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Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Nixon & Watergate] (open access)

[News Script: Nixon & Watergate]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about president Nixon who makes his first public appearance outside Washington. Also, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee who plans to brief the progress of the panel's impeachment inquiry.
Date: February 14, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Spanish Fort Mail Order Nursery, November 14, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Spanish Fort Mail Order Nursery, November 14, 1950]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Spanish Fort Mail Order Nursery sending checks regarding November 2nd.
Date: November 14, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Student at Civil Rights memorial]

A photograph of a student standing in front of the Civil Rights Memorial at the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church. He is wearing a UNT t-shirt and has his arms crossed. The monument has two parts, the left side reads "I Had A Dream" and lists the names of Civil Rights activists lost to violence. The right side has a bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on top and has a summary of the movement written out underneath his name.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Plaque outside of Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church]

A photograph of a plaque at the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Alabama. It reads "Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been designated a National Historic Landmark; This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America; 1997 National Park Service United States Department of the Interior".
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Plaque at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church]

A photograph of a plaque at the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Alabama. It is gold and reads "In Memoriam; Jonathan M. Daniels; Jimmy Lee Jackson; James J. Reeb; Viola Liuzzo; Martyrs for Racial Justice; 1965; Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church".
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Water fountain memorial 1]

A photograph of a water fountain memorial outside of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. The section of the fountain that is visible shows the dates of MLK's assassination and the deaths of students Samuel Hammond Jr., Delano Middleton and Henry Smith.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Water fountain memorial 3]

A photograph of a water fountain memorial outside of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. The section of the fountain that is visible shows the dates of Jonathan Daniels death, Willie Wallace Brewster's death, the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Oneal Moore's death, Viola Gregg Liuzzo's death, the march from Selma to Montgomery, Rev. James Reeb's death, the Bloody Sunday date, and Jimmie Lee Jackson's death.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Water fountain memorial 2]

A photograph of a water fountain memorial outside of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. The section of the fountain that is visible shows the dates of Rev. George Lee's murder and the outlawing of segregation by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Michael Donald sign]

A photograph of a sign at the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. At the top is a melted clock face and beneath it reads "A landmark lawsuit prompted the Southern Poverty Law Center to build a memorial to commemorate those who died during the Civil Rights Movement. Michael Donald was walking to a store in Mobile, Alabama, in 1981 when two Klansmen abducted him. They beat him, cut his throat and hung his body from a tree. He was only 19. In a groundbreaking lawsuit, the Center proved that the United Klans of America was responsible for Donald's death. This same organization committed some of the worst violence during the civil rights era, including the church bombing that killed four girls in Birmingham in 1963 and the slaying of Viola Liuzzo during the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march in 1965. In 1987 an all white jury awarded Donald's mother $7 million. The historic verdict put the United Klans out of business and forced the group to turn over its headquarters to Beulah Mae Donald, the victim's mother."
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Why Security? sign]

A photograph of a sign at the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. At the top is a melted clock face and beneath it reads "Why Security? This melted clock pinpoints the exact time on July 28, 1983, when Klansmen torched the offices of the Southern Poverty Law Center, sponsor of the Civil Rights Memorial and this visitor center. Over the years, the Center's aggressive response to hate has made it a prime target of radical hate groups. More than two-dozen extremists have been jailed in connection with plots to kill Center employees or blow up its offices. We ask for your understanding and cooperation with our security measures."
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[MLK quote on memorial in Montgomery]

A photograph of a quote on a wall outside of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. It reads "...until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream; Martin Luther King Jr."
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr., to Alabama Gas Corporation, May 14, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr., to Alabama Gas Corporation, May 14, 1965]

Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr., informing the Alabama Gas Corporation that he has unable to find the certificate with the 7 shares. He also request for a new issue of the certificate and have it delivered to Cecile B. Kempner.
Date: May 14, 1965
Creator: Thompson, Edward R., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Richard A. Puryear Jr. to Cecile B. Kempner, May 14, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Richard A. Puryear Jr. to Cecile B. Kempner, May 14, 1957]

Letter from Richard A. Puryear to Cecile B. Kempner confirming the recommendations of motels for her parents road trip and informing her to contact by telephone for any questions.
Date: May 14, 1957
Creator: Puryear, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Wallace] (open access)

[News Script: Wallace]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about George Wallace entering a rehabilitation center for physical therapy.
Date: July 14, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dangerous explosion] (open access)

[News Script: Dangerous explosion]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 14, 1972, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Coal explosion] (open access)

[News Script: Coal explosion]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 14, 1972, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending October 10, 1987 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending October 10, 1987

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending September 5 to the week ending October 5, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: October 14, 1987
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Forest of Friendship, 25th Celebration, 2001 (open access)

International Forest of Friendship, 25th Celebration, 2001

Supplementary publication outlining events and information for the 25th International Forest of Friendship celebration, which memorializes contributors to aviation and aerospace with engraved plaques in the forest. It includes portraits and biographical sketches for the 40 people to be honored in 2001.
Date: June 14, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Ginning Machinery. (open access)

Cotton-Ginning Machinery.

Patent for cotton ginning machinery, which separates cotton faster and more cleanly and continuously feeds cotton into the saws.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Wilson, Ralph E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to William H. Wharton, December 14, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to William H. Wharton, December 14, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to William H. Wharton, on December 14, 1836, giving Wharton the authorization to draw on his annual salary to cover his traveling expenses.
Date: December 14, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Henry Smith, December 14, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Henry Smith, December 14, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Henry Smith, the Secretary of the Treasury, on December 14, 1836, enclosing letters authorizing William H. Wharton and Fairfax Catlett to draw on the Texas treasury to cover their expenses.
Date: December 14, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Final Cobra Run - Naval Reserve Center Tuscaloosa, AL

Final Cobra Run - Naval Reserve Center Tuscaloosa, AL
Date: September 14, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library