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[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, April 1, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, April 1, 1946]

Letter to Cecile from her father about investment and economics.
Date: April 1, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Longstaff to Harris L. Kempner, April 1, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from J. B. Longstaff to Harris L. Kempner, April 1, 1946]

Letter from J. B. Longstaff to Harris L. Kempner enclosing a Legion of Merit Award and a Citation Awarded by the president.
Date: April 1, 1946
Creator: Longstaff, J. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Longstaff to Harris L. Kempner, April 1, 1946, copy] (open access)

[Letter from J. B. Longstaff to Harris L. Kempner, April 1, 1946, copy]

Letter from J. B. Longstaff to Harris L. Kempner enclosing a Legion of Merit Award and a Citation Awarded by the president.
Date: April 1, 1946
Creator: Longstaff, J. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Longstaff to Harris L. Kempner, April 1, 1946, copy 2] (open access)

[Letter from J. B. Longstaff to Harris L. Kempner, April 1, 1946, copy 2]

Letter from J. B. Longstaff to Harris L. Kempner enclosing a Legion of Merit Award and a Citation Awarded by the president.
Date: April 1, 1946
Creator: Longstaff, J. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from New Orleans Cotton Exchange to Mr. Harris Kempner, December 1, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from New Orleans Cotton Exchange to Mr. Harris Kempner, December 1, 1945]

Letter from Henry Plauche to Harris L. Kempner confirming a reservation for him and Mrs. Kempner at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Date: December 1, 1945
Creator: New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake Champain, CB 39 and went on a shakedown cruise where 16 crewmen were lost for various reasons. In the Navy he was an electrician aboard the ship and dealt with setting up electricity onshore. He also dealt with Prisoners of War, being put in charge of a group of them to build a swimming pool. He was in New York City on temporary leave when the news of the wars end was released by President Truman. Mr. Voris also talks about serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico.
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: Riley, Voris C.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake Champain, CB 39 and went on a shakedown cruise where 16 crewmen were lost for various reasons. In the Navy he was an electrician aboard the ship and dealt with setting up electricity onshore. He also dealt with Prisoners of War, being put in charge of a group of them to build a swimming pool. He was in New York City on temporary leave when the news of the wars end was released by President Truman. Mr. Voris also talks about serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico.
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: Riley, Voris C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: EPA control pan] (open access)

[News Script: EPA control pan]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the 5th U. S circuit of appeals in New Orleans which has ordered a stay of the environmental protection agency' Texas transportation control plan until the court reviews it in April.
Date: March 1, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New Orleans] (open access)

[News Script: New Orleans]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the environmental protection agency which has been ordered by the fifth U. S circuit court of appeals in New Orleans not to enforce its Texas transportation control plan until the court reviews it.
Date: March 1, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, on December 1, 1836, suggesting George Fisher for the position of Consul or Vice Consul to the city of New Orleans.
Date: December 1, 1836
Creator: Wharton, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Lucas de Perlarre, June 1, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Lucas de Perlarre, June 1, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Lucas de Perlarre.
Date: June 1, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History