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HMRC Gazette September 2015 Houston Metropolitan Research Center Texas Room, Julia Ideson Building 550 McKinney St. | Houston, TX 77002 832-393-1662
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New to the Collection: Houston-area Cookbooks
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Elizabeth White, a retired librarian who spent her career at the Houston Area Medical Library, has been an avid cookbook collector for the past 25 years. In the early years of collecting, she scoured garage sales for new titles, and later, acquired many online. She has recently divested half of her 2,000-book collection to the Texas collection at Baylor, which houses one of the world’s largest cookbook collections. In addition to collecting, White has published a bibliography of Texas cookbooks from 1855-1936 called Sweet and meats: early Texas cookbooks. In May 2015, White approached the Houston Metropolitan Research Center and expressed an interest in donating her remaining Houston titles. Over the next few months, White continued to weed her collection and made several subsequent donations, adding nearly 80 new titles to HMRC’s collection. White’s donation will enhance HMRC’s existing holdings, which include the first Houston-based cookbook entitled Texas Cookbook: a thorough treatise on the art of cookery, edited by the Ladies of the First Presbyterian Church of Houston, and published in 1883. The Ladies may have curated the contents; however, the recipes, as the preface specifies, were collected “from our best housekeepers and cooks.” The 186-page cookbook includes basic, timeless fare, such as steak with onions, but also contains many recipes that are less common by today’s standards, such as pickled brains and an asthma preventative (“take one teaspoonful of Sulphur every morning before breakfast”). The recipe entitled “Cockroach Destroyer,” which calls to sprinkle borax into crevices inhabited by the pests, elicits solidarity across the ages. White’s donation included many Houston-area charity cookbooks. Charity cookbooks began in 1864 when Maria J. Moss published a cookbook in 1864 to defray medical costs incurred by Union troops. Many other organizations quickly adapted Moss’s idea, with approximately 3,000 titles being published between 1864 and 1922. Church cookbooks represent one of the most popular subsets of charity cookbooks. When a religious congregation needed to raise funds for a specific project, they often asked the women of the church to compile a cookbook. Some churches included in White’s donation include: St. Francis Episcopal Church (1981), St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (1954), Memorial Drive Presbyterian (1950s), St. Martin’s Episcopal Church (1960), St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (1950s), Chinese Baptist Church (1961), Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (1972), Holy Cross Lutheran Church (1975), Temple Emanu El (1980), John Wesley United Methodist (1979), and Christ Church Cathedral (1973). Some woman’s organizations include: Houston Chapter of Executive Women International (1979), Charity Guild of Catholic Women (1965), Methodist Hospital Women’s Auxiliary (1960s), Houston Dental Society Woman’s Auxiliary (1950). Another interesting title is the Handbook of Recipes for use in Homemaking Classes (1948), compiled by the Houston Independent School District. The earliest title is Bread Time Stories (1925), published by Houston-based American Maid Flour Company containing poetry for children and recipes using American Maid flour. (Pictured: advertisement for The Texas Cook Book. A Practical Work on the Art of Cookery from the book, 1883). Further reading: Addie Broyles, “Houston collector’s cookbooks reflect Texas communities,” Austin 360, April 10, 2015, http://www.austin360.com/news/lifestyles/food-cooking/houston-collectors-cookbooks-reflect-texas-communi/nkrM5/
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Collection Focus: Hispanic Collections
