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[Bill from Ritz-Carlton Hotel, October 1949]
Invoice for items sold to Mrs. D. W. Kempner by Ritz-Carlton Hotel, including restaurant, phone, room and valet services.
Date:
October 15, 1949
Creator:
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill from Ritz-Carlton Hotel, October 1949, #2]
Invoice for items sold to Mrs. D. W. Kempner by Ritz-Carlton Hotel, including restaurant, phone, room and valet services.
Date:
{1949-10-15,1949-10-18}
Creator:
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for B. Kaye of Liberty Music Shops]
Business card for B. Kaye from Liberty Music Shops in New York City.
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Liberty Music Shops
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for Carlin Comforts, Inc. at Saks Fifth Avenue]
Business card for Carlin Comforts, Inc. at Saks Fifth Avenue. Doris McGay's name is handwritten on the card.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Carlin Comforts, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for James B. King]
Business card for James B. King at "John Forsythe, Shirtmakers & Haberdashers" located on Madison Avenue in New York, with a telephone number in the lower-right corner. Handwritten notes have been added on the back.
Date:
1949~
Creator:
John Forsythe
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Miss Nancy Brown]
Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Miss Nancy Brown, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces include "Ballet Figure" seated, and "Standing Nude Female Figure".
Date:
1949-09/1968-05
Creator:
Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Amon Carter]
Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Amon Carter, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: "Bust of Mr. A. Carter", "Will Rogers Head" (6 copies; mounted on marble bases with name plates), "Will Rogers Head" (Mounted to verde antique marble base), "Remington" (repaired), "Small Head of Sid Richardson" (30 copies), "Head of Will Rogers" (Verde antique marble base), "Coming Trough the Rye" (2 copies, clean, repair), "Standing Figure with Flute" (2 copies, 8" base)
Date:
1949-10-21/1963-04-01
Creator:
Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. James Lippitt Clark]
Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. James Clark Lippitt, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: "African Buffalo" (2 copies; 16" x 13" x 13"), "Reclining Lioness" (2 copies; 26"), "Elephant" (2 copies; 16" x 13"), "African Head Relief" (9" x 6"), "Charging Rhino" (2 copies; 18" x 9" x 6"), "African Buffalo", "Plaque" (Mambetu), "African Dinka", "Plaque", "Relief" (African Natives; 2 copies), "Mountain Goat" (11"), "African Head" (4 copies), "Rhino" (2 copies; repatine), "Dog" (35" x 41" x 18"), "Ovis Poli Sheep" (17" x 17" x 6"), "Dog" (King Buck; 2 copies; 9.5" x 11"), "King Buck" (8 copies), "Small King Buck" (2 copies), "Ibex" (2 copies; 1 bronze cast, 1 plaster cast; 12" x 8"; repatine), "Kodiak Bear" (7 copies; 6 bronze casts, 1 plaster cast; 12"), "Rhino" (repair; repatine), "Kodiak Bear" (4 copies), "Ovis Poli" (17" x 17" x 6"), "Kodiak" (2 copies), and "Antelope" (repair; repatine).
Date:
1949-02/1959-07
Creator:
Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mrs. Gordon E. Chandler]
Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. Gordon E. Chandler, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This work order includes numerous bronze cast busts of various individuals such as Charles Coburn, Justice Harlan Stone, Michael, etc.
Date:
1949-05/1956-09
Creator:
Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Cigarettes: All Popular Brands"]
Clipping of an advertisement for cigarettes by Swanky Sales in Wilmington, Delaware and puzzles published in the New York Herald Tribune.
