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[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner, August 24, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner, August 24, 1950]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner providing updates about the night watchmen on Kempner's estate, cotton gin reports, correspondence from Bill Keyser, a meeting with John Harris about the Galveston Orphans' Home, cotton sold to Japan, seed prices, and notice that he is leaving for Paragould.
Date: August 24, 1950
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, August 28, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, August 28, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing Mary Jean's new job as well as Jeane Bertig Kempner future travel.
Date: August 28, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pierre Chardine, November 7, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pierre Chardine, November 7, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pierre Chardine discussing the recent passing of Mr. Chardine's mother and Mr. Kempner's brother-in-law, Joseph R. Bertig.
Date: November 7, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Daniel W, Kempner and Jeane Bertig Kempner, December 26, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Daniel W, Kempner and Jeane Bertig Kempner, December 26, 1950]

Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Daniel W. Kempner and Jeane Bertig Kempner thanking the Kempner's for the robe they gifted him.
Date: December 26, 1950
Creator: Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. L. Gatz to D. W. Kempner, September 18, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from W. L. Gatz to D. W. Kempner, September 18, 1948]

Letter from W. L. Gatz to D. W. Kempner discussing the current climate of the ginning of cotton down in Arkansas, and how they recently bought two new tractors.
Date: September 18, 1948
Creator: Gatz, William L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sports stories at 10] (open access)

[News Script: Sports stories at 10]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: November 14, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lee E. Johnson, April 21, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lee E. Johnson, April 21, 1976

Interview with Lee E. Johnson, a retired educator, concerning his recollections about military life during World War I. Johnson discusses his education; his enlistment in the Texas National Guard; his training at Pecan Gap; Camp Bowie; the formation of the 36th Division; officers training school at Camp Pike, Arkansas; embarkation for France; Saint-Amand and Saint-Nazairre.
Date: April 21, 1976
Creator: Milner, E. R. & Johnson, Lee E., 1893-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert Bean, November 15, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Bean, November 15, 2004

Interview with Robert Bean, a veteran who was wounded in action during World War II from Kirbyville, Texas. The transcript includes a list of questions, which focus on Bean's service with the 12th Armored Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in France and Germany, including his injuries and experience liberating two concentration camps.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: Gammon, Robert & Bean, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Bean, November 15, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Bean, November 15, 2004

Interview with Robert Bean, a veteran who was wounded in action during World War II from Kirbyville, Texas. The transcript includes a list of questions, which focus on Bean's service with the 12th Armored Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in France and Germany, including his injuries and experience liberating two concentration camps.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: Gammon, Robert & Bean, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Warren, March 28, 2022 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Warren, March 28, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Warren. Warren was born in Frisco, Texas in February 1921. After graduating from high school, he attended Texas A&M participating in the ROTC program for two years. Upon graduation in 1942 he applied for a commission in the United States Army Air Forces and was accepted. After participating in various stages of flight training, he was assigned as a C-47 pilot. Flying the Northern Route over Greenland, he joined the 439th Troop Carrier Wing, 94th Squadron, 9th Air Force in England. He tells of being involved in Operation Market Garden and of crossing the Rhine, where he pulled Waco CG-4 gliders, and of the Battle of the Bulge where he hauled fuel for General Patton’s tanks.
Date: March 28, 2022
Creator: Warren, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech: Veteran Benefits for Individuals who Served in Civilian Capacity in the Armed Forces] (open access)

[Speech: Veteran Benefits for Individuals who Served in Civilian Capacity in the Armed Forces]

Copy of two pages from the Congressional Record containing a speech by Texas Representative Olin Teague regarding pending bills that would grant civilian veterans benefits as well as the history of Avenger Field. The pages include other text, including partial text before the speech discussing a memorial dance for Jess Nevarez, his service in the military, his involvement with his community and church and supplemental statements to Teague's speech after his statements.
Date: April 6, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History