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[Letter from J. P. Abbott to Daniel W. Kempner, November 22, 1952]
Letter from J. P. Abbott to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for the invite to the annual Kempner family barbecue and apologizing for being unable to attend.
Date:
November 22, 1952
Creator:
Abbott, J. P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. P. Abbott to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner, November 19, 1954]
Letter from J. P. Abbott to Mr. and Mrs. Kempner thanking them for the invitation to the annual Kempner family barbecue and apologizing for being unable to attend.
Date:
November 19, 1954
Creator:
Abbott, J. P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore
Volume of essays about African-American folklore, including reminiscences of African-American folk culture in Texas, studies of specific genres of folklore, information about Texas-African food-ways, studies of specific performers, information about songs and other folklore. The index begins on page 353.
Date:
1996
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore
Volume of essays about African-American folklore, including reminiscences of African-American folk culture in Texas, studies of specific genres of folklore, information about Texas-African food-ways, studies of specific performers, information about songs and other folklore. The index begins on page 353.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Bill of Sale from John D. Adkins to David C. Dickson]
Deed of sale for a "negro girl" from John D. Adkins to David C. Dickson. This deed acknowledges the sale and Adkins states that she is "to be sound in body and mind and a slave for life."
Date:
September 7, 1860
Creator:
Adkins, John D.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement for Axle-Boxes for Vehicles
Patent for an improvement in axle-boxes for vehicles which incorporates an adjustable tube that may take up the wear on its ends.
Date:
June 11, 1872
Creator:
Ahrenbeck, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Axles for Vehicles
Patent for "an Improvement in Wagon-Axle Skeins" that "has for its object to furnish an improved iron axle for wagons and other vehicles which shall be stronger without being heavier than iron axles made in the ordinary manner."
Date:
July 2, 1872
Creator:
Ahrenbeck, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Whiffletree-Fastenings.
Patent for the improvement of whiffletree fastenings, relating to the means by which single-trees are attached to a double-tree. It includes a description and illustration.
Date:
June 11, 1872
Creator:
Ahrenbeck, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Lint-Room and Cotton-Presses.
Patent for the improvement of lint-rooms and cotton presses, including a description and illustrations.
Date:
December 20, 1870
Creator:
Albertson, Ichabod H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for improvement of planters.
Date:
February 15, 1876
Creator:
Albertson, Ichabod H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from American Florist Supply Co., April 4, 1949]
Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner, Plantersville, Nurs, by American Florist Supply Co. including hedge shears and pest control products, totaling $13.40.
Date:
April 7, 1949
Creator:
American Florist Supply Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dillion Anderson to Daniel W. Kempner, November 20, 1953]
Letter from Dillion Anderson to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for the invitation to the annual Kempner family barbecue and apologizing for being unable to attend.
Date:
November 20, 1953
Creator:
Anderson, Dillon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner, November 30, 1953]
Handwritten letter from R. M. Armstong to Daniel and Jeane Kempner thanking them for the invitation to their Thanksgiving party at their house in Plantersville.
Date:
November 30, 1953
Creator:
Armstrong, R. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert M. Armstrong to D. W. Kempner, November 17, 1953]
Letter from Robert M. Armstrong to D. W. Kempner accepting his invitation to the annual Thanksgiving party he's hosting.
Date:
November 17, 1953
Creator:
Armstrong, Robert Markle
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the platform . . . having a spring buffer and a projection adjacent to and to one side of the buffer . . . the catch pivotally secured below the same and having a series of coupling shoulders on one side, the spring, and the stop arranged to act upon the side of the catch from which the coupling shoulders project" (lines 89-98).
Date:
September 6, 1887
Creator:
Ashford, Thomas Gresham.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Athens Tile & Pottery Company to Daniel W. Kempner, September 22, 1951]
Letter from Athens Tile & pottery Company to Daniel W. Kempner informing Mr. Kempner that their trucks do not go through Navasota, but that his flowerpots could be droped off at the Lawson Greenhouses in South Houston.
Date:
September 22, 1951
Creator:
Athens Tile & Pottery Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, January 16, 2001
Interview with Itasco Sampson Wilson, teacher and pianist from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Wilson talks about coming to Kerrville to teach at the "Kerrville Colored School," life for African-Americans in the area, the African-American community, and her personal life.
Date:
January 16, 2001
Creator:
Bacon, Dan; Bethel, Ann & Wilson, Itasco Sampson
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kay Bagot to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner, December 6, 1954]
Letter from Kay Bagot to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner recounting her experience at the Kempner's barbecue.
Date:
December 6, 1954
Creator:
Bagot, Kay
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Baptist State Convention of Texas, 1865
Minutes of the annual session of the Baptist State Convention in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session; reports from the secretaries, committees, trustees, and board of directors as well as reports on Baptist churches and education in Texas; and the Constitution of the Baptist State Convention, of Texas.
Date:
1866
Creator:
Baptist State Convention of Texas
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Chairs.
Patent for improvement in chairs, which provides adjustable shoulder supports and back (inclination and height), with intended advantages of better lung capacity and spinal alignment. The chair can be adjusted to fit all sizes of bodies. It is noted that some of the adjustable features could be incorporated into other furnishings such as beds or lounges. An additional feature of the chair is a retracting spring to assist the user in exiting the chair.
Date:
May 9, 1876
Creator:
Barnes, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Medical Compounds.
Patent for a purgative medical compound consisting of a variety of plant materials.
Date:
October 7, 1873
Creator:
Barnett, Joel P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pessaries.
Patent for an improved uterine supporter with changes to the arrangement of the wings, with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
October 31, 1876
Creator:
Barnett, Jonathan P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter.
Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "slides over opposite holes in the bottom of its hopper and a dropping-cylinder provided with seed-cups on its periphery and removable screws rising from within the cups, whereby it may be changed . . . so as to plant corn or cotton" (lines 59-65).
Date:
September 20, 1887
Creator:
Becker, Philipp William Adolph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to D. W. Kempner, July 19, 1944]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Daniel W. Kempner discussing plastic surgery operations.
Date:
July 19, 1944
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History