Resource Type

Kempner Family Tree (open access)

Kempner Family Tree

Family tree documenting members of the Kempner family including names as well as known birth, death, and marriage dates, organized to show familiar relationships.
Date: 2009
Creator: Sheffield, Ella E. Lee & Fosdick, David R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agricultural Soil Analysis] (open access)

[Agricultural Soil Analysis]

Agricultural soil analysis and acre assessment.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appraiser's Report on Sugarland Industries] (open access)

[Appraiser's Report on Sugarland Industries]

Document listing appraisal values of properties in Sugarland town site and plantation, including the total value of the land and buildings.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Authorization for Club Charges] (open access)

[Authorization for Club Charges]

Statement initialed by H. L. Kempner authorizing charges at a Galveston club with the text: "To the Trustee: 10 Charges to my account."
Date: 195X-XX-XX
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill from Ritz-Carlton Hotel, October 1949, #2] (open access)

[Bill from Ritz-Carlton Hotel, October 1949, #2]

Invoice for items sold to Mrs. D. W. Kempner by Ritz-Carlton Hotel, including restaurant, phone, room and valet services.
Date: {1949-10-15,1949-10-18}
Creator: Ritz-Carlton Hotel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Board of Directors Election Announcement] (open access)

[Board of Directors Election Announcement]

Statement from the Board of Directors of Imperial Sugar Company showing the election of new officers, after the death of I. H. Kempner, Jr.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for Roy J. Leffingwell] (open access)

[Business Card for Roy J. Leffingwell]

Business card of Roy J. Leffingwell, Director of Public Relations, Hawaiian Sugar Planter's Association
Date: 19XX
Creator: Leffingwell, Roy J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Calling Card for John H. Clouser] (open access)

[Calling Card for John H. Clouser]

Calling card of John H. Clouser 4°, Supreme Knight, National Council Knights of Pete Claver
Date: 19XX
Creator: National Council Knights of Pete Claver
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Rachel Holmes to Mrs. Kempner] (open access)

[Card from Rachel Holmes to Mrs. Kempner]

Illustrated card from Rachel Holmes to Mrs. Kempner, thanking her for giving a good account of Miss Holmes's efforts in a clothes drive, and praising Mrs. Kempner for her character and example. The card has a bright illustration of a bouquet of flowers on the front.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Holmes, Rachel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Child's Writing] (open access)

[Child's Writing]

A wrinkled piece of paper with a child's large handwriting on it. At the top of the page are lines and symbols that might be an attempt at writing sheet music.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Course and Instructor Evaluation Form] (open access)

[Course and Instructor Evaluation Form]

Blank evaluation form from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. It asks both about the instructor and the course they taught.
Date: 196X
Creator: Stanford University. Graduate School of Business.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Election Ticket] (open access)

[Election Ticket]

Election ticket displaying names of various offices including president, vice-president, treasurer, for directors.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Load at the Prudential Life Insurance Company (open access)

Electrical Load at the Prudential Life Insurance Company

Electrical usage statement for the Texas Prudential Insurance Company. The statement lists the wattage by each floor of the company's building.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Texas Prudential Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope with Return Address for American Women's Voluntary Services] (open access)

[Envelope with Return Address for American Women's Voluntary Services]

Envelope with a printed return address for the Texas State Headquarters of the American Women's Voluntary Services at the United States National Bank Building in Galveston, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Women's Voluntary Services
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Examination booklet from Stanford University #11] (open access)

[Examination booklet from Stanford University #11]

Examination booklet including handwritten answers describing a business assignment for the class Bus. 210.
Date: 196X
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer from the Special Service Department of the Galveston Army Air Field] (open access)

[Flyer from the Special Service Department of the Galveston Army Air Field]

Flyer by the Special Service Department of the Galveston Army Air Field announcing that they will be performing "The Eve of St. Mark".
Date: 194X
Creator: Special Service Department of the Galveston Army Air Field
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Bend Utilities Company Consolidated Profit Statement] (open access)

[Fort Bend Utilities Company Consolidated Profit Statement]

Fort Bend financial statements showing net profits for the years 1941-1952.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Fort Bend Utilities Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Homemade Christmas Card from Mary Jeane Kempner to Her Parents] (open access)

[Homemade Christmas Card from Mary Jeane Kempner to Her Parents]

Homemade Christmas card written and illustrated by Mary Jeane Kempner, to her parents, Jeane Bertig Kempner and Daniel Webster Kempner.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Kempner, Mary Jean & Kempner, Mary Jean
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Agency Costs and Earnings] (open access)

[Imperial Agency Costs and Earnings]

Imperial Agency report featuring information for annual premium, mutuals absorption, and annual gross earnings.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Imperial Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Agency Costs and Earnings] (open access)

[Imperial Agency Costs and Earnings]

Imperial Agency report featuring information for annual premium, mutuals absorption, and annual gross earnings.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Imperial Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company, Civil Action Memorandum] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company, Civil Action Memorandum]

Letter from [name] to [name] discussing... [Brief details summarizing the whole letter and highlighting important parts.]
Date: 19XX
Creator: Bruce, Homer L. & Berry, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company, Directors Fee] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company, Directors Fee]

Imperial Sugar Company directors fee for $20.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company, Rural Phone Number 18] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company, Rural Phone Number 18]

Imperial Sugar Company bill for rural phone number 18. The bill is $5.63.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Information of Sugarland Industries] (open access)

[Information of Sugarland Industries]

Report listing information required from Sugarland Industries, specifically the cash throw-off statement, property and equipment statements, and estimates.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History