Letter from Colonel Arnold A. Berglund to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School congratulating them on their 10th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …

Letter from Irvin A. Hoff to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the availability and rates of A. Shapiro as a driver.

Text draft of a commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Hampton Institute matriculating class. Topics include public service and the future of the United States government. Handwritten notes are visible throughout the typed document.

Text draft of a commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Hampton Institute matriculating class. Topics include public service and the future of the United States government. Handwritten notes are visible throughout the typed document.

Text draft of a commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Hampton Institute matriculating class. Topics include public service and the future of the United States government.

Text of a commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Hampton Institute matriculating class. Topics include public service and the future of the United States government.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner asking if Mary Jean Kempner can obtain a visitors card.

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III discussing his note regarding a tank platoon, Isaac getting to go home, requesting that he drop a note telling Harris how Jim is doing at Harvard M.I.T. and the condition of the cotton business.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. R. Thompson, Jr. discussing the article he wrote and providing some advice about continuing to apply himself in college. He also gives updates about Thompson's mother's and his own health.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Helen E. Webster regarding the arrival and remittance for a recent order of commemorative plates.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Edward R. Thompson discussing the facilities of Jack Tar Courts that may interest him, references to seven people active in management of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and advice to determine what profession or trade Thompson would like to enter now that he is in college.

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to Miss Helen Webster requesting prices and information regarding prints of lithographs of General Robert E. Lee.

Letter from James Armour Lindsay to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing his hopes that Kempner will visit the Berry Schools sometime on his trip to Virginia in October.

Letter from R. F. Loving to Harris Leon Kempner mentioning that he has one twin-bedded room with bath available for October 13th and 14th which he'd be happy to reserve for Mrs. Kempner and Mrs. Carroll. And if anyone cancels and a second room becomes available, he'll let him know.

Interview with John Kirk, a United States Navy veteran from Oklahoma, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dewey.

A photocopy of confirmation copy of a mailgram from LULAC National President Edward Morga to LULAC California State Director Joe Velez informing Velez that he is suspended from his office and that charges of impeachment have been filed against him.

Letter from Charles E. Schafer to Mr. I. H. Kempner expressing thanks for conveying remarks from the President of Washington & Lee and assisting Morgan in gaining entrance to the company.

Transcript of an interview with Paul Hudgins, U.S. Army World War II Veteran, illustrator, and author. Hudgins discusses his childhood in Texas; family history; enlistment in U.S. Army as a medic; staged in France on V-E Day; stationed on hospital train running between Germany and France; post-war college; artistic career; writing career; Honor Flight trip. Appendix includes illustrations and short stories by Hudgins as well as photographs.

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She asks her sister to come visit with their cousin John Custis Upshur because her husband is away. She talks about Miss Harwood, Molly Gilmor, William Gilmor, John Taylor, Mary Winder, and George Kendall.

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She discusses family news, including William Eyre's injury, Arthur Upshur's land purchase, and her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle's schooling progress. She expresses that she misses Ann and asks her to write back to her.

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 November 14 to the week ending December 19, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.