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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. R. Thompson, Jr., October 26, 1962]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. R. Thompson, Jr. discussing an enclosed letter Kempner wrote to Harris Leon Kempner, Jr. and evaluating the United States's probability of war with Russia as a result of their handling of the Cuban situation. Kempner ends the letter wishing Thompson good health and progress.
Date: October 26, 1962
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. H. Blackshear, October 6, 1950]

Description: Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. H. Blackshear discussing personal matters he would like Blackshear to attend to for him while he is in Paris, including giving money to his chauffeur, V. L. Mackey, to travel to New York to pick him up when he docks, phoning the house to have everything ready for when he gets home, writing William B. Keyser to have his two cows in Galveston on the 25th, and obtaining a record of the salaries and bonuses paid each year to "higher-paid" employees at the Bertig Comp… more
Date: October 6, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Partner: Rosenberg Library

The Apparel Mart Tapestries in Dallas by Bjørn Wiinblad

Description: Series of folded pages that describe the tapestries commissioned to hang in the great hall of the Dallas Apparel Mart, based on the Arabian Nights stories. The first page provides background, with the handwritten text of the letter written by artist Bjørn Wiinblad describing the inspiration for the images; the second page discusses the process and shows images of the illustration versus the tapestry. The other pages provide text from the Arabian Nights for each of the five themes selected for… more
Date: October 1973
Creator: Wiinblad, Bjørn
Partner: Dallas Market Center
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