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Tompkins Wild West Show Elephants

Photograph of the Tompkins Wild West Elephants, with Mabel and Charley at the Elks Minstrels, Atlantic City, NJ. We donated all the acts from the Tompkins Wild West Shows." Photo by Apeda, New York City, NY, February 12-13, 1915.
Date: [1915-02-12..1915-02-13]
Creator: Apeda
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Association of Railway Claim Agents

Photograph of the Association of Railway Claim Agents, Marlborough Blenkem, Atlantic City, NJ, May 1920. Photo by Atlantic Foto Service, Atlantic City, NJ.
Date: May 21, 1920
Creator: Atlantic Foto Service
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Philip Brodsky, December 11, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Philip Brodsky, December 11, 1989

Interview with Philip Brodsky, a pharmacologist, a civil servant, an Army veteran, and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Brodsky discusses the Japanese bombing of Nichols Field, the fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell (1942), Palawan Island (1942-1944), the hell ship to Formosa (1944), and his liberation.
Date: 1989-12-11/1989-12-13
Creator: Burlage, George & Brodsky, Philip
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Olive S. DeLuce] (open access)

[Letter from Olive S. DeLuce]

A letter from Olive S. Deluce to Carl B. Compton about art education.
Date: February 8, 1941
Creator: DeLuce, Olive S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, July 14, 1944]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not replying, talking about military personnel, planes, and making other conversation.
Date: July 14, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, June 21, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, June 21, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the weather, past travels, Mickey's job, and briefly mentioning his own.
Date: June 21, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, November 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, November 21, 1944]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon congratulating her on her completion of training, discussing past correspondence, aviation, and dealing with trainees.
Date: November 21, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0262.0535]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A fair detour was on the agenda for Miss Oklahoma of 1964, Guymon's Jane Hitch, as she traveled to the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City."
Date: September 7, 1964
Creator: GM Photographer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0121.0642]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "One of them will be miss America Atlantic City, N.J. In three days of talent and bathing suit competition, these six Miss America Beauties excelled."
Date: September 9, 1955
Creator: Gottlieb, Sonnee
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0121.0643]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "NEARER THEIR GOAL MISS AMERICA"
Date: September 15, 1955
Creator: Gottlieb, Sonnee
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from J. Davis Hill to I. H. Kempner, Sr., February 23, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from J. Davis Hill to I. H. Kempner, Sr., February 23, 1953]

Letter from J. Davis Hill to Isaac H. Kempner discussing their opposition to House Bill 3 (the Kilgore bill).
Date: February 23, 1953
Creator: Hill, J. Davis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Miss America] captions transcript

[News Clip: Miss America]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 15, 1986, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Gladys Kempner, September 10, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Gladys Kempner, September 10, 1918]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Gladys Kempner requesting to fill a form with questions and mother's disagreement in sending you abroad. Second page contains the requirements for applicants for service abroad.
Date: September 10, 1918
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gladys Kempner to D. W. Kempner] (open access)

[Letter from Gladys Kempner to D. W. Kempner]

Letter from Gladys Kempner to D. W. Kempner informing about mother still in denial of her travel plans and discussing about filling the application and, Lee and Pat's arrival.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Kempner, Gladys
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Kirby Newburger, July 31, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Kirby Newburger, July 31, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Kirby Newburger thanking him for the package of taffy and for remembering the Kempners on his travels.
Date: July 31, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. C. Levin, January 31, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. C. Levin, January 31, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. C. Levin recommending Rabbi Martin Weitz for the new rabbi position.
Date: January 31, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, March 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, March 1954]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing the weather, the U. of Texas Medical Branch's budget, a dinner for the James Blake Society, and work at UTMB.
Date: March 1954
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, May, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, May, 1954]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing recent medical conferences.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Marlborough Blenheim Hotel]

Postcard of city buildings behind a small park with a fountain, and text that says "Marlborough Blenheim Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J." A handwritten note addressed to Misses Hellen & Caroline Aten says "Dear Folks: Wish you were here. Plenty of 'Doughboys.' Try and see you later in the week. Ted Lockwood."
Date: August 1942
Creator: Lockwood, Ted
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Robert W. Wilson, June 6, 2001

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with airline pilot and Army Air Forces veteran Robert W. Wilson. The interview includes Wilson's personal experiences about being B-25 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II, basic training, college preparatory courses, flight training, and various missions. Wilson talks about his pre-war job experiences, flying conditions over the Owen Stanley Mountains, Operation OBOE, leave time in Sydney, Australia, the move to Palawan, Philippines, missions to French Indo-China, attitudes and feelings towards the deaths of comrades, and postwar adjustments. The interview includes an appendix with supplementary documents.
Date: June 6, 2001
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wilson, Robert W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1237.0338]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "New Jersey, here we come, with a few stops in between! The "we" is cheryl Ann Semrad, who was first. "Miss Okeene," thern "Miss Oklahoma." and the next title she hopes to conquer is "Miss America," and Mrs. Dollie Hoskins, her traveling companion."
Date: August 22, 1963
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Henry Morgenthau Jr. to D. W. Kempner, February 04, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Morgenthau Jr. to D. W. Kempner, February 04, 1948]

Letter from Henry Morgenthau Jr. to D. W. Kempner discussing how Morgenthau wants Kempner to come to a meeting in Atlantic City for the United Jewish Appeal.
Date: February 4, 1948
Creator: Morgenthau, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of the Sweeney Family in Atlantic City]

Portrait of the Sweeney Family taken in Atlantic City, New Jersey; all of the adults are wearing hats and the small baby in the front is wearing a long white gown.
Date: unknown
Creator: Myers-Cope Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Stan Kenton and Orchestra]

The photograph is of the Stan Kenton orchestra performing.
Date: unknown
Creator: Peterson, Stan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library