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[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, September 23, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, September 23, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends, discussing the events of a road trip and visits to people and places in the southwestern US.
Date: September 23, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 10, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 10, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing various correspondence. Included is a clipping from a unidentified newspaper discussing the introduction of pharmaceutical science courses to U.C. Berkeley.
Date: November 10, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., August 8, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., August 8, 1946]

Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing the hiring of William H. Louviere.
Date: August 8, 1946
Creator: Caster, Paul B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 1,1946] (open access)

[Letter from P. B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 1,1946]

Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing qualifications for an open position.
Date: June 1, 1946
Creator: Caster, Paul B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., August 16, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., August 16, 1946]

Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner discussing a visit from W. H. Louviere.
Date: August 16, 1946
Creator: Caster, Paul B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 25, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 25, 1946]

Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing upcoming reservations.
Date: June 25, 1946
Creator: Caster, Paul B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 11, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from P. B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 11, 1946]

Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing a trip to Sugar Land.
Date: June 11, 1946
Creator: Caster, Paul B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to Paul B. Caster, June 6, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to Paul B. Caster, June 6, 1946]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to Paul B. Caster discussing possible salaries.
Date: June 6, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 5, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 5, 1946]

Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing delaying upcoming plans.
Date: July 5, 1946
Creator: Caster, Paul B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., August 1, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., August 1, 1946]

Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing Bill Louviere.
Date: August 1, 1946
Creator: Caster, Paul B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 21, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 21, 1946]

Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing other possible candidates for a position offered to Caster.
Date: July 21, 1946
Creator: Caster, Paul B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. S. Milikien to Thos. L. James, January 3, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from A. S. Milikien to Thos. L. James, January 3, 1949]

Letter from A. S. Milikien to Thos. L. James discussing information found on planting and growing Lima beans in the area with caution.
Date: January 3, 1949
Creator: Milikien, A. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford Discussing Firefighting Technology - January 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford Discussing Firefighting Technology - January 14, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Ed (Last Name Unknown) discussing both the creation of an aluminum combination nozzle and the Riepling Universal Nozzle. In addition to the nozzles, Mr. Bradford mentions a recent demonstration of a carbon dioxide crash truck extinguishing a test fire.
Date: January 14, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, January 6, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, January 6, 1949]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing the potential for planting and growing Lima beans in the area and enclosing a letter from A. S. Milikien and a connection out of Berkeley, California.
Date: January 6, 1949
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Catherine Freeman Nimitz Sits at Desk]

Photograph of Catherine Nimitz sitting at her desk at Navy Relief in the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland, California. She wears a black coat with large shoulder pads and clasped at the top, a pearl necklace as well as a hat with a bunch of flowers on the front. She has a book in front of her with her fingers slipped between pages. There are two pen wells on her desk, and something is written across it. Inscription in lower center is illegible.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster to N. W. Curson , August 26, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster to N. W. Curson , August 26, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to N. W. Curson requesting catalogues of Cattleya Orchids.
Date: August 26, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History