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Newsmap for the Armed Forces : UNO, 51 Nations Unite For Peace

Front: The text highlights the founding of the UNO. Map: UNO members, their colonies and territories. Photographs: the opening session of the UNO at Central Hall, London, 10 January, 1945; American delegates to the UNO in conference. Back: Illustration of a sailor and French ships accompany text describing how the French fleet was scuttled at Toulan--destroying the harbor and surrounding installations--to avoid use by the Germans.
Date: January 21, 1946
Creator: [United States.] Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from S. P. Perich to Daniel W. Kempner, September 21, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from S. P. Perich to Daniel W. Kempner, September 21, 1948]

Letter from the Stone Forwarding Company and Vice President S. P. Perich to Daniel W. Kempner providing pricing for freighting cars to Le Havre, France.
Date: September 21, 1948
Creator: Perich, S. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Lifschütz to D. W. Kempner, June 21, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Lifschütz to D. W. Kempner, June 21, 1950]

Letter from Alex Lifschütz to D. W. Kempner requesting a receipt for Marchal now that his claim has been definitely settled after he paid the final amount of $20,000 while mentioning the Jacquel and Bourcart cases which will take more time to settle, and finally reminding Kempner of a fee he wrote about previously.
Date: June 21, 1950
Creator: Lifschütz, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Daniel W. Kempner to Hotel Plaza-Athénée, November 21, 1950] (open access)

[Letter From Daniel W. Kempner to Hotel Plaza-Athénée, November 21, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Hotel Plaza-Athénée discussing a package containing photographic film sent for Mr. Kempner by the hotel Concierge not arriving to its destination and requesting the Hotel Plaza-Athénée investigate.
Date: November 21, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to the French Line, June 21,1954] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to the French Line, June 21,1954]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to the French Line requesting fifteen cartons of Viceroy cigarettes for his upcoming trip on the Liberte.
Date: June 21, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. David F. Weston, July 21, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. David F. Weston, July 21, 1955]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. David F. Weston sharing information about Mattiolis family and Mr. Clerc, who will be helpful for their t5rip to France and Italy.
Date: July 21, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to David F. Weston, July 21, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to David F. Weston, July 21, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to David F. Weston discussing about his health condition and disposing of unit holdings, and attaching the letter of recommendations for latter's trip to France and Italy.
Date: July 21, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Judge John H. Tucker, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, February 21, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Judge John H. Tucker, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, February 21, 1956]

Letter from Judge John H. Tucker, Jr., to D. W. Kempner discussing summer travel plans.
Date: February 21, 1956
Creator: Tucker, John H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ira Hirschmann to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman, March 21, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Ira Hirschmann to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman, March 21, 1956]

Letter from Ira Hirschmann to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman discussing the crisis of Jews around the globe. She discusses problems with Arab and Jew interactions and issues with media and anti-Semitism.
Date: March 21, 1956
Creator: Hirschmann, Ira
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Froger & Co., December 21, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Froger & Co., December 21, 1965]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Froger & Co. following up on an order of some swatches of material.
Date: December 21, 1965
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Common Market proposal denied] (open access)

[News Script: Common Market proposal denied]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: February 21, 1969, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News in politics] (open access)

[News Script: News in politics]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 21, 1970, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: More politically active in Vietnam] (open access)

[News Script: More politically active in Vietnam]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 21, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News summary] (open access)

[News Script: News summary]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a news conference in Colombo, a drug problem in Fort Lewis, Washington, and the Supersonic Transport program.
Date: April 21, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Art] (open access)

[News Script: Art]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of an extensive pre-opening publicity campaign, where the public will finally get a chance to view the Kimbrell Museum's exhibit of paintings from the Soviet Union.
Date: August 21, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wall Street] (open access)

[News Script: Wall Street]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of heavy selling among oil stocks which ragged the stock market lower today.
Date: January 21, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Jobert] (open access)

