Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of west German air safety officials who say that the pilot of an Ethiopian jetliner, flyer Emperor Haile Selassie home to Ethiopia, accidentally pushed the wrong button and set off a false hijacking scare over Italy.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of an Ethiopian airliner which signaled Italian Control Towers that it had been taken over by a hijacker. More than 127-thousand members of the United Auto Workers who are ready to go on strike if their negotiators fail to reach a new contract agreement with Chrysler.

Copy of a cablegram sent from Harris L. Kempner in Milan, Italy, to H. Kempner in Galveston, Texas, suggesting a reconsideration of the inquiry into cotton purchases and shipments in Spain.

Letter from Dr. Bruce Webster to Daniel Webster Kempner discussing about travel schedule wherein Dr. Webster returns on the Queen Mary on September 2, missing Mr. Kempner during his trip. Dr. Bruce introduces Dr. Lester Lipsitch whom he his going to meet and says that he will share the medical history of Mr. Kempner so he can give him the required medical advice in Paris. Dr. Bruce also mentions about a clinic in Rome which he is informed about has efficient personnel. He regrets that there is no one that he knows in Zurich but assures that probably Dr. Lipsitch can help in this matter. Dr. Bruce is glad about the visit from Danny to Mr. Kempner, mentions that Mary jean is facing a stormy period but doing her best.

Typed table listing hotel expenses for hotels in Paris, Venice, Florence, and Rome for the year 1954. Listed for each hotel are the currencies, exchange rates, total bills, and amount in dollars (per day). One additional typed and handwritten copy of the same information are included.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Béla Sziklay about the status of the etchings Kempner had bought from him.

Letter from Gianni Mattioli to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for looking after his associates while they were in Texas and providing an address so he can send them the photos he took during their stay.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mario Santochia discussing about the letter received and asking to share the charges for the car, for being chauffeur during the trip.

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to his brother Daniel W. Kempner updating him on the family businesses while he is away in Europe.

Letter from A. H. Blackshear to Daniel W. Kempner updating him on various business happenings while he is out of the office.

Letter from A. H. Blackshear to Daniel W. Kempner updating him on the happenings in the family cotton business while he is away in Europe. Included on the page are Mr. Kempner's handwritten notes and comments after receiving the letter.

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Thomas Leroy James discussing a potential land sale from Francis E. Newell.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the eruption of Mount Etna.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Letter to Cecile from her father about the Marshall Plan Bill, Italian elections, the Middle East, and parts of Africa.

Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, a paratrooper veteran of World War II, serving in Africa, Italy, and the Netherlands. Hannan answers questions regarding his service, such as the jumps he made over Italy and Holland. Also covered is his participation in liberating one of the German concentration camps.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 14, 1944, telling them that he recently got a letter from Robert Evans, Jr. and they hope to meet up soon. He also received a letter from Jimmie Kendrick, who wishes he was stationed in a city. Willis mentions that Bob Milam's mother heard a rumor that her son was wounded, and reassures his family that the only way anyone in his outfit could be hurt would be by falling out of bed. He asks them to tell Mrs. Milam that Bob is okay if they see her.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts : France, eastern front, Marianas, Bonins, Southeast Asia, Southwest Pacific, Italy Maps: Southwest Pacific; France. Insets: Far east; France. Photographs: [Soldier voting policy]; Burma road in China. Back: Silence means security.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Plans, Russia, Italy, Far East, Southwest Pacific, Argentina. Maps: The Eastern Front; large world map shows United Nations, Axis and Axis occupied areas, countries with Axis relations broken, and neutral countries. Photographs: Gangway, I'm a choo choo train [Army jeep pulls a freight car] -- Member of Chinese Expeditionary Force trains at a U.S. Army base in India -- Soldiers move material into place to build a bridge -- Chinese soldier simultaneously receives immunization shots in both arms. Back: The Making of a U.S. Bluejacket. Text and 25 photographs illustrate the training of the Naval personnel.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: USSR, Italy, Marshall Is., Southwest Pacific, Paramushiru, Air offensive. Inset maps: [South Pacific], [Kwajalein], [Soviet border from Sept. 1, 1939 to Nov. 5, 1943]. Includes photographs: Captured Japanese light tank, Mt. Trocchio, Nettuno beachhead, British anti-tank gun. Back: Central Italy. Map with inset of oblique view showing difficult terrain.