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[Transcript of incomplete constitution, [April 1833?] (open access)

[Transcript of incomplete constitution, [April 1833?]

Incomplete copy of transcript for the Mexican constitution concerning the role and duties of the Texas Governor.
Date: 1833-04?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from F. W. Johnson to Editors of the Galveston News, April 29, 1834] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from F. W. Johnson to Editors of the Galveston News, April 29, 1834]

Copy of transcript for a letter from F. W. Johnson to Editors of the Galveston News, in which Johnson offers corrections to the facts stated in a series of stories published in the Galveston News on Early colonization. Johnson provides clarification regarding: dates on which certain events occurred, relationships between persons, and numbers of families introduced by Robertson and Austin.
Date: April 15, 1834
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of announcement concerning the progress of the Texas Revolution and opening emigration to Texas, April 14, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of announcement concerning the progress of the Texas Revolution and opening emigration to Texas, April 14, 1836]

Copy of transcript for an announcement by the committee of J. C. Larue, J. Ricord, R. Pearse, P. Snell, and M. Cronican reporting the progress of the Texas Revolution and opening emigration to all interested and willing to support Texas.
Date: April 14, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from William H. Wharton, April 22, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from William H. Wharton, April 22, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William H. Wharton recommending that Dr. S. B. Dickinson and J. M. Wolfe be considered citizens of Texas from December 23, 1835 given their efforts to raise money and other involvement in achieving Texas's independence.
Date: April 22, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of minutes for a meeting held by the citizens of Lexington, Texas, April 23, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of minutes for a meeting held by the citizens of Lexington, Texas, April 23, 1836]

Copy of transcript for minutes of a meeting held by the citizens of Lexington, Texas to discuss the ongoing revolution. The minutes also include a draft of a statement to be forwarded to the United States Congress, as well as a statement written by Sam Houston regarding military affairs.
Date: April 23, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, April 25, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, April 25, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry discussing the biography of Stephen F. Austin, rumors that Stephen F. Austin was bribed by the Mexican government, and her mistrust of Samuel Houston.
Date: April 25, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Customs Officers and Guards #1]

Photograph of a group of people standing outside a one-story brick building with the caption, "Customs Officers and Guards. Juarez, Mexico." There appears to be a main entrance to the right and a smaller doorway on an addition to the left; both doorways are decorated with Mexican flags and banners aw well as a framed picture of President Venustiano Carranza above the left doorway. Seven men are standing around the outside of the building including two in the main doorway (one holding a shotgun) and a man and a woman in the second doorway. The back of the postcard is addressed to Sr. Guillermo Stein.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Stein, William & Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Ranch House #1]

Postcard image of a house made of adobe bricks with the handwritten label "Typical Mexican Ranch House" along the bottom. In front of the house, there is a well in the right side of the image and behind the well, a girl with a horse is drawing water. Two children are standing under a small tree, to the left of the well. A handwritten note on the back, addressed to Miss G. M. Horne says, "Will write in a day or two. Ok here. Hope you are well. Very quiet in this section. No Business. Walter."
Date: April 1918
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Ranch House #2]

Postcard image of a house made of adobe bricks with the handwritten label "Typical Mexican Ranch House" along the bottom. In front of the house, there is a well in the right side of the image and behind the well, a girl with a horse is drawing water. Two children are standing under a small tree, to the left of the well. A handwritten note on the back, addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne says, "Will write tomorrow or next day. Ok here. Hope you are well. Walter."
Date: April 11, 1918
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Filtering Material. (open access)

Filtering Material.

