[Postcard from G. L. Schench to Mrs. L. H. Schench, May 18, 1910]

Postcard from G. L. Schench to Mrs. L. H. Schench, discussing a six mile drive the sender took, and the natural beauty he or she saw. The front of the postcard features a photograph (colored in with ink) of Fern Bank waterfall in Boerne Texas. The waterfall is a small stream of water spilling over a rocky ledge covered in greenery. The water fall cascades down a short distance, and then over a rock and into a pool of water. There are more rocks and greenery on either side of the waterfall.
Date: May 18, 1910
Creator: Schench, G. L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6] (open access)

[Committee on Education and Special Training Administration Memo Number 6]

Memorandum outlining S. A. T. C. Military Administration Districts, jurisdictions of the committees and department commanders, and the headquarters of department commanders.
Date: September 21, 1918
Creator: Briscoe, Chesleigh H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Franklin L. Burdette to T. N. Carswell - December 15, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Franklin L. Burdette to T. N. Carswell - December 15, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Committee on Americanism, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Franklin L. Burdette, Director of the Citizenship Course, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, dated December 15, 1941. Burdette conveys for President Daniel S. Robinson his appreciation for the letter from Carswell regarding the request for a definition of Americanism and advises of Robinson's request for Burdette to define it, therefore, the reason for the enclosed statement "Basic Ideals of Constitutional Democracy" as distributed by the National Foundation for Education in American Citizenship. He advises of a full-year course in American Government and Citizenship required of all sophomores attending Butler University.
Date: December 15, 1941
Creator: Burdette, Franklin L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to R. Otis Muenster - March 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to R. Otis Muenster - March 15, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to R. Otis Muenster discussing firefighting equipment and the recent development of various fire truck nozzles. The first portion of the letter provides information about recent fires. The second portion of the letter covers high-pressure water trucks and their viability as firetrucks. The final portion of the letter covers a big test later that month at Elmira, New York.
Date: March 15, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mohawk National Bank to I. H. Kempner, July 7, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Mohawk National Bank to I. H. Kempner, July 7, 1949]

Letter from Mohawk National Bank to I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner's inquiry for a taxi to drive him and Mrs. Kempner from Schenectady to Lake Placid for $65.00
Date: July 7, 1949
Creator: Mohawk National Bank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. P. Coles to I. H. Kempner, December 30, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from E. P. Coles to I. H. Kempner, December 30, 1954]

Letter from E. P. Coles to I. H. Kempner providing brief details of his biography since the time they worked together.
Date: December 30, 1954
Creator: Coles, E. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History