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Rosenberg Library
246
Hardin-Simmons University Library
49
National WASP WWII Museum
20
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
11
Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
8
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
8
UNT Libraries Special Collections
4
Private Collection of Mike Cochran
2
Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum
1
Concordia University Texas
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Harris and Eliza Kempner
246
Abilene Library Consortium
69
World War Two Collection
39
T. N. Carswell Collection
37
National WASP WWII Museum
20
Sayles and Sayles Collection
12
National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
11
Texas Cultures Online
9
John J. Herrera Papers
8
T. B. Willis Collection
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Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
243
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
11
Kafka Collection
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Prince Collection
6
Correspondence
4
Eleanor Brown Collection
3
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
3
Correspondence, 1920-1953, undated
1
Kempner Family Papers and Business Records (MS 86-0008)
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[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944]
Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards discussing how the U.S. Army split up she and a group of other female pilots. She mentions that they fly BT-14 planes, give instruction to flight cadets, and are supposed to be trained to fly B-26 planes soon. At the top left of the first page, there is a small, printed illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella
Date:
May 22, 1944
Creator:
Duren, Doris
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera - 1944-07-22]
Letter from Carlos E. Castañeda to John J. Herrera, asking him about the resolution and whether it was adopted. Castañeda wished to have a copy of it in its final form. Written in pencil at the bottom left corner: "apologize."
Date:
July 22, 1944
Creator:
Castañeda, Carlos E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Carlos E. Castañeda - 1945-02-22]
Letter to Carlos E. Castañeda, Regional Director, President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice, from John J. Herrera on the discrimination seen in Wharton County, Texas, against Mexican Americans.
Date:
February 22, 1945
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Vesey, Prince & Clineburg - 1948-04-22]
Onionskin carbon copy of the letter sent by John J. Herrera to Vesey, Prince & Clineburg, Attorneys at Law. Herrera inquires if there have been any new developments in regards to the FCC application filed by Felix H. Morales.
Date:
April 22, 1948
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 22, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on December 22, 1943, describing the Christmas dinner he had at a private residence in Italy. He praises the Italians ability to make and eat food, and wishes his family a Merry Christmas.
Date:
December 22, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 22, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 22, 1944. This letter is marked Letter 2 of 2. He went to a U.S.O. show with Wilbur Crawford and Harmon Gilbreath the other night, and he tells his parents that it's up to them whether or not they sell their house, although if they decide to build a new one he wishes he could be there to help out.
Date:
April 22, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 22, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 22, 1943. He comments on the weather and doing his laundry himself, rather than sending it to the G.I. laundry and risking not getting his clothes back. He also notes that he has been away from home for almost a year.
Date:
November 22, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 22, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 22, 1944. He had a letter from the mother of a friend who was in the Pacific, and whose other sons might be drafted soon. Willis plans to go see Wilbur Crawford soon, and is pleased that his tent now has a radio and the battalion has a laundry.
Date:
February 22, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 22, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 22, 1944. This letter is marked Letter 1 of 2. He went to an Texas A&M meeting for Muster Day and saw some men he knew from home. He guesses most of the men from his graduating class are in the Pacific. He briefly mentions seeing Vesuvius erupt, as well as spending time with his friend Harmon Gilbreath and Wilbur Crawford.
Date:
April 22, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 22, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 22, 1943. He asks to be sent a subscription to Life Magazine, and mentions going to the dentist.
Date:
June 22, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 22, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 22, 1944. He offers sympathies to an uncle and a friend, both of whom recently had accidents.
Date:
August 22, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater, November 22, 1942]
Letter from James H. Beall, Jr. to Gordon Stater discussing previous correspondence written three days prior on November 19, 1942. Beall rejects Victor J. Nelson's offer to complete the construction work previously agreed upon.
Date:
November 22, 1942
Creator:
Beall, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince, February 22, 1943]
Telegram from Joe B. Plosser to Charles A. Prince discussing the arrival of sixty-four women trainees and the future arrival of a check for the previous month of January, as confirmed by a wire from Wright Field.
Date:
February 22, 1943
Creator:
Plosser, Joseph B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Major Fellbaum - November 22, 1943]
A letter addressed to Major L. M. Fellbaum, Field Division, State Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CSA, dated November 22, 1943. Carswell advises Fellbaum that the practice of the local Appeal Board in securing information for use in reclassification is the cause of some dissatisfaction.
