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To the Editor of The Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas, From Mrs. Santos V. Lozano, Raymondville, Texas, 1947
Letter to the editor of the newspaper, The Valley Morning Star, reporting the implications of the recent school board election results in which no people of Latin American descent were elected. The author, Mrs. Santos V. Lozano, notes how this lack of representation had led to discrimination against children of Latin American descent. -
To Hon. J. O. Loftin, Kingsville, Texas, From Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, May 31, 1938
Letter from Alonso S. Perales to J. O. Loftin, President of Texas College of Arts and Industries asking him to confirm or deny if students of Mexican descent were being segregated from their Anglo classmates in the college dormitories, as per the report he had received. -
To Hon. J. O. Loftin, Kingsville, Texas, From Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, August 12, 1938
A followup letter from Alonso S. Perales to J. O. Loftin, President of Texas College of Arts and Industries regarding a report that Latin-American women were denied admission into a dorm due to their race. -
To Sr. Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From Serbando C. Laurel, Beeville, Texas, December 26, 1944
Letter from Serbando C. Laurel to Alonso S. Perales regarding an instance of discrimination in which a veteran of Mexican descent was refused service at a restaurant named Skidmore Drive Inn. -
Handwritten: To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From Jose Caballero, Grafton, North Dakota, June 9, 1947
Letter from Jose Caballero asking Perales to publish a letter in the local Grafton, North Dakota newspaper describing the discrimination in that city. Caballero also asks Perales to speak with a company recruiter to request that he stop sending men to Grafton due to this discrimination. -
Revised Letter: To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From Jose Caballero, Grafton, North Dakota, June 9, 1947
Letter from Jose Caballero asking Perales to publish a letter in the local Grafton, North Dakota newspaper describing the discrimination in that city. Caballero also asks Perales to speak with a company recruiter to request that he stop sending men to Grafton due to this discrimination. -
To Honorable Herbert L. Lavis, San Antonio, Texas, From Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, December 12, 1933
Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Herbert L. Lavis, Acting Bexar County Relief Administrator to introduce a situation regarding Mr. Juan Padron who was dismissed wrongfully due to his undocumented status, citing the Civil Works Administration Act -
To Honorable Herbert L. Lavis, San Antonio, Texas, From [Alonso S. Perales], San Antonio, Texas, December 13, 1933
Letter from [Alonso S. Perales] to Herbert L. Lavis, Acting Bexar County Relief Administrator, asking for information regarding Juan Padron's employment eligibility after he was dismissed from work due to his undocumented status. Perales reminds Mr. Lavis that the Civil Works Administration Act allows a person who declares intention to become a US citizen to keep their work authorization, which Juan Padron was successful in completing. -
To Chamber of Commerce, Castroville, Texas, From Acting Consul General, San Antonio, Texas, August 19, 1938
Letter from the Acting Consul General to the Chamber of Commerce regarding an incident in which the children of the Chancellor at their consulate were ejected from a public pool because they were of Mexican descent. The author asks the Chamber of Commerce to help prevent future incidents. -
To Sr. Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From Carmen Cedillo and Jacobo M. Aneira, Hutto, Texas, February 28, 1944
Letter from Carmen Cedillo and Jacobo M. Aneira to Alonso S. Perales describing a restaurant in Hutto, Texas where they were denied service because they were of Mexican descent.