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[Commodity Rates and Charges]
Rates and charges for various commodities listed by the Texas Railroad Commission.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Texas Railroad Commission
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Commodity Rates and Charges]
Rates and charges for various commodities listed by the Texas Railroad Commission.
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Texas Railroad Commission
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. Tuffly Ellis to Harris Kempner, February 15, 1965]
Letter from L. Tuffly Ellis to Harris Kempner discussing about progress on collecting the historical records of cotton companies involving John H. Todd.
Date:
February 15, 1965
Creator:
Ellis, L. Tuffly
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Phyllis S. Burson, July 30, 1963]
Letter from Mrs. Phyllis S. Burson thanking Kempner family for gifting a book named 'Henry Cohen: Messenger of the Lord'.
Date:
July 30, 1963
Creator:
Burson, Phyllis S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner, May 16, 1963]
Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner providing an update on cotton acquisitions, sales, and operations for the H. Kempner Cotton Company the month of May 1963 and mentions about the weather in South Texas, there has been no rains in the last two months from Corpus Christi up.
Date:
May 16, 1963
Creator:
Rayner, Fred H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. S. Block to Needville Cotton Warehouse Company, April 9, 1960]
Letter from H. S. Block to Needville Cotton Warehouse Company informing about enclosing a warehouse receipt and tag lists for immediate delivery of cotton. Second page contains receipt for Domestic Insured Parcel addressed at Corpus Christi.
Date:
April 9, 1960
Creator:
Block, H. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from McIver Furman to Henrietta Leonora and I. H. Kempner, March 23, 1956]
Letter from McIver Furman to Henrietta Leonora and I. H. Kempner inviting them to the Eighth Annual Conference of Southwest Foundations and describing some of the program for the event.
Date:
March 23, 1958
Creator:
Furman, McIver
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John L, Tompkins to Mrs. Ursula McCarthy, September 25, 1956]
Letter from John L. Tompkins to Mrs. Ursula McCarthy discussing information regarding Padre Beach, Texas, a new resort area, and has enclosed further materials and information about the scope of its development.
Date:
November 25, 1956
Creator:
Tompkins, John L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H. Kempner, November 30, 1955]
Letter from Thomas L. James to I. H Kempner discussing the highway improvement being done by the South Texas Construction Company on US Highway 59.
Date:
November 30, 1955
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, November 25,1955]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James about the proposed highway construction on US 59.
Date:
November 25, 1955
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. R. Johnson to I. H. Kempner, April 29, 1955]
Letter from Johnson, L. R. to I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner's release from the hospital.
Date:
April 29, 1955
Creator:
Johnson, L. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. L. Richeson & Sons to Mr. Harris L. Kempner, March 27, 1955]
Letter from Lacy Richeson to Harris L. Kempner discussing his absence from a convention in Corpus Christi due to his father's illness.
Date:
March 27, 1955
Creator:
W. L. Richeson & Sons
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from TCA to Harris L. Kempner, March 18]
Telegram sent by the TCA Board of Directors to Harris L. Kempner hoping his father, I. H. Kempner, would soon recover from illness and enjoy good health again.
Date:
March 18, 1955
Creator:
TCA, Board of Directors
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Robert Driscoll Hotel to Mr. Harris L. Kempner, Janurary 7, 1955]
Letter from Florence Wickman to Harris L. Kempner confirming a suite reservation and discussing arrival times.
Date:
January 7, 1955
Creator:
Robert Driscoll Hotel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. R. Johnson to I. H. Kempner, October 21, 1954]
Letter from L. R. Johnson to I. H. Kempner with good tidings and a picture that O. C. Easter took of Kempner and his wife.
Date:
October 21, 1954
Creator:
Johnson, L. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. E. Butt Company to I. H. Company, March 25, 1954]
Letter from H. E. Butt Company to I. H. Company discussing an article about Texas Foundations and Trust funds Mrs. Butt came across in Harper's Magazine that she is sending him. She hopes Mr. Kempner will attend the Conference of Texas Foundations and Trust Funds in Austin as she has high hopes about the new president, Mr. Slick's, leadership.
Date:
March 25, 1954
Creator:
H. E. Butt Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Andre to R. I. Mehan, March 16, 1954]
Letter from George Andre to R. I. Mehan discussing a new contracted entered with the United Gas Company and the tax rates on gas purchases from different companies.
Date:
March 16, 1954
Creator:
Andre, George L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Andre to R. I. Mehan, March 16, 1954]
Letter from George Andre to R. I. Mehan discussing a new contracted entered with the United Gas Company and the tax rates on gas purchases from different companies.
Date:
March 16, 1954
Creator:
Andre, George L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Birthday Card from Johnny Johnson to Dan Kempner]
Birthday card sent by Johnny Johnson of Texas Prudential Insurance Co. to Dan Kempner. The illustration features a cartoon cowboy flying off the saddle of a racing horse in a ranch setting.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Johnson, Johnny
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Keith to Harris, September 8, 1953]
Handwritten letter from William Keith to Harris L. Kempner discussing general points of interest, such as Herb's condition, the last time Bill and Harris saw each other and an upcoming trip to Galveston, mentioning his desire to meet up with Harris given the chance.
Date:
September 8, 1953
Creator:
Keith, William
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lord & Burnham to D. W. Kempner, May 26, 1953]
Letter from C. Walter Impey, of Lord & Burnham, to D. W. Kempner discussing the return of three gallons of No. 101 compound.
Date:
May 26, 1953
Creator:
Impey, C. Walter
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Lyle to Mr. H. Kempner, November 20, 1952]
Handwritten letter from John E. Lyle, Jr., to Harris Kempner declining an invitation for November 29th.
Date:
November 20, 1952
Creator:
Lyle, John E. (John Emmett), 1910-2003
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Hugh Gibson, September 25, 1952]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Hugh Gibson discussing the potential establishment of an air force base in Galveston.
Date:
September 25, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. R. Johnson to D. W. Kempner, November 30, 1951]
Letter from L. R. Johnson to D. W. Kempner thanking him for offering to get him and his wife tickets to that year's Thanksgiving Day football game and letting him know that he would be out of town during that time. He also asks Kempner if he will make it to the upcoming Texas Prudential convention in New Orleans.
Date:
November 30, 1951
Creator:
Johnson, L. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History