Postcard of a drawing of the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. The drawing centers the monument with bright green foliage surrounding it, a tree in the foreground, and a pink and orange sunset behind the obelisk. On the reverse is text from Tsung-O Cheng to Harris L. Kempner informing him he arrived in D.C. last night and will stop in several American cities before arriving in Galveston on September 15.

Letter from Caswell P. Ellis, Jr. to I. H. Kempner enclosing clippings from local newspapers celebrating Ellis being a member of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.

Letter from Charles Godchaux to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing Jules' unexpected death.

Letter from Mark F. Heller to Daniel W. Kempner discussing how Diconto Bank cannot unblock the account in Nussbaum and Lighters name and transfer it into the care of H. Kempner until they receive legal proof of the transfer approval by the previous account holders. Mr. heller also addresses what can be done with the money after it has been unblocked, either invest in some German industry or obtaining a license to convert the German currency into U.S.. Mr. Heller also informs Mr. Kempner that while the clocks he is looking for are made in Germany, they cannot be bought in Germany as they are export only. He also talks about creating official 'H. Kempner' Christmas cards to be sent out to mills around Europe.

Letter from Jewish Children's Home to I. H. Kempner explaining plans for a new program at the Jewish Children's Home.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mr. F. G. Robinson discussing his support for SWFB Proposal 57345 while suggesting changes to the proposal including the addition of Missouri-Pacific Lines to the railroad routing of Galveston to the southeast, originally limited to the Southern Pacific Lines.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Count Guido Piovene discussing a letter of introduction and to give notice when the Count plans to visit Galveston.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Charles or Justin Godchaux discussing the mailing of a letter of notice to Count Guido Piovene.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Charles or Justin Godchaux discussing Count Guido Piovene and his future visit to New Orleans as a contributing editor of the leading Italian daily newspaper eager to write about the city, furthermore, asking if Godchaux could suggest a tour guide for the Count.

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to A. M. & J. Solari, Ltd. requesting the prices for twenty or twenty-five pounds of pecans, and that they also send samples.

Letter from Samuel Kreiter to I. H. Kempner explaining that he hadn't responded to Kempner because he had been ill. He explains how thankful he is that Kempner agreed to host this event and suggests it be held at a hotel as to have enough room and not disturb Mrs. Kempner.