Collection
Serial/Series Title
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
51,279
Kempner Family Papers and Business Records (MS 86-0008)
1,082
Business Papers (MS 80-0003)
363
Imperial Sugar Company Estimated Daily Cash Balance
131
Galveston Water Works Monthly Statement
85
Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Co. Statements
82
Imperial Sugar Company Actual and Projected Operations
74
Imperial Sugar Company Sugar Stock and Sales Report
66
Lurie's Weekly Report
45
Southern Union Gas Company Monthly Statement
32
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[Pittman & Davis Tree Ripened Citrus Fruits]
Pamphlet describing citrus fruit being shipped from Texas by Pittman & Davis. The products are described in terms of the size of the crate they'll be shipped in. The shipping prices and taxes are listed.
Date:
November 1, 1952
Creator:
Pittman & Davis
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Remington Rand, Inc. Electric Shaver Division]
Letter from Remington Rand, Inc. detailing what parts are needed to repair the shaver sent in by the customer, D. W. Kempner. A handwritten note, offering the purchase of other shavers, is written on the back.
Date:
July 1, 1952
Creator:
Remington Rand
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The New, Free-Flowing, Money-Saving, Armour Pebble Fertilizer]
Pamphlet describing Armour Fertilizers, specifically the new Pebble Fertilizer, which is only available in limited quantities. Price lists for fertilizers are included.
Date:
September 9, 1952
Creator:
Armour Fertilizer
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Your 1953 Aggie Team]
Pamphlet describing the players on the 1953 football team for Texas A&M. Some of the home games are described, discussing the rivalry with the opposing teams. Priority groups for ticket holders in the new stadium are listed, along with the schedule of games for the 1953 season.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Texas A & M University
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Selection And Training Of Volunteers In Child Care]
Pamphlet describing training for volunteers in child-care positions. The pamphlet covers training responsibilities and the selection of volunteers. It includes planning topics to help volunteers learn about children and how they learn and grow best. It also discusses volunteer placement and scheduling.
Date:
1943
Creator:
U. S. Department of Labor Children's Bureau
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A suggested 6-point program for consumer study]
Pamphlet discussing the adjustment from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy and the implications for the family. The pamphlet lays out six points for consumers to analyze for themselves: budgets for spending and saving, intelligent buying, standardization of consumer goods, grading and labeling, consumer credit, consumer services of government agencies.
Date:
March 31, 1945
Creator:
War Food Administration
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parcel Receipt from Lykes Bros Steamship Co. Inc., May 3, 1948]
Parcel receipt from Lykes Bros Steamship Co. Inc. for various food items and cigarettes shipped to Havre, France. The items were from H. Kempner and sent to D. W. Kempner.
Date:
May 3, 1948
Creator:
Lykes Bros Steamship Company Incorporated
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pens of the People]
Clipping by W. N. Stowe describing a street in Galveston that has been greatly improved and should be cared for. Stowe suggest an ordinance to prohibit parking on this street.
Date:
January 28, 1948
Creator:
Stowe, W. N.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Traffic Bottleknecks]
Clipping from Pens of the People describing parking issues on roadways to as to make room for cars that are driving. Riley believes this would at least temporarily alleviate the bottleneck issues.
Date:
January 28, 1948
Creator:
Riley, William Jr.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Plant More Trees]
Clipping from Pens of the People describing disapproval for the proposal to remove the esplanades and trees from Galveston highways.
Date:
January 27, 1948
Creator:
Boddeker, Louis E.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Drastic Expedient]
Clipping describing traffic issues. The author posits that operations by motorists should be guided by a control plan drafted by a traffic engineer. Complaints about the esplanades are also discussed.
Date:
January 28, 1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[About Blue Cross and Blue Shield]
Pamphlet describing Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance. The pamphlet discusses their coverage, and the benefits they paid in 1951. Membership growth and two new directors of the company are listed. Blue Cross Blue Shield's total assets are listed, along with a message from the president, Dr. E. H. Cary discussing the pamphlet and upcoming goals.
Date:
May 1952
Creator:
Blue Cros and Blue Shield
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to the Railway Express Agency, December 7, 1955]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to R. L. Hayes of the Railway Express Agency, discussing a damaged shipment claim.
Date:
December 7, 1955
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Railway Express Co., November 28, 1955]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Railway Express Co. discussing a damaged shipment of snapdragon plants.
Date:
November 28, 1955
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for an Advance Subscription Order, November 29, 1955]
Invoice for an advance subscription order for a copy of The Southern Social Register at $10, the order was made by D. W. Kempner.
Date:
November 29, 1955
Creator:
The Southern Social Register
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for a Bank Deposit, June 24, 1954]
Receipt for a $5000 deposit through United States National Bank, Galveston, Texas.
Date:
June 24, 1954
Creator:
United States National Bank
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Emergency Drive Eyed]
Clipping describing an emergency fund drive for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Also discussed are funds needed for polio vaccine trials.
Date:
June 25, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Burpee Co. Bulb Catalog: 1954, Wholesale]
Pamphlet listing wholesale prices for imported Dutch bulbs to grow several varieties of flowers, including tulips, daffodils, and lilies.
Date:
May 15, 1954
Creator:
W. Atlee Burpee Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Good Commercial Varieties and Quantities for the Commercial Trade]
Pamphlet describing flower bulbs for sale by the Regal Bulb Company. The delivery availability is also listed. The prices are listed for each type of flower sold.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Regal Bulb Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Edgar L. Kline Lily Bulbs and Seed]
Pamphlet discussing lily bulbs and seed sold by Edgar L. Kline. Descriptions of the flowers are listed, along with the flowers' sizes, price, and delivery date. An order form is included with the pamphlet.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Kline, Edgar L.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Engineers Slate Posthumous Honor For Harry Wiess]
Clipping describing the Charles F. Rand Medal of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers to be awarded to Harry Carothers Wiess.
Date:
February 10, 1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Cecile Kempner, June 17, 1944]
Letter to Cecile Kempner discussing a tax refund check from the State of New York.
Date:
June 17, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile B. Kempner, May 18, 1944]
Letter, using Western Union, from I. H. Kempner to Cecile B. Kempner discussing prominent community members in Galveston, San Antonio, and Beaumont.
Date:
May 18, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Cecile Kempner, May 17, 1944]
Letter to Cecile Kempner discussing Kempner 1944 taxes and the writer's travel plans to Washington D. C. and New York in June, 1944.
Date:
May 17, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History