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Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (A.T.S.F.) Train Engine, #1080

Photograph of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (A.T.S.F.) Train Engine, #1080. The words "Safety First A.T. & S.F." are written in white paint on the side of the black train locomotive.
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause No. 4035: Answers and Deposition of V. Robert Kerr] (open access)

Cause No. 4035: Answers and Deposition of V. Robert Kerr]

Document in the cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, containing the written testimony of V. Robert Kerr. The testimony was taken before a notary and answers the questions set by the plaintiff's and defendant's attorneys.
Date: October 11, 1938
Creator: Kerr, V. Robert
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Notice of Deposition of V. Robert Kerr] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Notice of Deposition of V. Robert Kerr]

Notice of deposition in the cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. The notice is addressed to W. O. Rainwater, G. A. Rainwater or Gilbert Smith and names the witness as V. Robert Kerr who lives in Topeka, Kansas. The notice also includes a list of questions.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Notice of Deposition of V. Robert Kerr, and Waiver of Filing Requirements] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Notice of Deposition of V. Robert Kerr, and Waiver of Filing Requirements]

Documents requesting a waiver of filing requirements for witness depositions, and providing notice of depositions to W. O. Rainwater, G. A. Rainwater, and/or their attorney Gilbert Smith. The documents include the names of the witness, V. Robert Kerr, and a list of questions.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings] (open access)

[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings]

Miscellaneous correspondence and newspaper clippings received from citizens. Several students wrote to the Dallas Police Department and were referred to the Warren Commission's report on the assassination. Requests for signatures are also present. The newspaper clippings discuss theories regarding the killing.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. F. Klopfstein to I. H. Kempner, September 8, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from A. F. Klopfstein to I. H. Kempner, September 8, 1952]

Letter from A. F. Klopfstein to I. H. Kempner discussing an unpaid bill from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company.
Date: September 8, 1952
Creator: Klopfstein, A. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. A. Menninger to Isaac H. Kempner, September 10, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from C. A. Menninger to Isaac H. Kempner, September 10, 1956]

Letter from C. A. Menninger to Isaac H. Kempner acknowledging his payment of $55.11 made on September 6.
Date: September 10, 1956
Creator: Menninger, C. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles H. Sessions to T. N. Carswell - December 12, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Charles H. Sessions to T. N. Carswell - December 12, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Charles H. Sessions, Managing Editor, The Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, Kansas, dated December 12, 1941. Sessions advises of his inability to be a substitute for Mr. McNeal due to a lack of time for the thought the question deserves.
Date: December 12, 1941
Creator: Sessions, Charles H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, February 22, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, February 22, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James requesting information on dog food and swiss cheese.
Date: February 22, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. H. Harlan Crank to Dr. May Owen, October 21, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. H. Harlan Crank to Dr. May Owen, October 21, 1961]

Letter from Dr. H. Harlan Crank to Dr. May Owen discussing the Texas Neuropsychiatric Association Committee on Relations with Allied Disciplines, its members, physicians the committee is working with, and a meeting the committee had with a psychological committee. He also expresses admiration for Dr. Owen and her career.
Date: November 4, 1960
Creator: Crank, Dr. H. Harlan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Dr. Manuel Ramirez, August 1, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Dr. Manuel Ramirez, August 1, 1966]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Dr. Manuel Ramirez thanking him for the box of cigars.
Date: August 1, 1966
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to A. F. Klopfstein, September 19, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to A. F. Klopfstein, September 19, 1951]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to A. F. Klopfstein discussing a bag he checked and a bill that was sent to him.
Date: September 19, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888] (open access)

[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seella, her two children, and Polly, a dialogue about their helper who was discharged over a year ago and how they are getting along without him, an update on the bountiful crops and how good rain has made it possible for people to get out of debt, a discussion about "Aunt" Sally Smith and Uncle Abner's family, a dialogue about Sottie Knaff's daughter, details about the Goodrich family, an aside about the town of Jerseyville, a dialogue about Mrs. O. P. Powell's children, a discussion about Wilson Cross and Ida Barr Cross, details about Fannie and her love for entertaining, updates on family, a dialogue about Barr's California trip and the places they stopped at along the …
Date: December 3, 1888
Creator: Barr, Julia A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maximum daily temperatures for the first half of July, 1913 (open access)

Maximum daily temperatures for the first half of July, 1913

Compares the temperatures for July 1-15, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Brownsville, Texas as taken from the Government Climatological Summary.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Maximum daily temperatures for the last half of July, 1913 (open access)

Maximum daily temperatures for the last half of July, 1913

Compares the temperatures for July 16-31, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Brownsville, Texas as taken from the Government Climatological Summary.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Review] captions transcript

[News Clip: Review]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 22, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Longhorn cattle] (open access)

[News Script: Longhorn cattle]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a cattle drive from San Antonio, Texas to Topeka, Kansas.
Date: September 25, 1972, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Review] (open access)

[News Script: Review]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering major Texas news stories of the past week.
Date: July 22, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Note for Dog Food and Swiss Cheese] (open access)

[Note for Dog Food and Swiss Cheese]

Note by D. W. Kempner listing two items and corresponding companies.
Date: 1955-02~
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society] (open access)

[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society]

Pamphlet describing Kempner addresses Economics Society about commission form of government. Also, it documents an article on "Commission Government: Would It Suit New Orleans by Edward H. Burns?"
Date: 1911-03-13~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History