Leland, Mickey

Alfonso Vazquez Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0093

Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs and newspaper clippings of the Mexican American community in Houston in the 1950s to 1970s. Much of the collection relates to political events and social movements and includes organizations and figures such as the Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations (PASO), La Raza Unida Party, the American G. I. Forum, the Minimum Wage March of 1966, and more....

Dates: 1958 - 1979

Found in: Houston History Research Center / Alfonso Vazquez Collection

Beulah Shepard Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0069

Scope and Contents The Beulah Shepard Collection comprises the personal papers of Beulah Shepard from 1940 to 2012. This collection contains correspondence of congratulatory letters on her election to Secretary of the Harris County Democratic Party in 1976. There is also some political correspondence to Beulah Shepard from Texas and various United States Congressmen discussing issues that impacted the late 1970s such as minimum wage increase and women’s rights. This series also contains greeting cards and...

Dates: 1940 - 2012

Found in: African American History Research Center / Beulah Shepard Collection

Judge Woodrow Seals Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0414-0414

Scope and Contents Note

The collection consists mainly of legal documents and papers, legal reference materials, correspondence and clippings on his work on Democratic Party committees, his efforts to further world peace and relating to the many charitable organizations he was associated with, the organizations he founded, and his church work. Some personal papers and artifacts are included.

Dates: 1941-1990 ; Majority of material found within 1961-1990

Found in: Houston History Research Center / Judge Woodrow Seals Papers

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Alfonso Vazquez Collection

Beulah Shepard Collection

Judge Woodrow Seals Papers

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