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[Appointment of I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Board of Commissioners] (open access)

[Appointment of I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Board of Commissioners]

Document signed by Governor Joseph D. Sayers appointing I. H. Kempner to the "Board of Commissioners of the City of Galveston;" it references the original city charter which was approved on April 18, 1901.
Date: September 16, 1901
Creator: Sayers, Joseph D.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Atlantic Union - The Road to Peace in an Atomic World] (open access)

[Atlantic Union - The Road to Peace in an Atomic World]

Address by W. L. Clayton, Vice President of the Atlantic Union Committee, expressing his concerns about communism and the importance of an Atlantic Union to combat it.
Date: December 16, 1949
Creator: Clayton, W. L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953] (open access)

[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953]

Statement initialed by H. L. Kempner authorizing charges at a Galveston club with the text: "To the Trustee: 1 Charges to my account."
Date: September 16, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953] (open access)

[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953]

Statement initialed by H. L. Kempner authorizing charges at a Galveston club with the text: "To the Trustee: 1 Charges to my account."
Date: September 16, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953] (open access)

[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953]

Statement initialed by H. L. Kempner authorizing charges at a Galveston club with the text: "To the Trustee: 1 Charges to my account."
Date: September 16, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953] (open access)

[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953]

Statement initialed by H. L. Kempner authorizing charges at a Galveston club with the text: "To the Trustee: 1 Charges to my account."
Date: September 16, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953] (open access)

[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953]

Statement initialed by H. L. Kempner authorizing charges at a Galveston club with the text: "To the Trustee: 1 Charges to my account."
Date: September 16, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953] (open access)

[Authorization for Club Charges, September 16, 1953]

Statement initialed by H. L. Kempner authorizing charges at a Galveston club with the text: "To the Trustee: 1 Charges to my account."
Date: September 16, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Bank of New York Check Stub No. 2- 371] (open access)

[The Bank of New York Check Stub No. 2- 371]

Check stub via The Bank of New York for a purchase of two tickets to the Harvard-Yale football game on November 21, 1959 totaling $15.25, paid to the order of Harvard University, Department of Athletics.
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill from the Restaurant de la Tour D'Argent to Mr. Kempner, June 16, 1948] (open access)

[Bill from the Restaurant de la Tour D'Argent to Mr. Kempner, June 16, 1948]

Handwritten bill for a meal at the Restaurant de la Tour D'Argent.
Date: June 16, 1948
Creator: Restaurant de la Tour D'Argent
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Broker Invoice from Marx & Co., September 22, 1954] (open access)

[Broker Invoice from Marx & Co., September 22, 1954]

Broker invoice prepared by Marx & Co. for the account of Cecile Kempner regarding the sale of 200 Fearn Foods shares in September 1954.
Date: September 16, 1954
Creator: Marx & Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Broker Invoice from Marx & Co., September 1954] (open access)

[Broker Invoice from Marx & Co., September 1954]

Broker invoice prepared by Marx & Co. for the account of Cecile Kempner regarding the sale of 78 Bower Roller Bearing shares in September 1954.
Date: September 16, 1954
Creator: Marx & Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Card from O. P. Jackson Seed Co. to Jeane Bertig Kempner, February 16, 1955]

Card from O. P. Jackson Seed Co. to Jeane Bertig Kempner informing her of the types of plants they have available.
Date: February 16, 1955
Creator: O. P. Jackson Seed Co. Inc.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check for Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars] (open access)

[Check for Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars]

Check from Marx and Kempner to H. Rose for twenty-five hundred dollars written on October 16, 1877 through the Texas Banking and Insurance Company.
Date: October 16, 1877
Creator: Kempner, Harris, 1837-1894 & Marx, Marx
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from Henrietta Leonora Blum Kempner to Straus Frank Co., August 16, 1948] (open access)

[Check from Henrietta Leonora Blum Kempner to Straus Frank Co., August 16, 1948]

Check from Henrietta Leonora Blum Kempner to Straus Frank Co. for $72 through The United States National Bank of Galveston.
Date: August 16, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Henrietta Leonora Blum
Object Type: Text
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
[Clipping: Economics and Finance on the Debasement of Economic Theory] (open access)

[Clipping: Economics and Finance on the Debasement of Economic Theory]

Clipping from the New York Times arguing against the Congress of Industrial Organizations push for wage increases on the basis of purchasing power.
Date: December 16, 1946
Creator: New York Times
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: House Okays Hike In Med School Funds] (open access)

[Clipping: House Okays Hike In Med School Funds]

Clipping from the Galveston News describing the earmarks within the House of Representatives budget for the University of Texas Medical Branch.
Date: March 16, 1967
Creator: The Galveston News
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: How Area Agencies Fare in New Budget] (open access)

[Clipping: How Area Agencies Fare in New Budget]

Clipping from the Chronicle Austin Bureau describing how state schools and other agencies in Houston and the Gulf Coast area would fare under Governor Daniel's budget recommendations.
Date: December 16, 1960
Creator: Chronicle Austin Bureau
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Interest in Robertson Distribution Is Sought By Foreign Concern] (open access)

[Clipping: Interest in Robertson Distribution Is Sought By Foreign Concern]

Copy of a clipping from the Wall Street Journal describing the negotiations of a foreign corporation to buy one-third of the outstanding stock of Robertson Distribution Systems, Inc.
Date: September 16, 1975
Creator: Wall Street Journal
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Morale Builder] (open access)

[Clipping: Morale Builder]

Clipping describing a proposal that would improve the appearance of Galveston while providing employment postwar.
Date: September 16, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Need of University for Public Support Cited as Donors Honored] (open access)

[Clipping: Need of University for Public Support Cited as Donors Honored]

Clipping from the Houston Chronicle describing the need for financial support for the University of Houston by James H. Pipkin.
Date: March 16, 1957
Creator: The Houston Chronicle
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from Dillon Anderson to H. Jack Porter, January 16, 1954] (open access)

[Copy of Letter from Dillon Anderson to H. Jack Porter, January 16, 1954]

Letter from Dillon Anderson to H. Jack Porter discussing Mrs. Nena M. Iiams the postmistress of Sugarland. Mr. Anderson asserts that he has heard only good things about her from the Kempner's and hopes Mrs. Iiams remains in her current position.
Date: January 16, 1954
Creator: Anderson, Dillon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from James A. Piperi to Thomas L. Ferratt, August 16, 1951] (open access)

[Copy of Letter from James A. Piperi to Thomas L. Ferratt, August 16, 1951]

Letter from James A. Piperi to Thomas L. Ferratt discussing copies of the meeting minutes for a Board of Managers meeting.
Date: August 16, 1951
Creator: Piperi, James A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History