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The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 607.
Date: 1945
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, May 28, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, May 28, 1945]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer requesting information about polio in the vicinities of Kerrville or Hunt as Herbert's son would like to come to a Texas camp for summer at Hunt.
Date: May 28, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Waves from Horse Drawn Carriage]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz waving from a carriage drawn by two horses as he makes his way into Kerrville, Texas for a victory celebration. Admiral Nimitz is wearing is formal Navy uniform with six gold buttons, striped sleeves, a dark tie, his Navy ribbon bars above his pocket and hat with the Navy emblem on it. Texas Governor Coke Stevenson guides the carriage wearing a light-colored brimmed hat and a suit with a tie. Catherine Nimitz sits behind Chester in a dark colored long-sleeved dress between Two unnamed Naval officers. The street and the top of a nearby building is lined with people, and just behind the carriage a banner welcoming Admiral Nimitz home is hung, with only "Home Chester' visible in the photo.
Date: October 13, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History