[Memorandum for Conversation with Mary Jean] (open access)

[Memorandum for Conversation with Mary Jean]

Memorandum from I. H. Kempner discussing upcoming funeral services and arrangements planned for D. W. Kempner from a conversation with Mary Jean Kempner Thorne.
Date: October 23, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 3, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 3, 1956]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner informing Daniel Kempner that the Grimes County gin was sold to Mr. F. H. Imhoff and Mr. Fletcher L. Yarborough and that Universales made a profit of $20,000, along with an enclosed Whaley-Eaton Service letter.
Date: October 3, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, October 2, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, October 2, 1956]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing Daniel Kempner's upcoming arrival in New York with an enclosed letter to Kempner's doctor, orders from the CCC to reconcentrate cotton bales, the purchase of more cotton, the hiring of a new employee, the response to a bookkeeping ad, Blackshear's return from a wedding in Greenville with enclosed article and an update to the total stock of cotton bales.
Date: October 2, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Foreign Service of the United States of America to H. Kempner, October 26, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Foreign Service of the United States of America to H. Kempner, October 26, 1956]

Letter from Foreign Service of the United States of America to H. Kempner discussing Daniel W. Kempner's death in France and the official report.
Date: October 26, 1956
Creator: Wood, John R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: D. W. Kempner Dies in Paris] (open access)

[Clipping: D. W. Kempner Dies in Paris]

Newspaper clipping announcing the death of D. W. Kempner in Paris.
Date: October 15, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maurice J. Sullivan to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 12, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Maurice J. Sullivan to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 12, 1956]

Letter from Maurice J. Sullivan to Daniel W. Kempner discussing changes and renovations being done to several properties, such as new office leases, waterproofing, marble steps for the bank, new vacancies at the apartments and Orphan's home and construction on the third floor of the Texas Building.
Date: October 12, 1956
Creator: Sullivan, Maurice J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram on D. W. Kempner's Funeral Request] (open access)

[Telegram on D. W. Kempner's Funeral Request]

Telegram for Mary Jean discussing instructions from D. W. Kempner concerning his funeral wishes.
Date: October 15, 1956
Creator: Western Union
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 8, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 8, 1956]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Daniel W. Kempner discussing general points of interest, such as the total amount of stock and sales for cotton bales, communications with Bill Keyser regarding settlements with tenants, lack of rent payments from tenants, the destruction of the Lafe Gin by a fire and the borrowing of money from Sugarland Industries, with mentions made to Harris going to Hawaii.
Date: October 8, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gladys Kempner to I. H. Kempner, October 16, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Gladys Kempner to I. H. Kempner, October 16, 1956]

Letter from Gladys Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing the passing of Daniel W. Kempner, and mentions family and friends that have been supporting her and Jeane Bertig.
Date: October 16, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Gladys
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Mary Jean Kempner, October 23, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Mary Jean Kempner, October 23, 1956]

Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Mary Jean Kempner discussing a call from John Blaffer in which he expressed his regrets in the passing of Daniel W. Kempner and asked when his funeral will take place and when Mary Jean was planning to return to Galveston.
Date: October 23, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Robert Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nathan Royall to R. Lee Kempner, October 28, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Nathan Royall to R. Lee Kempner, October 28, 1956]

Letter from Nathan Royall to R. Lee Kempner expressing his sympathies after the death of Daniel W. Kempner and the sorrow it has caused Galdys Kempner while wishing he could have attended the funeral service in Paris, France. A letter of appreciation from Kempner is also attached.
Date: October 28, 1956
Creator: Royall, Nathan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History