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[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
[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
[Child's Writing] (open access)

[Child's Writing]

A wrinkled piece of paper with a child's large handwriting on it. At the top of the page are lines and symbols that might be an attempt at writing sheet music.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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
[Homemade Christmas Card from Mary Jeane Kempner to Her Parents] (open access)

[Homemade Christmas Card from Mary Jeane Kempner to Her Parents]

Homemade Christmas card written and illustrated by Mary Jeane Kempner, to her parents, Jeane Bertig Kempner and Daniel Webster Kempner.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Kempner, Mary Jean & Kempner, Mary Jean
Object Type: Text
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 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
[Letter from Mary Jeane Kempner to Jeane Kempner] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Jeane Kempner to Jeane Kempner]

Handwritten letter from Mary Jean Kempner to Jeane Kempner (her mother) discussing her mother's illness, a friend's tumor, and some friends' divorce. The letter is written on stationary from the Plaza Hotel.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Kempner, Mary Jean
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution] (open access)

[Resolution]

Document signed by Frances A. Lynch and children discussing the fate of the Kempner family businesses, whether to sell them or retain them. Frances concludes that a committee should be appointed to analyze and appraise the businesses and provide interest holders with more information. There are notes on addressed to "Aunt Jeane Kempner" on each page, handwritten in blue ink.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Lynch, Frances A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recalled Recollections (open access)

Recalled Recollections

Collection of personal accounts written by Isaac H. Kempner, describing his recollections about events from 1894 through 1961.
Date: 1981
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History