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[Letter from MacDonald Lynch to Harris L. Kempner, February 28, 1973]
Letter from MacDonald Lynch to Harris L. Kempner discussing recommendations of banks, specifically the Royal Bank Trust Company of Canada.
Date:
February 28, 1973
Creator:
Lynch, MacDonald
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred Maltry to George Perutz, January 30, 1967]
Letter from Fred Maltry to George Perutz discussing the upcoming consolidation of the H. Kempner Cotton Company.
Date:
January 30, 1967
Creator:
Perutz, George
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James W. Bergford to Harris L. Kempner, May 22, 1964]
Letter from James W. Bergford to Harris L. Kempner enclosing a brief 20-page report on the negotiations happening in Geneva.
Date:
May 22, 1964
Creator:
Bergford, James W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from John W. Hight to Board of Directors, May 29, 1963]
Memorandum from John W. Hight, Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy, Incorporated, to the Board of Directors enclosing two clippings written by committee organizers concerning their activities and one clipping from the New York Times excerpting text of "Resolution by General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Conference on Liberalizing Trade."
Date:
May 29, 1963
Creator:
Hight, John W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Michael Gutterson, April 29, 1963]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Michael Gutterson acknowledging a suggestion to give a watch to Gutterson but explains the sentimental difficulties and potential disapproval from family members. The watch in question is a high-cost item from Patek Philippe, currently sent for factory service in Geneva. As an alternative, he offers to make an effort to send a Waltham watch, provided its origin and condition can be determined.
Date:
April 29, 1963
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Price Daniel, May 25, 1959]
Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Price Daniel requesting letters of introduction to Ambassadors to France, Italy, and Switzerland for her upcoming trip to Europe.
Date:
May 25, 1959
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson, May 9, 1958]
Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson requesting letters of introduction addressed to U.S. Ambassadors to Switzerland, France, Austria, and Germany for her summer trip to Europe.
Date:
May 9, 1958
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Price Daniel, May 9, 1958]
Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Price Daniel requesting letters of introduction addressed to U.S. Ambassadors to Switzerland, France, Austria, and Germany for her summer trip to Europe.
Date:
May 9, 1958
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Guth to Jeane Kempner, June 5, 1957]
Letter from Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency to Jeane Kempner detailing changes to a European travel itinerary for October 1957.
Date:
June 5, 1957
Creator:
Guth, Lee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Kempner to Lee Guth, May 27, 1957]
Letter from Jeane Kempner to Lee Guth, of Continential American Travel, discussing revisions to a proposed European travel itinerary.
Date:
May 27, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Clark W. Thompson to Jeane B. Kempner, May 3, 1957]
Letter from Clark W. Thompson, Congressman from 9th District of Texas, to Jeane B. Kempner enclosing letters of introduction from Switzerland and Germany and promising to write the Director of Customs in New York on her behalf.
Date:
May 3, 1957
Creator:
Thompson, Clark Wallace, 1896-1981
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Price Daniel to Hon. Henry J. Taylor, April 25, 1957]
Letter from Price Daniel to Hon. Henry J. Taylor discussing courtesies to the Kempner family and Mrs. D. W. Kempner to be extended on her trip to Switzerland alone after the death of her husband, Mr. D. W. Kempner.
Date:
April 25, 1957
Creator:
Daniel, Price
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frances E. Willis to Clark W. Thompson, April 24, 1957]
Letter from Frances E. Willis to Clark W. Thompson stating that Willis will not be the ambassador in Switzerland after May 5, but will refer Thompson's letter to the Counselor of the Embassy during Mrs. Kempner's visit in August.
Date:
April 24, 1957
Creator:
Willis, Frances E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner, April 19, 1957]
Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner discussing changes to Kempner's travel itinerary for her summer trip to Europe where she will stay in France, Italy, and Switzerland, asking for approval of the plans to begin making reservations while mentioning documents needed for Kempner to have a chauffeur on her trip.
Date:
April 19, 1957
Creator:
Guth, Lee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson, April 13, 1957]
Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson requesting letters of introduction addressed to U.S. Ambassadors to Switzerland, France, Italy, and the United States High Commissioner in Germany for her summer trip to Europe where she will be traveling alone following the death of her husband, D. W. Kempner.
Date:
April 13, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Price Daniel, April 13, 1957]
Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Price Daniel requesting letters of introduction from the Governor of Texas to Ambassadors in Switzerland, Italy, France, and the United States High Commissioner in Germany for her annual trip to Europe following the death of her husband, Mr. D. W. Kempner.
Date:
April 13, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Mr. Emile Frankl, April 1, 1957]
Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Mr. Emile Frankl asking to meet when she arrives in Le Havre, France for her trip across Europe as she will be traveling alone and desires help in taking care of her dog, Nickle.
Date:
April 1, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Pierre and Sabine Chardine, March 27, 1957]
Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Pierre and Sabine Chardine discussing her friends and relationships and her decision to visit Paris alone following the death of her husband D. W. Kempner.
Date:
March 27, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Miss Lee Guth, March 18, 1957]
Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Miss Lee Guth discussing her itinerary for her summer trip to Europe including decisions regarding hotels, destinations, and transportation she still needs to plan.
Date:
March 18, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Lucerne and Mount Pilatus]
Postcard of a photo of Lucerne, Switzerland and Mount Pilatus featuring a body of water, boats, and bridges in the foreground, Mount Pilatus in the background, and buildings of Lucerne in between. The buildings are in a historical architectural style and Mount Pilatus has a mostly green base with a rocky snow-tipped peak. On the reverse is text from A. J. Biron to Harris L. Kempner discussing his travels in Italy and Switzerland.
Date:
November 9, 1956
Creator:
Biron, A. J.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Harris Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne, September 4, 1956]
Telegram from Harris Leon Kempner to Mary Jean Kempner Thorne discussing a telegram from D. W. Kempner on his travels.
Date:
September 4, 1956
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Andrea Badrutt, July 13, 1956]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Andrea Badrutt of the Palace Hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland concerning hotel reservations originally made through Continental-American Travel, Inc. for a two-night stay in August of 1956. Kempner requests the existing reservation conform to his original request for a suite of rooms.
Date:
July 13, 1956
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edith L. Turner to L. Guth, May 28, 1956]
Letter from Edith L. Turner to L. Guth confirming hotel room reservations for Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kempner from the Swiss Hotels.
Date:
May 28, 1956
Creator:
Turner, Edith L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, May 18, 1956]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth of the Continental-American Travel, Inc., New York, regarding the details of a corrected itinerary for a trip to Europe dated May 16th.
Date:
May 18, 1956
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History