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Rosenberg Library
11
Oklahoma Historical Society
10
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
3
Private Collection of Mike Cochran
2
Abilene Public Library
1
Cooke County Library
1
Denton Public Library
1
Fort Worth Public Library
1
Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch
1
Johnson County Historical Collective
1
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Collection
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
13
Harris and Eliza Kempner
11
Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program
5
Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection
5
Abilene Library Consortium
3
National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
3
Ladd & Katherine Hancher Library Foundation
2
Rescuing Texas History, 2019
2
Tocker Foundation Grant
2
World War Two Collection
2
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Serial/Series Title
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
11
U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts Letters Collection
2
Abilene Reporter-News
1
Borger Daily Herald
1
Brenham Banner-Press
1
Cleburne Times-Review
1
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
1
Denton Record-Chronicle
1
Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger
1
Kafka Collection
1
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[Invoice for Poison Grain, December 1944]
Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by American Florist Supply Co., including poison grain grain transported by mail for $0.73.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
American Florist Supply Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lindley Beckworth to I. H. Kempner and Walter Jenkins, December 27, 1944]
Letter from Lindley Beckworth to I. H. Kempner and Walter Jenkins thanking Kempner and Jenkins for the gift of figs for the holidays.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Beckworth, Lindley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and Brigadier General Lowe - December 1944-January 1945]
Correspondence between Alex Bradford, Brigadier General Frank E. Lowe, and Margaret Daly discussing the creation of a lightweight mechanism used to warn of an impending explosion due to gasoline fumes.
Date:
1944-12-27/1945-01-01
Creator:
Bradford, Alex & Daly, Margaret
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Goldia Lee Carr to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts Jr. - December 27, 1944]
Typed letter from Goldia Lee Carr to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts, dated December 27, 1944. She thanks Roberts for writing to her about the death of her husband, Paul Henry Carr, during the Battle off Samar on the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts. She mentions Paul was awarded the Navy Cross postmortems and asks for any of Paul’s personal belongings to be sent back to her.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Carr, Goldia Lee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Goldia Lee Carr to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts Jr. - December 27, 1944]
Typed letter from Goldia Lee Carr to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts, dated December 27, 1944. She thanks Roberts for writing to her about the death of her husband, Paul Henry Carr, during the Battle off Samar on the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts. She mentions Paul was awarded the Navy Cross postmortems and asks for any of Paul’s personal belongings to be sent back to her.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Carr, Goldia Lee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 241, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1944
Daily newspaper from Mount Pleasant, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Cross, G. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 27, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Joyce and Gregg Wiley's marriage, which Catherine disapproves of, supper with Missie, Christmas celebrations, and the weather.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. B. Duke to Alex Bradford, December 27, 1944]
Letter from A. B. Duke to Alex Bradford discussing his many thanks to Bradford for all that he's sent him and asks if he's thought about working fires at an oil ridge. For he knows nothing about fire fighter services where he is.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Duke, A. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 256, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1944
Daily newspaper from El Reno, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Dyer, Ray J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 116, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1944
Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Edwards, Robert J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to Fred Florence, December 27th, 1944]
Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to Fred Florence explaining that he received the checks from Florence's office. He then discusses the plan and budget for the proposed Hillel building.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Friedman, Newton J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, December 27, 1944]
Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner summarizing the campaign's earnings, discussing the Founders Club and requesting to hold a meeting with Kempner in Houston in January.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Friedman, Newton J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 55, No. 188, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1944
Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Gaylord, E. K.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 166, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1944
Daily newspaper from Goose Creek, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Hartman, Fred
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from Captain Reagan Jones addressed to The Chairman, ALL LOCAL BOARDS - December 27, 1944]
A form letter addressed to The Chairman, ALL LOCAL BOARDS from Reagan Jones, Captain, Infantry, Manpower Division, State Headquarters for Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas dated December 27, 1944. Jones reports on Changes in Occupational Deferments of Federal Government Employees.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Jones, Reagan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 27, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing celebrating Christmas with her friend Bobby Willis' family. The postcard features an image of a TWA DC-3 in flight.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Frances Knight, December 27, 1944]
Letter from Frances Knight to Daniel W. Kempner informing that the grapefruit arrived and Mr. and Mrs. Gatz went to Los Angeles to visit Billie. He also sent some of the grapefruit to Mr. Gatz.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to J. G. Tompkins, December 27, 1944]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to J. G. Tompkins thanking Tompkins and his firm for sending grapefruit on Christmas.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich, December 27, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich requesting cases of Christmas Figs be delivered to three addresses with charges prepaid.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. Morris Melcer, December 27, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. Morris Melcer discussing an enclosed pamphlet that mentions Mrs. Melcer's brother, Rabbi Dr. Joseph Rauch.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, December 27, 1944]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Lykes Bros. Steamship Company thanking them for the grapefruit they sent him.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to the Galveston Chamber of Commerce, December 27, 1944]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to the Galveston Chamber of Commerce listing charges in related to the attached memorandum dated December 19, 1944.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Timpson Daily Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 252, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1944
Daily newspaper from Timpson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Molloy, T. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1944
Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from West, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members, and local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 27, 1944
Creator:
Moučka, Franta
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History