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[Letter from Ricardo Martinez to John J. Herrera - 1952-07-12]

Letter from Ricardo Molinez of LULAC Council Number 146 of McAllen, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, dated July 13, 1952. Molinez congratulates Herrera on his recent election to LULAC National President. Molinez requests help in issue of Frank Ferree being held in contempt of court, includes a petition signed by citizens of Harlingen, Texas, addressed to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Date: July 13, 1952

Creator: Martinez, Ricardo

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1467

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Legality of purchasing school busses and tires and tubes for the Pan American College, Edinburg, through the State Board of Control.

Date: June 20, 1952

Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.

Item Type: Text

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Photograph of Crowd in Front of First Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a group of people standing in front of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The people are scattered around the front lawn, walkway, and sidewalk. The church behind them is white with wood siding and round-arched windows. Bushes line the front of the lawn.

Date: 1952

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Group in Front of First Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a group of people standing in front of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The people are gathered together on the front lawn. One man is standing on the road in the foreground. The church behind the group is white with wood siding and round-arched windows. Small bushes line the edge of the front lawn.

Date: 1952

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Group by First Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of a group of people standing on the front lawn of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The group consists of men, women, and children. One little boy is standing on the sidewalk in the foreground. The church behind the group is white with wood siding and round-arched windows.

Date: 1952

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of First Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The church has white woos siding and round-arched windows. People are mingling across the front lawn. Bushes are scattered around the lawn. Automobiles are parked on the road in the foreground.

Date: 1952

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Side View of First Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the side view of First Mexican Presbyterian Church. The building has white wood siding and a gray shingle roof. Windows are evenly spaced along the side of the building. In front is a low fence. Trees are visible on either side of the frame.

Date: 1952

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Special bulletin from the American GI Forum to all officers and members - January 16, 1952]

Special bulletin from the Headquarters of American GI Forum of Texas replying to the charges by Alonso S. Perales regarding criticism Perales's made to the article, "The wetback in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas."

Date: January 16, 1952

Creator: American G.I. Forum

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Claricia Balli]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Evening gown of lavender bachelor button petals w/white petals of trim.

Date: December 1952

Creator: Badgers of Weslaco

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Weslaco Museum

[Claricia Balli]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Claricia Balli is wearing a suit made of shattered green fern. The lapels and her purse are made of mums and the hat and shoes are of the fern trimmed in mums.

Date: December 1952

Creator: Yoder of Weslaco

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Weslaco Museum

The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1952

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Date: January 3, 1952

Item Type: Newspaper