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[Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Mr. Ivaldo DelPapa, October 24, 1956]
Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Ivaldo Del Papa acknowledging the sympathy card sent the previous week.
Date:
October 24, 1956
Creator:
Kempner, Robert Lee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sympathy Card From Ivaldo DelPapa]
Sympathy card from Ivaldo DelPapa of Victoria, Texas sent after the death of Daniel W. Kempner.
Date:
October 16, 1956
Creator:
DelPapa, Ivaldo
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Silver dollars winner]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas , covering a news story about an essay contest sponsored by the Doctor Pepper Company. A Victoria Deputy Sheriff, Floyd C. Evins, wins $6,000 in silver dollars.
Date:
August 2, 1953
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Ellwyn C. Kroeger to D. W. Kempner, October 23, 1948]
Letter from Ellwyn C. Kroeger to D. W. Kempner discussing the Handy-Dandy lawn mower Model H and the price.
Date:
October 23, 1948
Creator:
Kroeger, Ellwyn C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: 5 school districts cited]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare citing five Texas school districts for desegregation hearings.
Date:
April 18, 1973
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wreck]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a wreck. Five people were killed in a three car collision in Victoria. One car collided with another when it was attempting to pass traffic. A third car then slammed into the wreck.
Date:
March 9, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Victoria fatals]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a three-car pileup. The victims, four adults and one child, were not immediately identified. Two of the cars smashed into each other head-on. A third car smashed in the wreck which then caught fire. 9 people in total were killed in the wreck.
Date:
March 9, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, December 17, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent letters, ferrying a plane and her return trip, Christmas gifts, running into someone from home, uniforms, and weather. Typed on American Airlines stationary.
Date:
December 17, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. D. Smith, Jr. to Truett Latimer, March 14, 1961]
Letter from R. D. Smith, Jr. to Truett Latimer thanking him for his vote on House Bill 2.
Date:
March 14, 1961
Creator:
Smith, R. D., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Morgan, D. R. Bridges, and S. J. Merrill to Truett Latimer, April 4, 1959]
Letter from J. R. Morgan, D. R. Bridges, and S. J. Merrill to Truett Latimer asking for his support to get the State to provide funds for the University of Texas Postgraduate School of Medicine.
Date:
April 4, 1959
Creator:
Morgan, James R.; Bridges, Doye R. & Merrill, Samuel J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hoe and Planter
Patent for improving on the design of devices that combine a hoe and a planter for the purpose of properly placing a seed at the cutting edge of the hoe.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Combs, Asa Z.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Farming Implement.
Patent for "agricultural implements and particularly to soil tilling machines of the rotary type" (lines 9-11) ... "of simple and improved construction embodying a carrying frame, a swingingly supported adjustable frame, and a rotary tilling device mounted on the swinging frame for direct engagement with the ground" (lines 13-18).
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Corbin, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner.
Patent for improvements in liquid fuel burner that generates gas from liquids that requires no labor or supervision.
Date:
June 8, 1920
Creator:
Bittner, Emil R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Support
Patent for a portable support. This support improves previous portable support structures specifically based around transporting barrels or other cylindrical objects through rockers, pivoted legs, and supporting frames in order to increase movement and allow the frame to be tilted in alternate positions.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Morgan, Doctor F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unknown Small Girl Leaning on Table]
Photograph of an unknown young girl. In the image the young girl is wearing a light color dress while sitting in a light color wicker chair. Her arms are crossed in front of her as she is leaning on a light color wicker table.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Court Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Annual Report: 2007
Annual report of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority of Texas describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2007. It also includes feature articles about barbecue businesses in each of the counties within the Authority's district.
Date:
2007~
Creator:
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Tex.). Office of Communications and Education.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Land-Surface Subsidence in the Texas Coastal Region
Report on the land-surface subsidence in the Texas coastal region published in agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey. Includes information on the geography and topography of 5 different subregions of the Texas coastand maps of the different areas.
Date:
November 1982
Creator:
Ratzlaff, Karl W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1627, Chapter 127
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the removal of certain counties from the Texas emissions reduction plan.
Date:
May 23, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing fees; creating a criminal offense.
Date:
June 10, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. O. Wood to I. H. Kempner, May 20, 1955]
Letter from E. O. Wood to I. H. Kempner discussing communication with various people about a Texas freight case in the Supreme Court.
Date:
May 20, 1955
Creator:
Wood, E. Odell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Andre to I. H. Kempner, September 26, 1955]
Letter from George Andre to I. H. Kempner discussing finances.
Date:
September 26, 1955
Creator:
Andre, George L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre, October 12, 1955]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre discussing company bank loans for the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date:
October 12, 1955
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. M. Noble to George Andre, October 18, 1955]
Letter from W. M. Noble to George Andre discussing company bank loans for the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date:
October 18, 1955
Creator:
Noble, W. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre, September 24, 1955]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to George Andre discussing company bank loans for the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date:
September 24, 1955
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History