Religious Persecution in Mexico Papers,
May-July 1935
(Collection 70)
Collection Guide
244 pieces
Prepared by Ruth Olivera, Februrary, 1985.
Folders 1 and 2
Petitions signed by U.S congressmen and women urging an investigation of religious rights of Americans in Mexico.
Folder 3
Similar signed petitions or resolutions concerning an inquiry on religious rigths of Americans in Mexico.
Folder 4
Letters or notes from congressmen, most of which are addressed to John P. Higgins, the chairman of the Voluntary Congressional Committe on Mexico, in support of the petitions.
Folder 5
Copy of the Congressional Record for July 17, 1935, in which Congressman Higgins reports to Congress on the petition he had delivered to Pres. Roosevelt the previous day.
Folder 6
Letter of U.S. citizens to Congressman Higgins describing conditions in Mexico in regard to religion and religious school. Most are notarized.
Folder 7
Notarized affidavits on religious persecution in Mexico, taken in San Antonio, Texas and other Texas towns.
