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Letter from Sumner Welles to Alonso S. Perales dated Washington, D.C., February 2, 1943.
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| Title | Letter from Sumner Welles to Alonso S. Perales dated Washington, D.C., February 2, 1943. |
| Creator | Welles, Sumner, 1892-1961
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| Description | Typewritten letter signed by Sumner Welles, then Under Secretary of State, dated Washington, D.C., February 2, 1943, on the letterhead stationery of the Department of State, to Alonso S. Perales as the Director General of the League of Loyal Americans. Welles discusses House Bill 69, currently before the Texas Legislature, declining to make comments about anti-discrimination between "citizens of varying racial backgrounds" while the bill is pending at the state level. |
| Date | February 2, 1943 |
| Genre | letters (correspondence)
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| Conference | In Defense of My People: Alonso S. Perales and the Development of Mexican American Public Intellectuals |
| Subject (Name) | Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Welles, Sumner, 1892-1961
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| Subject.Topical (AAT) | activists
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| Subject.Topical (LCSH) | Mexican Americans Bills, Legislative
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| Subject (Geographic) | Washington (D.C.) San Antonio, Texas
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| Original Collection | Alonso S. Perales Papers, 1898-1991 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=436 |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Original Item Location | ID 2010-002, Box 2, Folder 27 |
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