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Houston’s Hispanic Veterans of World War II By HMRC staff member Mikaela Selley The Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC) is proud to announce we were awarded the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) Latino Americans Grant. HMRC will use this funding for their upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month fall series “Hispanic Heritage Heroes: From War and Peace to Prejudice and Pride.” The month’s activities will begin with the opening of Remembering World War II: Houston’s Latino Veterans on display August 29, 2015 through November 14, 2015 at the Julia Ideson Building. With over 50 archival items on display, the exhibit offers a glimpse into the diverse experiences of Hispanic veterans of the Second World War. Along the gallery entrance is a sketch drawn by Porfirio “Pete” Navarro. Navarro, native Houstonian, was a cartographer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. When he wasn’t sketching maps of enemy terrain, Navarro took pencil to paper and captured his experience at war, including portraits of the men in his unit. Further into the gallery President Harry Truman places a medal on Staff Sgt. Macario Garcia of Sugar Land, Texas. Thirteen Medals of Honor were awarded to Latinos for their service, the most Medals of Honor to be won by any ethno-racial group during this war. Upon returning home from war Latinos, such as Sgt. Garcia, continued to face discrimination despite their efforts and sacrifices in uniform. Exhibit patrons will also find oral histories playing on loop inside the gallery. Hispanic voices from HMRC’s Oral History Collection offer first-hand accounts of the war. Some like veteran Joe Silva who volunteered for service at age 16 recall their mother’s angst and how hard it was to leave her behind “My mother called the Red Cross. She was worried about me.” Others, like veteran Jesse Garcia, share their faith during the toughest times “Wherever I was, God was helping me.” Through archival documents, photographs and oral histories this exhibit reflects those varied experiences and hopes to pay homage to Houston’s Latina and Latino veterans of World War II. (Pictured: Ernest Eguia receiving the Bronze Star From General Palmer in Aachen, Germany; MSS 0328, Ernest Eguia Collection, HMRC, HPL) A sample of HMRC archival items on exhibit are: RG F 0003 War Advertising Committee for Houston and Harris County Several news clippings and advertisements from this scrapbook are on display, including an ad featuring a close up image of a soldier’s face with text that reads “I died today. What did you do?” There are also advertisements geared towards Houston children asking that boys and girls collect newspapers to become “Paper Troopers” for the war effort. MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection Description of Collection Gabriel Navarro, originally from Michoacán, Mexico, came to The United States in 1915. Some of his children settled in Texas. His son Porfirio “Pete” Navarro, an artist, was a Houstonian who served in several wars. The collection contains copies of document certifying the participation of Francisco Salinas in the Revolution which separated Texas from Mexico, Bexar, Texas, 1862, Correspondence 1957, Genealogy of Gutierrez Family, and Marine Corps documents of Porfirio J. Navarro. Materials on Display in Exhibit - Untitled drawing by Porfirio "Pete" Navarro, of his mapping outfit, 2nd Marine Division, on the island of Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, in the South Pacific, 1943. - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Folder 12
- Letter from Porfirio "Pete" Navarro to younger brother Raul, October 31, 1945. - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Folder 6
- PHOTO Porfirio "Pete" Navarro (Right), September 30, 1942. - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Photo #80
- PHOTO From Left to Right: Mares, Fuller, Kindler, Porfirio Navarro, Rothenbuhler. New Zealand, 1943 - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Folder 1, Photo #83
- PHOTO Funeral for soldier killed by Japanese infiltrators. Possibly Saipan or Saigon. - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Photo #86
- PHOTO J. Foster and Porfirio "Pete" Navarro. Saipan, 1944. - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Photo #92
- PHOTO Jimmy (Navy Lt.) and Porfirio "Pete" Navarro with friends. Washington D.C., 1946. - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Photo #97
- PHOTO Porfirio "Pete" Navarro and "Eight Bull," Saipan Unit maskot. - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Photo #101
- PHOTO Porfirio "Pete" Navarro in a B-29. Saipan. - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Photo #122
- PHOTO Porfirio "Pete" Navarro. Wilmington, North Carolina, 1946. - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Photo #143
- PHOTO H & S Co. Engineers. Porfirio "Pete" Navarro is in photo. - MSS 0167 Navarro Family Collection, Box 2, Photo #159
