Order Sons of America (Council 5) Records
Scope and Contents Note
Minutes and financial records for the Alice, Texas, chapter of Order Sons of America, entries dated February through September, 1927. Fund-raising efforts, membership policies, and public schools were discussed at meetings. Members from other chapters attended meetings, and the issues of discrimination against Mexican Americans and of Spanish instruction in the schools were raised. Minutes were taken by Manuel S. Gómez or Juan H. Vela and signed by Francisco Pérez.
Dates
- Creation: 1927
Language of Materials
Spanish, English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Historical Note
Mexican American social and civic organization, precursor of the League of United Latin American Citizens. The Alice, Texas, chapter (Council 5) was affiliated with the Order Sons of America (Orden Hijos de América), founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1921. The 1927 officers were Francisco (Frank) Pérez, president, and Manuel S. Gómez, secretary; Carlos García and Manuel Sáenz Escobar were vice-presidents.
Full Extent
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Abstract
Minutes and financial records from 1927 for the Alice, Texas organization that was a precursor of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
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- Title
- Order Sons of America (Council 5) Records
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 June: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
- 2026: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu