J. A. "Tony" Alvarez Collection MSS.0228
Biographical Note
J. A. “Tony” Alvarez was a successful Houston businessman who became involved with the League of United Latin-American Citizens in 1965. By 1966, he had met with Vice-President Hubert Humphrey in Washington, D. C. regarding Mexican-American concerns and been named LULAC’s Man of the Year. Alvarez was instrumental in the planning of Project SER, a Latin-American jobs program. A PASO supporter, Alvarez also participated in the Minimum Wage March of 1966.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains: Assorted newspapers, LULAC news, La Prensa, Enterprise of Beaumont, Caller from Corpus Christi, El Sol, photographs of the Minimum Wage March in 1966 and President John F. Kennedy's last night in Houston at a LULAC function at the Rice Hotel.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
None.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Alvarez, J. A. "Tony" | ||
| Hernandez, Alfred J., 1917- | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Hispanic American civic leaders--Texas--Houston | ||
| League of United Latin American Citizens | ||
| Mexican American business enterprises--Texas--Houston | ||
| Mexican Americans--Societies, etc. | ||
| Mexican Americans--Texas--Houston | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations | ||
Related Material
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RG E 21, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #60 MSS 92, Hector Garcia / Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations Collection |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
J. A. "Tony" Alvarez Collection. MSS 0228. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.
Processing Information
Processed by: Marguerite Radhakrishnan in March, 2009.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Biographical Information | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Biographical article on Tony Alvarez with LULAC cover letter. 1966. | |||||||||||