Photograph of wild flowers growing up and through a wooden fence post. Through the fence wooded hills can be seen.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "How long should a freshman senator keep his mouth shut in congress?"

Purpose: The primary objective of the eastern oil shale drilling was to obtain cores of the Chattanooga shale, from considerable depths and at long distances from its outcrops. Correlation of the cores with outcrop samples showed the effect of weathering on the shale, as well as changes in the stratigraphy. Of secondary interest was acquisition of information on the stratigraphy of the overlying rocks.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

From abstract: Uranium assays of all the samples collected by the Geological Survey from the Chattanooga shale in east-central Tennessee and southern Kentucky from 1947 to 1949 are assembled here, and conclusions are drawn concerning the distribution of the uranium. The 1108 assays from 80 localities provide reasonably reliable information on the stratigraphic and regional variations of the uranium content.

Letter from W. L. Minkus to I. H. Kempner discussing stock in Colonial Baking Company of Galveston and Memphis.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. L. Minkus discussing the shares of stock that Kempner owns in Colonial Baking Company of Memphis.

Postcard of tanks on a road with a plane flying over. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "Air Ground Support by Armored Regt. Tenn. Maneuvers." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "Lois, please put these with my other pictures when you finished with 'em. Thanks. Love, Clarence."

Letter from Stuart Godwin to D. W. Kempner discussing Kempner's flight reservations and new airline flight confirmation policies.

Letter (Air Mail) from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. Everett R. Cook expressing thankfulness for the check of $100.

Letter (air mail) from Harris Leon Kempner to Dave Nathan informing about enclosing check to restore the Bayside Warehouse contributions.

Business card from Texas Automatic Sprinkler Co, which does business in multiple cities.

Letter from Arthur W. McCain to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for the generous invitation to stay at his house during the Texas Bankers Association Convention but informing him that he has other arrangements.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Albert Fremaux informing him on what has been done with the stock bonus warrants for common shares of the capital stock of Great Britian and Canada Investment Corporation he left with them.

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to International - Great Northern Railroad Co. returning the portion of ticket No. 42288 purchased on July 8th to Memphis, Tennessee. He's requesting them to return and refund for which he hasn't used in returning to Galveston as he came back by airplane.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Arthur W. McCain inviting him to be his house guest for the upcoming Texas Bankers Association convention.