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[Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales - December 5, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales - December 5, 1951]

Letter from George I. Sánchez to Alonso S. Perales, refuting Perales's views on the article "The Wetback in the Lower Rio Grand Valley of Texas".
Date: December 5, 1951
Creator: Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.R. Lujan to John J. Herrera - 1955-03-05] (open access)

[Letter from J.R. Lujan to John J. Herrera - 1955-03-05]

Letter from J.R. Lujan to John J. Herrera. Lujan invites John J. Herrera, along with his wife Olivia, as guests of honor to the League of United Latin American Citizens Charter Installation of Officers Banquet. Lujan states that he has lined up Frank M. Pinedo, Rogers Kelley and Joe Kilgore as speakers.
Date: March 5, 1955
Creator: Lujan, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Manager of the El Gardin Hotel - 1968-01-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Manager of the El Gardin Hotel - 1968-01-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera following up on the retrieval of a gun he had forgotten in the room at the El Gardin Hotel in Brownsville in November, 1967.
Date: January 5, 1968
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, November 5, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, November 5, 1954]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pittman & Davis requesting that grapefruit be sent to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bachman in Pennsylvania and Cecile Kempner in New York.
Date: November 5, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 5, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, April 5, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing news about her uncle's health, her busy schedule, pursuit school, exercise, getting ready to fly the P-47, recent correspondence, future plans, and food. Typed on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.
Date: April 5, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 5, 1944?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 5, 1944?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing traveling, getting camellias from the letter's recipient, flight schools, staying in Texas, and her future station. Typed on Kemp Hotel (Wichita Falls) stationary.
Date: 1944-03-05?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., December 5, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr., December 5, 1957]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Benito Longoria, Jr. informing that they need a reference to quail for a family christmas dinner Party.
Date: December 5, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Harris Kempner  Oppenheimer, April 5, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Harris Kempner Oppenheimer, April 5, 1962]

Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Harris Kempner Oppenheimer regarding the memo and mentions that he couldn't find the chart of the canal from Houston to Brownsville, but he found the one from Port Arthur to Brownsville so he included that under a different cover which is a total of one dollar.
Date: April 5, 1962
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, October 5, 1948] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, October 5, 1948]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner asking when they will be shopping for pink grapefruit.
Date: October 5, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert M. Harriss to Mr. I. H. Kempner, October 5, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Robert M. Harriss to Mr. I. H. Kempner, October 5, 1951]

Letter from Robert M. Harriss to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing the purchase of land in Cameron County, Texas.
Date: October 5, 1951
Creator: Harriss, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History