Date:
1949-03-20?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Monty Woolley recommends Lanson Champagne - the holiday drink]
Clipping describing festive cocktails, specifically Lanson Champagne, recommended by Monty Woolley.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Monty Woolley recommends Merito Rum at holiday time]
Clipping describing festive alcohol, specifically Merito Rum, recommended by Monty Woolley.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Monty Woolley recommends Monnet Cognac for Christmas]
Clipping describing festive cocktails, specifically Monnet Anniversaire Cognac, recommended by Monty Woolley.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You]
Clipping from Bernard Geis describing a company to help find hotels that allow pet entry for travelers.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Geis, Bernard
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coat Dress
Coat dress of navy silk faille with padded hips. Notched collar; single button closure. Long sleeves with vertical pleat across back shoulder to each sleeve hem. Lower mid-length skirt. Two crescent shaped pieces of fabric at hips with faux pocket detail gives the appearance of a separate jacket. Designer's label on inner right waist side seam: "Christian Dior/ New York/ Original" Tag above designer's label: "Fall 1949" Retailer's label on back of neck: "Neiman-Marcus/ Dallas" Belt of matching navy leather. Stamped on back of belt: "10 Christian Dior / New York"
Date:
1949
Creator:
Dior, Christian
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cocktail Dress
A) Cocktail dress of blue silk satin. Sleeveless with spaghetti straps of same. Set-in waist which scallops at bottom hem and attaches to panels of full skirt. Tea length. Left side zipper with hook & eye. Skirt lined in black tulle. Combined retailer/designer label at inside left seam near hem: "Neiman-Marcus dallas / Traina-Norell" B) Belt of same with rectangular, self covered buckle. 1/2 inch wide.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Copy of Letter from David H. Nathan to Miss Sprung, October 21, 1949]
Letter from David H. Nathan to Miss Sprung discussing about a specific case. He clarifies that Miss Block replied that Mr. Kempner will not help the case however they will cooperate by taking in this couple under Galveston quota arrangement. He also requests to change his name to David instead of Daniel Nathan as it is causing delays in receiving telegrams.
Date:
October 21, 1949
Creator:
Sprung
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of letter from Herbert Hoover to J. D. Sandefer, Jr. - September 17, 1949]
A copy of letter written to Mr. J. D. Sandefer, Jr., Breckenridge, Texas from Herbert Hoover, The Waldorf-Astoria Towers, New York 22, New York dated September 17, 1949. Hoover declines the invitation due to commitments that was received from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to attend and be placed on the program for the dedication of the Sandefer building at Hardin-Simmons University. A note handwritten by Jake Sandefer expresses appreciation to T. N. Carswell for the idea to invite Hoover.
Date:
September 17, 1949
Creator:
Hoover, Herbert Clark (1874-1964)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Frank C. Strang, August 4, 1949]
Copy of Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Frank C. Strang describing her loss of two antique Italian carved wooden chairs that belonged to her grandmother. She mentions that despite searching her storeroom and the move's storage, the chairs were not found, leading her to file an insurance claim.
Date:
August 4, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Mary Jean
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Frank C. Strang, August 4, 1949]
Copy of Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Frank C. Strang describing her loss of two antique Italian carved wooden chairs that belonged to her grandmother. She mentions that despite searching her storeroom and the move's storage, the chairs were not found, leading her to file an insurance claim.
Date:
August 4, 1949
Creator:
Kempner, Mary Jean
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Day dress
Sweater dress of maroon colored ribbed jersey wool.
Date:
Autumn 1949
Creator:
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dress
Rust brown blue and black plaisley print wool crepe dress with attached belt/sash.
Date:
1949/1950
Creator:
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dress
A) Afternoon or tea/garden party dress of white organdy cotton with three rows of alençon lace separated by two rows of pin tucks. Natural waist gathers at attached cummerbund style belt/sash of pink satin. Full length; scooped, bound neckline. Short puffed sleeves are elasticized at the shoulders. Left side zipper closure. Bodice lined in ivory silk crepe; skirt unlined. Embroidered label at zipper: "Ann" B) Separate petticoat of matching organdy cotton lined in ivory silk crepe. Closure of two hook & eyes on white grosgrain waistband and two snaps on crepe lining. Designer/retailer label at center back seam of lining: "Neiman-Marcus dallas / Traina-Norell"
Date:
1949
Creator:
Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dress
Black wool crepe beaded cocktail dress. Short sleeved, straight skirt. Brown bugle beads and sequins hand-sewn all over. Brown taffeta sash.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Rosenstein, Nettie
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library