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[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Boyd Campbell, February 4, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Boyd Campbell, February 4, 1963]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Boyd Campbell wishing well for the exploratory operation.
Date: February 4, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shelled Pecan Advertisement from Sternberg Pecan Company]

Postal card from Sternberg Pecan Company in Jackson, Mississippi, advertising sales of fresh shelled pecan halves and listing amounts and prices of pecans available for shipment.
Date: 1952-10-04?
Creator: Sternberg Pecan Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 4, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, January 4, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing buying ink for her pen, being "weathered-in" at Jackson Army Air Field (en route from Dallas to Memphis), trouble getting a hotel room in Jackson, changes to the base, possible routes to her destination, a possible officer's commission, and other WASPs marrying. Written on Robert E. Lee Hotel (Jackson) stationary.
Date: 1944-01-04?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 3, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 3, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a Navy pilot who crashed in a river, the Mississippi River and flying over Vicksburg, waiting with 29 ferrying pilots at a municipal airport, and getting dinner and a bath at a hotel while waiting for a flight. Written on Hotel Heidelberg (Jackson) stationary.
Date: November 4, 1943, 12:00 a.m.
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on August 4, 1836, discussing the family he hopes will move to Texas, and his wish to be useful in the military.
Date: August 4, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History