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[Letter from The Reader's Digest to D. W. Kempner] (open access)

[Letter from The Reader's Digest to D. W. Kempner]

Letter from The Reader's Digest to D. W. Kempner advertising their gift subscriptions for the Christmas season.
Date: 1944
Creator: Reader's Digest
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Oskar Klipstein, April 5, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Oskar Klipstein, April 5, 1945]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Oskar Klipstein discussing Mr. and Mrs. Goldberger's attempts to immigrate to the United States and informing Klipstein that the couple claimed they were related to him, and a doctor named Pete Cholodray.
Date: April 5, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oskar Klipstein to I. H. Kempner, April 15, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Oskar Klipstein to I. H. Kempner, April 15, 1945]

Letter from Oskar Klipstein to I. H. Kempner informing Kempner that he is not related to anybody with the last name Goldberger and asking for more information about the man that said they were related.
Date: April 15, 1945
Creator: Klipstein, Oskar
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mrs. Bradford Durfee, December 12, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mrs. Bradford Durfee, December 12, 1945]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Rhoda Durfee enclosing a check for gifts for the girls and discussing a christening and an Artillery Ball.
Date: December 12, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mrs. B. C. Durfee, June 18, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mrs. B. C. Durfee, June 18, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Rhoda Thompson Durfee offering to introduce them to a man in Greece looking to buy leather and discussing what kind of leather he'd like and how to send it.
Date: June 18, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mrs. Bradford Durfee, December 21, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mrs. Bradford Durfee, December 21, 1946]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Rhoda Durfee enclosing a check as a Christmas gift for the girls and discussing their general condition during the holidays.
Date: December 21, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertising Circular from Reader's Digest] (open access)

[Advertising Circular from Reader's Digest]

Advertising letter from the Reader's Digest Association describing the value of their magazine and requesting the return of an order card.
Date: 1948~
Creator: The Reader's Digest Association
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rhoda Thompson Durfee, January 16, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rhoda Thompson Durfee, January 16, 1948]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Rhoda Thompson Durfee thanking Durfee for the thoughtful birthday gifts she had sent.
Date: January 16, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Herbert Miller, January 17, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Herbert Miller, January 17, 1948]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Herbert Miller offering a job as his grounds keeper in Galveston, Texas.
Date: January 17, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Donald Day to D. W. Kempner, March 22, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Donald Day to D. W. Kempner, March 22, 1948]

Letter from Donald Day from The Reader's Digest to D. W. Kempner regarding how they do not know what has happened to Kempner's Scrapbook and that they will be continuing to look for it.
Date: March 22, 1948
Creator: The Reader's Digest
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. E. Davis to Henrietta Leonora Kempner, December 18, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from F. E. Davis to Henrietta Leonora Kempner, December 18, 1948]

Letter from F. E. Davis to Henrietta Leonora Kempner thanking Kempner for her continuous support of the company and blind community but informing Kempner that the staff is not currently adequate enough to make the proper checks for the company's list of friends so Kempner might receive multiple appeals.
Date: December 18, 1948
Creator: Davis, F. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Reader's Digest Association, January 3, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Reader's Digest Association, January 3, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the Reader's Digest Association discussing a potential entry to the magazine and requesting that if it is published his full name is not used.
Date: January 3, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles W. Tiller to Mr. Kempner, May 2, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Charles W. Tiller to Mr. Kempner, May 2, 1949]

Letter from Charles W. Tiller to Mr. Kempner asking for donations to support the Braille Reader's Digest, the Talking Book and other services provided by the American Printing House for the Blind.
Date: May 2, 1949
Creator: Tiller, Charles W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Edwin John Hughes, 1950] (open access)

[Wedding Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Edwin John Hughes, 1950]

Wedding announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Edwin John Hughes for the marriage of their daughter, Ann Elizabeth, to George Herbert Butler.
Date: 1950
Creator: Hughes, Edwin John & Hughes, Mrs. Edwin John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Roland C. Irvine, November 21, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Roland C. Irvine, November 21, 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Roland C. Irvine discussing an early Christmas gift basket of Texas Red Grapefruit Kempner is sending to Irvine and recommending an article from The Saturday Evening Post.
Date: November 21, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from The Reader's Digest Association] (open access)

[Letter from The Reader's Digest Association]

Letter from The Reader's Digest Association informing the recipient that their subscription is about to expire and encouraging them to send in for a renewal using the enclosed card and 1 cent postage stamp.
Date: 1951~
Creator: The Reader's Digest Association
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Credit Balance Due to Liberty Music Shops, Inc., November 1951] (open access)

[Invoice for Credit Balance Due to Liberty Music Shops, Inc., November 1951]

Invoice for credit balance due to Liberty Music Shops, Inc. by D. W. Kempner, including $17.57.
Date: November 20, 1951
Creator: Liberty Music Shops, Incorporated
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Aluminum Bar Caps, April 13, 1953] (open access)

[Invoice for Aluminum Bar Caps, April 13, 1953]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Burnham Corporation, including 15 pieces of twenty-six-inch aluminum bar caps and 12 pieces of curved aluminum bar caps. Shipped via Parcel Post on the 6th of April, 1953.
Date: April 13, 1953
Creator: Burnham Corporation
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Burnham Corporation, April 13, 1953] (open access)

[Invoice for Items from Burnham Corporation, April 13, 1953]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Burnham Corporation, including aluminum bar caps, aluminum screws, special glazing compounds, and scaffold brackets for $113.54.
Date: April 13, 1953
Creator: Burnham Corporation
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Charge from Burnham Corporation, April 30, 1953] (open access)

[Invoice for a Charge from Burnham Corporation, April 30, 1953]

Invoice for a $113.54 charge made to Daniel W. Kempner by Burnham Corporation.
Date: April 30, 1953
Creator: Burnham Corporation
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to M. J. Sullivan, June 3, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to M. J. Sullivan, June 3, 1953]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to M. J. Sullivan placing an order for a ceiling fan.
Date: June 3, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Charge from Burnham Corporation, June 30, 1953] (open access)

[Invoice for a Charge from Burnham Corporation, June 30, 1953]

Invoice for a charge made to Daniel W. Kempner by Burnham Corporation. The final charge was $100.08, after a $13.46 credit was added on the 30th of June, 1953. The invoice was marked paid by check on the 14th of July, 1953.
Date: June 30, 1953
Creator: Burnham Corporation
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Aluminum Caps, June 30, 1953] (open access)

[Invoice for Aluminum Caps, June 30, 1953]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Lord & Burnham, including 65 aluminum caps for $13.46.
Date: June 30, 1953
Creator: Lord and Burnham
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Reader's Digest Association, July 20, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Reader's Digest Association, July 20, 1953]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Reader's Digest Association renewing magazine subscription.
Date: July 20, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History