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[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Frank A. Richards, April 22, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Frank A. Richards, April 22, 1966]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Frank A. Richards filling him in on their upcoming trip to East Asia and asking him to write some letters of introduction should he need them.
Date: April 22, 1966
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James C. Lide, March 30, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James C. Lide, March 30, 1959]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James C. Lide requesting that he reserve plane seats for him and Mrs. Kempner.
Date: March 30, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Brinsley Golding, August 19th, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Brinsley Golding, August 19th, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Brinsley Golding regarding the Horstmann action. He mentions to let the candles come forward and asks him to pressure Charlotte Horstmann to send the certificate of origin.
Date: August 19, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Brinsley Golding, June 15, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Brinsley Golding, June 15, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Brinsley Golding thanking him for his letter of 10th and also getting these packages to us. He mentions that Ruth also joins in thanking them for their attention and help.
Date: June 15, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Brinsley Golding, September 2nd, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Brinsley Golding, September 2nd, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Brinsley Golding regarding his package from Hong Kong. He's checking if he's able get the certificate of Origin and be able to send it to Kempner.
Date: September 2, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to C. Y. Tung, January 30, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to C. Y. Tung, January 30, 1963]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to C. Y. Tung informing about the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Oppenheimer to Hong Kong and requesting for assistance.
Date: January 30, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Charlotte Horstmann, August 19, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Charlotte Horstmann, August 19, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Charlotte Horstmann regarding the certificate of Origin for the candles they bought while they were in Hong Kong. As Mr. Golding mentioned that they're not providing him with the certificate, Kempner requests them to do what they promised on doing at the beginning.
Date: August 19, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, January 30, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, January 30, 1963]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about a guest house at Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Date: January 30, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Douglas Butler, April 29, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Douglas Butler, April 29, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Douglas Butler handing the treasury department license dated April 21st, which should now allow you to release the package of silk white material from Hong Kong.
Date: April 29, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edward Marcus, February 10, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edward Marcus, February 10, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edward Marcus handing his letters of introduction. He mentions that they have a number of people whom they could write to but mentions that Baird has met them all and it's better if he writes to them.
Date: February 10, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edwin Tsai, August 28, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edwin Tsai, August 28, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edwin Tsai discussing about Mr. and Mrs. Harris Weston's trip to Hong Kong and requesting for guidance.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edwin Tsai, January 23, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edwin Tsai, January 23, 1963]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edwin Tsai informing about the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Oppenheimer to Hong Kong and requesting for assistance.
Date: January 23, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department, April 21, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department, April 21, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department regarding the notice 167 he received from the Bureau of Customs, El Paso about a small package of plain white silk he ordered from Hong Kong. He mentions that he didn't know that a certificate was required, but now he filled the form as advised.
Date: April 21, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston, August 28, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston, August 28, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston sharing introduction of few people to help on trip to Far East.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Henry Chung, June 18, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Henry Chung, June 18, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Henry Chung regarding Hebert's letter to Ruth about his requirements of a financial guarantor and reference for his stay in the Unites States of America. He mentions that he'd be happy to do that and requests information how they want the letter to be written.
Date: June 18, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Henry Chung, June 29, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Henry Chung, June 29, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Henry Chung handing the notarized letter of sponsorship for Herbert. He mentioned that he's not sure about where to send it, and thought it's be best to send them to him and Kempner also enclosed another envelope addressed to consular officer if he wishes to use it.
Date: June 29, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, April 13, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, April 13, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors regrading them not sending the Certificate of Origin yet, and requests them to make necessary arrangements so he'd be able to get the package.
Date: April 13, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, February 17, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, February 17, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors regarding the dinner jack they made for him the last May he's in Hong Kong. He mentions that some of his friends would like to have some of that material, and he's requesting them to send enough material for two such jackets under two separate parcels and label them as gifts so that the duty would be nominal. And he refers them to F. W. Golding if they have any concerns whom he thinks that they already know.
Date: February 17, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, March 2, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, March 2, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors thanking them for the letter of February 23rd, in which they mentioned that they're sending 8 1/2 yards of silk material in two packages. Kempner mentions that he hasn't received them yet, but he attaches a check for $43.50 for the payment.
Date: March 2, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, March 28, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, March 28, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors regarding the letter he received from Mr. Douglas Butler, Collector of Customs about the parcel with the plain silk white material, which they'd need a certificate oof Origin for them to release that. So Kempner requests them to provide a Certificate of Origin or do their best in this matter so he'd be able to get the material. He also mentions to do the same for the other package they're sending.
Date: March 28, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Golding, January 23, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Golding, January 23, 1963]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Golding informing about the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Oppenheimer to Hong Kong and requesting for assistance.
Date: January 23, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Richard Kyle, June 29, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Richard Kyle, June 29, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Richard Kyle mentioning why he's late in replying to his letter of May 7th, as he was in Orient and then had to take a quick trip to Washington. He mentions that he had dinner with Fred Gardner and that Shrub is entering his junior year at Harvard this Fall. And mentions that it's great pleasure to have some news from you and Nina and that him and Ruth are doing the same things they usually do.
Date: June 29, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to Harris L. Kempner, January 23, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, III to Harris L. Kempner, January 23, 1955]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner, III to Harris L. Kempner discussing general points of interest, such as the indefinite status of his Europe trip, rush week, unloading a ship with a friend and a shipment of Chinese cotton, a sample of which is enclosed.
Date: January 23, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, III
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, April 8, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, April 8, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father discussing international relations and politics.
Date: April 8, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History