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Maximum daily temperatures for the last half of July, 1913

Description: Compares the temperatures for July 16-31, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Brownsville, Texas as taken from the Government Climatological Summary.
Date: unknown
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Advertisement for milk crackers]

Description: Advertisement for milk crackers from Dozier, Weyl & Co. in St. Louis. Page has a color drawing of a cow.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dozier, Weyl & Co.
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Description: Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Marium Frances Hood Schmerbeck, March 15, 2011

Description: Interview with Marium Frances Hood Schmerbeck, a 94 year old former teacher from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Schmerbeck discusses being brought up by her grandparents in Dallas, her education, her teaching career, and meeting her husband, Garrett Schmerbeck.
Date: March 15, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer & Schmerbeck, Marium Frances Hood
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Trixie Lucille Dixon Sample, November 17, 1998

Description: Interview with Trixie Lucille Dixon Sample, registered nurse from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Sample recounts stories from her 30 years working as a nurse at the Veteran's Hospital - including how she met her husband and the problems she encountered with the hospital's policy against married nurses.
Date: November 17, 1998
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Sample, Trixie Lucille Dixon
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001

Description: Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, the most current owner of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall, from Kerrville, Texas. Elaine tells the story of her parents' ranch and the start of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall in 1925, where dances, concerts, and other events are still held. She discusses the continuing success of the Crider's, despite struggles to keep it open during rough times, including when a large oak tree ruined the dance floor.
Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Hurt, Elaine Crider
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Envelope from L. B. Price Mercantile Co. to Linnet White, September 8, 1917]

Description: An envelope originally sent by L. B. Price Mercantile Co. to Linnet (Mrs. Claude D.) White, post marked in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 8, 1917. White then reused the envelope to contact the sender, causing the second post mark from Kansas City, Missouri, on September 12, 1917. The stamp has been removed.
Date: September 8, 1917
Creator: L. B. Price Mercantile Co.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Publisher's Circular with Written Notes]

Description: Circular produced by Garretson, Cox & Co., Publishers regarding Alden's Manifold Cyclopedia. The publishers announce that after July 1, 1893, subscribers of this publication should send their orders to them rather than Mr. Alden. An unknown person has written a note on the back discussing his appreciation of the Manifold Cyclopedia.
Date: 1893~
Creator: Garretson, Cox & Co., Publishers
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002

Description: Interview with Gary Anderson, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard from Wausau, Wisconsin. The transcript includes a list of questions about Anderson's time as a medic in the late 1970s in Baltimore and Houston, where he was part of the 389th Transportation Battalion, as well as his opinions on Desert Storm and September 11th.
Date: February 22, 2003
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Anderson, Gary
Partner: Lee College

[Sugar Land History]

Description: The history of Sugar Land starting with the interest and investment of H. Kempner starting in 1903 and 1907.
Date: 1951~
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[War Savings Bond Class A Pay Reservation]

Description: Pay reservation request form signed by Dora G. Bevis authorizing the military to withdraw $25 from her pay each month to be converted into war bonds.
Date: September 24, 1943
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Certificate of Retirement to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs]

Description: Certificate of retirement from the "Armed Forces of the United States of America" to Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs. The certificate reads: "To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greeting: This Is To Certify That Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Griggs...Was Retired From The United States Army." This certificate was signed by the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Edward C. Meyer; there is a letter from W. T. Prescott accompanying the certificate with details of Griggs' status on the… more
Date: October 7, 1979
Creator: Meyer, Edward C.
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Change of Membership Certificate for Lily Holmes]

Description: Certificate documenting that Ms. Lily Holmes has been a member of St. John's Church in Springfield, Missouri, and is now moving to Dallas. Text near the bottom of the form is an excerpt of the Canons of the Church outlining that church members must obtain such certification when moving to a new parish.
Date: June 28, 1888
Creator: Moore, Melville M.
Partner: Cathedral of Saint Matthew

[Telegram from Eula Clark to T. N. Carswell - October 11, 1946]

Description: A Western Union telegram sent to T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Eula Clark, St. Louis, MO, dated Oct. 11, 1946. Eula requests twenty-five dollars assuring that nothing is wrong.
Date: October 11, 1946
Creator: Clark, Eula
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Maximum daily temperatures for the first half of July, 1913

Description: Compares the temperatures for July 1-15, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Brownsville, Texas as taken from the Government Climatological Summary.
Date: unknown
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Promissory Note for Commerce Trust Company, October 2, 1954]

Description: Promissory note towards Commerce Trust Company signed by Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kempner for an amount of six thousand one hundred dollars paid semi annually and will bear a rate of 6% per annum after maturity.
Date: October 2, 1954
Creator: Commerce Trust Company
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Oral History Interview with Annie (Amy) May Webb, March 24, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Annie May Webb. She discusses her husband's service and her experiences on the homefront. She describes delivering word of the birth of their daughter to her husband while he was aboard the USS Bennington serving with VMF-112
Date: March 24, 2001
Creator: Webb, Annie (Amy) May
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Invoice for Doane Agricultural Digest, February 1, 1953]

Description: Invoice for a Doane Agricultural Digest subscription renewal for Mr. D. W. Kempner by Doane Agricultural Service, Inc. for $10. The subscription lasted from the 1st of March, 1953 to the 28th of February, 1954. The invoice was stamped paid on the 2nd of February, 1953.
Date: February 1, 1953
Creator: Doane Agricultural Service, Incorporated
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Invoice for Doane Agricultural Digest, March 7, 1952]

Description: Invoice for a Doane Agricultural Digest sold to Mr. D. W. Kempner by Doane Agricultural Service, Inc. for $20. The purchase also comes with service for one year from March 1, 1952, to February 28, 1953. The invoice was stamped "paid".
Date: March 7, 1952
Creator: Doane Agricultural Service, Incorporated
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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