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[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 12, 1839, discussing their mutual friends in Alabama. Ashley asks Perry to write her, and laments those of their friends who have died.
Date:
March 12, 1839
Creator:
Ashley, Mary W. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Culture of Winter Wheat in the Eastern United States
Report discussing best practices for growing winter wheat in the eastern United States. Topics discussed include soils adapted to wheat cultivation, fertilizers, seed selection and preparation, and crop rotation.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer
This report discusses the roundheaded apple-tree borer, an insect in the eastern and midwestern United States that, in its larval stage, destroys the bark and wood of apple trees. Several methods of control are discussed, including worming, paints and washes, and sprays.Apple-tree borers.
Date:
1915
Creator:
Brooks, Fred E.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Culture of Winter Wheat in the Eastern United States
Revised edition. Report discussing best practices for growing winter wheat in the eastern United States. Topics discussed include soils adapted to wheat cultivation, fertilizers, seed selection and preparation, and crop rotation.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Leighty, C. E. (Clyde Evert), b. 1882
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beekeeping in the Tulip-Tree Region
"Many thousand colonies of bees occur in the region where the tulip-tree is abundant but the honey crop from tulip-tree flowers inconsiderable. Too few beekeepers in this region have modern equipment, it is true, but the greatest loss comes from the fact that they do not care for their bees so as to have them ready to gather the abundant nectar from this early-blooming tree. In this bulletin a methods is given for the management of the apiary so that the full honey crop from this source may be obtained." -- p. 2
Date:
1922
Creator:
Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951 & Demuth, Geo. S. (George S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United States Earthquakes, 1937
Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1937. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date:
1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, February 23, 1944]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing Jeane Kempner's travel schedule.
Date:
February 23, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Henry Oppenheimer, April 10, 1944]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Henry Oppenheimer discussing about mother Bertig's health condition and Harris's Army selection
Date:
April 10, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Peter Henderson & Co., April 27, 1944]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Peter Henderson & Co. requesting an order of several different Rock Garden plants to be sent to Joseph R. Bertig.
Date:
April 27, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, April 27, 1944]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing what to do with his rock garden.
Date:
April 27, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Dan to Joseph R. Bertig, June 6, 1944]
Telegram sent by Dan Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing securing a train ticket for Mary Jean.
Date:
June 6, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peter Henderson & Co. to D. W. Kempner, June 21, 1944]
Letter from Peter Henderson & Co. to D. W. Kempner regarding a shipment of Rock Garden plants to Joseph R. Bertig that had gone awry.
Date:
June 21, 1944
Creator:
Peter Henderson & Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, August 11, 1944]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig explaining changes in Jeane Kempner's travel schedule.
Date:
August 11, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 D. W. Kempner to Hattie Oppenheimer, April 1, 1946]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hattie Oppenheimer discussing about the turkeys and conveying the matters related to the family and their plans.
Date:
April 1, 1946
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner, March 01, 1948]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner discussing how Bertig needs to visit with a doctor and that as soon as the weather clears up he is going to need to get a new roof.
Date:
March 1, 1948
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, March 16, 1948]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing Kempner too has been having difficulty with farming due to the weather. Kempner also relays that he has sold his gins and oil mills located in West Texas, as well as that he and Jeane are thinking of going abroad soon but are unsure due to the current political climate.
Date:
March 16, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner, March 22, 1948]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner discussing various things going on in Bertig's life like hoping to visit New York soon, rain effecting farming conditions, and a recommendation to not travel abroad.
Date:
March 22, 1948
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, July 20, 1948]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing the Hurt Grocer Company's operations and net profit and explaining that they shouldn't expect the excellent net profit to continue. Blackshear continues by discussing the statements of the Chase National Bank of New York.
Date:
July 20, 1948
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz, September 16, 1948]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz discussing Kempner recently bought several tractors and is planning on buying an attachment, and he is wondering if Gatz has heard of this or even already is in use of it.
Date:
September 16, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner, November 19, 1948]
Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner discussing the weather, and how Bertig is excited that the Kempners will visit soon.
Date:
November 19, 1948
Creator:
Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner, October 20, 1950]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner explaining the current state of their business at Plantersville and enclosing position reports. Blackshear discusses the high basis on Mexican cotton, bales of cotton produced by gin, the Bertig Company, and their business associates. The document includes a reply afterward by D. W. Kempner about their associate Mackey, and Kempner's return home.
Date:
October 20, 1950
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mrs. Oakleigh L. Thorne, June 25, 1951]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to his daughter Mary Jean Thorne discussing stocks and dividends she owns of the various Kempner family businesses and updating her on the tragic downward spiral of former Kempner employee Pete Shepard.
Date:
June 25, 1951
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean Thorne, August 3, 1951]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mary Jean (Kempner) Thorne discussing a property dispute in Paragould, Arkansas and complications surrounding the settlement of Eliza Kempner's estate.
Date:
August 3, 1951
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History