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[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department, April 21, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department, April 21, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department regarding the notice 167 he received from the Bureau of Customs, El Paso about a small package of plain white silk he ordered from Hong Kong. He mentions that he didn't know that a certificate was required, but now he filled the form as advised.
Date: April 21, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner, April 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner, April 19, 1957]

Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner discussing changes to Kempner's travel itinerary for her summer trip to Europe where she will stay in France, Italy, and Switzerland, asking for approval of the plans to begin making reservations while mentioning documents needed for Kempner to have a chauffeur on her trip.
Date: April 19, 1957
Creator: Guth, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner, April 24, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner, April 24, 1957]

Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner discussing Kempner's intention to take a direct route to Venice, Italy which was added to her updated itinerary for her summer trip to Europe.
Date: April 24, 1957
Creator: Guth, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Mr. Emile Frankl, April 1, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Mr. Emile Frankl, April 1, 1957]

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Mr. Emile Frankl asking to meet when she arrives in Le Havre, France for her trip across Europe as she will be traveling alone and desires help in taking care of her dog, Nickle.
Date: April 1, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank E. Dawson To D. W. Kempner, April 15, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Frank E. Dawson To D. W. Kempner, April 15, 1950]

Letter from Frank E. Dawson To D. W. Kempner discussing the recognition and validity of an English driving license in the United States, and the complexities of hiring a chauffeur in Paris, including costs and the qualifications of chauffeurs in New York. He also mentions of arrangements for an International Driving License, and the letter requests passport-sized photographs and additional data to complete the process.
Date: April 15, 1950
Creator: Dawson, Frank E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, April 29, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, April 29, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston discussing her summer trip to Italy and the little chance she has to meet Harris and Cecile Kempner while she's there, his plans to write Henry W. Haynes about her trip to Lake Placid, enclosed certificates of stock, and his advise to make reservations for pullman accommodations while she is in New York.
Date: April 29, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History