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To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Vicente Guzmán, Deciembre 12 de 1944
Letter from Vicente Guzmán to Alonso S. Perales regarding an instance in which Guzmán's Anglo-American supervisor offered to buy him and his brother a soda from Teague's Drugstore, but were denied service because they were of Mexican descent. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Ramon Galindo, Real Estate & Renting Service, Mayo 5, 1943
Letter from Ramon Galindo to Alonso S. Perales in which he reports housing discrimination against people of Mexican descent in San Antonio. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Pedro Fernandez, Noviembre 30 de 1936
Letter from Pedro Fernandez to Alonso S. Perales, asking him to please translate Social Security Form SS-5 from Spanish to English. The form, published in San Antonio's La Prensa on Nov. 26, 1936, stated that people of Mexican descent should be classified as white. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Pedro Enriquez, September 27, 1949
Letter from Pedro Enriquez to Alonso S. Perales regarding his veteran son and two veteran nephews who were arrested, beat, and told to confess to beating an Anglo American by the Fort Worth police. Additionally, Enriquez mentions a previous instance in which one of his children was also beat by the police and kicked out of a theatre in Slaton, Texas. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From J. C. Castillo, San Antonio, Texas, April 18, 1938
Letter from J.C. Castillo to Alonso S. Perales describing an incident in which Judge Everett F. Johnson let a lawyer insult Mexicans and Mexico. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Isabel G. de Gutierrez, February 5, 1944
Letter from Isabel G. Gutierrez to Alonso S. Perales regarding the discrimination and segregation she faced at a bus stop where she was questioned and told to sit with only people of Mexican descent. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Florencia Sainz de Acosta, Octubre 7, de 1940.
Letter to Alonso S. Perales from Florencia Sainz de Acosta railing against the injustice of segregation practices taking place within schools and the military. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Arturo Ortiz, March 1, 1946
Letter from Arturo Ortiz to Alonso S. Perales asking for legal advice regarding an incident of discrimination in which veterans of Mexican descent were refused service at The Green Frog restaurant. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From [Unknown], February 15, 1944
Letter from [Unknown] to Alonso S. Perales regarding restaurant Liddell S. Cafe where people of Mexican descent are denied service. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso Perales, From M. R. Gonzalez, M. R. Gonzalez Grocery, February 26, 1944.
Letter from M.R. Gonzales to Alonso S. Perales about the segregation he has experienced in Fort Stockton's theater and at the swimming pool where people of Mexican descent are not permitted or segregated.