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[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mrs. Bartless W. Boyden, May 15, 1957]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Bartlett W. Boyden confirming communication with Miss Harris regarding room reservations and discussing details regarding needs for the room. Miss Harriet E. Harris is cc'd.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Texas Prudential Insurance Co. to Mr. Harris L. Kempner, May 8, 1957]
Letter from M. J. Solari to Mr. Harris L. Kempner confirming that his contract has been fulfilled and discussing changes to settlement options and offering to have an insurance counselor contact him.
Date:
May 8, 1957
Creator:
Texas Prudential Insurance Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Naomi and Reggie, May 4, 1957]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Naomi and Reggie thanking them for sending a paper regarding the launching of the Mayflower II and discussing how modern people look back on older technology and how he and Ruth have no plans.
Date:
May 4, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Ivar H. Bentzen, February 12, 1957]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Ivar H. Bentzen asking about the price of shipping a dragon class boat to Galveston.
Date:
February 12, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rotan, Mosle & Co. to Mr. Harris Kempner, May 3, 1957]
Letter from Edward Rotan to Harris L. Kempner replying to a previous letter and being pleased to know Harris was impressed by a booklet and thanking him for his interest.
Date:
May 3, 1957
Creator:
Rotan, Mosle & Co.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Ltd. I. H. Kempner, III, May 1, 1957]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III inquiring about the status of his applications to business schools and discussing general points of interest, such as comments made during a speech he and Ruth went to, the state of the cotton business and Shrub's graduation.
Date:
May 1, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Dr. E. R. Thompson, April 29, 1957]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to E. R. Thompson transcribing a letter from Jose regarding pains he's been having and his fear that it may be cancer and asking if Thompson would like to write Jose.
Date:
April 29, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Student Conference on National Affairs to Mr. Harris, April 24, 1957]
Letter from Theron McLaren to Harris Kempner discussing how much they enjoyed their visit with Harris last Friday and thanking him for his support of the organization and its progress, enclosing a questionnaire and requesting it be completed and returned.
Date:
April 24, 1957
Creator:
Student Conference on National Affairs
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Secretary of State, April 22, 1957]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Secretary of State enclosing a consent for certificate regarding the dissolution of the Beach Club at Galveston and requesting a Certificate of Dissolution be forwarded.
Date:
April 22, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. John M. Winterbotam, Jr., April 18, 1957]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to John M. Winterbotham, Jr. enclosing a sheet and requesting it be signed and sent to others to sign in order to dissolve the Beach Club.
Date:
April 18, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Recorder, April 18, 1957]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to the Recorder of Corporation Court advising that a violation for his Buick was not committed by him as it was traded in from the Pennington Buick Company.
Date:
April 18, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hemenway & Barnes to Harris Kempner, April 17, 1957]
Letter from Charles B. Barnes to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for his contribution and discussing how appreciated it was.
Date:
April 17, 1957
Creator:
Hemenway & Barnes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Office Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to E. R. Thompson, July 24, 1967]
Office letter from Harris Leon Kempner to E. R. Thomspon, Jr. requesting that Thompson, Jr. call him to discuss a problem that Dr. Marcus is having with their family papers. He sends his love to Thompson's wife Elga and their children. There is a handwritten reply from Thompson to Kempner at the end of this letter.
Date:
July 24, 1967
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hyman J. Ettlinger to Aaron Topek, October 28, 1949]
Letter from Hyman J. Ettlinger to Aaron Topek requesting that Topek publish an announcement for the Hillel Building fund in the next edition of News and Views. He would like to announce that the Hillel dedication cornerstone laying will take place at 11 am on November 13 which will be followed by a donor's luncheon at 12:30 pm. He requests that he attend and speak at the cornerstone laying. He mentions a meeting of the Hillel Building Committee at 9 am and a need to ask guests if they would like tickets to the Texas-TCU football game as well as hotel reservations. Last, he requests that Topek work with Dave White to create an article for the Houston Herald.
Date:
October 28, 1949
Creator:
Ettlinger, Hyman J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elconan H. Saulson to I. H. Kempner, January 14, 1949]
Letter from Elconan H. Saulson to I. H. Kempner thanking him for the check which covers his pledge balance for the Hillel Foundation Building Fund at the University of Texas.
Date:
January 14, 1949
Creator:
Saulson, Elconan H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Leonard R. Sussman to Galveston Members of the American Council for Judaism, June 4, 1962
Letter from Leonard R. Sussman to the Galveston members explaining that Mrs. I. Ernest Burka sent the American Council for Judaism a summary of their views. She figured that Galveston might want to read their response, so it is enclosed with this letter.
Date:
June 4, 1962
Creator:
Sussman, Leonard R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stephanie Lion to the Members of H. Kempner, June 23, 1955]
Letter from Stephanie Lion to The Members of H. Kempner accepting their kind invitation to the dinner honoring Hyman S. Block
Date:
June 23, 1955
Creator:
Lion, Stephanie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Unsigned Letter from Houston, June 24, 1955]
Letter explaining that Mrs. Bonart deeply regrets that she will be unable to accept the kind invite to honor Hyman Block.
Date:
June 24, 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Congregation B'nai Israel to Daniel W. Kempner and Stanley Eugene Kempner, March 17, 1952
Letter from Congregation B'nai Israel to Daniel W. Kempner and Stanley Eugene Kempner notifying them that the Temple needs to increase its dues by $10.00 per person because the temple's expenses have exceeded the dues by $9,329.05.
Date:
March 17, 1952
Creator:
Congregation B'nai Israel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Note from The Board of Directors of The Paris Public Library, July 1963]
Note from The Board of Directors of The Paris Public Library acknowledging receipt of a book gifted to them titled "Henry Cohen" by Rabbi A. Stanley Dreytus.
Date:
July 1963
Creator:
The Board of Directors of The Paris Public Library
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Account Statement for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, December 1946]
Account statement prepared for Harris Leon Kempner by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane listing a check made in advance, the purchase of Maxson Food Systems, Inc., shares, and a balance of $0.00.
Date:
December 31, 1946
Creator:
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for the News Publishing Company, Inc., December 22, 1954]
Invoice prepared for Daniel W. Kempner by the News Publishing Company, Inc., for his subscriptions to the Galveston Daily News and the Galveston Tribune from November, 1954 to May, 1955 totalling $15.60.
Date:
December 22, 1954
Creator:
The News Publishing Company, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for the News Publishing Company, Inc., April 7, 1956]
Invoice prepared for Daniel W. Kempner by the News Publishing Company, Inc., for his subscriptions to the Galveston Daily News and the Galveston Tribune from November 12, 1955 to April 12, 1956 totalling $13.75.
Date:
April 7, 1956
Creator:
The News Publishing Company, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Account Statement for United States National Bank, July 1956]
Bank account statement prepared for Jeane Bertig Kempner by United States National Bank in Galveston, Texas listing her forwarded balance, checks, deposits, and current balance.
Date:
1956-07~
Creator:
United States National Bank
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History