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To Mr. A. S. Perales, 900-19th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., from J. T. Canales, April 26, 1927.
Letter to A.S. Perales from J.T. Canales discussing the loss of his father. The letter also discusses Canales' hope that they can be associated in the practice of law because there is a a great deal of business related to land grants and the like that he likes to handle. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, Davis, Wright & Perales Attorneys At Law, From L. A. Woods, State Superintendent, State Department of Education, October 19, 1946.
Letter to Alonso Perales from L.A. Woods which mentions the letter written to W. J. Everitt, Superintendent of Schools in Pleasanton, Texas dated October 18th. L.A. Woods believes that the school district is interested in “doing the right thing” and will “take care of the situation”. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, Davis, Wright & Perales, From Si [Simon] Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, May 10, 1947
Simon "Si" Casady from the Valley Evening Monitory in McAllen Texas writes to Mr. Alonso S. Perales that he is ashamed not to have prepared an article for his book. Due to his own delay in providing his piece, Si Casady suggests leaving his article out. However, if there is a delay in the final deadline and time to write the article, to advise him. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, Davis, Wright & Perales, From Simon Casady, Publisher, Valley Evening Monitor, August 20, 1941.
Letter from Simon "Si" Casady, publisher of the Valley Evening Monitor, to Alonso S. Perales, thanking him for writing in support of the newspaper's editorial on racial discrimination. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, Director General, League of Loyal Americans, From James L. Collins, Major General, U. S. Army, Headquarters Second Division, February 8, 1941.
Letter from James L. Collins to Alonso S. Perales stating that Article 157 of the Texas Penal Code makes it an offense to discriminate again anyone wearing a uniform. The law does not apply to discrimination against American soldiers of Mexican descent necessarily. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, From Maria Antonia Chavez Saldana, March 6, 1940
Letter to Alonso S. Perales from Maria Antonia Chavez Saldana thanking him for a copy of his book “En Defensa de mi Raza “[In Defense of my People]. In her letter she discusses the racism that Mexican Americans face and how the younger generation are becoming bitter, because Mexican boys are not given a “square deal”. She also mentions her family’s long lineage of settling in San Antonio, starting from 1715. She also talks highly about her son’s and their endeavors. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, From Most Rev. Robert E. Lucey, D. D. Archbishop of San Antonio, Chancery Office, July 8, 1944.
Letter to Alonso Perales from Rev. Robert E. Lucey Archbishop of San Antonio regarding jurisdiction of a proposed church building in Raymondville, Texas. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, From Simon Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, April 9, 1947.
Letter from Simon "Si" Casady, Editor of the Valley Evening Monitor’s to Alonso S. Perales. Perales asked Si Casady to contribute an article to his book and he accepted. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, From William B. Carssow, Legislature of Texas, February 19, 1937
Letter to Alonso S. Perales from William B. Carssow, State Representative of Texas stating how he favors equal representation. It was a promise he made to the people of San Antonio during his political campaign. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, President, Committee of One Hundred, From Tom C. Clark, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, October 31, 1944.
Letter to Alonso S. Perales from Tom Clark, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice. Mr. Clark acknowledges the receipt of letter dated October 26, 1944, which included a list of places where Mexicans are discriminated. Tom Clark cites Civil Rights Cases 109 U.S. 3 declaring that the Federal Government has not power to legislate concerning discrimination based on race or national origin by private individuals and private businesses.