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[Clipping: The Town that Sugar Built] (open access)

[Clipping: The Town that Sugar Built]

Clipping, written by Anne Pashkoff, from the Houston Chronicle describing the history of Sugar Land, Texas, and the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date: September 15, 1971
Creator: The Houston Chronicle
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Library Marks Another Island 'First'] (open access)

[Clipping: New Library Marks Another Island 'First']

Clipping, written by June Angerstein, from the Galveston Daily News describing the opening of the Moody Memorial Wing of the Rosenberg Library with construction and amenity details.
Date: August 22, 1971
Creator: The Galveston Daily News
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Library Gallery Shows Coastal Growth] (open access)

[Clipping: Library Gallery Shows Coastal Growth]

Clipping from the Galveston Daily News, with four articles, describing available rooms and features at the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas.
Date: August 22, 1972
Creator: The Galveston Daily News
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Private S. A. Bank Subject of History Project] (open access)

[Clipping: Private S. A. Bank Subject of History Project]

Clipping from the San Antonio Light describing a Oral History project at the University of Texas on the Oppenheimer Bank of San Antonio, and an article on the use of highway trust funds.
Date: August 8, 1971
Creator: The San Antonio Light
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 95, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 1, 1974 (open access)

San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 95, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 1, 1974

Newspaper from San Antonio, Texas, including an article on immigrant influence on the Texas gulf coast in the late 1800s, local news, advertisements, and gossip columns.
Date: October 1, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to All, March 26, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to All, March 26, 1973]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to all who were present at a meeting discussing a family tree.
Date: March 26, 1973
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to Harris L. Kempner and James C. Kempner, October 9, 1973] (open access)

[Inter-Office Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to Harris L. Kempner and James C. Kempner, October 9, 1973]

Inter-office letter from I. H. Kempner, III to Harris L. Kempner and James C. Kempner discussing Brazoria Telephone Company and enclosing R. P. Bennett's memo.
Date: October 9, 1973
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, III
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Thomas Murphy] (open access)

[Interview with Thomas Murphy]

Description of an interview with Thomas Murphy regarding sugar prices and refineries margins.
Date: 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. L. Kempner to Robert M. Armstrong and I. H. Kempner, III, August 9, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from H. L. Kempner to Robert M. Armstrong and I. H. Kempner, III, August 9, 1971]

Letter from H. L. Kempner to R. M. Armstrong and I. H. Kempner, III discussing a photocopy of the policy regarding the Sugar Bill.
Date: August 9, 1971
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, June 20, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, June 20, 1973]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III discussing the Belknap Realty company.
Date: June 20, 1973
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Brazoria Boom Buds] (open access)

[Clipping: Brazoria Boom Buds]

Photocopy of a clipping from The Houston Post of an article describing land purchases near Highway 288 in Houston. Construction plans for the highway and Loop 610 are to be completed in the late 1970s. A list of prospective properties and the owners are provided.
Date: September 16, 1973
Creator: Hooper, Carl
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jean Boehm, March 30, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Jean Boehm, March 30, 1973]

Letter from Jean Boehm discussing who should receive announcements for the retirement of Mr. Armstrong and the elevation of Mr. Williams to president.
Date: March 1973
Creator: Boehm, Jean
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to H. F. Handley File, October 11, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to H. F. Handley File, October 11, 1973]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, III for the H. F. Handley File discussing group negotiations.
Date: October 11, 1973
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, III
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mac H. Perkins to Thomas L. James, October 19, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Mac H. Perkins to Thomas L. James, October 19, 1973]

Letter from Mac H. Perkins to Thomas L. James discussing insurance policies.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Perkins, Mac H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to Harris L. Kempner, October 26, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to Harris L. Kempner, October 26, 1973]

Letter from Thomas L. James to Harris L. Kempner discussing insurance policies.
Date: October 26, 1973
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company Election Announcement, May 1, 1973, #2] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company Election Announcement, May 1, 1973, #2]

Announcement from Imperial Sugar Company regarding the election of R. M. Armstrong to vice chairman of the board and H. L. Williams to president and CEO.
Date: May 1, 1973
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to I. H. Kempner, III, March 30, 1973] (open access)

[Letter to I. H. Kempner, III, March 30, 1973]

Letter to I. H. Kempner, III discussing a copy of the Kempner family tree.
Date: March 30, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris L. Kempner, January 17, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris L. Kempner, January 17, 1973]

Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris L. Kempner discussing a rough draft of a statement to stockholders.
Date: January 17, 1973
Creator: Armstrong, R. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to John Held and Ben G. Sewell, March 21, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to John Held and Ben G. Sewell, March 21, 1975]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to John Held and Ben G. Sewell discussing a mistake about legal fees.
Date: March 21, 1975
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, III
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Thomas L. James, February 27, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Thomas L. James, February 27, 1973]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing land for a landfill.
Date: February 27, 1973
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, III
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to Robert HIll and Peter Slot, February 20, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to Robert HIll and Peter Slot, February 20, 1973]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to Robert Hill and Peter Slot discussing copies of a letter from John Staurulakis.
Date: February 20, 1973
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, III
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Oxnard to Harris L. Kempner, April 26, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Oxnard to Harris L. Kempner, April 26, 1971]

Letter from Thomas Oxnard, Jr. to Harris L. Kempner discussing his new job at E. F. Hutton & Company, and his duties of communicating with the sugar market.
Date: April 26, 1971
Creator: Oxnard, Thomas, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul E. Grunder to F. C. Meendsen, F. J. Slama, and R. W. Spaeth, March 7, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Paul E. Grunder to F. C. Meendsen, F. J. Slama, and R. W. Spaeth, March 7, 1973]

Letter from P. E. Grunder to F. C. Meendsen, F. J. Slama, and R. W. Spaeth discussing a partnership proposal with Imperial Sugar Company. The main points of discussion are to be a national carbohydrates sweetener supply system, the economics of the partnership, and timing.
Date: March 7, 1973
Creator: Grunder, Paul E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris L. Kempner, March 22, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris L. Kempner, March 22, 1973]

Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris L. Kempner discussing the Isomerose situation and Bob Hanna.
Date: March 22, 1973
Creator: Armstrong, R. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History