Letter from Ernst Freund to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for assisting him in his emigration from Germany.

List of expenses related to D. W. Kempner's 1948 European trip incurred between January 3 and September 7, 1948.

Letter to Cecile from her father about Harris and Ruth returning from their trip, world news and Palestine, and politics.

Letter from A. W. Schimmelpfennig to I. H. Kempner asking Kempner if Schimmelpfennig's mother, Emilie Schimmelpfennig, is still alive and where her current residence is.

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing Daniel's visit to Germany, Daniel's former letter about Heller, and the tragic loss of Nirby Newburger.

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing the sales of various products, and a deal the Harris is making with Mattioli and Ghedini.

Letter from Friz and Rosa Waldmann to I. H. Kempner asking Kempner about signing a new affidavit for the Waldmann's and updating Kempner about the marriages and careers of their daughters.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner and the rest of the Kempner family discussing his meetings with cotton companies in Europe and his travels afterwards. He also mentions him to keep writing the letters.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to A. W. Schimmelpfennig discussing Kempner's mother taking residency with Schimmelpfennig for many years but left and has had no contact with them since.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to major Jacob McGavock Dickinson discussing Dickinson's recent post, asking for advice about the prudence of taking Kempner's planned trip to Europe, and inviting the Dickinsons to visit them when they do go on their trip.

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.

Letter from Betty Dickinson to Jeane Kempner discussing the reasoning visas are not being freely granted in the American zone of Germany, as well as the future visit to Paris for the Kempners.

From Introduction: "Work on this project was begun early in 1944; and the results with respect to shale oil are reported in this Bulletin. Since this bulletin is only an index to this large repository of ideas relating to the the treatment of shale oil, the material is presented in the form of short notices describing the subject material of each patent, which consist of an abridgment of the patent (if British or Australian) or a typical claim in the case of the United States or foreign patents."