urn:taro:utexas.blac.00170 Joe J. Bernal Papers, 1942-1981 Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas Libraries, 2006 Finding aid encoded by Robert Esparza May 2006Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Bernal, Joe, 1927- Joe J. Bernal Papers 1942-1981 English 23665826 47 feet 10 inches Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Personal papers of legislator, social worker, and Mexican American civil rights advocate Joe J. Bernal. Includes campaign literature, correspondence, legislation, publications, reports, speeches, ephemera, memorabilia, photographs, and audiovisual material. Biographical Sketch

Educator and elected official. Born Mar. 1, 1927, in San Antonio, Texas; attended Trinity Univ. (B.A., 1950) and Our Lady of the Lake College (M.Ed., 1956) in San Antonio, and the University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D. 1978). Married Mary Esther Martinez in 1956. Elected to Texas House of Representatives in 1964, to Texas Senate in 1966, where he served until 1971. Known as a liberal Democrat who espoused the interests of minorities, the elderly, and the disadvantaged, Bernal also taught in the public schools for 13 years, and worked as a social worker and community activist. Served on the board of directors of MALDEF, on the Democratic National Committee, and as regional director of ACTION, a federal agency which coordinated volunteer activities. Co-authored books on the Texas Rangers and on bilingual education.

 Scope and Contents Note

Reflects the activities of Bernal as a legislator, social worker, and advocate for Mexican Americans. Includes campaign literature, correspondence, legislation, publications, reports, and speeches; also includes ephemera, memorabilia, photographs, audio tapes, and 8mm movies. Copies of legislation--or information about legislation--on bilingual education, minimum wage, health care, and civil rights are included. There is information about many Mexican American organizations, notably American G.I. Forum, MALDEF, Mexican American Democrats of Texas, and several academic Chicano studies programs.Some papers of Mary Esther Martinez Bernal on bilingual education appear, and some materials in the collection are from the files of Bernal's aide Margaret Diaz. Some correspondence, case files, and publications reflect Bernal's work at Guadalupe Community Center and at the Commission for Mexican American Affairs.

As this is preliminary finding aid, numbers have not been assigned to the collection’s individual folders. In addition, the name of the physical folder may not directly match the name of the topic as listed in the finding aid. Some listed topics may be specific while others may be broad in relation the files found in the collection. As an example, Archdiocese of San Antonio files are listed as being in both box 43 and 47. There are no files named Archdiocese of San Antonio, instead one finds folders dealing with Bishop Flores and the Texas Catholic Conference.

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

 Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

 Preferred Citation

Cite as: Joe J. Bernal Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms

The Joe J. Bernal Papers are classified under the following Subject Headings in the University of Texas Libraries catalog:

