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[Account Statement for Continental-American Travel, Inc., 1956]

Description: Account statement prepared for Daniel W. Kempner by Continental-American Travel, Inc., for passage aboard the SS Liberté to and from Le Havre, France for him and his family, listing itemized charges, dates of departure, cabin numbers, and total balance due.
Date: July 6, 1956
Creator: Continental-American Travel, Inc.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Account Statement for La Moutière, 1954]

Description: Account statement for food sold to the Kempners by La Moutière at a restaurant, including entrées, desserts, and drinks.
Date: 1954
Creator: Auberge De La Moutière
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Annoted Business Card from Lanvin]

Description: Business card from Monsieur J. Rosseau, tailor at Lanvin fashion house in Paris. On the reverse side of the card are handwritten notes about a suit fitting and suit repair, along with a record of payments made.
Date: 195X
Creator: Lanvin
Location: 48.868700 2.321919
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Application for International Customs and Police Documents for Automobile

Description: American Automobile Association "Application for International Customs and Police Documents for Automobile" filled out by Mrs. D. W. (Jeane Bertig) Kempner and dated May 17, 1957. The application states Kempner will be taking a "Viking Blue" 1954 Fisher Fleetwood Cadillac to western Europe for a five-month trip. Also included is an application to the National Surety Corporation stating Kempner's business equity and net worth.
Date: May 17, 1957
Creator: American Automobile Association, Inc.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Application for International Customs and Police Documents for Automobile

Description: Application form for the shipment of Kempner's 60 Special Cadillac abroad to Le Havre on August 11, 1954 with a return date of October 22, 1954. Information about the vehicle, as well as marine insurance, is included.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Automobile Association
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Bible Leaf with Text from 1st Maccabee, 13th Century]

Description: A leaf from a Bible in Latin (France or England, ca. 1230-1260) containing text from 1 Maccabees 1 et seq. ("Et factum est postquam percussit Alexander Philippi Macedo"). Text displayed as 2 columns, gothic script (texualis formata). A notable feature of this particular leaf is that the writing begins "below top line" which suggest the MS was written "below top line" which suggests the MS was written after 1230 (see: N.R. Ker, "From 'Above Top Line; to 'Below Top Line': A Change in Scribal Pra… more
Date: [1230..1260]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Blank Telegram Form With Handwritten Itemized List]

Description: Blank overseas telegram form provided by the Hotel Plaza Athenee in Paris. On the reverse side is a handwritten, itemized list of various items, including a clock, flower pot, perfumes, purses, suits, dresses, and gloves, listing their prices in Francs and other currencies.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Book of Hours Leaf from the Mid 15th Century, France]

Description: France [Valence], mid-15th century. Text displayed in single column, bâtarde hand. Rubrics in pink, two two-line initials in gold and colors, and with a miniature of Matthew and his angel, enclosed by a rounded gilt frame as well with a border on three sides, the border containing acanthus leaves, hairline vines with gold dots, and trefoils, the same border on the outer margin of the other side of the leaf. The artist here has depicted Matthew in the act of writing. Matthew sits with his back t… more
Date: [1450..1500]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Book of Hours Leaf: Prayers for the Dead from the 15th Century, France?]

Description: (France? 15th-century). Text displayed in single column, gothic script, initials alternating blue and burnished gold, the formers with black filigree and the latter with red. From a Book of Hours, in Latin. Lauds / Office of the Dead. Includes prayers beginning with "Generacio mea ablata est et conuoluta est a me quasi tabernaculum pastorum."
Date: [1401..1500]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Card, Bill, and Menu, 1950]

Description: A business card from restaurant Au Caneton in Paris, France, with three illustrated framed ducklings; a bill from Hotel Stern und Post in Amsteg, Switzerland; and a menu listing a lunch (midi) menu's dishes of the day (les plats du jour), from the Baur au Lac hotel in Zürich, Switzerland.
Date: 1950
Creator: Au Caneton
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Card for Lucienne Courmettes]

Description: Business card for Lucienne Courmettes listing the address and phone number for the business.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Lucienne Courmettes
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Cash Disbursments

Description: Documents detailing financial expenses related to a European Trip in 1956, including a listing of cash disbursements and the dates and charges for stays a various hotels during the trip. Also noted are discrepancies and outstanding charges.
Date: 1956~
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Chronology of H. T. Gaby's Activities, 1944-1945]

Description: Handwritten, chronological list of the events of Harry Tillman Gaby from November 11, 1944 to January 31st, 1945. Harry and his brother were drafted into WWII and he began taking logs the day he received the news that he was going home. From November 11, 1944 to November 26, 1944 Harry spent time in France, Ireland, and the UK. After Harry returned to the United States he toured the country to rally support for the war with other soldiers. His last entry states, "Jan 31 - Went to Wash. Spent 2 … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Gaby, Harry T.
Partner: Heritage Association of Frisco
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