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[Clipping: Sugar Mill Started Production in 1843]
Clipping describing the Imperial Sugar Refinery in Houston and the history of Sugarland.
Date:
August 15, 1954
Creator:
The Houston Post
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert LeFevre to Mr. Isaac H. Kempner, August 27, 1954]
Letter from Robert LeFevre to Mr. Isaac H. Kempner discussing and asking for donations to the United States Day Committee.
Date:
August 27, 1954
Creator:
LeFevre, Robert
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to the Hotel St. Regis, August 12, 1954]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to the Hotel St. Regis informing them that I. H. Kempner won't be able to respond to their bill until he returns to Galveston.
Date:
August 12, 1954
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dorothy Mitchell to I. H. Kempner, August 2, 1954]
Letter from Dorothy Mitchell to I. H. Kempner explaining that Mr. Sharp has returned to the city. Kempner requested to be notified so that he may thank him for letting Kempner use his plane to fly to Dallas.
Date:
August 2, 1954
Creator:
Mitchell, Dorothy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Eleanor Walker to I. H. Kempner, August 30, 1954]
Letter from Mrs. Eleanor Walker to I. H. Kempner requesting a re-examination of family income for a tenant at Palm Terrace who is employed by Kempner. Kempner must fill in the blanks and return the letter to Palm Terrace as soon as possible.
Date:
August 30, 1954
Creator:
Walker, Eleanor
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lincoln Memorial University to I. H. Kempner, August 25, 1954]
Letter from Robert Kincaid of Lincoln Memorial University to I. H. Kempner discussing the many great aspects of Abrahma Lincoln, and the university named in his honor. Mr. Kincaid urges Mr. Kemper to send a goodwill gift after reading through an enclosed leaflet.
Date:
August 25, 1954
Creator:
Lincoln Memorial University
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, August 4, 1954]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company returning their policies for the account of Mrs. I. H. Kempner from September 4, 1954 to September 4, 1955. And mentions that they understands that she wanted to keep this insurance in Galveston.
Date:
August 4, 1954
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Liberty Mutual to I. H. Kempner, August 3, 1954]
Letter from Liberty Mutual Insurance to I. H. Kempner discussing the renewal of Mrs. Kempner's auto insurance for her 1949 De Soto from Sep. 1954 to Sep. 1955.
Date:
August 3, 1954
Creator:
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, August 5, 1954]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing having Bryan Williams file a suit against the Prudential Insurance Company, the purchase of cotton and he accounts of the Major Oil and Gas Company.
Date:
August 5, 1954
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from I. H. Kempner to A. H. Blackshear, Jr. and D. W. Kempner, August 4, 1954]
Letters from I. H. Kempner to A. H. Blackshear, Jr. and Daniel W. Kempner. The letters between I. H. Kempner to A. H. Blackshear discuss affidavits, bank loans and cotton orders. I. H. Kempner's correspondence with D. W. Kempner is about buying bonds, buying property and requesting he pass along his letter to A. H. Blackshear, Jr.
Date:
August 4, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to John R. Platt, August 6, 1954]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to John R. Platt enclosing applications for ballots for the account of I. H. Kempner and Henrietta B. Kempner.
Date:
August 6, 1954
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Lee Kempner to I. H. Kempner, August 9, 1954]
Letter from R. L. Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing a letter from Allan Shivers, Pan American-Mexican Sulphur stocks, legal proceedings around the Moody will, cotton production and an account held in the First national Bank.
Date:
August 9, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Robert Lee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between A. H. Blackshear, Jr. and I. H. Kempner, August 12, 1954]
Correspondence between A. H. Blackshear, Jr. and I. H. Kempner discussing the National City Bank of New York, the settling of B. G. West without filing a suit, property deeds, cotton ginning and money borrowing.
Date:
August 12, 1954
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between A. H. Blackshear, Jr. To I. H. Kempner, August 7, 1954]
Correspondence between A. H. Blackshear and I. H. Kempner discussing the acquisition of deeds for tracts of land and holding off on paying Mr. Kempner's hotel bill until his return.
Date:
August 10, 1954
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner, August 9, 1954]
Letter from Harris l. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner discussing a letter he received from Witter & Pearson and requesting his father's input on the matter.
Date:
August 9, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Isaac Herbert Kempner, August 16, 1954]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Isaac Herbert Kempner enclosing a copy of the letter he received from George Scott and his reply to it.
Date:
August 16, 1954
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Correspondence A. H. Black, Jr. And I. H. Kempner, August 12, 1954]
Correspondence between A. H. Blackshear and I. H. Kempner discussing affidavits for land purchased in Louisiana and the request for payment information per acre to be reviewed.
Date:
August 12, 1954
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, August 11, 1954]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner advising him that he does not see the merit in Witter & Pearson's request for compensation.
Date:
August 11, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner and Henrietta L. B. Kempner, August 13, 1954]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner and Henrietta L. B. Kempner discussing his recent business trip as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the American Cotton Shippers. He then updates his parents on his personal affairs and about the cotton business. Harris Kempner adds an addition responding to his father's letter regarding Witter & Pearson and discussing the sale and ginning of cotton in Brownsville.
Date:
August 13, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to I. H. Kempner and Henrietta L. B. Kempner, August 19, 1954]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner and Henrietta L. B. Kempner discussing Mrs. Blackshear's recovery, his trip to Washington, and his recent social outings in Sugar Land. He also discusses selling and distributing bales of American cotton.
Date:
August 19, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ray I. Mehan to I. H. Kempner, August 13, 1954]
Letter from Ray Mehan to I. H. Kempner requesting that Mr. Kempner execute the oil and gas leases for D. H. Rubsam being sent to him and sign and return the riders marked "For identification".
Date:
August 13, 1954
Creator:
Mehan, Ray I.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner, August 22, 1954]
Telegram sent by Isaac H. Kempner to Harris Leon Kempner discussing their plan to have a phone call at 10 o'clock.
Date:
August 22, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner, August 21, 1954]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to I. H. Kempner discussing an issue with a tenant in Pecos that D. W. Kempner and A. H. Blackshear, Jr. have already weighed in on. He also discusses transferring Balmorhea stock and trying to contact Dillon Anderson.
Date:
August 21, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner, August 23, 1954]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to his father Isaac H. Kempner discussing the referral of a bill to the Department of Justice.
Date:
August 23, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History