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[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ivey Gonzalez - 1953-01-08]

Description: Onionskin carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Ivey Gonzalez, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau, Police Department, Wichita Falls, Texas dated January 8, 1953. Herrera inquires about setting up a meeting to discuss LULAC and possibly organizing a LULAC council in Wichita, Falls. Herrera mentions the eight new councils set up so far in his presidency of LULAC: El Paso; Port Arthur; Wharton; Seguin; Smeltertown, and Victoria, Texas; and Deming and … more
Date: January 8, 1953
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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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 15 - The Star of Tomorrow Contest]

Description: This home movie, with descriptive title cards, documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour in Texas for the Star of Tomorrow Contest in January through May 1952. The film begins with the group traveling on their tour bus for the first round of the contest with stops in Marshall, Gladewater, Kilgore, Greenville, Longview, Jacksonville, Lufton, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Henderson, and then La Porte on March 4, 1952. Footage includes the LCD at the La Porte Theatre performing at segregated schools,… more
Date: 1952-01-08/1952-05-15
Duration: 25 minutes 08 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 30.081975 -94.0977
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 13 - The Star of Tomorrow Contest (Narrated)]

Description: This home movie, narrated by Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) member Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery with descriptive title cards, documents the Light Crust Doughboys on tour in Texas for the Star of Tomorrow Contest in January through May 1952. The entire film is out of focus. The film begins with the group traveling on their tour bus for the first round of the contest with stops in Marshall, Gladewater, Kilgore, Greenville, Longview, Jacksonville, Lufton, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Henderson, and then La Porte… more
Date: 1952-01-08/1952-05-15
Duration: 21 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Montgomery, Marvin ("Smokey")
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 30.081975 -94.097700
Partner: UNT Media Library

[Woman Speaking at the Fort Manhassett Dedication]

Description: Photograph of a woman in a long, leopard-print jacket standing at a podium on a stage to speak at the Fort Manhassett Dedication. A confederate battle flag hangs from the front of the stage. Several other individuals are seated at plastic chairs on the stage, looking toward the speaker.
Date: January 8, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.732711 -93.874247
Partner: Lamar University

[Sign Commemorating Civil War Battle]

Description: Photograph of a sign at Fort Manhassett describing of a Civil War battle in which Confederate soldiers defended a fort. In this battle, fifty Union soldiers were killed or wounded, while the Confederate soldiers in Fort Manhassett had no injuries. The sign lists the names and positions of several Confederate soldiers that played significant roles in the battle.
Date: January 8, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.732711 -93.874247
Partner: Lamar University
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