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Missions and Missionaries of the Presbyterian Church, U.S., Among the Choctaws: 1866-1907 (open access)

Missions and Missionaries of the Presbyterian Church, U.S., Among the Choctaws: 1866-1907

Article chronicles how the Presbyterian missionaries within the Choctaw Nation reestablished mission schools and churches within the region after the close of the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Denison, Natalie Morrison
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colonel Pinkney Lugenbeel (open access)

Colonel Pinkney Lugenbeel

Article chronicles the career of Colonel Pinkney Lugenbeel, a commander at several military forts within the Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Orlando Swain: 1857-1945 (open access)

Orlando Swain: 1857-1945

Article is an excerpt from the writings of Orlando Swain as he praises the American frontier within Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Swain, Paul
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pioneer Church Organizer in Old Greer County (open access)

Pioneer Church Organizer in Old Greer County

Article lists and describes the religious leaders who organized churches within Greer county during its pioneering days.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Mitchell, Paul D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47

Notes and Documents section for Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47. It includes an announcement for the annual meeting of the society, a report from the founding of the first Chouteau trading post, a list of objects discovered by the Maryland archeological exhibit, a list of historical society publications received by the OHS library, an announcement of the collection of data for the Hillside Mission, a note of reprints received by the editorial department, a book review, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 24, 1946.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Navy Certificate of Satisfactory Service, January 13, 1946] (open access)

[Navy Certificate of Satisfactory Service, January 13, 1946]

Certificate of Satisfactory Service issued by the United States Navy and signed by Lieutenant Commander E. W. Holzapfel certifying that Lieutenant junior grade Edgar Jones has completed a period of training and service during World War II in the navy from June 17, 1943 to January 13, 1946 and is released to inactive duty.
Date: January 13, 1946
Creator: United States Navy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account Statement for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, December 1946] (open access)

[Account Statement for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, December 1946]

Account statement prepared for Harris Leon Kempner by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane listing a check made in advance, the purchase of Maxson Food Systems, Inc., shares, and a balance of $0.00.
Date: December 31, 1946
Creator: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 10 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 10

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Spring 1946
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 11 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 11

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Summer 1946
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 12 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 12

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 13 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 13

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Efficiency Report: Tactical Air Command, June 30, 1946] (open access)

[Efficiency Report: Tactical Air Command, June 30, 1946]

Efficiency report prepared by Gilbert E. Goodman discussing Clifford R. Baird's general information, status as officer, stations and assignments served, degrees of success regarding team work and physical work and describing his mechanical experience toward aircraft, although suggesting he should read more paper work.
Date: June 30, 1946
Creator: 342d AAF Base Unit, SAAFld, Smyrna, Tenn.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Efficiency Report: Tactical Air Command, December 31, 1946] (open access)

[Efficiency Report: Tactical Air Command, December 31, 1946]

Efficiency report prepared by R. Baez, Jr. discussing Clifford R. Baird's general information, status as officer, stations and assignments served, grades of success based on team work and physical activity and describing him as energetic, hardworking, dependable and as having excellent knowledge of aircraft maintenance.
Date: December 31, 1946
Creator: 342d AAF Base Unit, SAAFld, Smyrna, Tenn.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Cecile Kempner, February 12, 1946] (open access)

[Letter to Cecile Kempner, February 12, 1946]

Letter to Cecile Kempner discussing an acquaintance's request to connect with an American Firm Producer.
Date: February 12, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Murphy and Nye to Mr. H. Kempner, May 3, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Murphy and Nye to Mr. H. Kempner, May 3, 1946]

Letter from Murphy and Nye to Harris L. Kempner declining to fulfill an order of sails due to having no sail cloth.
Date: May 3, 1946
Creator: Murphy and Nye
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Yale University Department of Economics to Mr. Harris Kempner, November 18, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Yale University Department of Economics to Mr. Harris Kempner, November 18, 1946]

Letter from John Perry Miller to Harris L. Kempner discussing Harris' upcoming trip, which he learned from Bill Moore, and hoping that he will be able to visit with him and that he will be able to attend Miller's seminar regarding military procurement, discussing the details.
Date: November 18, 1946
Creator: Yale University Department of Economics
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Santa Maria Island in the Azores, Portugal, October 16, 1946]

Postcard of Santa Maria Island in the Azores, Portugal. The island has hills and mountains in the distance. On the hills are many buildings paths, and partitions, with sparse foliage. One of these partitions moves towards the foreground and is seen to be made of stone bricks dug into the ground. On the back of the card is a message from Roger Dixon to Harris Leon Kempner thanking him for his letter and discussing his delays in Dallas, Texas.
Date: October 16, 1946
Creator: Dixon, Roger
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, November 15, 1946]

Postcard of a photo of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris in France. The basilica is in Romanesque and Byzantine architectural styles and has a large central dome with a tower jutting out of it flanked by two smaller domes and towers. There are two central walkways leading up to the basilica, which appear to then join into one at a courtyard and a staircase leads to the entrance of the basilica. The walkways and staircases are surrounded by trees. A Parisian building can be seen in the distance on the right. Text on the reverse is from to Ruth Alma Kempner thanking her and her siblings for the pack of clothes and cake they sent and discussing his/her travels. On the back of the card is a message from Armand Kohn to Ruth Alma Kempner and her family, thanking them for the package they sent with clothing and cake. He discusses waiting for a ship to Palestine and that he will write to them in more detail on the ship.
Date: November 15, 1946
Creator: Kohn, Armand
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History