Resource Type

[Acre Appraisal] (open access)

[Acre Appraisal]

Acre appraisal for 626 acres of land in Harris County, Texas.
Date: October 27, 1953
Creator: Richards, Harry E.
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Amendment to Charter Report, February 21, 1955] (open access)

[Amendment to Charter Report, February 21, 1955]

Legal document for the stock shares of the Harris-Fort Bend Telephone Company.
Date: February 21, 1955
Creator: Harris-Fort Bend Telephone Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appointment of I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Board of Commissioners] (open access)

[Appointment of I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Board of Commissioners]

Document signed by Governor Joseph D. Sayers appointing I. H. Kempner to the "Board of Commissioners of the City of Galveston;" it references the original city charter which was approved on April 18, 1901.
Date: September 16, 1901
Creator: Sayers, Joseph D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill H. R. 9394, June 1, 1954] (open access)

[Bill H. R. 9394, June 1, 1954]

House of Representatives bill number 9394 intended to amend the Sugar Act of 1948 with respect to determination of sugar quotas.
Date: June 1, 1954
Creator: Sheehan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bond Agreement Draft, 1954] (open access)

[Bond Agreement Draft, 1954]

Bond agreement between Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bond Agreement Draft, 1954] (open access)

[Bond Agreement Draft, 1954]

Bond agreement between Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Election] (open access)

[Certificate of Election]

Certificate of Election documenting I. H. Kempner has been elected to office of Commissioner based on the election results held on April 28, 1903 in Galveston, Texas.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Death Resolution from The First National Bank of Mexia, Texas] (open access)

[Death Resolution from The First National Bank of Mexia, Texas]

Death Resolution from The First National Bank of Mexia, Texas documenting tribute of respect to its Ex-President and Vice-President, Harris Kempner.
Date: April 20, 1894
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Execution of mortgage indenture] (open access)

[Execution of mortgage indenture]

Form requiring the signatures of representatives from Harris-Fort Bend Telephone Company and Victoria Bank & Trust Company to execute their mortgage indenture agreement.
Date: November 1, 1939
Creator: Fort Bend County
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Extract from Complaint] (open access)

[Extract from Complaint]

Extract from court case complaint describing dues and taxes with the United States Cane Sugar Refiners' Association and the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date: 1947~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District Number One Refunding Bond of 1954] (open access)

[Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District Number One Refunding Bond of 1954]

Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District number one refunding bond of 1954.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District Number One Refunding Bond of 1954] (open access)

[Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District Number One Refunding Bond of 1954]

Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District number one refunding bond of 1954.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[I. H. Kempner, Jr. Scholarship Memorandum] (open access)

[I. H. Kempner, Jr. Scholarship Memorandum]

I. H. Kempner, Jr. scholarship memorandum covering candidate selection, candidate qualifications, scholarship time periods, money allowance, and rule requirements.
Date: 1954
Creator: Louviere, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harris-Fort Bend Telephone Company, Balance Sheet, December 31, 1954] (open access)

[Harris-Fort Bend Telephone Company, Balance Sheet, December 31, 1954]

Balance sheet for the Harris-Fort Bend Telephone Company.
Date: December 31, 1954
Creator: Harris-Fort Bend Telephone Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company, Civil Action Memorandum, 1954] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company, Civil Action Memorandum, 1954]

Imperial Sugar Company civil action memorandum. It indicates that the civil action will be dismissed.
Date: 1954
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company List of Outstanding Income Debentures] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company List of Outstanding Income Debentures]

List of members of outstanding income debentures for Imperial Sugar Company per records of the United States National Bank at Galveston.
Date: 1954
Creator: United States National Bank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company Resolution, 1955] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company Resolution, 1955]

Imperial Sugar Company resolution for share ownership.
Date: 1955
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company vs Texas Railroads] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company vs Texas Railroads]

Imperial Sugar Company versus Texas Railroads law suit. Various allegations and details are listed.
Date: January 26, 1953
Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Income Debentures of the Imperial Sugar Company, January 22, 1953] (open access)

[Income Debentures of the Imperial Sugar Company, January 22, 1953]

List of income debentures of the Imperial Sugar Company and their amounts called.
Date: January 22, 1953
Creator: Meyers, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Indenture of Trust: Trinity Petroleum Trust, October 1, 1951] (open access)

[Indenture of Trust: Trinity Petroleum Trust, October 1, 1951]

Indenture of trust for the Trinity Petroleum Company.
Date: October 1, 1951
Creator: Trinity Petroleum Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims, 1954] (open access)

[Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims, 1954]

Report of inventory, appraisement, and list of claims relative to I. H. Kempner, Jr.'s estate. Sections include separate property, personal property, stocks and bonds, community property of decedent, real property, and list of claims owning to decedent.
Date: 1954
Creator: Kempner, Mary Josephine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Sale between Imperial Sugar Company and Double A Construction Company] (open access)

[Land Sale between Imperial Sugar Company and Double A Construction Company]

Contract describing the sale of land from Imperial Sugar Company to Double A Construction Company. The contract also describes restrictions and covenants of operations.
Date: 1954
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
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
System: The Portal to Texas History