Materials Not on Display but related to WWII: Copies of Porfirio J. Navarro drawings, 1943. MSS 0180 John J. Herrera Collection Description of Collection John James Herrera was born on April 12, 1910, in Cravens, Louisiana. He died on October 12, 1986, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 76. John Herrera practiced law in Houston from 1943 to 1986 and was a leading civil rights advocate for Mexican Americans in Texas. In 1948, he was a member of the legal team in the case of Minerva Delgado vs Bastrop Independent School District, which ultimately led Texas courts to rule that separate schools for Mexican American children were illegal. In 1954, Herrera authored briefs against the State of Texas in the Pete Hernandez case that resulted in a United States Supreme Court ruling that declared that the systematic exclusion of Spanish-speaking citizens from service on juries was unconstitutional. During World War II, Herrera was involved in protesting employment discrimination against Mexican Americans in Houston shipyards. John Herrera was especially prominent in the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in which he served as national president from 1952-1953. He joined LULAC in 1933 and became convinced of the organization's potential for helping in the advancement of Hispanics. In the late 1970s, he was appointed national legal counsel for LULAC and served in that capacity into the early 1980s. He achieved the status of "lifetime distinguished member" in LULAC. Herrera was a lifelong Democrat and politically active throughout his life. In the 1950s, he ran unsuccessfully for the Texas legislature. In the early 1960s, he was an active supporter of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Herrera relates that one of the most memorable nights of his life was on November 21, 1963, when he introduced President John F. Kennedy to a group of LULAC members gathered at the Rice Hotel for a reception. (Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on the following day.) The materials in this collection document John J. Herrera's civic, legal, and political activities through correspondence, speeches, and other records. The largest portion of the collection concerns his involvement with LULAC. Materials on Display in Exhibit - Copy of the citation conferred on Sgt. Macario Garcia by President Harry Truman in August, 1945. The copy is produced courtesy of "Buenos Dias, Amigos" program on radio station KLEE. – MSS 0160 John J. Herrera Papers Box 2, Folder 9
- Clipping from The Houston Post about a LULAC meeting held to honor Staff Sgt. Macario Garcia. Garcia received the Congressional Medal of Honor on August 23, 1945, from President Harry Truman. Post photograph features Robert E. Smith; Sergeant Macario Garcia ; and John J. Herrera. Article is from page 1 of Section 2, Friday, September 7, 1945 edition. – MSS 0160 John J. Herrera Papers Box 2, Folder 9
- Clipping from a newspaper about a dance given by the Houston Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens to honor three Congressional Medal of Honor winners: Macario Garcia, Clteo Rodriguez and Lucina Adams. – MSS 0160 John J. Herrera Papers Box 2, Folder 9
- Photograph of President Harry S. Truman awarding Staff Sergeant Macario Garcia the Congressional Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on August 23, 1945. – MSS 0160 John J. Herrera Papers
Materials Not on Display but related to WWII: - Eulogy: Eulogy for Macario Garcia, written by John J. Herrera and presented at Macario's burial ceremonies at the Veteran's Administration Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Garcia at died on December 24, 1972. Herrera's eulogy draws comparisons between Garcia and President Harry Truman, who died only 37 hours after Garcia. Truman had awarded Garcia the Congressional Medal of Honor on August 23, 1945. – created December 27, 1972 – MSS 0160 John J. Herrera Papers Box 2, Folder 9 http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth248922/?q=Macario%20Garcia
- Spanish language newsletter Fraternidad containing riddles, poems, and articles. Cover article discusses Sgt. Macario Garcia. This newsletter includes two English language articles: "The Problem of the Independence of Puerto Rico" and "The Jewish Problem in the Post-War World," which contains excerpts from five different articles. The cost of the newsletter was 5 cents. – MSS 0160 John J. Herrera Papers Box 2, Folder 1
http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth248699/?q=Macario%20Garcia
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Houston History: The No-Tsu-Oh Pageant and Houston's Mexican-American Community in 1914
