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[Letter from J. T. McRee to Mary Lou Ray, July 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from J. T. McRee to Mary Lou Ray, July 14, 1945]

Letter from Dr. J. T. McRee to Mary Lou Ray McCain discussing proof of Typhoid inoculations in Longview, Texas, July 14, 1945. An envelop from Dr. J. T. McRee, M. D. from 415 - 416 Southwest Reserve Life Building.
Date: July 14, 1945
Creator: J. T. McRee, M. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 14, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 14, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 14, 1943. He asks for new fountain pens, and wants to know what happened to the watch he sent home.
Date: July 14, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, July 14, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company discussing deductible and repair costs.
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer L. Bruce to I. H. Kempner, July 17, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Homer L. Bruce to I. H. Kempner, July 17, 1940]

Letter from Homer L. Bruce to I. H. Kempner discussing multiple loans to be paid off.
Date: July 14, 1940
Creator: Bruce, Homer L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 14, 1944]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not replying, talking about military personnel, planes, and making other conversation.
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 14, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing Kempner's belief that Judge Mansfield will win his election without a run-off and Kempner asking Miller for ways he can assist in Dick Kleberg's campaign and election.
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Hanighen to Alex Bradford, July 14, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Hanighen to Alex Bradford, July 14, 1940]

Letter from Frank Hanighen to Alex Bradford discussing how Frank is sorry for not being able to connect sooner. He thinks Alex's experiences as a oil fire fighter and other observations on things. Could be made into a book, he wants to speak more on the idea. Frank would like to hear from Alex soon.
Date: July 14, 1940
Creator: Hanighen, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 14, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing completing a gunnery mission, watching a baseball game, and seeing a performance from the comedian Bob Hope.
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, July 14, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, July 14, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a pair of pajamas she received from her, flight training, a lack of planes, flying alone, ground school, and food.
Date: July 14, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer L. Bruce to I. H. Kempner, July 17, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Homer L. Bruce to I. H. Kempner, July 17, 1940]

Letter from Homer L. Bruce to I. H. Kempner discussing multiple loans to be paid off.
Date: July 14, 1940
Creator: Bruce, Homer L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell - July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Peggy Carswell to T. N. Carswell - July 14, 1944]

A letter written to Dad [T. N. Carswell] from "Baby Doll" [Peggy Carswell], Balch Hall, dated July 14, 1944. Peggy Carswell advises that she always has so much to say but never writes it down and expresses her regret that she is not able to talk to Carswell about everything such as the future, her idea of going to the Panama Canal Zone and her job for next year because he always listens to her and points out things that she has not yet thought of then discusses the matter "savily"comparing how she and her mother fight over unimportant things such as that she dropped, not failed, Shakespeare because she was taking 18 hours and needed to drop to 15 hours. She lists her responsibilities as Stage Manager of the Drama Club, requests that he not tell Mother about the job she will have at $10 a week for the summer and asks what he thinks about her working. She compliments Carswell's letters, specifically his command of language, and comments on the letter that he wrote to the President, agreeing with him regarding his opinion of a fourth term for Roosevelt. She writes that a fourth term "would be disasterous …
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: Carswell, Peggy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, July 14, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing money, a bracelet from her friend Phyllis made from aircraft steel, meeting her friend Marion's brother, working with a Red Cross Clubmobile, preparing to leave Hawaii for a location in the South Pacific (Guam), and some photos.
Date: July 14, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 14, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including breakfast with Nellie, lunch with Emma, the weather, and elections, both local and national.
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jenness W. Brown to Alex Bradford - July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jenness W. Brown to Alex Bradford - July 14, 1944]

Letter from Jenness Brown to Alex Bradford discussing the favorable encounters in New York and the hopes that the two men can keep in touch. On the back of the first letter is a reply from Alex Bradford to Jenness Wm. Brown expressing his regret that he was unable to make time to visit him in New England. Mr. Bradford mentions that he is back in the United States and will shortly be traveling to New York. Finally, Mr. Bradford touches upon his recent travels throughout Europe.
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: Brown, Jenness William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Emile Nussbaum, July 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Emile Nussbaum, July 14, 1945]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Emile Nussbaum thanking him for the peaches and the letter he sent.
Date: July 14, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. S. Godwin Jr. to I. H. Kempner, July 14, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from D. S. Godwin Jr. to I. H. Kempner, July 14, 1949]

Letter from D. S. Godwin Jr. to I. H. Kempner in response to a previous letter sent by Kempner, Godwin explains that there was no direct flight from Albany, New York or Utica, New York to Lake Placid.
Date: July 14, 1949
Creator: Godwin, D. S. Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to R. M. McAnnally, July 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to R. M. McAnnally, July 14, 1945]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to R. M. McAnnally discussing an enclosed check covering premium due by I. H. Kempner and asks for a receipt for Kempner's check.
Date: July 14, 1945
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to W. K. Menard, July 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to W. K. Menard, July 14, 1948]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to W. K. Menard informing Menard that Mr. I. H. Kempner won't be able to attend Menard's meeting due to being on vacation.
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to D. W. Kempner and Jeane Bertig Kempner, June 14, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to D. W. Kempner and Jeane Bertig Kempner, June 14, 1949]

Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to D. W. Kempner and Jeane Bertig Kempner informing them about one of his Dalmatian dogs getting injured after being hit by an automobile, describes the dog's condition and treatment and mentions the dog's lonesome brother. He also discusses the heavy rains affecting the crops and mentions a conversation with Mr. Stewart of Stewart Crop Service, who speculated about cotton yield for the year.
Date: July 14, 1949
Creator: Bertig, Joseph R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, June 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, June 14, 1948]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner informing to enclose this letter to Messers. Francois regarding if Mexican cotton got into the shipment.
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, July 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, July 14, 1948]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner enclosing a sheet regarding the new tariffs and mentions that he has to have the tariffs printed out before September.
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, July 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, July 14, 1948]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing various business news.
Date: July 14, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, July 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, July 14, 1945]

Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner notifying him of who has agreed to attend the meeting of July 22nd. He expresses that he is anxious to receive responses from the representatives in small towns. He also mentions that Houston to Austin is a more enjoyable plane experience than Galveston to Austin.
Date: July 14, 1945
Creator: Friedman, Newton J.
System: The Portal to Texas History