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[Imperial Sugar Company, Automobile Exportation Statement, August 16, 1954]
Imperial Sugar Company automobile exportation statement. It features requirements for the automobile and financial details about the Lykes Brothers.
Date:
August 16, 1954
Creator:
Mantzel, Ernest A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Lurie's Weekly Report, October 23, 1953]
Weekly report discussing the state of the raw sugar market, including details for prices and market fluctuations related to weights in tons, regions, distribution, years, and figures.
Date:
October 23, 1953
Creator:
Lurie, Herman
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 23, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father discussing transportation and economics in America.
Date:
September 23, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, August 12, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father reflecting on humanity's achievements, nuclear weapons, Russia's relations with Japan, the US attack on Japan, and the politics behind the decision.
Date:
August 12, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, August 5, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about family matters, going to Houston, the war, and investment advice.
Date:
August 5, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, April/May, 1947]
Letter to Cecile from her father about him and "Mother" trying to travel to New York to visit her, other relatives/friends travelling/visiting, and weather.
Date:
1947
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 5, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father discussing US relations with Japan and her tax return.
Date:
September 5, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, December 11, 1950]
Letter to Cecile from her father about a trip with her mother to Austin, the President's decisions, Russia, World War II, the Spanish-American War, and speculation about potential war with Russia.
Date:
December 11, 1950
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 15, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about the war.
Date:
July 15, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, August 26, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about a recent hurricane, the surrender of Japan, and local news.
Date:
August 26, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 22,1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father about personal matters and the war.
Date:
July 22, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, July 16, 1950]
Letter to Cecile from her father about Aunt Jeane travelling to New York, US relations with Korea, Germany, Austria, Japan, Russia, Russia's actions, politics, economics, possible travel, and other personal matters.
Date:
July 16, 1950
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, April 29, 1945]
Letter to Cecile from her father anticipating the end of the war.
Date:
April 29, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner]
Letter to Cecile from her father discussing a conference in San Francisco, Roman Catholicism in Europe, and international relations.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner and Robert Markle Armstrong, November 17, 1955]
Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner and Robert Markle Armstrong discussing the creation of advertisement for the Imperial Sugar Company and the Kempner family on to miniature sugar packets with additional thoughts on logistics and prices.
Date:
November 17, 1955
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kempner Scrapbook 1945-1948]
Scrapbook documenting Kempner family starting with a newspaper article on "Galveston Orphan's Home Seeks Subscriptions From Citizens." It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, letterhead, resolutions, and other ephemera.
Date:
1945/1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K. Takagawara to Messrs. H. Kempner Organization, November 20, 1959]
Letter from K. Takagawara to Messrs. H. Kempner Organization including the latest quotation of Steel Deformed Round Bar for Houston, Texas. They ask for their authorization so they'd book it and also included the current rate of freight from Japan to Houston.
Date:
November 20, 1959
Creator:
Takagawara, K.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the New Oriental Trading Co., Ldt. to the Galveston Chamber of Commerce, August 29, 1950]
Letter from The New Oriental Trading Co., Ltd. to the Galveston Chamber of Commerce discussing importing raw cotton to Japan.
Date:
August 29, 1950
Creator:
The New Oriental Trading Co., Ldt.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Lyda Quinn, August 24, 1956]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Lyda Quinn informing about enclosing duplicate deposit slip to the A. W. Distributing Company.
Date:
August 24, 1956
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. O. Caraway, March 14, 1956]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. O. Caraway discussing addresses and names that he would like cases of individual sugar packets shipped to.
Date:
March 14, 1956
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Martin Belcher Motors, July 26, 1955]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Martin Belcher Motors discussing his familiarity with Chrysler cars and that he's only ever had issues with the one the latter sold to him.
Date:
July 26, 1955
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Lyda K. Quinn, December 20, 1962]
Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Lyda K. Quinn requesting for check to close the statement for the year and informing about enclosing a form for signatures.
Date:
December 20, 1962
Creator:
Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hattie Oppenheimer to D. W. Kempner, August 1945]
Letter from Hattie Oppenheimer to D. W. Kempner discussing about Mary Jean's letters and her articles in Vogue and also mentions her thoughts about the atomic bomb on Japan.
Date:
1945-08-07~
Creator:
Oppenheimer, Hattie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Visitors Entertained in 1960
Document listing the names, geographical or business affiliation, and dates of visitors entertained by a member of the Kempner family.
Date:
1960~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History