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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, February 1, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, February 1, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing agricultural updates including weather impacts on crops and cattle, business matters with Chase National Bank and cotton sales details, with a shipment to Moscow pending credit openings.
Date: February 1, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. H. Jenkins to D. E. Hankins, September 29, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from C. H. Jenkins to D. E. Hankins, September 29, 1954]

Letter from C. H. Jenkins to D. E. Hankins discussing the case with the Imperial Sugar Company and requesting to be informed on updates with the reports.
Date: September 29, 1954
Creator: Jenkins, C. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Top for Cans (open access)

Safety Top for Cans

Patent for a milk can lid which may be locked in place by a spring, and which contains a hollow chamber inside to carry "butter, or other commodities" (lines 62-63).
Date: March 2, 1920
Creator: O'Conner, Paul H. & Hardesty, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, December 6, 1949] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, December 6, 1949]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner requesting order forms and price lists.
Date: December 6, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, December 6, 1949] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, December 6, 1949]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner requesting the order forms and price list.
Date: December 6, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 3, June 1998 (open access)

TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 3, June 1998

Monthly bulletin issued to address topics related to law enforcement. This issue discusses "Merging Community-Oriented and Crime-Specific Policing Part Four of Seven" including information about youth and gang programs, what they are, and their effects
Date: June 1998
Creator: Carter, David
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Buchanan] captions transcript

[News Clip: Buchanan]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 6, 1992, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Cholera] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cholera]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: 1992
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lloyd M. Bentsen, November 19, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lloyd M. Bentsen, November 19, 1952]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lloyd M. Bentsen inviting him to the annual Kempner family barbecue.
Date: November 19, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Alamo Fruit Distributors, Ltd., November 6, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Alamo Fruit Distributors, Ltd., November 6, 1951]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Alamo Fruit Distributors, Ltd. asking if they'd be able to send grapefruits as thanksgiving or Christmas gifts. He also asks if they ship pink or red grapefruit.
Date: November 6, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dredge. (open access)

Dredge.

Patent for an excavating machine specifically designed for canal digging, that "is an improvement upon a patent granted to Charles S. Butterfield, March 13, 197 and numbered 1,219,371" (lines 10-13). This invention provides a means for firm and stable support of the excavating machine and allows the position of the machine to be easily changed as the work progresses.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Evans, Marvin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Necktie-Holder (open access)

Necktie-Holder

Patent for improvements to necktie-holders, particularly to prevent the neck-tie from sliding down toward the lower portion of the collar.
Date: April 21, 1921
Creator: Potter, Arthur C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Orchard-Heat or Smudge-Pot (open access)

Orchard-Heat or Smudge-Pot

Patent for a new and useful improvement in orchard-heaters and smudge-pots to provide an improved drat flue and damper carried by a cap especially adapted for use in connection with heaters or crude oil smudge pots commonly used in various orchards during frosty weather. The invention aims to provide a draft flue and damper to withstand the most severe and erratic winds, the damper capable of being opened to suit any temperature, without impairing its efficiency in protecting the draft.
Date: October 18, 1921
Creator: Potter, Arthur C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alamo Fruit Distributors Ltd. to I. H. Kempner, November 8, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Alamo Fruit Distributors Ltd. to I. H. Kempner, November 8, 1951]

Letter from Alamo Fruit Distribution Ltd. to I. H. Kempner explaining that they can only offer a combination of grapefruits and oranges because of a short crop that year.
Date: November 8, 1951
Creator: Alamo Fruit Distribution Ltd.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William M. Nathan to Sam Lack, November 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from William M. Nathan to Sam Lack, November 21, 1944]

Letter from William M. Nathan to Sam Lack discussing the Hillel project at the University of Texas at Austin and offering him the position of co-chairman of the Valley Committee. He also discusses two upcoming meetings in Houston to speak about the Hillel building.
Date: November 21, 1944
Creator: Nathan, William M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0389 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0389

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request for a copy of the police report related to case #99-38481.
Date: February 3, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0332 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0332

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to whether a law enforcement agency must release information related to a pending case under the the Public Records Act.
Date: February 1, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0394 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0394

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request for a copy of a police report.
Date: February 4, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0388 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0388

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request for a copy of a police report.
Date: February 3, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0369 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Open Records Letter Ruling: OR2000-0369

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request for a full police report.
Date: February 3, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Excavator. (open access)

Excavator.

Patent for Excavator
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Butterfield, Charles S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rio Grande Valley Butter Creamery building

Photo of the Rio Grande Valley Creamery building in the upper river valley of Texas and New Mexico.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auto Body (open access)

Auto Body

Patent for an invention made for the improvements of the auto body and provide a way to convert a motor vehicle body to a comfortable bed with a foldable cushion for the back seat.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Lawrence, John & Whitton, Orvil C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History