urn:taro:houpub.00175 John Castillo Papers: An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
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Encoded in EAD Version 2002 and edited according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions by Amber Seely inAugust 2007 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Castillo, John John Castillo Papers 1966-1975 Materials are in English. MSS 208 5 boxes Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Biographical Note

John Castillo was very involved in the Mexican-American movement. He was a member of the Harris County PASO (Political Association of Spanish Speaking Organizations), and was made recording secretary in 1967. Castillo was involved with voter registration and Project VER (Voter Education Registration), which was a project to get people out to vote. They wanted to support politicians who were going to help the Mexican-American community.

Castillo was also a part of various other groups including Opportunities for Leadership Education (OLE), Coalition for Better Government, Raza Unida, Joint Conference of Mexican-Americans, and the National Spanish Speaking Management Association (NSSMA).

Scope and Contents

The collection contains private and public documents dealing with the activities of John Castillo. PASO represents a large portion of the collection. Voter Registration, campaign/election information, and community events are also covered. Mary Castillo headed the Education movement, which is also covered.

 Access Restrictions

None.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the John Castillo Papers must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.

 Preferred Citation

John Castillo Papers. MSS 208. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

 Acquisition Information

Donated by John Castillo, 1982.

Index TermsSubjectsMexican AmericansSubjects (Persons)Castillo, JohnSubjects (Organizations)Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations Related Material

MSS 92, Hector Garcia / Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations Collection

Detailed DescriptionPASO11Meeting minutes12Planning/committees, policies, etc.13Membership14Incoming correspondence15Outgoing correspondence16News release17Newsletters18Radio campaign planning19Voter registration110Voter registration drive21Cost for election budgets22Mailing for 1972 election campaigns23Harris county PASO anniversary convention, 1966-196724PASO state convention, August 16-17, 1968 ; Harris county PASO 7th anniversary, October 13, 196825Annual endorsement convention, 196826News clippingsCampaign Information27Precinct Information28Precinct Fact Sheets, 197129Election Information31Canvass coordination-McGovern campaign32Lauro Cruz-State Representative33Ben Reyes-State Representative/Andrew Jackson-Harris County Judge34Leonel Castillo 1971 City Controller campaign35Leonel Castillo 1975 City Controller campaign36Outgoing correspondence - Leonel Castillo 37Fred Hofheinz 1975 Mayoral campaign38Augustina Reyes 1975 School Board campaign3918 year old voter campaignProject VER310Meeting agendas, minutes, attendance, January 1971311Daily attendance312Precinct Fact Sheets313Voter registration314Voting book, policies41Voter Education Project42General information43Advisoty council44Volunteers, 1969-197145Correspondence, 197046Correspondence, 197147Financial records48Citizenship classes49Church assistance410Contribution thank-you letters411News clippings - voter registrationMiscellaneous412HUELGA schools/Mexican American Education Council - Mrs. Mary Castillo413Edcouch-Elsa student news clippings414Paper on Mexican-Americans in HISD415Educational Advancement for Mexican-Americans416Citizens for Good Schools417La Conferencia de Mujeres por La Raza418Womens Political Caucus/Chicana Educational Conference419Community College51Opportunities for Leadership Education (OLE)522nd Ward Community Council53Mexican-American Political Action Institute54Coalition for Better Government-volunteer forms and lists55Raza Unida56Countdown '7257Joint Conference of Mexican Americans58Joint Conference of Mexican Americans meetings59National Spanish Speaking Management Association (NSSMA) correspondence510Service Employment Redevelopment - MDTA project511Model city clippings - John Castillo512Grant proposals513Newsletters514Vice President's Ball515John Castillo personal file516Photos