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To Señor Alonso S. Perales From Eduardo Cazares, 15 Julio - 41
Letter to Alonso S. Perales from Eduardo Cazares, which recounts the discrimination faced by Cleto Champion, two others, and himself at the Broadway Service Station in McAllen, Texas. They were not allowed to drink water at the gas station because of their ethnicity. -
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. Simon Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, From Alonso S. Perales, April 5, 1947
Letter to Simon "Si" Casady, Editor of the Valley Evening Monitor from Alonso S. Perales. Alonso S. Perales had decided to publish a book in English, that included 100 affidavits regarding cases of discrimination against those of Mexican descent. Alonso S. Perales asked Simon Casady if he could contribute an article for his book. -
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, 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 Alonso S. Perales, From Francisco Gonzalez, Septiembre 22, 1941
Letter from Francisco Gonzalez to Alonso S. Perales asking about discussions surrounding an anti-discrimination law in Texas. Gonzalez details the discrimination he and other people of Latino descent have experienced in Texas at public establishments. -
To Sr. Octavio R. Garcia, from [Alonso S. Perales], Agosto 25 de 1939
Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Octavio R. García, providing advice as to how to deal with the unfufilled promises of the School Board to improve the poor conditions of the Navarro school. -
To Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, From Octavio R. Garcia, Julio 30, 1939
A repeat letter from Octavio R. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales, which provides information about the poor conditions of the Navarro school. Despite promises made to the P.T.A. by the school board regarding improving the school's conditions, the author is told that little would be done to address the P.T.A.'s concerns for the Mexican American school. -
To Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, From Octavio R. Garcia, Julio 23, 1939
Letter from Octavio R. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales, which provides information about the poor conditions of the Navarro school. Despite promises made to the P.T.A. by the school board regarding improving the school's conditions, the author is told that little would be done to address the P.T.A.'s concerns for the Mexican American school. -
To Sr. Lic A. L. Perales, From Fernando Riojas Garcia, Junio 2, 1945
Letter from Fernando Riojas García to Alonso S. Perales regarding the defeat of anti-discriminatory state bill proposed by Senator J. Franklin Spears and the need to focus on an alliance of Latinos.