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13
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11
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8
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[Telegram From the Acarrette Family to the Kempners, November 23, 1963]
Telegram sent by the Acarrette family to Mr. and Mrs. Harris Kempner and their sons discussing their devastation at the death of President Kennedy and expressing their deep and affectionate sympathy.
Date:
November 23, 1963, 3:10 p.m.
Creator:
Acarrette
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Transport of Robe, February 1955]
Invoice for transport of goods for Mrs. Kempner by Air France, including 1 carton of robes for $62. Written paid on March 7th, 1955.
Date:
February 25, 1955
Creator:
Air France
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Embellished gloves
Gloves of deep turquoise kid leather with silver metal eyelets that cover the top part of the gloves that sit above the wrist; diagonal opening.
Date:
1985/1989
Creator:
Alaia, Azzedine
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mansfield Millington Bascom, January 29, 2000
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with engineer and Army veteran Mansfield Millington Bascom. The interview includes Bascom's personal experiences about the European Theater during World War II, basic training, action on the Siegfried Line, the Battle of Aachen, individual episodes of close ground combat, German tank concentrations immediately prior to the Ardennes Offensive, being wounded and evacuating from the front, recuperation, and returning to the states.
Date:
January 29, 2000
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Bascom, Mansfield Millington
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Roy D. Much, February 3, 1999
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with Roy D. Much, Army veteran (987th Field Artillery Battalion), concerning his experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Much discusses his pre-war education and employment; basic training in the artillery, Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas, 1942; and general comments about his experiences at Normandy, Saint-Lô, liberation of Paris, Huertgen Forest, Remagen Bridge, Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Czechoslovakia.
Date:
February 3, 1999
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Much, Roy D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harold Salfen, February 14, 2000
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Harold Salfen, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from O'Fallon, Missouri. Salfen discusses his hometown and family background, his childhood and education, working in St. Louis, attending the University of Missouri, joining the Army Air Force and training, operating a ground radar in the European Theater, liberating Buchenwald Concentration Camp, the end of the war, and returning home. In appendix is a biography/resumé of Salfen's.
Date:
February 14, 2000
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Salfen, Harold
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Jeane B. Kempner, September 22, 1959]
Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Jeane B. Kempner discussing the amount of money Kempner is due to receive from her voting trust shares in the Imperial Sugar Company, the status of Mary Jean Kempner's claim for reimbursment of hospital expenses by the New York Hospital, and the marriage of Mr. Ray Mehan to a Miss Golden.
Date:
September 22, 1959
Creator:
Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abelino Alviar. Alviar joined the Army in May of 1944. In early 1945, he joined the 778th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. They deployed to Le Havre, France, and traveled to Munich, Germany, arriving after the Battle of the Ardennes. Alviar provided guard duty, and served as a gunner on the half-track supporting the 1st Infantry Division as they fought into Germany. He also worked as a translator and helped transport supplies to the front line. He returned home and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date:
March 14, 2003
Creator:
Alviar, Abelino
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abelino Alviar. Alviar joined the Army in May of 1944. In early 1945, he joined the 778th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. They deployed to Le Havre, France, and traveled to Munich, Germany, arriving after the Battle of the Ardennes. Alviar provided guard duty, and served as a gunner on the half-track supporting the 1st Infantry Division as they fought into Germany. He also worked as a translator and helped transport supplies to the front line. He returned home and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date:
March 14, 2003
Creator:
Alviar, Abelino
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Application for International Customs and Police Documents for Automobile
American Automobile Association "Application for International Customs and Police Documents for Automobile" filled out by Mrs. D. W. (Jeane Bertig) Kempner and dated May 17, 1957. The application states Kempner will be taking a "Viking Blue" 1954 Fisher Fleetwood Cadillac to western Europe for a five-month trip. Also included is an application to the National Surety Corporation stating Kempner's business equity and net worth.
Date:
May 17, 1957
Creator:
American Automobile Association, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Foreign Car Insurance to D. W. Kempner]
Invoice for charges to Daniel W. Kempner by American Automobile Association, Inc., for international car insurance.
