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[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and G. E. Meares and R. A. Ascher - May 1938-November 1939] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and G. E. Meares and R. A. Ascher - May 1938-November 1939]

Letter from Richard A. Ascher to Tex Bradford regarding a business transaction that is not fully described, but has cost Bradford money, and may also be related to Ascher's incarceration. Later correspondence verifies that Ascher was released from prison on Sept. 6, 1938. A handwritten note on the letter from the Parole Commission says, "Re = Stein Nozzles."
Date: 1938-05-09/1939-11-02
Creator: Ascher, Richard A. & Meares, George E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and Kent Cooper - May 1944] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and Kent Cooper - May 1944]

Letters between Alex Bradford and Kent Cooper discussing Mr. Bradford's concerns surrounding the censorship of materials within Yugoslavia.
Date: 1944-05-24/1944-05-25
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Employment Background For Alex Bradford] (open access)

[Employment Background For Alex Bradford]

Text outlining various background information about Alex Bradford, including government and non-government service. There are a series of statements on the back that appear to be replies to prompts that are not included. It also has a purple stamp with the text "Received. May 27, 1934. Camp Supt's. Office, E. C. W. Pittsburg Landing, Tenn."
Date: May 23, 1933
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke, May 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke, May 17, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to A. B. Duke letting him know he's back in the army. Bradford also provides updates on different Colonels that Duke might know.
Date: May 17, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to A. J. Montagne - May 3, 1938] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to A. J. Montagne - May 3, 1938]

Letter from Alex Bradford to A. J. Montagne discussing the potential prospects of Mr. Charles C. Brown, superintendent of Pure Oil Company, and the R. W. Briggs Construction Company.
Date: May 3, 1938
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Ed. J. Nolan - May 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Ed. J. Nolan - May 17, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Ed. J. Nolan discussing firefighting equipment being used throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. Additionally Mr. Bradford mentions the fire fighting equipment testing held at Elmira, New York and the initial results that came from these tests.
Date: May 17, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Fire Chief R. Otis Muenster - May 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Fire Chief R. Otis Muenster - May 19, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Fire Chief R. Otis Muenster discussing the fire fighting equipment testing that was being held in Elmira, New York. Within the letter, Mr. Bradford provides a brief notice about the test conditions and some of the problems that he raised to the managing team. Most of the content of the letter describes the testing being performed along with Mr. Bradford's opinions on the results of said tests.
Date: May 19, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to G. Mort Kintz - May 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to G. Mort Kintz - May 2, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to G. Mort Kintz discussing various firefighting equipment developments, techniques, and experience faced by Alex Bradford throughout Europe and the Middle East. Chief Otis Muenster of the Regional Fire Chief of the Office of Civilian Defense (OCD) alongside the IAFC and Board of Fire Underwriters testing grounds at Elmira, New York. This testing ground was home to the testing of newly developed fire pressure fog nozzles and other fire fighting equipment. Bradford briefly touches on the chemical and material composition of the equipment before touching on his experiences fighting fires on ships and on land.
Date: May 2, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Ransom Reynolds, May 16, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Ransom Reynolds, May 16, 1945]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Ransom Reynolds asking Reynolds to send certain people his celluloid cards or tables. Has been traveling quite a bit while being in the army.
Date: May 16, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Tracy T. Word - May 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Tracy T. Word - May 10, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Tracy T. Word telling him he would love to come visit if not sent overseas again. When he was overseas he mostly worked on oilfields and saw a lot of oil buddies along the way.
Date: May 10, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Westbrook Pegler - May 12, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Westbrook Pegler - May 12, 1940]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Westbrook Pegler discussing Mr. Pegler's article "Fair Enough" which covers pro-war sentiments.
Date: May 12, 1940
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Alex Bradford to Marquis W. Childs - May 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letters from Alex Bradford to Marquis W. Childs - May 16, 1944]

Two separate letters from Alex Bradford to Marquis W. Childs. The first letter details three (3) key features from Mr. Child's New York Post articles that Mr. Bradford wanted to personally address. These topics include the Mediterranean Theater, the soldier ballot, and Mr. Willkie. The second letter covers Mr. Bradford's personal thoughts on Mr. McKeller's ineptitude and his belief that he should be kept far away from the TVA, a efficiently run governmental agency.
Date: May 16, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Alex Bradford to Olin Culberson, May 16, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram from Alex Bradford to Olin Culberson, May 16, 1944]

Telegram from Alex Bradford to Olin Culberson on hoping to be with the association at a later convention. For Bradford is at a Waco convention.
Date: May 16, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Brown to Alex Bradford, May 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Brown to Alex Bradford, May 9, 1944]

