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[Diary of Minnie Howard Walker: 1948-1951]
Diary of Minnie Howard Walker from January 1, 1948 through January 28, 1951.
Date:
1948-01-01/1951-01-28
Creator:
Walker, Minnie Maud Howard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. L. Gatz, June 17, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. L. Gatz discussing Kempner forwarding Gatz's previous letter to Sugar Land and asking Gatz to write Mr. James about preparation of ground and planting and insisting Mr. James can write Mr. Lambert for any extra information.
Date:
June 17, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to S. T. Hubbard, August 20, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to S. T. Hubbard discussing placing wires and teletypes between Galveston, Sugar Land, New York, and maybe Houston and asking about the government's estimates on the cotton crop.
Date:
August 20, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Maurice Epstein, February 28, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Maurice Epstein discussing payment option for Mr. Robert Hakim to obtain the moving picture rights on Norfleet.
Date:
February 28, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to B. R. Enquist, April 6, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to B. R. Enquist discussing Kempner not receiving an awning from the Brazos Metal Awning Company and Kempner insisting the company have someone phone Kempner so he can provide specifications on the awning he wants.
Date:
April 6, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson, January 17, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson discussing Kempner's appreciation for the Thompsons sending Kempner a telegram on his birthday and their friendship.
Date:
January 17, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Louis A. Seinsheimer, March 1, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Louis A. Seinsheimer discussing Kempner's son, I. H. Kempner, Jr., being made president of the Imperial Sugar Company and Harris Kempner relieving I. H. Kempner of most of his cotton export business duties.
Date:
March 1, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Rather to I. H. Kempner, September 18, 1948]
Letter from Mary Rather to I. H. Kempner discussing the happiness that Kempner had brought the Rather family for many years in Sugarland and the effect Kempner had on the life of Mr. Johnson.
Date:
September 18, 1948
Creator:
Rather, Mary
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mary Rather, September 22, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mary Rather informing Rather that he doesn't deserve all the credit Rather puts on him for the political results at Sugarland and the change in balloting came from Lyndon interrupting his campaign to attend a funeral.
Date:
September 22, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Miss J. Oliver, December 16, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Miss J. Oliver informing Oliver that Kempner has received the new Houston telephone directory and asking Oliver to give J. A. Phillips his congratulations on Phillip's new certified public accountant.
Date:
December 16, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Overton, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, January 19, 1948]
Letter from W. W. Overton, Jr. to I. H. Kempner informing Kempner that the car he wanted will be available in the next three weeks and that Bruton Orand will call as soon as one of the cars is available.
Date:
January 19, 1948
Creator:
Overton, W. W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Dickson to I. H. Kempner, April 22, 1948]
Letter from John Dickson to I. H. Kempner asking for information about Kempner's life and career so Kempner may be featured on the next edition of the Living Series Cyclopedia.
Date:
April 22, 1948
Creator:
Dickson, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to R. Lee Kempner, April 22, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Robert Lee Kempner discussing the cotton in Sugar Land, Texas being fine but explaining that the crops will need rain soon. Kempner follows by discussing a news clipping discussing purchasing cotton from Japan and explaining the current status of the closing of the TCI deal.
Date:
April 22, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner, Jr., to Isaac Herbert Kempner, May 6, 1948]
Inter-office letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner, Jr., to Isaac Herbert Kempner regarding the cost if the liquor which he bought for him. He paid a little less, so he mentions that this would serve as a reminder when he's in sugar land next time.
Date:
May 6, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, June 28, 1948]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing a Mexican cotton situation being settled, 800 acres at Sugar Land being sold for a low price and discussing Daniel Kempner's travels that included seeing an American graveyard in Luxemburg.
Date:
June 28, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, July 7, 1948]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner discussing Harris's fourth of July gathering and the illness that is currently spreading in his home but explaining that Ruth Kempner has mostly recovered. Harris also explains the current rate of hay bale sales in Sugarland.
Date:
July 7, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner, June 30, 1948]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing Harris being short on hay bales and a conversation Harris had with Jack Scatterty where Harris learned that funds will be provided to China to pay for cotton that was purchased. Harris continues by discussing the weather in his city and explaining his wife, Ruth Kempner, had a small fever.
Date:
June 30, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, August 26, 1948]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner discussing a letter from Daniel Kempner that explains that Daniel Kempner will be in New York on Monday and be staying at the Plaza Hotel. Kempner also discusses the raisin cost for crops in Sugar Land.
Date:
August 26, 1948
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Olive Oil]
Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Imperial Mercantile Co., including olive oil.
Date:
April 15, 1948
Creator:
Imperial Mercantile Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Sugar]
Invoice for items sold to Mr. D. W. Kempner by Imperial Mercantile Co., including sugar.
Date:
April 6, 1948
Creator:
Imperial Mercantile Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Sugars]
Invoice for items sold to Mr. D. W. Kempner by Imperial Mercantile Co., including powdered sugar and brown sugar.
Date:
April 6, 1948
Creator:
Imperial Mercantile Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Washer Connections]
Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Imperial Mercantile Co., including washer connections and a delivery charge.
Date:
April 8, 1948
Creator:
Imperial Mercantile Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from Imperial Mercantile Co.: March, 1948]
Invoice for items sold to Mr. D. W. Kempner by Imperial Mercantile Co., including water globes.
Date:
March 31, 1948
Creator:
Imperial Mercantile Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Automatic Washer]
Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Imperial Mercantile Co., including an automatic washer with a one year service guarantee.
Date:
March 31, 1948
Creator:
Imperial Mercantile Co.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History