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[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 2, 1949]

Description: Letter to Cecile from her father about celebrating Jim's birthday, strikes in the steel and coal industry, an investor in Imperial Sugar, rumors that she might take legal action against Imperial Sugar, and future travel to Corpus Christi with his wife.
Date: October 2, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[V-Mail Letter from Cpl. James L. Christian to Mrs. L. H. McNeel]

Description: V-mail letter sent by Cpl. James Leander Christian (1918 - 2008) to his grandmother, Mrs. Leander H. McNeel, Sr., telling her that all is well and that he is "somewhere in Hawaii." Christian tells her there isn't much he can say about his activities at the moment and provides advice for Kemp.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Christian, James Leander
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Pearl Harbor First Hand]

Description: Article written by Jeanne Maverick Cusack discussing her firsthand account of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor with her husband and young daughter. She recounts taking cover in her bathtub before being transferred to the military barracks with the rest of the women and children. Mrs. Cusack then retells her time spent on a transport bus to Honolulu where she would be met with Red Cross workers at Kawana Nakoa High School. She tells of taking care of her daughter Jill while waiting to be evac… more
Date: May 1942
Creator: The Ogontz School for Young Ladies
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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