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[Letter from Harvard Class of 1924, October 23, 1953]
Letter from J. Delafield DuBois with the Harvard Class of 1924 enclosing a questionnaire and requesting it promptly be returned and filled out in preparation for a class reunion.
Date:
October 23, 1953
Creator:
Harvard Class of 1924
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John C. Boyden to Harris L. Kempner, December 11, 1953]
Letter from John C. Boyden to Harris L. Kempner confirming consideration for Harris, Jr.'s admittance and requesting a letter be sent back giving more detail about Harris, Jr and his interests and activities along with a photo.
Date:
December 11, 1953
Creator:
Boyden, John C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. John Boyden, December 15, 1953 #1]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to John C. Boyden discussing Harris, Jr's skills at both school activities and in sports and Harris' relations to the parents of kids already enrolled in Deerfield Academy.
Date:
December 15, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Members of Harvard 1924, 1953]
Letter from Members of Harvard 1924 outlining two options for the 30th reunion next June, providing dates and plans for each reunion option, enclosing a questionnaire on the last page.
Date:
1953~
Creator:
Members of Harvard 1924
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Richard Kyle, June 29, 1959]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Richard Kyle mentioning why he's late in replying to his letter of May 7th, as he was in Orient and then had to take a quick trip to Washington. He mentions that he had dinner with Fred Gardner and that Shrub is entering his junior year at Harvard this Fall. And mentions that it's great pleasure to have some news from you and Nina and that him and Ruth are doing the same things they usually do.
Date:
June 29, 1959
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner Jr., November 1, 1951]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, Jr. discussing a football between two high schools and how the latter is doing in school.
Date:
November 1, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner Jr., December 4, 1954]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, Jr. discussing a football game between Stephen F. Austin High School and Ball High School, Stanley (Pat) Kempner's health, and Thanksgiving break.
Date:
December 4, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner and Joseph Swiff to Mr. & Mrs. Harris Kempner, January 15, 1953]
Letter from I. H. Kempner and Joseph Swiff to Harris L. and Ruth Alma Kempner discussing the first Jewish university and inviting the Kempners to dinner at a stop during George Alpert's speaking tour regarding the university.
Date:
January 15, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967 & Swiff, Joseph
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dean of Admissions at Harvard College, December 7, 1962]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dean of Admissions at Harvard College giving a reference to Mr. Harry Kreisler who applied for an admission at Harvard.
Date:
December 7, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry Kreisler to Sara Hall]
Letter from Harry Kreisler to Sara Hall discussing plans for after graduating from Brandeis university.
Date:
1967
Creator:
Kreisler, Harry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harvard Fund Class of 1924 Council, October 30, 1959]
Letter from Harvard Fund Class of 1924 Council discussing President Pusey's open letter about Harvard's future financial needs and the function of Harvard Fund. He explains why there's a need to increase the funds as they expanded Harvard. He also compares the class 0f 1924 class's contribution to the funds in other colleges and requests the classmate to double their contribution if they can afford to do so.
Date:
October 30, 1959
Creator:
Harvard Fund Council Class of 1924
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Shrub, April 8, 1960]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Shrub including the photostat of letter from Jose about his trip. So, Kempner urges Shrub to make a clear itinerary so he could visit and meet all the people he wanted to without missing out. He also mentioned that him and Ruth enjoyed talking to him on call, and also later Kempner found out that Dave Carroway has them in his morning broadcast, which was heard by the Governor of Florida.
Date:
April 8, 1960
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harvard Fund Class of 1924 Council, 31 October, 1960]
Letter from Harvard Fund Class of 1924 Council regarding the call for support for the life of college as received in President Pusey's Open letter. Emery mentions the amount the alumni contributed for the fund, and this year they hope to reach $2 million. He reminds the classmates about the President's letter again and that their fiscal year ends on June 30.
Date:
October 31, 1960
Creator:
Harvard Fund Council Class of 1924
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Shrub, April 29, 1960]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Shrub enclosing the address of Craven Hotel and the nature of his reservation in England which was made by Mr. A. F. Marley. He also mentions that he must not have written to MumMum and Muggins thanking them for the check they sent him and asks him to write them soon.Then he talks about Dr. Wilder Penfield, who gave the first 1960 Daniel W. Kempner lecture yesterday and mentions that Ruth will be back on Saturday.
Date:
April 29, 1960
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grace M. Gohmann to Mr. H. Kempner, August 23, 1949]
Letter from Grace M. Gohmann to H. Kempner discussing the price of a new case and asking if they should proceed, requesting a signature.
Date:
August 23, 1949
Creator:
Gohmann, Grace M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harrison Gardner to Harris L. Kempner, June 23, 1964]
Handwritten letter from Harrison Gardner to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for the recent letter and promising to pay him a visit soon.
Date:
June 23, 1964
Creator:
Gardner, Harrison
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John B. Truslow to Harris L. Kempner, July 1964]
Handwritten letter from John B. Truslow to Harris L. Kempner discussing a business deal he is struggling to complete and sharing some family news.
Date:
July 1964
Creator:
Truslow, John B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to A. Strzalkowska, April 7, 1952]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to A. Strzalkowska asking for clarification about cloth coupons and other details about a potential package for Strzalkowska's brother in Sopot, Poland.
Date:
April 7, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. E. Taylor to Harvard Trust Company, November 29, 1957]
Letter from T. E. Taylor to Harvard Trust Company attaching a check on New York in the amount of $500.00 for the account of Harris Leon Kempner, Jr. as per the stub that's attached.
Date:
November 29, 1957
Creator:
Taylor, T. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harvard Alumni Association, March 28, 1957]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harvard Alumni Association asking for the graduation and reunion dates this year.
Date:
March 28, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Deerfield Academy, January 17, 1957]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Deerfield Academy handing a check for tuition for Harris L. Kempner, Jr. for second half of the year and also check for $75.75 in payment of his bill according to the bill of January 1st.
Date:
January 17, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, Jr., May 28, 1957]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner, Jr. informing that graduation should be celebrated based on his talents and congratulates him.
Date:
May 28, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Donald Maclean, April 1, 1953]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Donald Maclean discussing Herbert Kempner's progress during his treatments in Boston and the possibility that Kempner will travel to Hawaii in July.
Date:
April 1, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Rhodes Shirtmaker, January 13, 1954]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Rhodes Shirtmaker informing that he can send them a sample shirt.
Date:
January 13, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History