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[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to S. S. Skidelsky & Co., August 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to S. S. Skidelsky & Co., August 18, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to S. S. Skidelsky & Co. asking for the price and availability of Fancy-Leaved Caladium, Callas, and Gladiolus. Kempner then requests the company's newest catalogue.
Date: August 18, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Postmaster, August 23, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Postmaster, August 23, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the postmaster notifying him of a broken package Kempner received and to expect the shippers to make a claim.
Date: August 23, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to O. P. Jackson Seed Co., August 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to O. P. Jackson Seed Co., August 17, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to O. P. Jackson Seed Co. asking for "Destruxal" after being recommended to the company by Bradshaw's Floral Company.
Date: August 17, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to H. C. Doescher, August 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to H. C. Doescher, August 18, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to H. C. Doescher asking for the availability of various plants and trees to purchase.
Date: August 18, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Louis Hahn & Son, August 28, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Louis Hahn & Son, August 28, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Louis Hahn & Son asking for different plants and trees.
Date: August 28, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Frank Oechslin & Co., August 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Frank Oechslin & Co., August 16, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Frank Oechslin & Co. interested in Kentia palms and asking for other house palms available for purchase.
Date: August 16, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Geo. J. Ball, Inc., August 28, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Geo. J. Ball, Inc., August 28, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Geo. J. Ball, Inc. asking for a variety of flower seeds, one packet/ounce each.
Date: August 24, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Ustler Brothers, August 16, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Ustler Brothers, August 16, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Ustler Brothers asking for the availability of Crotons and rubber trees for sale, as well as the sizes and varieties.
Date: August 16, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to F. H. Riegelmeier, August 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to F. H. Riegelmeier, August 18, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to F. H. Riegelmeier asking for the price of Riegelmeier's Kentia and other house palms.
Date: August 18, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kiyono Nurseries, August 18, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kiyono Nurseries, August 18, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kiyono Nurseries asking for azaleas suited for alkaline soil, and the cost of bright red poinsettias and broad-leaved, bright crotons.
Date: August 18, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brooks Brothers to Daniel W. Kempner, August 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Brooks Brothers to Daniel W. Kempner, August 4, 1944]

Letter from Brooks Brothers to Daniel W. Kempner discussing an inquiry on available stock.
Date: August 4, 1944
Creator: Brooks Brothers
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from I. H. and Henrietta Kempner to David F. Weston, August 8, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram from I. H. and Henrietta Kempner to David F. Weston, August 8, 1944]

Telegram sent by I. H. and Henrietta Kempner to David F. Weston saying they hope for the best despite what had occurred.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967 & Kempner, Henrietta Leonora
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inventory of of Eliza Kempner Estate] (open access)

[Inventory of of Eliza Kempner Estate]

A document describing the estate inventory of Eliza Kempner's Will and Testament including real estate, stocks, cash, livestock, and other personal property.
Date: August 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roman J. Irwin to D. W. Kempner, August 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Roman J. Irwin to D. W. Kempner, August 30, 1944]

Letter from Roman J. Irwin to D. W. Kempner answering Kempner's inquiry about the price and availability of various plants and bulbs.
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Roman J. Irwin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Dan Kempner to David F. Westheimer, August 7, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram from Dan Kempner to David F. Westheimer, August 7, 1944]

Telegram sent by Dan Kempner to David F. Westheimer sharing that he is on their mind and they wish to see him soon.
Date: August 7, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1944 (open access)

The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: August 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1944 (open access)

The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1944 (open access)

The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: August 11, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1944 (open access)

The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of The American Red Cross Clubmobile "Somewhere" In Great Britain, August 19, 1944]

Postcard of an "American Red Cross Clubmobile 'Somewhere' in Great Britain". It features a Red Cross worker holding a tray labelled "From the Folks Back Home Through the Red Cross" with some service men standing around her. They are in front of a plane named "Phyllis". The letter on the back is from John Lehman, to the H. Kempner firm. In it, he says that a letter would probably follow, that he was not able to meet with Ernest, and that the Red Cross had been very kind to him and his fellow service men.
Date: August 19, 1944
Creator: Lehman, John
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Isaac H. Kempner to Ed Roxbury, August 14, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram from Isaac H. Kempner to Ed Roxbury, August 14, 1944]

Telegram sent by Isaac H. Kempner to Ed Roxbury discussing the details of a hotel reservation.
Date: August 14, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Henrietta and Isaac H. Kempner to Mrs. Jerome Ulman, August 29, 1944] (open access)

[Telegram from Henrietta and Isaac H. Kempner to Mrs. Jerome Ulman, August 29, 1944]

Telegram sent by Henrietta and Isaac H. Kempner to Jerome Ulman discussing their sympathies for their loss.
Date: August 29, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967 & Kempner, Henrietta
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to R. Lee Kempner, August 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to R. Lee Kempner, August 9, 1944]

Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to R. Lee Kempner informing about enclosing Hattie Kempner's stock certificates and requesting to transfer of the shares to children.
Date: August 9, 1944
Creator: Oppenheimer, Dan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, August 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, August 14, 1944]

Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer informing about completing transfer of Hattie Kempner's stocks to their children for tax returns.
Date: August 14, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Robert Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History