[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0293]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Captain Ernest G. Coleman, Shawnee, Oklahoma, Police Department, a graduate of the 44th Session of the FBI National Academy fires the .38 caliber revolver, in an off-hand position on the FBI Ranges located at Quanitco, Virginia."
Date: August 25, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0294]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Captain Ernest G. Coleman, Shawnee, Oklahoma, Police Department, a graduate of the 44th Session of the FBI National Academy fires the .38 caliber revolver , in an off hand position on the FBI ranges located in Quantico, Virginia."
Date: August 25, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0320B.0061]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "In the Serological Section of the FBI Laboratory, Sheriff Howard Johnson, Carter County SO, Ardmore, Oklahoma, a graduate of the 44th session of the FBI National Academy, listens as a technician explains the proper method of transmitting blood for examination."
Date: August 25, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0320B.0059]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Sheriff Howard Johnson, Carter County SO, Ardmore, Oklahoma, a graduate of the 44th Session of the FBI National Academy fires the .38 caliber revolver, in an off-hand position on the ranges at Quantico, Virginia."
Date: August 25, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Clipping: A Memorial to Honor Women Who Served] (open access)

[Clipping: A Memorial to Honor Women Who Served]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the dedication of the Women in Military Service for America memorial and women who served in the Revolutionary, Civil, and World Wars.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter B. Baker to PFC Walter B. Baker, Jr., July 7, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Walter B. Baker to PFC Walter B. Baker, Jr., July 7, 1945]

Letter from Walter B. Baker to Walter B. Baker, Jr. discussing details regarding and planning transportation to Houston. Harris L. Kempner and C. K. Dickson are cc'd.
Date: July 7, 1945
Creator: Baker, Walter B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Lieut. I. H. Kempner, III, February 23, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Lieut. I. H. Kempner, III, February 23, 1956]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III discussing his note regarding a tank platoon, Isaac getting to go home, requesting that he drop a note telling Harris how Jim is doing at Harvard M.I.T. and the condition of the cotton business.
Date: February 23, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Lt. I. H. Kempner, III, January 30, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Lt. I. H. Kempner, III, January 30, 1956]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III enclosing a copy of Charlie Thomas' letter and discussing his recent trip to Mexico.
Date: January 30, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Lt. I. H. Kempner, III, January 19, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Lt. I. H. Kempner, III, January 19, 1956]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III discussing general points of interest, such as matters with Charley Thomas, thanking him for his top about Vista Hermosa and their previous experience, a visit with Mary and an upcoming visit with Mr. Benson.
Date: January 19, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Lt. I. H. Kempner, III, January 10, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Lt. I. H. Kempner, III, January 10, 1955]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III asking about a reply to a previous letter from him or Clark Thompson.
Date: January 10, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner, Jr., to Harris Leon Kempner, August 6, 1953] (open access)

[Inter-Office Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner, Jr., to Harris Leon Kempner, August 6, 1953]

Inter-office letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner, Jr., to Harris Leon Kempner confirming their phone conversation of that day. He mentions that they're stopping at a hotel in Los Angeles. He mentions that he gave Harris's information to Denny if any problem arises, and he also includes Denny's address.
Date: August 6, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner III, August 19, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner III, August 19, 1953]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to his nephew Isaac H. Kempner III discussing his dissatisfaction with training for the military and offering to allow him to work for one fo the family businesses should he want to shift careers.
Date: April 19, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion Lee Kempner, December 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion Lee Kempner, December 2, 1965]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion Lee Kempner discussing several personal and business related topics.
Date: December 2, 1965
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, October 18, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, October 18, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, discussing the merge of Texas Imperial Company and Imperial Sugar Company, a meeting of the American Cotton Shippers Association that Harris is attending, and the amount of cotton produced at Sugar Land.
Date: October 18, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner, March 14, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner, March 14, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner discussing the individual companies that have started off from H. Kempner or Sugarland Industries. The same individuals owning shares in the Sugar Company do not also own shares in its minor companies.
Date: March 14, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner, February 15, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner, February 15, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner discussing the annual statement of the Sugar Company, and their plan to build a raw sugar warehouse. He hopes to hear from him and Tim very soon.
Date: February 15, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Denny Kempner, January 9, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Denny Kempner, January 9, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Denny Kempner discussing family updates, and an upcoming French Line cruise.
Date: January 9, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond F. Higgins, October 25, 1997 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Raymond F. Higgins, October 25, 1997

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond F. Higgins. Higgins joined the Navy in February 1941 as a commissioned officer. He trained with the Marines at Quantico and then with the Medical Corps at Paris Island. He also trained in tropical and aviation medicine and learned to fly N3N's at Pensacola. Higgins was transferred to the U.S. Naval Hospital at Pearl Harbor. He then transferred to islands in the southwest Pacific. He was in Fleet Air Wing 101, a flight patrol squadron based out of Australia. He returned to the United States for leave in 1944. He then is assigned to the USS Ranger (CV-4) and leaves from San Diego to the sea for training. After V-J Day, the Ranger went to New Orleans and then Norfolk. He remained in service until 1947.
Date: October 25, 1997
Creator: Higgins, Raymond F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R. Bruce Porter. After a few years of college at the University of Southern California, Porter joined the Marines as an aviation cadet. After training on the F4F, Porter was assigned to Squadron 111 and shipped out on the USS Garfield to American Samoa. Porter mentions training with and talking with Joe Foss when his squadron passed through Apia. Porter then went to Turtle Bay, New Caledonia. He next flew F4F's in Guadalcanal in 1943. Their squadron then switched to the Corsair plane. Porter then started moving ""up the slot"" toward Japan gradually moving north with his squadron. Later, Porter returned to the states to train on F6F's and joined a night fighter squadron. He was assigned as a squadron commander in Okinawa. He discusses blowing up a plane with a ""baka"" bomb on it. Porter's record is an ace, with five official kills and one probable. Porter witnessed the surrender party preparing for the official surrender. He stayed in Japan for four months after the occupation.
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Porter, R. Bruce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History