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[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to H. Malcolm Lovett, October 15, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to H. Malcolm Lovett explaining how impressed him and Mrs. Kempner were about the whole affair at Rice and mentions that he's a great governor for a fabulous Institute. And he also mentions that the time he got to spend with him alone was worth it.
Date:
October 15, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to R. L. Debner, October 22, 1962]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to R. L. Debner asking what the dress code for the Wednesday party is.
Date:
October 22, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Carey Croneis, July 31, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Carey Croneis thanking him for sending the photographs that reminded him of the charming interlude at Fort Clark.
Date:
July 31, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Jerome Marlin, December 7, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Jerome Marlin regarding his absence during Harvard Club Luncheon on 14th of the December.
Date:
December 7, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer L. Bruce to Harris Leon Kempner, March 6, 1962]
Letter from Homer L. Bruce to Harris Leon Kempner enclosing three copies of H. L. Kempner Trust. e mentions that he doesn't have time to explain now, but would phone Kempner tomorrow. He also returns the study that was made for Miss Gladys Kempner by the New York people.
Date:
March 6, 1962
Creator:
Bruce, Homer L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner III, November 14, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner III writing about how they weren't able to use someone use, so mentions not to hold hopes for Mr. Muller in the office.
Date:
November 14, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Marvin Hurley, May 30, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Marvin Hurley appreciating him for the note of May 29th. He mentions that he too enjoyed their close contact at the panel and hopes to see him soon.
Date:
May 30, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Kenneth Pitzer, October 15, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Kenneth Pitzer regarding how muh he loved all the ceremonies. And extends his wishes for a long and successful administration.
Date:
October 15, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Shamrock Hotel, September 24, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Shamrock Hotel requesting them to reserve himself and Mrs. Kempner a small sitting room and twin bedroom for the night of October 10th, and 11th when they'd be at Rice Semicentennial.
Date:
September 24, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to John M. Winterbotham, August 6, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to John M. Winterbotham regarding sending a copy of "Am adaptive Program for Agriculture" issued by the CED. And mentions that it's pleasure seeing him and Wandy the other day.
Date:
August 6, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Lamar Fleming, Jr., July 20, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Lamar Fleming, Jr. thanking him for sending his booklet, " Agriculture sick from Doctoring". He explains on how he was able to shed two to three pieces of light on this problem, and Kempner also mentions to see him soon.
Date:
July 20, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to George Cullen, April 20, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to George Cullen including a check for $11.00 to cover Regatta Fee.
Date:
April 20, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Ruth F. McCotter, April 25, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Ruth F. McCotter including a check for $60.00 to Rice University in regards to her letter of the 23rd.
Date:
April 25, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marvin Hurley to Harris Leon Kempner, May 29, 1962]
Letter from Marvin Hurley to Harris Leon Kempner explaining how he felt for having Harris during the Southwestern Assembly at Fort Clark ranch last weekend. He says that he's impressed by Kempner's contributions to the Friday night panel and let him know that if they ever need anything in Houston, they could help him.
Date:
May 29, 1962
Creator:
Hurley, Marvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Alsobrook to Harris Leon Kempner, June 5, 1962]
Letter from Margaret Alsobrook to Harris Leon Kempner enclosing a copy of his statement , along with the original and the copy for question and answer session at the Southwestern Assembly. As they're going to print the report, she tells him to take his time in looking over it and return it at his earliest convenience.
Date:
June 5, 1962
Creator:
Alsobrook, Margaret Mrs.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Shrub, January 29, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Shrub enclosing a postcard. He mentions that their trip to New Orleans has been cancelled due to the weather, and weather has been magnificent yesterday and today so they went to sailing. And as Shrub has the typewriter now, Harris suggests him to use it to write letters though the phone was great, they'd like to hear more.
Date:
January 29, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ho An Martin to Harris Leon Kempner, January 25, 1962]
Letter from Ho An Martin to Harris Leon Kempner as directed by Mr. Winterbotham thanking Kempner for his letter of January 23, 1962. He was unable to leave Houston yesterday because of the weather, but he left this morning and he also mentions that he'd be writing Kempner soon.
Date:
January 25, 1962
Creator:
Martin, Jo An
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Sandy, January 29, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Sandy about their trip to New Orleans which got cancelled because of the foggy weather. He mentions that weather has been better yesterday and today, and that they were able to go sailing for first time in almost a month. He mentions that Shrub has sent him the old typewriter and if he doesn't receive it in few days he should let Shrub know.
Date:
January 29, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Homer L. Bruce, March 21, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Homer L. Bruce explaining about the Sprinklered Trust he drew which was labeled under Harris L. Kempner trust needs changes in the Clause #1 and requests him to phone him if there is any objection to make the changes.
Date:
March 21, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K. S. Pitzer to Harris Leon Kempner, October 1, 1962]
Letter from K. S. Pitzer to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for the note about the inauguration and the other ceremonies. He mentions that he saw Kempner may times from a sitance and hopes that they could get a chance to talk but things were too confusing.
Date:
October 16, 1962
Creator:
Pitzer, K. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Homer Bruce, June 5, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Homer Bruce stating that he has the letter about the fee for the "Sprinkled trust". As he's incompetent to pass any judgment, he took this to his dad who told him to send them a check for $1,000.00.
Date:
June 5, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Kempner Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner, April 4, 1962]
Letter from Harris Kempner Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner regarding Goldsmith's request of getting the charts of the Inter Coastal canal from Houston to Brownsville as he already checked with the local engineers and they advised him that only Galveston office would have those. He also mentioned that is they're available there would be a charge and requested him to tell the amount.
Date:
April 4, 1962
Creator:
Oppenheimer, Harris Kempner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Harris Kempner Oppenheimer, April 5, 1962]
Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Harris Kempner Oppenheimer regarding the memo and mentions that he couldn't find the chart of the canal from Houston to Brownsville, but he found the one from Port Arthur to Brownsville so he included that under a different cover which is a total of one dollar.
Date:
April 5, 1962
Creator:
Alpert, Arthur M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John M. Winterbotham to Harris Leon Kempner, June 14, 1962]
Letter from John M. Winterbotham to Harris Leon Kempner explaining that after their call he reached out to Mr. Clif Trice who mentioned that the banking official who had to sign the take-out letter didn't have proper authority, So he told them that they're no longer interested. He also mentioned that they'll be attending Gibson reception and hopes to see him and Ruth there.
Date:
June 14, 1962
Creator:
Winterbotham, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History