[Letter from G. E. Manolovici to Harris Kempner, December 24, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from G. E. Manolovici to Harris Kempner, December 24, 1970]

Letter from G. E. Manolovici to Harris Kempner discussing the prospect of growing sugar cane in the Rio Grande Valley according to the Agriculture Department.
Date: December 24, 1970
Creator: Manolovici, G. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. E. Manolovici to Harris Kempner, December 1, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from G. E. Manolovici to Harris Kempner, December 1, 1970]

Letter from G. E. Manolovici to Harris Kempner discussing a previous visit and a report on the sugar industry.
Date: December 1, 1970
Creator: Manolovici, G. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. E. Manolovici to Harris Kempner, December 28, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from G. E. Manolovici to Harris Kempner, December 28, 1970]

Letter from G. E. Manolovici to Harris Kempner discussing prospects of growing cane sugar in the Rio Grande Valley according to the Agriculture Department.
Date: December 28, 1970
Creator: Manolovici, G. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Paul T. Stanforth, October 26, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Paul T. Stanforth, October 26, 1970]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Chief Paul T. Stanforth discussing Allen D. Grimshaw's article "Interpreting Collective Violence" and expressing his belief in the importance of the police being fair and impartial, especially when it comes to minority groups. He asks Stanforth to ensure that this is the case in the Galveston police department and make it known to the public, instead of being "convinced of [their] own virtue".
Date: October 26, 1970
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Selective Law Enforcement Militants' Aim--Unverferth"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Selective Law Enforcement Militants' Aim--Unverferth"]

Clipping from the Galveston Daily News by Joel Kirkpatrick discussing a recent police-community relations meeting in Galveston.
Date: May 19, 1970
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Joel
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward Schreiber to Harris L. Kempner, February 10, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Schreiber to Harris L. Kempner, February 10, 1970]

Letter from Edward Schreiber to Harris L. Kempner informing him that he was reappointed to be on the Human Relations Commission.
Date: February 10, 1970
Creator: Schreiber, Edward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Jane Herrera, October 6, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Jane Herrera, October 6, 1970]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Jane Herrera explaining that Parkland Apartments is owned by no one but is in fact, funded by the Federal Housing Authority. Kempner further explains that a recent incident at Parkland that involved a group of children, some of which being Herrera's children, was not a result of discrimination at Parkland, but a simple incident of children quarreling that became something more once parents were involved. Kempner discusses Parkland having a policy against discrimination and the efforts put in place to ensure equality amongst tenants.
Date: October 6, 1970
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Members of the Human Relations Commision of the City of Galveston, March 19, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Members of the Human Relations Commision of the City of Galveston, March 19, 1970]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Members of the Human Relations Commision of the City of Galveston notifying them of a meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 1970, at 4pm in the City Secretary's Office in City Hall.
Date: March 19, 1970
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melissa Bendiksen to Harris Leon Kempner, June 23, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Melissa Bendiksen to Harris Leon Kempner, June 23, 1970]

Letter from Melissa Bendiksen to Harris Leon Kempner discussing his recent speech on behalf of the Vistas. She states how moving the speech was and expresses her desire to meet Kempner. She also notes that she would love to assist Kempner if he ever might need an assistant.
Date: June 23, 1970
Creator: Bendiksen, Melissa
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to The Honorable Ray Holbrook, June 9, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to The Honorable Ray Holbrook, June 9, 1970]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Judge Ray Holbrook discussing an attack on VISTA in an effort to have their project moved from Galveston and asking Holbrook to support VISTA's efforts.
Date: June 9, 1970
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Human Relations Commission of the City of Galveston to Citizens of Galveston (open access)

[Letter from the Human Relations Commission of the City of Galveston to Citizens of Galveston

Letter from Mrs. Gammon Jarrell to Citizens of Galveston, Texas discussing a city-wide conference where citizens can express their concerns with law enforcement in the city of Galveston. She attaches a form that interested parties can mail in to signify planned attendance.
Date: April 10, 1970
Creator: Jarrell, Mrs. W. Gammon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James R. Ray to Harris Leon Kempner, March 27, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from James R. Ray to Harris Leon Kempner, March 27, 1970]

Letter from James R. Ray to Harris Leon Kempner discussing the results of a meeting of the Governor's Committee on Human Relations and expressing that they will always welcome Kempner's views and suggestions.
Date: March 27, 1970
Creator: Ray, James R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stanley Marcus to Harris Leon Kempner, February 16, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Stanley Marcus to Harris Leon Kempner, February 16, 1970]

Letter from Stanley Marcus to Harris Leon Kempner enclosing a copy of an editorial that appeared in the New York Times, written by Anthony Lewis, the Pulitzer Prize winning reporter on the Supreme Court, who is now assigned to England.
Date: February 16, 1970
Creator: Marcus, Stanley, 1905-2002
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History