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By HMRC staff member Clinton Drake Houston’s inaugural Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable (F. F. V.) Festival held from December 6-11, 1897 was organized as a chance for Texas “to prove that she can grow anything in midwinter that can be produced in California, Florida, or anywhere else in the temperate zone”. The festival boasted an industrial exhibition held at City Hall, where, according to Mayor H. Baldwin Rice, Houston was to “exhibit to the people of Texas and elsewhere an idea of progress and prosperity of the city”. Flowers, vegetables, art, and fancywork were displayed in the Auditorium. The “Parade of Plenty” included assorted floral and agricultural floats, including: bales of cotton, fish frozen in bales of ice, a simulation of the steamer Colonel Crary of Sabine Pass (which advertised itself as “the best port on the gulf” prior to the success of the Houston Ship Channel), a mock kitchen constructed entirely of vegetables, and floral presentations from Houston’s leading florists. A nocturnal bicycle parade was illuminated by the synchronized lighting of torches and Japanese lanterns strewn upon participants’ handlebars.[1]
After a few years, the directors of the F. F. & V. Association appointed a separate committee to implement fresh entertainment in hopes of alleviating the growing sense of monotony associated with the festival. A large meeting was held at the Rice Hotel where, after several proposals, a decision was made that all of those present would become subscribers at $10 each to the newly-formed No-Tsu-Oh Association. The Association would add a grand parade and ball to the existing festival, culminating in the coronation of King Nottoc (cotton spelled in reverse) and his debutante Queen. The Houston Daily Post reported on the formation of the Association: “The Bayou City has recently formed a mystic society known as the Princes of No-Tsu-Oh…they will present a grand illuminated spectacular parade, equaling in magnificence those which have appeared upon the streets of New Orleans, St. Louis and other cities of the United States.”[2]
The F. F. & V. Association Partners with the No-Tsu-Oh Association
By 1899, several additional departments had been added to the exhibition, including: dairy products, home cooking, and tobacco. Other amusements included a dog show put on by the Houston Kennel Club, a baby show awarding the finest, heaviest, and lightest babies, a comedy circus parade, and an “illuminated parade given at the command of his majesty, King Nottoc, by the unnumbered princes of No-Tsu-Oh…a supurb [sic], awe inspiring spectacle of oriental splendor, rivaling in magnificence the grand parades given in honor of the return of Roman conquerors when that great empire was at the height of its glory.” The parade was held on the opening day of the F. F. & V. Festival, and the exclusive coronation costume ball was held on the lavishly decorated large floor of the Market House. The “princes” (subscribers) were the only local men permitted to attend with a finite number of invitations sent only to out-of-town guests, or local women.[3]
Illustration showing the partnership between the No-Tsu-Oh and Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable Associations Houston Daily Post, December 10, 1899. Quickly blossoming into the ultimate social event of the season, “it combine[d] some of the features of the fetes of Paris, the carnivals of Venice and Florence and the Mardi Gras of New Orleans and withal has its original and distinctive features.” Many of the festivities and traditions of the No-Tsu-Oh parade and celebration can be directly traced to the New Orleans Mardi Gras, specifically to the Comus organization. Formed in 1857 by six New Orleanians intending to reform increasingly violent masked street revelries, Comus “beautified the celebration and proved that it could be enjoyed in a safe and festive manner…[and] established several Mardi Gras traditions by forming a secret Carnival society, choosing a mythological namesake, presenting a themed parade with floats and costumed maskers, and staging a tableau ball following its parade.”[4]
No-Tsu-Oh Association Takes Over
According to the Houston Daily Post, the route of the first No-Tsu-Oh parade was as follows: “From the den, near the Southern Pacific shops, in the Fifth ward, to Crockett street bridge, on Crockett street to Houston avenue, on Houston avenue to Washington avenue, on Washington avenue to Preston avenue, on Preston to Milam street, on Milam street to Commerce avenue, on Commerce avenue to Main street, on Main street to McKinney avenue, on McKinney avenue to Travis street, on Travis street to Texas avenue, on Texas avenue to Crawford street, on Crawford street to McGowen avenue, on McGowen avenue to Main street and thence back up Main street.” The No-Tsu-Oh parade proved so popular among festivalgoers that in August 1901 it was determined to abandon the Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable Festival, and to turn over the responsibility of a Houston midwinter carnival to the No-Tsu-Oh Association. President MacGregor, President of the Business League, explained: “Houston is getting too big for such a little show.”[5] In 1914, the No-Tsu-Oh celebration partook in the palpable excitement surrounding the completion of the Houston Ship Channel. As part of the No-Tsu-Oh “Deep Water Jubilee”, a “Ship of All Nations” themed night parade included twenty floats from nations around the world illuminated by battery-powered lighting. Some of the countries represented were: Spain, Russia, Germany, China, Ireland, England, Greece, France, Sweden, Italy, Mexico, and Japan. The traditional King Nottoc was re-named King Retaw in keeping with the waterway theme.[6]
