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Comfort Women in Comfort History

Description: Book about the history of notable women in Comfort, Texas. The book discusses female school teachers, journalists, religious leaders, free thinkers, artists, authors, and other women who made significant contributions to the establishment of the city of Comfort.
Date: 2008
Creator: Stewart, Mike & Stewart, Anne
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Anne and Mike Stewart Collection

[Portrait of the Frank S. Schreck Family]

Description: Photograph of a family in an interior room. The room has a large rug, a piano, and multiple paintings. The group is facing the camera, with the exception of the woman in the center who seems to be playing the piano. The four boys on the right side of the photograph are each holding instruments, as well as the man standing next to them. There is an elderly man on the left side of the photograph, who is seated next to two small girls. There is a card on the back of the photograph that reads, "The… more
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Fraternidad, Volume 2, Number 17

Description: Spanish language newsletter containing riddles, poems, and articles. Contains two English language articles: "The Problem of the Independence of Puerto Rico" and "The Jewish Problem in the Post-War World," which contains excerpts from five different articles. The cost of the newsletter was 5 cents.
Date: October 10, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-10-15]

Description: Letter from Douglas Herrera to his father, John J. Herrera, dated October 15, 1969. The letter, mailed from University of the Americas in Mexico to Houston, Texas, details the new house Douglas has found near campus. Douglas also wishes his father luck on an upcoming speech and discusses the ways he believes the Latino minority can elevate itself in society through peaceful means and expresses concern over the tactics of the Brown Power Movement.
Date: October 15, 1969
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Douglas M. Herrera - 1970-04-14]

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated April 14, 1970. Herrera seems to have included a monetary enclosure and indicates that he will send another $50 soon. An envelope that appears to belong to a different letter is included; the envelope is from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera with a postmark dated April 1970.
Date: April 14, 1970
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1969-05-16]

Description: Letter to John J. Herrera from his son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated May 16, 1969. Douglas details his plans to leave university for summer work in Alaska. The letter is handwritten on loose leaf paper and mailed from the University of the Americas in Mexico to Houston, Texas.
Date: May 16, 1969
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1970-02-17]

Description: Letter to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera from their son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated February 17, 1970. Douglas details his recent school schedule as well as a possible job with the university. The letter is handwritten on yellow, legal paper and mailed from the University of the Americas in Mexico to Houston, Texas.
Date: February 17, 1970
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Douglas M. Herrera to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera - 1968-10-13]

Description: Letter to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrera from their son, Douglas M. Herrera, dated October 13, 1968. Douglas describes watching the Olympic Games in Mexico, and his plans to move to a different apartment near the Mexican university he is attending. The letter switches from Spanish to English. Douglas explains, “I guess I’ve murdered the family tongue enough for one letter so I’ll revert to a bit of jolly ole English.”
Date: October 13, 1968
Creator: Herrera, Douglas M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Postcard from "Les Argentinos" to John J. Herrera]

Description: Undated postcard to John J. Herrera, signed "Les Argentinos", not postmarked. The handwritten note refers to a mutual acquaintance staying in Mexico who was recently ill. The color image on the front of the postcard shows a city with domed buildings surrounded by palm trees, identified on the back as G.P.O. and Garden, Bombay, India.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

The Ruiz-Herrera Family Tree

Description: Document that details the genealogy of the Ruiz and Herrera families from 1737 to the mid 1830s. Noteworthy family members and their contributions are mentioned including Juan Manuel Ruiz, Sona Manuela de la Pena Viuda de Ruiz, and Francisco Ruiz. Pages may be missing as the document seems incomplete.
Date: unknown
Creator: Machado, Mauro M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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