[News Script: News Briefs - Gooks] (open access)

[News Script: News Briefs - Gooks]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a group of international visitors stopping in Fort Worth as part of their tour of America and several other countries to look at their electric power industries.
Date: September 2, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from René Hure to Harris Leon Kempner, July 23, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from René Hure to Harris Leon Kempner, July 23, 1956]

Letter from René Hure to Harris Leon Kempner discussing reservations at the Hostellerie de la Poste Avallon and having dinner at the hotel.
Date: July 23, 1956
Creator: Hure, René
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from René Hure to Harris Leon Kempner, July 23, 1956] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from René Hure to Harris Leon Kempner, July 23, 1956]

Letter from René Hure to Harris Leon Kempner discussing reservations at the Hostellerie de la Poste Avallon and having dinner at the hotel.
Date: July 23, 1956
Creator: Hure, René
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, 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
[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

Dress

Dress of black wool crepe. Bows at sides. Hook & eye closure curved across back with 3/4 sleeves. Bateau neckline. Unlined.
Date: 1956
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Cocktail dress of black silk faille peau de soie. Short sleeves. Vertical rouched gather down center back of skirt with bow of self at top and bottom of gather.
Date: 1956
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 3, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 3, 1956]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner informing Daniel Kempner that the Grimes County gin was sold to Mr. F. H. Imhoff and Mr. Fletcher L. Yarborough and that Universales made a profit of $20,000, along with an enclosed Whaley-Eaton Service letter.
Date: October 3, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, September 24, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, September 24, 1956]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing total losses from the Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Co., fees from The Bertig Company, bales ginned from Plantersville, storage updates from Liberty Press in New Orleans and Blackshear's upcoming departure for a wedding in Greenville, along with information regarding total cotton bale stock.
Date: September 24, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pierre Chardine to Daniel W. Kempner, March 1, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Pierre Chardine to Daniel W. Kempner, March 1, 1956]

Letter from Pierre Chardine to Daniel W. Kempner informing Daniel Kempner on the birth of his daughter and expressing happiness at Daniel and Jeane Kempner's upcoming summer trip to France.
Date: March 1, 1956
Creator: Chardine, Pierre
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, October 2, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, October 2, 1956]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing Daniel Kempner's upcoming arrival in New York with an enclosed letter to Kempner's doctor, orders from the CCC to reconcentrate cotton bales, the purchase of more cotton, the hiring of a new employee, the response to a bookkeeping ad, Blackshear's return from a wedding in Greenville with enclosed article and an update to the total stock of cotton bales.
Date: October 2, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. D. W. Kempner, September 8, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. D. W. Kempner, September 8, 1956]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner discussing recent events, noting the short crop production out of Sugar Land, family matters with kids at college and awaiting to hear from Daniel concerning the Aron matter.
Date: September 8, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Calotte Hat

Calotte hat of brown velvet. One hatpin with black, avocado shaped head. Brim and top center seam meet to form V-shaped opening. Designer's label on inside hat band: "Balenciaga Hats . Paris" Retailer's label beneath designer's label: "Neiman-Marcus / Salon"
Date: 1956
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Foreign Service of the United States of America to H. Kempner, October 26, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Foreign Service of the United States of America to H. Kempner, October 26, 1956]

Letter from Foreign Service of the United States of America to H. Kempner discussing Daniel W. Kempner's death in France and the official report.
Date: October 26, 1956
Creator: Wood, John R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: D. W. Kempner Dies in Paris] (open access)

[Clipping: D. W. Kempner Dies in Paris]

Newspaper clipping announcing the death of D. W. Kempner in Paris.
Date: October 15, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Du Pasquier to Jeane Bertig Kempner, November 14, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Du Pasquier to Jeane Bertig Kempner, November 14, 1956]

Letter from Robert Du Pasquier to Jeane Bertig Kempner elaborating on the printing error regarding Jeane Kempner's cards, enclosing a card as an example.
Date: November 14, 1956
Creator: Du Pasquier, Robert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from Textile de Wingles to H. Kempner Cotton Company, May 12, 1956] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from Textile de Wingles to H. Kempner Cotton Company, May 12, 1956]

Translation of a letter from Textile de Wingles to H. Kempner Cotton Company requesting information regarding a design depicting the different stages of flowering cotton found in René Flipo's desk.
Date: May 12, 1956
Creator: Textile de Wingles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Angelika W. Frink to Jeane Bertig Kempner, July 2, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Angelika W. Frink to Jeane Bertig Kempner, July 2, 1956]

Letter from Angelika W. Frink to Jeane Bertig Kempner saying goodbye before she sails to Paris. Mrs. Frink requests Mrs. Kempner send her and Daniel W. Kempner's itinerary to her hotel.
Date: July 2, 1956
Creator: Frink, Angelika W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Angelika W. Frink to Daniel W. Kempner, July 12, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Angelika W. Frink to Daniel W. Kempner, July 12, 1956]

Letter from Angelika W. Frink to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for sending his and Jeane Bertig Kempner's travel itinerary but informing him that their paths do not cross until they return to Paris. Mrs. Frink also discusses a correspondence with Pierre Chardine.
Date: July 12, 1956
Creator: Frink, Angelika W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Textile de Wingles to H. Kempner Cotton Company, May 12, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Textile de Wingles to H. Kempner Cotton Company, May 12, 1956]

Letter from Textile de Wingles to H. Kempner Cotton Company requesting information regarding a design depicting the different stages of flowering cotton found in René Flipo's desk.
Date: May 12, 1956
Creator: Textile de Wingles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Hattie Oppenheimer, March 9, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Hattie Oppenheimer, March 9, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Hattie Oppenheimer informing her that he can help her secure passage with the French Line, but that he needs more information from her.
Date: March 9, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Lee Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, August 7, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Lee Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, August 7, 1956]

Letter from Robert Lee Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner signed by Robert Lee Kempner and A. H. Blackshear Jr. regarding a certificate of shares of Imperial Sugar Company and requesting Daniel sign and return the attached receipt.
Date: August 7, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Robert Lee & Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maurice J. Sullivan to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 12, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Maurice J. Sullivan to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 12, 1956]

Letter from Maurice J. Sullivan to Daniel W. Kempner discussing changes and renovations being done to several properties, such as new office leases, waterproofing, marble steps for the bank, new vacancies at the apartments and Orphan's home and construction on the third floor of the Texas Building.
Date: October 12, 1956
Creator: Sullivan, Maurice J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History