Participation of Houston’s Mexican-American Community
On Sunday, July 19, 1914, approximately 30 Mexican community leaders met at the Houston Press club and organized the Mexican No-Tsu-Oh Celebration club, “pledging themselves to make the Mexican float…equal of if not superior to any other float in that parade.” Committee officers were appointed and $100 was raised by those present with a plan to raise several thousand more.[7]
The months leading up to the parade saw several fundraising events by Houston’s Mexican community. On Sunday, September 27, 1914, an all-day picnic was held at Main Street Park. Beginning at 10AM, traditional cuisine was prepared and served by women from the community and entertainment included a baseball game between two Mexican clubs culminating with a dance stretching into the night. A mock jail tended by the “policia” comprised of “four beautiful Mexican women” raised funds by arresting fiestagoers and detaining them until bail was paid by a friend, the bail money benefitting the parade fund. The group unknowingly arrested Houston Sheriff Frank Hammond, who was enjoying the festivities, and he was held for 30 minutes until a friend appeared to pay his bail. According to the Houston Post, Hammond did not object being guarded by the beautiful women, for “the prison was the most popular place in the park”. Henry Pincus, No-Tsu-Oh business agent, addressed the crowd thanking the Mexican community for their interest in participating in the Deep Water Jubilee.[8]
Similar to the September picnic, a “Gran Jamaica” was held on October 13, 1914, also at Main Street Park. The event was organized by a committee of women from Houston’s Mexican community. The term “Jamaica” usually appears in relation to church fundraisers (bazaars); however, the Houston Post reported: “the word “Jamaica” is Spanish for just such an affair as will be held at the park. When the Spaniards discovered the West Indies they called one of the islands after what everybody on the island seemed to be doing—that is, having a good time. When they got to Mexico they found that Aztecs were adept at outdoor celebrations and the word was at once applied to an institution of that people very similar to the entertainment that will be presented Sunday.” The Jamaica lasted from 10AM to 11PM, terminating in traditional Mexican dancing. A chef and musicians were brought from Mexico especially for the event. The featured cuisine included turkey mole accompanied by corn and potato dishes: an article advertising the event reassured wary eaters that “red pepper and onions play in reality only a minor part in Mexican cooking and that many of the best dishes are not unduly highly seasoned.”[9]
The much anticipated pageant “bared to the gaze of the people of Houston and the city’s visitors a kaleidoscopic view of the world as it is today in all its varicolored finery, a view of the past with all its legends and a glance of the future, combining all in the greatest pageant that Houston has ever seen, the ships of all nations pageant, which for more than an hour passed thousands of spectators on the downtown streets.” Ongoing fundraising efforts culminated in an elaborate float designed by Professor Mercado, a local high school Spanish teacher, featuring an Aztec boat with a mechanism enabling it to rock as it moved through the waves. According to a newspaper account: “the first float, which was in the nature of a pleasure launch, contained a number of beautiful senoritas [sic] and well formed senors [sic]. As the launch moved along the company sang the national hymn of the Southern republic. The second float represented a royal Aztec barge and on it rode a descendant of the Motezumas [sic].”[10]
The End of No-Tsu-Oh
