A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Committee on Americanism, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Herbert R. O'Conor, Governor, Annapolis, Maryland, dated December 9, 1941. Herbert R. O'Conor defines Americanism.

A letter written to T. N. Carswell from C. M. Johnson, The Ordnance Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland dated July 24, 1942. Johnson replies to the letter from Carswell in which he requests to join the service and addresses his desire to serve as "the old itch" advising him to contact Ft. Sam Houston, Texas as they may be able to use him but the age limit in his outfit is 50, even for a full Colonel.

Letter from H. W. Rucker to Thos. L. James discussing a letter from D. W. Kempner concerning price options for items.

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing pricing quotes for requested items.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hattie Oppenheimer discussing about his daughter Mary Jean's article in VOGUE and enclosed extracts from her letters and his thoughts regarding Hattie's daughter Frances spending time in Baltimore.

From Introduction: "Figure 1 shows the location of sources that have been either exploited or seriously considered at one time or another, super-imposed upon a map indicating by small letters the order of consumption of K2O in the leading States; the amount used in these States, together with the percentage of the total consumption of potash used as fertilizer in the United States in 1939, is given in table 1. Figure 2 shows the domestic production and total consumption of potassium salts, in terms of tons of K2O, with the value per unit at the plants, for each year since 1913. Considered together, these two figures tell a significant story."

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the annual report over the research and technology of coal during 1941. As stated in the foreword, "these investigations increase our fund of exact knowledge on the properties and composition of American coals and lead to better methods in mining, preparing, storing, and utilizing coal" (p. 4). This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.

Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to I. H. Kempner discussing about the offer for the sugar refinery and sharing his trip schedules.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer informing about enclosing letter and documents showing the current situation and requesting for his trip schedule.

Letter from James B. Bird to H. Kempner informing about sending certificates of free stock of Eastern Sugar Associates Voting Trust to R. Lee Kempner.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to William W. Sealy thanking Sealy for the donation to the Galveston Orphan's Home. Kempner goes on to discuss personal details about his life as well as Mary Jean.

Letter from Erich Goldberger to I. H. Kempner wishing Kempner a happy New Year.

Letter from Navy Department Bureau of Aeronautics to Harris L. Kempner discussing Brick going for a swim in the Potomac and other general conditions.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Philip F. Hambsch discussing Kempner's family's lifes including what Mary Jean is up to and what he and Jeane have been doing.