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[Letter to Captain Charles R. Griggs from his Parents, March 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter to Captain Charles R. Griggs from his Parents, March 15, 1945]

Letter to Charles R. Griggs from his parents wishing him a happy Easter while he is overseas. The bulk of the letter discusses daily life back home in Texas, including their work on the house and yard; at the end they ask Charles to send them the address of a boy in his company that is without parents as they would "like to be mother and dad to him." The back of the letter has a quote that reads: "My Easter prayer for you is this: That you may have a goodly part Of all the beauty of the day - Its joy, its hope, its peace of heart!"
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Griggs, C. K. & Griggs, Mrs. C. K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photocopy of V-Mail from Earl Yates, Jr. to Cal Yates, January 15, 1945] (open access)

[Photocopy of V-Mail from Earl Yates, Jr. to Cal Yates, January 15, 1945]

Photocopy of a V-mail letter from Earl Yates, Jr. to Cal Yates saying thank you for the gift package she sent him, though he is unable to find a gift that could be of equivalent meaning.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: Yates, Earl, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Matthews to Mrs. Kempner, December 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Matthews to Mrs. Kempner, December 15, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Matthews to Mrs. Kempner about working in the Intown Club and an upcoming dance.
Date: December 15, 1945
Creator: Matthews, Mildred O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Reed, March 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Reed, March 15, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Reed about the organization's policies about employee wages, sending her a plan of the United National Clothing Collection, and receiving workers from churches and other organizations.
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 15, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about the war.
Date: July 15, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Reed, May 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Reed, May 15, 1945]

Letter from Mrs. Kempner to Mrs. Reed about the Houston unit, about Mrs. Reed's plans in Austin, and being involved with radio stations.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ms. Bruce to Mrs. Kempner, March 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Ms. Bruce to Mrs. Kempner, March 15, 1945]

Letter to Mrs. Kempner from Elizabeth Bruce and Marvin Teeter from the American Red Cross informing her that she is being considered for a position in the Red Cross and requesting references.
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Bruce, Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Millard A. Jenkens to T. N. Carswell - March 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Millard A. Jenkens to T. N. Carswell - March 15, 1945]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Millard A. Jenkens, D. D., Pastor, First Baptist Church, Abilene, Texas dated March 15, 1945. Jenkens expresses how good it was to see Carswell around and advises regarding a letter he had written to McKenzie [Walter H. McKenzie] regarding keeping Carswell on the Board in the fight against liquor. Jenkens handwrites a postscript advising Carswell of his having spoken with McKenzie and that McKenzie is "powerful glad" Carswell will still be on his board.
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Jenkens, Millard A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Millard A. Jenkens to Walter H. McKenzie - March 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Millard A. Jenkens to Walter H. McKenzie - March 15, 1945]

A letter written to Dr. Walter H. McKenzie, Dallas, Texas, from Millard A. Jenkens, dated March 15, 1945. Jenkens advises McKenzie as to why Carswell should continue to serve on the executive committee summing up the reasons with the statement, "To him, more than any other man, is due the working up of the interest in Texas resulting in getting the bill passed to put the Doctors and Drug Stores out of the liquor business."
Date: March 15, 1945
Creator: Jenkens, Millard A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. & Mrs. Peter Van Brunt, October 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. & Mrs. Peter Van Brunt, October 15, 1945]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Fran and Peter Van Brunt saying goodbye before he leaves for Galveston and expressing sadness regarding their friendship.
Date: October 15, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Emery Smith to Harris L. Kempner, November 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Emery Smith to Harris L. Kempner, November 15, 1945]

Letter from Patricia Kenny to Harris L. Kempner requesting that two checks be sent for excess water in a water bill and a telephone bill.
Date: November 15, 1945
Creator: Mrs. Emery Smith
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. F. Hutton & Company to Mr. Harris Kempner, December 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from E. F. Hutton & Company to Mr. Harris Kempner, December 15, 1945]