Bernal, Joe, 1927- Gonzalez, Henry B. (Henry Barbosa), 1916- Catholic Church Archdiocese of San Antonio Commission on Mexican American Affairs Democratic Party (Tex.) Democratic National Committee (U.S.) Guadalupe Community Center (San Antonio. Tex.) Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Mexican American Democrats of Texas Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives Texas. Legislature. Senate Texas Rangers University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio (Tex.)--Politics and government Civil rights--Law and legislation--Texas Education, Bilingual--Texas Educational law and legislation--Texas Labor laws and legislation--Texas Mexican Americans--Study and teaching (Higher) Mexican Americans--Texas--San Antonio Mexican Americans--Texas--Politics and government Migrant agricultural laborers--Texas Public schools--Laws and legislation--Texas Other Authors: Bernal, Mary Esther Diaz, Margaret Box and Folder Inventory I. Personal and Biographical Personal, 1966, 1968-1969 [Box 83] Personal - Biographical Information [Box 82] Personal correspondence, 1969-1972 [Box 83] Personal correspondence, clippings, certificates, 1971 [Box 81] Personal - Financial records, 1970 [Box 82] Personal: portrait of Bernal (13 copies of sketch), 1971 [Box 82, 96] Photographs[Box 81] Yearbooks: high school, 1942, 1943 [Box 93] Yearbooks: Trinity University, 1949, 1950[Box 95] II. Correspondence Andrews, David[Box 33] Correspondence[Box 34] Correspondence, 1971[Box 17] Education: General Correspondence[Box 20] General Correspondence (unsorted)[Box 35] Guadalupe Community Center1967-1968[Box 8] Guadalupe Community Center, 1969-1970[Box 34] Gubernatorial Appointments, 1967[Box 8] Hall, Sen. Ralph, 1968[Box 8] Hardeman, Sen. Darsey, 1968[Box 8] Harrington, Sen. Roy, 1968[Box 8] Hernández, Dámaso, 1968[Box 8] Herrera, Jesse, 1968[Box 8] Herring, Senator Charles, 1968[Box 8] Legislative Correspondence[Box 20] Sánchez, Goerge I., 1968[Box 15] Subject Files H-K, 1967-1968[Box 9] Yarborough, Ralph W. (U.S. Sen.), 1967[Box 15] III. Professional and Legislative ACTION[Box 112] ACTION, 1978-1979,1967[Box 110] ACTION (publication), 1978[Box 95] Annexation Act (Senate Bill 580), ca.1971[Box 45] Bandera Expressway, 1970-1971 [Box 79] Bills by Bernal[Box 42] Briscoe, Dolph[Box 31] Campaign 1972, 1972[Box 65] Campaign 1972, 1972[Box 66] Campaign 1972 expenses, 1972[Box 64] Campaign and election materials (including press releases), 1970[Box 51] Campaign (Bernal)1972, 1972[Box 81] Campaign (Bernal): magnetic tapes, speeches, 1968?[Box 76] Campaign materials[Box 67] Campaign materials[Box 103] Campaign materials, 1966[Box 31] Campaign: Wolff, Nelson (opponent)[Box 52] Campaigns 1968, 1970, and 1972 (materials, results, statistics), 1970[Box 52] Campaigns: Other candidates for office (clippings)[Box 95] Campaigns: Preferential primaries (Senater bill 190), 1969, 1971[Box 69] Casework Family File *Access restricted [Box 29] Casework Family File *Access restricted, 1969[Box 24] Casework Family File *Access restricted, 1969[Box 25] Casework Family File *Access restricted, 1969-1970, [Box 26] Casework Family File *Access restricted, 1970[Box 27] Casework Family File *Access restricted, 1970[Box 28] Chávez, César - Resolution[Box 42] Civil Rights: state legislation[Box 72] Commission for Mexican American Affairs, 1969-1971[Box 1] Commission for Mexican American Affairs, 1974[Box 95] Commission for Mexican American Affairs (Annual Report), 1973[Box 95] Commission for Mexican American Affairs? (case files) *Access restricted, 1973[Box 84, 88] Commission for Mexican American Affairs (clippings)[Box 77] Commission for Mexican American Affairs: Health (Dental), 1974[Box 41] Commission on Mexican American Affairs[Box 43] Commission on Mexican American Affairs[Box 48] Commission on Mexican American Affairs, 1971[Box 17] Commission on Mexican American Affairs, 1971[Box 49] Commission on Mexican American Affairs, 1973[Box 41] Commission on Mexican American Affairs (career education), 1972-1973[Box 39] Commission on Mexican American Affairs (case files) *Access restricted, 1972[Box 3, 4] Commission on Mexican American Affairs--Education Lab[Box 39] Commission on Mexican American Affairs: Elderly