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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, September 9, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, September 9, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing land values and Kempner's lack of desire to purchase anything.
Date: September 9, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, September 9, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, September 9, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James requesting information on Westerfield Kimble's request from a letter.
Date: September 9, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Automatically Inflating Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Means for Automatically Inflating Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for an automatically inflating tire which allows the tires to be inflated evenly at all times. "Should the air escape from the tire due to a puncture or leak the rim will be prevented from injuring the tire casing, as said casing will be prevented from becoming deflated" (lines 17-21). Motorists will no longer need to drive on flat tires waiting for repairs.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Cooper, Jowel Cecil
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Amy Boykin, July 9, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Amy Boykin, July 9, 2015

Interview with Amy Boykin, retired educator from Prairie View, Texas. She discusses her childhood in Prairie View, her education, her employment at Bishop College and McKinney schools, experiences with racial discrimination in Texas, and her activism.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Boykin, Amy & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Grover Martin, June 9, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Grover Martin, June 9, 2016

Grover Martin was born and raised in Prairie View and went to Prairie View A&M for his BA and MA. He moved to Amarillo to work in the local air force base and continued on in another federal government job until the early 1990s. He was part of the Amarillo NAACP and experienced all black education institutions.
Date: June 9, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Martin, Grover
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jimmie Poindexter, July 9, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jimmie Poindexter, July 9, 2015

Interview with Jimmie Poindexter from Prairie View, Texas. In her interview, Poindexter discusses her family history, education, attending Howard University, community organizations and civil rights activism.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Poindexter, Jimmie & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6519 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6519

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under the given facts is the Commissioners' Court of Waller County within its authority in employing an independent auditor to audit the books of the County Auditor? And other questions.
Date: July 9, 1945
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1868 (open access)

The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1868

Weekly newspaper from Hempstead, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 9, 1868
Creator: Elliott, B. F. & Osterhout, J. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1869 (open access)

The Texas Countryman. (Hempstead, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1869

Weekly newspaper from Hempstead, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1869
Creator: Elliott, B. F. & Rankin, J. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History