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[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Robert Markle Armstrong, December 13, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Robert Markle Armstrong, December 13, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Robert Markle Armstrong discussing how they can market Imperial Sugar to hotels in the Dallas area and other parts of Texas.
Date: December 13, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, February 10, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, February 10, 1953]

Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing market reports from Union Stockyards in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: February 10, 1953
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to I. H. Kempner, December 13, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to I. H. Kempner, December 13, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to I. H. Kempner discussing names of store managers in Houston.
Date: December 13, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011

Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville. The interview transcript includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Womack and their family, on pages 31-36.
Date: June 16, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Eleanor R. Thompson to Walter G. Stuck - February 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Eleanor R. Thompson to Walter G. Stuck - February 5, 1940]

Letter written to Mrs. Eleanor R. Thompson in Galveston, Texas from Walter Stuck, secretary of the Texas Surgical Society in San Antonio, Texas. In the letter, Stuck thanks Thompson for loaning materials related to Dr. Thompson for a historical sketch of the Texas Surgical Society.
Date: February 5, 1940
Creator: Stuck, Walter G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen, August 12, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen, August 12, 1971]

Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen discussing plans for a library for Texas Tech University, and thanking her for information about M. Bruce Edward Cox. He also mentions she should disregard a mailing from the Special Libraries Association.
Date: August 12, 1971
Creator: Williston, C. Lincoln
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article: Obituaries] (open access)

[Article: Obituaries]

A series of obituaries in the Texas Medical Association's June 1988 Texas Medicine journal. Those listed in the obituaries included Dr. May Owen, Dr. William Frank Renfrow, Dr. Louis Reed Robey, Dr. Hampton C. Robinson, Dr. Lowell Edison Rutledge, Dr. Cassie Elizabeth Stuermer, Dr. Robert W. B. Terrell, Dr. Robert H. Thomason, and Dr. Leopoldo Villareal.
Date: June 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen, August 12, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen, August 12, 1971]

Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen discussing plans for a library for Texas Tech University, and thanking her for information about M. Bruce Edward Cox. He also mentions she should disregard a mailing from the Special Libraries Association.
Date: August 12, 1971
Creator: Williston, C. Lincoln
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 107, July 2003 - April, 2004 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 107, July 2003 - April, 2004

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 643.
Date: 2004
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
In the Shadow of History (open access)

In the Shadow of History

Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 1980
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Folk Medicine: 1,333 Cures, Remedies, Preventives, & Health Practices (open access)

Texas Folk Medicine: 1,333 Cures, Remedies, Preventives, & Health Practices

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a compilation of 1,333 folk cures, remedies and prevention techniques. It includes information about various diagnoses, such as acne, poison ivy, whooping cough, nosebleeds, and others.
Date: 1970
Creator: Anderson, John Q.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, August 23, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, August 23, 1960]

Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing a phone call from Hale Schaleben.
Date: August 26, 1960
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, August 23, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, August 23, 1960]

Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing business updates while Isaac Herbert Kempner is on vacation.
Date: August 23, 1960
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 13, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 13, 1946]

Letter to Cecile from her father about a wave of strikes, economics, and friends and relatives returning from trips.
Date: January 13, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Smith, February 22, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Smith, February 22, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Smith thanking her for the luncheon, congratulating her for the work she has accomplished, and containing AWVS pamphlets.
Date: February 22, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock, April 9, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock, April 9, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock discussing removing the San Antonio unit from the AWVS if they do not respond and containing a report for March.
Date: April 9, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Mrs. Nixon to Mrs. Kempner, December 8, 1943] (open access)

[Telegram from Mrs. Nixon to Mrs. Kempner, December 8, 1943]

Telegram from Mrs. Nixon to Mrs. Kempner discussing dues and membership.
Date: December 8, 1943
Creator: Nixon, Mrs. Stanhope
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Smith, June 4, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Smith, June 4, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Smith discussing the past state board meeting and the decision to remove her from the AWVS if she does not respond.
Date: June 4, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Smith, April 16, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Smith, April 16, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Smith attempting to get a hold of her and containing a unit kit.
Date: April 16, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 14, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 14, 1947]

Letter to Cecile from her father about her mother opening her birthday presents, investment, and her cousin Don.
Date: December 14, 1947
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Perry to Mrs. Kempner, August 30, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Perry to Mrs. Kempner, August 30, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Perry to Mrs. Kempner about the San Antonio unit and Rosemary's return from New York.
Date: August 30, 1945
Creator: Perry, Julia M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mrs. Taylor, October 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter to Mrs. Taylor, October 20, 1944]

Letter to Mrs. Taylor asking her if she could contact a woman that would be willing to help arrange meetings for the AWVS national secretaries.
Date: October 20, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Smith to Mrs. Kempner, July 5, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Smith to Mrs. Kempner, July 5, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Smith to Mrs. Kempner informing her that her unit will soon hold elections for officers and about recent projects they have been working on.
Date: July 5, 1945
Creator: Smith, Kazelette H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Mrs. Whitlock to Mrs. Kempner, December 12, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram from Mrs. Whitlock to Mrs. Kempner, December 12, 1944]

Telegram from Mrs. Whitlock to Mrs. Kempner requesting reports on the San Antonio, West Columbia, and Farwell units.
Date: December 12, 1944
Creator: Whitlock, Marion
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History