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[Postcard from Blanche S. to Mr. and Mrs. Jack M., September 4, 1926]

Postcard from Blanche S. to Mr. and Mrs. Jack M., giving her best wishes and saying she'll be homes in a few days. The front of the postcard features a photograph of Ye Kendall Inn, in Boerne, a long, two-story plantation style house with porches on both stories and a screened-in sun room on the far left side. The gravel driveway that runs parallel to the house is lined with trees, and has two automobiles parked on it. The name of the house is printed at the bottom of the postcard.
Date: September 4, 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, March 4, 1858] (open access)

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, March 4, 1858]

Letter to David W. Fentress from his mother, Maud, discussing the receipt of his letter and his arrival at Prairie Lea; a request for Frank to write a letter informing Maud of his travels; a discussion of sending information and gifts; a brief discussion about marriage and gifts;a dialogue concerning "Episcopacy or Pickett"; news about the weather; the affect of the weather on the planting of crops; a discussion of real estate; a brief mention of Maud's health; a request for information on "how the presents went" and if pictures were received; a discussion requesting a visit from David's "Aunt", "Uncle", as well as from Tom and Frank; an ending statement requesting letters from David, Clara, and Frank.
Date: March 4, 1858
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Birdie McGee to the Moore family, February 4, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from Birdie McGee to the Moore family, February 4, 1900]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Birdie McGee and is addressed to Charles B. Moore, Linnet Moore, and Aunt Mollie. In this letter, McGee informs the Moore family and Aunt Mollie of the goings-on in Gallatin, Tennessee. The News includes: a confirmation about receiving the most current letter written by the Moore's, a weather update, details about the smallpox outbreak and how everyone is getting their vaccinations, a discussion about going to town to get a vaccination and details that Alice is sock from hers, news about community deaths, a dialogue about social events some family members attended and what happened at the events, health updates on Matilda Dodd and on the family members who have been vaccinated, and a discussion about clothing. She closes the letter by noting that the family should write to her soon. The envelope is included with the letter.
Date: February 4, 1900
Creator: McGee, Birdie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to Mary Ann Moore, Linnet White, and Claude D. White, February 4, 1907] (open access)

[Letter to Mary Ann Moore, Linnet White, and Claude D. White, February 4, 1907]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is addressed to Mary Ann Moore and the White's. The write is unidentified, but it is a family member from Gallatin, TN. In this letter, the writer discusses receving word of Linnet's illness in her last letter, well-wishes for a quick recovery, details about a visit from Linnet and Claude, and a update on the wintery weather that they are having at present.
Date: February 4, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on August 4, 1836, discussing the family he hopes will move to Texas, and his wish to be useful in the military.
Date: August 4, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Truckers Protest] (open access)

[News Script: Truckers Protest]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the protest of independent truckers in Texas which continues with 300 or more big rigs halted at Lone Star and Longview alone.
Date: February 4, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: With Tropical Storm Delia] (open access)

[News Script: With Tropical Storm Delia]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Sabine Pass in Texas is deserted town after virtually all residents fled inland in the face of approaching tropical storm Delia.
Date: September 4, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tornadoes] (open access)

[News Script: Tornadoes]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about tornadoes which have killed at least 260 persons, injured hundreds and caused millions of dollars damage in an awesome trail of destruction from the deep south through the Ohio valley and into Canada.
Date: April 4, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to the Memphis Country Club, September 4, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to the Memphis Country Club, September 4, 1964]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to the Memphis Country Club requesting the bill for their stay at the Club.
Date: September 4, 1964
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert D. McCallum to Harris L. Kempner, October 4, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Robert D. McCallum to Harris L. Kempner, October 4, 1966]

Letter from Robert D. McCallum to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for sending a copy of a book.
Date: October 4, 1966
Creator: McCallum, Robert D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with William Alexander Hatcher, December 4, 2008

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with William Hatcher, a World War II Army veteran (29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force). Hatcher discusses concerning his his childhood and education; family's experiences in the Great Depression; decision to attend University of Tennessee-Knoxville and major in mechanical engineering; memories of Pearl Harbor attack; decision to join U.S. Army Enlisted Reserve Corps in 1942; 1943 call-up; basic training at Ft. Belvoir, Va.; instruction in engineering, communications, and radar repair at City College of New York and Chanute Field, Ill.; assignments to Truax Field, Wis., and Boca Raton, Fla.; meeting future wife, Jean E. Sheppard, at USO Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.; transfer to B-29 unit and bases in Neb. And Kan.; deployment to Guam with 29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force, March 1945; details of high-altitude radar repair work; aspects of daily life for American soldiers stationed in Guam; descriptions of devastation of Japan, including Hiroshima; transfer to base on Tinian; return to U.S. in February 1946; wedding; return to UT-Knoxville using GI Bill benefits; work at Oak Ridge; decision to transfer to University of New Mexico for Mrs. Hatcher's health; career with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Convair Corp. of Fort Worth; …
Date: December 4, 2008
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin & Hatcher, William Alexander, 1923-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library