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[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. W. "Buckshot" Lane - 1955-12-21]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter sent in response to Sheriff T. W. "Buckshot" Lane, assuring him of John J. Herrera's support for Culp Krueger for State Senate. Herrera goes on to say that he feels Krueger is "missing the boat" with Texas Latinos by not helping their mutual friend Abel Cisneros, going on at length about Cisneros's virtues and the unfairness of his situation.
Date: December 21, 1955
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 Ed Idar Jr. - 1955-12-21]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter to Ed Idar Jr. from John J. Herrera dated December 21, 1955 addressing the political issues with the American GI Forum poll tax drive in the Valley, Texas. "I don't see anything wrong in the efforts of the American Gi Forum conducting this type of civic drive in the Valley. I think it should have been done long ago." Herrera writes that the Latin American people of Mexican descent should all be able to vote and pay the poll tax in preservation and contribut… more
Date: December 21, 1955
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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[News Clip: Kanady tells of red prison life]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a Houston man, Dilmus Kenady, spending his first Christmas in nine years with his family after being wrongly imprisoned in China.
Date: December 21, 1955
Duration: 3 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Wright Morrow speech]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a speech in Fort Worth by Texas Democratic National Committeeman Wright Morrow.
Date: July 21, 1955
Duration: 46 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Russian housing experts in Texas]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a delegation of Russian housing experts visiting Houston, Texas to view American housing.
Date: October 21, 1955
Duration: 56 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Kenady tells of red prison life]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Houston man, Dilmus Kenady, spending his first Christmas in nine years with his family after being wrongly imprisoned in China.
Date: December 21, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Wright Morrow speech]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a speech in Fort Worth by Texas Democratic National Committeeman Wright Morrow.
Date: July 21, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Friendship boat leaves for Korea]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Texas sending Korea a ship loaded with cotton, seeds, sewing machines, cattle, and various other goods.
Date: June 21, 1955
Duration: 3 minutes
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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