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[Letter from Paul Schulz to F. H. Stelzer, June 6, 1944]
Letter from Paul Schulz to F. H. Stelzer, giving the Lutheran Concordia College of Austin, Texas $4,777.43 for summer repairs.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
Schulz, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 6, 1944. He mentions a friend, Charles S., who has come to visit, whom he and another friend have taken in. Charles S. is homesick, but John, Jr. believes they will all come home soon. He expresses excitement at getting a rare half day at work, and details all the things he likes to do with his time off. He tells a story of a fellow soldier who fell and broke several ribs, and whom John, Jr. plans to visit in the hospital later. He asks for a new fountain pen in a postscript.
Date:
August 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 6, 1944. He had a get together with Wilbur Crawford and some soldiers from his outfit, and he comments on the weather.
Date:
April 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 6, 1944, saying he hasn't gotten any of their letters, but he has gotten a few boxes in the mail. He says he's got some pictures he'll send to them in his next air mail letter. He also mentions a friend who's been stationed nearby and is going to come to the club that night.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 6, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 6, 1944. He is glad to hear that his mother is doing well after her operation. He says things are going well in the war, and he hopes to be home in a few months, and at the very least he expects a week-long vacation soon. It will be his first vacation since going overseas. He asks his father to take some pictures of his mother, and insists that his dad get in a few pictures himself.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. W. B. Wales to Robert B. Wylie, April 6, 1944]
Letter from V. W. B. Wales to Robert B. Wylie, giving thanks for her performance with the McMurry Chanters and St. Paul Choir at (Camp Barkeley's?) Chapel No. 7.
Date:
April 6, 1944
Creator:
Wales, V. W. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 6, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing progress in his camp's construction and Sharon's temper.
Date:
February 6, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner. to Mrs. Perry, May 6, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry about how a unit should finance a delegate's attendance to the convention.
Date:
May 6, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Canter, July 6, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Canter about the Beaumont unit's equipment situation.
Date:
July 6, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Twombly, April 6, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Twombly to chairmen inviting them to the third annual AWVS convention and giving some information about the convention.
Date:
April 6, 1944
Creator:
Twombly, Ruth V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Newton to Mrs. Kempner, July 6, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Newton to Mrs. Kempner discussing the Clothes Conservation and War Service Photography programs and containing questionnaire relating to these programs and a letter about starting a unit.
Date:
July 6, 1944
Creator:
Newton, Margery
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 6, 1944]
Letter to Cecile from her father about a dinner he had in a military base, him wanting to go to Washington. Mentions US troop deployment overseas.
Date:
February 6, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Davis, July 6, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Davis requesting a report of her unit's activities.
Date:
July 6, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry, September 6, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry asking her if the boxes she sent ever arrived.
Date:
September 6, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry, July 6, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry requesting a report of the Austin unit's activities.
Date:
July 6, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Davis to Mrs. Kempner, January 6, 1944]
Handwritten letter from Mrs. Davis to Mrs. Kempner about the Houston unit's staff and recent activities.
Date:
January 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Laura Frazier
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 6, 1944]
Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon making conversation and briefly mentioning his graduation from cadet school.
Date:
March 6, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Caroline Wogan Durieux]
A letter from Caroline Wogan Durieux to Carl B. Compton regarding a newspaper clipping about his upcoming art show.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Wogan Durieux, Caroline
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Jessie R. Grooms]
A letter from Jessie R. Grooms to Carl B. Compton regarding his Exhibition #1.
Date:
October 6, 1944
Creator:
Grooms, Jessie R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Armin Scheler]
A letter Armin Scheler to Carl B. Compton regarding his work exhibited at the Delgado Museum of Art in New Orleans.
Date:
October 6, 1944
Creator:
Scheler, Armin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting on modifications to her plane during a ferrying trip, a future visit to Orlando, clothes and mailing personal items, and orders. Written on the back of Hotel Continental (Kansas City) stationary.
Date:
July 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing recent flying, being grounded in Long Beach by bad weather, borrowing a typewriter, mud, a large batch of fighters to be ferried to South America, dreams, and beds.
Date:
September 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 6, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being in an airliner's emergency landing, and divorce settlements. Typed on Hotel Sheraton stationary.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History