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Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Hood of Indianapolis, Indiana. He discusses entering the U.S. Navy in September of 1942 without basic training as he was a college graduate. After being sworn in at Wabash College he was sent to Harvard Business School for Supply Corps for 4 months before being assigned to a ship in Pearl Harbor despite having no sailing training. Mr. hood was assigned to the Cummings DE643, he was supposed to be on the Samuel B. Roberts but the naval officer over him changed his mind last minute and 37 days later the Roberts sunk. While in Tulagi, Mr. Hood was involved in shooting down a Kamikaze plane, even receiving a ribbon for it after the war. He was also involved in the Battle of Okinawa and even saved two shells and years later had them signed by U.S. pilot Paul Tibbets. Mr. Hood was discharged from the Navy on February 28th, 1946, at Santa Ana, California as a Full Lieutenant. He was recalled to the Navy for the Korean War on March 2nd, 1951, and discharged for the final time on March 30th, 1953, as a Lieutenant Commander.
Date: June 21, 2007
Creator: Hood, James R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Hood of Indianapolis, Indiana. He discusses entering the U.S. Navy in September of 1942 without basic training as he was a college graduate. After being sworn in at Wabash College he was sent to Harvard Business School for Supply Corps for 4 months before being assigned to a ship in Pearl Harbor despite having no sailing training. Mr. hood was assigned to the Cummings DE643, he was supposed to be on the Samuel B. Roberts but the naval officer over him changed his mind last minute and 37 days later the Roberts sunk. While in Tulagi, Mr. Hood was involved in shooting down a Kamikaze plane, even receiving a ribbon for it after the war. He was also involved in the Battle of Okinawa and even saved two shells and years later had them signed by U.S. pilot Paul Tibbets. Mr. Hood was discharged from the Navy on February 28th, 1946, at Santa Ana, California as a Full Lieutenant. He was recalled to the Navy for the Korean War on March 2nd, 1951, and discharged for the final time on March 30th, 1953, as a Lieutenant Commander.
Date: June 21, 2007
Creator: Hood, James R.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus and Method for Inducing Electrical Property Changes in Carbon Nanotubes (open access)

Apparatus and Method for Inducing Electrical Property Changes in Carbon Nanotubes

Patent relating to an apparatus and method for inducing electrical property changes in carbon nanotubes.
Date: September 21, 2004
Creator: Allara, David L., 1937-; Chen, Min; Henley, Donald E.; Imholt, Timothy & Roberts, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Kennedy] captions transcript

[News Clip: Kennedy]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: January 3, 1998, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Kennedy funeral] captions transcript

[News Clip: Kennedy funeral]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: January 2, 1998, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1296.0299]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Paul Tsongas"
Date: February 17, 1994
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Clip: Tsongas] captions transcript

[News Clip: Tsongas]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 1992
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press Release: Nation's first openly gay state representative] (open access)

[Press Release: Nation's first openly gay state representative]

A press release from the Cambridge City Council announcing Elaine Noble aiming to be the first openly gay person for Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council.
Date: 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, December 16, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, December 16, 1989]

Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos discussing his personal life including his ailments, and barretts that Duclos gave him, which he wore to play pool. The letter is in an envelope addressed to Dave Duclos in Massachusetts (with a postal sticker referring to a new address for Duclos) and a postmark dated December 18, 1989.
Date: December 16, 1989
Creator: Ohlemeyer, W. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to Dave Duclos, April 21, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to Dave Duclos, April 21, 1988]

Letter from W.F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos discussing personal issues including his health, time spent at the senior center, and a trip to Oro Grande (north of El Paso). The pages are all stamped in red with the text "Confirmation of Phone Order." The letter is dated April 1988, but it is in an envelope postmarked February 1986, addressed to the S. D. Myres Saddle Co. in Massachusetts.
Date: April 21, 1988
Creator: Ohlemeyer, W. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, February 14, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, February 14, 1986]

Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos mentioning that he never received a package that Duclos told him to expect and discussing his recent tragic turn of personal events. The envelope includes addresses for both men and is postmarked June 6, 1987.
Date: June 4, 1987
Creator: Ohlemeyer, W. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating Near-Death Testimony: A Challenge for Theology (open access)

Evaluating Near-Death Testimony: A Challenge for Theology

Article proposing a nonreductionist interpretation of near-death experiences (NDEs), showing that it is possible to give credit to individual testimony while still taking into account the physiological, psychological, and cultural conditions that influence visionary experience in the face of death.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Zaleski, Carol G.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Leonard Ward to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, December 20, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from Leonard Ward to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company, December 20, 1922]

Letter from Leonard Ward to the S. D. Myres Saddle Company discussing several different saddles and spur designs. He says that he has enclosed photographs (though they are not included with this letter). The envelope is addressed to S. D. Myres Saddle Company in Massachusetts and postmarked December 21, 1982.
Date: December 20, 1982
Creator: Ward, Leonard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0303B.0198]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: November 16, 1981
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0303B.0199]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Former Iranian hostage William Keough told Oklahoma educators Monday."
Date: November 16, 1981
Creator: Klock, Roger
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Clip: Bush Speech/Nukes] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bush Speech/Nukes]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 8, 1980, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1430.0063]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Nope, it's not an optical illusion, but the newest star of the zebra herd at the Walter D. Stone Zoo in Stoneham MA."
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Text of speech delivered by Rep. Barbara C. Jordan to the Associated Harvard Alumni on June 17, 1977 (open access)

Text of speech delivered by Rep. Barbara C. Jordan to the Associated Harvard Alumni on June 17, 1977

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Associated Harvard Alumni. The text is formatted as a letter, with Deane W. Lord's name typed above the text and the Harvard University News Office address listed.
Date: June 17, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan's Harvard Commencement Address, June 16th, 1977] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan's Harvard Commencement Address, June 16th, 1977]

Handwritten text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan as the 1977 Harvard commencement address. She discusses the value and role of people in the political process.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvard Commencement: Final Draft] (open access)

[Harvard Commencement: Final Draft]

Typed final draft of the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with some handwritten corrections and edits written in the margins. In the speech she addresses the American people's ability to contribute to their government.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvard Commencement: First Draft] (open access)

[Harvard Commencement: First Draft]

Typed first draft of the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with handwritten changes and edits written in the margins. In the speech she addresses the American people's ability to contribute to their government.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvard Commencement: Second Draft] (open access)

[Harvard Commencement: Second Draft]

Typed second draft of the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with some handwritten corrections and edits written in the margins. In the speech she addresses the American people's ability to contribute to their government.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Associated Harvard Alumni Annual Meeting] (open access)

[Program for the Associated Harvard Alumni Annual Meeting]

Program for the Commencement Day Associated Harvard Alumni Annual Meeting taking place in the Tercentenary Theatre. It contains an order of events for the meeting followed by a detailed outline for each individual event; according to the program Barbara Jordan is giving the address during the meeting.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Harvard University
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks from Barbara Jordan During Commencement at Harvard University] (open access)

[Remarks from Barbara Jordan During Commencement at Harvard University]

Copy of the remarks made by Barbara Jordan during the Commencement ceremony at Harvard University. In her remarks, Jordan recounts the time when the Harvard debate team came and debated against her and her team while she was at Texas State University for Negroes.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History