Letter from H[enri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth wishing him a happy new year and discussing their third expedition. He informs Huth that Bischops, Basting and de Bake have joined the enterprise and that he expects to depart for Texas on April 1st.

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Sabine and Pierre Chardine thanking them for their good wishes on his 89th birthday.

Letter from European Import Company to Daniel W. Kempner discussing a shipment of White Seal Moet Chandon with no vintage, and champagne. They also urge Mr. Kempner to place his next order of French imported wines through the European Import Company and they will quote him with French prices.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing current events in both their lives.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Jean E. Vesco informing him that he will likely have to delay his trip to France and requests the sailings of the Ile de France and the Liberte around August 3.

Letter from Ernst Freund to Daniel W. Kempner discussing family members, the last time Mr. Kempner and him saw each other in Paris and asking him to come visit him in New York. Mr. Freund then divulges his plan to change his job and asks Mr. Kempner for advice.

Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, an Armed Guard in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses lying about his age in order to join the navy at 15 and his experience in boot camp. He served as an Armed Guard on merchant ships that transported supplies across the Atlantic and remembers being in London while German bombers flew overhead. He transported German prisoners out of Marseilles and Naples shortly after the liberation of those cities. He remembers going to Times Square upon hearing that the Japanese had surrendered. He claims to have been the sailor in the iconic photo of the sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square on V-J Day. He describes how he proved he was the sailor in the photo, what he did after the war, and how he learned that his brother survived the Bataan Death March.

Letter from Thomas L. James to Samson informing them of Jeane Bertig Kempner's upcoming trip to France and intent to buy several items from Samson. Mr. James tells them to quote the Mrs. Kempner at wholesale price and that her bill would be covered by Sugarland Industries.

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his change in address and aviation.

Letter from Pierre Chardine to H. Kempner discussing Mr. Chardine's plans to visit Galveston after his trip to New York.

Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members mentioning about the meeting happening on January 21, 1959 with the speaker, M. Jacques Fouchet. He mentions a little bit about the speaker and about the meeting, asking if they'd attend in the end.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the Dallas Times Herald who quotes an unnamed federal official as saying that the Nixon administration which has come into possession of what is described as a large quantity of material on wiretapping during the Kennedy ad Johnson administration.

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the arrival of a Caribbean-bound French luxury cruise liner in Houston, the first cruise ship to dock there in several years.

Letter from Daniel W. Kemper to Sam Litvin confirming terms of service mentioned in a previous letter and noting that Hélène died the previous December.

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James and William H. Louviere discussing upcoming visits to Sugar Land, Texas, with agenda ideas.

Invoice for D. W. Kempner by Robert Gerst & Co., including export price, shipping costs, etc. worth 32930 Francs.

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Froger & Co. confirming a shipment arrival and expressing his gratitude among with a check for amount due.

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Robert Gerst & Co., Factory of Patès de Foie Gras and Canned Food, with 15% discount worth $32.52.

Invoice for balance paid by D. W. Kempner by Robert Gerst & Co., including paté, export price, discount, etc. worth $32.52.

Letter from Froger & Co. to Harris Kempner explaining that his order is being sent by air mail and enclosing an invoice for 3 poplin shirts.

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Jean Paul David following up on an order for shirts given in December of 1964.

Bright yellow faille suit including a single-breasted jacket with a rounded neckline and a street-length skirt.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Henri J. Job discussing the expiration of Angele Hamon's French passport and asking for renewal, as she is traveling to France with his wife.

Letter from Pierre Chardine to Daniel W. Kempner discussing the records Mr. and Mrs. Kempner sent to Mr. Chardine.