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The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 54, July 1950 - April, 1951 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 54, July 1950 - April, 1951

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 515.
Date: 1951
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Healer of Los Olmos and Other Mexican Lore (open access)

The Healer of Los Olmos and Other Mexican Lore

Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including folktales, Mexican folk remedies, and stories about Don Pedrito Jaramillo, who was the Curandero of Los Olmos. The index begins on page 137.
Date: 1951
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Agenda for trip to Mexico, October 5, 1951] (open access)

[Agenda for trip to Mexico, October 5, 1951]

Agenda for a trip to Mexico from October 5-13, 1951. Sightseeing plans on agenda mention visiting Mexico City, Acapulco, Guadalajara, Veracruz. Includes meeting with the Mayor and City Officials of Mexico City at City Hall, and introduction to President Miguel Alemán Valdés.
Date: October 5, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 28, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, October 28, 1951]

Letter to Cecile from her father about his visit to Dallas, Herb and Mary's trip to Mexico, Herb's future trip to New York, taxes, US economics, populations of Europe, and US government.
Date: October 28, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H.L . Kempner to I. H., D. W., and R. L. Kempner, September 20, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from H.L . Kempner to I. H., D. W., and R. L. Kempner, September 20, 1951]

Letter from H. L. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W,. Kempner, and R. L. Kempner discussing milling cotton in Mexico and the possible benefits of doing so. Handwritten at the end letter reads: "Can we finance this and how: some possible tax savings."
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W. Kempner, and R. L. Kempner, September 20, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W. Kempner, and R. L. Kempner, September 20, 1951]

Letter from H. L. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W,. Kempner, and R. L. Kempner discussing milling cotton in Mexico and the possible benefits of doing so.
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W. Kempner, and R. L. Kempner, September 20, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W. Kempner, and R. L. Kempner, September 20, 1951]

Letter from H. L. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W,. Kempner, and R. L. Kempner discussing milling cotton in Mexico and the possible benefits of doing so.
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, October 25, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, October 25, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to D. W. Kempner discussing events and current information. Responding notes from D. W. Kempner are handwritten in the margins and back of the letter.
Date: October 25, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W. Kempner, and R. L. Kempner, September 20, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W. Kempner, and R. L. Kempner, September 20, 1951]

Letter from H. L. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, D. W,. Kempner, and R. L. Kempner discussing milling cotton in Mexico and the possible benefits of doing so.
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, Ed Adam, Milton Hawke, and Ambassador Cordoba]

Photograph of four men having a conversation at a club in Mexico City. From left to right: Ed Adam, Milton Hawke, Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, and "Ambassador Cordoba."
Date: September 24, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November, 1951]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing a medical conference in Omaha and work in Mexico City.
Date: November 1951
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. Oakleigh L. Thorne, December 8, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mr. Oakleigh L. Thorne, December 8, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Oakleigh L. Thorne providing his opinions on the current state of United States national political matters, foreign relations, and corruption in the government. He also discusses a canceled trip to Mexico that was to investigate moving some portion of H. Kempner cotton operations there, a recent Texas-A&M football game and barbecue the family hosted, as well as his grandson, Daniel. The text of this item contains a racial slur.
Date: December 8, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Collier's Magazine to Daniel W. Kempner, February 23, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Collier's Magazine to Daniel W. Kempner, February 23, 1951]

Letter from Louis Ruppel at Collier's Magazine to Daniel W. Kempner discussing Mr. Kempner's new two-year subscription to the magazine and recalling a previous meeting.
Date: February 23, 1951
Creator: Collier's
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, November 24, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, November 24, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner discussing updates at the bank and catching up on personal events.
Date: November 24, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, August 23, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, August 23, 1951]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner catching up and discussing Shrub's injury and a shortness of business in the cotton industry.
Date: August 23, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, May 14, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, May 14, 1951]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner catching up on various personal matters such as Frances Louise and her pain level, Harris' experience sailing with the Thompsons, a game of bridge with Lyda and Mary Matthews, and Shrub's little league baseball team. He also mentions that life at the office has been quiet.
Date: May 14, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. John O. La Gorce, December 22, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. John O. La Gorce, December 22, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. John O. La Gorce discussing commercial transactions between the United States and Mexico while thanking La Gorce for a map of Mexico.
Date: December 22, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Oliver La Gorce to Mr. I. H. Kempner, December 18, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from John Oliver La Gorce to Mr. I. H. Kempner, December 18, 1951]

Letter from John Oliver La Gorce to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner's request for a map of Mexico while sending good wishes for the holiday season.
Date: December 18, 1951
Creator: La Gorce, John Oliver
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to National Geographic Magazine, December 13, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to National Geographic Magazine, December 13, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to National Geographic Magazine asking for an up-to-date map of the Republic of Mexico.
Date: December 13, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Parten to Mr. I. H. Kempner, March 6, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from J. R. Parten to Mr. I. H. Kempner, March 6, 1951]

Letter from J. R. Parten to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing the sulphur shortage and next steps for the company.
Date: March 6, 1951
Creator: Parten, J. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Major J. R. Parten, March 3, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Major J. R. Parten, March 3, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Major J. R. Parten asking if the Pan American Sulphur Company has begun any active development of their properties in Mexico.
Date: March 3, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. William O'Dwyer, January 19, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. William O'Dwyer, January 19, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. William O'Dwyer discussing his hopes that his son and daughter-in-law will be able to meet O'Dwyer on their trip to Mexico as he will not be able to visit any time soon.
Date: January 19, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seminole in Mexico, 1850-1861 (open access)

Seminole in Mexico, 1850-1861

Article discusses the commanders and chiefs of the group of Seminoles that traveled from Indian Territory and settled in Coahuila, Mexico in 1849 and 1850. Kenneth W. Porter discusses the American Indian and black Seminoles and their leaders individually, remarking on their family, upbringing, and participation in the new settlement.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Porter, Kenneth W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History