Nachricht für Auswanderer (open access)

Nachricht für Auswanderer

Newspaper clipping regarding the settlement in Texas. First portion (front side) is signed by W. D'Hanis & Co. and dated March 1846 from Antwerp. Second portion (front side) mentions Haby's return to Europe to take his family back to Texas and is signed Huth & Co. and dated March 25, 1846 from Neufreystaedt. Second clipping (reverse side) has two sections: First section is part of a letter commending the character of a vicar. The second section relates the story of four lumberjacks who found a stash of gold presumed buried during the French Revolution. They turned it over to the owner of the land, who had it distributed amongst the poor of the community. The third, and last, section contains various small news items.
Date: March 1846
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 15, 1846] (open access)

[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 15, 1846]

Letter from H[enri] Castro to [Ferdinand] L[ouis] Huth acknowledging receipt of Huth's long-awaited letter. He also discusses the arrival of 88 colonists on the Alberdena and the upcoming arrival of the Cronstadt with 110 passengers. He instructs Huth to immediately head to Corpus Christi to meet the convoy. In closing, he informs him of his plan to leave on April 5th for probably arrival in mid June. Signed H. Castro on March 15, 1846 in Antwerp.
Date: March 15, 1846
Creator: Castro, Henri
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Guillaume D'Hanis to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 25, 1846] (open access)

[Letter from Guillaume D'Hanis to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 25, 1846]

Letter from G[uillau]me D'Hanis to [Ferdinand] L[ouis] Huth with enclosures. Letter discusses emigrants arriving on the Cronstadt. Signed Gme. D'Hanis on March 25, 1846 in Antwerp.
Date: March 25, 1846
Creator: D'Hanis, Guillaume
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Guillaume D'Hanis to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 25, 1846, Copy 2] (open access)

[Letter from Guillaume D'Hanis to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 25, 1846, Copy 2]

Letter from G[uillau]me D'Hanis to [Ferdinand] L[oui]s Huth including information about emigrants arriving on the Cronstadt. Nearly identical information as CAH_3k380-06-14. Signed Gme. D'Hanis on March 25, 1846 in Antwerp.
Date: March 25, 1846
Creator: D'Hanis, Guillaume
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Automobile Club of America, March 18, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Automobile Club of America, March 18, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Automobile Club of America regarding the securing of a carnet and completing his automobile application.
Date: March 18, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. F. Francois to H. Kempner, March 4, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from L. F. Francois to H. Kempner, March 4, 1960]

Letter from L. F. Francois to H. Kempner discussing the shotgun that was sent to Harris L. Kempner and the person who sent it.
Date: March 4, 1960
Creator: L. F. Franςois
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. K. Griggs to Charles R. Griggs, March 27, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from C. K. Griggs to Charles R. Griggs, March 27, 1945]

Letter from C. K. Griggs to his son Charles R. Griggs concerning daily life back home; the letter actually is written by Charles' mother as she says "Daddy and I were hot and hostess at the USO for Sunday night." Later she discusses the new lace cloth being made and saying that cloth at home runs "from 10 cents to 25 cents per yard."
Date: March 27, 1945
Creator: Griggs, C. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Philippe Snoy, March 10, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Philippe Snoy, March 10, 1960]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Philippe Snoy discussing the gun Snoy sent to his house for Marion (Sandy) Lee Kempner.
Date: March 10, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Philippe Snoy to Harris L. Kempner, March 22, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Philippe Snoy to Harris L. Kempner, March 22, 1960]

Letter from Philippe Snoy to Harris L. Kempner discussing the gun he sent to Kempner's son, Marion (Sandy) Lee Kempner.
Date: March 22, 1960
Creator: Snoy, Philippe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Belgians] (open access)

[News Script: Belgians]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the city of Dallas which is extending a special welcome to some distinguished visitors from Belgium.
Date: March 1, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marvin B. Edwards, March 6, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marvin B. Edwards, March 6, 1971

Interview with Marvin B. Edwards, chemist and Army Air Corps veteran (95th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans after being shot down over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Edwards discusses his rescue by the Belgian underground, his capture and interrogation (1944), solitary confinement, Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Germany, Nürnberg (Stalag 13-D) and Moosburg (Stalag 7-A) (1945), and his liberation by American troops. Appendix includes Edwards' dossier at Oflag Luft Three, Excerpts from Edwards' prison diary, and Edwards' escape map.
Date: March 6, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Edwards, Marvin B., 1923-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris, March 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris, March 17, 1945]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner enclosing a letter from Pierre Chardine and a list of of purchases by Belgium.
Date: March 17, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, March 10, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, March 10, 1945]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner discussing general points of interest, such as cotton offers to Spain, updates regarding communications with Belgium, political moves regarding a medicine school in Austin, W. L. Maxson stock in relation to H. L. Kempner and other brief notes regarding business and conditions.
Date: March 10, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History