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[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Price Daniel, June 5, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Price Daniel, June 5, 1959]

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Price Daniel discussing her appreciation for Daniel's letters of introduction for her upcoming trip to Europe, recalling the time she had to use one of his letters at the Spanish border.
Date: June 5, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, September 28, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, September 28, 1953]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear to Daniel W. Kempner updating him on various business happenings while he is out of town.
Date: September 28, 1953
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, September 26, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, September 26, 1953]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to his brother Daniel W. Kempner updating him on various bits of business and family news while he is away.
Date: September 26, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hotel Ritz, July 10, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hotel Ritz, July 10, 1953]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hotel Ritz requesting a reservation.
Date: July 10, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Marquis de Paul, September 20, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Marquis de Paul, September 20, 1957]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Marquis de Paul discussing his recent trip to Havana, and also discusses Kempner's little prospects to travel to Europe. He mentions that Harris L. Kempner and his wife will be travelling to Europe soon, accompanied by Edward R. Thompson, Jr..
Date: September 20, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
Texas History Stories: Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle. (open access)

Texas History Stories: Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle.

Brief biographical narratives of Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle.
Date: 1901
Creator: Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner, October 30, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner, October 30, 1954]

Letter from Le Havre, Le to D.W. Kempner discussing about the meeting of Federation Internationals des Industries Contonnieres, President Marcel Fremaux.
Date: October 30, 1954
Creator: Chardine, Pierre
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up of Limonium macrophyllum flowers]

Close-up photograph of sea lavender flowers, scientific name Limonium macrophyllum, growing at the JardĂ­n Canario de Viera y Clavijo, or the botanic garden located on Gran Canaria - one of the Canary Islands.
Date: [1967-05-13..1967-05-16]
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dudley C. Sharp, May 6, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dudley C. Sharp, May 6, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dudley C. Sharp asking for conformation on upcoming travel plans. He would like to know whether Sharp was serious about letting his plane fly the Kempners to Dallas or not. He would like to make arrangements for a hotel and train in Dallas if so.
Date: May 6, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Balance to Be Paid by Daniel Webster Kempner, October 1953] (open access)

[Invoice for Balance to Be Paid by Daniel Webster Kempner, October 1953]

Invoice for balance to be paid by Daniel Webster Kempner to Gran Hotel Zaragoza, including services like room, food, dogs, etc. worth 685 Peseta.
Date: October 1953
Creator: Gran Hotel Zargoza
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles S. Thomas to Mr. H. Kempner, January 25, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Charles S. Thomas to Mr. H. Kempner, January 25, 1956]

Letter from Charles S. Thomas to Harris L. Kempner discussing the result of a request for I. H. Kempner to serve in Spain or Italy.
Date: January 25, 1956
Creator: Thomas, Charles S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carlina canariensis in Arguineguin, Canary Islands]

Photograph of Carlina canariensis from Arguineguin, Grand Canaria Island. Three buds are at the center with radiating spiky leaves in rust-colored rocky soil.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ulex europaeus in Arguineguin, Canary Islands #1]

Photograph of Ulex europaeus (Grose) in Arguineguin, Grand Canaria Island. Shrubby, thinly leafed plant with small yellow flowers in rust-colored soil.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ulex europaeus in Arguineguin, Canary Islands #2]

Photograph of Ulex europaeus (Grose) in Arguineguin, Grand Canaria Island. A branch of the plant is shown with small yellow flowers, along with withered blooms. The leaves are short and slender with examples of both young green shoots and brown, dried ones.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ulex europaeus in Arguineguin, Canary Islands #3]

Photograph of Ulex europaeus (Grose) in Arguineguin, Grand Canaria Island. Shrubby plant with small yellow flowers and short, thin-shaped leaves.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium tuberculatum from Arquineguin, Canary Islands #1]

Photograph of stems and roots of Limonium tuberculatum from Arguineguin, Grand Canaria Island lying on a pink terrazzo tile.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landcape of Arguineguin, Canary Islands]

Photograph of a rocky mountainside covered with shrubby vegetation and pine trees.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium tuberculatum from Arquineguin, Canary Islands #2]

Photograph of flowers and stems of Limonium tuberculatum from Arguineguin, Grand Canaria Island, lying on a pink terrazzo tile.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cneorum and date palm in Arguinguine, Canary Islands]

Photograph of large Cneorum shrub in the foreground with one large palm tree behind it. A white building and numerous tan-colored tents scattered are scattered across the background.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up of Cneorum in Arguineguin, Canary Islands #1]

Close-up photograph of Cneorum stems with yellow flowers and gray-green terete-shaped leaves from Arquineguin in the Canary Islands.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Close-up of Cneorum in Arguineguin, Canary Islands #2]

Close-up photograph of Cneorum stems with yellow flowers and gray-green terete-shaped leaves from Arquineguin in the Canary Islands.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified seedlings from Gran Canaria Island, Canary Islands #1]

Photograph of four unidentified seedlings, lined up on brown soil, showing the embryonic roots, stems, and leaves
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium tuberculatum from Arquineguin, Canary Islands #3]

Photograph of flowers and stems of Limonium tuberculatum from Arguineguin, Grand Canaria Island, lying on a pink terrazzo tile.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History