Mexican Americans, 1974[Box 38] Commission on Mexican American Affairs: Housing, 1971[Box 36] Commission on Mexican American Affairs: Medical School Admissions to Mexican American Students (corresp.) [Box 39] Commission on Mexican American Affairs: Model Cities, 1971[Box 36] Congressional redistricting, 1971[Box 49] Congressional redistricting, 1971[Box 50] Consumer Protection Act and Consumer Class Action (Senate Bill 500 and 850)[Box 42] Consumer protection - National Consumer Act[Box 39] County Civil Service (S.B. #844 and S,B. #213), 1971[Box 16] Criminal justice (Senate Bill 841), 1971[Box 70] Democratic National Committee[Box 31] Democratic National Committee, 1967-1968[Box 8] Democratic National Committee, 1973-1974[Box 37] Democratic National Committee, 1974[Box 38] Democratic National Committee--Office of the Spanish Speaking: Mano en Mano[Box 54] Democratic Party -- Democratic National Convention, 1972[Box 105] Democratic Party Rules Hearing, 1971[Box 64] Democratic Party -- Texas, 1974-1975[Box 107] Democratic Party -- Texas: State Democratic Exec. Committee (Party Rules), [Box 31, 107] Diaz, Margaret files (Bernal's aide/secretary), 1969-1972, 1977[Box 1] Drought Relief Workers, 1971[Box 36] Education: Higher Education Act of 1965 (Title IV Student Assistance of Higher Educaton, 1967[Box 7] "Education" (House Bill 13103), 1967[Box 6] Education: School finance - Maintenence Tax (Senate Bill 867) [Box 68] Education: School finance of programs (Senate Bill 864), 1971-1972[Box 45] Education: “School Finance Reform in TX—A Working Paper”, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1972[Box 2] Elderly (65+ over)--Reduced transportation, (S.B. #S.B. #496), 1971[Box 16] Ethics Investigation Committee Resolution, 1971[Box 47] Fair Employment Practice Act, [Box 47] Farm Workers – Transportation (Senate Bill 1010) [Box 78] Health: Tx State Board of Medical Examiners (Senate bill 469) [Box 47] Hobby, Bill (candidate Lt. Gov.), 1972[Box 31] Housing Legislation [Box 47] Inman Christian Center[Box 21] Law enforcement legislation (Rep. Frank Lambardino), 1970[Box 16] Legal cases handled through Bernal’s office, 1971-1972[Box 2] Legislation re: loans[Box 45] Legislators (clippings file)[Box 55] Legislature, 61st, 1969[Box 2] Migrant Labor (Senate Bills 842 and 1017 and House Bill 728), 1971[Box 47] Minimum Wage Bill and Law Amendment (Senate Bill 551), 1969 - 1971[Box 46] Minimum Wage (City Ordinance), 1967[Box 7] Minimum Wage-Hour Amendments (U.S. House of Rep. 8259), 1965[Box 7] Moody Foundation – Senate Bill #203 opposition, 1969[Box 15] Navarro, José Antonio Resolution[Box 78] Personnel Files *Access restricted, ca. 1971[Box 30] Photographs: "Life at the Capitol" and Bexar County Women's Delegation (76 photos and 52 proofs)[Box 82] Political press releases, 1971[Box 82] Politics -- Bernal[Box 81] Politics -- Bernal, 1966[Box 5] "Politics 1970", 1970[Box 31] Politics: City Council elections1971[Box 31] Pollution[Box 69] Pollution of air, water, and land (also includes speeches)[Box 67] Poverty: "National Conference on Poverty in the Southwest", 1965[Box 7] Poverty: Senate Interim Committee report[Box 100] Speeches, 1971[Box 78] Speeches 1969-1972, [Box 80] Speeches (Bernal and others), 1965-1968[Box 7] Tax Questionnaire[Box 79] Taxes and tax increases, 1971[Box 73] Texas Fair Wage Law (House Bill #1310), 1967[Box 8] Texas State Committee Agenda, 1972[Box 2] Texas State Dept. of Public Welfare, 1969-1971[Box 2] Tower, John[Box 23] Trade ("Deceptive Trade Practices--Double Damages", S.B. #498)[Box 16] UT San Antonio bond proposal, 1971[Box 46] UT San Antonio Dental School appropriations [Box 45] UT San Antonio Medical School (Appropriation request), 1968[Box 7] "Vietnam Moratorium" Committee, 1969-1970[Box 2] Vote (18yr. olds), 1971[Box 36] Voter registration (including Senate Bill 110), 1970-1972[Box 46] Voting law of 1975 Guide (Guía para la ley nueva de votar de 1975), 1975[Box 112] Welfare: food stamps (including House Bill 853), 1969-1971[Box 45] Welfare: legislation[Box 44] Yarbrough, Don (campaign for governor), 1968[Box 76] IV. Organizations AACOG (Alamo Area Council of Governments): Health[Box 95] AACOG: (Law enforcement), 1971[Box 37] AACOG: Health, 1972[Box 36] AFL-CIO, 