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Letter from Hector P. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales dated Corpus Christi, Texas, December 20, 1950.
Letter from Hector P. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales dated Corpus Christi, Texas, December 20, 1950.
TitleLetter from Hector P. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales dated Corpus Christi, Texas, December 20, 1950.
CreatorGarcia, Hector P., 1914-1996
DescriptionTypewritten letter signed by Hector P. Garcia, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate and founder of the American G.I. Forum. Written as Chair of the AGIF of Texas on its letterhead stationery, dated Corpus Christi, Texas, December 20, 1950, to Alonso S. Perales. Dr. Garcia expresses his organization's interest "in the Anti-Discrimination Bill, " noting his willingness "to take the initiative, " but he wants to know that The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is on-board "since we don't want [there] to be a split on the issue."
DateDecember 20, 1950
Genreletters (correspondence)
ConferenceIn Defense of My People: Alonso S. Perales and the Development of Mexican American Public Intellectuals
Subject (Name)Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960
Garcia, Hector P., 1914-1996
Subject.Topical (AAT)activists
Subject.Topical (LCSH)Mexican Americans
Bills, Legislative
League of United Latin American Citizens
Subject (Geographic)Corpus Christi, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Original CollectionAlonso S. Perales Papers, 1898-1991 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=436
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Original Item LocationID 2010-002, Box 5, Folder 28
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