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[Information Sheet Regarding Travel to Vienna by Overland Route] (open access)

[Information Sheet Regarding Travel to Vienna by Overland Route]

Notice from the Allied High Commission's Permit Office for Germany. It informs where certain groups should enter Vienna "by the overland route": "U. S. and French nationals" via one bridge and "British and Commonwealth citizens" via another. The notice warns that non-compliance will cause inconvenience and delay to those involved.
Date: October 31, 1949
Creator: Allied High Commission. Permit Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Baumgartner to Continental-American Travel, July 9, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from H. Baumgartner to Continental-American Travel, July 9, 1956]

Letter from H. Baumgartner to Continental-American Travel discussing the reservation of two rooms at the Grandhotel Am See for the Kempner family.
Date: July 9, 1956
Creator: Baumgartner, H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Baumgartner to Continental-American Travel, June 30, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from H. Baumgartner to Continental-American Travel, June 30, 1956]

Letter from H. Baumgartner to Continental-American Travel discussing the price and reservation of two rooms at the Grandhotel Am See for Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kempner and Miss Gladys Kempner while mentioning a private sitting room is unavailable.
Date: June 30, 1956
Creator: Baumgartner, H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Mr. D. W. Kempner, August 20, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Mr. D. W. Kempner, August 20, 1956]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing general points of interest, such as losses amounted by the Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Co., total amount of stock and sale for cotton bales, work being done on the Prudential building, Blackshear's upcoming trip to Paragould and communications with Bill Gatz regarding the heat and lack of rain.
Date: August 20, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members, April 26, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members, April 26, 1963]

Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members regarding the next meeting that is going to happen on May 8, 1963 with the speaker, Dr. Wilfried Platzer. He also provides a little information on what to expect from the meeting and requests members to indicated whether hey can attend or not on the enclosed card.
Date: April 26, 1963
Creator: Booth, Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kurt Brenner to D. W. Kempner, June 4, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Kurt Brenner to D. W. Kempner, June 4, 1955]

Letter from Kurt Brenner to D. W. Kempner discussing the availability of room accommodations for his stay at the Brenners Park Hotel on September 2nd or 3rd while recommending a doctor specialized in the cure of arthritis and some of the best hotels in Austria.
Date: June 4, 1955
Creator: Brenner, Kurt
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe to Continental-American Travel Inc., June 12, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe to Continental-American Travel Inc., June 12, 1956]

Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe in Badgastien, Austria, to Continental-American Travel Inc. confirming receipt of deposit and confirming a room reservation for Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kempner and Miss Gladys Kempner from August 31 to September 3, 1956.
Date: June 13, 1956
Creator: Grand Hotel De L'Europe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe to Continental-American Travel Inc., May 26, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe to Continental-American Travel Inc., May 26, 1956]

Letter from Grand Hotel De L'Europe in Badgastien, Austria, to Continental-American Travel Inc. offering a reservation at the hotel for Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kempner and Miss Gladys Kempner from August 31 to September 3, 1956.
Date: May 26, 1956
Creator: Grand Hotel De L'Europe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gilbert Grosvenor to Mrs. I. H. Kempner, October 8, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Gilbert Grosvenor to Mrs. I. H. Kempner, October 8, 1951]

Letter from Gilbert Grosvenor to Mrs. I. H. Kempner discussing the delivery of articles on Austria and Hungary to Mrs. Kempner's granddaughter.
Date: October 8, 1951
Creator: Grosvenor, Gilbert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Guth to D. W. Kempner, April 23, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Guth to D. W. Kempner, April 23, 1956]

Letter from Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency to D. W. Kempner discussing changes to reservations made for travel on the Liberte and enclosing a full European itinerary from Paris to Vienna to Baden-Baden for D. W. and Jeane Kempner for August and September.
Date: April 23, 1956
Creator: Guth, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner, April 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner, April 19, 1957]

Letter from Lee Guth to Mrs. D. W. Kempner discussing changes to Kempner's travel itinerary for her summer trip to Europe where she will stay in France, Italy, and Switzerland, asking for approval of the plans to begin making reservations while mentioning documents needed for Kempner to have a chauffeur on her trip.
Date: April 19, 1957
Creator: Guth, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hotel Sacher to D. W. Kempner, March 4, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Hotel Sacher to D. W. Kempner, March 4, 1956]

Letter from Hotel Sacher to D. W. Kempner discussing their ability to provide Kempner's desired accommodations of two double rooms with bath and one salon while detailing the daily rates of the suites.
Date: March 4, 1956
Creator: Hotel Sacher
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hotel Sacher to Mrs. D. W. Kempner, March 1, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from Hotel Sacher to Mrs. D. W. Kempner, March 1, 1958]

Letter from Hotel Sacher to Mrs. D. W. Kempner discussing their sympathies over the passing of D. W. Kempner while mentioning the accommodations and daily rates they will be able to provide Mrs. Kempner for her trip to Vienna, Austria.
Date: March 1, 1958
Creator: Hotel Sacher
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from International Rescue Committee to Mr. and Mrs. Harris L. Kempner, November 1, 1956] (open access)

[Telegram from International Rescue Committee to Mr. and Mrs. Harris L. Kempner, November 1, 1956]

Telegram sent by International Rescue Committee regarding the humanitarian situation in Hungary due to the war and requesting immediate donations for supplies.
Date: November 1, 1956
Creator: International Rescue Committee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Lee Guth, April 11, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Lee Guth, April 11, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency, New York, discussing Kempner's desired itinerary for a motor trip through Central Europe from Paris to Vienna to Baden-Baden including suggestions of possible stops and hotels along the route.
Date: April 11, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mr. Oakleigh L. Thorne, June 3, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mr. Oakleigh L. Thorne, June 3, 1949]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mr. Oakleigh L. Thorne discussing about colonizing some Texas farm lands and requesting for information about New York organizations handling displaced persons of other countries.
Date: June 3, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, July 13, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, July 13, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston explaining that neither him nor Dan had persuaded Gladys to give up her trip with Mrs. Weston. Mr. Kempner mentions that Gladys is a woman in her sixties and can make up her own mind.
Date: July 13, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Sachers Hotel, February 27, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Sachers Hotel, February 27, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Sachers Hotel requesting their nicest suites for his summer trip to Vienna, Austria where he will be traveling with his wife, Jeane B. Kempner, and sister, Gladys Kempner.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson, January 20, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson, January 20, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson discussing. updating his and his wife, Jeane Kempner's passports.
Date: January 20, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Continental-American Travel, Inc., April 2, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Continental-American Travel, Inc., April 2, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Continental-American Travel, Inc. requesting an itinerary for an automobile trip from Baden-Baden to Vienna at the end of September 1956.
Date: April 2, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, February 27, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, February 27, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency, New York, requesting the name of the "very best Hotel" in Vienna for an upcoming trip to Europe and suggesting the name of two hotels.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, July 13, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, July 13, 1956]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Lee Guth of the Continental American Travel Agency, New York, confirming receipt of an itinerary dated July 10 for a trip to Europe and asking for final confirmation on the rooms at two hotels.
Date: July 13, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, May 7, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, May 7, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth discussing changes to a proposed itinerary for a trip to Europe in the summer and fall of 1956.
Date: May 7, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, May 18, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth, May 18, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lee Guth of the Continental-American Travel, Inc., New York, regarding the details of a corrected itinerary for a trip to Europe dated May 16th.
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History