Date:
November 22, 1943
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward L. Wilson to Major Richard E. Froiseth - January 22, 1941]
A letter written to Major Richard E. Froiseth from Thomas S. Byrne, General Manager, by Edward L. Wilson, Assistant General Manager or Taylor-Byrne-Briggs, dated January 22, 1941. Byrne acknowledges the receipt of the Resolution Respecting Employment of Ex-Service Men passed by Parramore Post No. 57, Abilene, Texas, T. N. Carswell, Post Commander.
Date:
January 22, 1941
Creator:
Wilson, Edward L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mayor W. W. Hair - February 22, 1946]
A letter written to Mayor W. W. Hair, Abilene, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated February 22, 1946. Carswell requests that his name be placed on the ballot to be used in the special city election called for March 19, 1946, for the purpose of electing a Commissioner to fill the existing vacancy.
Date:
February 22, 1946
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - March 22, 1945]
A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from J. D. Sandefer, Jr., Chairman, Board of Trustees of Hardin-Simmons University, Breckenridge, Texas dated March 22, 1945. Sandefer announces a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Hardin-Simmons University to be held on March 29 advising of a report to be made by Raymond Foy regarding the search for a president and a report by O. D. Dillingham regarding a campus plot on the future development of the University. Sandefer advises that due to travel restrictions this meeting might take the place of the annual meeting held each year in June. Sandefer requests that Carswell reply by mail stating that he will be present.
Date:
March 22, 1945
Creator:
Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Callie R. Bevill to T. N. Carswell - November 22, 1948]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Callie R. Bevill dated November 22, 1948. Bevill advises of her approval of the proposed Planning Commission, H. S. U. Ex. Students Association.
Date:
November 22, 1948
Creator:
Bevill, Callie R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond W. Foy to T. N. Carswell - November 22, 1948]
A letter written to T. N. Carswell from Raymond W. Foy dated November 22, 1948. Foy advises Carswell that the organization of the Hardin-Simmons University Ex-Students Association looks like a step in the right direction. This correspondence is typewritten at the top left of the page of the letter sent to The Executive Committee, Ex-Students Association and HSU regarding the proposal to establish the HSU Ex-Students Association as a permanent unit and to create a Planning Commission.
Date:
November 22, 1948
Creator:
Foy, Raymond W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Selective Service Texas State Headquarters - March 22, 1944]
A letter dated March 22, 1944 and addressed to the Selective Service Texas State Headquarters registering a complaint regarding the Clerk of Sierra Blanca Draft Board No. 1 accusing the clerk of telling the community that he and other registrants have a venereal disease.
Date:
March 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director for Selective Service, Texas - April 22, 1944]
A letter addressed to the State Director for Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS, El Paso, Texas dated April 22, 1944. Carswell makes a request for a supply of cover sheets and examination forms that failed to be included in the forwarded supplies.
Date:
April 22, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Milt Phillips to T. N. Carswell - May 22, 1942]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Milt Phillips, Department Adjutant, The American Legion, Department of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, dated May 22, 1942. Phillips advises that he was given an assurance from Fred Young that Carswell would provide information on the standing of J. W. Reid as a lawyer, that he accepted a fee to secure a divorce for a soldier, the son of a splendid legionnaire, but an allottment made to the girl and was later cancelled has not yet been stopped.
Date:
May 22, 1942
Creator:
Phillips, Milt
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry E. Rather to T. N. Carswell - October 22, 1942]
A letter written to Legionnaire T. N. Carswell, Fifth Division Commander, The American Legion, from Harry E. Rather, Department Adjutant, Austin, Texas, dated October 22, 1942. Rather expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell in which he wished him success in his new responsibility and assures Carswell of his comprehension of the big job ahead. He confirms the supplies requested by Carswell are being sent under separate cover.
Date:
October 22, 1942
Creator:
Rather, Harry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Miss Velma Parsons - October 22, 1942]
A letter written to Miss Velma Parsons, Austin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated October 22, 1942. Carswell expresses his appreciation for being included in the dinner invitation at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Noe.
Date:
October 22, 1942
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System:
The Portal to Texas History