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[League of United Latin American Citizens Charter Amendment - 1939-06-19]

Description: Document is an amendment to the League of United Latin American Citizens Charter dated June 19, 1939. The amendment serves to extend the corporation's territorial limits from "the State of Texas," as indicated in the original charter, to "the United States of America." It is signed by officers of LULAC as well as a notary public.
Date: June 19, 1939
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[League of United Latin American Citizens Charter Amendment - 1939-06-19]

Description: Document is an amendment to the League of United Latin American Citizens Charter dated June 19, 1939. The amendment serves to extend the corporation's territorial limits from "the State of Texas," as indicated in the original charter, to "the United States of America." It is signed by officers of LULAC as well as a notary public.
Date: June 19, 1939
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Oscar Holcombe to Olivia C. Herrera - August 24, 1939]

Description: Letter to Mrs. Olivia C. Herrera, wife of John J. Herrera, from Houston Mayor Oscar Holcombe. Holcombe acknowledges Mrs. Herrera's letter concerning her husband, whom Holcombe refers to as "Johnny," and informs Mrs. Herrera that he had written to Mr. Herrera two days before suggesting that Mr. Herrera meet with City Secretary H. C. Jacobs.
Date: August 24, 1939
Creator: Holcombe, Oscar, 1888-1968
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Frank E. Mann to John J. Herrera - 1939-06-30]

Description: Letter to John J. Herrea from Houston City Commissioner #2 Frank E. Mann. Mann had received a letter from one of Herrera's associations congratulating the city council on a new wage structure. The new structure has clear minimums and maximums that employees can earn through ability or longevity.
Date: June 30, 1939
Creator: Mann, Frank E.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Certificate of Progress

Description: Certificate of progress document given to Jillie Jensen from a Danevang public school. There is a decorative border surrounding the paper. Beneath an illustration of a hand holding a quill pen, the text reads: "This Certifies that Lillie Jensen has done good work in Penmanship in the third grade of Danevang Public Schools and has made notable progress in keeping correct position, using proper movement and doing legible writing in all written work." The name of the school, teacher, and princip… more
Date: May 19, 1939
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1939 Inventory

Description: Inventory sheet from 1939 after the Danevang Famer's Co-operative bought out a local grocery store. The document lists all of the supplies in the store, with prices on the far right and a total price at the bottom, which has been crossed out with pencil. The actual price appears to have been written on the bottom left corner.
Date: January 1, 1939
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Westerholm (Astrid)

Description: Bust portrait photograph of a woman, identified as Mrs. Astrid Westerholm, and her husband Peter Westerholm. They are in front of a blank backdrop. Mrs. Westerholm wears glasses and a jacket with embroidery detail on her lapel. Mr. Westerholm also wears glasses, as well as a suit jacket and polka-dot tie. Accompanying information states that, "Mrs. Astrid Westerholm was the organist in Danevang Lutheran Church in 1939-1942. She played on alternationg[sic] Sundays with Emil Svensson and Mrs. Vig… more
Date: 1939/1942
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Dr. Jacob Fine with Enclosed Newsletter - June 21, 1939]

Description: Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. Jacob Fine regarding candidates for the general Jewish Relief Committee and the appointment of a non-Jewish doctor as the Chairman. Includes a five page proposal for a national organization in aid of displaced foreign physicians that outlines two phases and eleven aims of the proposed program.
Date: June 21, 1939
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Fine, Jacob
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT
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