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[Handwritten Letter from Sabine Chardine l to Jeane Kempner, October 19, 1948] (open access)

[Handwritten Letter from Sabine Chardine l to Jeane Kempner, October 19, 1948]

Letter from Sabine Chardine to Jeane Kempner discussing thanking Kempner for her previous letter and discussing what is going on in her life including Pierre and their children.
Date: October 19, 1948
Creator: Chardine, Sabine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Kallman's Garden Nursery, October 1948] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Kallman's Garden Nursery, October 1948]

Invoice for items sold to Mr. D. W. Kempner by Kallman's Garden Nursery, including a Brunfelsia, 6 six-inch Pots Mother Ferns, 2 Crown of Bohemia Hibiscuses, 2 one-gallon Coprosma, 2 one-gallon Silver Trees, a one-gallon Luna Hibiscus, a one-gallon Afterglow Bougainvillea, a Straphsthus, a Cassia, 2 White Agapanthuses, 2 Blue Agapanthuses, a Clivia, a Bird of Paradise, and a Billbergia totaling $29.70. The invoice was marked paid.
Date: October 1948
Creator: Kallman's Garden Nursery
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Jumbo Prunes, September 28, 1948] (open access)

[Invoice for Jumbo Prunes, September 28, 1948]

Invoice for Jumbo Prunes sold to D. W. Kempner by Vaca Valley Orchards for $4.45, marked paid by check.
Date: September 28, 1948
Creator: Vaca Valley Orchards
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Beneficial Standard Life Insurance Company, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Beneficial Standard Life Insurance Company, 1948]

Letter from Beneficial Standard Life Insurance Company requesting that people be recommended to be represented by their agents.
Date: 1948
Creator: Beneficial Standard Life Insurance Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clark Davis, August 19, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Clark Davis, August 19, 1948]

Letter from Clark Davis confirming a meeting in the Directors Room of the Galveston Chamber of Commerce on August 24, 1948 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss California cotton.
Date: August 19, 1948
Creator: Davis, Clark
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Alfred Bossom, November 09, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Alfred Bossom, November 09, 1948]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Alfred Bossom discussing thanks for congratulations on Mary Jean's wedding, and Kempner gives details on Mary Jean's wedding.
Date: November 9, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, August 3, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, August 3, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner providing a summary of meetings with cotton companies in Italy.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, November 03, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, November 03, 1948]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing Mary Jeane's wedding and hoping to find time to visit soon.
Date: November 3, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kallman's Garden Nursery, November 8, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kallman's Garden Nursery, November 8, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kallman's Garden Nursery informing that he is enclosing his check for the plant.
Date: November 8, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. B. Hawkins, February 26, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. B. Hawkins, February 26, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to R. B. Hawkins enclosing a $3.95 check for Jumbo Prunes
Date: February 26, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Shields, November 6, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Shields, November 6, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Shields sending plants with different qualities.
Date: November 6, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to T. Sirene, November 2, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to T. Sirene, November 2, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to T. Sirene handing railroad tickets after the party in Los Angeles.
Date: November 2, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Vaca Valley , September 24, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Vaca Valley , September 24, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Vaca Valley Orchards requesting a 1-6 pound box of prunes for $4.45.
Date: September 24, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Donald Day to D. W. Kempner, March 22, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Donald Day to D. W. Kempner, March 22, 1948]

Letter from Donald Day from The Reader's Digest to D. W. Kempner regarding how they do not know what has happened to Kempner's Scrapbook and that they will be continuing to look for it.
Date: March 22, 1948
Creator: The Reader's Digest
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gladys Kempner to I. Magnin & Company, December 18, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Gladys Kempner to I. Magnin & Company, December 18, 1948]

Letter from Gladys Kempner to I. Magnin & Company discussing how Kempner desires a nice attractive container filled with candy and have it reach the destination by Christmas.
Date: December 18, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Gladys
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to James Potter Brown, August 24, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to James Potter Brown, August 24, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to James Potter Brown discussing Mrs. J. H. W. Steele and where to find her current whereabouts.
Date: August 24, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to T. L. James, September 3, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to T. L. James, September 3, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thos. L. James inquiring into if the Sugarland Industries' Grocery department can obtain a specific brand of asparagus.
Date: September 3, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Christian Science Sanatorium, August 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Christian Science Sanatorium, August 14, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Christian Science Sanatorium asking for assistance on communicating with Mrs. J. H. W. Steele.
Date: August 14, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Twelfth United States Civil Service Region, December 6, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Twelfth United States Civil Service Region, December 6, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Twelfth United States Civil Service Region discussing Kempner's relationship with Lawrence R. Blount specifically his time working for Kempner, his general personality and behavior, and whether or not he gave the impression of someone who'd go against a constitutional form of government.
Date: December 6, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 4, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 4, 1948]

Letter to Cecile from her father about Harris' and Ruth's survival, other family matter, news about strikes, finances, and economics.
Date: September 4, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, Jr., October 26, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, Jr., October 26, 1948]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, Jr. providing the address of Mr. and Mrs. Oakleigh Thorn.
Date: October 26, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner, November 19, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner, November 19, 1948]

Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane and D. W. Kempner discussing the weather, and how Bertig is excited that the Kempners will visit soon.
Date: November 19, 1948
Creator: Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kallman's Garden Nursery to D. W. Kempner, November 4, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Kallman's Garden Nursery to D. W. Kempner, November 4, 1948]

Letter from Kallman's Garden Nursery to D. W. Kempner regarding his recent order.
Date: November 4, 1948
Creator: Kallman's Garden Nursery
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lester Rose Gardens, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Lester Rose Gardens, 1948]

Letter from Lester Rose Gardens advertising their 1949 "Roses of Yesterday" catalogue.
Date: 1948
Creator: Lester Rose Gardens
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History