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Rosenberg Library
35
UNT Libraries Special Collections
29
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
10
UNT Oral History Program
6
Hardin-Simmons University Library
4
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
3
Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead
3
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
3
Boyce Ditto Public Library
2
Dallas Municipal Archives
2
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Harris and Eliza Kempner
35
KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection
26
National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
10
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
9
National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
8
Abilene Library Consortium
6
UNT Oral Histories
6
Moses and Stephen F. Austin Papers
3
T. N. Carswell Collection
2
Convair/General Dynamics Newsletters
2
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Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
35
NBC News Scripts
26
World War II Pacific Theater (Submarine Service) Oral History Project
3
Chester W. Nimitz Personal Letters, 1893-1911
2
Convair Supervisory Newsletter
2
Fort Wolters 11th Anniversary Scrapbook
2
Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
2
Austin Papers: Series II, Part II, 1818-1847
1
Austin Papers: Series III, Miscellaneous Material, 1814-1821
1
Austin Papers: Series IV, 1831-1834
1
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[Transcript of Letter, December 23, 1820]
Copy of transcript for a letter written in Spanish, December 23, 1820.
Date:
December 23, 1820
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin], October 10, 1830]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin] discussing land grant issues in Texas, and outlining a portion of the Austin family genealogy. Archibald also mentions the military uniform that he and Mrs. Mexia have created for Stephen to wear in the Mexican national militia, as well as a family coat of arms that Stephen wishes to have engraved.
Date:
October 10, 1830
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Cummins and Samuel Hoit to Stephen F. Austin, January 16, 1832]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James Cummins and Samuel Hoit to Stephen F. Austin, in which they provide a character reference for Dr. Erasmus Downer and request, on Downer's behalf, special consideration in granting Downer a quarter of League Number 12.
Date:
January 16, 1832
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stake-Pin.
Patent for stake-pin that improves upon previous stake-pins that are used for picketing horses and attaching the ropes. This design allows for the rope to stay out of the dirt. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1880
Creator:
Carnes, William, Sr. & Penfield, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeder for Printing-Machines.
Patent for a feeder for printing machines that supplies sheets for them to be printed automatically. It has a reciprocating bed with a cylinder over it which rotates when the bed moves. Blank sheets are on the beds, and the cylinder moves the sheets off the beds, into rollers.
Date:
December 4, 1894
Creator:
Clarke, George R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to the Arabian Perfumo Co. - June 19, 1899]
Letter from J.J. Click to the general manager of the Arabian Perfumo Co. on behalf of his step-daughter (Minnie Barrett) about an issue that she has had with merchandise she received from them.
Date:
June 19, 1899
Creator:
Click, John Jones
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Henry Ladd from S.W. Doom]
A letter to Henry Ladd from attorney D.W. Doom regarding “the case of Elisabet Ney against yourself and Mosle.”
Date:
November 8, 1899
Creator:
Doom, D.W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 11, 1904]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz is on the summer cruise and writing from aboard the USS Massachusetts (BB-2). He discusses his assignment in the engine room and what he anticipates doing when he returns home on leave. He mentions intending to teach his younger brother Otto to box as a means of temper control.
Date:
August 11, 1904
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 11, 1904]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz is on the summer cruise and writing from aboard the USS Massachusetts (BB-2). He discusses his assignment in the engine room and what he anticipates doing when he returns home on leave. He mentions intending to teach his younger brother Otto to box as a means of temper control.
Date:
August 11, 1904
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters]
Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters with an image on the front showing West Beach in Westbrook, Connecticut; there is a line of houses positioned along the water front. The note on the reverse side of the card discusses Harper's being in Westbrook during the month of August and that there is "good fishing, boating and crabing" there.
Date:
1907-08?
Creator:
Harper, Raymond L.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters]
Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters in San Marcos, Texas with a note on the back describing the horrible wintry weather taking place in Hartford, Connecticut; the flower illustration on the front of the card is the background behind "Greetings from Hartford, CT."
Date:
1908?
