Oral History Interview with Herman Berges, April 4, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Herman Berges, April 4, 2002

Interview with Herman Berges, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served as a medic in World War II. Berges describes his time in basic training in Texas, service in Germany and France, and general feelings on war and life after. He also talks about receiving the Silver Star, the third highest medal in the Army, from General Anthony McAuliffe.
Date: April 4, 2002
Creator: Sheldon, Jessica & Berges, Herman E.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Guth to D. W. Kempner, April 23, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Guth to D. W. Kempner, April 23, 1956]

Letter from Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency to D. W. Kempner discussing changes to reservations made for travel on the Liberte and enclosing a full European itinerary from Paris to Vienna to Baden-Baden for D. W. and Jeane Kempner for August and September.
Date: April 23, 1956
Creator: Guth, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Miss Lee Guth, April 4, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Miss Lee Guth, April 4, 1958]

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Miss Lee Guth discussing what hotels she plans to stay at on her trips to France and Austria, including the Ritz in Paris and the Sacher Hotel in Vienna, while mentioning the Hotel Petersburg in Germany, which she hears is one of the finest hotels in Europe.
Date: April 4, 1958
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History