Being a subscription organization, the idea behind the sustainability of the Carnival was that businessmen would happily pay to keep an institution afloat that attracted large crowds benefitting the overall business climate of the city. However, this idealistic vision did not endure, and when the last No-Tsu-Oh Carnival was held in 1915, the Association was $6400 in debt. Although no festival was held in 1916, the Association secured the C. A. Wortham carnival shows for 1917 in order to raise funds to mitigate the organization’s debt out of respect for its creditors. In 1918, the association’s affairs were finally concluded, and as the Houston Post reported “The No-Tsu-Oh Association thus came to a somewhat inglorious end after having engaged the services of many of the leading men of Houston for a period of 15 years; after having furnished amusement, entertainment and more or less instruction to some hundreds of thousands of people.”[11] ________________________________________ [1] “The F. F. & V. Festival,” Houston Daily Post [hereinafter cited as “Daily Post”], November 7, 1897, 8; “F. F. & V. Festival,” Daily Post, October 5, 1897, 10; “First Day of the F. F. & V. Festival,” Daily Post, December 7, 1897, 8. Includes a list of manufacturers represented at exhibition. Leading florists mentioned were: M. V. Wright, Robert Leupke, and William Kutchbach. [2] “The No-Tsu-Oh Carnival,” Progressive Houston 1 (November 1909): 1; Daily Post, December 9, 1899, 6; “Houston’s Big Show,” Daily Post, November 23, 1899, 4. [3] Daily Post, November 5, 1899, 10; “The No-Tsu-Oh Carnival,” Progressive Houston 1 (November 1909): 1; Daily Post, December 9, 1899, 6.[4] The Standard Blue Book of Texas. Who’s who [1907-1908]. Houston, Tex. : Who’s Who Publishing Co., [c. 1907], 63; “The History of Mardi Gras,” Arthur Hardy’s Mardi Gras Guide, accessed August 31, 2015, http://www.mardigrasguide.com/history/. [5] Daily Post, December 12, 1899, 6; Daily Post, December 13, 1899, 6; “No F., F. AND V. THIS YEAR,” Daily Post, August, 6, 1901, 7; Pictured: Scene of downtown Houston lit up for No-Tsu-Oh night parade. From unknown issue of Progressive Houston (either November 1910 or November 1911) from: Houston Vertical File: Events-No-Tsu-Oh Carnival. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library. [6] Marilyn M. Sibley, "HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL," Handbook of Texas Online(http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rhh11), accessed September 01, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association; Houston Post [hereinafter cited as “Post”], November 4, 1914; “Miles of Flower Laden Vehicles in Pageant of Surpassing Beauty,” Post, July 19, 1914. It is unknown whether all float participants had ancestry of the particular country represented; however, meetings were held with the Italian, Mexican, Irish communities of Houston regarding the floats representing those countries; Houston Chronicle, November 16, 1913, 38. Despite the multicultural atmosphere, African-Americans were not included. In the early years of the F. F. & V. festival, African-Americans were admitted, but “as it grew into the elaborate festival of No-Tsu-Oh with large crowd and tourists from other towns the colored people got crowded out.” A parallel festival for African-Americans called De-Ro-Loc was created in 1909 and held in Emancipation Park with King La-Yol E-Civ-Res. Houston Vertical File: Events-No-Tsu-Oh Carnival. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library; Junior League Vertical File: Festival/No-Tsu-Oh. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library. [7] “Mexicans Promise to Enter Best Float in Ships of Nation’s Event,” Post, July 20, 1914. Prof. J. Gutierrez, president; J. Lascuari, vice president; A. A. del Castillo, secretary; J. J. Mercado, treasurer; and J. J. Mercado, Jr., director. The Mexican community is referred to as the “Mexican colony.” [8] “All Day Picnic Sunday”, Post, September 23, 1914; “Mexican Entertainment,” Post, September 27, 1914; “Sheriff Hammond was Arrested by “Policia”, Post, September 28, 1914. The “policia” consisted of Senoritas G. Valdez, L. Ortega, M. G. Garcia and Senora Nick Montes. [9] “Mexican Women to Hold Typical National Fete,” Post, October 5, 1914. The auxiliary organization included: Mrs. E. G. Mercado, Miss. G. Valdez and Miss M. G. Garcia; “TYPICAL MEXICAN JAMAICA SUNDAY AT MAIN ST. PARK,” Post, October 18, 1914, 26. A mock jail with female “policia” was also included at this event. [10] “‘Ships of All Nations’ Parade Far Exceeded All Expectations,” Post, November 11, 1914, 10; Post, October 18, 1914; Post, November 10, 1914. [11] “Popular Wortham Shows are Coming,” Post, November 15, 1917; “No-Tsu-Oh Affairs Finally Wound Up,” Post, January 16, 1918. When Judge Dannenbaum ordered a distribution of the assets, the organization was $2782.39 dollars in debt and preferred creditors were paid 60 percent and the remainder 48 percent of claims against the association.
