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To Alonso S. Perales from Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda, The Library, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, April 9, 1946.
Letter to Dr. Carlos E Castañeda regarding his loss of an election. The letter also references Archbishop Lucey along with a mention towards a Mr. Lorzano to create a trust with a University of his liking. The hope is that St. Mary's University will get it. -
To Major General James L. Collins, Commanding Officer, From [Alonso S. Perales], Director General, The League of Loyal Americans, December 24, 1940.
Letter to Major General James L. Collins from Alonso Perales, Director General of the League of Loyal Americans regarding the discrimination of U.S. soldiers of Mexican descent. The letter describes how two Mexican Americans, both in United States Army Uniforms are denied admittance to two barbershops located in San Antonio, Texas. Owners of both shops stated they can “deny service or admittance to whomever they please”. Alonso Perales also notes a barbershop in Harlandale Texas also denied service to a member of the Honduran Air Corps. Requests “remedial action from both national and international standpoints.” -
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 Alonso S. Perales, from Carlos Castañeda, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE, REGIONAL OFFICE 1001 MERCANTILE BANK BLDG, Dallas, Texas, Enero 25, 1945.
Letter from Carlos Castañeda to Alonso S. Perales in reference to a letter he sent to Calderón. Castañeda suggests that they should try to convince the Department of State to name a person of Latin American descent as the American delegate for the country. Castañeda asks Perales to write to Tom Connally and Victor Borella of the Division of InterAmerican Affairs Office of the Coordinator and propose Castañeda as the representative. -
Letter from Allan Shivers to Alonso S. Perales October 8, 1954.
Letter from Allan Shivers to Alonso S. Perales thanking him for his recommendation of Fidencio M. Guerra as Judge for Hidalgo County. -
Letter to Alonso S. Perales from Edwardo Idar April 7th, 1928.
Letter from Eduardo Idar to Alonso Perales request that Perales take some men with him to Nicaragua. He also discusses potentially establishing a new printing plant. -
To Mr. Tom C. Clark, Assistant Attorney General, From Alonso S. Perales, Director General, Committee of One Hundred, The League of Loyal Americans, Dec. 14, 1944.
Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Assistant Attorney General Tom C. Clark regarding the discrimination against Mexican and Latin Americans in the Southwest. The letter requests an answer to three questions from a previous letter and whose response would be of interest to the three million Mexican inhabitants of the United States and the quarter of a million soldiers of Mexican descent in the military. Perales states that the F.B.I has a right to "investigate UN-AMERICAN activities". -
To Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Fidencia R. Estrello, Febrero 16 de 1944
Letter from Fidencia R. Estrello to Alonso S. Perales detailing racial discrimination and segregation faced by her children and other children of Mexican descent in an Ganado, Texas school. -
To Lic. Perales, From Francisco Echavarria, 2-18-1944
Letter from Francisco Echavarría to Alonso S. Perales, in which he informs the latter of the segregated schools in Cameron, Texas. -
To Honorable Herbert L. Davis, From Alonso S. Perales, Dec. 13, 1933
Letter written by Alonso S. Perales on behalf of his client, Juan Padrón, in which he asks Herbert L. Davis why Padrón has been denied employment.