John Castillo Papers MSS.0208


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Castillo, John
	Title:	John Castillo Papers
	Dates:	1966-1975
	Identification:	MSS.0208
	Quantity:	5.0 Linear feet, 5 boxes
	Language:	Materials are in English.
	Repository:	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.

Restrictions

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.


Index Terms

		Castillo, John
		Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations
		Mexican Americans

Detailed Description of the Collection



PASO
Box	Folder
1	1	Meeting minutes
	2	Planning/committees, policies, etc.
	3	Membership
	4	Incoming correspondence
	5	Outgoing correspondence
	6	News release
	7	Newsletters
	8	Radio campaign planning
	9	Voter registration
	10	Voter registration drive
Box	Folder
2	1	Cost for election budgets
	2	Mailing for 1972 election campaigns
	3	Harris County PASO anniversary convention, 1966-1967
	4	PASO state convention, August 16-17, 1968 ; Harris County PASO 7th anniversary, October 13, 1968
	5	Annual endorsement convention, 1968
	6	News clippings



Campaign Information
Box	Folder
2	7	Precinct Information
	8	Precinct Fact Sheets, 1971
	9	Election Information
Box	Folder
3	1	Canvass coordination-McGovern campaign
	2	Lauro Cruz-State Representative
	3	Ben Reyes-State Representative/Andrew Jackson-Harris County Judge
	4	Leonel Castillo 1971 City Controller campaign
	5	Leonel Castillo 1975 City Controller campaign
	6	Outgoing correspondence - Leonel Castillo
	7	Fred Hofheinz 1975 Mayoral campaign
	8	Augustina Reyes 1975 School Board campaign
	9	18 year old voter campaign



Project VER
Box	Folder
3	10	Meeting agendas, minutes, attendance, January 1971
	11	Daily attendance
	12	Precinct Fact Sheets
	13	Voter registration
	14	Voting book, policies
Box	Folder
4	1	Voter Education Project
	2	General information
	3	Advisory council
	4	Volunteers, 1969-1971
	5	Correspondence, 1970
	6	Correspondence, 1971
	7	Financial records
	8	Citizenship classes
	9	Church assistance
	10	Contribution thank-you letters
	11	News clippings - voter registration



Miscellaneous
Box	Folder
4	12	HUELGA schools/Mexican American Education Council - Mrs. Mary Castillo
	13	Edcouch-Elsa student news clippings
	14	Paper on Mexican-Americans in HISD
	15	Educational Advancement for Mexican-Americans
	16	Citizens for Good Schools
	17	La Conferencia de Mujeres por La Raza
	18	Womens Political Caucus/Chicana Educational Conference
	19	Community College
Box	Folder
5	1	Opportunities for Leadership Education (OLE)
	2	2nd Ward Community Council
	3	Mexican-American Political Action Institute
	4	Coalition for Better Government-volunteer forms and lists
	5	Raza Unida
	6	Countdown '72
	7	Joint Conference of Mexican Americans
	8	Joint Conference of Mexican Americans meetings
	9	National Spanish Speaking Management Association (NSSMA) correspondence
	10	Service Employment Redevelopment - MDTA project
	11	Model city clippings - John Castillo
	12	Grant proposals
	13	Newsletters
	14	Vice President's Ball
	15	John Castillo personal file
	16	Photos