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Ongoing and Upcoming Events Calendar
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June 2, 2015 – September 19, 2015 Exhibit: THROUGHOUT! Houston’s GLBT History. The Heritage Society Museum Gallery 1100 Bagby Street, 77002 The second half of the twentieth century brought unprecedented changes in the visibility and public perception of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) people in the U.S. Throughout! Houston’s GLBT History tells the story of the GLBT culture in Houston during this transitional time. The exhibit explores the diversity of a larger community made up of distinct cultural groups, each with its own identity and developmental history. The items featured present a bold look at the social, cultural, and political experiences of Houston’s GLBT community. The items are on loan to The Heritage Society from Gulf Coast Archive & Museum of GLBT History, Inc., and other local repositories and collectors. Jo Collier, HMRC staff member & longtime researcher of Houston’s LGBT community, served as a member of the exhibition advisory committee. Several components of the exhibit, such as the digital interpretation of the history of the Montrose LGBT bar and social scene created by Rice professor Dr. Brian Riedel, utilized HMRC collections. The city directories were invaluable in reconstructing the evolution of the Houston neighborhood into one of the largest LGBT bastions in the South. August 29, 2015 – October 10, 2015 Exhibit Braceros: Paintings Inspired by a History of Labor Central Library, 2nd floor display cases near elevator 500 McKinney, 77002 The U.S. and Mexican government instituted the Bracero Program in 1942, allowing for the importation of temporary contract laborers from Mexico to the US during the Second World War. Inspired by this history, artist Gabriela Magana, offers her perspective through rich and colorful paintings. August 29, 2015 – November 14, 2015 Exhibit Remembering World War II: Houston’s Latino Veterans Julia Ideson Building, Exhibit Gallery 550 McKinney St., 77002 World War II was a major turning point for Latinos as the war offered a space to display their allegiance and patriotism on and off the battlefield. When the United States declared war on December 8, 1941 Latinos in Houston were among the thousands that rushed to enlist. Estimates state that roughly 500,000 U.S. Hispanics served during war. Despite an atmosphere of prejudice that existed in Houston and other parts of the nation, an extraordinary number of Latinos stepped forward willingly as Americans to join the cause. Through archival documents and photographs held at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, and through oral histories conducted by staff and volunteers, this exhibit reflects the experiences of and pays homage to Houston’s Latina and Latino veterans of the Second World War. September 17, 2015 6:00pm-9:00pm Exhibit Opening Reception for Remembering World War II: Houston’s Latino Veterans Julia Ideson Building, Tudor Gallery 550 McKinney St., 77002 Opening reception to include presentation of the Latino Veterans Oral History Project. Refreshments provided by El Tiempo Cantina. October 1, 2015 (Time TBD) Film-screening of PBS Latino Americans Episode #5 “Prejudice & Pride” M.D. Anderson Honors College, University of Houston – Main Campus Houston Public Library and the University of Houston will screen one episode of the six-part documentary Latino Americans. Dr. Nicolas Kanellos, Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Studies, and Director of Arte Público Press and Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage, will lead discussion following the film. October 3, 2015 10:00am-4:00pm World War II Lecture Series (during LibroFest) (5 parts) Julia Ideson Building (JIB) /Central Library (CEN) 550 McKinney St., 77002 10:30 – 12:00, JIB Auditorium - Film Screening – Latino Americans Episode #3 "War and Peace”
Screening of Latino Americans, episode #3 “War and Peace,” followed by discussion led by Dr. Jesus J. Esparza, Dr. Emilio Zamora and author Viola Canales 12:00PM-1:00PM, CEN, 2nd Floor - Artist Chat: Jesse Treviño and Gabriela Magana honor veterans and laborers through different mediums. Learn about Magana’s Braceros paintings and Treviño’s screen-printed “trading cards” featuring local Latino veterans.
