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[Letter from H. W. Paley to A. T. Whayne, April 18, 1955]

Description: Letter from H. W. Paley to A. T. Whayne discussing the establishment of a research supporting foundation for the University of Texas Medical Branch. Paley explains the necessity of such a foundation due to financial constraints and the need for additional research facilities and personnel. He outlines a plan to create an independent foundation supported by grants, private donations, and state funds. Paley requests the Chamber of Commerce's support and highlights the benefits of the foundation f… more
Date: April 18, 1955
Creator: Paley, H. W.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner, September 28, 1954]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing various topics, including agreeing with Aron’s suggestions and opinions on Attorney General’s reports. He also mention Harris's return from New York, addressing issues with a foreign corporation proposal. Regarding Sugar Land, the writer notes the Marshall people's progress and decisions about new buildings and sewage installations. He discuss leveraging the Federal Housing Act for future loans.
Date: September 28, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from E. P. Kammes to D. W. Kempner, April 19, 1954]

Description: Letter from E. P. Kammes to D. W. Kempner acknowledging Kempner's recent order for Mum cuttings from Yoder Bros. The company informs Kempner that Yoder Bros. do not propagate the Aristocrat variety he ordered and have substituted it with 50 Edwin Seidelwitz cuttings. They request Kempner to advise if this substitution is not satisfactory.
Date: April 19, 1954
Creator: Kammes E. P.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Boiler-Skimmer.

Description: Patent for a boiler-skimmer that improves the hinge joint so that water or scum will have free access there and in all positions of the skimmer.
Date: October 14, 1919
Creator: Phillips, Eugene N. & Dick, Harvey H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile Road-Light.

Description: Patent for an automobile road-light improvement that causes the lights of a moving vehicle to move in conformity of the vehicle itself. The device is readily attachable to automobiles of standard type.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Tausch, Joseph H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bottle-Stopper.

Description: Patent for "a bottle-stopper which shall not require any wire, cap or clamp for holding it and which shall by reason of its form and of the materials of which it is composed afford a tight joint or seal under all circumstances." (Lines 13-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 11, 1896
Creator: Davis, Clifton H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bucket Excavator.

Description: Patent for "new and useful Improvement in Bucket Excavators, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to excavators of that kind in which a bucked is arranged to travel back and forth upon a runway which is lowered into the ground and which is adapted to determine the cross sectional outline of the ditch or excavation" (lines 5-13).
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Bettis, William I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Ed Stephen to Harris Leon Kempner, Jr, 1965]

Description: Letter from Ed Stephen to Harris Leon Kempner, Jr. thanking him for the hospitality on his visit to Galveston, talking about his experiences while in the town, and discussing the various reports that he is sending Kempner. He notes that his unprofessional typing job is due to this letter being sent out at 9:30pm on a Monday. He requests that Kempner come to Chicago sometime so that Stephen may return the hospitality.
Date: 1965
Creator: Stephen, Ed
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Check-Punch.

Description: Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and compact check-punch that can be operated by one hand and doesn't take much power to operate. The machine consists of two movable members, "one of which carries all of the male and the other all of the female dies, said members being so related that when moved relatively to each other in one direction all the male dies move as a single member...and enter the female dies, and when moved in the opposite direction all of said male dies are withdrawn" (lines 12-… more
Date: March 17, 1896
Creator: Woodworth, Charles H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Broom or Brush

Description: Patent for metal brooms or brushes that are "strong and durable, relatively light in weight, and can be inexpensively manufactured" (line 13-15). It is intended for "sweeping snow, mud, slush, and the like" (line 16-17). The patent can also be applied for smaller version of metal brooms or brushes for other purposes.
Date: March 16, 1915
Creator: Airhart, Noah S. & Gold, Egbert H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oral History Interview with John Murphy, April 6 and 13, 2021

Description: Video recording of interview with John Murphy, UNT professor of jazz studies. Murphy discusses his youth in Baltimore, Maryland, during the 1960s and 1970s including his music education at Baltimore County Public Schools, and the musical influence of the Left Bank Jazz Society; His experience as a UNT student in the jazz studies and music theory programs (1981-1986); playing saxophone in the One O’clock Lab Band and at venues around Denton; His research as an ethnomusicologist studying Cuban an… more
Date: {2021-04-06,2021-04-13}
Duration: 2 hours 56 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Noel, Heather & Murphy, John P. (John Patrick)
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Boiler Skimmer or Cleaner

Description: Patent for improvements for a boiler skimmer or cleaner with suitable valves to control the blowing off from scum, steam or water.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Phillips, Eugene N. & Dick, Harvey H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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