Date:
May 29, 1956
Creator:
American Automobile Association, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from American Express Company to Daniel W. Kempner, April 4, 1950]
Letter from American Express Company to Daniel W. Kempner discussing acquiring a chauffeur for Mr. Kempner's upcoming trip to Europe and requesting more information about the trip.
Date:
April 4, 1950
Creator:
American Express Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from American Express Company to Daniel W. Kempner, April 25, 1950]
Letter from American Express Company to Daniel W. Kempner discussing the chauffeur they have secured for Mr. Kempner's upcoming trip to Europe.
Date:
April 25, 1950
Creator:
American Express Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from American Express Company to Daniel W. Kempner, May 11, 1950]
Letter from American Express Company to Daniel W. Kempner responding to Mr. Kempner's inquiries about the chosen chauffeur for his upcoming trip to Europe.
Date:
May 11, 1950
Creator:
American Express Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Assurance for Daniel W. Kempner, May 1948]
Invoice for assurance for Daniel W. Kempner under Fireman's and Commercial Casualty Foreign Combined Policy, including automobile marine endorsement.
Date:
May 15, 1948
Creator:
American International Underwriters Corporation
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George S. Anderson to Truett Latimer, April 28, 1961]
Letter from George S. Anderson to Truett Latimer complaining about the level of commerce in Texas on Sundays. He wonders if there can be a law that would stop the selling of non-necessities on Sundays.
Date:
April 28, 1961
Creator:
Anderson, George S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Christian Clerc to Harris Kempner, September 4, 1963]
Letter from Christian Clerc to Harris Kempner informing him that Francine is still out of town but will take care of arrangements to Sally Truslow and her friend as soon as she returns. He notes that most people are absent from Paris in the month of August.
Date:
September 4, 1963
Creator:
André Clerc
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript: A Paris Journal]
Edited transcript of a diary kept by Bill Nelson, Jr. from January 31 to August 2, 1971 while he was living in Paris, France for eight months in his early twenties. The original handwritten diary has been transcribed and images of subjects mentioned are embedded in the text. In the diary Nelson details his sightseeing trips in France, as well as his romantic and sexual encounters with men.
Date:
2014~/2017~
Creator:
Anglin, Mike
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dress
Dress of brown/beige coffee-colored wool.
Date:
1969
Creator:
Armand, Jean-Marie
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble
Bright red/orange wool dress and coat ensemble.
Date:
1967
Creator:
Armand, Jean-Marie
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pantsuit
Cocktail pantsuit of white cotton "quilted" fabric with silver diamond pattern. A) Jacket. Hip length with high standing collar. Long sleeves. Two vertical front pockets. Seamed to create flare at hem. Center back zipper with three hook and eyes at collar. Fully lined in white fabric. Designer label at inside back; "Boutique / Jean Marie Armand / Paris / Made in France" Retailers label at inside back; "Made in France / Especially for / Neiman-Marcus" B) Pants. Full length. Narrow waist band. Center front zipper with hook and eye and top. Fully lined in white fabric. Slight flare to cuffs. Handwritten label; "22533.8.1390"
Date:
1968
Creator:
Armand, Jean-Marie
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Inter-Office Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris Leon Kempner, May 24, 1960]
Inter-office letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris Leon Kempner regarding his son, David Armstrong's trip to Europe from middle of June to sometime in September where his itinerary is not fixed but would be spending most of his time in Italy. He mentions that he has no connections there in case of emergency for him, so he's writing this letter to Kempner requesting him to write a letter of introduction for them to someone in his office in Italy for Davis to go and seek for advice or help.
Date:
May 24, 1960
Creator:
Armstrong, R. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Markle Armstrong to Russell Anderson, November 16, 1951]
Letter from Robert Markle Armstrong to Russell Anderson requesting six pints of 1 pint bottles of Dessaux-Fils vinegar for D. W. Kempner.
Date:
November 16, 1951
Creator:
Armstrong, Robert Markle
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Genealogical Study of the Arnold de Kruth Family Branch II des Arnold de Kurth
History of the Arnold de Kruth family including narrative family tree listings based on compiled genealogical information, with some biographical anecdotes and supplementary documentation.
Date:
October 1979
Creator:
Arnold, William N., Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History