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[Account Statement for Robert Gerst & Cie., January 23, 1953]
Invoice for balance paid by D. W. Kempner by Robert Gerst & Co., including paté, export price, discount, etc. worth $32.52.
Date:
January 23, 1953
Creator:
Robert Gerst & Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annotated Business Card for Paula Kaeslin of Au Trianon]
Business card for Paula Kaeslin from Au Trianon in Lucerne.
Date:
1952~
Creator:
Au Tr
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annotated Business Card for Pierre De Calan]
Annotated business card of Pierre De Calan, deputy vice president of the general union of the French cotton industry.
Date:
1963~
Creator:
L'industrie cotonnière française
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Annoted Business Card from Lanvin]
Business card from Monsieur J. Rosseau, tailor at Lanvin fashion house in Paris. On the reverse side of the card are handwritten notes about a suit fitting and suit repair, along with a record of payments made.
Date:
195X
Creator:
Lanvin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bills from Grand Hotel National, Aug-Sep. 1954]
Bills from Grand Hotel National for Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner listing itemized charges, service charges, and total amount due.
Date:
1954-09~
Creator:
Grand Hotel National
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bills from Grand Hotel National, September 1953]
Post office and concierge bills from Grand Hotel National prepared for Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner listing itemized charges and total amount due.
Date:
1953-09~
Creator:
Grand Hotel National
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Telegram Form With Handwritten Itemized List]
Blank overseas telegram form provided by the Hotel Plaza Athenee in Paris. On the reverse side is a handwritten, itemized list of various items, including a clock, flower pot, perfumes, purses, suits, dresses, and gloves, listing their prices in Francs and other currencies.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Business Card for W. Kempner]
Business card for W. Kempner from The Swiss Journal of Egypt and The Middle East
Date:
1953~
Creator:
The Swiss Journal of Egypt and The Middle East
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card for Lucienne Courmettes]
Business card for Lucienne Courmettes listing the address and phone number for the business.
Date:
1955~
Creator:
Lucienne Courmettes
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Albert and Sabine Fremaux to Harris Leon Kempner, 1962]
Card from Albert and Sabine Fremaux to Harris Leon Kempner with artwork of la Palais de Justice in Rouen, France. The artwork shows the exterior of the building with its main staircase in the foreground and its main tower to the left. The building's facade is adorned with flamboyant and renaissance style ornaments. A red border surrounds the illustration. Inside the card is a message from the Fremaux's sending memories and best wishes to Mr. Kempner and hoping to have him at their new home.
Date:
1962~
Creator:
Fremaux, Albert & Fremaux, Sabine
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Le Billet Dans Le Bas]
Clipping from Le Figaro arguing against the portrayal of France as weak and useless, the American funding of a German Army, and advocating for more American help in Vietnam.
Date:
January 27, 1953
Creator:
Mauriac, François
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cruise Ticket Copy]
Copy of passage ticket issued to Gladys Kempner for a first class seat leaving the Havre port in October.
Date:
July 27, 1955
Creator:
Continental American Travel Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[French Customs Receipt, April 6, 1938]
Customs receipt for items brought into France by Daniel W. Kempner listing the items brought, the fees associated with each item, and the total amount of fees due.
Date:
April 6, 1938
Creator:
Le Havre Customs Office
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Handwritten Letter from Elise le Lairre to Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner, May 20, 1952]
Handwritten letter from Elise le Lairre to Jeane Kempner informing that her son will soon be traveling to the United States and asking she provide any help should he need it.
Date:
May 20, 1952
Creator:
Lairre, Elise le
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten letter from Helene Kanzelefska to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner, March 4, 1954]
Handwritten letter from Helene Kanzelefska to Daniel and Jeane Kempner providing the contact information of a chauffeur friend of hers and discussing her ongoing struggles to get a work Visa to the United States.
Date:
March 4, 1954
Creator:
Kanzelefska, Micheline Helene
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Helene Westphalen Lemaitre to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner, December 23, 1952]
Letter from Helene Westphalen Lemaitre to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner wishing them and their family a happy 1953. On the reverse text is printed saying "With every Good Wish for Christmas and the New Year". There is a handwritten note asking if the card is from Mrs. Westphalen Lemaitre.
Date:
December 23, 1952
Creator:
Westphalen Lemaitre, Helene
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Jean Fauchille to Daniel W. Kempner, October 18, 1954]
Letter from Jean Fauchille to Daniel W. Kempner apologizing for being unable to meet with Kempner during his recent visit to France. Fauchille briefly explains that he couldn't meet due to his health, and expresses his well wishes to Kempner and his wife, as well as Harris Leon Kempner.
Date:
October 18, 1954
Creator:
Fauchille, Jean
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Louise Hamon to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner, April 20, 1952]
Letter from Louise Hamon to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner thanking them for their support in obtaining her U.S. citizenship and discussing her travel plans.
Date:
April 20, 1952
Creator:
Hamon, Louise
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten letter from Louise Hamon to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner, March 6, 1952]
Handwritten letter from Louise Hamon to Daniel and Jeane Kempner asking for their help in completing the necessary paperwork so she can go back to France to visit her father.
Date:
March 6, 1952
Creator:
Hamon, Louise
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Madeleine Fremaux, July 13, 1953]
Letter from Madeleine Fremaux thanking the recipient for their kind gift to her daughter Jacqueline for her wedding. Fremaux described how happy Jacqueline was with the gift, as well as the general setting of the wedding before extending her well wishes to the recipient's family.
Date:
July 13, 1953
Creator:
Fremaux, Madeleine
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Madeleine Fremaux, October 15, 1954]
Letter from Madeleine Fremaux accepting an invitation for an event that will take place on Wednesday, October 20th.
Date:
October 15, 1954
Creator:
Fremaux, Madeleine
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Notes on Hotel Stationery]
A handwritten note on hotel stationary detailing various addresses to locations around Paris.
Date:
1954?
Creator:
Hotel Plaza Athenee
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History