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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 4, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 4, 1944. He has gone to see Wilbur Crawford for the past few days, and the two of them have planned a camping and fishing trip to take place when the war is over. Willis asks where his cousin Jimmie Kendrick is stationed.
Date:
February 4, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 4, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 4, 1944, detailing the weather that day, and the lack of sleep he got the night before due to a visiting captain, who was the brother of one of the men in Willis' tent. He promises to get lots of sleep, and tells his mother to rest and get well.
Date:
July 4, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 4, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 4, 1944. He hopes to see Robert Evans, Jr. when he gets to Italy, and asks his parents to tell Wilbur Crawford to write to him, or give Willis his address. He also asks for a box of short bread.
Date:
August 4, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry R. Snapp to Helen Wyatt Snapp, August 4, 1994]
Letter from UNT History Professor Harry F. Snapp to Helen Wyatt Snapp discussing the development of a book meant to "preserve a number of WASPs as historical personages as well as the best context for preserving historically the place of WASPs as a group." The book's intended audience will be college women, high school girls, and young adult women. Harry Snapp asks Helen Snapp for her cooperation in making the book possible. The letter contains a handwritten P. S. that includes his contact information, should Helen wish to contact him.
Date:
August 4, 1944
Creator:
Snapp, Harry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, December 4, 1944]
Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner discussing enclosing a check for two shirts.
Date:
December 4, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - July 4, 1944]
A letter written to Mr. Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, Austin 17, Texas from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C. Chief, Field Division, State Headquarters for Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas dated July 4, 1944. Fellbaum offers his congratulations to Carswell on his promotion to CAF-7.
Date:
July 4, 1944
Creator:
Fellbaum, L. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from Walter H. McKenzie - April 4, 1944]
A form letter from Walter H. McKenzie, Executive Secretary [United Texas Drys], Dallas, Texas, dated April 4, 1944. The letter reports a change in the date of the meeting of the Executive Committee scheduled for April 11 to April 18 and that the meeting will occur at the YMCA.
Date:
April 4, 1944
Creator:
McKenzie, Walter H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Tom Connally to T. N. Carswell - May 4, 1944]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Tom Connally, United States Senate, dated May 4, 1944. Connally acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell regarding the Montgomery-Ward Company affair and discusses the occurence advising that none of the war acts adopted by Congress intended to authorize Government seizure in such a situation. "The acts authorizing seizure were intended to cover plants manufacturing arms, munitions and equipment and in which operations were delayed or hindered by labor disturbances."
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
Connally, Tom
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. A. Abernathy to T. N. Carswell - August 4, 1944]
A letter written to Mr. Tommie Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from D. A. Abernathy, Adj, F. A. Post 75, Mineral Wells, Texas, dated August 4, 1944. Abernathy advises of his previous plans to be out of state on vacation at the time of the conference and asks Carswell to serve for him on the Publications Committee at the Fort Worth War Conference.
Date:
August 4, 1944
Creator:
Abernathy, D. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry, May 4, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry letting her know that she is sending her a box of gifts, asking her to write a letter of thanks to Mrs. Van Name, and inviting her to a luncheon.
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Perry to Mrs. Kempner, December 4, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Perry to Mrs. Kempner about the Remade Clothes Revue.
Date:
December 4, 1944
Creator:
Perry, Julia M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Ballator]
A thank you letter from John Ballator to Carl B. Compton regarding some advice about his lithograph prints.
Date:
May 4, 1944
Creator:
Ballator, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Burnett H. Shryock]
A letter from Burnett H. Shryock to Carl B. Compton updating Compton on what is happening at the University of Kansas.
Date:
November 4, 1944
Creator:
Shryock, Burnett H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from G. B. Dealey to Isaac H. Kempner, November 4, 1944]
Letter from G. B. Dealey to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the letters from his 70th anniversary of working in the newspaper business.
Date:
November 4, 1944
Creator:
Dealey, G. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Orville Bullington to Isaac H. Kempner, November 4, 1944]
Letter from Orville Bullington to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the resignation of members on the University of Texas Board of Regents.
Date:
November 4, 1944
Creator:
Bullington, Orville
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to William E. Stone, November 4, 1944]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to William E. Stone listing telegrams between him and Senator Lovelady and requesting that they be returned.
Date:
November 4, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Lee Smith to Isaac H. Kempner, November 4, 1944]
Letter from John Lee Smith to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the possible relocation of the Medical School in Galveston to the main campus in Austin and requesting that the latter suggest refusing the resignation of regents to the governor.
Date:
November 4, 1944
Creator:
Smith, John Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Eleanor Roosevelt, September 4, 1944]
Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Eleanor Roosevelt, on September 4, 1944, asking if her son could be transferred from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to a marine base near Fort Worth, so that he could be near his family.
Date:
September 4, 1944
Creator:
Vaughan, Emma
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Gotham Hotel, November 4, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Gotham Hotel discussing a room reservation for November 29th and asking for similar accommodations from his last stay at the Gotham Hotel.
Date:
November 4, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter Greenwood, March 4, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter Greenwood discussing ordering six turkeys to be delivered to Mr. T. L. James in Sugar Land and discussing the weight of each turkey.
Date:
March 4, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sylvan C. Coleman to I. H. Kempner, November 4, 1944]
Letter from Sylvan C. Coleman to I. H. Kempner discussing a copy of the survey entitled "Post-War Appraisal of Railroad Securities" and wishing to see Mr. and Mrs. Kempner again.
Date:
November 4, 1944
Creator:
Coleman, Sylvan C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter Greenwood to I. H. Kempner, January 4, 1944]
Letter from Walter Greenwood to I. H. Kempner discussing a shipment of geese and turkeys for Kempner and the date in which the order should arrive.
Date:
January 4, 1944
Creator:
Greenwood, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. Rockman to I. H. Kempner, January 4, 1944]
Letter from M. Rockman to I. H. Kempner discussing a newspaper subscription for the daily and Sunday subscription of the Tribune for Mrs. Kempner.
Date:
January 4, 1944
Creator:
Rockman, M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Judge Harris, August 4, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Judge Harris thanking Harris for attending a meeting at Sugar Land and discussing postcards being sent to voters in Galveston County for Judge Mansfield's campaigns.
Date:
August 4, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History