12:00PM-1:00PM, JIB Auditorium - U.S. Latinas and the Second World War: Panel discussion examining wartime labor, cultural production, and the political ideology of women of Hispanic descent during World War II
1:00PM-2:00PM, JIB Auditorium - From the HMRC Archives: HMRC staff provide an overview of the various archival materials related to WWII including a collection of photographs from war correspondent photographer Burt Brandt.
2:00PM-3:00PM, JIB Auditorium - On the Home Front and Abroad: Mexican Americans During World War II
Discussion by Dr. Emilio Zamora, Alejandro Pereira, and Valerie Martinez
October 3, 2015 12:00pm-1:00pm Artist Chat - Braceros: Paintings Inspired by a History of Labor Central Library 2nd Floor (near cases) 500 McKinney Houston, 77002 Description The U.S. and Mexican government instituted the Bracero Program in 1942, allowing for the importation of temporary contract laborers from Mexico to the US. Artist, Gabriela Magana, will speak on this topic and how it inspired her paintings. October 3, 2015 10:00am-4:00pm LibroFest Central Library Plaza 500 McKinney Houston, 77002 A day-long festival celebrating Latino authors, illustrators, and culture! The program will include live music, poetry readings, arts and crafts for children, and much more.
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Collections at Work: Del Pueblo: a history of Houston's Hispanic community
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Title: Del Pueblo: a history of Houston’s Hispanic communityYear: 1989, 2012 Author: Thomas Kreneck ISBN: 978-1-60344-692-1 HMRC Call Number: 305.8968073 K92 Description:
Del Pueblo was written and researched by former HMRC archivist and First Assistant Thomas H. Kreneck, who, in 1978, founded a dedicated Hispanic collection at HMRC, adding extensive materials until 1990. Though relatively small in number until the latter decades of the nineteenth century, Houston's Hispanic population possesses a rich and varied history that has previously not been readily associated in the popular imagination with Houston. However, in 1989, the first edition of Thomas H. Kreneck’s Del Pueblo vividly captured the depth and breadth of Houston’s Hispanic people, illustrating both the obstacles and the triumphs that characterized this vital community’s rise to prominence during the twentieth century. This new, revised edition of Del Pueblo: A History of Houston’s Hispanic Community updates that vibrant history, incorporating research on trends and changes through the beginning of the new millennium. Especially important in this new edition are Kreneck’s historical contextualization of the 1980s as the “Decade of the Hispanic” and his documentation of other significant developments taking place since the publication of the original edition. HMRC Collections cited: Teodoro Castro Family History Collection (MSS 0133); Joe Rodriguez Family Collection; Chairez Family Collection (MSS 0094); Ramon and Delfina Villagomez Family Collection (MSS 0367); Gabino Family Collection (MSS 0282.021, MSS0282.055); Sarabia Family Collection (MSS 0282.047); Augustin Castillo Collection (MSS 0282.022); Fernando Salas A. Collection (MSS 0306); Melesio Gomez Family Collection (MSS 0135); Lorenzo Garza Collection (MSS 0282.035); John J. Herrera Collection (MSS 0160); Gregorio Cantu; Carmen Cortes Collection (MSS 0194); Monico Garcia Collection (MSS 0282.009); Isidro Garcia Collection (MSS 0330); Felix Tijerina Collection, Sr., Family Collection (MSS 0108); Navarro Family Collection (MSS 0167); G. T. Valerio Collection (MSS 0101); Tomas Flores Family Collection (MSS 0352.029); Alfred J. Hernandez Collection (MSS 0159); Frank and Ventura Alonzo Collection (MSS 0202); Eloy Perez Family Collection (MSS 0191); Felix and Angelina Morales Collection (MSS 0122); Alfonso Vazquez Collection (MSS 0093); Alex Arroyos Collection (MSS 0255); Houston Press Collection (RG D 0005); John E. Castillo Collection (MSS 0208); and the Lydia Mendoza Collection (MSS 0123).
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