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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., November 24, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., November 24, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., discussing train travel arrangements fro Cecile.
Date: November 24, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, April 12, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, April 12, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry requesting papers to begin a biography of Stephen F. Austin.
Date: April 12, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, July 10, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, July 10, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel discussing trunks that Mr. Kempner sent to be checked into the Ritz-Carlton and placed in Mrs. Kempner's room for their October reservation. Mr. Kempner also advises the hotel that if trunks are not delivered directly to check Pennsylvania station.
Date: July 10, 1950
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, February 13, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean, February 13, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean discussing dividend checks, travel conditions, and Danny's health.
Date: February 13, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to D. N. Faulkner, April 13, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to D. N. Faulkner, April 13, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to D. N. Faulkner discussing a refund.
Date: April 13, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note for Commerce Trust Company, October 2, 1954] (open access)

[Promissory Note for Commerce Trust Company, October 2, 1954]

Promissory note towards Commerce Trust Company signed by Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kempner for an amount of six thousand one hundred dollars paid semi annually and will bear a rate of 6% per annum after maturity.
Date: October 2, 1954
Creator: Commerce Trust Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Missouri Pacific Lines to D. W. Kempner, November 17, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Missouri Pacific Lines to D. W. Kempner, November 17, 1953]

Letter from Missouri Pacific Lines to D. W. Kempner referring to damage to a small trunk being one of two pieces checked from New York to Galveston. Assures that investigation will happen and have already asked Mr. H. L. Durham, General Agent to examine the trunk and determine whether or not the same can be cleaned.
Date: November 17, 1953
Creator: Missouri Pacific Lines
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean Kempner, May 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean Kempner, May 18, 1944]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mary Jean Kempner discussing how Mr. Kempner is worried about getting Mary Jean a place on the train.
Date: May 18, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from The Bertig Company to D. W. Kempner, April 17, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from The Bertig Company to D. W. Kempner, April 17, 1954]

Letter from The Bertig Company to D. W. Kempner discussing Mr. Kempner's travel plans and suggesting that there is no need of stopping at Paragould on the way back as there is not much to update. And also sharing thoughts that it is better not to discuss about the postponement of the meeting that is supposed to be held on Aug 31 until some time in July.
Date: April 17, 1954
Creator: The Bertig Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay, November 14, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay, November 14, 1953]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to S. S. Kay of the Seinsheimer Insurance Agency, discussing insurance claims for items lost while traveling abroad.
Date: November 14, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. K. Young to Mr. I. H. Kempner, December 22, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from H. K. Young to Mr. I. H. Kempner, December 22, 1954]

Letter from H. K. Young to Mr. I. H. Kempner providing a list of requested addresses of Charles A. Wooten, Herbert Fitzpatrick, John M. Woods, Dr. James B. Bullitt, E. P. Coles, William H. Keister, William McC. Martin, Emmet Augustus Quarles, and Marion W. Ripy.
Date: December 22, 1954
Creator: Young, H. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. V. Cooley to E. M. Weinberger, May 19, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from J. V. Cooley to E. M. Weinberger, May 19, 1944]

Letter from J. V. Cooley to E. M. Weinberger discussing holding roomette for Mary Jean Kempner in the train car.
Date: May 19, 1944
Creator: Cooley, J. V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. V. Cooley to H. Block, May 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from J. V. Cooley to H. Block, May 17, 1944]

Letter from J. V. Cooley to H. Block discussing how there is no nothing available currently for Mary Jean for a train ride, but they will give her the spot of the first cancellation.
Date: May 17, 1944
Creator: Cooley, J. V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. B. Ball to D. W. Kempner, January 28th, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from M. B. Ball to D. W. Kempner, January 28th, 1948]

Letter from M. B. Ball to D. W. Kempner discussing the letter they received from Cunard White Star Ltd. about the cancellation and room exchange.
Date: January 28, 1948
Creator: Ball, M. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. V. Cooley, October 03, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. V. Cooley, October 03, 1944]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. V. Cooley discussing trying to get accommodations for his wife Jeane on a train to New York.
Date: October 3, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. V. Cooley, May 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. V. Cooley, May 18, 1944]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. V. Cooley discussing to hold the roomette for Mary Jean on her future train ride.
Date: May 18, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. V. Cooley, May 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. V. Cooley, May 15, 1944]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to J. V. Cooley discussing getting a reservation for Mary Jean on a train to St Louis, Missouri.
Date: May 15, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Rosa Anspach, April 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Rosa Anspach, April 12, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Rosa Anspach discussing Kempner's travel to St. Louis and his mother-in-law's sudden serious illness.
Date: April 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, August 28, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig, August 28, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Joseph R. Bertig discussing Mary Jean's new job as well as Jeane Bertig Kempner future travel.
Date: August 28, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History