Invoice for items sold to Daniel Webster Kempner by Clark's Warehouse Liquor Store, including the charges and the total. Handwritten note " Paid 1/6/48 ."

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon with 2 Corinthians 13:14 as the scripture. The meaning and use of this benediction that is unique to the New Testament. Preached in Brownwood, Texas.

A bill of sale for enslaver William McMaster’s purchase of a Harriet, an enslaved woman, from enslaver William B. Smith. E.M. Pease, also an enslaver, was a witness to the transaction.

Card from the National Bank of Commerce of Houston announcing the death of B. Magruder Wingfield.

An envelope addressed to Charles B. Moore in Collin County, Melissa Texas. A postal stamp on the front reads: "Gallatin, Tenn.; Jan 2." A postal stamp on the back reads: "Melissa, Collin Co., Texas; Jan 6, 1880." A handwritten note reads: "Matilda Dodd; + Betty Franklin; Received [Jan]; 1880."

General orders no.1 announces the department staff and details that communications should be addressed to the corresponding heads of different staff departments.

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Lay-Bozka House, in Hallettsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, and photographs.

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Pilarczyk Store, in Panna Maria, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

This article deals with an immgration seminar sponsered by Dallas-Fort Worth International, the Salvadorian-American Association, and Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. Both the original Spanish article and the English translation are included.

Speech presented by Lee P. Brown discussing his past experience as a police officer, the accomplishments of previous Houston mayors, and what he hopes to accomplish as mayor of Houston.

Invoice for alterations and repairs done by Manbert Tailors for Mr. D. W. Kempner, costing a total of $6.25.

Invoice for D. W. Kempner by Geo. A. Reyder Co., including balance of $26.71 paid by check.

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Schupp Florist Supply Co., including coil galvanized bench wire with balance due of $0.8.

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Ulery Greenhouses Inc., including cineraria worth $3.75, stamped paid.

Invoice indicating payment of $9.05 by D. W. Kempner towards United States National Company for 2 150-watt, 4 100-watt, 4 warehouse brooms and 3 household brooms.

Invoice for items sold to US National Co by Black Hardware Company, including wood screws and ditto for $0.68. Stamped paid on February 18th, 1953.

Legal agreement document between Pedro J. Gonzalez and Isaac Artenstein (Cinewest Productions). The first page is titled "Agreement" and has two introductory paragraphs followed by a single wide column of text containing two paragraphs numbered "1" and "2." The paragraph labeled "2" continues onto a second page and is followed by a paragraph numbered as "3" and a finishing statement containing a date. Gonzalez's and Artenstein's signatures sit at the bottom of the page.

Legal assignment between Pedro J. Gonzalez and Isaac Artenstein (Cinewest Productions). At the top of the page is the title "Assignment" followed by an introductory paragraph and three paragraphs numbered "1," 2," and "3." At the bottom of the page is a closing statement containing a date, below which is Gonzalez's signature.

Letter from Pedro J. Gonzalez to Roberto Fierro Villalobos. A line of text is handwritten in red ink above a long, curving title printed above small lines of text and a bird icon, below which is a printed date. Beneath the date is a wide column of text positioned to the right of a smaller text column and a line of handwriting. The wider column of text continues onto the back side of the page, ending above a signature.

Letter from the Lacey & Lacey Company to John H. Camp.

Meeting minutes for a NAACP board meeting

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Smith. Smith participated in the Civilian Pilot Training Program before entering the Army Air Corps in late 1942. He graduated from flight school in August 1943. Smith was assigned to a B-24 crew and headed for North Africa in December 1943. From there, Smith went on bombing missions over Italy, Romania, etc. flying with the Fifteenth Air Force. After finishing combat missions, Smith ferried a B-24 back to San Antonio, his home in 1944. He then served as a flight instructor in Arizona until he got out of the service in October, 1945. He stayed in the Reserves and served briefly in Korea.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Ladd. Mr Ladd was sworn into the Navy July 12, 1938. After boot camp, he was assigned to the USS Maryland (BB-46) which was stationed in Long Beach and San Pedro, California at the time. The Maryland moved to Pearl Harbor in the late summer of 1941. Ladd was a gunner's mate on one of the 5-inch broadside guns. On December 7, 1941, the guns were secured and the ammunition was locked up. It took them about ten minutes to get to where they could start shooting back at the Japanese planes. Ladd tells the story of shooting down two or three American planes early in the morning of December 8th that were trying to land. He also talks about getting men out of the ships that had been sunk in the harbor including the Oklahoma that had capsized next to them. Just before Christmas 1941, the Maryland was patched up enough to sail for Bremerton, Washington for repairs. Afterwards, she went back to Pearl Harbor. Ladd was transferred off in late October 1943 and went to gunnery school in Washington, DC for three months. After school, …

Other written product issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This report presents the highlights of GAO's fiscal year 2007 Performance and Accountability Report. In fiscal year 2007 we exceeded the targets for five of our six key performance measures--financial benefits, nonfinancial benefits, past recommendations implemented, new products with recommendations, and testimonies--that gauge how well we produced results and served our client, the Congress. With this level of performance we were able to achieve a return on investment for the American people of about $94 for every dollar the Congress gave us. We also met or exceeded five of the eight targets we set for our people measures--new hire rate, acceptance rate, retention rate with retirements, retention rate without retirements, and staff development. While these measures were largely similar to last year's results, we missed the performance targets for staff utilization, leadership, and organizational climate by 5, 1, and 2 percentage points, respectively, in spite of the challenges we faced internally. While supporting the Congress's oversight efforts with more than 1,200 reports and testimonies we issued during the fiscal year, in November 2006, we sent a letter to the incoming leadership of the new Congress suggesting …