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[Information Sheet about Opportunity Fellowships, John Hay Whitney Foundation]

Description: Information sheet about Opportunity Fellowships of the John Hay Whitney Foundation, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York. Includes the Purpose, and Information for Applicants about the fellowships. These were open to U.S. citizens between the ages of 22 and 35 with evidence of exceptional promise who have not had the full opportunity to pursue their education or training.
Date: unknown
Creator: Opportunity Fellowships. John Hay Whitney Foundation
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Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Speech by John J. Herrera]

Description: Pages four through twenty-four of a speech written by John J. Herrera some time between May 1949 and the end of 1959. It appears to be a committee report after research about Spanish-speaking people in Texas. Herrera focuses on three major problem areas around which most of the other problems are clustered: 1. Communication ; 2. Education ; and 3. Employment. Herrera also discusses possible approaches to changing existing conditions.
Date: 1949-05/1959
Creator: Herrera, John J.
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Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

LULAC National Educational Service Centers Incorporated Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 4, August - September 1976

Description: Newsletter of the LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. discussing the news, activities, and other topics related to postsecondary educational opportunities for Hispanic and disadvantaged young people. This issue includes information about bilingual education, the TITLE III program, and the Labor-HEW appropriations bill.
Date: August 1976
Creator: Boras, Jacqueline
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

LULAC National Educational Service Centers Incorporated Newsletter, Volume 3, Number 1, January - February 1977

Description: Newsletter of the LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. discussing the news, activities, and other topics related to postsecondary educational opportunities for Hispanic and disadvantaged young people. This issue includes information about the Minorities Center Program, the Vocational Education Act of 1976 and an interview with the U.S. Commissioner of Education, Dr. Edward Aguirre.
Date: January 1977
Creator: Boras, Jacqueline
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

LULAC National Educational Service Centers Incorporated Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 5, November - December 1976

Description: Newsletter of the LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. discussing the news, activities, and other topics related to postsecondary educational opportunities for Hispanic and disadvantaged young people. This issue includes articles about Colegio Cesar Chavez, affirmative action, and President Jimmy Carter administration's positions on education reform.
Date: November 1976
Creator: Boras, Jacqueline
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 Gus C. Garcia - 1949-05-18]

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to Gus C. Garcia, about the LULAC scholarship fiesta to be held on May 25th. Herrera asks Garcia to speak at the event on the topic of "Education for Latin Americans in Texas." Herrera says that Garcia's presence will greatly help to draw crowds and thus raise money to help for scholarships for the young generation of Latino Americans.
Date: May 18, 1949
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Signs of Our Times

Description: Text of speech delivered by Gus C. Garcia, Member, San Antonio Board of Education, at Laredo, Texas on January 15, 1952, titled, "Signs of our times." Garcia speaks of the general problems which are facing the nation today.
Date: January 15, 1952
Creator: Garcia, Gustavo C.
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Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Speech by Gus C. Garcia - 1952-01-29]

Description: Text of the speech delivered by Gus C. Garcia before the Education Session of Third National Conference of the United States National Commission for UNESCO at New York on January 29, 1952 on education, especially for minorities in the United States.
Date: January 29, 1952
Creator: Garcia, Gustavo C.
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Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

LULAC National Educational Service Centers Incorporated Newsletter, Volume 3, Number 3, May - June 1977

Description: Newsletter of the LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. discussing the news, activities, and other topics related to postsecondary educational opportunities for Hispanic and disadvantaged young people. This issue includes excerpts from "A Chance to Learn" by Dr. Meyer Weinberg and an interview with the President and General Counsel of MALDEF, Vilma Martinez.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Boras, Jacqueline
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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