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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, December 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, on December 6, 1944, thanking her for the Christmas box she sent him. He talks about the weather, and says that the food is getting bad because it's all canned, so her box is very welcome. He expresses hope that a relative made it safely to France.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Invitation from Mr. and Mrs. William Loughborough Logan to Mr. and Mrs. H Thomas Douglas, January 11, 1946]
Wedding invitation from Mr. and Mrs. William Loughborough Logan to Mr. and Mrs. H. Thomas Douglass announcing the marriage of Mary Anna Logan to William Leslie Rogers on Saturday, January 26, 1946. A separate, smaller card is included, discussing the plans for the reception.
Date:
January 11, 1946
Creator:
Logan, William Loughborough
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rogers Daniels to Mary Jane Daniels, December 29, 1944]
Letter from Rogers Daniels to his sister, Mary Jane, discussing an injury that has caused him to be in the hospital over Christmas.
Date:
December 29, 1944
Creator:
Daniels, Rogers C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Cecile Kempner, June 17, 1944]
Letter to Cecile Kempner discussing a tax refund check from the State of New York.
Date:
June 17, 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile B. Kempner, May 18, 1944]
Letter, using Western Union, from I. H. Kempner to Cecile B. Kempner discussing prominent community members in Galveston, San Antonio, and Beaumont.
Date:
May 18, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Cecile Kempner, May 17, 1944]
Letter to Cecile Kempner discussing Kempner 1944 taxes and the writer's travel plans to Washington D. C. and New York in June, 1944.
Date:
May 17, 1944
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henrietta Kempner to Cecile Kempner, November 1, 1946]
Letter, using Western Union, from Henrietta Kempner, ("Mother"), to Cecile Kempner discussing news of mutual acquaintances.
Date:
November 1, 1946
Creator:
Kempner, Henrietta Leonora
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile Kempner, September 13, 1946]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile Kempner discussing a letter from A. Beshar & Company and asking Cecile or Rhoda Durfee to inspect some rugs.
Date:
September 13, 1946
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. Lee Kempner to I. H. Kempner, September 12, 1946]
Letter from R. Lee Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing a recent letter I. H. Kempner wrote to Cecile Kempner and theater shows which R. Lee Kempner would be interested in seeing.
Date:
September 12, 1946
Creator:
Kempner, Robert Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile Kempner, March 14, 1946]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile Kempner discussing Cecile's taxes and asking her to check on a shoe repair for I. H. Kempner.
Date:
March 14, 1946
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile Kempner, May 17, 1946]
Letter, using Western Union, from I. H. Kempner ("Dad") to Cecile Kempner discussing I. H. Kempner's and his wife's travel plans and offering to help Cecile Kempner regarding her passport.
Date:
May 17, 1946
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. A. Curley to T. N. Carswell - December 9, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from W. A. Curley, Editor-In-Chief, New York Journal-American, New York, N. Y. dated December 9, 1941. W. A. Curley defines Americanism.
Date:
December 9, 1941
Creator:
Curley, W. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Burrows Matthews to T. N. Carswell - December 11, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Burrows Matthews, Editor, Buffalo Courier Express, dated December 11, 1941. Burrows Matthews defines Americanism.
Date:
December 11, 1941
Creator:
Matthews, Burrows
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to President Herbert Hoover - September 13, 1949]
a Letter written to President Herbert Hoover, New York City, N. Y. from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. dated September 13, 1949. Sandefer issues to Hoover an invitation to attend the formal dedication of the "SANDEFER MEMORIAL LIBRARY" at Hardin-Simmons University.
Date:
September 13, 1949
Creator:
Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to President Herbert Hoover - September 15, 1949]
A letter written to President Herbert Hoover, New York City, New York from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. dated September 15, 1949. An invitation issued by Sandefer and his mother to Hoover to attend as a friend of J. D. Sandefer and be to placed on the program of the dedication of the Sandefer Memorial Building at Hardin-Simmons University.
Date:
September 15, 1949
Creator:
Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of letter from Herbert Hoover to J. D. Sandefer, Jr. - September 17, 1949]
A copy of letter written to Mr. J. D. Sandefer, Jr., Breckenridge, Texas from Herbert Hoover, The Waldorf-Astoria Towers, New York 22, New York dated September 17, 1949. Hoover declines the invitation due to commitments that was received from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to attend and be placed on the program for the dedication of the Sandefer building at Hardin-Simmons University. A note handwritten by Jake Sandefer expresses appreciation to T. N. Carswell for the idea to invite Hoover.