Creator:
Harper, Raymond L.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters, March 3, 1908]
Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters with a tinted image of the Hotel Heublein in Hartford, Connecticut which appears red in the picture. The note on the reverse side of the card tells about Harper's receiving of two cards from Walters and that the weather is slowly beginning to warm up in Connecticut.
Date:
March 3, 1908
Creator:
Harper, Raymond L
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Number 12 Fire Station in New Haven, Connecticut]
Postcard to George Pendexter with a photo of the Number 12 fire station in New Haven, Connecticut. Three horses are pulling out a machine that is used to fight fires, there is also a huge puff of steam coming out of the top.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter, June 11, 1912]
Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter with a note describing the type of vehicle in the picture as a combination "Hose and Chemical wagon." There are six firemen in the picture, five are in the vehicle and one is standing next to it; the water hose is rolled up in the center and there is even a goat in the arms of one of the men in the back.
Date:
June 11, 1912
Creator:
Conor, Clarence W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Roundheaded Apple-Tree Borer
This report discusses the roundheaded apple-tree borer, an insect in the eastern and midwestern United States that, in its larval stage, destroys the bark and wood of apple trees. Several methods of control are discussed, including worming, paints and washes, and sprays.Apple-tree borers.
Date:
1915
Creator:
Brooks, Fred E.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to R. Osthoff, July 2, 1930]
Letter to R. Osthoff, accepting a teaching position at the Lutheran Concordia College in Austin, Texas.
Date:
July 2, 1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. E. Engleman to T. N. Carswell - December 16, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Committee on Americanism, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from F. E. Engleman, President, New Haven State Teachers College, New Haven, Connecticut, dated December 16, 1941. F. E. Engleman defines what Americanism is today.
Date:
December 16, 1941
Creator:
Engleman, F. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and envelope: From Robbins Wolcott Barstow to T. N. Carswell - January 8, 1942]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Robbins Wolcott Barstow, President, The Hartford Seminary Foundation, Hartford, Connecticut, dated January 8, 1942. Barstow expresses his views on Americanism advising of the enclosed clipping regarding remarks he made to a group of newly naturalized citizens. The article in the clipping is titled "New Citizens: Devotion to Ideal, ' by Robbins W. Barstow, President Harford Seminary Foundation.
Date:
January 8, 1942
Creator:
Barstow, Robbins Wolcott
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Aetna Life Insurance Company to H. Kempner, October 12, 1944]
Letter from Aetna Life Insurance Company to H. Kempner discussing payment and receipts for annual premiums.
Date:
October 12, 1944
Creator:
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Sara K. Weston to D. W. Kempner, November 27, 1945]
Handwritten Letter from Sara K. Weston to D. W. Kempner discussing about Mary Jean's achievements and sharing about all family events, and requesting for Jean's address.
Date:
November 27, 1945
Creator:
Weston, Sara Elizabeth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. John Kenney to Comdr. H. L. Kempner, December 14, 1945]
Letter from W. John Kenney to Harris L. Kempner discussing the preparation of a report and brochure regarding procurement policies, an update on action taken by the Bupers regarding the awards and work and a new house in New Haven.
Date:
December 14, 1945
Creator:
Kenney, W. John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mrs. Hans Loening, July 12, 1947]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mrs. Hans Loening discussing the address of Robert E. Guthrie, who served as a Commanding Officer at Fort Crockett in Galveston and asking Loening to inform him when Dr. Loening arrives in the United States.
Date:
July 12, 1947
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Ella Sealy Newell, September 27, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Ella Sealy Newell discussing newspapers clippings Newell sent discussing methods of raising funds in Greenwich and asking when Newell plans to return to Galveston.
Date:
September 27, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helen Loening to I. H. Kempner, October 6, 1948]
Letter from Helen Loening to I. H. Kempner thanking Kempner for finding Robert Jultrie's address and discussing issues in Washington D. C. and Texas, where an explosion went off. Helen expresses her wishes that the Kempners visit her if they plan to go to New York.
Date:
October 6, 1948
Creator:
Loening, Helen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History