Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Laurence C. Jones, Principal, The Piney Woods Country Life School, Piney Woods, Mississippi, dated October 19, 1959. Letter of appreciation and assurance that the gift from Carswell has come at an opportune time. Enclosure includes: Printed receipt by Piney Woods Country Life School, Piney Woods, Mississippi dated October 15, 1959. "Investment In Humanity" $2.00 received of Mr. T. N. Carswell. The reverse side includes printed verse; "I, the Lord thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, fear not; I will help thee."

Interview with attorney and Army Air Forces veteran Edward J. Drake. The interview includes Drake's personal experiences about being a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II, youth and education in Dallas, Texas, enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, various training programs, bombing transportation facilities during and after the Ardennes Offensive, crash-landing in Belgium after his plane was hit, and linking up with American troops. Additionally, Drake talks about his assignment to the 91st Bomb Group, the routine for a typical mission, formation flying, flying through enemy flak, rest and relaxation on-base and in London, recuperating from a collapsed lung, his return to combat for three more missions, and his return to the crash site of his plane 57 years later. The interview includes an appendix with "The Last Flight of 'Jezebel,'" written by Drake.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner and R. L. Kempner discussing cotton operations.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Peter Elias Bean to Antonio Elozua, on October 22, 1830. Bean has discovered that the government is paying Indians to move west of the Mississippi River, and he wonders if the Indians will attempt to retake their lands in Texas.

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Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner updating him on the status of shipping cotton stalks to Europe.

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing current events happening at Sugarland Industries while Kempner is in France.

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to D. W. Kempner discussing cotton production at Sugar Land, Senate bill tax investments, and summary from Tom James about displaced persons in Scott, Mississippi.

Interview with Joseph M. Trest regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending September 5 to the week ending October 5, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending August 29 to the week ending October 3, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending September 19 to the week ending October 24, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending September 12 to the week ending October 17, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing getting orders, flying to and staying in Jackson, MS, and recent correspondence.

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing a her recent work and travels. Written on Jackson Army Air Base Officers' Club stationary.

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing current events happening at Sugarland Industries while Kempner is in France.

Postal card from Sternberg Pecan Company in Jackson, Mississippi, advertising sales of fresh shelled pecan halves and listing amounts and prices of pecans available for shipment.

Postal card from Sternberg Pecan Company advertising Sternberg's Creole Pecan Pralines available for shipment and listing quantities and prices.