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[Letter from Walter H. Bieringer, December 14, 1950]
Letter from Walter H. Bieringer discussing an invitation to attend the Annual Meeting of United Service for New Americans.
Date:
December 14, 1950
Creator:
United Service for New Americans, inc.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to R. M. Armstrong, November 17, 1965]
Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to R. M. Armstrong describing a seminar Kempner attended.
Date:
November 17, 1965
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac Herbert, III
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Communism Defined
Document describing communism as an instrument of tyranny and the enemy to civilization.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Cheesborough, E. R.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Alice Block, September 7, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Alice Block explaining that Block's communication note is difficult to understand, and that Kempner is returning the note to Alice.
Date:
September 7, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1944-1953: the 10 Best Years
Pamphlet describing the work of the United Negro College Fund from its inception through 1953, providing statistics and information about how the funds are used. It includes a list of national leadership and member colleges on the back.
Date:
1953
Creator:
United Negro College Fund
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Reed, March 15, 1945]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Reed about the organization's policies about employee wages, sending her a plan of the United National Clothing Collection, and receiving workers from churches and other organizations.
Date:
March 15, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A new American success story...
Pamphlet describing the work of the United Negro College Fund and soliciting donations, as part of the 1953 fundraising campaign. It includes a list of national officers and member colleges on the back.
Date:
1953
Creator:
United Negro College Fund
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock, October 11, 1945]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock reporting on the Austin, Houston, and Galveston units.
Date:
October 11, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mrs. Whitlock, May 10, 1945]
Letter to Mrs. Whitlock reporting on the Galveston and Houston units.
Date:
May 10, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock, March 5, 1945]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock reporting on the Galveston, Houston, and Austin units.
Date:
March 5, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock, November 19, 1945]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock reporting on the Austin, Houston, and Galveston units.
Date:
November 19, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock, August 13, 1945]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock reporting on the Austin, Houston, and Galveston units.
Date:
August 13, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock, June 8, 1945]
Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Whitlock reporting on the Austin, Houston, and Galveston units.
Date:
June 8, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol, April 15, 1958]
Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol asking him several questions regarding driving her in Europe.
Date:
April 15, 1958
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report to Members of the National Campaign Council, Volume 5, Number 18, October 1950
Newsletter providing updates about activities of the United Jewish Appeal and the National Campaign Council regarding fund-raising, meetings, and other news of interest to members.
Date:
October 2, 1950
Creator:
United Jewish Appeal
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report to Members of the National Campaign Council, Volume 5, Number 19, October 1950
Newsletter providing updates about activities of the United Jewish Appeal and the National Campaign Council regarding fund-raising, meetings, and other news of interest to members.
Date:
October 17, 1950
Creator:
United Jewish Appeal
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peg Harris to Harris Kempner, December 4, 1952]
Handwritten letter from Peg Harris to Harris Kempner asking for updates on his life and family, as it has been nine years since they have seen one another, and providing an update on Frank's global career.
Date:
December 4, 1952
Creator:
Harris, Peg
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Directory of the City of Galveston 1914
Directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the Present State, County and City Governments, County Officials of Texas, Giving Date of Organization of Each County as also County Seat; List of Counties, Judicial Districts, District Judges and Clerks, and Time of Holding Courts in all Counties in Texas; Representative, Senatorial, Congressional and Supreme Judicial Districts; Court of Civil Appeals, Court of Criminal Appeals, U. S. Judicial District and U. S. Circuit Courts, where Returnable; a Complete List of all Post-offices and Money Order Offices in Texas; also an Index of Societies, Associations, Churches, Corporations, Educational Institutes; Full name and Address of all Residents, Their Occupations or Pursuits, and a Complete Classified Business Directory, also a Valuable Street Guide and Householder's Directory, numerically arranged."
Date:
1914
Creator:
R. L. Polk & Co.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stanley Marcus to Harris L. Kempner, June 6, 1963]
Letter from Stanley Marcys to Harris L. Kempner asking for a donation to help Mrs. Kennedy fill the White House with paintings of great Americans.
Date:
June 6, 1963
Creator:
Marcus, Stanley, 1905-2002
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James L. McConaughy to D. W. Kempner, October 27, 1944]
Letter from James L. Conaughy to D. W. Kempner discussing his recent trip to China, his conversations with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and the criticisms of China by Americans.
Date:
October 27, 1944
Creator:
McConaughy, James L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Leonard R. Sussman to Mrs. I. Ernest Burka, May 18, 1962]
Letter from Leonard R. Sussman to Mrs. I. Ernest Burka responding to all points raised in the report of minutes of Galveston Chapter meeting.
Date:
May 18, 1962
Creator:
Sussman, Leonard R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1866-1867
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the early history of Galveston, the officers of the existing city government, together with full details of all public improvements, institutions and associations, public enterprises, etc."
Date:
1866
Creator:
W. Richardson & Co.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Meeting Report: American Women's Voluntary Services Interim Meeting, November 8-11, 1945]
Report summarizing the American Women's Voluntary Services Interim Meeting held November 8 through 11, 1945, in South Kortright, New York. The meeting was called by A. W. V. S. President Alice T. McLean and invited women from several organizations, government agencies, businesses, and universities with the intention of creating future cooperation and to discuss social, economic, health, and educational issues around the world. Topics discussed included Rebuilding World Health, Adequate Sheltering for All People, Adjustments of the Child to the Atomic Age, the Challenge of Employment Problems, and Democratic Education in the Post War World. After a final meeting, it was unanimously decided to hold an International Assembly in June of 1946.
Date:
1945
Creator:
American Women's Voluntary Services
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas City Daily Times (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 131, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 4, 1914
Daily newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 4, 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History