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[Letter from Marion Fay to Meyer Bodansky - September 6, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Marion Fay to Meyer Bodansky - September 6, 1940]

Letter to Dr. Meyer Bodansky of the John Sealy Hospital from Marion Fay, who is from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In the letter, Ms. Fay requests advice from Dr. Bodansky concerning the reorganization of her institution's hospital.
Date: September 6, 1940
Creator: Fay, Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. G. S. Smith, March 26, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. G. S. Smith, March 26, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Geoffrey S. Smith expressing how pleased Kempner was to see Geoff as a candidate for the Board of Overseers and updating him on the cotton business.
Date: March 26, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Geoffrey S. Smith to Mr. Harris Kempner, March 30, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Geoffrey S. Smith to Mr. Harris Kempner, March 30, 1946]

Letter from Geoffrey S. Smith to Harris L. Kempner discussing Smith's candidacy for the Harvard Board of Overseers, his gladness at Kempner's well condition, his return to practicing law and desire to see Kempner and Ruth in Texas.
Date: March 30, 1946
Creator: Smith, Geoffrey S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank H. Bachman to I. H. Kempner, May 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Frank H. Bachman to I. H. Kempner, May 9, 1944]

Letter from Frank H. Bachman to I. H. Kempner thanking him for the opportunity to read the Kempner's family history and expressing sorrow that the two never see each other.
Date: May 9, 1944
Creator: Bachman, Frank H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. S. Rossiter to Alex Bradford - December 5, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from A. S. Rossiter to Alex Bradford - December 5, 1944]

Letter from A. S. Rossiter to Alex Bradford discussing information pertaining to possible manufacturers of asbestos clothing for fire-fighting protection. Mr. Rossiter recommends to reach out to either Keasby & Mattison Company or Johns-Manville Corporation. In addition to these two companies, Mr. Rossiter recommends that Mr. Bradford reach out to Mr. F. H. Wheeler who was responsible for the specifications adopted by the Industrial Safety Equipment Association.
Date: December 5, 1944
Creator: Rossiter, A. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Circular from the Saturday Evening Post, February 1948] (open access)

[Circular from the Saturday Evening Post, February 1948]

Circular from the Saturday Evening Post informing the recipient that their "subscription is up for renewal". A blank order form for Pittman & Davis is attached.
Date: February 1948
Creator: Saturday Evening Post
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 24, 1943]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying over New York City and Philadelphia, a phone call, seeing a performance of Othello, and returning to Dallas. Written on Hotel Peabody (Memphis) stationary.
Date: December 24, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 3, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 3, 1945?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes (probably to her parents) written on Burlington Hotel (Washington, D. C.) stationary, discussing travelling, a visit to Chicago, war bonds, and letters.
Date: 1945-05-03?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Schwarz to T. N. Carswell - December 11, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Schwarz to T. N. Carswell - December 11, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Charles Schwarz, Director of Public Relations, Treasury Department, Washington, dated December 11, 1941. Schwarz expresses for Secretary Morgenthau his appreciation for the letter asking for an expression on Americanism and advises that he is sending a copy of an address given in 1938 by the Secretary. Enclosure includes: THE ROAD AHEAD. An address by Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury dated June 16, 1938. "―to be delivered at the Commencement Exercises of Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., June 16, 1938―"
Date: December 11, 1941
Creator: Schwarz, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1943?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 15, 1943?]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering an aircraft to Washington D.C., traveling to Wilmington and Philadelphia, and mentions that she will be returning to Dallas.
Date: 1943-12-15?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. Walter Hudson to I. H. Kempner, January 29, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from E. Walter Hudson to I. H. Kempner, January 29, 1949]

Letter from E. Walter Hudson to I. H. Kempner discussing the Yardville project. A "short digest of the McCall's article about Yardville" is attached.
Date: January 29, 1949
Creator: Hudson, Walter E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Pennsylvania Railroad, October 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Pennsylvania Railroad, October 17, 1944]

Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Pennsylvania Railroad informing about the loss of a gold cigarette case with inscription "To Margaux from Mary Jean" and requesting for information concerning this loss.
Date: October 17, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Mary Jean
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay, October 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay, October 20, 1944]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay discussing about about the loss of a gold cigarette case with inscription "To Margaux from Mary Jean" and next steps for recovery.
Date: October 20, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay, October 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay, October 30, 1944]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay informing that gold cigarette case was not found and requesting for necessary papers for making a claim.
Date: October 30, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. P. Schwotzer to Mary Jean Kempner, October 23, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from E. P. Schwotzer to Mary Jean Kempner, October 23, 1944]

Letter from E. P. Schwotzer to Mary Jean Kempner informing about not finding cigarette case in lost property at the station and updating about further investigation to be done.
Date: October 23, 1944
Creator: Schwotzer, E. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Bureau of Lost Property, October 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Bureau of Lost Property, October 16, 1944]

Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Bureau of Lost Property informing about the loss of a gold cigarette case with inscription "To Margaux from Mary Jean" and requesting for information concerning this loss.
Date: October 16, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Mary Jean
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Joseph Newton Pew, Jr. and Tex Bradford - January 1945] (open access)

[Correspondence between Joseph Newton Pew, Jr. and Tex Bradford - January 1945]

Correspondence between Tex Bradford and Joseph Newton Pew Jr. discussing oil companies & Governor Dewey's political loss. In the first letter Mr. Pew Jr. speaks of Mr. Bradford's interest in Lowell Thomas, the possible treaty effects on oil companies, and the war in Greece. In the second letter, Mr. Tex Bradford cautions that Governor Dewey's statement of favoring a military alliance with only one European power cost him votes and his defeat.
Date: 1945-01-16/1945-01-22
Creator: Pew, Joseph Newton, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Asbestos Magazine - December 2, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Asbestos Magazine - December 2, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Asbestos Magazine hoping to receive a list of possible western or mid-western manufacturers of asbestos fire-fighting suits and helmets.
Date: December 2, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Max Anfenger - October 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Max Anfenger - October 25, 1944]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Max Anfenger recommending the hiring of Robert Steve McKendrick for the position of fire protection engineer on an Alaskan project. Additionally Mr. Bradford mentions that they must have just missed each other as they were in the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia at the same time.
Date: October 25, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Henry A. Dreer, Inc., January 3, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Henry A. Dreer, Inc., January 3, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Henry A. Dreer, Inc. requesting a catalogue, to find the name of the plant Kempner sent with the letter, and if the business has any in stock.
Date: January 3, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Ballantyne to Cecile Kempner, May 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Ballantyne to Cecile Kempner, May 9, 1944]

Letter from John Ballantyne to Cecile Kempner discussing the work of the Philco Corporation and welcoming Kempner as a stockholder in the company.
Date: May 9, 1944
Creator: Ballantyne, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to S. S. Kay, October 20, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to S. S. Kay, October 20, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to S. S. Kay including an extract of a letter from Mary Jean Kempner.
Date: October 20, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Frank H. Bachman, May 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Frank H. Bachman, May 18, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Frank H. Bachman showing gratitude for Bachman acknowledging receipts of the Kempner family history and expressing wanting to see Mr. and Mrs. Bachman while Kempner is in New York.
Date: May 18, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Florence R. Cole - June 5, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Florence R. Cole - June 5, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Florence R. Cole. McKie states that she has been listening to shortwave radio messages for four months and sending letters to families of P.O.W.s. McKie estimates she has already sent over 500 letters and has filled four scrapbooks. McKie also mentions family news and talks about life in California.
Date: June 5, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
System: The Portal to Texas History