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[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. T. Champneys & Son, April 25, 1950]

Description: Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. T. Champneys & Son requesting a catalogue and wholesale price list "of all greenhouse plants". An undated note about W. T. Champneys & Son is attached; it states that they have "all varieties of Nephthytes and Philodendrums (sic.)" but that they don't list the prices in the Review and prefer that someone ask for their "1950 list price of all Greenhouse plants".
Date: April 25, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Oral History Interview with Dean Caswell, December 8, 2021

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dean Caswell. Caswell volunteered for the Marine Corps two weeks prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He eventually went to flight training before being assigned aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) from which he flew Corsairs. Caswell made over 100 combat flights from Bunker Hill, eventually becoming an ace with Marine Fighter Squadron 221 (VMF-221). He shares on anecdote about getting seven enemy planes in one mission. He also shares… more
Date: December 8, 2021
Creator: Caswell, Dean
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia, July 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia. He discusses being a navigator/bombardier on the 14th plane in the Doolittle Raid, including the training leading up to the raid, the trip on the USS Hornet, the raid itself, bailing out over China, the weeks spent there before making it out through India and Egypt and stories about other men in the Raiders. He also discusses meeting with Generalissimo and Madam Chiang Kai-Shek, seeing the Egyptian p… more
Date: July 21, 2000
Creator: Macia, James H. ""Herb""
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[13th Bomb Squadron Reunion Program, April 8-10, 1983]

Description: Program for the 1983 reunion of the 13th Bomb Squadron of the United States Army Fifth Air Force held by the 13th Squadron Association from Friday, April 8 to Sunday, April 10 in Panama City Beach, Florida. The program lists all the events and activities held during the reunion, including fellowship and visitations, invocations and welcomes, memorials, recognitions, speakers, dining, and closings.
Date: 1983-04-08/1983-04-10
Creator: 13th Squadron Association
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Parachutes: A Pilot Saved Is a Pilot Made

Description: Guidebook on the use and maintenance of parachutes and various scenarios they may be needed in intended for United States military pilots. The book discusses types of parachutes, handling parachutes, parachute inspection, potential hazards when exiting a ship in an emergency, and landing instructions.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Pickering, George M. & Bowman, R. L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Copy of letter from William M. Nathan to Daniel Schlanger, December 1, 1945]

Description: Letter from William M. Nathan to Daniel Schlanger discussing the Hillel program and the specific facts regarding the new Hillel building at The University of Texas at Austin. He encloses a book of facts about Hillel and also various Hillel publications that demonstrate what the program is accomplishing.
Date: December 1, 1945
Creator: Nathan, William M.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from John M. Woods to I. H. Kempner, January 4, 1955]

Description: Letter from John M. Woods to I. H. Kempner thanking Kempner for his Christmas greetings and acknowledges that they are both alumni of Washington and Lee University. Woods graduated from the Law School in 1892 and believes Kempner is successful based on his position at the United States National Bank.
Date: January 4, 1955
Creator: Woods, John M.
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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