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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, October 3, 1902] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, October 3, 1902]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz relates his experiences while returning to the Academy for his second year. He mentions marching in the Grand Army of the Republic parade in Washington in the near future. Nimitz relates a story about arriving at the Academy wearing a giant sombrero he purchased in San Antonio while returning. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date: October 3, 1902
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, October 3, 1902] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, October 3, 1902]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz relates his experiences while returning to the Academy for his second year. He mentions marching in the Grand Army of the Republic parade in Washington in the near future. Nimitz relates a story about arriving at the Academy wearing a giant sombrero he purchased in San Antonio while returning.
Date: October 3, 1902
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Williamson, October 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Williamson, October 12, 1944]

Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Williamson about Ms. Lengfeld going to New Orleans and the establishment of three new units.
Date: October 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Braniff Airways, October 18, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Braniff Airways, October 18, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Braniff Airways discussing the reason for a refund of tickets and asking why the full amount for tickets was not refunded.
Date: October 18, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 16, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 16, 1950]

Letter to Cecile from her father about progress on his health, recent events in his social life, plans to go to Houston, New Orleans, informing her of what his new diet consists of, correspondence between friends and family, and president's meeting with General MacArthur.
Date: October 16, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Stuart Godwin, October 8, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Stuart Godwin, October 8, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Stuart Godwin discussing flight reservations for a trip to New Orleans.
Date: October 8, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, October 22, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, October 22, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing both professional and personal matters with H. Kempner. Professionally, it touches on salary adjustments and promotions at their company, indicating satisfaction among the executives with the recent changes. It also mentions an unresolved investigation concerning misconduct at the Wharf Company. Personally, the letter details the peaceful passing of a family member named Herb, describing his final days and the family's grief management.
Date: October 22, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention] captions transcript

[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library