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The Junior Historian, Volume 10, Number 4, January 1950 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 10, Number 4, January 1950

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 53, July 1949 - April, 1950 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 53, July 1949 - April, 1950

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 513.
Date: 1950
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. G. Robinson to Clark Davis, F. L. Gordon, Harvey Allen, E. J. Falk, C. S. Edmonds, and Frank O'Kane, February 9, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from F. G. Robinson to Clark Davis, F. L. Gordon, Harvey Allen, E. J. Falk, C. S. Edmonds, and Frank O'Kane, February 9, 1950]

Letter from F. G. Robinson to Clark Davis, F. L. Gordon, Harvey Allen, E. J. Falk, C. S. Edmonds, and Frank O'Kane discussing proposals relating to cotton transport in Corpus Christi.
Date: February 9, 1950
Creator: Robinson, F. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Art Museums of Texas and Their Contribution to Public School Education (open access)

The Art Museums of Texas and Their Contribution to Public School Education

"...the writer undertook in this studyan evaluation of the seven major art museums of Texas and their contribution to public-school education. Chapter I served as an introduction to the study. Chapter II traced the development of the art museum in American, dating back to the period of colonial settlements in New England. It also presented the history of the art museums in the five key cities of Texas: the Elisabet Ney Museum of Austin, the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, the Fort Worth Art Association, the Children's Museum of Forth Worth, the Witte Memorial Museum of San Antonio and the Contemporary Arts Association of Houston. In addition, the general policies and programs of the Texas museums were discussed. Chapter III evaluated the programs of the seven majoy art museums according to the standards set up by the Texas Art Education Association...Chapter IV will present the writer's conclusions and recommendations." -- leaves 35-36.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Lacy, Suella
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Business Cards for E. Rigg, Ray W. Sager, and Frank O' Kane] (open access)

[Business Cards for E. Rigg, Ray W. Sager, and Frank O' Kane]

Business cards for E. Rigg, General Freight Traffic Manager of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company. Dated " 4/16/51." Business card for Ray W. Sager, Assistant General Freight Traffic Manager of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company. Business card for Frank O' Kane, Assistant Freight Traffic Manager of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company.
Date: 1951~
Creator: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred G. Gurley to I. H. Kempner, January 17, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Fred G. Gurley to I. H. Kempner, January 17, 1951]

Letter from Fred G. Gurley to I. H. Kempner discussing the itinerary for an upcoming trip for the Railway's directors and their wives. He invites the Kempners to join them for all or part of this trip.
Date: January 17, 1951
Creator: Gurley, Fred G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Tribute Paid to Nine Texas Women At Mineral Wells 'Party of the Year'] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Tribute Paid to Nine Texas Women At Mineral Wells 'Party of the Year']

Newspaper clipping of an article about the second annual "Party of the Year" honoring ten women: Dr. May Owen, Mrs. John M. Hanna, Mrs. V. Y. Rejebian, Mrs. Rupert Harkrider, Mrs. J. Howard Hodge, Mrs. Edith McKanna, Mrs. J. H. Moore, Mrs. Allan Shivers, and Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby. The article includes details of the event. The article includes photos of Dr. May Owen, Mrs. John M. Hanna, Mrs. Rupert Harkrider, and Mrs. J Howard Hodge.
Date: February 11, 1951
Creator: Gouldy, Mabel
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 11, Number 5, March 1951 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 11, Number 5, March 1951

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: March 1951
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. Dale Shepherd, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, June 11, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from E. Dale Shepherd, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, June 11, 1951]

Letter from E. Dale Shepherd to I. H. Kempner inviting the Kempners to the Texas Association of Life Underwriters banquet and an additional luncheon on the following day.
Date: June 11, 1951
Creator: Shepherd, E. Dale
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner Jr., September 6, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner Jr., September 6, 1951]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner Jr. discussing a large increase in farm real estate value throughout Texas, specifically, in the Houston area. This was covered in the enclosed "Agricultural News of the Week" from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Date: September 6, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Texas news review] (open access)

[News Script: Texas news review]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about major Texas news stories from the past week.
Date: November 4, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, November 24, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, November 24, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner discussing updates at the bank and catching up on personal events.
Date: November 24, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Stove Handles] (open access)

[Invoice for Stove Handles]

Invoice for items sold to Sugarland Industries by Huey & Philp Hardware Company, including stove handles.
Date: April 25, 1952
Creator: Huey & Philp Hardware Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Night at La Grave Field

Flyer promoting "Family Night at La Grave Field" with the Fort Worth Cats, a minor league baseball team from Fort Worth, Texas. The flyer is promoting a game between the Cats and a team in Houston, Texas. There is an illustration of a baseball player holding a bat.
Date: August 1952
Creator: B'nai B'rith Lodge
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 16, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 16, 1952]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing farm operations and sales, including ginning results, pasture conditions, cattle sales, cotton sales, and alfalfa meal market.
Date: October 16, 1952
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 16, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 16, 1952]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing farm operations and sales, including ginning results, pasture conditions, cattle sales, cotton sales, and alfalfa meal market.
Date: October 16, 1952
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Ortiz to John J. Herrera - 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Ortiz to John J. Herrera - 1953]

Letter from Joe Ortiz of Fort Worth, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC Past National President, dated 1953. This letter discusses the Fort Worth LULAC Council and events and originally had a clipping enclosed about the G. I. Forum.
Date: 1953
Creator: Ortiz, Joe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-01-08] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-01-08]

Copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President to Joe Ortiz of Fort Worth, Texas dated January 8, 1953. Herrera offers to travel to Fort Worth, Dallas and Wichita Falls to help organize LULAC councils for these areas.
Date: January 8, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Ernest Grissom, January 28, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Ernest Grissom, January 28, 1953]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Ernest Grissom discussing the recent inauguration and potential solutions to financing in Taylor county.
Date: January 28, 1953
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-04-28] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-04-28]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Joe Ortiz, LULAC Fort Worth District Governor, dated April 28, 1953. This letter discusses how Ortiz is coming along organizing a LULAC Council in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: April 28, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-05-07] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joe Ortiz - 1953-05-07]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Joe Ortiz of Ft. Worth, Texas, dated May 7, 1953. Herrera discusses program and events pertaining to LULAC meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday, May 11, 1953.
Date: May 7, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: New lakes get first big rise] captions transcript

[News Clip: New lakes get first big rise]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about lake levels in Dallas and Fort Worth rising after recent rainfall.
Date: May 19, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New lakes get first big rise] (open access)

[News Script: New lakes get first big rise]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about lake levels in Dallas and Fort Worth rising after recent rainfall.
Date: May 19, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Drex G. Foreman to Truett Latimer, May 26, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Drex G. Foreman to Truett Latimer, May 26, 1953]

Letter from Drex G. Foreman to Truett Latimer discussing his regrets that Latimer cannot attend the Texas Association of Insurance Agents convention and thanking him for his legislative work supporting insurance bills in the 53rd Texas Legislative Session.
Date: May 26, 1953
Creator: Foreman, Drex G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History