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Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Photographs]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • 517 ' LAST RITES- A f am11y of Latin-American descent from Three River,Tex.,stands by the casket in a drizzling rain at Arlington, Va., national cemetery Feb. 16 •. at last rites for Pvt. Felix Z.Longoria. Longoria was killed by -Jap tire on Luzon
  • Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945
  • Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Photographs]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3
Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Newspaper Articles] [1 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • -: Two__ Texans _ ,. . .. 1;,._ ~ ~....;.~..-._• • "J I LABOR is proud to honor two Texans, Lyndon B. Johnson-the new senator i from Texas-and .Felix Long~ia, . an American with ·Mexican ancestors. \ ·.Longoria died 11.ghting for his country
  • Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945
  • Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Newspaper Articles] [1 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3
Folder title list, Pre-Presidential Confidential Files (Item)
  • . A particularly noteworthy set of files, those pertaining to the re-burial of the remains of Felix Longoria, are also included. · · · Date range: 1932-1967 4 linear feet, 6 linear inches Available for research (Open) Digitization note: Some of these folders
Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Newspaper Articles] [Originally filed in the Senate Papers, opened with Civil Rights Papers]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • origin:• '· · f;'i\? ;. { . General of. the Armies.. · ·:, ~f Private Longoria's. widow, _Bea- ·'Mr. 3ohnson teleph~ned .·\i;o':; ~ld ti:ice,. and ..such .of hiS- friends fr.ien_di: in South Texa.S . and;· he - live iri his~ little· ·town- · of' Three
  • Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945
  • Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Newspaper Articles] [Originally filed in the Senate Papers, opened with Civil Rights Papers]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3
Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Correspondence] [2 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • of gift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMI NISTRATION GSA DC 73-495 GSA FORM 7122 (7 -72) Jlarch 23, 1949 Dear Traviss VAD7 thanks for the cow ot 7our correspondence with E. B. llcteroJ'. I was verr inter ated in hie reactione to the Longoria case and am
  • Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945
  • Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Correspondence] [2 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3
Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Statements]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • to take D ddy y to Laredo to get c r t. • TBR stAT. Ol' TEX; S C OUN'l'Y OF HUJ:CBS I l lOH1'.' TO AND CBSCBIBE: B:Ennu: Ml'• • by Carolina Longoria th1e the 7th day or Maron A. D. 1949. (l....eGuadelu c Tre v1n~ . · ~~ ••• ~ -"> Notel"Y Pltbl.To
  • Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945
  • Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Statements]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3
Folder, "Longoria, Felix," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • and attached ~tter from Shag oore to Lt. Col. Stanley H. Partridge, ClJj'ef, AGR Division, Fort"Worth Quar te~ter Depot, reporting on his investigation qf' the return and final buri~~ of Felix Long.e{ria and family disag}'eements between..-Mrs. Felix Longoria
  • Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945
  • Folder, "Longoria, Felix," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 2
Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Newspaper Articles] [2 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • the Longoria'• widow to ' tn~cate he~ 1 Government wtll uk that hla cue preference •'betore hl8 boCl~i• un1 be separated from tbe otheni, and loaded from an . Anny t 11· ~at the trial of the oth~n proceed -at San Franci* on Jan. 13." ·i ' immediately. Mr
  • Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945
  • Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Newspaper Articles] [2 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3
Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Correspondence] [1 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • Fr.lend1 Your ment as I letter gave me new strength and eDCO'"·-.tH.... s thia llOnd.ng ot wo I am wrr proud that 7011 feel aa 70u do about, IV ~..... ebare 1n ~ftn.a to ellx Longoria the , Ameri bt.irlal 1fbich be so dMe ·vea. !be t ot )'Our ~eelill
  • Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945
  • Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Correspondence] [1 of 2]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 2
Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Investigation by State Legislature]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • that discril'lination hae been shown in handling the funaral arrangemnnts of Feli.Y. Longoria, deceased veteran~ who was killed on the isl.end of Inzon in orld ar No . 2 , b .,, leave to report as f'ollowet In order that th House my thoroughcy understand
  • Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945
  • Folder, "Longoria, Felix [Investigation by State Legislature]," Pre-Presidential Confidential Files, Box 3
Oral history transcript, Hector Garcia, interview 1 (I), 7/9/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • Longoria came to see me about discrimination against her deceased husband. We sponsored several groups, one of them we called a young girls club Club -- and the chairman of this group was Miss Sara Moreno. Orchidia Sara Moreno, a young lady
  • Biographical information; American G.I. Forum; discrimination; reinterment of Felix Longoria; meetings with LBJ; campaigning for Stevenson with LBJ; LBJ’s decision not to run; 1960 campaign; Mexican-American organizations; ambassador to U.N
Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 9 (IX), 9/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • -- IX -- 9 J: I don't remember. G: Okay. If they did, it was not on a militant, mean basis. Now on the other hand we had the Felix Longoria case. Let me ask you to just recall as much of that as you can. (Interruption) J: Mr. Johnson--I've
  • Setting up LBJ’s Senate office; LBJ’s stand on various issues; support of African Americans; the Felix Longoria incident; Texas and national concerns; appointments; LBJ and Shivers; Leland Olds
Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 5 (V), 8/16/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • L. Gillette PLACE: Kozy Korner Cafe, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 2, Side 1 G: From LBJ's perspective, you had the Felix Longoria thing. But I wanted to ask you to talk generally about the Senate office and the process of being a senator as opposed
  • LBJ giving NYA scholarship money to black students at Prairie View, race relations in Texas, Ferguson County speech, LBJ's maiden speech--Unlimited debate speech of 1949, death of soldier (Felix Longoria), LBJ's relationship with Mexican-Americans.
