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[International Telegram to Dan Kempner, July 16] (open access)

[International Telegram to Dan Kempner, July 16]

Telegram sent from Milan confirming a reservation for Dan Kempner at Palace Hotel in St. Moritz and in Zurich.
Date: 1930-07-16?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner]

Letter to Cecile from her father about the presidential election, government officials, and the war.
Date: 1944~
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Barzak to Texas Cotton Association, November 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Roy Barzak to Texas Cotton Association, November 16, 1944]

Letter from Roy Barzak to the Texas Cotton Association discussing the Vice-President Murray discovering that both of his sons-in-law have gone missing overseas whilst serving in the war.
Date: November 16, 1944
Creator: Barzak, Roy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, April 8, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, April 8, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about politics, his opinions on totalitarianism in business, and the possibility that it is becoming a trend in modern businesses.
Date: April 8, 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, May 6, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 6, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about his dental health and the war.
Date: May 6, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to Mr. Harris Kempner, September 26, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to Mr. Harris Kempner, September 26, 1946]

Letter from Bernard Bernardoni to Harris L. Kempner discussing previous letters and lack of developments regarding a situation.
Date: September 26, 1946
Creator: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. Cook & Son to Daniel W. Kempner, April 27th, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. Cook & Son to Daniel W. Kempner, April 27th, 1947]

Letter from Thos. Cook & Son Inc. to Daniel W. Kempner regarding his reservation on the Queen Mary steamship and informing him that they no longer issue letters of introduction to the European offices, but enclosed are business cards of men who work at the offices.
Date: April 27, 1947
Creator: Thos. Cook & Son Inc.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 14, 1948]

Letter to Cecile from her father about the Marshall Plan Bill, Italian elections, the Middle East, and parts of Africa.
Date: March 14, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner, March 22, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner, March 22, 1948]

Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner discussing Kempner's future plans for coming to France and the political scene being a factor of hesitancy. Chardine also goes in on some discussion about business with two groups.
Date: March 22, 1948
Creator: Chardine, Pierre
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D, W. Kempner, May 17, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D, W. Kempner, May 17, 1948]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner discussing business in Europe and proposing he visit Jacques Westphalen in Paris to offer to sell them 5,000 bales of cotton a month.
Date: May 1948
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, July 4, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, July 4, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner and the rest of the Kempner family discussing his meetings with cotton companies in Europe and his travels afterwards. He also mentions him to keep writing the letters.
Date: July 4, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, July 9, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, July 9, 1948]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing business updates regarding cotton sales in Italy along with news of his family.
Date: July 9, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[International Telegram to Kempner, July 21, 1948] (open access)

[International Telegram to Kempner, July 21, 1948]

Telegram sent to Kempner in Galveston confirming an arrangement in Little Hope and including Mark's conversation regarding a visit to Italy.
Date: July 21, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, July 22, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner, July 22, 1948]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing the sales of various products, and a deal the Harris is making with Mattioli and Ghedini.
Date: July 22, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner, July 26, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner, July 26, 1948]

Letter from Pierre Chardine to D. W. Kempner discussing an enclosed letter that details how Chardine thinks Kempner would approve of them sending Hamon to not delay the departure.
Date: July 26, 1948
Creator: Chardine, Pierre
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, August 3, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, August 3, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner providing a summary of meetings with cotton companies in Italy.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mattioli & Ghedini, September 20, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mattioli & Ghedini, September 20, 1948]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mattioli & Ghedini discussing how Kempner will be sending over several cotton branches of cotton grown from the Kempner farms for exhibition and advertising purposes.
Date: September 20, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Expressed shipped packages] (open access)

[Invoice for Expressed shipped packages]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner (under the name H. Kempner) by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including prepaid express charges for packages shipped to Italy and Switzerland.
Date: October 11, 1948
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Expressed shipped packages] (open access)

[Invoice for Expressed shipped packages]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner (under the name H. Kempner) by the Imperial Mercantile Company, including expressed shipped packages to Italy and Switzerland.
Date: October 11, 1948
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz, December 07, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz, December 07, 1948]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to W. L. Gatz discussing how Gatz and others might be coming down soon for a ball. Kempner also discusses various topics surrounding cotton, the gins, and a delivery of pecans.
Date: December 7, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Cablegram from Harris L. Kempner, May 17, 1949] (open access)

[Copy of Cablegram from Harris L. Kempner, May 17, 1949]

Copy of a cablegram sent from Harris L. Kempner in Milan, Italy, to H. Kempner in Galveston, Texas, suggesting a reconsideration of the inquiry into cotton purchases and shipments in Spain.
Date: May 14, 1949, 10:08 p.m.
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 2, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., July 2, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., discussing H. Kempner's cotton stock, a labor settlement, a ticket with the police, a letter from Judge Elkins, and Mr. Thompson from Coca-Cola.
Date: July 2, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, July 9, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James, July 9, 1949]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Thos. L. James discussing the family's history with hiring displaced families from Europe.
Date: July 9, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank E. Dawson To D. W. Kempner, April 15, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Frank E. Dawson To D. W. Kempner, April 15, 1950]

Letter from Frank E. Dawson To D. W. Kempner discussing the recognition and validity of an English driving license in the United States, and the complexities of hiring a chauffeur in Paris, including costs and the qualifications of chauffeurs in New York. He also mentions of arrangements for an International Driving License, and the letter requests passport-sized photographs and additional data to complete the process.
Date: April 15, 1950
Creator: Dawson, Frank E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History