Hat

Hat of brown felt. The low, slightly domed crown is almost hidden by the upturned brim. At front facing of brim is large flat brown grosgrain ribbon bow. Around the base of the crown is affixed brown net veiling. The hat is unlined, with inner brown grosgrain ribbon hatband. Combined designer's/retailer's label inside: "Leslie James / Designed for Sakowitz / Houston" Manufacturer's style stamp inside crown: "Midi / Imported Velour Body / Made in France"
Date: 1949
Creator: James, Leslie
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Houstonians take cruise] (open access)

[News Script: Houstonians take cruise]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrival of a Caribbean-bound French luxury cruise liner in Houston, the first cruise ship to dock there in several years.
Date: January 10, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Victor Costa captions transcript

Victor Costa

Short documentary on fashion designer Victor Costa. Created on the occasion of Mr. Costa receiving the Legend's Award of the University of Houston's College of Technology in November 2015, the video includes archival still and motion images, interviews with Victor Costa, Robert Sakowitz, Roz Pactor, and Jerry Ann Woodfin Costa. Discusses his early life in Houston, education, and work as a fashion designer. Footage includes early interviews and fashion shows.
Date: 2015
Creator: Malosky, Lisa & Friedell, Don
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: International news] (open access)

[News Script: International news]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas relating a news story.
Date: March 13, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Vietnam War] (open access)

[News Script: Vietnam War]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 22, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News at ten open] (open access)

[News Script: News at ten open]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1969-05-08T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News stories] (open access)

[News Script: News stories]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 2, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News at ten open] (open access)

[News Script: News at ten open]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 8, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, July 6, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, July 6, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing travel needs for the abroad trip, stock shares, and divorce business for Mary Jean.
Date: July 6, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 14, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 14, 1955]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing current events happening in Sugar Land.
Date: October 14, 1955
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, September 16, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, September 16, 1953]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing various farm operations and related business. This letter was written to keep Kempner updated during his vacation in Europe.
Date: September 16, 1953
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 16, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 16, 1952]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing farm operations and sales, including ginning results, pasture conditions, cattle sales, cotton sales, and alfalfa meal market.
Date: October 16, 1952
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 16, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 16, 1952]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing farm operations and sales, including ginning results, pasture conditions, cattle sales, cotton sales, and alfalfa meal market.
Date: October 16, 1952
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Houston delegation] (open access)

[News Script: Houston delegation]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a delegation from Houston returning after visiting Paris.
Date: February 25, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Moon orbit] (open access)

[News Script: Moon orbit]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 29, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10PM Sports update] (open access)

[News Script: 10PM Sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 1, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10PM Sports update] (open access)

[News Script: 10PM Sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 2, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 6pm Sports update] (open access)

[News Script: 6pm Sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 15, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James, William H. Louviere, January 26, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James, William H. Louviere, January 26, 1960]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James and William H. Louviere discussing upcoming visits to Sugar Land, Texas, with agenda ideas.
Date: January 26, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dress

Dress of off-white viscose rayon; mid-calf length; round neck; fourteen gold and black logo buttons down center front; black welt buttonholes; two patch pockets at bust with single logo button; two bound flap pockets at hips with single logo button; two front darts; short sleeves; back has four darts; lined in off-white viscose.
Date: 1985
Creator: FĂ©raud, Louis
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner, August 4, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner, August 4, 1948]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner discussing updates Bill Keyser gave him about a cotton gin.
Date: August 4, 1948
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, June 9, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, June 9, 1948]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner discussing the appearance of Mexican cotton in shipments to Belgium, issues with the dehydrating plant and other business in Sugar Land, Fanny Hamburger's return to the United States, and the Marshall Plan.
Date: June 9, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr.,  to D. W. Kempner, June 7, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, June 7, 1948]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Daniel W. Kempner discussing stock at the M & P Press, a bid from O'Rourke Construction Company for warehouses, business with Sternberg-Martin & Company, and crops needing rain.
Date: June 7, 1948
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History