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[Card from Macbeth Corporation] (open access)

[Card from Macbeth Corporation]

Card from Macbeth Corporation announcing that Photo Research Corp. has been appointed as their West Coast representative.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Macbeth Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wholesale Price List from Shaffer's Tropical Gardens] (open access)

[Wholesale Price List from Shaffer's Tropical Gardens]

Wholesale price list by Shaffer's Tropical Gardens for varieties of their blooming plants and "Shaffer Hybrids". It also features terms of sale and shipping information.
Date: 1951
Creator: Shaffer's Tropical Gardens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order Blank from Flowers of Hawaii, Ltd.] (open access)

[Order Blank from Flowers of Hawaii, Ltd.]

Order blank from Flowers of Hawaii, Ltd. for their available plant varieties.
Date: 1950
Creator: Flowers of Hawaii, Ltd.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wholesale Price List - Fall 1949 - Spring 1950] (open access)

[Wholesale Price List - Fall 1949 - Spring 1950]

Price list from Howard & Smith for their Fall 1949 to Spring 1950 rose varieties.
Date: June 27, 1949
Creator: Howard & Smith
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Price List from Kallman's Garden Nursery] (open access)

[Price List from Kallman's Garden Nursery]

Price list from Kallman's Garden Nursery for their Cymbidium plants for 1948.
Date: 1948~
Creator: Kallman's Garden Nursery
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Course and Instructor Evaluation Form] (open access)

[Course and Instructor Evaluation Form]

Blank evaluation form from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. It asks both about the instructor and the course they taught.
Date: 196X
Creator: Stanford University. Graduate School of Business.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Japanese Sake Tubs, March 24, 1954] (open access)

[Invoice for Japanese Sake Tubs, March 24, 1954]

Invoice for items sold to Mrs. D. W. Kempner by Morrey's Southern Seas Shop, including 2 Japanese Sake tubs along with its shipping charges of total worth, $19.10.
Date: March 24, 1954
Creator: Morrey's Southern Seas Shop
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Medium Sized Sake Tubs, March 31, 1954] (open access)

[Invoice for Medium Sized Sake Tubs, March 31, 1954]

Invoice for items sold to Mrs. D. W. Kempner by Morrey's Southern Seas Shop, including 2 medium sized sake tubs along with their shipping charges, costing a total of $19.10.
Date: March 31, 1954
Creator: Morrey's Southern Seas Shop
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reference for E. R. Ledoux - August 1945] (open access)

[Reference for E. R. Ledoux - August 1945]

File copy of a second pre-printed form requesting a reference for Mr. Eugene Razier Ledoux who has applied for a position as a janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. In the response portion of the form, I. H. Kempner has provided his comments based on Ledoux's work as his chauffeur.
Date: August 8, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reference for E. R. Ledoux - May 1945] (open access)

[Reference for E. R. Ledoux - May 1945]

File copy of a pre-printed form requesting a reference for Mr. Eugene Razier Ledoux who has applied for a position as a janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. In the response portion of the form, I. H. Kempner has provided his comments based on Ledoux's work as his chauffeur.
Date: May 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stanford University Library Call Slip: Why England Slept] (open access)

[Stanford University Library Call Slip: Why England Slept]

Call slip from Stanford University Library filled out by Harris Kempner requesting the book "Why England Slept" by J. F. Kennedy.
Date: 1961/1963~
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stanford University Library Call Slip: Britain's Reaction to the Rise of Hitler] (open access)

[Stanford University Library Call Slip: Britain's Reaction to the Rise of Hitler]

Call slip from Stanford University Library filled out by Harris Kempner requesting the book "Britain's Reaction to the Rise of Hitler" by Pete Duignan.
Date: 1961/1963~
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Examination booklet from Stanford University #11] (open access)

[Examination booklet from Stanford University #11]

Examination booklet including handwritten answers describing a business assignment for the class Bus. 210.
Date: 196X
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annotated Business Card for Everett Nursery] (open access)

[Annotated Business Card for Everett Nursery]

Business card for Everett Nursery, which specializes in cymbidium orchids and bromeliads. It includes some notes on the reverse side about prize money and the length and width of a material, along with some figures.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Everett Nursery
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account Statement for Railway Express Agency, April 1, 1953] (open access)

[Account Statement for Railway Express Agency, April 1, 1953]

Account statement for Railway Express Agency listening itemized and total charges.
Date: April 1, 1953
Creator: Railway Express Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Howard & Smith, March 31, 1953] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Howard & Smith, March 31, 1953]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Howard & Smith, including ten units of each of the following items: Perennial Phlox (Rosy Blue), Tritoma (Springtime), Aster Frikarti, Amaryllis Mixed, Violets (Royal Robe), and Gerberas (Duplex Mixed). The total of $17.50 was paid for in check on the 7th of April, 1953. The invoice also mentions that Weigela Bristol Ruby could not be supplied.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: Howard & Smith
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Insured Parcel, Number 12972] (open access)

[Receipt for Insured Parcel, Number 12972]

Receipt for insured parcel, the delivery address is Los Angeles, California.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Jumbo Prunes, July 6, 1949] (open access)

[Invoice for Jumbo Prunes, July 6, 1949]

Invoice for Jumbo Prunes sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Vaca Valley Orchards for $4.45, marked paid on the 28th of May, 1949. The invoice states that this item was shipped as a replacement for a lost-in-transit item.
Date: July 6, 1949
Creator: Vaca Valley Orchards
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Item from Star Nurseries Inc., August 30, 1949] (open access)

[Invoice for an Item from Star Nurseries Inc., August 30, 1949]

Invoice for an item sold to Daniel W. Kempner of Plantersville Nurseries by Star Nurseries Inc. for $1.50.
Date: August 30, 1949
Creator: Star Nurseries, Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Roy F. Wilcox and Co., February 2, 1950] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Roy F. Wilcox and Co., February 2, 1950]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner of Plantersville Nurseries by Roy F. Wilcox and Co., Including Philodendron Cordatum, Ficus Doescherri, Maranta Kerchoveana, Adiantum Asst., Pteris Ferns, and Fittonia Argyroneura for $13.44.
Date: February 2, 1950
Creator: Roy F. Wilcox and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Roy F. Wilcox and Co., May 16, 1950] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Roy F. Wilcox and Co., May 16, 1950]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner of Plantersville Nurseries by Roy F. Wilcox and Co., including Philodendron Erubescens, Asplenium Nidus-Avis, Philodendron Cordatums, and Dieffenbachia Rudolph Roehrs for $21.93.
Date: May 16, 1950
Creator: Roy F. Wilcox and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order Acknowledgment for Items from Howard and Smith, Inc., September 17, 1949] (open access)

[Order Acknowledgment for Items from Howard and Smith, Inc., September 17, 1949]

Order acknowledgment for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Howard and Smith, Inc., including seven quantities of Indian Summer and five quantities of Los Angeles.
Date: September 17, 1949
Creator: Howard and Smith, Incorporated
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
System: The Portal to Texas History