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[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

Description: This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seell… more
Date: December 3, 1888
Creator: Barr, Julia A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Big Job: Basic Magnesium News Letter, Number 30, January 21, 1943

Description: Newsletter published by Basic Magnesium Inc. that discusses various topics regarding the company, the magnesium industry, and news local to the town in which the company is located. One article included is about the dormitory room decoration former Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Charlyne Creger.
Date: January 21, 1943
Creator: Basic Magnesium, Incorporated
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with Philip Brodsky, December 11, 1989

Description: 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
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Letter from D. Bailey Calvin to I. H. Kempner, October 9, 1944]

Description: Letter from D. Bailey Calvin to I. H. Kempner providing a list of state-supported medical schools in different U.S. cities from their main universities and notes that half of these are not on the same campus as the main university. He suggests that Dr. Leake will address alumni matters upon his return to Galveston and offers further assistance if needed.
Date: October 9, 1944
Creator: Calvin, D. Bailey
Partner: Rosenberg Library

By Laws Report, 2002

Description: Report by Helen Cannon in which she writes and then answers several questions written to her about the by-laws of the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization.
Date: August 12, 2002
Creator: Cannon, Helen
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Plunging into her 90s]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about a WASP member, Frances L. Cisternino, who went skydiving for her 90th birthday, briefly describing her experience as service pilot in WWII. The article includes several photos of Cisternino preparing for and floating down from her sky-dive. The article is continued on the back of the clipping, with a photograph of the onlookers at the event, along with some obituaries and part of another article.
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: Copenhaver, Larry
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[LULAC Newsletter from the office of the National Vice-President, Ray Doria - 1978-04]

Description: League of United Latin American Citizens Newsletter from the office of the National Vice-President, Ray Doria, dated April 1978. The newsletter lists by date Doria's actions as a LULAC officer from October 29 to April 9. The newsletter also conveys details on the national convention in Las Vegas.
Date: April 1978
Creator: Doria, Ray
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Ray A. Gano to Eduardo Morga - 1978-02-06]

Description: Letter from Ray A. Gano to Honorable Eduardo Morga, National LULAC President, dated February 6, 1978, and printed on League of United Latin American Citizens latterhead. The subject of the letter is the National LULAC Convention in Las Vegas. Gano expresses concern over the lack of planning and preparation for the convention and suggests that Arizona's Phoenix Council be put in charge of the event.
Date: February 6, 1978
Creator: Gano, Ray A.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

A Frontier Doctor

Description: This autobiographical account of Dr. Henry Franklin Hoyt chronicles his family's history, his upbringing on a small farm in Minnesota, his work as a surgeon in New Mexico, Chicago, California, Texas and the Philippines, along with many other miscellaneous adventures.
Date: 1929
Creator: Hoyt, Henry Franklin
Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, June 19, 1956]

Description: Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston thanking Mr. and Mrs. David for their greetings on the occasion of his anniversary which they spent quietly in Gladstone with Mary Jean, who signed a separation agreement with Oakleigh and the divorce will require either Oakleigh or Mary Jean going to Reno. Letters sent to her should be addressed as Mrs. Kempner Thorne.
Date: June 19, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Frances Ullman, June 19, 1956]

Description: Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Frances Ullman thanking her for the wishes she sent on the occasion of his Anniversary. Mr. Kempner mentions that they had pleasant time with Mary Jean who has now signed a divorce with Oakleigh and one of them will have to go to Reno with their attorney to complete the same. Danny is doing well, Mr. Kempner returned with Gladys by Plane and Jeane returns by automobile.
Date: June 19, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from R. Lee Kempner to D. W. Kempner, August 25, 1950]

Description: Letter from R. Lee Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing occurrences in Galveston while D. W. Kempner is in Europe, including the good weather for cotton, the delivery of newspaper clippings, how the $25,000 from Jacquel was divided, the Southern Pacific Railroad and the American Cancer Society who might fill a vacant space in one of their buildings, and his plan to join family at Lake Tahoe.
Date: August 25, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Robert Lee
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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