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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 1905] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 1905]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions finally leaving California for Hawaii on 1 April 1905 and comments on the desertion rate among the sailors. He also mentions the seas his ship is facing. He indicates the ship's position and mentions the cooks and stewards. Nimitz also mentions the weather. He shares anecdotes from aboard ship about his experiences. He also mentions going ashore at Honolulu.
Date: 1905-04-05/1905-04-08
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 1905] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 1905]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions finally leaving California for Hawaii on 1 April 1905 and comments on the desertion rate among the sailors. He also mentions the seas his ship is facing. He indicates the ship's position and mentions the cooks and stewards. Nimitz also mentions the weather. He shares anecdotes from aboard ship about his experiences. He also mentions going ashore at Honolulu.
Date: 1905-04-05/1905-04-08
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Latch and Lock for Screen Doors, etc. (open access)

Combined Latch and Lock for Screen Doors, etc.

Patent for a combined latch and lock for screen doors and other uses. Illustration included.
Date: February 5, 1912
Creator: Hart, Joel T. & Hart, John D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope for Linnet Moore White, June 5, 1913] (open access)

[Envelope for Linnet Moore White, June 5, 1913]

This is a document from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is an envelope addressed to Mrs. C. D. White (Linnet Moore White) and the sender's name is unintelligible. Linnet Moore White is living in Kansas City, MO when the envelope was addressed.
Date: June 5, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oakland Sunshine (Oakland, Calif.), Vol. 13, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 5, 1915 (open access)

Oakland Sunshine (Oakland, Calif.), Vol. 13, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 5, 1915

Weekly African-American newspaper from Oakland, California that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Western Outlook. (San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles, Calif.), Vol. 22, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 5, 1916 (open access)

The Western Outlook. (San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles, Calif.), Vol. 22, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 5, 1916

Weekly African-American newspaper published in Oakland, California that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 5, 1916
Creator: Francis, Joseph S. & Derrick, J. Lincoln
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Western Outlook (San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.), Vol. 34, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1928 (open access)

The Western Outlook (San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.), Vol. 34, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1928

Weekly African-American newspaper published in Oakland, California that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1928
Creator: Wysinger, J. E. & Derrick, J. Lincoln
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 5, 1931 (open access)

The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 5, 1931

Weekly newspaper of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: September 5, 1931
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 5, 1931 (open access)

The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 5, 1931

Weekly newspaper of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: December 5, 1931
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1932 (open access)

The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1932

Weekly newspaper of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: November 5, 1932
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas Dance Party]

Photograph of a dance for the U.S.S. Texas. The photograph says that this is the "annual ball held in Long Beach, California." This dance took place at the Masonic Temple in Long Beach. Many of the men are wearing funny hats on their heads.
Date: April 5, 1935
Creator: Haden, Vernon M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Florence R. Cole - June 5, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Florence R. Cole - June 5, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Florence R. Cole. McKie states that she has been listening to shortwave radio messages for four months and sending letters to families of P.O.W.s. McKie estimates she has already sent over 500 letters and has filled four scrapbooks. McKie also mentions family news and talks about life in California.
Date: June 5, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Card from Eleanor Bowker to Cecelia McKie - July 5, 1943] (open access)

[Postal Card from Eleanor Bowker to Cecelia McKie - July 5, 1943]

Postcard sent from Eleanor Bowker, Somerset, England, to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California, thanking her for the message and stating the delay in her response was due to the fact the letter had to be forwarded to her in England.
Date: July 5, 1943
Creator: Bowker, Eleanor
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 5, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 5, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a night flight to Dallas, flying P-51s, her ex-husband, getting a steak, spending the night in Long Beach, seeing new parts of the American southwest, and commercial pilot licenses.
Date: October 5, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Leslie L. Roos, December 5, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Leslie L. Roos, December 5, 1945]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Leslie L. Roos discussing Roos returning to practicing law and his connections with the District Attorney's office in San Francisco.
Date: December 5, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
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
Convairiety, Volume 2, Number 1, January 5, 1949 (open access)

Convairiety, Volume 2, Number 1, January 5, 1949

Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: January 5, 1949
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, September 5, 1950] (open access)

[Copy of Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, September 5, 1950]

Copy of letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner regarding their case and Senator Donnell, sales of their California cotton, the situation with Italy, Mexican cotton, purchases, and personal updates about a swimming meet.
Date: September 5, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, September 5, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, September 5, 1950]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner regarding their case and Senator Donnell, sales of their California cotton, the situation with Italy, Mexican cotton, purchases, and personal updates about a swimming meet.
Date: September 5, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to The Sun Co., San Bernardino, California - January 5, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to The Sun Co., San Bernardino, California - January 5, 1952]

A letter addressed to The Sun Co., San Bernardino, California, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County, Texas, Parole Board, dated January 5, 1952. Carswell advises of an enclosed copy of the required advertisement requesting that The Sun edit it, accordingly, since it is a legal requirement of California. He requests that The Sun bill the Subject and that a certificate be provided for the file.
Date: January 5, 1952
Creator: Carswell, Thomas Norwood
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, February 5, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, February 5, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, discussing his education and goals for the future.
Date: February 5, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Henry Oppenheimer and Mrs. David F. Weston, April 5, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Henry Oppenheimer and Mrs. David F. Weston, April 5, 1952]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Henry Oppenheimer and Mrs. David F. Weston discussing the terms and conditions of giving a gift to the Woman's Home , and travel plans.
Date: April 5, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to the American Red Cross Galveston Chapter, May 5, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to the American Red Cross Galveston Chapter, May 5, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to the American Red Cross Galveston Chapter discussing his donation to the American Red Cross in memory of Mrs. Frederick St. Goar.
Date: May 5, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convairiety, Volume 5, Number 23, November 5, 1952 (open access)

Convairiety, Volume 5, Number 23, November 5, 1952

Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: November 5, 1952
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History