[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 17, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the letters she has received, breakfast with Elaine and Mammy, and playing a game of golf.
Date: August 17, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 17, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 17, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing writing a letter to Pat, going to a museum and hearing a lecture about island living, and his gaining weight.
Date: August 17, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert W. Pratt, August 17, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert W. Pratt, August 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert W. Pratt. He discusses his family and his childhood growing up during the great depression. He describes his time in midshipmen's school and his experiences fighting in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date: August 17, 2016
Creator: Pratt, Robert W. & Misenhimer, Richard
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert W. Pratt, August 17, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert W. Pratt, August 17, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert W. Pratt. He discusses his family and his childhood growing up during the great depression. He describes his time in midshipmen's school and his experiences fighting in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date: August 17, 2016
Creator: Pratt, Robert W. & Misenhimer, Richard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 17, 1903] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 17, 1903]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from aboard the USS Hartford, shares the itinerary for the rest of the cruise. Nimitz decides to stay at the Academy for some time in September as he does not have the funds to travel to Kerrville.
Date: August 17, 1903
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 17, 1903] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 17, 1903]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from aboard the USS Hartford, shares the itinerary for the rest of the cruise. Nimitz decides to stay at the Academy for some time in September as he does not have the funds to travel to Kerrville.
Date: August 17, 1903
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History