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[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Allen Shivers, April 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Allen Shivers, April 8, 1949]

Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Allen Shivers thanking Shivers for a resolution passed by the Texas Senate regarding a visit by a Senate delegation to the Medical Branch on March 25, 1949. The letter states that the purpose of the visit was to show the Senators the potential of the Medical Branch. It mentions that the Medical Branch has a high national reputation and that funding should not be cut. The letter concludes by inviting Shivers to visit the Medical Branch again.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Leake, Chauncey D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. R. Johnson to Rogers Kelly, April 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from L. R. Johnson to Rogers Kelly, April 8, 1949]

Letter from L. R. Johnson to Rogers Kelly requesting Senator Kelly's support for increased funding for the Medical School of the University of Texas at Galveston. Dr. Johnson argues that the school has a very good reputation but needs more money to retain talented faculty and attract more students. He argues that an additional $150,000 per year would allow the school to admit 40% more students, specifically mentioning a need for more doctors in rural areas of Texas.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Johnson, L. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. G. Tompkins to David Leavell , April 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from J. G. Tompkins to David Leavell , April 8, 1949]

Letter from J. G. Tompkins to David Leavell referring to a meeting about the financing of the Students Union Building at the Texas Medical School in Galveston. The recommendation from the meeting was to issue a bond to finance the project. However, legal counsel advised that this may not be legal. The letter suggests that a bill be passed by the Texas Legislature to allow for this type of financing.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Tompkins, J. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Y. Cartwright, Jr. to Isaac H. Kempner, January 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from H. Y. Cartwright, Jr. to Isaac H. Kempner, January 8, 1949]

Letter from H. Y. Cartwright, Jr. to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the Chamber of Commerce's request for $1500-$2000 to be appropriated out of the city's budget for the University of Texas Medical College.
Date: January 8, 1949
Creator: Cartwright, H. Y., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. S. Holliday to Isaac Herbert Kempner, March 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from E. S. Holliday to Isaac Herbert Kempner, March 8, 1949]

Letter from E. S. Holliday to Isaac Herbert Kempner attaching a list of the contributors to the Medical College Fund and mentions that it doesn't include the appropriation made by the Chamber.
Date: March 8, 1949
Creator: Holliday, E. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Sonia Findlay to I. H. Kempner, March 8, 1949] (open access)

[Telegram from Sonia Findlay to I. H. Kempner, March 8, 1949]

Telegram sent by Sonia Findlay to I. H. Kempner asking to advise Chamber of Commerce Medical Committee inquire into the absence of dental information.
Date: March 8, 1949
Creator: Findlay, Sonia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to David H. Nathan, December 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to David H. Nathan, December 8, 1949]

Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to David H. Nathan thanking Mr. Nathan for his $100 contribution to the Student Union Building program at Medical Branch. Leake writes that Nathan’s confidence in Medical Branch's activities is “very heartening.” He also mentions Mr. Nathan’s interest in a student union building, which he says is “characteristic of your understanding of what a modern medical training institution should be.”
Date: December 8, 1949
Creator: Leake, Chauncey D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. D. Schanz to I. H. Kempner, March 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from E. D. Schanz to I. H. Kempner, March 8, 1949]

Letter from E. D. Schanz to I. H. Kempner requesting for Kempner to send a tuxedo suit so that it can be repaired and shipped back within a month's time.
Date: March 8, 1949
Creator: Schanz, E. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Olga Wooten to I. H. Kempner, April 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Olga Wooten to I. H. Kempner, April 8, 1949]

Letter from Olga Wooten to I. H. Kempner apologizing for not replying to a letter previously sent by Kempner. Wooten explains that his letter was forwarded to the Wall Street Journal's New York office so that they can provide more information on the status of his subscription.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Wooten, Olga
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to R. B. Wilkens, Jr., April 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to R. B. Wilkens, Jr., April 8, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to R. B. Wilkens, Jr. expressing condolences at the passing of his mother, Olga Lange Wilkens, and letting him know that he and Henrietta Leonora Kempner have made a contribution to the Red Cross in her name.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson, November 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson, November 8, 1949]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson congratulating the pair on their upcoming anniversary.
Date: November 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry W. Haynes to I. H. Kempner, April 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Henry W. Haynes to I. H. Kempner, April 8, 1949]

Letter from Henry W. Haynes to I. H. Kempner, providing Kempner with more information on the availability on a specific lodging that was requested by Kempner in a previous letter.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Haynes, Henry W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Wilbur Strong, March 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Wilbur Strong, March 8, 1949]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Wilbur Strong handing a copy of the letter from judge Reddell to his chauffeur and copy of his reply to him. So, Kempner requests Strong to consult the judge and try to adjust the matter.
Date: March 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Santa Fe Ticket Office, April 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Santa Fe Ticket Office, April 8, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to the Santa Fe Ticket Office requesting reservations from Chicago to Galveston on the Texas Chief for Friday, May 6th.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. H. Simon to Mr. I. H. Kempner, July 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from C. H. Simon to Mr. I. H. Kempner, July 8, 1949]

Letter from C. H. Simon to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing the logistics of a driver for a proposed trip from Rome to Lake Placid.
Date: July 8, 1949
Creator: Simon, C. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to the Southern Union Gas Company, September 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to the Southern Union Gas Company, September 8, 1949]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to the Southern Union Gas Company discussing a possible error in his gas bill.
Date: September 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Judge G. P. Reddell, March 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Judge G. P. Reddell, March 8, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Judge G. P. Reddell discussing the legal complaint against Kempner's chauffeur Mack James Lewis, Jr., asking that he not need to appear in court on account of innocence and a previous statement by Wilbur Strong that nothing more need be done.
Date: March 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pittman and Davis to I. H. Kempner, January 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Pittman and Davis to I. H. Kempner, January 8, 1949]

Letter from Pittman and Davis to I. H. Kempner explaining that they sent his two AP cartons on the 30th. They also sent an acknowledgement that may have miscarried.
Date: January 8, 1949
Creator: Pittman and Davis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jay A. Phillips to Isaac H. Kempner, November 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Jay A. Phillips to Isaac H. Kempner, November 8, 1949]

Letter from Jay A. Phillips to Isaac H. Kempner thanking him for his letter.
Date: November 8, 1949
Creator: Phillips, Jay A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Raymond Stewart, December 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Raymond Stewart, December 8, 1949]

Letter I. H. Kempner to Mr. Raymond Stewart discussing a piece of mail that was returned to sender for an incomplete address.
Date: December 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Oakleigh L. Thorne, April 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Oakleigh L. Thorne, April 8, 1949]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Oakleigh L. Thorne discussing about Shrub's interest in watching one of the baseball games and requesting to with go with him or get two tickets to the match.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Oakleigh L. Thorne, April 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Oakleigh L. Thorne, April 8, 1949]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. Oakleigh L. Thorne informing about enclosing information on electric floor polisher and requesting to send the cancelled check from Pittman & Davis.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bryan F. Williams to D. W. Kempner, December 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Bryan F. Williams to D. W. Kempner, December 8, 1949]

Letter from Bryan F. Williams to D. W. Kempner requesting for signatures of multiple family members and the bank for cancelling the trust in the name of Mary Jean.
Date: December 8, 1949
Creator: Williams, Bryan F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Russel H. Markwell, April 8, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Russel H. Markwell, April 8, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Russel H. Markwell expressing condolences and letting him know that he has sent the Red Cross a donation in memory of his mother.
Date: April 8, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History