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[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Price Daniel, November 19, 1952]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Price Daniel inviting him to the annual Kempner family barbecue in Plantersville.
Date:
November 19, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Allan B. Shivers, November 19, 1952]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Allan B. Shivers thanking him for the letters of introduction used during his trip to Europe. Mr. Kempner also informs the governor about the annual Kempner family barbecue held in Plantersville and encourages him to join them.
Date:
November 19, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mrs. Henry Oppenheimer, November 19, 1952]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to his sister Hattie Oppenheimer inviting her to the annual Kempner family barbecue in Plantersville.
Date:
November 19, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman, December 19, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman suggesting that Rabbi write a letter to William Zinn asking about his progress as the Galveston area co-chairman. He also explains that he will not be able to meet the Rabbi in Houston on January 14th due to his birthday plans, previous commitments to deliver an address on the 16th in Galveston and, his refusal to make plans on Saturday afternoons and Sundays due to his old age.
Date:
December 19, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman, May 19, 1945]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Newton J. Friedman enclosing a letter from the President of The Jewish Federation at Fort Worth which states that solicitation in the area has been done even though there was an agreement that the lodge's donation would replace potential solicitation in the area. He asks Friedman to handle this as he does not know of any solicitations being made in that area.
Date:
May 19, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. Brachman to I. H. Kempner, March 19, 1945]
Letter from S. Brachman to I. H. Kempner discussing the edits made to the Hillel brochure and expressing that he does not see the point in identifying the Hillel Building as a place to combat anti-Semitism. He also fully agrees with the idea of hiring a general solicitor for the Hillel fund to continue to round up donors when the other chairmen become too busy. He also apologizes for leaving the Sunday meeting early.
Date:
March 19, 1945
Creator:
Brachman, S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of letter from William M. Nathan to William Koen, March 19, 1945]
Copy of letter from William M. Nathan to William Koen acknowledging receipt of Abstract #55572 and agreeing to begin examining it.
Date:
March 19, 1945
Creator:
Nathan, William M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Sorter.
Patent for a coin sorter that sorts coins according to their dimensions and places in a receptacle with removable bottom cover to collect the sorted coins.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Haynie, Brooks
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Newton J Friedman to Mose M. Feld, November 19, 1944]
Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to Mose M. Field explaining that he is traveling currently so his reply is being dictated to his secretary over the phone. He agrees to meet with the Houston group on Wednesday, December 20th and explains his plan to call Field on November 28th when he arrives.
Date:
November 19, 1944
Creator:
Friedman, Newton J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of letter from William M. Nathan to Rabbi Joseph Rudavsky, December 19, 1945]
Letter from William M. Nathan to Rabbi Joseph Rudavsky enclosing two checks and requesting that the Rabbi acknowledge receipt of these checks and thank the donors individually.
Date:
December 19, 1945
Creator:
Nathan, William M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crayon-Holder
Patent for a new and useful crayon holder, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 19, 1899
Creator:
Yates, Robert T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canopy for Folding Beds.
Patent for a new and improved canopy for folding beds. This design "will automatically fold up within the bed when the same is closed, and will similarly open out with the opening of the bed without any other attention than the proper arrangement of the folds of the mosquito or fly netting" (lines 21-25). It consists in "an automatically raising and lowering canopy consisting of a raising-frame having vertical bars pivoted to the bed at the bottom and a horizontal connecting-bar at the top, a canopy-top frame pivoted to the bed-casing, having side bars and a horizontal connecting-bar, and couplings" (lines 13-19).
Date:
July 19, 1892
Creator:
Eva, Addison H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ceiling-Plate.
Patent for improvements to ceiling plates that allow a ceiling plate through which a pipe passes to remain securely attached to the ceiling (or other surface) even while the pipe expands or contracts.
Date:
June 19, 1917
Creator:
Donnelly, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History