years old and his mother when he was 12, leaving him an orphan. He worked laying railroad ties and picking cotton to put himself through high school and college. Later, Perales was drafted into the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Perales received an honorable discharge and moved to Washington D.C...

Castañeda, Carlos Eduardo, 1896-1958

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Carlos Eduardo Castañeda was professor of Latin-American history at the University of Texas. He was the author of Our Catholic Heritage in Texas, 1519-1936. The Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, San Antonio, Texas, was founded by Franciscan missionaries in 1720. Secularization began in 1794, and the Mission was closed in 1824. From the description of Life in the old Mission of San Jose / by Carlos E. Castaneda, University of Texas, [1933?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702...

Hofheinz, Roy

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Rodriguez, Cleto

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Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993

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John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was an American politician. He served as the 39th Governor of Texas and as the 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury. He began his career as a Democrat and later became a Republican in 1973. Born in Floresville, Texas, Connally pursued a legal career after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. During World War II, he served on the staff of James Forrestal and Dwight D. Eisenhower before transferring to the Asiati...

Dies, Martin

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Garcia, Hector P., -1996

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Felix H. Morales

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Cadena, Carlos

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Mann, Frank E.

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Tijerina, Felix, 1905-1965

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Garcia, Gus

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Yarborough, Ralph

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Holcombe, Oscar, 1888-1968

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Oscar F. Holcombe (1888-1968) was elected eleven times as Mayor of Houston between 1921 and 1957. He was born in Mobile, Alabama on December 31, 1888. His family moved to Texas in 1891 and first came to Houston in 1907. When he first ran for mayor in 1921 he was an established lumberman and building contractor. During the 22 years he served as mayor the population of Houston increased from 140,000 in 1921 to almost 1 million in 1957. From the guide to the Oscar Holcombe Collection MS...

De Anda, James

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C. V. Buster Kern

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Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972

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George I. Sánchez, writer, educator, and civil rights advocate, was born Jorge Isidoro Sánchez y Sánchez on October 4, 1906, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The son of Telésforo and Juliana Sánchez, he attended elementary and secondary public schools in New Mexico and worked as a school teacher, principal, and superintendent while earning his BA from the University of New Mexico (1930). Sánchez received his Master of Science degree in Educational Psychology and Spanish from the Universi...

Montalbo, Phil

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Kenneth L. Ballard

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