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[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Points At a Map]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, United Nations Plebiscite Administrator for Jammu-Kashmir, pointing to a map in the office of Trygve Lie, U.N. Secretary General. Fleet Adm. Nimitz wears a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a dark tie, six buttons on the front, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, four stripes with a big band and a star on the sleeves. Trygve Lie stands to Adm. Nimitz's right in a dark double breasted suit jacket, a white undershirt and a striped tie.
Date: March 28, 1949
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. N. Wiseman, March 29, 2011 transcript

Oral History Interview with A. N. Wiseman, March 29, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Wiseman. Wiseman joined the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Greene (AVD-13). He served as a deck seaman and stood lookout while on watch. Wiseman discusses traveling as an escort to Brazil and then travelling to the Mediterranean. He describes taking part in the invasion of Southern France. The Greene was then sent to the Pacific and performed escort duty near Okinawa. He describes seeing several Japanese air attacks on ships that were nearby. Wiseman traveled to Japan at the end of the war to pick up POWs. He also visited Nagasaki. Wiseman describes how his ship was critically damaged when it ran aground during a typhoon in October of 1945. He served on two more ships working in engineering before getting out of the Navy in 1948.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Wiseman, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. N. Wiseman, March 29, 2011 (open access)

Oral History Interview with A. N. Wiseman, March 29, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Wiseman. Wiseman joined the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Greene (AVD-13). He served as a deck seaman and stood lookout while on watch. Wiseman discusses traveling as an escort to Brazil and then travelling to the Mediterranean. He describes taking part in the invasion of Southern France. The Greene was then sent to the Pacific and performed escort duty near Okinawa. He describes seeing several Japanese air attacks on ships that were nearby. Wiseman traveled to Japan at the end of the war to pick up POWs. He also visited Nagasaki. Wiseman describes how his ship was critically damaged when it ran aground during a typhoon in October of 1945. He served on two more ships working in engineering before getting out of the Navy in 1948.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Wiseman, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Jabina Coleman, November 3, 2022

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Interview with Jabina Coleman, a reproductive psychotherapist and certified lactation consultant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Coleman discusses her involvement in supporting maternal health, from running Life House Lactation & Perinatal Services to founding groups like Breastfeeding Awareness and Empowerment, the Perinatal Mental Health and Alliance for People of Color, and the Maternal Wellness Village in Philadelphia. Coleman discusses her own pregnancy, postpartum depression, education, and motivation to become an advocate in her field.
Date: November 3, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Coleman, Jabina
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Walter F. Woodul to I. H. Kempner, May 7, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Walter F. Woodul to I. H. Kempner, May 7, 1955]

Letter from Walter F. Woodul to I. H. Kempner mentioning about a man he met in Nassau who had stomach ulcers and surgery. He also mentions about sugar legislation and a meeting with Bob Poage.
Date: May 7, 1955
Creator: Woodul, Walter F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Briefs] (open access)

[News Script: Briefs]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a Russian trawler who is under Escort to Kodiak Alaska and was found poaching in the US fishing waters.
Date: February 5, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letters from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce - February 23, 1943 & October 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letters from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce - February 23, 1943 & October 12, 1943]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce discussing various topics including his experiences abroad and at home. The first letter Mr. Bradford hurriedly describes his experience with the British Army and Canadian Army. Additionally, he mentions that a transfer from the British Army to the U.S. Army or Air Force is expected to be in the works. The second letter, Mr. Bradford mentions that he is still living in Washington at the address attached to the letter. The majority of this letter, Mr. Bradford speaks about his experiences with Mack and Bean firefighting trucks in both America and Italy.
Date: 1943-02-23/1943-10-12
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce - August 27, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce - August 27, 1943]

Letter from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce discussing his arrival back in the United States of America. Mr. Bradford informs Mr. Boyce that he has received his previous letter sent on March 11th. Finally, Mr. Bradford mentions after their last meeting he was ordered to travel abroad for three (3) months abroad before being returned to his old unit.
Date: August 27, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. E. Newman to Henrietta Leonora Kempner, March 12, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from M. E. Newman to Henrietta Leonora Kempner, March 12, 1952]

Letter from M. E. Newman to Henrietta Leonora Kempner discussing the re-instatement of her Doubleday One Dollar Book Club membership.
Date: March 12, 1952
Creator: Newman, M. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Doubleday One Dollar Book Club, March 17, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Doubleday One Dollar Book Club, March 17, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Doubleday One Dollar Book Club discussing the recent re-instatement of a Doubleday One Dollar Book Club membership.
Date: March 17, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Torry, Huntington & Shaw, Inc., February 28, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Torry, Huntington & Shaw, