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Roy Eldridge and bassist Jack Lander at the Town Tavern, Toronto

Photograph of Roy Eldridge and Jack Lander in performance. A note on the back gives the date of July, 1956, and indicates the photo was taken at the Town Tavern jazz club in Toronto.
Date: July 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program for Roy Eldridge at the Salle Poirel (open access)

Program for Roy Eldridge at the Salle Poirel

Program for Roy Eldridge at the Salle Poirel in Nancy, France, with Jean-Claude Fohrenbach. The program cover has caricatures of both men, and a list of song selections is inside the program.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Menu: Le Chevalier du Guet, October 26, 1957] (open access)

[Menu: Le Chevalier du Guet, October 26, 1957]

Menu for The Zodiac Room at Neiman-Marcus. The menu was partially written in French, and includes sections such as wines, appetizers, luncheon entrees, beverages, salads and sandwiches, and zodiac desserts. This menu also includes special sections such as pot luck with n-m, the zodiac slim waist luncheon, and n-m men's luncheon. The menu includes an illustration of a Frenchman holding an apple while riding a horse on the front cover and a song entitled "Le Chevalier du Guet" on the back cover.
Date: October 26, 1957
Creator: Neiman-Marcus
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Menu: Ah! Vous Dirais-je Maman, October 22, 1957] (open access)

[Menu: Ah! Vous Dirais-je Maman, October 22, 1957]

Menu for The Zodiac Room at Neiman-Marcus. The menu was written partially in French, and includes sections such as wines, appetizers, luncheon entrees, beverages, salads and sandwiches, and zodiac desserts. This menu also includes special sections such as potluck with n-m, the zodiac slim waist luncheon, and n-m men's luncheon. The menu includes an illustration of a French woman sitting with a child standing before her with a cat and a dog on the front cover and a song entitled "Ah! Vous Dirais-je Maman" on the back cover.
Date: October 22, 1957
Creator: Neiman-Marcus
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Menu: Sur Le Pont D'avignon, October 24, 1957] (open access)

[Menu: Sur Le Pont D'avignon, October 24, 1957]

Menu for The Zodiac Room at Neiman-Marcus. The menu was written partially in French, and includes sections such as hors d'oeuvres, entrees, appetizers, wines, and beverages. Includes an illustration of French civilians on a bridge on the front cover and a song entitled "Sur Le Pont D'avignon" on the back cover.
Date: October 24, 1957
Creator: Neiman-Marcus
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Book open to photograph of Valère basilica]

Photograph of an easel holding a book open to show two pictures of landscapes of the municipality of Sion in Switzerland. On the right is a picture of Valère basilica, a fortified church on a hill. The captions for the two pictures are in French and German.
Date: April 6, 1950
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Lamar Fleming Jr. seated at formal breakfast with unidentified men]

Lamar Fleming Jr. (third from left) seated at formal breakfast with unidentified men, partion doors and sign reading "Rue des Patisseries" in background.
Date: 1953~
Creator: Bourdon, Edward A.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hotel Ritz: Notice on Tariffs] (open access)

[Hotel Ritz: Notice on Tariffs]

Document describing fees for transportation services provided by the Hotel Ritz in Paris to railway stations, airports, or sea ports.
Date: 1954~
Creator: Hotel Ritz Paris
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Mulliez to Mr. Harris Kempner, October 5, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Mulliez to Mr. Harris Kempner, October 5, 1953]

Letter from Paul Mulliez to Harris L. Kempner discussing a trip to Mexico due to his inability to obtain a visa to Galveston.
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Mulliez, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucien Heyndrickx to Harris Kempner, October 30, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Lucien Heyndrickx to Harris Kempner, October 30, 1953]

Letter from Lucien Heyndrickx to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for a kind welcome and good time in Galveston.
Date: October 30, 1953
Creator: Heyndrickx, Lucien
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Georges Wattinne-Segrad to Mr. Harris Kempner, December 14, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Georges Wattinne-Segrad to Mr. Harris Kempner, December 14, 1953]

Letter from Georges Wattinne-Segard to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for a kind welcome in Galveston and requesting and confirming an order of cotton.
Date: December 14, 1953
Creator: Wattinne-Segard, Georges
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol, April 15, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol, April 15, 1958]

Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol asking him several questions regarding driving her in Europe.
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from René Hure to the Kempner family, May 26, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from René Hure to the Kempner family, May 26, 1956]

Letter from René Hure to the Kempner family discussing reservations at the hotel.
Date: May 26, 1956
Creator: Hure, René
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from René Hure to Harris Leon Kempner, July 23, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from René Hure to Harris Leon Kempner, July 23, 1956]

Letter from René Hure to Harris Leon Kempner discussing reservations at the Hostellerie de la Poste Avallon and having dinner at the hotel.
Date: July 23, 1956
Creator: Hure, René
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Greeting Card with Coin from Hotel Sacher] (open access)

[Greeting Card with Coin from Hotel Sacher]

Greeting card wishing the recipient a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year signed by three representatives of Hotel Sacher from Vienna and enclosing a "Good Luck" Hotel Sacher coin. The front of the coin is embossed with the year 1958 and features a picture of a woman raising a glass.
Date: 1958~
Creator: Hotel Sacher
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. Goyard to Jeane Bertig Kempner, October 17, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from E. Goyard to Jeane Bertig Kempner, October 17, 1955]

Letter from E. Goyard to Jeane Bertig Kempner informing her that her dog's collar must be remade and enclosing the raincoat and leash that she ordered.
Date: October 17, 1955
Creator: Goyard, Pr. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertisement for Roy Eldridge at Cafe des Ambassadeurs (open access)

Advertisement for Roy Eldridge at Cafe des Ambassadeurs

Advertisement for Roy Eldridge appearing at Cafe des Ambassadeurs, 3 Avenue Gabriel, Paris. An appearance by Don Byas is also advertised.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertisement for Roy Eldridge at the Palais des Beaux Artes in Brussels, Belgium (open access)

Advertisement for Roy Eldridge at the Palais des Beaux Artes in Brussels, Belgium

Advertisement for Roy Eldridge at the Palais des Beaux Artes in Brussels, Belgium, sponsored by Le Hot Club de Belgique, on February 5, 1951.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Evening shoes

Navy silk pumps with rhinestones on the stacked heel and with "buckle" on vamp, squared round toe, low throat, rounded vamp. Measurements: L: 21.5 cm. W: 7.5 cm. H: 12.5 cm. Heel: 7 cm (2 11/16 in.) Markings Left & Right: "Souliers / Christian / Dior"
Date: 1955/1985
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Return Receipt Card for Harris Leon Kempner, December 12, 1953]

Return receipt card from the Post Office Department returned to Harris Leon Kempner for registered article No. 21955 delivered on December 28, 1953.
Date: December 28, 1953
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Textile de Wingles to H. Kempner Cotton Company, May 12, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Textile de Wingles to H. Kempner Cotton Company, May 12, 1956]

Letter from Textile de Wingles to H. Kempner Cotton Company requesting information regarding a design depicting the different stages of flowering cotton found in René Flipo's desk.
Date: May 12, 1956
Creator: Textile de Wingles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for David Chemisier] (open access)

[Business Card for David Chemisier]

Business card for David Chemisier providing an address and phone number.
Date: 1955~/1956~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Joie Santé Bonheur Greeting Card] (open access)

[Joie Santé Bonheur Greeting Card]

Greeting card from Dan and Jeane Kempner sending best and sincere wishes to the recipient. The image on the front of the card is a color illustration of a band in uniform parading through a street lined with onlookers, some in balconies above the street. French flags hang from the balconies and two banners hang from the top of the buildings with the words "Meilleurs Vœux Greetings.." and "Joie Sante Bonheur!!"
Date: 1956~
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956 & Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Holiday Card from Hilene Westphalen Lemaitre] (open access)

[Holiday Card from Hilene Westphalen Lemaitre]

Greeting card from Jacques and Hilene Westphalen Lemaitre thanking the recipient for thinking of them and sending best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. The front of the card has a photograph of the Abbey of Beaubec-la-Rosière.
Date: 1952~
Creator: Westphalen Lemaitre, Hilene
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History