[Clipping: Well-made bamboo blinds for indoors, and outdoors!] (open access)

[Clipping: Well-made bamboo blinds for indoors, and outdoors!]

Clipping describing bamboo blinds for sale at Bloomingdale's.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Comparative Crop Report, 1940] (open access)

[Comparative Crop Report, 1940]

Comparative crop records showing cotton and corn production in multiple locations.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Sugarland Industries
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card from American Women's Voluntary Service, Unknown Date]

Postal card with blank form from American Women's Voluntary Services.
Date: 1940/1945?
Creator: American Women's Voluntary Services, Incorporated
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Bloomingdale's to D.W. Kempner]

Postcard from Bloomingdale's to D. W. Kempner informing him that they are unable to complete part of his order because they did not have ready-made blinds in the width he requested. They assure him that the rest of his order has been filled.
Date: 1940
Creator: Bloomingdale's
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sales Receipt for Capital Assets] (open access)

[Sales Receipt for Capital Assets]

Receipt showing the sale of a power unit and a pulley.
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Cotton Industries Capital-Stock Tax Return: 1940] (open access)

[Texas Cotton Industries Capital-Stock Tax Return: 1940]

Capital stock tax return of 1940 for Texas Cotton Industries. The return includes all necessary schedules. The corporation income, declared value excess-profits, and defense tax return is also attached with its respective schedules.
Date: January 31, 1940
Creator: Texas Cotton Industries
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Cotton Industries Corporate Income and Excess-Profits Tax Return: 1939] (open access)

[Texas Cotton Industries Corporate Income and Excess-Profits Tax Return: 1939]

Corporate income and excess-profits tax return of 1939 for Texas Cotton Industries. The return includes all necessary schedules. The capital stock tax return are also attached with its respective schedules and financial statements.
Date: January 31, 1940
Creator: Texas Cotton Industries
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Monthly Statement from Galveston Bookbinding Company: February, 1940] (open access)

[Monthly Statement from Galveston Bookbinding Company: February, 1940]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Galveston Bookbinding Company during the month of February, 1940.
Date: February 1, 1940
Creator: Galveston Bookbinding Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jean E. Vesco to Daniel Webster Kempner, February 2, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Jean E. Vesco to Daniel Webster Kempner, February 2, 1940]

Letter from Jean E. Vesco to Daniel Webster Kempner answering his letter of February 1st. And he mentions that they will transfer him to the Liberte as soon as he knows the exact sailing dates.
Date: February 2, 1940
Creator: Vesco, Jean E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, February 30, 1940] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, February 30, 1940]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner informing that he has the Craig Splicer and would like another one as soon as he gets a quote.
Date: February 20, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a United States National Bank Billboard]

Postcard of a billboard advertisement for the United States National Bank.
Date: March 5, 1940
Creator: Galveston Ad Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Gus D. Ulrich, March 19, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Gus D. Ulrich, March 19, 1940]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich requesting an order consisting of Panatomic X, 18 exposures, 200-watt, 50 volt, projector, and request to have them sent quickly.
Date: March 19, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner, March 20, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner, March 20, 1940]

Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner acknowledging Kempner's former letter and how the Eastman Kodak Supplies have been ordered.
Date: March 20, 1940
Creator: Ulrich, Gus D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kiyono Nurseries, March 21, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kiyono Nurseries, March 21, 1940]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Kiyono Nurseries requesting $5 worth of Azalea Hinodegiri plants.
Date: March 21, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mobala Nurseries, March 29, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mobala Nurseries, March 29, 1940]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner asking the cost of the Azalea Hinodegiri with an 8 to 10 inch spread.
Date: March 29, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, March 29, 1940] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, March 29, 1940]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner informing that he was disappointed in the Azalea sent out. He request advice on what to do with the plant.
Date: March 29, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mobala Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, April 2, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Mobala Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, April 2, 1940]

Letter from Mobala Nurseries to D. W. Kempner responding to his prior question about Hinodegiri varieties.
Date: April 2, 1940
Creator: Mobala Nurseries
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, April 4, 1940] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, April 4, 1940]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner requesting how much the Hinodergil Azaleas 6-8 in bloom cost.
Date: April 4, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kiyono Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, April 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Kiyono Nurseries to D. W. Kempner, April 5, 1940]

Letter from Kiyono Nurseries to D. W. Kempner discussing what had gone wrong with Kempner's recent azalea order and providing alternate solutions.
Date: April 5, 1940
Creator: Kiyono Nurseries
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecilia Razovsky to H. S. Block, April 16, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Cecilia Razovsky to H. S. Block, April 16, 1940]

Letter from Cecilia Razovsky to H. S. Block discussing a report sent by the Zurich committee regarding the Goldberger family and explaining that Mr. Kempner will need to send money to the family and assume financial responsibility for the Goldbergers.
Date: April 16, 1940
Creator: Razovsky, Cecilia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Miss Cecilia Razovsky, April 22, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Miss Cecilia Razovsky, April 22, 1940]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Miss Cecilia Razovsky explaining that Kempner had signed an affidavit for the Goldbergers with the belief that there would be no other demands and that he cannot offer the Goldbergers financial assistance.
Date: April 22, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Eastman Kodak Company, April 25, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Eastman Kodak Company, April 25, 1940]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Eastman Kodak Company discussing having a title(s) in purple haze.
Date: April 25, 1940
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a United States National Bank Billboard]

Postcard of a billboard advertisement for the United States National Bank.
Date: May 1940
Creator: Galveston Ad Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Erich Goldberger to I. H. Kempner, June 7, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Erich Goldberger to I. H. Kempner, June 7, 1940]

Letter from Erich Goldberger to I. H. Kempner discussing the Goldberger family wanting to immigrate and asking Kempner to assist the family in obtaining visas to the United States.
Date: June 7, 1940
Creator: Goldberger, Erich
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History