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[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
[Letter from H. S. Block to I. H. Kempner, April 24, 1954]
Letter from H. S. Block to I. H. Kempner discussing cotton bale shipments.
Date:
April 24, 1954
Creator:
Block, H. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, February 20, 1968]
Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, offering information and statistics about unemployment and the job market for her use as a member of the Commission on Income Maintenance.
Date:
February 20, 1968
Creator:
Brandt, Betsy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pete Craig, July 10, 2002
Interview with Pete Craig, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II from Houston, Texas. Craig describes his time as a Private 1st Class in the Infantry, as well as his experiences in basic training and the places he visited throughout the United States. Included at the end of the transcript is a written summarization by the interviewer, Colby Burmaster, which was provided with the two audiotapes of the interview.
Date:
April 26, 2003
Creator:
Burmaster, Colby & Craig, Pete
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pete Craig, July 10, 2002
Interview with Pete Craig, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II from Houston, Texas. Craig describes his time as a Private 1st Class in the Infantry, as well as his experiences in basic training and the places he visited throughout the United States.
Date:
July 10, 2002
Creator:
Burmaster, Colby & Craig, Pete
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Senator William Knowland - March 5, 1960]
A letter written to Senator William Knowland, Oakland, California, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County, Texas Voluntary Parole Board, dated March 5, 1960. Carswell advises Knowland of his concern regarding the pardon application for Parolee 17,095 not having reached the governor's desk and requests Knowland's assistance.
Date:
March 5, 1960
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 1,1946]
Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing qualifications for an open position.
Date:
June 1, 1946
Creator:
Caster, Paul B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 11, 1946]
Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing a trip to Sugar Land.
Date:
June 11, 1946
Creator:
Caster, Paul B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., August 1, 1946]
Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing Bill Louviere.
Date:
August 1, 1946
Creator:
Caster, Paul B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., August 8, 1946]
Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing the hiring of William H. Louviere.
Date:
August 8, 1946
Creator:
Caster, Paul B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., August 16, 1946]
Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner discussing a visit from W. H. Louviere.
Date:
August 16, 1946
Creator:
Caster, Paul B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 5, 1946]
Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing delaying upcoming plans.
Date:
July 5, 1946
Creator:
Caster, Paul B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 21, 1946]
Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing other possible candidates for a position offered to Caster.
Date:
July 21, 1946
Creator:
Caster, Paul B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr., June 25, 1946]
Letter from Paul B. Caster to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing upcoming reservations.
Date:
June 25, 1946
Creator:
Caster, Paul B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby at Dallas County Jail]
Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality. Newspaper clippings are included.
Date:
1964~
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
[Clipping: "Childlike fascination: condemnation by Falwell igniting sales of Tinky Winky dolls, creating gay icon", Page 19A]
Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News, Page 19A, dated March 3, 1999. The article discusses Jerry Falwell's comments on the possible homosexuality of Tinky Winky, one of the characters from "Teletubbies", the British children's TV show. The article includes a color photograph of Tinky Winky and Dipsy, another "Teletubbies" character.
Date:
March 3, 1999
Creator:
Egerton, Brooks
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Combined Latch and Lock for Screen Doors, etc.
Patent for a combined latch and lock for screen doors and other uses. Illustration included.
Date:
February 5, 1912
Creator:
Hart, Joel T. & Hart, John D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, January 6, 1949]
Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing the potential for planting and growing Lima beans in the area and enclosing a letter from A. S. Milikien and a connection out of Berkeley, California.
Date:
January 6, 1949
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to Paul B. Caster, June 6, 1946]
Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to Paul B. Caster discussing possible salaries.
Date:
June 6, 1946
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to Paul Caster]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Paul Caster discussing an open position at the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron C. Kulow
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron C. Kulow. Kulow grew up in Michigan and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After training, he joined the ship USS Pollux AKS-4 at Norfolk, Virginia. Initially the ship runs trips down to the Carribbean and Brazil but in 1943 is fitted with radar and sent to the Pacific Theater. In the Pacific, the general stores issue ship visited Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, and the New Hebrides Islands. He then returned to San Francisco in 1944 where his wife met him to get married. He left for the Pacific again and in 1945 traveled to the Philippines. In 1945 Kulow met survivors of the Bataan Death March that had been liberated. He remembers going to a friend's burial in the Philippines. On V-J Day Kulow was at Manila Harbor. He left for America in October 1945 and was discharged in New York December 12, 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kulow, Aaron C.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron C. Kulow
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron C. Kulow. Kulow grew up in Michigan and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After training, he joined the ship USS Pollux AKS-4 at Norfolk, Virginia. Initially the ship runs trips down to the Carribbean and Brazil but in 1943 is fitted with radar and sent to the Pacific Theater. In the Pacific, the general stores issue ship visited Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, and the New Hebrides Islands. He then returned to San Francisco in 1944 where his wife met him to get married. He left for the Pacific again and in 1945 traveled to the Philippines. In 1945 Kulow met survivors of the Bataan Death March that had been liberated. He remembers going to a friend's burial in the Philippines. On V-J Day Kulow was at Manila Harbor. He left for America in October 1945 and was discharged in New York December 12, 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kulow, Aaron C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History