B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Robert Crittenden to Stephen F. Austin, in which Crittenden provides a reference for the son of Col. John Allen.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas Eads to Emily M. Austin Bryan discussing his move to Arkansas Territory.

Transcript of a letter to Charles B. Moore from J. S. Rucker discussing local politics and news from the area. Two of the local elections he wrote about were for the positions of constable and squire.

Transcript of a letter from Jo S. Wallace to J. C. Moore regarding Wallace's difficulty finding an engineering job in California and other news. Charles Moore has written an addendum to the letter and sent it and another letter onward to Ziza Moore and Josephus.

Letter to Charles B. Moore from J. S. Rucker discussing local politics and news from the area. Two of the local elections he wrote about were for the positions of constable and squire.

Letter from Jo S. Wallace to J. C. Moore regarding Wallace's difficulty finding an engineering job in California and other news. Charles Moore has written an addendum to the letter and sent it and another letter onward to Ziza Moore and Josephus.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing Mr. Bertig's recent sickness and hospital visit. Mr. Kempner tells him not to worry about work and to focus on recovering. He then informs Mr. Bertig that Mrs. Kempner and he will in Plantersville until Monday.

Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS Franklin (CV-13) being bombed off Okinawa; locating and shooting down kamikazes; describing battle stations; aircraft water landings; being in a typhoon, etc. After the war ended, the Independence served as a troop transport taking GIs back home to the US. He describes bunks in the hangar deck and arriving in Portland, Oregon. As the Independence was being prepared for the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, Heigel got off becuase he had the requisite amount of points allowing him to be discharged. He then entered the lumber business, married and raised family.

Letter from William L. Gatz to Daniel W. Kempner enclosing a check covering his shares of a stock and wishing the Kempner family a merry Christmas.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a football game between the University of Texas and the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Southwest Conference Texas vs Arkansas football game; the Arkansas Razorbacks win over the Texas Longhorns 14 to 13.

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

Receipt for items sold to Mr. and Mrs. William Gatz by Railway Express Agency, Incorporated, including shipment costs.

Receipt for items sold to Mr. and Mrs. William Gatz in Paragould, Arkansas, by Railway Express Agency, including shipment costs.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing Mary Bertig's gift tax return.

Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS Franklin (CV-13) being bombed off Okinawa; locating and shooting down kamikazes; describing battle stations; aircraft water landings; being in a typhoon, etc. After the war ended, the Independence served as a troop transport taking GIs back home to the US. He describes bunks in the hangar deck and arriving in Portland, Oregon. As the Independence was being prepared for the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, Heigel got off becuase he had the requisite amount of points allowing him to be discharged. He then entered the lumber business, married and raised family.

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 October 10 to the week ending November 14, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig thanking him for a compartment ticket.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to R. Lee Kempner requesting three orders of a dozen small jars of figs for Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gatz, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Keyser, and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mitchell.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the U. S department of agriculture which has taken action to increase supplies of Anthrax vaccine to livestock producers in central Texas.

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

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

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