Patent for "improved filtering stuff composition" (lines 8-9), containing vegetable ashes and an insoluble binding agent for the purpose of purifying liquids.
Date: April 19, 1921
Creator: Müller, Enrique
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. W. Grove to Daniel W. Kempner, April 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from E. W. Grove to Daniel W. Kempner, April 15, 1944]

Handwritten letter from Daniel W. Kempner to E. W. Grove discussing importing onions from Mexico as there are none available for sale in any stores in San Benito. He states that he will send Kempner as many onions as are allowed through customs on April 17, 1944. Grove also says that it will be another 10 days before onions are harvested and that most will be diverted to the black market.
Date: April 15, 1944
Creator: Grove, E. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hacienda De Sta. Engracia to Mr. Edward S. Marcus, April 8, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Hacienda De Sta. Engracia to Mr. Edward S. Marcus, April 8, 1946]

Letter from Hacienda De Sta. Engracia to Mr. Edward S. Marcus discussing Marcus' recent illness and offering to house Harris and his family when they want to visit.
Date: April 8, 1946
Creator: Hacienda De Sta. Engracia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, April 14, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, April 14, 1946]

Letter to Cecile from her father about friends and family.
Date: April 14, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Col. Harry E. Stewart, April 23, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Col. Harry E. Stewart, April 23, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Col. Harry E. Stewart asking Stewart to assist in finding a job in Mexico for a Mr. Stanislas Bleyberg, who had been a prisoner in a concentration camp and is now looking to secure a visa to Mexico by obtaining a job in the country.
Date: April 23, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Iva Pond to I. H. Kempner, April 27, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Iva Pond to I. H. Kempner, April 27, 1948]

Letter from Iva Pond to I. H. Kempner informing Kempner that Colonel Harry E. Stewart is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Axel Wenner Gren and won't be back in Mexico until mid-May but assures Kempner that the letter he sent will be given to Stewart upon his return.
Date: April 27, 1948
Creator: Pond, Iva
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry E. Stewart, April 15, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry E. Stewart, April 15, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry E. Stewart discussing possible dates for the Kempners to visit the Stewarts at Cuernavaca.
Date: April 15, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 4 - Vacations and Holidays] captions transcript

[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 4 - Vacations and Holidays]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Peter Pauls Stewart family including an Easter meal and Easter egg hunt (00:00 - 08:54), children on a swing set and posing for the camera (08:54 - 09:57), fishing and boating at the Ferndale Club (09:47 - 12:29), Elizabeth's confirmation on April 26, 1953 (12:29-13:24; 32:50 - 35:04), a vacation in Mexico (17:52 - 19:13), rides and exhibits at the State Fair of Texas including a Texas & Pacific Train, Big Tex, and a Ferris Wheel (22:39 - 27:06), the family building a new house (27:06 - 27:35; 30:06 - 32:50), Bruce and Elizabeth swimming at the Brook Hollow Country Club (27:35 - 28:49), the first day of school (28:49 - 29:21), and children dressed in costume for Halloween (32:50 - 35:04). The film concludes with the Stewart family celebrating Christmas with meals and opening presents (35:04 - 45:31).
Date: 1953-04/1953-12
Creator: Stewart, Peter Pauls
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. S. Block to I. H. Kempner, April 24, 1954] (open access)

[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 Isaac Herbert Kempner to Shrub, April 6, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Shrub, April 6, 1962]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Shrub mentioning that he haven't heard from him since so long, but he does understand that Shrub might be busy in his trip to Mexico and his studies. He also enclosed an article " Our Disappearing Dollar" which he thinks would help him understand economy.
Date: April 6, 1962
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "is intended to show how the Communists have attempted to subvert the Latin American nations as a step toward the avowed Communist goal of world domination, and to show how the United States and other American Republics are meeting the perilous Communist threat" (p. 1). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: International News] (open access)

[News Script: International News]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story. This story aired at 6:30am.
Date: April 1, 1969, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Armed robbery] (open access)

[News Script: Armed robbery]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 19, 1969, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: POT] (open access)

[News Script: POT]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 18, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Chamizal] (open access)

[News Script: Chamizal]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the transfer of 193 acres of land from Mexico to Texas.
Date: April 20, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library