1969-1972[Box 75] AFL-CIO, 1976[Box 112] American GI Forum[Box 19] American GI Forum, 1971[Box 4] American GI Forum (Veterans Outreach Program)1974[Box 37] Archdiocese of San Antonio, 1969[Box 47] Archdiocese of San Antonio, 1971[Box 43] Bilingual Education (Texas Assn. of Bilingual Educ.), 1981[Box 109] Cabinet Committee on Opportunity for the Spanish Speaking, 1968[Box 53] Catholic Conference: U.S. Division for the Spanish Speaking, 1969, 1971[Box 54] Catholic Conference's Division for the Spanish Speaking National Advisory Committee, 1973[Box 92] Council of State Governments, ca. 1971[Box 44] FAMA (Federation for the Advancement of the Mexican American) [Box 54] Health: National Chicano Health Organization[Box 53] IMAGE (Involvement of Mexican Americans in Gainful Endeavors)[Box 54] LULAC[Box 54] MALDEF, 1969-1971[Box 57] MALDEF, 1969-1972[Box 56] MALDEF, 1972[Box 55] MALDEF, 1973?[Box 94] MALDEF bylaws[Box 54] MALDEF (clippings)[Box 77] MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense Fund), 1967[Box 6] MAUC, 1968[Box 7] MAUC (Mexican American Unity Council)[Box 43] MAYO (clippings)[Box 77] MEChA, 1972[Box 53] Mexican American student organizations at UT Austin, 1968[Box 6] Opportunity for the Spanish Speaking, Cabinet Committee (corresp. and newsletters)[Box 34] PADRES, 1971[Box 53] PADRES (publication), 1972[Box 97] Pan American League[Box 54] PASO (clippings)[Box 77] Political Organizations[Box 30] RASSA[Box 54] Raza Unida Party, 1960, 1967-1968[Box 7] Texas Catholic Conference[Box 43] V. Subject Files American GI Forum (Housing--Discrimination), 1966[Box 6] Bexar County Hospital--Harding Report, 1969[Box 15, 16] Bexar Delegation (City Council)[Box 97] Bilingual Education(A Study of Bilingual bicultural Education: Contrasting Influences on Tx Legislators with Results of an Attitudinal Survey of the Members of the 64th Legislature by Joe Bernal) [Dissertation], 1978[Box 113] Bilingual Education (clippings)[Box 77] Bilingual Education (Evaluation of the ESEA Title VII Program)[Box 111] Bilingual Education (Music project by Mary Esther Bernal), 1972-1973[Box 39] Bilingual Education (proposal for T.V. materials, Northside ISD), ca. 1966-1969[Box 20] Bilingual Education Resolution, 1966[Box 20] Bilingual-Bicultural Education, 1970's[Box 106] Bilingual-Bicultural Education, 1974-1975[Box 107] Bilingual-Bicultural Education Advisory Committee, 1969-1971[Box 105] Bilingual-Bicultural Education coalition on mass media, 1971-1972[Box 53] Capitol Punishment, 1971[Box 74] Cardenas, Leo: Chicano, 1969 (Series of articles), 1969[Box 54] Census (Federal), 1970[Box 35] Chicano Studies Programs: at Our Lady of the Lake College, Trinity Univ. Urban Studies, M.I.T., Notre Dame (Julián Samora), and UT Austin, 1970-1972[Box 98] City Public Service Board, 1965-1968[Box 64] Civil Rights Commission, 1968-1969[Box 19] Civil rights hearings (clippings)[Box 77] Civil Rights: Tx State Advisory Committee, 1968[Box 19] Civil Rights: Tx State Advisory Committee, 1976[Box 108] Connally, Gov. John[Box 5] Discrimination: complaint by Arnold Flores, 1968[Box 8] Discrimination (employment): Kelly Air Force Base, 1968-1969[Box 19] Discrimination hearing: Arnold Flores (Court transcript), 1968[Box 92] Discrimination hearing: Arnold Flores (Court transcript), 1968[Box 91] Education: Career Education Publications[Box 22] Education: Connally-Carillo Act, 1967[Box 21] Education: De Los Santos, Gilbert (dissertation) re: Junior Colleges' strategies to serve educational and cultural needs of Mexican American students[Box 95] Education: Emergency School Act, 1970[Box 22] Education: Governor's Committee on Public School Educ.[Box 18] Education: NEA and teacher retirement[Box 103] Education: NEA (National Educ. Assn.)