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[Transcript of Letter from James Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 19, 1829]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James Elijah Brown Austin to Stephen F. Austin, on March 19, 1829, discussing the sale of a lot, which had been promised to Mrs. Picket by Stephen, to a Mr. Battles instead. James notes that Battles has paid for and intends to keep up the lot, while Mrs. Picket has arranged to acquire it for free.
Date:
March 19, 1829
Creator:
Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, August 25, 1999
Interview with Clarabelle Barton Snodgrass, vice-chair of the Kerr County Historical Commission from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Snodgrass talks about growing up on a primitive ranch, struggling to survive during the Depression, meeting and marrying her husband, their family, their involvement with music, and her efforts to preserve the history of Kerr County. She also briefly discusses the honors and awards her volunteer work has earned her. Pages 2-13 include a written statement by Miles Abernathy Lowrence, Clarabelle's maternal great-uncle.
Date:
September 25, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, March 28, 2013
Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, whose husband's ancestors were Texas Hill Country settlers, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Starkey discusses her husband's family history. She also talks about coming to Kerrville for a job with her family.
Date:
March 28, 2013
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Starkey, Ethel Baker
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, October 3, 2013
Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, a couple who retired in Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual family histories, their childhoods in Kerrville, their move away from the area, the lumberyard company they owned together in Louisiana, and their work on restoring the A. C. Schreiner family home during their retirement. The interview transcript includes photos of the couple and their family, as well as a letter, on pages 31-41.
Date:
October 3, 2013
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Schellhase, Barbara Kiefer & Schellhase, Walter Ray
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George R. Edwards to Truett Latimer, April 8, 1954]
Letter from George R. Edwards to Truett Latimer discussing meeting at some point, traveling to New Orleans, and congratulating Latimer on his upcoming marriage.
Date:
April 8, 1954
Creator:
Edwards, George Royalty
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, May 26, 1949]
Inter-office letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing information and correspondence James has had with Estonian Relief Committee Incorporated and Godchaux Sugars Incorporated concerning Displaced families for farm hire.
Date:
May 26, 1949
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date:
April 5, 2003
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date:
April 5, 2003
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date:
August 30, 2007
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date:
August 30, 2007
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to B'nai B'rith District Grand Lodge No. 7, June 1, 1945]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to B'nai B'rith District Grand Lodge No. 7 informally acknowledging receipt of the Lodge's donation of $1,000 to the Hillel Building Fund. He explains that the Rabbi has left for a trip so their formal acceptance of the donation will be delayed. He also states that he believes there will be no problem with placing a plaque in the Hillel House to honor their deceased Secretary Myron M. Goldman who the donation is on behalf of.
Date:
June 1, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry, October 9, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry giving her permission to provide toys for children and informing her that there is a thrift shop in New Orleans.
Date:
October 9, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry, October 12, 1944]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Perry informing her that Miss Lengfeld is travelling to New Orleans and then to Texas. She also writes about the establishments of three more units in Texas.
Date:
October 12, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Jerome Mark to I. H. Kempner, May 28, 1945]
Letter from Rabbi Jerome Mark to I. H. Kempner explaining that the Executive Committee of the B'nai B'rith Lodges has unanimously voted to make a contribution of $1,000 to the Hillel Building Fund in the name of their late Secretary, Myron M. Goldman. They would like a plaque to be placed in the new Hillel building in memory of Goldman in exchange for the donation.
Date:
May 28, 1945
Creator:
Mark, Jerome
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of letter from William M. Nathan to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman, May 5, 1945]
Letter from William M. Nathan to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman discussing different structural choices for the Hillel Building, a brochure, and Hyman Ettlinger's upset with being left out of the publicity documents.
Date:
May 5, 1945
Creator:
Nathan, William M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: 10 pm sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the 1970 Amateur Golf tournament in Grand Prairie, the 45th Texas Relay, the end of the Dallas Chaparrals' season, the start of the DFW Spurs season, and the Greater New Orleans.
Date:
April 15, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Air Control Board]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the lawyers representing the state of Texas who are to resent oral argument at New Orleans in the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals test of federal air pollution controls.
Date:
February 14, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[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: Limited Auto Use]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the Court of Appeals in New Orleans which will hear arguments on a request for a permanent stay against Environmental Protection Agency air pollution controls limiting the use of automobile.
Date:
February 13, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[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
[News Script: News at ten]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
January 28, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: School desegregation]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
August 3, 1972, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society]
Pamphlet describing Kempner addresses Economics Society about commission form of government. Also, it documents an article on "Commission Government: Would It Suit New Orleans by Edward H. Burns?"
Date:
1911-03-13~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]]
Copy of transcript for a memorandum from Elias R. Wightman concerning lands owned by Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin.
Date:
1837?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History