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Envelope addressed to Hon. [Honorable] Alonso S. Perales, postmarked 18 March 1957
Envelope addressed to Hon. [Honorable] Alonso S. Perales from the Law Offices of J.T. [Jose Tomas] Canales in Brownsville, Texas, postmarked 18 March 1957. Handwritten on the front are the words "Carta importante" [important letter]. This envelope cannot be definitively matched to any of the letters in the Alonso S. Perales Collection.Tags Sobres (de carta) -
Envelope addressed to Mr. Alonso S. Perales, postmarked 18 February 1950
Envelope addressed to Mr. Alonso S. Perales from J.T. [Jose Tomas] Canales in Brownsville, Texas, postmarked 18 February 1950. Written across the front of the envelope is "Canales file" and the note "Compadre: Favor de leer esta carta, Perales." [Friend: Please read this letter, Perales] This envelope cannot be definitively matched to any of the letters in the Alonso S. Perales Collection.Tags Sobres (de carta) -
To Mr. A. S. Perales, 900-19th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., from J. T. Canales, April 26, 1927.
Letter to A.S. Perales from J.T. Canales discussing the loss of his father. The letter also discusses Canales' hope that they can be associated in the practice of law because there is a a great deal of business related to land grants and the like that he likes to handle. -
Envelope addressed to Sr. [Senior/Mr.] Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, postmarked 3 July 1939
Envelope addressed to Alonso S. Perales from J.A. Camacho in Victoria, Texas, postmarked 3 July 1939. This envelope cannot be definitively matched to any of the letters in the Alonso S. Perales Collection.Tags Sobres (de carta) -
To Alfonso [Alonso] S. Perales, From Cleofas Calleros, 1936 Nov 22.
Western Union Telegram to Alfonso S Perales from Cleofas Calleros to request Maury Maverick protest the Social Security Act Form SS Five. The Act reclassifies Mexicans "as other than White color". -
To Commanding General, From Lorenzo M. Cabrera, Army Service Forces, The Provost Marshal General's School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1945
Letter from Lorenzo Infabrera to the commanding general of his army post complaining about the discrimination in the food hall, where Hispanics and white soldiers were segregated. -
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 Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From Jose Caballero, Grafton, North Dakota, June 9, 1947
Letter from José Caballero to Alonso S. Perales describing the discrimination workers of Mexican descent have faced in various towns and establishments in North Dakota, including Peterson's Jitterbug and Cafe, Zinke's Cafe, and Matzchers Cafe Shop. Caballero asks Perales to translate the information to English so it can be published in the Grand Folks Herald newspaper. Additionally, Caballero asks Perales to meet with the Crystal Sugar Company recruiter to convince him to stop sending workers to North Dakota due to said discrimination. -
Envelope addressed to Mr. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, Attorney at Law, postmarked 27 January 1942
Envelope addressed to Mr. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, Attorney at Law, from Major General, A.W. Brown, R.T.D. [Returned to Duty], in Washington, D.C., postmarked 27 January 1942. This envelope cannot be definitively matched to any of the letters in the Alonso S. Perales Collection.Tags Sobres (de carta)