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[Letter from Alfred Bossom to Jeane Kempner, September 26, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Alfred Bossom to Jeane Kempner, September 26, 1960]

Letter from Alfred Bossom to Jeane Kempner discussing seeing her the previous Friday, wishing her a good time while she is in Europe, and asking her to write him a note every now and then.
Date: September 26, 1960
Creator: Bossom, Alfred
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lord Alfred Bossom to Mrs. Dan Kempner, July 3, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Lord Alfred Bossom to Mrs. Dan Kempner, July 3, 1962]

Letter from Lord Alfred Bossom of Maidstone to Mrs. Dan Kempner discussing a letter Mrs. Kempner sent him, and the possibility of coming to see her in Paris.
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: Bossom, Alfred
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ellen Garwood to Jeane Kempner, February 16, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Ellen Garwood to Jeane Kempner, February 16, 1966]

Letter from Ellen Garwood to Jeane Kempner discussing Ellen's father's death.
Date: February 16, 1966
Creator: Garwood, Ellen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. St. John Garwood to Jeane Kempner, April 19, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. St. John Garwood to Jeane Kempner, April 19, 1957]

Part of a letter from Mrs. St. John Garwood to Jeane Kempner discussing Jeane's husband's death and sending her condolences. She mentions that she and Mr. Garwood had been in Spain and France right before they heard of Jeane's loss.
Date: April 19, 1957
Creator: Garwood, Mrs. St. John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Rachel Holmes to Mrs. Kempner] (open access)

[Card from Rachel Holmes to Mrs. Kempner]

Illustrated card from Rachel Holmes to Mrs. Kempner, thanking her for giving a good account of Miss Holmes's efforts in a clothes drive, and praising Mrs. Kempner for her character and example. The card has a bright illustration of a bouquet of flowers on the front.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Holmes, Rachel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Daniel Webster Kempner] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Daniel Webster Kempner]

Last will and testament of Daniel Webster Kempner. He instructs the executors of his will to sell a number of his shares in the H. Kempner trust, in order to pay for incidentals and debts that might occur as a result of his death; to give a number of shares in three trusts/companies to his daughter Mary Jeane Kempner, to help pay for her son, Daniel Kempner Thorne's education; to not hold his daughter accountable for any sums of money he loaned her during his life; to give his shares in Sugarland Industries and the Imperial Sugar Company to the Harris and Eliza Kempner Trust; and the rest of his estate to his wife and daughter.
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Eliza Seinsheimer, August 16-21, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Eliza Seinsheimer, August 16-21, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his mother Eliza Seinsheimer discussing his stay in Germany. He chronicles what happens each day from August 16-21, in 1898.
Date: 1898-08-16/1898-08-21
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Eliza Sinsheimer, February 6, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Eliza Sinsheimer, February 6, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his mother Eliza Seinsheimer discussing all the letters he received upon arriving in Italy, and the news she included in her letter, as well as details of his trip so far.
Date: February 6, 1898
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his sister, August 26, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his sister, August 26, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his sister, discussing what he's been doing on his travels. The letter is torn through the middle, and is held together by a piece of tape.
Date: August 26, 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 and Eliza Seinsheimer, February 13, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner and Eliza Seinsheimer, February 13, 1899]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his mother, Eliza Seinsheimer, and his brother, Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing his travels, especially the people he met on his way to Genoa, Italy.
Date: February 13, 1899
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 and Eliza Seinsheimer, March 31, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner and Eliza Seinsheimer, March 31, 1899]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his mother, Eliza Seinsheimer, and his brother, Isaac Herbert Kempner, discussing his travels through Europe, European current events, European history, and some of his experiences on his trip, including riding a horse. The letter is written on Chapman's Family Hotel stationary.
Date: March 31, 1899
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, August 28, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, August 28, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his brother Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing his life in Germany, including his host Mr. Hollaender [sic], the people of Germany, and the hotel service. The letter is torn through the middle, and is held together by a clear piece of tape.
Date: August 28, 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, 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, February 9, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, February 9, 1899]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing his travels, including some of the places he's seen and the differences in American and European cultures.
Date: February 9, 1899
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 2, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November 2, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing his plans for travel into the Russian frontier, as well as a few details from his travels thus far. He mentions that he thinks America should not pay off Cuba and Puerto Rico's debts, and that he will give a description of life in Poland in his next letter.
Date: November 2, 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 Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November 13, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November 13, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his brother Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing current events, including England's Jamaican colony and their dealings with the Philippines, and his plans for the rest of his trip. The bottom half of the letter is torn off.
Date: November 13, 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, October 1, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, October 1, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his brother Isaac Herbert Kempner, advising him on how to economize on postage, discussing his previous stay in Germany, and his planned stay in Breslau, Poland. Although he writes that he is still in Germany, his letter is marked as being written in Breslau.
Date: October 1, 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, September, 1898] (open access)

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

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing his stay in Berlin.
Date: September 1898
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Jeane Bertig Kempner] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Jeane Bertig Kempner]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his wife, Jeane Bertig Kempner, discussing her illness, details from a trip he is on, and his plans for his return. The letter was written on stationary from the Plaza Hotel.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to John, October 15, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to John, October 15, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to John discussing Kempner's plans for his trip, including which places in Europe he will travel to on which dates.
Date: October 15, 1898
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agency Agreement between Jeane Bertig Kempner and the US National Bank of Galveston, Texas] (open access)

[Agency Agreement between Jeane Bertig Kempner and the US National Bank of Galveston, Texas]

Agency agreement between Jeane Bertig Kempner and the United States National Bank of Galveston, Texas, authorizing the institution to handle $40,000 in funds for investment, and the conditions and guidelines associated.
Date: March 1960
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card Sent to Daniel Kempner] (open access)

[Christmas Card Sent to Daniel Kempner]

A Christmas greeting card from Mary Jean Kempner to her father, Daniel Webster Kempner. The card has a colorful illustration of a fireplace and a red bow on the front, and inside the card is a Christmas-themed poem. On the outside of the card's envelope is a handwritten note from Mary Jeane to her father.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Kempner, Mary Jean
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Jeane Kempner] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Jeane Kempner]

Handwritten letter from Mary Jean Kempner to her mother, Jeane Kempner discussing an apartment she and someone called "Will" looked at, her plans for the weekend, and some shopping she did.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Kempner, Mary Jean
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History