Oral history transcript, Leslie Carpenter, interview 1 (I), 2/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , he asked to be assigned to a school which was predominantly Latin American, and that's when he was sent down to Cotulla. And I'm sure the Library must have some notations about the burial of the Longoria boy--let me see what his name was, I think I
Oral history transcript, James M. Rowe, interview 1 (I), 1/13/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • and seventy-five, I believe it was, testified that they could neither read nor write English or Spanish and couldn't sign their own name, yet they wrote in J. M. Longoria. how you did that?" "Well, would you mind showing us Yes, they'd give him a ballot
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 24 (XXIV), 11/15/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • before--of a MexicanAmerican named Felix Longoria who was denied burial in his home area I think, of Three Rivers, Texas. But I believe I've gone into all of that. G: You did attend the funeral, is that correct? J: Oh, you bet Lyndon did, and I
  • ; the relationship between LBJ and Richard Russell; Robert Taft; tidelands controversy; Felix Longoria's burial; a letter from Herbert Hoover to Harry Truman regarding Hoover's public service; buying souvenir pieces of the White House during its renovation; Paul
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 20 (XX), 9/25/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, Archer Parr, interview 1 (I), 8/23/1984, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • : No, it was safe. It was safe. F: Because of the Parrs or simply because he had the Hispanic vote tied in? P: Well, because of the liberal situation. The majority of the-- F: Of course, when he put that guy [Felix Longoria] from--where was it?-- George West
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 23 (XXIII), 9/5/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • an apartment for John and Nellie Connally in preparation for their arrival; Connally's work as LBJ's executive assistant; Truman's 1949 State of the Union Message; children's birthday party for Sam Rayburn; Felix Longoria; the University of Texas purchasing
Oral history transcript, Frank Oltorf, interview 1 (I), 8/3/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • about; it . I was in the legislature ; we were back in session . And this Mexican solder had either been killed in Korea or had died in the service overseas . His name was Longoria . M: You know how to spell that? 0: Yes, L-0-N-G-0-R-I-A . I
Reference File Folder List (Item)
  • from FBI FOIA Web site Lodge, Henry Cabot Loewenheim, Francis Loney, Katie Deadrich (LBJ's 1st-grade teacher) Longoria, Felix Longworth, Alice Roosevelt Lorax (Dr. Seuss) Love Letters [LBJ & Mrs. Johnson's] Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Luci
Oral history transcript, William S. White and June White, interview 3 (III), 7/21/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • raised hell about it to the point where he had the army fly that body to Washington and had him buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. G: That was Felix Longoria, I guess. W: That's right. G: I have a note here that Johnson
Folder, "Gen PU 1 / FG 731 [Publications / President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity]," WHCF PU Subject Files, Box 33 (Item)
  • , Colo. Jennie Jaramillo, Executive Secretary Pueblo, Colo. Dear Mr. Valenti, JUNIORS Mike Ybarra, Chairman the operation ot the Pre ident 1s Co ittee on Santa Clara, Calif. Rosa Ena Longoria, Exec. Secy. Corpus Christi, Texas Opportunity
Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of Walter Jenkins (Item)
Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of John B. Connally (Item)
  • . Longoria, Raul L. Lovell, James L. McDonald, Felix McIlhany, Grainger McKissack, Dick McLaughlin, Jack Mann, Dudley R. Markgraf, Jim Miller, J. E., Jr. Miller, W. H. Mobley, John Montoya, Gregory Sub-series Series 1 [A] Series 1 [A] Series 1 [A] Series 1
Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of Wright Patman (Item)