[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Andre Carrette, November 25, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Andre Carrette, November 25, 1963]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Andre Carrette explaining how grateful him and his family are about Carrettes heartfelt note they telegrammed.
Date: November 25, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank A. Richards to Harris Leon Kempner, August 29, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Frank A. Richards to Harris Leon Kempner, August 29, 1963]

Letter from Frank A. Richards to Harris Leon Kempner regarding the updates on arrangements for the ladies in Paris.
Date: August 29, 1963
Creator: Richards, Frank A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joseph Bader, Co-Founder of Castroville, Texas: Family History (open access)

Joseph Bader, Co-Founder of Castroville, Texas: Family History

Biographical history of Joseph Bader, a co-founder of Castroville, Texas, and his family. It includes a narrative sketch of Bader and generational family trees with notes and supplementary documentation, as well as a brief history of Castroville at the end of the document. Index starts on page 138.
Date: 1963
Creator: Boehme, Gerald
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pierre Christilles Family History (open access)

Pierre Christilles Family History

History of the Christilles family covering seven generations, including generational family trees with biographical notes with portraits for some family members. Indexes to locations and names start after page 135.
Date: 1963
Creator: Boehme, Gerald
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram From the Acarrette Family to the Kempners, November 23, 1963] (open access)

[Telegram From the Acarrette Family to the Kempners, November 23, 1963]

Telegram sent by the Acarrette family to Mr. and Mrs. Harris Kempner and their sons discussing their devastation at the death of President Kennedy and expressing their deep and affectionate sympathy.
Date: November 23, 1963, 3:10 p.m.
Creator: Acarrette
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Roger Vaurs to Harris Leon Kempner, March 7, 1963] (open access)

[Letter From Roger Vaurs to Harris Leon Kempner, March 7, 1963]

Letter from Roger Vaurs to Harris Leon Kempner regarding Harris's interest in matters to France, So, he mentions that he has added him to their mailing list so Harris would receive future issues or updates happening in France.
Date: March 7, 1963
Creator: Vaurs, Roger
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sally Truslow to Harris Kempner, August 20, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Sally Truslow to Harris Kempner, August 20, 1963]

Handwritten letter from Sally Truslow to Harris Kempner providing her travel plans to Paris requesting a specific name for someone at Chase Manhattan Bank in Paris.
Date: August 20, 1963
Creator: Truslow, Sally
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members, April 4, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members, April 4, 1963]

Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members regarding the next meeting that is going to happen on April 17, 1963. He also provides a little information on what to expect from the meeting and requests members to indicated whether hey can attend or not on the enclosed card.
Date: April 4, 1963
Creator: Booth, Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pierre and Sabine Chardine, January 16, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pierre and Sabine Chardine, January 16, 1963]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pierre and Sabine Chardine discussing his birthday.
Date: January 16, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Erich Freund to I. H. Kempner, September 15, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Erich Freund to I. H. Kempner, September 15, 1963]

Letter from Erich Freund to I. H. Kempner responding to Ike, updates him on the health of Aunt Rosa Anspach and Dr. Edith Peritz. Rosa, visited regularly by both, is in a depressed state due to her disability, while Dr. Peritz continues her medical practice at age 65. The letter discusses family matters, including his own age and work, the adopted daughter Sophie's immigration to the U.S., and the his late relatives. He reminisces about a guestbook entry from Ike's mother and extends an invitation for Ike to share more about his immediate family.
Date: September 15, 1963
Creator: Freund, Erich
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History