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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Donald Day, September 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Donald Day, September 12, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Donald Day informing Dr. Day that the committee has decided against employing a woman recommended by him, based on advice from a prominent attorney. The committee values this advice highly and requests Dr. Day to discontinue efforts in this direction.
Date: September 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. E. Stone, September 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. E. Stone, September 12, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. E. Stone detailing a committee's formation to devise means to prevent the relocation of the University of Texas' medical department from Galveston. The memo requests the attendance of members at a pivotal meeting on September 16th and notes the importance of their presence due to their roles in the legislative future. It also contains annotations, possibly regarding financial calculations or notes related to the committee's activities.
Date: September 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to E. S. Holliday, October 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to E. S. Holliday, October 12, 1944]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to E. S. Holliday handing an original of expense account from Senator Lovelady, for which he advises he is drawing draft. He also enclosed a copy of his letter.
Date: October 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Jesse F. Ward, October 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Jesse F. Ward, October 12, 1944]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Jesse F. Ward thanking him for his response.
Date: October 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to David F. Weston, May 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to David F. Weston, May 12, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to David F. Weston discussing about transfer of shares and Kempner article in Texas Bankers.
Date: May 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, April 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, April 12, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing a letter from Dr. Leake to the Public Health Committee of the Galveston Chamber of Commerce and Kempner expressing his disturbance of the University of Texas School of Medicine losing the value of the Psychopathic Hospital.
Date: April 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter G. Woods to Isaac H. Kempner, December 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Walter G. Woods to Isaac H. Kempner, December 12, 1944]

Letter from Walter G. Woods to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the latter's health and the cotton market.
Date: December 12, 1944
Creator: Woods, Walter
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. P. Vance to I. H. Kempner, January 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from W. P. Vance to I. H. Kempner, January 12, 1944]

Letter from W. P. Vance to I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner's check for cigars he purchased for Mr. Woodul and Mr. Phillips and informing Kempner the cigars won't be delivered before the holiday due to the congested mail that year.
Date: January 12, 1944
Creator: Vance, W. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mildred E. Green to I. H. Kempner, January 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Mildred E. Green to I. H. Kempner, January 12, 1944]

Letter from Mildred E. Green to I. H. Kempner discussing sending Kempner's letter to Thomas C. Green and the ongoing war.
Date: January 12, 1944
Creator: Green, Mildred E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ernst Cohn to I. H. Kempner, January 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Ernst Cohn to I. H. Kempner, January 12, 1944]

Letter from Ernst Cohn to I. H. Kempner discussing continuing Kempner's subscription to the magazine "Foreign Affairs".
Date: January 12, 1944
Creator: Cohn, Ernst
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Henry Cohen, January 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Henry Cohen, January 12, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rabbi Henry Cohen discussing an attached speech by Colonel Frank Besson, who had taken command at Camp Abbot, Oregon.
Date: January 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Howard Brooks to I. H. Kempner, June 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Howard Brooks to I. H. Kempner, June 12, 1944]

Letter from Howard Brooks to I. H. Kempner discussing an enclosed editorial titled "Our Knight in Shining Armor".
Date: June 12, 1944
Creator: Brooks, Howard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Russell S. Barrett to I. H. Kempner, May 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Russell S. Barrett to I. H. Kempner, May 12, 1944]

Letter from Russell S. Barrett to I. H. Kempner discussing an article covering the Kempner family and thanking Kempner for his hospitality during a trip to Galveston.
Date: May 12, 1944
Creator: Barrett, Russell S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1944 (open access)

The Union Review (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Texas Prudential Insurance Company, July 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Texas Prudential Insurance Company, July 12, 1944]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Texas Prudential Insurance Company enclosing Harris L. Kempner's insurance policy and requesting it be returned after being used.
Date: July 12, 1944
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner, February 12, 1944] (open access)

[Inter-Office Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner, February 12, 1944]

Inter-Office Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner discussing that they will send Kempner 20 to 30 bales of alfalfa hay, but unsure of when it will be delivered.
Date: February 12, 1944
Creator: Ulrich, Gus D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich, September 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich, September 12, 1944]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich asking to have eight sacks of Grade A Dairy Feed.
Date: September 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner, October 12, 1944] (open access)

[Inter-Office Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner, October 12, 1944]

Inter-Office Letter from G. D. Ulrich to D. W. Kempner discussing how Ulrich will see if he can change the nine cases of figs to twelve, the possibility of a case of shotgun shells, and what is required of Kempner due to the large amount of shotgun shells he wants ordered.
Date: October 12, 1944
Creator: Ulrich, Gus D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Raymond C. Yard, Inc. to Jeane Bertig Kempner, July 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Raymond C. Yard, Inc. to Jeane Bertig Kempner, July 12, 1944]

Letter from Raymond C. Yard, Inc. to Jeane Bertig Kempner discussing a front door key ordered by Mary Jean Kempner.
Date: July 12, 1944
Creator: Raymond C. Yard, Incorporated
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Schanz Inc., April 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Schanz Inc., April 12, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Schanz Inc. remarking on the poor quality of packing done for a suit he had ordered.
Date: April 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Adrian C. Barnett, April 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Adrian C. Barnett, April 12, 1944]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Adrian C. Barnett explaining a claim that he will be making.
Date: April 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Leroy E. Nelson, April 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Leroy E. Nelson, April 12, 1944]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Leroy E. Nelson discussing how Kempner had just received Nelson's letter due to traveling. Kempner thanks Nelson for a copy of the Camp Wallace Trainer and finds it excellent and will pass it on to others.
Date: April 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Donald J. Meyer, October 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Donald J. Meyer, October 12, 1944]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Donald J. Meyer discussing how he is pleased to hear Meyer will be stationed in New York for a while and wishes to see him.
Date: October 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Messrs. MacDonald-Heath, Ltd.] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Messrs. MacDonald-Heath, Ltd.]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Messrs. MacDonald-Heath asking about a bill they received and wanting clarification. Kempner also desired a bill for an overcoat he got made because it was stolen and he may have insurance.
Date: April 12, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History