Interview with Pat Yates Spillman, Army Air Forces veteran (326th Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 bombardier in the European Theater during World War II. Enlistment into the Aviation Cadet Program, February, 1943; basic training, Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1943; Aviation Cadet Classification Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 1943; pre-flight training, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, 1943; flexible gunnery school, Eagle Pass, Texas, 1943; bombardier school, Big Spring, Texas, 1943-44; aircrew assembly, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1944; B-17 operational training, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1944; transit from Kearney, Nebraska, to England, 1944; V-1 sightings; assignment to the 93rd Bomb Group; procedures for a typical bombing mission, particularly the bombardier's role; comments about flak; bombing under poor weather conditions; comments about various missions; his elevation to squadron lead bombardier; rest and relaxation after missions; the bombing of German submarine pens and the use of "Disney Bombs"; raid to Nürnberg, October 3, 1944; end of the war and his mustering out of the service, October 1, 1945. Appendix consists of four leaves of missions in which he participated in as the bombardier.

Interview with George E. Jones, Army Air Forces veteran (576th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force). Miscellaneous documents, including portions of his flight log from missions to France and Germany, 1944; printed accounts of his capture and experiences as a prisoner-of-war in Germany, 1944-45.

Interview with George E. Jones, Army Air Forces veteran (576th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II; also his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans. Basic training, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1942; primary flight training, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1942; basic flight training, Greenville, Texas, 1942; advanced flight training, Waco, Texas, 1942; bomber training, Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, Arizona, 1943; crew training in California, 1943; his personal assessment of the B-24 bomber; flight to England and assignment to the 576th Bomb Squadron, 1943; his description of various missions in 1944; "Big Week," February, 1944; his description of enemy flak and fighter tactics; crash-landing in England due to damage caused by German fighter planes; additional accounts and description of battle damage and crew casualties; the shooting down of his plane and subsequent capture on July 7, 1944; interrogation at Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany; Stalag Luft III, 1944-45; evacuation and march to Stalag Luft VII-A, Moosburg, Germany, 1945; liberation on April 29, 1945.

News from around the world following the end of the war including the expansion of the United States occupation of Japan, Navy Day observances, the dismantling of German industrial plants, and Greek ratification of the United Nations Charter.

Interview with Homer L. Haile, an Army Air Corps veteran (489th Squadron, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a crew member of a B-24 in the European Theater during World War II. Stateside training, raid to Kiel, Germany; raid to Oschersleben, Germany; other raids.

Interview with William Tucker, a business executive from Boston, regarding his experiences working for Caltex Petroleum Corporation, their refinery construction and expansion during World War II and after the war, the oil industry, and Caltex in India, Australia, Germany, Japan, Korea, and South Africa.

Interview with George Hargens, a former Caltex executive from San Francisco, California, to discuss his experiences working for Standard Oil during the Great Depression, his transfer to Caltex and establishment of the German market, work as a director of several oil companies, and leaving Caltex.

Interview with Darwin "Mac" McMillan, a long-term employee of Caltex from California, discussing his background, employment with Texaco and Standard Oil, the history of Caltex and his work as an executive there, his various assignment experiences in China the Philippines, Germany, India, and South Africa, and the oil market.

Interview with Frederick Dittus, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation. He discusses his educational background, his early job experience with Standard Oil Company of California, the Dittus-Boelter equation, his pre-World War II experiences in Nazi Germany, construction of the Bahrain refinery for Bapco, the formation of Caltex in 1936, his transfer to Caltex, his activities during World War II, the postwar refinery expansion, and the evolution of the Technical Services Division.

Interview with Homer L. Haile, an Army Air Corps veteran (489th Squadron, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a crew member of a B-24 in the European Theater during World War II. Stateside training, raid to Kiel, Germany; raid to Oschersleben, Germany; other raids.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Air Force Major who spent 7 years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, where he and his fellow prisoners secretly taught each other languages to pass the time and to keep their minds active.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of an Ethiopian airliner which signaled Italian Control Towers that it had been taken over by a hijacker. More than 127-thousand members of the United Auto Workers who are ready to go on strike if their negotiators fail to reach a new contract agreement with Chrysler.

Pamphlet by the Swedish American Line discussing details to prospective passengers for trips to northern Europe by "The White Viking Fleet", particularly M.S. Gripsholm and M.S. Stockholm ocean liners. The pamphlet details information such as trips that primarily run from New York to Gothenburg, Sweden, including passenger ticket rates, an illustration of travel routes, U.S. taxes, and rates for traveling with personal automobiles.

Pamphlet by the Swedish American Line discussing details to prospective passengers for trips to northern Europe by "The White Viking Fleet", particularly M.S. Gripsholm and M.S. Stockholm ocean liners. The pamphlet details information such as trips that primarily run from New York to Gothenburg, Sweden, including passenger ticket rates, an illustration of travel routes, U.S. taxes, and rates for traveling with personal automobiles.

Letter from Dr. Bruce Webster to Daniel Kempner discussing tests and medications.

Transcript of an interview with Thomas Richard Young, artist and Army Air Forces veteran (463rd Bomb Group, 774th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 pilot and a prisoner-of-war in the European Theater during World War II. Appendix includes a photocopy of a drawing titled, "North Compound, Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany, January, 1945."

Invoice for doctor's visit from Dr. Dietrich Schlüter, including a diagnosis for Daniel W. Kempner of curvature of the spine and shortness of breath.

List of expenses related to D. W. Kempner's 1948 European trip incurred between January 3 and September 7, 1948.

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing general points of interest regarding cotton ginning and the sale and purchase of cotton bales

Letter from A. J. Biron to Daniel W. Kempner discussing the receival of cotton at the press, inspection of the Liberty Compress, cotton storage, updates on Daniel Kempner's home and the orphanage and Biron's upcoming trip to Rome, Italy.

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing the cotton yield from the Grimes County Ranch, money situation, the increase of sales for the Hurt Grocer Company and the storage situation for cotton in New Orleans, with the mention of the passing of M. M. Smith.

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing general points of interest, such as the operations of the Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Co. and amounted losses, communications with the Bertig Company regarding handling fees, the bales from the Plantersville gin, Blackshear's departure for a wedding in Greenville and looking forward to Kempner's return to Galveston. A response from Daniel Kempner is also written.

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing total losses from the Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Co., fees from The Bertig Company, bales ginned from Plantersville, storage updates from Liberty Press in New Orleans and Blackshear's upcoming departure for a wedding in Greenville, along with information regarding total cotton bale stock.

Telegram sent to Kempner questioning Tom Rice's ability for work.