Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Warren Amy, April 17, 1996

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Interview with Warren Amy, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the submarine USS Chub in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Amy discusses Submarine School in New London, Connecticut (1943-1944), his assignment to the Chub (1944), his responsibilities as an electrician's mate, and various patrols in the North China Sea, the Java Sea, and off the Philippines.
Date: April 17, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Amy, Warren
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Richard Grissom, May 9, 1996

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Interview with Richard Grissom, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Tirante in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1944; his training as an electrician's mate; qualification examination; assignment to the Tirante, 1945; various patrols around the Japanese home islands.
Date: May 9, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Grissom, Richard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore (open access)

Features and Fillers: Texas Journalists on Texas Folklore

Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about animals, folk music, weather lore, folk beliefs, legends, folk medicine, poetry and other folktales. The index begins on page 229.
Date: 1999
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Hartford & New Haven Pioneer: Munson Reunion, August 17, 1887 (open access)

A Hartford & New Haven Pioneer: Munson Reunion, August 17, 1887

Pamphlet documenting the proceedings of the first Munson Family Reunion, held in New Haven, Connecticut on August 17, 1887, including the exercises in the church, transcripts of the speeches, and a directory of members of the Munson Association. The commemorative silk ribbon is printed with the text, "1637-1887, Munson Family Reunion, New Haven, Conn., August 17th, 1887."
Date: 1887
Creator: The Munson Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Iron Guns, Bronze Arrows & Brass Scales: The Life of Col. Roswell W. Lee (open access)

Iron Guns, Bronze Arrows & Brass Scales: The Life of Col. Roswell W. Lee

Book documenting biographical information about Colonel Roswell W. Lee (1810-1873) who served during the American Civil War, incorporating transcripts of letters and documents, photographs, and other source information. Index starts on page 274.
Date: 2009
Creator: Fish, Ruth Holloway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History