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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 Clip: Bob Hope] captions transcript

[News Clip: Bob Hope]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about actors, Bob Hope and Jerry Colona, arriving at the Dallas' Love Field Airport before leaving to Florida.
Date: November 14, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Dallas tornado in the north American soccer league playoffs for the fourth consecutive year which found that the experience paid off as they played host to new comers.
Date: August 14, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Car] (open access)

[News Script: Car]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about amateur mechanics who are known for their love of machinery and a certain expertise in manipulating it.
Date: July 14, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about SMU which is getting their tails beaten off down by 15 points much of the game against Southern California.
Date: March 14, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Nixon] (open access)

[News Script: Nixon]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the president and Mrs. Nixon who were at another hospital in Miami Florida.
Date: February 14, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Inventor] (open access)

[News Script: Inventor]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Aaron Fechter who found a way to beat the scarcity of gasoline.
Date: February 14, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Automated Testing Center] (open access)

[News Script: Automated Testing Center]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of president Nixon who is expected to plug his health care center at the dedication of an automated care center in Miami.
Date: February 14, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[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 Eugene J. Schwabach to I. H. Kempner, January 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Eugene J. Schwabach to I. H. Kempner, January 14, 1948]

Letter from Eugene J. Schwabach to I. H. Kempner thanking Kempner for sending the Schwabach family a basket of fruit and wishing Kempner a happy new year.
Date: January 14, 1948
Creator: Schwabach, Eugene J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Russell to Harris Kempner, January 14, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Russell to Harris Kempner, January 14, 1963]

Handwritten letter from Joe Russell to Harris Kempner discussing his retirement from the cotton business and move to a family farm in Florida. He asks requests that future business orders be sent to his brother, Tom Russell.
Date: January 14, 1963
Creator: Russell, Joe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Work Stoppage] (open access)

[News Script: Work Stoppage]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of large group of truckers who are still on their second day to protest work stoppage by independent truckers.
Date: December 14, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: American bar ass'n] (open access)

[News Script: American bar ass'n]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the president of the American bar association who was in Dallas to address a conference sponsored by the southwest legal foundations.
Date: June 14, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter to Mr. Covington from R.H. Pratt regarding prisoners at Fort Marion (open access)

Letter to Mr. Covington from R.H. Pratt regarding prisoners at Fort Marion

Letter regarding the prisoners at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida. The letter mentions the delivery of moccasins to the prisoners as well as lamenting the short terms of the Indian agents which is a detriment to the running of the agencies. The letter also mentions the living arrangements for the prisoners.
Date: August 14, 1875
Creator: Pratt, R.H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Cape Bulb Company, March 14, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Cape Bulb Company, March 14, 1951]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Cape Bulb Company discussing his order of Caladiums which was meant to contain twenty-five of each of the four varieties ordered. Mr. Kempner informs them that the order was seven Caladiums short and request they send the missing flowers.
Date: March 14, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Ople Mitchell to Daniel W. Kempner, March 14, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Ople Mitchell to Daniel W. Kempner, March 14, 1956]

Letter from Ople Mitchell to Daniel W. Kempner discussing payment and availability of an order of Caladiums.
Date: March 14, 1956
Creator: Mitchell, Ople W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Ustler Brothers, January 14, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Ustler Brothers, January 14, 1956]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Ustler Brothers responding to an ad and requesting to know what ferns are available.
Date: January 14, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Royal Palm Nurseries, October 14, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Royal Palm Nurseries, October 14, 1948]

Letter from Royal Palm Nurseries to Daniel W. Kempner sending a check for a few pots.
Date: October 14, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sarasota Terrace Club to D. W. Kempner, December 14, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Sarasota Terrace Club to D. W. Kempner, December 14, 1953]

Letter from the Sarasota Terrace Club to D. W. Kempner confirming his membership to the club and outlining the amenities and nearby attractions.
Date: December 14, 1953
Creator: Sarasota Terrace Club
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 14, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying out of Jacksonville. The postcard features an image of the O'Henry Hotel in Greensboro, NC.
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 14, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 14, 1943]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being stuck in sick bay with a cold, medical issues among other student pilots, a visit from a Navy dive bomber pilot, and money. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: March 14, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Briscoe protest] (open access)

[News Script: Briscoe protest]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about protests on the the vote by Dolph Briscoe.
Date: July 14, 1972, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Democratic headquarters break in] (open access)

[News Script: Democratic headquarters break in]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1972-09-14T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library