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[Letter from Judith Zaffirini to Sterling Houston - May 24, 1993]

Description: Letter from Judith Zaffirini, state senator from Texas, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes back as a response to a letter by Houston, noting that she, like Sterling, fully supports funding for the arts. This includes funds for the Texas Commission on the Arts and the SB 778 bill, which she co-sponsored with twenty-seven other members.
Date: May 24, 1993
Creator: Zaffirini, Judith
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Ralph Yarborough's Washington Report, 28th General Newsletter, December 16, 1963

Description: The 28th general newsletter from Ralph Yarborough including a photograph from President Kennedy's last speech (Senator Yarborough, Governor John B. Connally, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson are visible behind the president), a copy of Yarborough's eulogy for Kennedy from Congressional record of December 11, 1963, and a handwritten greeting explaining that out of respect to Kennedy's death, this newsletter would stand in for a normal cheerful Christmas greeting.
Date: December 16, 1963
Creator: Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to Alsonso S. Perales - 1947-04-11]

Description: Onionskin carbon copy of the letter sent by Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda to Alonso S. Perales in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Castañeda discusses the special election for the State Senate and the possibility of John J. Herrera running as a candidate. Castañeda provides details for obtaining votes and financial support for Herrera's campaign.
Date: April 11, 1947
Creator: Castañeda, Carlos E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Congressional Record, Volume 118, Number 61, April 19, 1972

Description: Congressional Record : Proceedings and Debates of the 92nd Congress, Second Session, April 19, 1972. "A noble effort on behalf of America's second largest and most ignored minority." Speech given before the Senate by John V. Tunney with President Richard Nixon in attendance about the employment and underemployment of Spanish Americans.
Date: April 19, 1972
Creator: United States Senate
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Dennis Chavez - 1946-04-06]

Description: Letter to Senator Dennis Chavez of the United States Senate from John J. Herrera as LULAC Convention Chairman dated April 6, 1946. This is an invitation for Senator Chavez to be the speaker at the 17th National LULAC Assembly to be held June 15 and 16, 1946 in Houston, Texas.
Date: April 6, 1946
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 Lyndon B. Johnson - 1949-01-13]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter sent from John J. Herrera to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Washington, D. C., dated January 13, 1949. This is a letter of appreciation for the arrangements Senator Johnson made for Military Rites for Felix Longoria, who died in battle on the Island of Luzon.
Date: January 13, 1949
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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