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[Letter from Mrs. Reed to Mrs. Kempner, July 29, 1945]
Letter from Mrs. Reed to Mrs. Kempner about the mayor of Corpus Christi, the city's Chamber of Commerce, financial issues, and their recent works.
Date:
July 29, 1945
Creator:
Reed, Hermine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hale Schaleben to Thos. L. James, July 27, 1951]
Letter from Hale Schaleben to Thos. L. James discussing Schaleben's investigation of the Kempner's acreage in Kinney county, including its worth, costs, and Schaleben's other land options.
Date:
July 27, 1951
Creator:
Schaleben, Hale
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. H. Louviere to H. E. Butt, July 26, 1960]
Letter from W. H. Louviere to H. E. Butt discussing Imperial Sugar Company contributions.
Date:
July 26, 1960
Creator:
Louviere, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. E. Butt to Isaac H. Kempner, July 19, 1960]
Letter from H. E. Butt to Isaac H. Kempner discussing contributions to the National Fund for Medical Education.
Date:
July 19, 1960
Creator:
Butt, H. E
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 31, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing moving their meeting due to Walter Woodul being absent and Judge Mansfield having to address the Rotary Club at Eagle Lake but informing Kempner that he will set a new meeting date when Woodul returns.
Date:
July 31, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 29, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing where the meeting between Judge Mansfield, Walter Woodul, Miller, and Kempner will take place with Kempner leaning towards meeting in Sugar Land. The letter also discusses gaining voters for Judge Mansfield in Houston through the banking business.
Date:
July 29, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, July 28, 1944]
Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner discussing Miller's efforts to convince people to vote for Judge Mansfield and informing Kempner that his idea to put campaign advertisements in the weekly papers is excellent but insisting they must consider funding.
Date:
July 28, 1944
Creator:
Miller, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, July 30, 1944]
Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner's idea to meet up in Sugar Land to discuss the campaign of Judge Mansfield and Judge Mansfield's optimism regarding his campaign.
Date:
July 30, 1944
Creator:
Miller, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, July 25, 1944]
Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner asking for advising on what recommendations or suggestions the mayor regarding the newspaper clipping of the launching of the Cruiser Galveston.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
Miller, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 27, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing Woodul and Kempner's views on Judge Mansfield gaining favor in Houston for his campaign and discussing Kempner's meeting with Judge Mansfield and Grady McCarter where they decided to make advertisements and put them in the weekly papers of several counties.
Date:
July 27, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to Walter F. Woodul, July 27, 1944]
Letter from Roy Miller to Walter F. Woodul discussing Miller's belief that Judge Mansfield's campaign opponent will drop out of the election due to a lack of voters and Miller informing Woodul that he would like to meet up with him and others and discussing potential meet up areas.
Date:
July 27, 1944
Creator:
Miller, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 24, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing Dick Kleberg losing the election for his district and Judge Mansfield winning the first primary but showing worry for the second primary election. Kempner asks at the end of the letter for Miller to think about strategies for the judge.
Date:
July 24, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, July 25, 1944]
Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner discussing Dick Kleberg leaving for Washington after several issues and the statistics of Judge Mansfield's campaign. The letter then discusses Judge Mansfield's opinions on how many votes he needs to win the election and discussing Kempner meeting with Walter Woodul in Sugar Land.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
Miller, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, July 15, 1944]
Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner discussing Miller's speech for Judge Mansfield's campaign and the good health of the Judge after returning from Washington. Miller also discusses the campaign of Dick Kleberg, who is starting to gain disfavor in his district.
Date:
July 15, 1944
Creator:
Miller, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 22, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing Miller soon knowing the results of the campaign of the Ninth Congressional District and discussing an enclosed copy of "What is a Congressman" from Kempner.
Date:
July 22, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, July 24, 1944]
Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner discussing Judge Mansfield having to campaign with Senator Sulak as a competitor and Miller discusses his conversation with Mansfield where the judge expressed optimism about the election. Miller also discusses the failed campaign of Dick Kleberg and his mistakes in his campaign.
Date:
July 24, 1944
Creator:
Miller, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to George E. Cole, July 20, 1944]
Letter from Roy Miller to George E. Cole discussing Cole being a great asset to Judge Mansfield and asking Cole to get in touch with Mr. Grady McCarter and Mr. I. H. Kempner to help with Mansfield's campaigns.
Date:
July 20, 1944
Creator:
Miller, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 14, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing Kempner's belief that Judge Mansfield will win his election without a run-off and Kempner asking Miller for ways he can assist in Dick Kleberg's campaign and election.
Date:
July 14, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, July 13, 1944]
Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner discussing Miller believing Judge Mansfield will win his election but unsure of whether a runoff will occur. Miller explains the judge will be at Port Lavaca the next day and he will meet with him.
Date:
July 13, 1944
Creator:
Miller, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 11, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing Judge Mansfield's campaign, particularly the work being done by Grady McCarter and discussing Walter Woodul meeting the judge and deciding to tour through Lavaca and Fayette Counties.
Date:
July 11, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, July 10, 1944]
Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner discussing Miller's belief that Judge Mansfield's friends being busy isn't a problem but them becoming over-confident regarding the elections is a problem. Miller also discusses the Judge not having enough support in the inland counties like Lavaca and Fayette counties.
Date:
July 10, 1944
Creator:
Miller, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 11, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing Judge Mansfield's campaign, particularly the work being done by Grady McCarter and discussing Walter Woodul meeting the judge and deciding to tour through Lavaca and Fayette Counties.
Date:
July 11, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller, July 12, 1945]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Roy Miller discussing Kempner's last-minute position as master of ceremony and Kempner paying tribute to Judge Mansfield and his desire to discuss Roy Miller's accomplishment at the ceremony.
Date:
July 12, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner, July 16, 1945]
Letter from Newton J. Friedman to I. H. Kempner explaining that he had received Kempner's return flight conformation. He also updates him with additional people who have agreed to come to the Board Meeting.
Date:
July 16, 1945
Creator:
Friedman, Newton J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History