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[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, December 15, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, December 15, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing his travels, including the different cities, tourist attractions, brief histories from some of the cities, and his interactions with Europeans
Date: December 15, 1898
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November, 6, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November, 6, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his brother Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing his travels in Europe, his interactions with Germans, and current events.
Date: November 6, 1898
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, August 29, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, August 29, 1948]

Letter to Cecile from her father about Harris and Ruth returning from their trip, world news and Palestine, and politics.
Date: August 29, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner]

Letter to Cecile from her father about the presidential election, government officials, and the war.
Date: 1944~
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 31, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 31, 1952]

Letter to Cecile from her father about family matters, investment bonds, the taxes on the bonds, international relations, and Texas primaries.
Date: May 31, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 18, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 18, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about politics, the war, and personal matters.
Date: March 18, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, April 29, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, April 29, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father anticipating the end of the war.
Date: April 29, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol, April 15, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol, April 15, 1958]

Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Andre Poujol asking him several questions regarding driving her in Europe.
Date: April 15, 1958
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release: Upward Trend in Steel Imports Interrupted in August: Exports Drop to New Low] (open access)

[Press Release: Upward Trend in Steel Imports Interrupted in August: Exports Drop to New Low]

Press release from the United States Department of Commerce discussing steel imports for the month of August 1959, along with historic trends for the past two years, including data in tables.
Date: October 2, 1959
Creator: United States. Business and Defense Services Administration
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, September 24, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, September 24, 1956]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing total losses from the Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Co., fees from The Bertig Company, bales ginned from Plantersville, storage updates from Liberty Press in New Orleans and Blackshear's upcoming departure for a wedding in Greenville, along with information regarding total cotton bale stock.
Date: September 24, 1956
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Dr. Alex Lifschütz, January 12, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Dr. Alex Lifschütz, January 12, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Dr. Alex Lifschütz informing him of his plans to travel to Europe for his health and expressing a desire to see him while he is there.
Date: January 12, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Visitors Entertained in 1960 (open access)

Visitors Entertained in 1960

Document listing the names, geographical or business affiliation, and dates of visitors entertained by a member of the Kempner family.
Date: 1960~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Expenses - D.W.K.] (open access)

[Expenses - D.W.K.]

List of expenses related to D. W. Kempner's 1948 European trip incurred between January 3 and September 7, 1948.
Date: September 7, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne, August 22, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne, August 22, 1956]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne discussing a change to D. W. Kempner's travel itinerary.
Date: August 22, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
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 D. W. Kempner to Sam Litvin, May 7, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Sam Litvin, May 7, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Sam Litvin providing an update on European travel plans and suggesting an inquiry about visas.
Date: May 7, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Mrs. D. W. Kempner, April 8, 1958] (open access)

[Telegram from Mrs. D. W. Kempner, April 8, 1958]

Telegram sent by Jeane Kempner asking the recipient to meet her in Paris at the Ritz Hotel for six weeks of service.
Date: April 8, 1958, 2:58 p.m.
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
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 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
[Travel Itinerary for Ceclie Kempner, April/May 1960] (open access)

[Travel Itinerary for Ceclie Kempner, April/May 1960]

Chart listing a European travel itinerary for Ceclie Kempner listing the dates, method of travel, lodging, and length of stay in each location.
Date: April 22, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Litvin to Daniel W. Kempner, May 18, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Litvin to Daniel W. Kempner, May 18, 1956]

Handwritten letter from Sam Litvin to Daniel W. Kempner discussing visas for their upcoming trip in Europe.
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: Litvin, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cash Disbursments (open access)

Cash Disbursments

Documents detailing financial expenses related to a European Trip in 1956, including a listing of cash disbursements and the dates and charges for stays a various hotels during the trip. Also noted are discrepancies and outstanding charges.
Date: 1956~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vacations (open access)

Vacations

Pages listing dates and duties for various individuals employed by D. W. Kempner during a 1955 European trip. Also included are itineraries for D. W. Kempner and Jeane B. Kempner along with contact information and addresses for both while traveling. Another page lists the definition of "medical care" according to Section 23 (x) of the 1939 Code.
Date: {1953,1955}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Judge John H. Tucker, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, February 21, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Judge John H. Tucker, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, February 21, 1956]

Letter from Judge John H. Tucker, Jr., to D. W. Kempner discussing summer travel plans.
Date: February 21, 1956
Creator: Tucker, John H., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History