Letter from J. W. Brown to Alex Bradford stating he received a letter of Bradford being safe. And can't answer his letter in detail.
Date: May 9, 1944
Creator: Brown, Jenness William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from George F. Eliot to Tex Bradford - May 2, 1940] (open access)

[Letters from George F. Eliot to Tex Bradford - May 2, 1940]

Correspondence between George F. Eliot and Tex Bradford discussing military sentiments and qualifications. In the first letter, George F. Elliot writes about a meeting between himself and C. Hartley Grattan. In the second letter George F. Eliot advises Mr. Bradford on applying for a military position in Ontario, Canada.
Date: May 2, 1940
Creator: Eliot, George Fielding
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Precinct 32 Deomcratic Convention Minutes: May 4, 1940] (open access)

[Texas Precinct 32 Deomcratic Convention Minutes: May 4, 1940]

Minutes for the Texas 32nd Precinct Democratic convention listing motions and their outcomes, including the seven people elected to be delegates at the county convention. A resolution circled in red pencil documenting the decision to vote for John Nance Gardner, followed by Franklin D. Roosevelt for succeeding ballots.
Date: May 4, 1940
Creator: Elliott, D. S. & Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred W. Funke to Alex Bradford - May 1, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Fred W. Funke to Alex Bradford - May 1, 1939]

Letter from Fred W. Funke to Alex Bradford discussing the development of two portable water pumps from Pacific Marine and Edwards. Additionally Mr. Funke delves into the positives & negatives of fog nozzles and chemical additives used to extinguish fires.
Date: May 1, 1939
Creator: Funke, Fred W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Gervasi to Alex Bradford, May 20, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Gervasi to Alex Bradford, May 20, 1940]

Letter from Frank Gervasi to Alex Bradford on how he's been away from the office gathering what Bradford asked for. An Gervasi can't disclose the name of the person who hired the 8 Texans to do whatever deed or task asked of them.
Date: May 20, 1940
Creator: Gervasi, Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Curtis Hancock to Alex Bradford - May 25, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Curtis Hancock to Alex Bradford - May 25, 1943]

Letter from Curtis Hancock to Alex Bradford discussing his appreciation that Mr. Bradford is enjoying his recently published book as a fellow Texan. Mr. Hancock states that he is currently farther in than when they last met and hopes to meet in the near future. Finally, Mr. Hancock provides an address for Mr. Bradford to send the book when he has finished. This section has been underlined and circled in red pencil.
Date: May 25, 1943
Creator: Hancock, Curtis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Hanighen to Alex Bradford, May 15, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Hanighen to Alex Bradford, May 15, 1940]

Letter from Frank Hanighen to Alex Bradford on him thanking Bradford for liking his works. Yet he didn't want to talk about that, he wanted to get to know Mr. Chupp instead. Frank would leave his location if Alex wanted to visit him. He mentioned how he wrote about Texas but hated the heat.
Date: May 15, 1940
Creator: Hanighen, Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R. Heydon to Alex Bradford - May 21, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from P. R. Heydon to Alex Bradford - May 21, 1940]

Letter from P. R. Heydon to Alex Bradford thanking Mr. Bradford for his intention to volunteer for military service for the allied cause.
Date: May 21, 1940
Creator: Heydon, P. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Hopkins to Alex Bradford - May 11, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Hopkins to Alex Bradford - May 11, 1943]

Letter from Margaret Hopkins to Alex Bradford discussing the recent activities that have been occurring within her life. These activities include getting an official driver’s license, her busy life working under Commander Fordham. At the bottom of the first page is Margaret’s signature in blue ink. On the second page of this correspondence provides writers with information on using the Airgraph postal services.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Hopkins, Margaret
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Hopkins to Alex Bradford - May 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Hopkins to Alex Bradford - May 27, 1943]

Letter from Margaret Hopkins to Alex Bradford discussing her recent experiences living in London. The second page of this correspondence provides writers with information on using the Airgraph postal service.
Date: May 27, 1943
Creator: Hopkins, Margaret
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Odds on Starting a Business] (open access)

[Clipping: The Odds on Starting a Business]

Digest magazine clipping discussing various anecdotes about people who tried to start businesses and failed, or various other factors that people should consider when thinking about starting a new business. At the end of the article, there is a brief joke about a bishop in New York, followed by a one-page article discussing an interview with Pope Pius XII.
Date: May 1945
Creator: Kahm, H. S. (Harold S.)
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History