[Houston Chronicle Section 1, Page 4, July 19, 1976] (open access)

[Houston Chronicle Section 1, Page 4, July 19, 1976]

Newspaper clipping with two photos of Barbara Jordan, one before her weight loss and the other one after. The photo on the right shows her in September 1975 and the one on the left shows her in 1976 at the Democratic National Convention.
Date: July 19, 1976
Creator: Houston Chronicle
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Lee Harvey Oswald from Louis Weinstock, December 19, 1962] (open access)

[Letter to Lee Harvey Oswald from Louis Weinstock, December 19, 1962]

Letter addressed to Lee Harvey Oswald. The letter, which was written by Louis Weinstock of The Worker, regards Oswald's production of blowup reproductions.
Date: December 19, 1962
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Lee Harvey Oswald from James J. Tormey, December 13, 1962] (open access)

[Letter to Lee Harvey Oswald from James J. Tormey, December 13, 1962]

Letter addressed to Lee Harvey Oswald. The letter, which was written by James J. Tormey of the Gus Hall - Benjamin J. Davis Defense Committee, regards Oswald's production of photographic reproductions.
Date: December 19, 1962
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History