[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris K. Weston, February 23, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris K. Weston, February 23, 1954]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris K. Weston requesting for clarity on a few points in the contract and requesting for Mr. Frieder's advice in this matter.
Date: February 23, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. R. Barker, April 25, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. R. Barker, April 25, 2001

Interview with W. R. Barker, a veteran who served as a combat engineer with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II. The transcript includes a conversation with Barker as he talks freely about his time in basic training at Camp Cook, when Bob Hope visited jungle training in Hawaii, and interactions between U.S. soldiers and the native islanders. He also discusses the Marines mission on Pelilu Island and meeting his brother in the Philippines.
Date: February 23, 2003
Creator: Amador, Yacel & Barker, W. R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History