Letter from Truett Latimer to Ann Deatherage discussing his advice for young people in America.

Letter from George I. Sánchez to John J. Herrera, discussing the issues facing Mexicans in the United States. Sánchez also mentions sending some pamphlets to Herrera in a separate letter.

Letter from George I. Sánchez to John J. Herrera, discussing the issues facing Mexicans in the United States. Sánchez also mentions sending some pamphlets to Herrera in a separate letter.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing the Pat's health condition and the plane tickets that he would send to him.

Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing their lack of interest in the services of Couch Mortgage Company for a loan.

Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing cotton acreage for 1955 and the confirmation that there is no meeting to discuss it.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Alex J. Geisenberger discussing finding a man able to supervise Mr. Kempner's Firm holdings in Pecos, Texas. Mr. Kempner is inquiring about a man named Ted Johnson from the Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company for the job.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Left in shambles by the blast that rocked Allen highschool Monday afternoon were these classrooms and hallways. Forty students who were attending classes in this section of the building were injured. Two of them are in critical condition and the highschool principal, Freeman O. Pickle, was seriously hurt. The superintendent, J. N. McKeel, also was injured. McKeel youched off the blast when he struck a match to test for a gas leak. Plaster is stripped off a partition in this picture left, and the partition has been shoved out of position."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "And at right is the remains of the room where the explosion started. The school superintendent was teaching an algebra class of 21 pupils there."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "More than 40 Allen highschool students, the principal and superintendent were injured Monday afternoon when a gas explosion ripped through the one-story brick school building. Students were flung against the ceiling and blown through windows by the bomb-like blast which occured at 1:40 p.m. Two of the injured students were in critical condition Monday night, and the principal, Freeman O. Pickle, 48, was still unconscious and believed :very serious." Thirty of the students were rushed to Ada for treatment, and 15 were hospitalized at Valley View hospital there. Five of the eight teen-agers taken to Holdenville were hospitalized...The explosion was set off by J. N. McKeel, superintednent , who struck a match to test for a gas leak after students in his algebra class compained of a "Gasey smell."........."There was a flash - then the explosion," said Dale Plunk, 18-year-old junior. "It was Terrible."...........The superintendent also played a heroic role. Students said he helped hold up the collapsed ceiling so casualities could be rescued. Pickle was teaching the English class in an adjoining room when the blast occured. He received a serious head injury. Five Ada ambulances were rushed …

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "I saw a big orange flash that seemed to cover everything." That is how one girl described a gas explosion Monday afternoon at Allen highschool, where 100 students were in classes. This scene typifies the condition of the entire building after the blast. Forty-eight students have been treated for injuries and more are expected to report to doctors during the day. Twenty-three are in hospitals."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "An inside of the English room, right, shows the sunken roof, which dropped down on the top of the students."

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Letter from Homer L. Bruce to I. H. Kempner discussing enclosed drafts of a letter that has been designated for the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The letter is focused on a ruling pertaining to the distribution of Imperial Sugar Company stocks.

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Allen Kimberly discussing a clipping he enclosed and the health of his brother Stanley.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Getting the inside scoop on how a Marine's best friend operates - that ugly M1 rifle - is Charlavan Baker, Miss Oklahoma, who also bears the title of honorary recruiter for Oklahoma City Marines. Capt. Jim Williams, chief recruiter, is explaining which end of the rifle is dangerous, just in case any prospective recruits ask Miss Baker."

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

"The transonic longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of a 0.0858-scale model of the Lockheed XF-104 airplane have been obtained from tests at the Langley 16-foot transonic tunnel. The results of the investigation provide some general information applicable to the transonic properties of thin, low-aspect-ratio, unswept wing configurations utilizing a high horizontal tail . The model employs a horizontal tail mounted at the top of the vertical tail and a wing with an aspect ratio of 2.5, a taper ratio of 0.385, and 3.4-percent-thick airfoil sections" (p. 1).

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "At right, John D. Holman, 2509 Mickey drive, Del City, gets a box of tissue from Mrs. Ella Mae Thomas, left, 2608 N Tate, VFWA 405."

Photograph of a living room furnished by Watson-Lewis Home Furnishings. A matching sofa and love seat sit on opposite sides of a large coffee-table with cushions in the center of the room. At the window is a table with two bright table lamps and an urn.

Photograph of a dining room furnished by Watson-Lewis Home Furnishings. Through a sliding slatted doors, a dining room table and four chairs are visible in the center of the room. A crystal chandelier hangs above the table. On the left near the far side of the room is a sideboard with silver candlesticks and dinnerware. Above the sideboard hangs a gilded mirror. A fifth dining chair sits in against the right-hand wall. The curtains are drawn against the sliding glass doors at the rear of the room.

Daily newspaper from Orange, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Bi-weekly student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to William J. Aicklen discussing land development by the Houston Lighting & Power Company.