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Brocade ensemble

Description: Dress ensemble of pink and gold silk brocade. A) Jacket. Turn down collar; single breasted fastening with rhinestone buttons and bound buttonholes. Patch pockets at hips; long suit sleeves; waist length. Lined in pink synthetic. B) Dress. V-shaped surplice bodice with princess seams; sleeveless. Set-in empire waistline; five gored skirt with inseam pockets. Below knee length. Center back zipper closure; lined in pink synthetic. Designer label: Elinor Simmons / for / Malcom Starr Retailer label… more
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Simmons, Elinor
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, March 2, 1960]

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors thanking them for the letter of February 23rd, in which they mentioned that they're sending 8 1/2 yards of silk material in two packages. Kempner mentions that he hasn't received them yet, but he attaches a check for $43.50 for the payment.
Date: March 2, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
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Partner: Rosenberg Library

Evening coat

Description: Evening coat of off-white taffeta overlaid with machine-made silk-rayon blend floral lace with white bugle beads and sequins throughout. Jewel neckline, three-quarter-length set-in sleeves, center front opening with three oversized round stone-set buttons, stitched buttonholes, straight silhouette, slits at side seams, lined in white. Label at center back collar: "Swee Lo/for Haute Couture International, Ltd./ N.Y. & Palm Beach" "Lace Made in Hong Kong"
Date: 1960
Creator: Lo, Swee
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Letter from Douglas Butler to Harris Leon Kempner, April 19, 1960]

Description: Letter from Douglas Butler to Harris Leon Kempner about the certificate not being sufficient that's forwarded with the letter of April 18, covering silk material that he purchased in Hong Kong. As they don't have certificate of Origin, he asks Kempner to follow the instructions included in the letter from the office, dated March 25.
Date: April 19, 1960
Creator: Butler, Douglas
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Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, March 28, 1960]

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors regarding the letter he received from Mr. Douglas Butler, Collector of Customs about the parcel with the plain silk white material, which they'd need a certificate oof Origin for them to release that. So Kempner requests them to provide a Certificate of Origin or do their best in this matter so he'd be able to get the material. He also mentions to do the same for the other package they're sending.
Date: March 28, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, February 17, 1960]

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors regarding the dinner jack they made for him the last May he's in Hong Kong. He mentions that some of his friends would like to have some of that material, and he's requesting them to send enough material for two such jackets under two separate parcels and label them as gifts so that the duty would be nominal. And he refers them to F. W. Golding if they have any concerns whom he thinks that they already know.
Date: February 17, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
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Partner: Rosenberg Library

Plastic handbag

Description: Structured handbag of plastic in imitation of mother-of-pearl; rectangular, with one plastic handle, brass fasteners, lined with white floral damask fabric. Width: 7 3/4" Height: 6", without handle Height: 11", with handle Depth: 2 3/4" Designer's stamp tag inside reads: "Hand made design / In HongKong / Exclusive design / by Stylecraft / Miami "
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Stylecraft
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department, April 21, 1960]

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department regarding the notice 167 he received from the Bureau of Customs, El Paso about a small package of plain white silk he ordered from Hong Kong. He mentions that he didn't know that a certificate was required, but now he filled the form as advised.
Date: April 21, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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