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[Letter from Darall G. Hawk to Jack Sayles, August 27, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Darall G. Hawk to Jack Sayles, August 27, 1940]

Letter from Darall G. Hawk to Jack Sayles requesting more information on requirements for leases on land in Concho County. Hawk suggests multiple surveys of the land. Hawk also mentions leases surveyed by John Sayles that may or may not lack requirements.
Date: August 27, 1940
Creator: Hawk, Darall G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. E. Sedberry to Sayles & Sayles, August 27, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from M. E. Sedberry to Sayles & Sayles, August 27, 1940]

Letter from M. E. Sedberry to Sayles & Sayles discussing Fritz Willhelm's abstracts that are to be signed by lessors. Sedberry states that a boundary agreement for Robert Wilson's oil and gas mining leases are satisfactory. Sedberry proposes letting Willhelm and Wilson discuss the boundary line between themselves.
Date: August 27, 1940
Creator: Sedberry, M. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, August 27, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, August 27, 1944]

Letter to Cecile from her father discussing the war, his business, and the upcoming presidential election.
Date: August 27, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to the J.G. McCullough Agency, August 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to the J.G. McCullough Agency, August 27, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to the J. G. McCullough Agency, on August 27, 1943, regarding purchase of real estate.
Date: August 27, 1943
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, August 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, August 27, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Edwin D. Moten to Dr. H. H. Phipps, on August 27, 1943, requesting he make hotel reservations for Moten for an upcoming visit to Hot Springs.
Date: August 27, 1943
Creator: Moten, Edwin D., Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ovid Bell to the Dean of the Medical School of the University of North Texas - August 27, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Ovid Bell to the Dean of the Medical School of the University of North Texas - August 27, 1941]

Letter from the President and General Manager of The Ovid Bell Press, Inc. to the Dean of the Medical School at University of Texas. The letter concerns an order from the school for reprints of of an article by Dr. Meyer Bodansky. Mr. Bell recollects when an order was taken from a professor at the school a year previously, and how he was forced to get a state warrant to eventually pay for the bill. He states that he is willing to give the school a second chance if it is honest and amiable.
Date: August 27, 1941
Creator: Bell, Ovid
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Texas Society for Mental Hygiene, August 27, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Texas Society for Mental Hygiene, August 27, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Texas Society for Mental Hygiene discussing an enclosed check covering the Kempner's membership with the company.
Date: August 27, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Tom, August 27, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Tom, August 27, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Tom responding with opinions on a multitude of issues ranging from land sales to shopping centers with additional questions.
Date: August 27, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, August 27, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon about personnel being discharged and other things that are happening within the military.
Date: August 27, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce - August 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce - August 27, 1943]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce discussing his arrival back in the United States of America. Mr. Bradford informs Mr. Boyce that he has received his previous letter sent on March 11th. Finally, Mr. Bradford mentions after their last meeting he was ordered to travel abroad for three (3) months abroad before being returned to his old unit.
Date: August 27, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 27, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing the recipient's letters, the weather, her assignment by the Red Cross to work with the 314th Bomb Wing on Guam, transfers, boots, and her friend Billy Ball. Typed on Sheraton Hotel stationary.
Date: August 27, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlie Maisel to T. N. Carswell - August 27, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Charlie Maisel to T. N. Carswell - August 27, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Commander 5th Division, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Charlie Maisel, Department Commander, The American Legion, Phillips, Texas, dated August 27, 1942. Maisel advises of the duty as 5th Division Commander to serve one more year on the Department Membership Committee suggesting that Carswell resign and send to him the name of someone to take his place then appoint his membership chairman which would set two working at the job.
Date: August 27, 1942
Creator: Maisel, Charlie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 27, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing the passing of Marjorie William and recent correspondence.
Date: August 27, 1943
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 27-28, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, August 27-28, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing traveling to Long Beach, food, landing in El Paso with a major crosswind and nearly colliding with another plane, staying the night in El Paso, and flying on to Midland.
Date: 1944-08-27/1944-08-28
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Zella Patterson from the Board of Education (open access)

Letter to Zella Patterson from the Board of Education

Letter to Zella Patterson regarding out-of-state tuition aid
Date: August 27, 1948
Creator: Doyel, W. T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 27, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 27, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, the impressiveness of Catherine's golf scores, boiling water due to the city's inaction on fixing the pipes, and the squadron being able to keep up with news in the United States via their radio.
Date: August 27, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to John W. Carpenter, August 27, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to John W. Carpenter, August 27, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to John W. Carpenter asking for information on the books "Men of Achievement in Texas."
Date: August 27, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. A. Hulcy, August 27, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. A. Hulcy, August 27, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. A. Hulcy asking for information about John Moranz's "Men of Achievement in Texas".
Date: August 27, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Galveston Wharves and Isaac H. Kempner to the Asset Realization Company, August 27, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from the Galveston Wharves and Isaac H. Kempner to the Asset Realization Company, August 27, 1948]

Letter from the Galveston Wharves and Isaac H. Kempner to the Asset Realization Company requesting a catalogue.
Date: August 27, 1948
Creator: Galveston Wharves
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to T. L. Bothwell, August 27, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to T. L. Bothwell, August 27, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to T. L. Bothwell discussing an interview with T. L. Bothwell's son-in-law.
Date: August 27, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to D. F. Strickland, August 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to D. F. Strickland, August 27, 1945]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to D. F. Strickland discussing a tear sheet regarding an interview he did on the University of Texas Medical College at Galveston.
Date: August 27, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to I. H. Kempner, August 27, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to I. H. Kempner, August 27, 1949]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing the potential for a rental lease for some property that the Kempners' are affiliated with in Wharton, Texas. Blackshear mentions that there is some confusion regarding the proposed price-per-acre, and also states that he will make a trip to Wharton to further discuss the matter with those involved.
Date: August 27, 1949
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, August 27, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, August 27, 1949]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. and Henrietta Leonora Kempner providing updates on the matters relating to cotton shipments, travel schedules, as well as general happenings that occurred while I. H. and Henrietta Leonora were at Lake Placid, New York.
Date: August 27, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to I. H. Kempner, August 27, 1949 #2] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to I. H. Kempner, August 27, 1949 #2]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing the potential for a rental lease for some property that the Kempners' are affiliated with in Wharton, Texas. Blackshear mentions that there is some confusion regarding the proposed price-per-acre, and also states that he will make a trip to Wharton to further discuss the matter with those involved.
Date: August 27, 1949
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History