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[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III, October 21, 1957]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III enclosing a clipping of intreset.
Date:
October 21, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abe Santos, February 24, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abe Santos. Santos joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as a Fireman aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34). They participated in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway and Savo Island, where the ship was sunk. He traveled back to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Wharton (AP-7). Santos was placed on tugboat duty for six months, then transferred to Johnston Island as a Second-Class Machinist’s Mate. He assisted with airstrip construction. He later transferred back to headquarters at Pearl Harbor, and worked on staff for Admiral Robert L. Ghormley. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date:
February 24, 2001
Creator:
Santos, Abe
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abe Santos, February 24, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abe Santos. Santos joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as a Fireman aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34). They participated in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway and Savo Island, where the ship was sunk. He traveled back to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Wharton (AP-7). Santos was placed on tugboat duty for six months, then transferred to Johnston Island as a Second-Class Machinist’s Mate. He assisted with airstrip construction. He later transferred back to headquarters at Pearl Harbor, and worked on staff for Admiral Robert L. Ghormley. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date:
February 24, 2001
Creator:
Santos, Abe
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease]
A letter to Julia Maria Pease from a former employee who had emigrated from Japan—he wants to go back and get married, and he asks Pease to verify that he had legally come into the US from Japan, so that he can return with his wife.
Date:
October 25, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. Jesse W. Tapp, July 18, 1963]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. Jesse W. Tapp regarding his eldest son, Shrub, who graduated from Stanford and is currently in California waiting to do his military service. He's also working on a project where Mr. Tapp would be able to guide him on.
Date:
July 18, 1963
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to C. W. Taylor, May 8, 1956]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to C. W. Taylor, Jr. informing that his name has been recommended.
Date:
May 8, 1956
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner, Jr., to Harris Leon Kempner, 1963]
Handwritten letter from Harris Leon "Shrub" Kempner, Jr., to his father discussing a trip to Mexicali, reporting when the gin there will be operational and when the cotton crop should be delivered. He discusses the attributes of a person named Paco who is running the operations there. He also provides details of money spent on the trip and requests a refund.
Date:
1963-08~
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Sandy, September 24, 1963]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Sandy discussing about a couple of things. He asked if he thanked MumMum and Miggins for the hundred shares of Sugar Land Industries that they gave. Then, he talks about Shrub's situation at the army. And few other changes that're going to take place in the locality.
Date:
September 24, 1963
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Physically Transcendent Awareness: A Comparison of the Phenomenology of Consciousness Before Birth and After Death
Article discussing veridical evidence of a physically transcendent source of consciousness, which comes from both extremes of the life span when central nervous system functioning is compromised, suggesting that some form of personhood can exist independently of known cellular processes associated with the body.
Date:
Summer 1998
Creator:
Wade, Jenny
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Six Studies of Out-of-Body Experiences
Article reviewing six studies of a basic component of the near-death experience (NDE), the out-of body experience (OBE).
Date:
Winter 1998
Creator:
Tart, Charles T.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Resistance to Belief
Article exploring situations, using a recent near-death experience (NDE) example, in which there are reasonable evidence and logic, and yet belief seems to be withheld. The author postulates and discusses nonrational influences producing resistance to belief, including the fear of being in error, the fear of rejection from the scientific community, irrational requirements of logicality, avoidance of consequences, and paradigm fixation, as well as discussing issues in philosophy of science and epistemology in regard to proof.
Date:
Winter 2002
Creator:
Hastings, Arthur
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rodriquez Shooting]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a fatal shooting of 12- year old Santos Rodriquez of Dallas has been condemned by City Council resolution at San Jose, California.
Date:
August 28, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[One O'Clock Lab Band Performance at Valley Christian High School]
Photograph of a performance by the One O'Clock Lab Band at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, California.
Date:
2017
Creator:
University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Examination booklet from Stanford University, #1]
Examination booklet for a Standford University course signed by Harris L. Kempner, Jr., including handwritten answers for a business test.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III,October 25, 1957]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III enclosing circulars and would like his opinion on the C&H refinery.
Date:
October 25, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report on the Middletown National Bank, 1962]
A report about a hypothetical Middletown National Bank, published by Stanford University for use in their Graduate School of Business. It appears to be a handout for use in instruction and/or homework assignments.
Date:
1962
Creator:
Leland Stanford Junior University. Board of Trustees.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report by Harris L. Kempner, Jr.]
Graded and annotated report by Harris L. Kempner, Jr. for his MFG II class at Stanford University attempting to address "four problem areas" within the H. Kempner firm's manufacturing processes. It was for his Manufacturing II class, taught by Mr. Henry B. Eyring. He received a B- for the report.
Date:
[1962..1963]
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Course and Instructor Evaluation Form]
Blank evaluation form from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. It asks both about the instructor and the course they taught.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Stanford University. Graduate School of Business.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, February 5, 1952]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, discussing his education and goals for the future.
Date:
February 5, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, January 15, 1952]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III discussing Denny's telegram greetings and standards for the future.
Date:
January 15, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Fort Worth subway a success]
Newspaper clipping from San Jose Mercury, titled, "Mini-Subway Pulls Them In," published January 26, 1976.
Date:
January 26, 1972
Creator:
San Jose Mercury
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Kempner, Isaac Herbert to Isaac H. Kempner, III, November 14, 1957]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III sending the Northwestern National Life Insurance Company since he joined the marines.
Date:
November 14, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to C. W. Taylor, Jr. , April 6, 1957]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to C. W. Taylor, Jr. informing that he made a special request in his correspondence.
Date:
April 6, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the famed coach of many of Notre Dame' s winning football teams, Frank Leahy who died at a Portland Oregon hospital.
Date:
June 21, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library