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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Life of Harris Kempner (1837-1894) |
| Author | Kempner, Harris |
| Date | 7 Mar 1837 - 13 Apr 1894 |
| Document Type | Personal Account |
| Reference | 2R70 |
| Library / Archive | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
| Description | Biographical notes on the life of Harris Kempner document his birth in Poland, travelling to New York and subsequent settlement in Texas. They note Kampner's employment, military service and successful establishment of financial institutions in Texas. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations; Motives for Emigration |
| Country (from) | Poland |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Places | Krzepitz, Poland; New York, San Jacinto County, Texas, United States |
| Ports | Galveston, Texas, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | Russian; American |
| People | Lee, Robert E; Kempner, Harris (1837-1894); Smith, R Waverly; Kempner, Elizabeth Seinsheimer |
| Keywords | history, poverty, social class, education, travel, literature, emigrant, emigration, immigrant, immigration, overland migration, pull factors, employment, labour, wages, languages, army, conflict, injury, American Civil War, commerce, trade, grocer, charity, philanthropy, business, Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad, railroad, construction, banking, Texas Land & Loan Company, land, cotton, industry, marriage, children |
| Additional Information | Gift of his son, D. W. Kampner, U.S. National Bank Building, Galveston, Texas, through J. Evetts Haley, 6 February 1933. Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
