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Newsmap. Monday, December 7, 1942 : week of November 27 to December 4

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Tunisia, Supply, Libya, Toulon, Russia, New Guinea, Solomons, Aleutians. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Includes inset maps: Tunisia -- Russian Front. Back: Maps and texts highlight the battleground of North Africa. Photographs: Crash landing -- Target sighted, mission completed -- Stalingrad strikes back.
Date: December 7, 1942
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, December 14, 1942 : week of December 4 to December 11

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: New Guinea, Solomons, Pearl Harbor, Tunisia, Libya, Dakar, Toulon, Italy, Russia, France. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Includes inset maps: Dakar; Northeast Tunisia; Tripoli and environs; Russian Front; Guadalcanal Island; Bougainville Island; New Britain Photographs: Convoy to Africa; Advance to Tunisia; Street scene: French Morocco Back: The text entitled "Antiaircraft artillery" describes antiaircraft weapons. The other text "The Dance of the Ninety" describes a 90mm gun. Includes photographs: KEEPS 'EM FALLING -- EYES -- EARS
Date: December 14, 1942
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ware Receiving Medal]

Photograph of Lt. Col. Keith L. Ware receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch, Jr.
Date: December 26, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, December 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, December 6, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, on December 6, 1944, thanking her for the Christmas box she sent him. He talks about the weather, and says that the food is getting bad because it's all canned, so her box is very welcome. He expresses hope that a relative made it safely to France.
Date: December 6, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Doris Appel] (open access)

[Telegram to Doris Appel]

Telegram from the secretary of one of Marie Curie's daughters to Doris Appel stating that Appel has permission for use of a quote.
Date: December 17, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Emilie Huby, December 20, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Emilie Huby, December 20, 1949]

Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Emilie Huby reiterating her questions and requirements from her previous letters and enclosing a list of duties as a lady's maid.
Date: December 20, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mario Santochia, December 14, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mario Santochia, December 14, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mario Santochia offering him a salary of $100.00 per month and asking for a fixed sum for his living expenses outside Paris.
Date: December 14, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emilie Huby to Jeane Bertig Kempner, December 7, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Emilie Huby to Jeane Bertig Kempner, December 7, 1949]

Letter from Emilie Huby to Jeane Bertig Kempner requesting she attend to the necessary steps for her immigration from France to America.
Date: December 7, 1949
Creator: Huby, Emilie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to T. L. James, December 27, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to T. L. James, December 27, 1948]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to T. L. James requesting a price comparison of two vinegars.
Date: December 27, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six Soldiers Posing by a Wall]

Photograph of six uniformed and helmeted soldiers standing against a stone wall with a corrugated metal door. They are identified from the top left as Ed Harrington, Paul Hemfling, Amos Black, Luther Harrington, Jack Wong, and Captain William McCarthy.
Date: December 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Holding Line of Fish]

Framed photograph of three soldiers, identified as Richard West, Clinton Nodland, and Arthur Haase holding a line of fish in front of them. A building is visible behind them.
Date: December 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mario Santochia, December 2, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mario Santochia, December 2, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mario Santochia informing him that he and Jeane Bertig Kempner may arrive in France around April 22 and asking if he will be available to chauffeur them.
Date: December 2, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 273rd week of the war, 155th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Saipan to Tokyo -- Hit Jap shipping -- General Allied push -- Liberate Estonia -- Alexander takes over -- Action in Burma -- Japs drive on Kweiyang. Maps: Action in the west -- Japan -- North Burma. Inset maps: Tokyo -- [distance from Tokyo to Saipan]. Back: Text and 8 photographs highlight the activities and achievements of the Army Medical Department.
Date: December 4, 1944
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photographs in France]

Two photographs taken in France. The top photo shows German positions on a hilltop at Bining, France. A building with a steeple is also visible to the right. The bottom photo shows a command post of the Division Artillery in Bettviller, France, with a French flag flying from the building to the left.
Date: December 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carl Lyons Holding Gun]

Photograph of Carl J. Lyons holding a carbine rifle in Eywiller, France. He has a fighting knife in a leg scabbard, and a wine bottle stuffed into his jacket.
Date: December 17, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Barnett R. Abromovich]

Photograph of Barnett R. Abromovich posing in Rorbach, France.
Date: December 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Major Carstens in Singling, France]

Photograph of Major Carstens standing outside of the First Aid Station in Singling, France. A white flag with a dark cross is posted outside the doorway of the building.
Date: December 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Damaged Buildings in Singling, France]

Photograph of a battle damaged building next to a muddy road in Singling, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This is place where we first went into battle. Had our first deaths here."
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Major Carstens and Nurses]

Photograph of Major Carstens standing with two nurses outside of the First Aid Station in SIngling, France.
Date: December 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Major Carstens in Singling, France]

Photograph of Major Carstens standing outside of the First Aid Station in Singling, France.
Date: December 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hotel Lutzelburg]

Postcard of Hotel Lutzelburg in Lutzelburg, France. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "This was our office in Dec. 1944 and early Jan. 1945."
Date: [1944-12..1945-01]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rodel & Fils Frères to Pierre Chardine, December 09, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Rodel & Fils Frères to Pierre Chardine, December 09, 1948]

Letter from Rodel & Fils Frères to Pierre Chardine discussing a shipment and requested the invoice of the shipment to be forwarded to D. W. Kempner.
Date: December 9, 1948
Creator: Rodel & Fils Frères
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner, December 15, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner, December 15, 1948]

Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner discussing how Chardine finally received a reply from GERST and enclosed in the letter is the reference.
Date: December 15, 1948
Creator: Chardine, Pierre
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert GERST & Co. to Pierre Chardine, December 31, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Robert GERST & Co. to Pierre Chardine, December 31, 1948]

Letter from Robert GERST & Co. to Pierre Chardine discussing a shipment that will include 4 copies of the invoice, and they will pay by check upon receipt of the package.
Date: December 31, 1948
Creator: Robert GERST & Co.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History