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Barbecue at Plantersville: 1952
Document with charts listing the names of invited guests to a barbecue at Plantersville organized by location or relationship. The charts include two columns to indicate if a guest was present or absent at the event. Handwritten notes indicate guests invited to the event in 1953. The final page is a list of "Names Formerly on Invitation List."
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barbecue at Plantersville: 1953
Document with charts listing the names of invited guests to a barbecue at Plantersville organized by location or relationship. The charts indicate which guests have accepted, declined, or not replied to the invitation at the time the document was created, with updated handwritten notes for some entries.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Calling Card for G. P. "Pink" Pearson, Jr.]
Calling card for Representative G. P. "Pink" Pearson, Jr.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Pearson, G. P., Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner, August 19, 1950]
Copy of letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner discussing enclosed correspondence, a statement from B. J. Denihan, Inc., and updates about black-tailed deer being moved to Plantersville. Includes handwritten notes.
Date:
August 19, 1950
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, June 14, 1948]
Copy of letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Daniel W. Kempner discussing business with Sternberg-Martin & Company, Walgreen Drug Store sales, crops needing rain, and new bulls. There are handwritten notes from Mr. Kempner providing responses to the letter.
Date:
June 14, 1948
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, June 28, 1948]
Copy of letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr., to Daniel W. Kempner enclosing a financial report and discussing the crops, an employee leaving, a broken combine, and business with Sternberg-Martin & Company. There are handwritten notes from Mr. Kempner providing responses to the letter.
Date:
June 28, 1948
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner, September 8, 1950]
Copy of letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner concerning changes in the cotton market, the amount of cotton ginned at Plantersville, cattle sales, and liquidation of the press. Copy includes handwritten notes.
Date:
September 8, 1950
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from W. B. Keyser to H. Kempner, July 16, 1948]
Copy of letter from W. B. Keyser to H. Kempner discussing carpentry work on houses and painting the headquarters. There are handwritten notes from Daniel W. Kempner stating he wants the houses repaired and he wants to hold off on the painting.
Date:
July 16, 1948
Creator:
Keyser, W. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Daniel W. Kempner and Athens Tile & Pottery Company, October 1951]
Letter from Daniel w. Kempner to Athens Tile & Pottery Company discussing his trip to Lawson Greenhouses to pick up his pottery only for none to be there. On the same page Athens Tile & Pottery Company replies that the delivery had not yet been made as they were out of stock of the pots Mr. Kempner ordered but they would be ready for delivery by the following week.
Date:
October 2, 1951
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crop Allocations, February 22, 1950]
Crop allocations for Plantersville and Sugarland.
Date:
February 22, 1950
Creator:
Sugarland Industries
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crop Schedule: 1952, Planted]
Schedule for the 1952 crop season listing various plants (alfalfa, corn, cotton, grain) and how much is planted in each location, with a summary of the total acreage for each crop. According to the accompanying letter, these numbers are based on what has been planted as of May.
Date:
May 12, 1952
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Data Information from Pierson]
A data request from Pierson about Sugar Land land ventures.
Date:
1951~
Creator:
Pierson & Pierson
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Duplicate Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lena Carter Carroll, May 14, 1951]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Lena Carter Carroll discussing Mr. Kempner's possible delays in regard to plans to meet Mrs. Carroll in Plantersville.
Date:
May 14, 1951
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Extract of a Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Robert Lee Kempner, July 26, 1956]
Extract of a Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Robert Lee Kempner requesting for clarification on the fiscal year profit in the annual H. Kempner statement.
Date:
July 26, 1956
Creator:
Oppenheimer, Dan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Greeting Card from the H. Schumacher Oil Works, December 1953]
Greeting card from the H. Schumacher Oil Works expressing "A friendly greeting [and] a wish sincere" for the upcoming year.
Date:
December 1953
Creator:
H. Schumacher Oil Works
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from G. P. "Pink" Pearson, Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner]
Handwritten letter from "Pink" Parson to Mr. and Mrs. Kempner thanking them for the lovely evening at the annual Kempner family barbecue.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Pearson, G. P., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Harris K. Oppenheimer to Daniel W. Kempner, November, 1951]
Handwritten letter from Harris K. Oppenheimer to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for the invitation to visit the family farm in Plantersville but apologizing for being unable to attend due to an ailment.
Date:
1951-11~
Creator:
Oppenheimer, Harris K.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[handwritten Letter from Hugo V. Neuhaus, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner, November 21, 1952]
Handwritten letter from Hugo Neuhaus to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for the invitation to the annual Kempner family barbecue and apologizing for being unable to attend due to a previous commitment in Beeville.
Date:
November 21, 1952
Creator:
Neuhaus, Hugo V., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Laura Neff to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner]
Letter from Laura Neff to Mr. and Mrs. Kempner thanking them for the invitation to the annual Kempner family barbecue and promising to attend.
Date:
1951-11?
Creator:
Neff, Laura Rice
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Mrs. Guido Piovene to Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner, May 21, 1951]
Handwritten letter from Mrs. Piovene to Jeane Kempner thanking her for the hospitality when they visited her and Mr. Kempner in Plantersville and updating her on their trip around Texas.
Date:
May 21, 1951
Creator:
Piovene, Mrs. Guido
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Mrs. Martin to Mr. and Mrs. Kempner]
Handwritten letter from Mrs. Martin to Mr. and Mrs. Kempner apologizing for having been unable to attend the annual Kempner family barbecue.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Martin
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Mrs. Martin to Mrs. Kempner]
Handwritten letter from Mrs. Martin to Mrs. Kempner thanking her for the kind invitation to the annual Kempner family barbecue and expressing her excitement to attend.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Martin
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kempner, November 30, 1953]
Handwritten letter from R. M. Armstong to Daniel and Jeane Kempner thanking them for the invitation to their Thanksgiving party at their house in Plantersville.
Date:
November 30, 1953
Creator:
Armstrong, R. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from W. J. Terrell to Daniel W. Kempner, November 22, 1952]
Handwritten letter from W. J. Terrell to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for the invitation to the annual Kempner family barbecue and apologizing for being unable to attend.
Date:
November 22, 1952
Creator:
Terrell, W. J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History