[News Script: Jobert]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of foreign minister who said that France will not attend a meeting in Washington to plan for a conference of oil producing and consuming countries.
Date: February 21, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lee E. Johnson, April 21, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lee E. Johnson, April 21, 1976

Interview with Lee E. Johnson, a retired educator, concerning his recollections about military life during World War I. Johnson discusses his education; his enlistment in the Texas National Guard; his training at Pecan Gap; Camp Bowie; the formation of the 36th Division; officers training school at Camp Pike, Arkansas; embarkation for France; Saint-Amand and Saint-Nazairre.
Date: April 21, 1976
Creator: Milner, E. R. & Johnson, Lee E., 1893-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Maria Landowska, December 21, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Maria Landowska, December 21, 1989

Interview with Maria Landowska, a Holocaust survivor from Metz, France. Landowska discusses family, her upbringing, her Jewish father being taken away by strangers, Kristallnacht (Chrystal Night/Night of Broken Glass), deportation by train to Dachau concentration camp, her shock and trauma, work at the camps, Auschwitz, being experimented on along with her twin, eventual recuperation, and her career as an advisor and author.
Date: December 21, 1989
Creator: Rosen, Keith & Landowska, Maria
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Thomas A. Chipman, May 21, 1999

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Thomas A. Chipman, who is a World War II veteran and restaurant business owner from Hill City, Kansas. In the interview, Chipman discusses his experiences as a medic and driver in the European Theatre during the war. He describes what basic training and his induction into the Army was like, and also talks a little bit about when he was sent to the Pennsylvania Military College to earn a degree in engineering. Chipman recollects when his battalion was transported to England and France in order to fight in several battles that included the Battle of the Bulge. He describes what it was like to stay in Europe, and includes details such as the attitudes toward battlefield carnage, the evacuation and transport of the dead and wounded, the capture of German prisoners-of-war, and civilian refugees. Chipman reminisces of the German surrender and his return to the United States, where he started a restaurant business career.
Date: May 21, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Chipman, Thomas A.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000

Interview with James "Herb" Macia of San Antonio, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. In the interview, Mr. Macia recalls memories about growing up as well as his days as a mining engineer, the Doolittle Raid, North Africa, Normandy, and D-Day.
Date: July 21, 2000
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Macia, James
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000

Interview with James "Herb" Macia of San Antonio, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. In the interview, Mr. Thomas recalls memories about growing up as well as his days as a mining engineer, the Doolittle Raid, North Africa, Normandy, and D-Day.
Date: July 21, 2000
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Macia, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, January 21, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, January 21, 2008

Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, an Armed Guard in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses lying about his age in order to join the navy at 15 and his experience in boot camp. He served as an Armed Guard on merchant ships that transported supplies across the Atlantic and remembers being in London while German bombers flew overhead. He transported German prisoners out of Marseilles and Naples shortly after the liberation of those cities. He remembers going to Times Square upon hearing that the Japanese had surrendered. He claims to have been the sailor in the iconic photo of the sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square on V-J Day. He describes how he proved he was the sailor in the photo, what he did after the war, and how he learned that his brother survived the Bataan Death March.
Date: January 21, 2008
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & McDuffie, Glenn E.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Merle Timblin, June 21, 2010

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with Merle Timblin, Civilian Conservation Corps worker and U.S. Army WWII Veteran. Timblin discusses his childhood in western Pennsylvania; father’s work as a farmer, coal miner, and WPA blacksmith; life on farms and in mining towns during the Great Depression; decision to enroll in CCC before eighteenth birthday; experiences at CCC camps in Arizona and Pennsylvania; lessons learned from the CCC experience; experiences in the European Theater of World War II as radio operator in the U.S. Army Fourth Armored Division, including fighting in the Battle of the Bulge; lessons learned from experience in the Army; decision to relocate to Niagara Falls, N.Y., and thence to North Texas; career as a machinist and mechanic.
Date: June 21, 2010
Creator: Moye, J. Todd & Timblin, Merle, 1921-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library