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Oral History Interview with Harold Salfen, February 14, 2000

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Interview with Harold Salfen, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from O'Fallon, Missouri. Salfen discusses his hometown and family background, his childhood and education, working in St. Louis, attending the University of Missouri, joining the Army Air Force and training, operating a ground radar in the European Theater, liberating Buchenwald Concentration Camp, the end of the war, and returning home. In appendix is a biography/resumé of Salfen's.
Date: February 14, 2000
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Salfen, Harold
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Documenting Appointing Voting Proxies, September 14, 1819] (open access)

[Transcript of Documenting Appointing Voting Proxies, September 14, 1819]

Copy of transcript of a document appointing Samuel Perry to be the proxy to vote for Moses Austin and James Bryan in a meeting of stockholders at the Bank of St. Louis in Missouri Territory.
Date: September 14, 1819
Creator: Austin, Moses & Bryan, James
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Rose Allison Banks to W. J. Bryan, October 14, 1947] (open access)

[Telegram from Rose Allison Banks to W. J. Bryan, October 14, 1947]

Telegram from Rose Allison Banks to W. J. Bryan thanking him for clippings sent and giving congratulations.
Date: October 14, 1947
Creator: Banks, Rose Allison
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Elias Bates to Moses Austin, November 14, 1815] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Elias Bates to Moses Austin, November 14, 1815]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Elias Bates to Moses Austin on November 14, 1815, discussing the delivery of bars of lead.
Date: November 14, 1815
Creator: Bates, Elias
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to D. W. Kempner and Jeane Bertig Kempner, June 14, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to D. W. Kempner and Jeane Bertig Kempner, June 14, 1949]

Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to D. W. Kempner and Jeane Bertig Kempner informing them about one of his Dalmatian dogs getting injured after being hit by an automobile, describes the dog's condition and treatment and mentions the dog's lonesome brother. He also discusses the heavy rains affecting the crops and mentions a conversation with Mr. Stewart of Stewart Crop Service, who speculated about cotton yield for the year.
Date: July 14, 1949
Creator: Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. M. Carruthers to Mr. Daniel W. Kempner, February 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from T. M. Carruthers to Mr. Daniel W. Kempner, February 14, 1948]

Letter from Tom M. Carruthers to Daniel W. Kempner discussing an upcoming trip to Texas and meetings with alumni, offering an itinerary and invitation to visit.
Date: February 14, 1948
Creator: Carruthers, Tom M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Article "Failure to Carry Tolan's Picture Brings Criticism" (open access)

Article "Failure to Carry Tolan's Picture Brings Criticism"

Newspaper article on the exclusion of Eddie Tolan's picture from the group of 1932 athletes by the Kansas City Star.
Date: January 14, 1933
Creator: Chapman, C. E.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Commerce Trust Company to A. H. Blackshear Jr., October 14, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Commerce Trust Company to A. H. Blackshear Jr., October 14, 1950]

Letter from Commerce Trust Company to A. H. Blackshear Jr. discussing a renewal not payment by D. W. Kempner.
Date: October 14, 1950
Creator: Commerce Trust Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of License to Sell by H. Dodge, August 14, 1811] (open access)

[Transcript of License to Sell by H. Dodge, August 14, 1811]

Copy of transcript for a license to sell merchandise for the next six months, issued by Sheriff H. Dodge of St. Genevieve to Moses Austin upon his payment of the tax.
Date: August 14, 1811
Creator: Dodge, H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Snead, April 14, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bill Snead, April 14, 2003

Interview with Bill Snead, a communications specialist in the US Air Force during WWII. He answers questions about his experiences during the war.
Date: April 14, 2003
Creator: Ferguson, Cody & Snead, Bill
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. L. Getz to D. W. Kempner, August 14, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from W. L. Getz to D. W. Kempner, August 14, 1950]

Letter from W. L. Getz to D. W. Kempner discussing local agricultural conditions, the progress on a bean storage warehouse, and recent soybean crops. He mentions a pest issue on local cotton farms and updates on mutual acquaintances' activities.
Date: August 14, 1950
Creator: Getz, W. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Hagen to Theodore W. Eckhart, October 14, 1926] (open access)

[Letter from William Hagen to Theodore W. Eckhart, October 14, 1926]

Letter from William Hagen to Theodore W. Eckhart, discussing building orders and architect's fees.
Date: October 14, 1926
Creator: Hagen, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. Stuart Godwin, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, October 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. Stuart Godwin, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, October 14, 1948]

Letter from D. Stuart Godwin, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing a traveling schedule to Cincinnati that Kempner can use if he hasn't made prior arrangements and suggesting contacting Mildred Robertson if Kempner plans to use the schedule for assistance.
Date: October 14, 1948
Creator: Harvey Travel Bureau
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Estel G. Burns, October 14, 2009

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Interview with Estel G. Burns, World War II veteran and B-17 pilot, as part of the Tarrant County War Veterans Project. The interview includes Burns' personal experiences of childhood and education in Missouri, farm life in the Great Depression, basic training, and training for aviation mechanics at Sheppard Field, Texas. Additionally, Burns talks about his family history, his 1942 enlistment in Army Air Corps, being accepted into pilot training, marriage to Dorothy Perrin, life at Deenethorpe Air Base, England, crew members and their respective duties on his plane, various missions bombing German targets, his feelings about missions against civilian targets, opinions of Luftwaffe pilots and of Germans, and his postwar Air Force career, including service in the Korean War. The interview includes an appendix of photographs.
Date: October 14, 2009
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin P. & Burns, Estel G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broom-Rack. (open access)

Broom-Rack.

Patent for an improvement in a device to hold brooms and items with handles by simplifying the design and making it more resistant to strain.
Date: February 14, 1893
Creator: Jones, Wesley C. P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: US Heat] captions transcript

[News Clip: US Heat]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the increasing temperature all over the country.
Date: July 14, 1995, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from V. L. Kasten, September 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from V. L. Kasten, September 14, 1948]

Letter from V. L. Kasten discussing the opening of the newly enlarged and modernized flower pot plant. The letter goes on to discuss the details of the new items they have to create and deliver these items, and giving the prices.
Date: September 14, 1948
Creator: Kasten, V. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to David F. Weston, January 14, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to David F. Weston, January 14, 1949]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to David F. Weston informing about completion of ownership certificates, form 1087 and requesting for signatures, along with transferring form 1087 to Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Date: January 14, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to R. C. Mitchell, November 14, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to R. C. Mitchell, November 14, 1953]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to R. C. Mitchell discussing about crop, anticipating that the earnings will be equal to last year's.
Date: November 14, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay, November 14, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay, November 14, 1953]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay of the Seinsheimer Insurance Agency, discussing insurance claims for items lost while traveling abroad.
Date: November 14, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Erich Freund, March 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Erich Freund, March 14, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Erich Freund discussing Freund's children's immigration and meeting with Freund briefly in St. Louis.
Date: March 14, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. A. Watson, November 14, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. A. Watson, November 14, 1953]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. A. Watson informing him that his newly purchased suitcase was ruined in transit and that he wishes to file a claim.
Date: November 14, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History