Letter from S. C. Coleman to Harris L. Kempner enclosing a memorandum regarding the results of an investigation into General Electric and Westinghouse Electric. A handwritten post script note expresses desire to write Harris a personal note some time.
Date: December 15, 1945
Creator: E. F. Hutton & Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a letter from Cherner Motor Company to Colonel Homer Garrison, Jr., October 15, 1945] (open access)

[Copy of a letter from Cherner Motor Company to Colonel Homer Garrison, Jr., October 15, 1945]

Copy of a letter from H. J. Gertler to Homer Garrison, Jr. enclosing an application for a duplicate title for a Crosley and a check covering the title and requesting the title be forwarded to Harris Kempner.
Date: October 15, 1945
Creator: Cherner Motor Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alexander Adair to I. H. Kempner, May 15,1945] (open access)

[Letter from Alexander Adair to I. H. Kempner, May 15,1945]

Letter from Alexander Adair to I. H. Kempner discussing prisoners of war at the Rosenburg branch camp being moved to Indiana and informing Kempner that he won't face any inconvenience as a result of the change.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: Adair, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Howard Brooks to I. H. Kempner, May 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Howard Brooks to I. H. Kempner, May 15, 1945]

Letter from Howard Brooks to I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner's lost train passes and informing Kempner that he should hear back from Rock Island and Burlington offices regarding the lost passes soon.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: Brooks, Howard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dave Cohen, November 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dave Cohen, November 15, 1945]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dave Cohen discussing a memorandum from the Texas Prudential Insurance Company and the policy on premiums at the age of thirty-two.
Date: November 15, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Police Department, May 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Police Department, May 15, 1945]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Police Department discussing an enclosed loss report of Kempner's "A" gasoline book and asking for the report to be addressed to the Fort Bend War Price and Rationing Board as the car belongs to the Imperial Sugar Company of Sugar Land.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oskar Klipstein to I. H. Kempner, April 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Oskar Klipstein to I. H. Kempner, April 15, 1945]

Letter from Oskar Klipstein to I. H. Kempner informing Kempner that he is not related to anybody with the last name Goldberger and asking for more information about the man that said they were related.
Date: April 15, 1945
Creator: Klipstein, Oskar
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Boyce House, November 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Boyce House, November 15, 1945]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Boyce House asking to take a transcript off the line when House does a broadcast of a Southwest Review article, regarding the Kempners, with consent from House and the original radio station.
Date: November 15, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Herzog Galleries, January 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Herzog Galleries, January 15, 1945]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Herzog Galleries discussing getting serving forks for a birthday present.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Henry Saucier, Jr. to Henrietta Leonora Kempner, October 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from J. Henry Saucier, Jr. to Henrietta Leonora Kempner, October 15, 1945]

Letter from J. Henry Saucier, Jr. to Henrietta Leonora Kempner discussing Mrs. Kempner's being sent a renewal automobile policy and expressing to Mrs. Kempner that she will be advised when the company can offer convertible collision again.
Date: October 15, 1945
Creator: Saucier, J. Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lady Bird Johnson to I. H. Kempner, January 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Lady Bird Johnson to I. H. Kempner, January 15, 1945]

Letter from Lady Bird Johnson to I. H. Kempner thanking Kempner for sending figs as a Christmas gift to the Johnsons and wishing Kempner a good New Year.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: Johnson, Claudia Alta Taylor
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. B. Keyser to I. H. Kempner, January 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from W. B. Keyser to I. H. Kempner, January 15, 1945]

Letter from W. B. Keyser to I. H. Kempner discussing the weights of five turkeys for Kempner's order and discussing what the price of the turkeys will be.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: Keyser, W. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Robert C. Hockett, October 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Robert C. Hockett, October 15, 1945]

Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Robert C. Hockett thanking him for his interest in Dr. W. A. Selle's "study on the influence of carbohydrate on experimental liver cancer".
Date: October 15, 1945
Creator: Leake, Chauncey D.
System: The Portal to Texas History