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[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Myrtle Moten Dabney, April 16, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Myrtle Moten Dabney, April 16, 1947]

Carbon copy of a letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to his daughter Myrtle, on April 16, 1947, while she is at Fort Hamilton waiting to ship to Germany.
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Walter G. Hall, April 12, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Walter G. Hall, April 12, 1949]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Walter G. Hall discussing missing the dinner planned to celebrate Sam Low becoming Collector Of Customs.
Date: April 12, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Franklin L. Burdette to T. N. Carswell - December 15, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Franklin L. Burdette to T. N. Carswell - December 15, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Committee on Americanism, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Franklin L. Burdette, Director of the Citizenship Course, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, dated December 15, 1941. Burdette conveys for President Daniel S. Robinson his appreciation for the letter from Carswell regarding the request for a definition of Americanism and advises of Robinson's request for Burdette to define it, therefore, the reason for the enclosed statement "Basic Ideals of Constitutional Democracy" as distributed by the National Foundation for Education in American Citizenship. He advises of a full-year course in American Government and Citizenship required of all sophomores attending Butler University.
Date: December 15, 1941
Creator: Burdette, Franklin L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 17, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Spartanburg, SC, to Newark, visiting New York City, preparing to pick up a P-47 in Evansville, IN, and Father's Day.
Date: June 17, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mrs. H. W. Knox - May 10, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mrs. H. W. Knox - May 10, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to 'Mrs. H. W. (Beverly) (Knox) (Motsch) (?)', of Valparaiso, Indiana, regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee 'M. O. Coleman, American civilian, New York City'. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast from internee on Radio Tokyo.
Date: May 10, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
System: The Portal to Texas History