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[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Gus Stirl, April 25, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Gus Stirl, April 25, 1955]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Gus Stirl discussing the death of Gus' mother and extending sympathies.
Date: April 25, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mack Lewis, August 25, 1953] (open access)

[Letter to Mack Lewis, August 25, 1953]

Letter to Mack Lewis outlining plans to pick up Mr. and Mrs. Kempner after their train arrives.
Date: August 25, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John L. Middleton to Mr. I. H. Kempner, Jr., May 25, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from John L. Middleton to Mr. I. H. Kempner, Jr., May 25, 1953]

Letter from John L. Middleton to Isaac H. Kempner, Jr. discussing liquidating units of a company and procedures that would come after.
Date: May 25, 1953
Creator: Middleton, John L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from E. A. Mantzel to W. H. Louviere and Hugh Williams, January 25, 1955] (open access)

[Inter-Office Letter from E. A. Mantzel to W. H. Louviere and Hugh Williams, January 25, 1955]

Inter-office letter from E. A. Mantzel to W. H. Louviere and Hugh Williams discussing the annual report for 1954.
Date: January 25, 1955
Creator: Mantzel, Ernest A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, February 25, 1953] (open access)

[Inter-Office Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, February 25, 1953]

Inter-office letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing roads including Westheimer Road, Post Oak Road, Eldridge Road, Beeler Road, and Old Richmond Road. Projects are being coordinated to work on roads.
Date: February 25, 1953
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rex Clawson to Thomas Leroy James, February 25, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Rex Clawson to Thomas Leroy James, February 25, 1954]

Letter from Rex Clawson to Thomas Leroy James discussing property and real estate sales.
Date: February 25, 1954
Creator: Clawson, Rex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Lurie's Weekly Report, February 25, 1955] (open access)

[Herman Lurie's Weekly Report, February 25, 1955]

Herman Lurie's weekly report for the sugar market.
Date: February 25, 1955
Creator: Lurie, Herman
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Lurie's Weekly Report, March 25, 1955] (open access)

[Herman Lurie's Weekly Report, March 25, 1955]

Herman Lurie's weekly report for the sugar market.
Date: March 25, 1955
Creator: Lurie, Herman
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Emergency-Tire. (open access)

Emergency-Tire.

Patent for improvements in emergency tires to provide "an improved emergency tire adapted to be quickly and easily applied to the auto rim in the emergency arising by reason of the regular tire being incapacitated by a "blow-out" or other cause." (lines 12-16)
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Shannon, Harris Moore
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Andre to Mrs. Mary K. Thorne, February 25, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from George Andre to Mrs. Mary K. Thorne, February 25, 1957]

Letter from George Andre to Mrs. Mary K. Thorne informing about enclosing December 1956 and January 1957 statements for analysis and discussing about sending Fort Bend Utilities Company statements. Second page contains a guide to understand the statement.
Date: February 25, 1957
Creator: Andre, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Mrs. Stabler, May 25, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Mrs. Stabler, May 25, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Mrs. Stabler discussing a tribute to Mrs. Stabler in the May issue of the Imperial Crown.
Date: May 25, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gus A. Stirl to H. Kempner Firm, July 25, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Gus A. Stirl to H. Kempner Firm, July 25, 1960]

Letter from Gus A. Stirl to the H. Kempner firm discussing audit reports.
Date: July 25, 1960
Creator: Stirl, Gus A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Oscar Armstrong to I. H. Kempner, December 25, 1954] (open access)

[Handwritten Letter from Oscar Armstrong to I. H. Kempner, December 25, 1954]

Letter from Oscar R. Armstrong to Isaac H. Kempner wishing him a merry Christmas and a happy New Year and discussing spending the holidays with his sons in Dallas. Mr. Armstrong also brings up how last Christmas was the last time his mother was home before she entered the hospital.
Date: December 25, 1954
Creator: Armstrong, Oscar Raymond
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Jeane and Mary Jean Kempner, July 25, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Jeane and Mary Jean Kempner, July 25, 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Jeane and Mary Jean Kempner discussing his plans to leave for New York tomorrow while mentioning his recent experiences in Galveston, including house errands, air conditioning repairs, a visit from Harris Oppenheimer and his family, a poor meal he had with R. Lee and I. H Kempner, a heavy rain, and oil business ventures by Sam Maceo and friends with the First National Bank of Houston.
Date: July 25, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. E. Taylor to Thomas L. James, May 25, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from T. E. Taylor to Thomas L. James, May 25, 1957]

Letter from T. E. Taylor to Thomas L. James informing about receiving certificates in the name of Mary Jeane Thorne and informing about misspelled middle name in the certificate.
Date: May 25, 1957
Creator: Taylor, T. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from Thomas L. James to Harris L. Kempner, September 25, 1973] (open access)

[Inter-Office Letter from Thomas L. James to Harris L. Kempner, September 25, 1973]

Inter-office letter from Thomas L. James to Harris L. Kempner discussing an agreement with Seinsheimer Insurance Agency.
Date: September 25, 1973
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Louis A. Miller, November 25, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Louis A. Miller, November 25, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Louis A. Miller replying to Miller's request for work because he had to liquidate his company and pursue other endeavors.
Date: November 25, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Machine (open access)

Centrifugal Machine

Patent for centrifugal machine. This invention is specific to centrifugal machines used as sugar-driers to separate the molasses from crystallized sugar.
Date: August 25, 1903
Creator: Kennon, James Daniel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History