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[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0313]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin, president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance union, which 1949 will celebrate its diamond jubilee, is shown in the , headquarters office in Evanston, Ill."
Date: January 6, 1949
Creator: World Photo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from R. H. Johnson to T. N. Carswell - January 10, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from R. H. Johnson to T. N. Carswell - January 10, 1949]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Rupert, R. H. Johnson & Co. Investment Securities, New York 5, N. Y., dated January 10, 1949. Johnson expresses his appreciation for the Christmas card as well as the tie from Neely-Barnes noting it always brings back nostalgic memories. He discourses on the stock market advising that it is possibly picking up due to the feeling that Truman's bark was worse than his bite and predicts that the prospects for 1949 look good. He explains regarding some share purchases and sell offs and predicts, again, a change in the market some time in 1949.
Date: January 10, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Rupert H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to I. H. Kempner, January 27, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to I. H. Kempner, January 27, 1949]

Letter from Thos. L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing an enclosed invoice covering figs and shipping costs to four addresses.
Date: January 27, 1949
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0368.0248]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "RALPH LEAF likens the improvements made in golf equipment during the last 20 or 25 years to the advancement made in automobiles."
Date: January 25, 1949
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1112.0202]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Robert Rudie, concertmaster of the Oklahoma Symphony, will appear as soloist Friday, Dec. 10, in Municipal Auditorium, on the third subscription concert."
Date: January 28, 1949
Creator: Abresch, James
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 16, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 16, 1949]

Letter to Cecile from her father thanking her for the phone call on his birthday, about the party, Jeni getting sick, and economics.
Date: January 16, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 8, 1949]

Letter to Cecile from her father about Harris, Truman's State of the Union speech, his upcoming birthday, and his business.
Date: January 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 30, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, January 30, 1949]

Letter to Cecile from her father about taxes, personal maters, and international relations.
Date: January 30, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond C. Yard, Incorporated to Daniel W. Kempner, January 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond C. Yard, Incorporated to Daniel W. Kempner, January 8, 1949]

Letter from Raymond C. Yard, Inc. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing the delays to repairs on Mr. Kempner's watch and advising him that they are prepared to add an easel block to it. They also inform Mr. Kempner that the leather folding clock he sent in for repairs is almost finished and would be shipped to him around January 18th.
Date: January 8, 1949
Creator: Raymond C. Yard, Incorporated
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., January 18, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., January 18, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to M. Knoedler & Co., Inc. requesting a frame be burnished with gold leaf.
Date: January 18, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Harold G. Aron to D. W. Kempner, January 18, 1949] (open access)

[Telegram from Harold G. Aron to D. W. Kempner, January 18, 1949]

Telegram sent by Harold G. Aron to D. W. Kempner asking him to consider joining Knott Corporation in purchasing 460 guest room Willard Hotel.
Date: January 18, 1949
Creator: Aron, Harold G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from D. W. Kempner to Harold G. Aron, January 19, 1949] (open access)

[Telegram from D. W. Kempner to Harold G. Aron, January 19, 1949]

Telegram sent by D. W. Kempner to Harold G. Aron discussing their arrival in Washington on February 1st.
Date: January 19, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - January 20, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Johnson - January 20, 1949]

A letter written to Mr. R. H. Johnson, New York 5, N. Y., from T. N. Carswell, dated January 20, 1949. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the effort by Johnson in trying to make some money noting that maybe the next time will prove out a bit more favorable.
Date: January 20, 1949
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. H. Johnson to T. N. Carswell - January 25, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from R. H. Johnson to T. N. Carswell - January 25, 1949]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Rupert, R. H. Johnson & Co. Investment Securities, New York 5, N. Y., dated January 25, 1949. Johnson acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell and advises that Carswell let the account ride citing "a number of good straws in the wind" including U. S. Steel and Electric Power & Light stocks.
Date: January 25, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Rupert H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Committee to D. W. Kempner, January 12, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Committee to D. W. Kempner, January 12, 1949]

Letter from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Committee announcing that they will be withdrawing their "Roll Call of the Nation" campaign in cities where there is also an active March of Dimes drive, and assuring the recipients that they will be continuing their activities. They also reassert the importance of donations in fighting the ongoing polio epidemic.
Date: January 12, 1949
Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Committee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Committee to D. W. Kempner, January 24, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Committee to D. W. Kempner, January 24, 1949]

Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Committee to D. W. Kempner discussing an invitation to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Concert.
Date: January 24, 1949
Creator: Harriman, W. Averell
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for preparation, packing and shipment of a small barrel dishes] (open access)

[Invoice for preparation, packing and shipment of a small barrel dishes]

Invoice for service provided to Mrs. D. W. Kempner by The Wiley & Nicholls Co., including preparation, packing and shipment of a small barrel dishes.
Date: January 3, 1949
Creator: The Wiley & Nicholls Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from the Western Union Telegraph Company to D. W. Kempner, January 19, 1949] (open access)

[Notice from the Western Union Telegraph Company to D. W. Kempner, January 19, 1949]

Telegram sent by the Western Union Telegraph Company to D. W. Kempner informing him that his telegram to Harold G. Aron was undelivered and requesting an address or to trace his message.
Date: January 19, 1949
Creator: Western Union Telegraph Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from the Western Union Telegraph Company to D. W. Kempner, January 20, 1949] (open access)

[Notice from the Western Union Telegraph Company to D. W. Kempner, January 20, 1949]

Notice sent by the Western Union Telegraph Company to D. W. Kempner informing him that his telegram of January 19th has been delivered.
Date: January 20, 1949
Creator: Western Union Telegraph Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scouting, Volume 37, Number 1, January 1949 (open access)

Scouting, Volume 37, Number 1, January 1949

Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. A table of contents appears on page 1.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Seeds from Peter Henderson & Co.] (open access)

[Invoice for Seeds from Peter Henderson & Co.]

Invoice for items sold and shipped to Daniel W. Kempner by Peter Henderson & Co., including shallots and garlic.
Date: January 27, 1949
Creator: Peter Henderson & Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Reader's Digest Association, January 3, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Reader's Digest Association, January 3, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Reader's Digest Association discussing a potential entry to the magazine and requesting that if it is published his full name is not used.
Date: January 3, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond C. Yard, Incorporated to Daniel W. Kempner, January 19, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond C. Yard, Incorporated to Daniel W. Kempner, January 19, 1949]

Letter from Raymond C. Yard to Daniel W. Kempner discussing a gold cigarette case left with them by Mrs. Kempner for repairs and informing Mr. Kempner that they could still repair it, but it he would be given a new quote on the price.
Date: January 19, 1949
Creator: Raymond C. Yard, Incorporated
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to American Broadcasting Company, January 18, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to American Broadcasting Company, January 18, 1949]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to the American Broadcasting Company requesting information regarding an optical lens effective in maintaining minimum vision including where and who are making it.
Date: January 18, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History