Date:
September 17, 1949
Creator:
Hoover, Herbert Clark (1874-1964)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the President of Farmers and Merchants National Bank to Cornell University - September 10, 1942]
A letter addressed to Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, from Henry James, President, Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Abilene, Texas, dated September 10, 1942. James provides a letter of reference and financial backing for Mr. T. N. Carswell and his daughter, Peggy Anne Carswell, who has enrolled at Cornell for the coming year.
Date:
September 10, 1942
Creator:
James, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Anne Carswell to T. N. Carswell - November 5, 1942]
A letter written to "Doll" [T. N. Carswell] from Peg [Peggy Anne Carswell], dated November 5, 1942. Peggy outlines her expenses and describes her job delivering dry cleaning while in school. She describes her job prospects for the summer.
Date:
November 5, 1942
Creator:
Carswell, Peggy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from Arthur B. Berresford, M. D. addressed to T. N. Carswell and letter from Byrdie Carswell to T. N. Carswell]
A statement for professional services rendered to Peggy by Arthur B. Berresford, M. D., Ithaca, New York. Billed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, dated September 1, 1943. Handwritten note written to "Daddy" [T. N. Carswell] from "Mother" [Byrdie Carswell], dated Saturday night and continued on the reverse side of statement. She advises that she found this statement in the pile of letters to be answered and is forwarding it on to Carswell because the bill ought to be paid.
Date:
September 1, 1943
Creator:
Berresford, Arthur B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Lord & Taylor, New York, New York - March 7, 1944]
A letter addressed to Lord & Taylor, Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, from T. N. Carswell, dated March 7, 1944. Carswell references a letter received from Lord and Taylor's regarding the opening of a charge account for Peggy Ann Carswell. He approves of opening an account supplying references from Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas and Mr. R. H. Johnson of R. H. Johnson and Company, Brokers, on Wall Street.
Date:
March 7, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. P. Sibley to T. N. Carswell - July 21, 1944 and correspondence from Byrdie Carswell to T. N. Carswell]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from R. P. Sibley, Assistant Dean, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, dated July 21, 1944. Sibley acknowledges the receipt of Carswell's letters and agrees that probation was hardly the appropriate action but advises that Peggy must pass her registration in Latin to graduate at the end of the term. Handwritten at the bottom of the page and continued on the reverse side is correspondence to Daddy [T. N. Carswell] from Mother [Byrdie Carswell] requesting that Carswell return these copies as she intended for Don Sibley to clear the Cornell record of that first term as he said "as if it had never been". She discusses Peggy's health, faults the advisor for having allowed Peggy's overload of hours and deems the term as worthless.
Date:
July 21, 1944
Creator:
Sibley, R. P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Dean R. P. Sibley - July 18, 1944]
A letter written to Dean R. P. Sibley, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York from T. N. Carswell, dated July 18, 1944. Carswell acknowledges his receipt of Sibley's letter addressed to Peggy A. Carswell having placed her on probation. He advises of the fact that Peggy, having entered Cornell as a Junior, could not therefore have fulfilled any requirements by the end of the sophomore year and because she is now a senior applying probation, literally, is impossible. He requests that his daughter's probation status be reconsidered advising of the timing of this action as unnecessarily disturbing and that he must depend on Sibley to explore the matter thoroughly and to reply.
Date:
July 18, 1944
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell]
A letter written to Daddy [T. N. Carswell] from Peg [Peggy Carswell]. She advises that Mother talked with the Dean, all is straightened out and they "were sorry". She advises of the change of her faculty advisor and that she will be taking different courses including Public Speaking.
Date:
July 1944
Creator:
Carswell, Peggy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Mariner to T. N. Carswell - February 13, 1946]
A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from J. J. Mariner, Vice President, Thos. Cook & Son, 587 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, N. Y., dated February 13, 1946. Mariner expresses appreciation for the interest shown but will not arrange a representation until Carswell has an office and can qualify as a representative of steamship and air lines.
Date:
February 13, 1946
Creator:
Mariner, J. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History