[Last Will and Testament of Daniel Webster Kempner] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Daniel Webster Kempner]

Last will and testament of Daniel Webster Kempner. He instructs the executors of his will to sell a number of his shares in the H. Kempner trust, in order to pay for incidentals and debts that might occur as a result of his death; to give a number of shares in three trusts/companies to his daughter Mary Jeane Kempner, to help pay for her son, Daniel Kempner Thorne's education; to not hold his daughter accountable for any sums of money he loaned her during his life; to give his shares in Sugarland Industries and the Imperial Sugar Company to the Harris and Eliza Kempner Trust; and the rest of his estate to his wife and daughter.
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, June 22, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, June 22, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing his Father's Day present from Mary Jean, car issues, and the new gardener at the Galveston property.
Date: June 22, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, July 6, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, July 6, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing travel needs for the abroad trip, stock shares, and divorce business for Mary Jean.
Date: July 6, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, June 27, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, June 27, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing divorce business, television purchases, litigation, and their health.
Date: June 27, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, January 26, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, January 26, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing current events in both their lives.
Date: January 26, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, April 27, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, April 27, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean requesting clarification on loan notes made by Mary Jean.
Date: April 27, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, July 2, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, July 2, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean requesting a photograph enlargement of him, Danny, and Jeane.
Date: July 2, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum for Conversation with Mary Jean] (open access)

[Memorandum for Conversation with Mary Jean]

Memorandum from I. H. Kempner discussing upcoming funeral services and arrangements planned for D. W. Kempner from a conversation with Mary Jean Kempner Thorne.
Date: October 23, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, January 12, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from T. L. James to D. W. Kempner, January 12, 1956]

Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner discussing an ongoing search for a wholesaler that has Royal Scarlet White Asparagus spears.
Date: January 12, 1956
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, March 9, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, March 9, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing their travels back to Galveston, the health of two people, a recent storm, and sending her papers.
Date: March 9, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, May 8, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, May 8, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing loan notes and a letter written to the Continental American Travel Agency.
Date: May 8, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, March 15, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, March 15, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing an enclosed check covering a requested list of alcohol.
Date: March 15, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, May 18, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, May 18, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing a letter to Miss Lee Guth, stock certificates received by Backshear from Mary Jean, and home life updates.
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Kempner to Mary Jean, July 19, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane Kempner to Mary Jean, July 19, 1956]

Letter from Jeane Kempner to Mary Jean discussing an enclosed list of the furniture being shipped to her in Gladstone, New Jersey.
Date: July 19, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to A. H. Blackshear, Jr., November 26, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. L. James to A. H. Blackshear, Jr., November 26, 1956]

Letter from Thos. L. James to A. H. Blackshear, Jr., discussing cattle being held at Sugar Land for either D. W. Kempner or H. Kempner.
Date: November 26, 1956
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paula Tand to Mrs. Thorne, May 12, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Paula Tand to Mrs. Thorne, May 12, 1956]

Letter from Paula Tand to Mrs. Thorne discussing a credit applied to the Bankers Trust Company at the request of D. W. Kempner.
Date: May 12, 1956
Creator: Tand, Paula
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, May 8, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, May 8, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing an enclosed list of loan notes.
Date: May 8, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. A. Stirl to D. W. Kempner, July 3, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from G. A. Stirl to D. W. Kempner, July 3, 1956]

Letter from G. A. Stirl to D. W. Kempner discussing an invoice for tires, and requesting a travel itinerary.
Date: July 3, 1956
Creator: Stirl, Gus A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Kempner, July 23, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Kempner, July 23, 1956]

Letter from D.W. Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne discussing an enclosed invoice for moving expenses and additional information referencing the movers.
Date: December 23, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, May 22, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, May 22, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing the conclusion of costs for stock certificates she had recently sent to Blackshear.
Date: May 22, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Mary Jean, May 19, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Mary Jean, May 19, 1956]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Mary Jean discussing an automobile solution, a recent death and a hospital stay, events involving the Balinese Room, and a recent trip to Cedar Oaks.
Date: May 19, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, April 18, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, April 18, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing decisions being done by the family concerning stock shares in Imperial Sugar.
Date: April 18, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, January 20, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, January 20, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing the weather, sending his travel itinerary, her health, and party plans.
Date: January 20, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, July 11, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, July 11, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing payments to H. Kempner Firm, a sugar trade, family stock shares at Imperial Sugar, death and sickness in the community, and farming operations.
Date: July 11, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History