[Box 20] Education: Our Lady of Guadalupe School[Box 22] Education: San Antonio ISD, 1970-1971[Box 99] Education: School finance inequalities[Box 37] Education: Speech by Bernal ("Cowboys, Indians, ....."), 1971-1972[Box 18, 21] Education: Statistics about Spanish American students, teachers, and administrators, 1971[Box 53] Education: T.E.A.M., 1971-1972[Box 21] "Education--Texas Resources for Tomorrow", 1964[Box 6] Education: UT Austin Bilingual Institute, 1970-1972[Box 99] Education: UT El Paso[Box 38] Education: UT El Paso, 1968[Box 18] Elderly: Judicare for senior citizens, 1970[Box 72] Elderly Mexican Americans (services), 1969, 1971[Box 53] Equal Employment Opportunity, 1968[Box 8] Equal Employment Opportunity: Genaro García case[Box 8] Equal Employment Opportunity (including Kelly Air Force Base)[Box 8] Equal Employment Opportunity: State-wide Chicano conference1972[Box 53] Farm Workers--South Texas (SW Regional Office for the Spanish Speaking)- Publication, 1976[Box 90] Farm Workers: UFW Lettuce Boycott[Box 96] González, Henry B.[Box 18] González, Henry B.[Box 38] González, Henry B. (clippings)[Box 77] González, Henry B. (clippings and correspondence), 1968[Box 8] González, Henry B. (clippings, report, speech), ca. 1969[Box 23] González, Henry B. (Works by and about him), 1966-1967[Box 6] Health: Barrio Center Application Grant, 1972[Box 16] Health care services hearing (doctor's testimony), 1974[Box 40] Health: Joint Subcommittee on Public Health (TMA statement), 1975[Box 108] Health: Politics in Texas, 1974[Box 41] Housing, 1979[Box 50] Housing and Urban Development[Box 19] Housing (clippings)[Box 77] Housing: Federal Housing Administration materials[Box 48] Housing: Louis Viramontes, (correspondence), 1971[Box 43] Housing: Migrant Workers (Farmer's Home Admin. pamphlets), ca. 1971[Box 47] Housing: Migrants ("for Louis Viramontes"), 1970[Box 43] Housing Model cities, 1968-1969[Box 40] Housing: Urban Development[Box 43] Immigration[Box 41] Institute of Texan Cultures, 1971-1972[Box 99] Kennedy, U.S. Senator Edward[Box 18] Law Enforcement in Texas: An Overview by Richard G. Kiekbusch[Box 89] Mexican American Media Conference, 1970[Box 54] Mexican American Media: National Chicano Media Council, 1972[Box 53] Mexican American National Legislators' Conference, 1971[Box 53] Mexican Americans: Texas Conference for the Mexican Americans, 1967[Box 5] Migrant Labor: The 1966 Migration, Good Neighbor Commission of Texas's report, 1966[Box 7] Our Lady of the Lake College, 1969[Box 18] Peña, Albert (clippings)[Box 77] Poverty: Low-Income Families in San Antonio, ("Hunger and Malnutrition, Citizen's Board of Inquiry")[Box 6] Sánchez, George I., 1969[Box 18] SASA (San Antonio Savings Assn.) Boycott Committee and Walter W. McAllister (mayor of San Antonio): clippings, corresp., 1970[Box 98] School boycotts (Abilene, San Marcos, San Antonio, and other secondary schools)[Box 21] School boycotts (Sidney Lanier High School demonstrations for better facilities and more classes)[Box 21] Sidney Lanier High School Alumni, 1970-1972[Box 21] Sidney Lanier High School principal: Nick E. Garza, 1968[Box 8] Smith, Gov. Preston (clippings), 1970[Box 76] Subject Files B-H[Box 5] Subject Files D-H and S-U[Box 8] Subject Files H-M[Box 6] Subject Files M-S[Box 7] Taxes and tax correspondence[Box 74] Texas Human Relations Commission, ca. 1971[Box 71] Texas Rangers [Box 90] Texas Rangers [Box 94] Texas Rangers, 1966-1976[Box 89] Texas Rangers, 1970[Box 76] Torres, Pete (city councilman), 1970-1971[Box 98] UT San Antonio Dental School, 1968-1970[Box 99] UT San Antonio Medical School, 1970-1972[Box 99] Welfare: food stamps, 1969-1972[Box 75] Yarborough, Ralph W. (U.S. Sen.)[Box 23] VI. Publications Anti-war movement (clippings), 1969[Box 17] Clippings, 1967-1969[Box 15] Government Publications, 1967-1969, 1973-1974[Box 91] Government Publications, 1969, 1971, 1973[Box 92] Government Publications, 1975-1979[Box 58, 63] Health: clippings, 1974[Box 40] Mexican American concerns--publications, 1976-1979[Box 109] Migratory Labor in Colorado (publication)[Box 93] Poverty, education, and civil rights (publications)[Box 39] Publications, 1968-1977?[Box 17] Publications, 1969, 1971, 1974[Box 16] Publications: Chicano Times, 1972[Box 23] Publications: Chicano Times (clippings and entries by Bernal), 1972-1974[Box 38] Sidney Lanier High School, Basketball coach: Nemo Herrera (clipping)[Box 8] Texas Observer, 1969-1971[Box 34] Texas Rangers on Assessment, co-authored with Julián Samora, 1975[Box 17] VII. Ephemera and Memorabilia Ephemera, clippings, notes, photos[Box 101] Letters from schoolchildren[Box 102] VIII. Audio-Visual Materials Audio-Visual Materials: 2 magnetic tapes and 3 8mm films[Box 104]