To All L.U.L.A.C Councils, From Frank T. Galvan, Jr., President League of United Latin American Citizens, October 8, 1936.
Item
Dublin Core
Title
To All L.U.L.A.C Councils, From Frank T. Galvan, Jr., President League of United Latin American Citizens, October 8, 1936.
Subject
LETTERS
CLASSIFICATION (Conflict of laws)
UNITED States. Bureau of the Census
LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens
RACE discrimination
MEXICAN Americans
PETITIONS
LATINO Americans
PROTESTS and social movements
Description
Letter from Frank J.Galvan Jr. to all LULAC Councils. The letter is in protest of the local Registrar of Vital Statistics attempt to classify members of the Spanish speaking race as colored to the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce.
Creator
Galvan, Jr., Frank J.
Source
Date
1936-10-08
Rights
Content compilation of The Latino/Hispanic American Experience Leaders, Writers and Thinkers copyright 2012 by Arte Publico Historical Collections. All rights reserved.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
pera0033
Coverage
EL PASO (Tex.)
Scripto
Transcription
[Header] INTERNATIONAL MATTERS
IN ALL LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
DOMESTIC PRACTICE
IN ALL STATE COURTS
LAW OFFICES
OF
FRANK J. GALVAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SUITE 211-212 CAPLES BUILDING
EL PASO, TEXAS
[End header]
October 8, 1936
TO ALL LULAC COUNCILS:
Recently, here in El Paso the local Registrar of Vital Statistics attempted to classify the members of the Spanish speaking race, in making his annual report to the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce, as colored people.
Violent protests and manifestations were immediately made a suit of injunction was filed to prevent the Registrar from classifying us as colored people for the purpose of vital statistics records for the United States Census Bureau. The local Registrar answered and, among other things, stated that teh Bureau of Census had requested him to so fill out his annual reports to Washington, but that as to the local registration, the Spanish people would be continued to be classified as Whites.
There is no question in my mind but that the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce has insulted our race in classifying us as colored in their statistics reports. It is about time that each Council of our League do something to correct this error.
Therefore, I suggest that a petition be made and circulated making our protests known to the Congressmen of our respective Districts and requesting them to interview the proper officials of the Bureau of Census to the end of correcting our classification to white and not as of color.
It seems to me that to us Lulackers this is a matter of vital importance and I am asking your whole-hearted cooperation in this matter, which I am sure each of you will be only too glad to render.
With kindest personal regards to each and all of you, I remain
Yours fraternally,
[signed] Frank J. Galvan, Jr.
FRANK J. GALVAN, JR.
President, League of United Latin American
Citizens
IN ALL LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
DOMESTIC PRACTICE
IN ALL STATE COURTS
LAW OFFICES
OF
FRANK J. GALVAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SUITE 211-212 CAPLES BUILDING
EL PASO, TEXAS
[End header]
October 8, 1936
TO ALL LULAC COUNCILS:
Recently, here in El Paso the local Registrar of Vital Statistics attempted to classify the members of the Spanish speaking race, in making his annual report to the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce, as colored people.
Violent protests and manifestations were immediately made a suit of injunction was filed to prevent the Registrar from classifying us as colored people for the purpose of vital statistics records for the United States Census Bureau. The local Registrar answered and, among other things, stated that teh Bureau of Census had requested him to so fill out his annual reports to Washington, but that as to the local registration, the Spanish people would be continued to be classified as Whites.
There is no question in my mind but that the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce has insulted our race in classifying us as colored in their statistics reports. It is about time that each Council of our League do something to correct this error.
Therefore, I suggest that a petition be made and circulated making our protests known to the Congressmen of our respective Districts and requesting them to interview the proper officials of the Bureau of Census to the end of correcting our classification to white and not as of color.
It seems to me that to us Lulackers this is a matter of vital importance and I am asking your whole-hearted cooperation in this matter, which I am sure each of you will be only too glad to render.
With kindest personal regards to each and all of you, I remain
Yours fraternally,
[signed] Frank J. Galvan, Jr.
FRANK J. GALVAN, JR.
President, League of United Latin American
Citizens
Collection
Citation
Galvan, Jr., Frank J., “To All L.U.L.A.C Councils, From Frank T. Galvan, Jr., President League of United Latin American Citizens, October 8, 1936.,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed May 14, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/378.