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[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, July 9, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, July 9, 1949]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing the family's history with hiring displaced families from Europe.
Date: July 9, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Expressed shipped packages] (open access)

[Invoice for Expressed shipped packages]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner (under the name H. Kempner) by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including prepaid express charges for packages shipped to Italy and Switzerland.
Date: October 11, 1948
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Expressed shipped packages] (open access)

[Invoice for Expressed shipped packages]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner (under the name H. Kempner) by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including expressed shipped packages to Italy and Switzerland.
Date: October 11, 1948
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, September 5, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, September 5, 1952]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing various farming-related topics, including Jake Schrum and James' recent visit to Plantersville, Texas, ginning progress, pasture conditions, cotton sales, and cattle sales.
Date: September 5, 1952
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, September 5, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, September 5, 1952]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing various farming-related topics, including Jake Schrum and James' recent visit to Plantersville, Texas, ginning progress, pasture conditions, cotton sales, and cattle sales.
Date: September 5, 1952
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 2, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 2, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., discussing H. Kempner's cotton stock, a labor settlement, a ticket with the police, a letter from Judge Elkins, and Mr. Thompson from Coca-Cola.
Date: July 2, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, September 3, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, September 3, 1953]

Letter from Thos. L. James to I. H.. Kempner discussing multiple happenings in Sugar Land ranging from weather, cotton, cattle sales, land sales, and business operations prices.
Date: September 3, 1953
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. H. Louviere to Harris L. Kempner, April 19, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from W. H. Louviere to Harris L. Kempner, April 19, 1955]

Letter from W. H. Louviere to Harris L. Kempner discussing recent Easter services he attended at St. Peter's Church, the health of I. H. Kempner, and a trip to Rome
Date: April 19, 1955
Creator: Louviere, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, September 21, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, September 21, 1953]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to his brother Daniel W. Kempner updating him on the continued struggles of the family cotton business while he is out of town.
Date: September 21, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Sr. to D. W. Kempner, September 9, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Sr. to D. W. Kempner, September 9, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Sr. to D. W. Kempner discussing about the President's veto and also about the government estimate estimate of the cotton crop.
Date: September 9, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, August 29, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, August 29, 1950]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing business affairs related to cotton trading. He also reports a lack of communication from a trade partner, sales to Japan, purchase of cotton bales from the Commodity Credit Corporation, and trading activities in the Waco region and Sugar Land lots.
Date: August 29, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. I. H. Kempner III, May 13, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. I. H. Kempner III, May 13, 1955]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, III discussing various people in Europe and other general points of information.
Date: May 13, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris Leon Kempner, May 24, 1960] (open access)

[Inter-Office Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris Leon Kempner, May 24, 1960]

Inter-office letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris Leon Kempner regarding his son, David Armstrong's trip to Europe from middle of June to sometime in September where his itinerary is not fixed but would be spending most of his time in Italy. He mentions that he has no connections there in case of emergency for him, so he's writing this letter to Kempner requesting him to write a letter of introduction for them to someone in his office in Italy for Davis to go and seek for advice or help.
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: Armstrong, R. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Philly golf] (open access)

[News Script: Philly golf]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Tom Weiskopf who kept his shot streak going with an easy four stroke victory in the Philadelphia classic.
Date: June 10, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, May 9, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III, May 9, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, III catching up on personal matters such as I. H. Kempner III's current trip, letters he had sent Kempner and enclosing a clipping from the Galveston News. He includes a suggestion that Kempner III date his letters so that he may produce a diary of his travels. He also discusses some business and a planned trip to Sugar land.
Date: May 9, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History