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[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, June 3, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, June 3, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about work and remaining issues in Syria, Lebanon, Persia, Egypt, Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 16, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 16, 1950]

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.
Date: July 16, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 6, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 6, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about his dental health and the war.
Date: May 6, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Permit Office for Germany, June 10, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Permit Office for Germany, June 10, 1950]

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.
Date: June 10, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Permit Office for Germany, June 26, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Permit Office for Germany, June 26, 1950]

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.
Date: June 26, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson, January 20, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson, January 20, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson discussing. updating his and his wife, Jeane Kempner's passports.
Date: January 20, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Mr. D. W. Kempner, August 20, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Mr. D. W. Kempner, August 20, 1956]

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.
Date: August 20, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note on Presecription Script] (open access)

[Note on Presecription Script]

Handwritten note of the name of a hotel in Vienna along with the street. The note is written on a prescription script for Bruce Webster, M. D.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Information Sheet Regarding Travel to Vienna by Overland Route] (open access)

[Information Sheet Regarding Travel to Vienna by Overland Route]

Notice from the Allied High Commission's Permit Office for Germany. It informs where certain groups should enter Vienna "by the overland route": "U. S. and French nationals" via one bridge and "British and Commonwealth citizens" via another. The notice warns that non-compliance will cause inconvenience and delay to those involved.
Date: October 31, 1949
Creator: Allied High Commission. Permit Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne, August 22, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne, August 22, 1956]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne discussing a change to D. W. Kempner's travel itinerary.
Date: August 22, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, July 13, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, July 13, 1956]

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.
Date: July 13, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Guth to D. W. Kempner, April 23, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Guth to D. W. Kempner, April 23, 1956]

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.
Date: April 23, 1956
Creator: Guth, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman of the United Jewish Appeal, January 30, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman of the United Jewish Appeal, January 30, 1959]

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".
Date: January 30, 1959
Creator: United Jewish Appeal
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Continental-American Travel, Inc., April 2, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Continental-American Travel, Inc., April 2, 1956]

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.
Date: April 2, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, May 7, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, May 7, 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.
Date: May 7, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, May 18, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, May 18, 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.
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Lee Guth, April 11, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Lee Guth, April 11, 1956]

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.
Date: April 11, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, February 27, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, February 27, 1956]

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.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, July 13, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, July 13, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency, New York, confirming receipt of an itinerary dated July 10 for a trip to Europe and asking for final confirmation on the rooms at two hotels.
Date: July 13, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Radiogram from Mary Jean to Daniel Kempner] (open access)

[Radiogram from Mary Jean to Daniel Kempner]

Radiogram from Mary Jean to Daniel Kempner discussing divorce.
Date: September 20, 1956
Creator: Thorne, Mary Jean Kempner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe to Continental-American Travel Inc., May 26, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe to Continental-American Travel Inc., May 26, 1956]

Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe in Badgastien, Austria, to Continental-American Travel Inc. offering a reservation at the hotel for Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kempner and Miss Gladys Kempner from August 31 to September 3, 1956.
Date: May 26, 1956
Creator: Grand Hotel De L'Europe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Judge John H. Tucker, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, February 3, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Judge John H. Tucker, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, February 3, 1956]

Letter from Judge John H. Tucker, Jr., to D. W. Kempner discussing travel plans and Christmas gifts.
Date: February 3, 1956
Creator: Tucker, John H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe to Continental-American Travel Inc., June 12, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe to Continental-American Travel Inc., June 12, 1956]

Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe in Badgastien, Austria, to Continental-American Travel Inc. confirming receipt of deposit and confirming a room reservation for Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kempner and Miss Gladys Kempner from August 31 to September 3, 1956.
Date: June 13, 1956
Creator: Grand Hotel De L'Europe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Kempner to The Galveston News, January 31, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane Kempner to The Galveston News, January 31, 1948]

Letter from Jeane Kempner to The Galveston News discussing how Kempner agrees with the editor on their opinion on how the mayor should "renovate" Galveston and its streets.
Date: January 31, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History