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Harris and Eliza Kempner
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Texas Digital Newspaper Program
15,272
Galveston County Area Newspaper Collection
15,267
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11,881
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2,140
World War Two Collection
44
City Directories
37
Texas History Collection
37
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
10
Rescuing Texas History, 2019
3
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Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
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9,376
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1,609
Kempner Family Papers and Business Records (MS 86-0008)
1,082
Business Papers (MS 80-0003)
363
Texas City Daily Times
337
Galveston Journal
264
La Stella del Texas
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Galveston City Directory, 1859-1860
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a brief history of the island, prior to the foundation of the city. The successive mayoralties and councils of the city to the present time - provisions of the present charter and ordinances now in force. Also, some account of the various public institutions, improvements, commerce, &c., of the city."
Date:
1859
Creator:
W. & D. Richardson
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1859
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "1859."
Date:
1859
Creator:
Morrison & Fourmy
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Union Extra. (Galveston, Tex.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 30, 1862
Extra edition of The Galveston Union newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news about the ongoing United States Civil War along with notices.
Date:
September 30, 1862
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Depositary's Office]
Receipt from Confederate States of America, Depositary's Office to H. Kempner for One-Thousand Dollars about earning interest of four percent which was approved on February 17, 1864 in Registered Bonds of the Confederate States of America. This document is to show receivables for taxes due in 1864.
Date:
June 29, 1864
Creator:
Confederate States of America, Depositary's Office
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1866-1867
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the early history of Galveston, the officers of the existing city government, together with full details of all public improvements, institutions and associations, public enterprises, etc."
Date:
1866
Creator:
W. Richardson & Co.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1868-1869
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a complete business directory and street guide."
Date:
1868
Creator:
Marston, C. W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Tax Received by J. N Lawrence, October 1869]
Receipt for tax to J. N. Lawrence for Mrs. O. A. Runnels, including amount of $33.6 paid.
Date:
October 4, 1869
Creator:
Comptroller's Office, Austin, Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1870
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a complete and reliable business and residence directory."
Date:
1870
Creator:
Heller, John H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1872
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the names, occupations, numbers of business places and residences of all residing within the limits of the city; also, postal rules, license notice, street guide, house number explanation, advertisers' index, &c."
Date:
1872
Creator:
Heller, John H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heller's Galveston City Directory, 1874
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the names and localities of all residing within the city limits; with a complete business directory. Also, the places and times of meeting of the churches, societies, etc., and other useful information."
Date:
1874
Creator:
Heller, John H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1875-1876
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it gives "the names of the householders - the adult male population of the city - the business classified under proper headings - incorporated companies - societies and associations - a catalogue of the city government, since 1839, the date of its incorporation - together with a descriptive and historical sketch of the city and island."
Date:
1875
Creator:
Fayman, W. A. & Reilly, T. W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heller's Galveston Directory, 1876-1877
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the full address of all the householders, white & colored, from Sixth Street, two blocks east from the city hospital to Magnolia Grove Cemetery in the west, and from Avenue A, or Water Street, in the north, to the beach; also a classified business directory, the officers and directors of banks, companies, etc; the names, places, and time of meeting of all societies, military and fire companies, courts, churches, etc."
Date:
1876
Creator:
Heller, John H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Check for Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars]
Check from Marx and Kempner to H. Rose for twenty-five hundred dollars written on October 16, 1877 through the Texas Banking and Insurance Company.
Date:
October 16, 1877
Creator:
Kempner, Harris, 1837-1894 & Marx, Marx
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heller's Galveston Directory, 1878-1879
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a general directory, (places of business and residences combined,) with the officers, place and time of meeting of all associations, societies, fire department, city and county officers, etc."
Date:
1878
Creator:
Heller, John H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heller's Galveston Directory, 1880-1881
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the address of all white persons, in and out of the city limits, with a classified business directory, post offices and counties in this state, money-order offices, &c."
Date:
1880
Creator:
Heller, John H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Kempner in Yiddish, May 23, 1880]
Letter written from H. Kempner in Yiddish.
Date:
May 23, 1880
Creator:
Kempner, Harris, 1837-1894
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyda Kempner to Mrs. Burgorver, October 26, 1880]
Letter from Lyda Kempner to Mrs. Burgorver discussing Lyda's friendship towards Mrs. Burgorver's departure.
Date:
October 26, 1880
Creator:
Kempner, Lyda
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1881-1882
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "1881-82"
Date:
1881/1882
Creator:
Morrison & Fourmy
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1882-1883
General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "1882-83."
Date:
1882/1883
Creator:
Morrison & Fourmy
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1882
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 31, 1882
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1882
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 31, 1882
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 9, 1882
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 9, 1882
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 53, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 1882
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 10, 1882
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Print. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 11, 1882
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 11, 1882
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History