Letter to Cecile from her father about Aunt Jeane travelling to New York, US relations with Korea, Germany, Austria, Japan, Russia, Russia's actions, politics, economics, possible travel, and other personal matters.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Permit Office for Germany enclosing applications, checks, and passports for permits to enter the U.S., British, and French zones of Germany and Austria for him and Jeane Bertig Kempner.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Permit Office for Germany asking why he was refunded $2.00 and why he did not receive permits to enter Austria for him or his wife.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson discussing. updating his and his wife, Jeane Kempner's passports.

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner enclosing a letter addressed to H. Kempner.

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing general points of interest, such as losses amounted by the Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Co., total amount of stock and sale for cotton bales, work being done on the Prudential building, Blackshear's upcoming trip to Paragould and communications with Bill Gatz regarding the heat and lack of rain.

Letter from Friedrich Unterrainer, concierge of the Parkhotel Mirabell Salzburg, enclosing an outstanding bill for $209.20 dining charges incurred by Mrs. Thorne.

Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Parkhotel Miraball Salzburg providing Mrs. Kempner's response to the hotel's charges, enclosing a check for the requested amount and requesting an itemized list of charges.

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne discussing a change to D. W. Kempner's travel itinerary.

From Introduction: "This part of Bulletin contains 250 European patents that relate to retorting (and distilling underground), refining, and utilization of oil shale and its products. The largest single group, of which the majority was assigned to a single company, relates to fluidized handling shale. The patents are arranged numerically, and alphabetical list of investors and assignees follow them. A classified list of all the patents follows the author index of Part III. Parts I and II were published in 1958."

The right of national independence, which came to be called the principle of self-determination, is, in general terms, the belief that each nation has a right to constitute an independent state and determine its own government. It will be the thesis of this paper to show that the Nazi regime under the rule of Adolph Hitler took this principle as its own insofar as its relations with other nations were concerned, but while they paid lip service to the principle, it was in fact being prostituted to the fullest degree in the case of Austria and the Anschluss of 1938.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston explaining that neither him nor Dan had persuaded Gladys to give up her trip with Mrs. Weston. Mr. Kempner mentions that Gladys is a woman in her sixties and can make up her own mind.

Letter from Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency to D. W. Kempner discussing changes to reservations made for travel on the Liberte and enclosing a full European itinerary from Paris to Vienna to Baden-Baden for D. W. and Jeane Kempner for August and September.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Sam Litvin providing an update on European travel plans and suggesting an inquiry about visas.

Letter from Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman discussing the Jewish emigrants leaving Rumania (Romania) and requesting funds to help them leave the country. Other pages include a newspaper article clipping titled "$260,943 is Pledged United Jewish Fund" and a note with instructions to file the item in "Jewish Appeal or Charity file".

Letter from H. Baumgartner to Grandhotel Am See discussing the specifics of the hotel reservations for Daniel W. Kempner's stay.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Grand Hotel De L'Europe discussing hotel arrangements on the arrival of the family.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Grandhotel Am See discussing hotel reservations for his trip.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Schloss Mittersill Club discussing plans to stay in a hotel in Europe.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Continental-American Travel, Inc. requesting an itinerary for an automobile trip from Baden-Baden to Vienna at the end of September 1956.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth discussing changes to a proposed itinerary for a trip to Europe in the summer and fall of 1956.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth of the Continental-American Travel, Inc., New York, regarding the details of a corrected itinerary for a trip to Europe dated May 16th.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency, New York, discussing Kempner's desired itinerary for a motor trip through Central Europe from Paris to Vienna to Baden-Baden including suggestions of possible stops and hotels along the route.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency, New York, requesting the name of the "very best Hotel" in Vienna for an upcoming trip to Europe and suggesting the name of two hotels.