Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to George Andre, January 28, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to George Andre, January 28, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to George Andre discussing tax rates on sugar stocks and refined sugar.
Date: January 28, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stanley Marcus to I. H. Kempner, March 8, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Stanley Marcus to I. H. Kempner, March 8, 1948]

Letter from Stanley Marcus to I. H. Kempner informing Kempner of a new hospital and a regional headquarters, for the Southwest region, in Dallas being built to help facilitate its work and asking Kempner to join the Southwest Regional Committee.
Date: March 8, 1948
Creator: Marcus, Stanley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Stanley Marcus to I. H. Kempner, March 20, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Stanley Marcus to I. H. Kempner, March 20, 1948]

Letter from Stanley Marcus to I. H. Kempner expressing Marcus understanding why Kempner chose to not join the Southwestern Regional Committee and asking Kempner to still contribute to the Building Fund.
Date: March 20, 1948
Creator: Marcus, Stanley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the National Jewish Hospital at Denver to D. W. Kempner, November 16, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from the National Jewish Hospital at Denver to D. W. Kempner, November 16, 1953]

Letter from the National Jewish Hospital at Denver to D. W. Kempner, letting him know that Dr. S. D. Coleman had made a donation to them in memory of Kempner's nephew, Isaac Herbert Kempner, Jr.
Date: November 16, 1953
Creator: National Jewish Hospital at Denver
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society] (open access)

[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society]

Pamphlet describing Kempner addresses Economics Society about commission form of government. Also, it documents an article on "Commission Government: Would It Suit New Orleans by Edward H. Burns?"
Date: 1911-03-13~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History