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[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mark F. Heller, May 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mark F. Heller, May 31, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mark F. Heller requesting that he refresh Mr. Kempner's memory on a conversation they had about double taxation between the United States and Switzerland and Mr. Heller potentially making investments for Mr. Kempner.
Date: May 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Galveston Tribune, July 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Galveston Tribune, July 31, 1951]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Galveston Tribune requesting them to temporarily send the Tribune from August 5th to September 5th, that they usually send to Galveston, Texas to be sent to Whiteface, New York.
Date: July 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Evergreen Nurseries, August 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Evergreen Nurseries, August 31, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Evergreen Nurseries inquiring if they have any Italian Cypress seedlings or small trees reading for transplant that upcoming fall.
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Daniel W. Kempner to Orchid Tree Nurseries, August 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter From Daniel W. Kempner to Orchid Tree Nurseries, August 31, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Orchid Tree Nurseries inquiring if they have any Italian Cypress seedlings or small trees ready for transplanting that upcoming fall.
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to I. H. Kempner, December 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to I. H. Kempner, December 31, 1951]

Letter from Thos. L. James to I. H. Kempner discussing sending an electrician out to check on the Mitchell air conditioner.
Date: December 31, 1951
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to G. A. Stirl, August 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to G. A. Stirl, August 31, 1951]

Letter from Thos. L. James to G. A. Stirl discussing an enclosed scale ticket and duplicate deposit ticket covering a purchase of thirteen calves from Alcorn.
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 31, 1951]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner stating that James will pick up thirty bales of alfalfa hay in Houston, Texas on the same day and then deliver it to Kempner in Galveston, Texas the next day.
Date: July 31, 1951
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Arp Nursey Company, August 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Arp Nursey Company, August 31, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Arp Nursery Company discussing an order of pecan trees and Italian Cypress seedlings for the Fall.
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Fannie and Stanley Blum, December 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Fannie and Stanley Blum, December 31, 1951]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Fannie and Stanley Blum thanking them for the bath salts on behalf of his wife after she broke her wrist and couldn't write.
Date: December 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Hugh K. Jones, December 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Hugh K. Jones, December 31, 1951]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Hugh K. Jones thanking him for the plant on behalf of his wife after she broke her wrist and couldn't write.
Date: December 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jimmy Phillips to Isaac H. Kempner, May 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Jimmy Phillips to Isaac H. Kempner, May 31, 1951]

Letter from Jimmy Phillips to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the book of poems he sent to the latter upon the request of Senator Ashley, and briefly mentioning appropriation bills.
Date: May 31, 1951
Creator: Phillips, Jimmy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Betty and Stanley Blum, Jr., December 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Betty and Stanley Blum, Jr., December 31, 1951]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Betty and Stanley Blum, Jr. thanking them for the candy on behalf of his wife after she broke her wrist and couldn't write.
Date: December 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Breedlove Nurseries, August 31, 1951 (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Breedlove Nurseries, August 31, 1951

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Breedlove Nurseries inquiring if they have any Italian cypress seedlings or small trees ready to be planted.
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Glen Saint Mary Nurseries Company to Daniel W. Kempner, August 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Glen Saint Mary Nurseries Company to Daniel W. Kempner, August 31, 1951]

Letter from Glen Saint Mary Nurseries Company to Daniel W. Kempner informing him that they do not carry any variety of Phyllanthus nor Cedars, but they are able to give Mr. Kempner the price for Magnolia Grandifloras.
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: Glen Saint Mary Nurseries Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Forrest Nurseries, August 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Forrest Nurseries, August 31, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Forrest Nurseries discussing a quote on the price of small quantity of boxwood and asking if they have any cypress seedlings.
Date: August 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to New York Herald Tribune, July 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to New York Herald Tribune, July 31, 1951]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to New York Herald Tribune requesting them to send Herald Tribune to an address in new York instead of Galveston from August 5th until September 5th.
Date: July 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 31, 1951]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing an enclosed letter from Hale Schaleben, a possible buyer for the Kempner's property in Kinney County, Texas.
Date: July 31, 1951
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, July 31, 1951]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing the search for a new general farm superintendent for Kempner. Kempner discussed this position with Jake Schrum, and James attached a letter from candidate, John R. Wood.
Date: July 31, 1951
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Paul J. Neff, December 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Paul J. Neff, December 31, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Paul J. Neff discussing Neff's discharge from the management of the Missouri Pacific railroad.
Date: December 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from R. I. Mehan to D. W. Kempner Enclosing Tax Documentation, October 31, 1951] (open access)

[Memorandum from R. I. Mehan to D. W. Kempner Enclosing Tax Documentation, October 31, 1951]

Memo from R. I. Mehan to D. W. Kempner discussing Gift Tax Returns for 1947 and 1950 and enclosing these forms along with Delinquency Affidavits and Wavier of Restrictions, Form 890-A, to be completed by both D. W. and Jeane Kempner to be filled out, notarized, and returned with an enclosed letter to the Internal Revenue Service. Included is a document entitled "Profits Through Charitable Contributions" that details the tax laws on reducing taxable income through charitable contributions, dated September 25, 1951. Additional documents include a note on the average income tax percentages based on income, a document dated August 10, 1943 listing Galveston Tax Rates sent to A. H. Blackshear, Jr., and a chart listing the state tax under code sec. 935.
Date: October 31, 1951
Creator: Mehan, R. I. & Kempner, Robert Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tom Connally to Isaac H. Kempner, July 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Tom Connally to Isaac H. Kempner, July 31, 1951]

Letter from Tom Connally to Isaac H. Kempner informing him that his request to have the federal estate tax eliminated will never happen as it is far too embedded in the law.
Date: July 31, 1951
Creator: Connally, Tom, 1877-1963
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Bill and Tooee Volger, December 31, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Bill and Tooee Volger, December 31, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Bill and Tooee Volger thanking them for the Christmas flowers they sent him and Hennie.
Date: December 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Mr. A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner, May 31, 1951] (open access)

[Message from Mr. A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner, May 31, 1951]

Internal correspondence from Mr. A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing a payment for Mrs. Kempner's insurance premiums.
Date: May 31, 1951
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Harris Kempner to Ray Mehan, December 31, 1951] (open access)

[Telegram from Harris Kempner to Ray Mehan, December 31, 1951]

Telegram sent by Harris Kempner to Ray Mehan discussing his request to know the condition of Ray's father's condition following his accident.
Date: October 31, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History