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[News Clip: Plane TN] captions transcript

[News Clip: Plane TN]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a former Naval pilot, George Williams, attempting to circumnavigate the globe in 8 days.
Date: August 27, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. R. Parten to Mr. I. H. Kempner, March 6, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from J. R. Parten to Mr. I. H. Kempner, March 6, 1951]

Letter from J. R. Parten to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing the sulphur shortage and next steps for the company.
Date: March 6, 1951
Creator: Parten, J. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry E. Stewart, May 22, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry E. Stewart, May 22, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry E. Stewart discussing the possibility of visiting Stewart and his wife at Cuernavaca.
Date: May 22, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry E. Stewart to I. H. Kempner, May 26, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Harry E. Stewart to I. H. Kempner, May 26, 1952]

Letter from Harry E. Stewart to I. H. Kempner discussing plans to sell the Stewarts' property in Mexico and its effect on their vacation plans.
Date: May 26, 1952
Creator: Stewart, Harry E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Robert L. Owen, January 13, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Robert L. Owen, January 13, 1956]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Robert L. Owen asking for suggestions on where to go during his trip to Mexico City.
Date: January 13, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. J. Graciani to Mr. Harris Kempner, November 23, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from R. J. Graciani to Mr. Harris Kempner, November 23, 1954]

Letter from R. J. Graciani to Harris L. Kempner discussing plans to go to Dallas and Mexico and requesting that the money for Jose should be paid to his bank account.
Date: November 23, 1954
Creator: Graciani, R. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner and Robert Lee Kempner, July 6, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner and Robert Lee Kempner, July 6, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner and Robert Lee Kempner recommending selling 2750 "A" and "B" units of Tidelands Royalty Agency to eight leading interests in the firm for $750.00 each. I.H. Kempner believes this is a better option than holding onto the units indefinitely with the expectation that they will not realize a profit. This recommendation is based on a newspaper clipping attached to the letter.
Date: July 6, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 28, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 28, 1951]

Letter to Cecile from her father about his visit to Dallas, Herb and Mary's trip to Mexico, Herb's future trip to New York, taxes, US economics, populations of Europe, and US government.
Date: October 28, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 4 - Vacations and Holidays] captions transcript

[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 4 - Vacations and Holidays]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including an Easter meal and Easter egg hunt (00:00 - 08:54), children on a swing set and posing for the camera (08:54 - 09:57), fishing and boating at the Ferndale Club (09:47 - 12:29), Elizabeth's confirmation on April 26, 1953 (12:29-13:24; 32:50 - 35:04), a vacation in Mexico (17:52 - 19:13), rides and exhibits at the State Fair of Texas including a Texas & Pacific Train, Big Tex, and a Ferris Wheel (22:39 - 27:06), the family building a new house (27:06 - 27:35; 30:06 - 32:50), Bruce and Elizabeth swimming at the Brook Hollow Country Club (27:35 - 28:49), the first day of school (28:49 - 29:21), and children dressed in costume for Halloween (32:50 - 35:04). The film concludes with the Stewart family celebrating Christmas with meals and opening presents (35:04 - 45:31).
Date: 1953-04/1953-12
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 15 - Holidays and Vacations] captions transcript

[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 15 - Holidays and Vacations]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including an Easter celebration, the construction of the family home, trips to the beach, and a vacation in Mexico.
Date: 1959~
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Plane TN] (open access)

[News Script: Plane TN]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a former Naval pilot, George Williams, attempting to circumnavigate the globe in 8 days.
Date: August 27, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mexican models fly to New York show] (open access)

[News Script: Mexican models fly to New York show]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Mexican fashion designer Ramon Valdiosera and four models stopping over in Dallas en route to New York for a fashion show.
Date: August 11, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News brief -- polio victim] (open access)

[News Script: News brief -- polio victim]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Lake Dallas man returning home in an iron lung after contracting polio while attending college in Mexico City.
Date: December 6, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Builders welcomed] (open access)

[News Script: Builders welcomed]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 20 nationally-recognized home builders winning a fishing trip to Mexico, sponsored by the Minneapolis-Honeywell Company.
Date: November 29, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk (open access)

Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including traveling anecdotes, folk ballads, folklore in natural history, as well as information about black and white magic, Western animals, and cattle brands. The index begins on page 259.
Date: 1953
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library