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[Annoted Business Card from Lanvin]

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

Item Type: Text

Location: 48.868700 2.321919

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Tony Williams to D. W. Kempner, January 18, 1944]

Letter from Tony Williams to D. W. Kempner sharing New Years joy and how their company can offer suits to everyone who desires.

Date: January 18, 1944

Creator: Williams, Tony

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Handwritten Letter from Richard Bennett to I. H. Kempner, April 15, 1954]

Letter from Lou Bowman of Richard Bennett to I. H. Kempner discussing the receipt of Mr. Kempner's deposit check on his suit and informing him that they have started creating it. Mr. Bowman also states that his shop knows to deliver the suit to Mr. Kempner in Dallas on May 15th as requested.

Date: April 15, 1954

Creator: Richard Bennett

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett, March 31, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett discussing misplacing the swatches they had sent him and requesting they send over some more so he can have a suit made before May 15th.

Date: March 31, 1954

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett, May 25, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett discussing when he would be arriving in Dallas to get suit adjustments.

Date: May 25, 1954

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett, April 7, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett ordering a double-breasted suit and asks them to alert him when they start so he can send the deposit check. Mr. Kempner asks how much it would cost for an additional three-piece suit.

Date: April 7, 1954

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Handwritten Letter from Richard Bennett to I. H. Kempner, March 22, 1954]

Letter from Lou Bowman of Richard Bennett to I. H. Kempner discussing two envelopes containing the swatches of medium suit materials that Mr. Kempner requested. Mr. Bowman also informs Mr. Kempner that it would be no problem to have adjustments made to his suit in Dallas at no extra charge.

Date: March 22, 1954

Creator: Richard Bennett

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Lou Bowman to Mr. Kempner, April 5th, 1954]

Handwritten letter from Lou Bowman at Richard Bennett tailors to Mr. Kempner enclosing two sets of fabric swatches in envelopes for his approval. Bowman asks Kempner to confirm his weight and preferred style.

Date: April 5, 1954

Creator: Richard Bennett

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett, March 19, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Richard Bennett requesting samples of medium weight suits in blue ranging from $100 to $125 dollars. He also asks if there is a price difference between a three-piece suit and a double-breasted two-piece suit, and if he could get adjustments made in Dallas at no extra cost.

Date: March 19, 1954

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Edwin D. Schanz to Daniel W. Kempner, December 21, 1951]

Letter from Edwin D. Schanz to Daniel W. Kempner informing him that the buttons he ordered are on the way and wishing him a happy holidays.

Date: December 21, 1951

Creator: Schanz, Edwin D.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Wetzel Custom Tailors to D. W. Kempner, March 1954]

Letter from Wetzel Custom Tailors to D. W. Kempner advertising their "Spring and Summer materials from abroad". Some fabric samples are attached.

Date: March 1954

Creator: Wetzel Custom Tailors

Item Type: Letter

Location: 40.758105 -73.976949

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Wetzel Custon Tailors to Daniel W. Kempner, September 29, 1955]

Letter from Metzel Tailors to Daniel W. Kempner inviting him to come view their "unusually handsome" fabric selection.

Date: September 29, 1955

Creator: Metzel Custom Tailors

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from John Ossman to Daniel W. Kempner, September 21, 1951]

Letter from John Ossman of Wetzel Custom Tailors to Daniel W. Kempner informing him that their latest selection of imported materials has just come in.

Date: September 21, 1951

Creator: Ossman, John

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Advertising Card from Richard Bennett]

Advertising card from Richard Bennett addressed to I. H. Kempner providing details of their semi-annual tailoring sale.

Date: 1963~

Creator: Richard Bennett

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Wetzel Cutsom Tailors to D. W. Kempner, April 9, 1954]

Letter from Edwin D. Schanz of Wetzel Custom Tailors to D. W. Kempner discussing about the prices of different kind of suits, jackets and cashmere.

Date: April 9, 1954

Creator: Wetzel Custom Tailors

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Edwin D. Schanz, April 5, 1954]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Edwin D. Schanz asking for prices of suiting's, tuxedo suiting's, sport jackets and trousers.

Date: April 5, 1954

Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Wetzel to D. W. Kempner, March 1954]

Letter from Wetzel to D. W. Kempner discussing about the variety of Spring and Summer materials that are offered this season. Further mentions about the new imports and samples.

Date: March 1954

Creator: Wetzel Custom Tailors

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

Leather-Dressing.

Patent for improvements to "composition of matter for the stuffing or filling of leather and to soften and polish the same, and also to preserve the leather, and is particularly applicable as a dressing for harness, boots, shoes, and all leather exposed to the weather" (lines 9-14).

Date: November 18, 1890

Creator: Jolly, John M.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, February 9, 1949]

Letter from Hyman Kempner to I. H. Kempner requesting more information in an attempt to possibly establish a trade route for the goods that the Kempners provide into Argentina. Hyman gives background on himself, as well as the company he is currently employed at, and states that he reached out to Isaac due to seeing the Kempner name in the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers of 1945.

Date: February 9, 1949

Creator: Kempner, Hyman

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Handwritten Letter from Richard Bennett to I. H. Kempner, April 10, 1954]

Letter from Lou Bowman of Richard Bennett to I. H. Kempner discussing Mr. Kempner's order for a double-breasted suit and vest and telling him they will begin work as soon as they have a deposit check from him. Mr. Bowman also asks that Mr. Kempner send along his vest measurements as they have not made one for him before.

Date: April 10, 1954

Creator: Richard Bennett

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Expert Shirt Repairing Company, December 28, 1953]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Expert Shirt Repairing Company discussing about the repair works required for some shirts and a silk dressing gown. Asking if this kind of work is done so that they can be sent.

Date: December 28, 1953

Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library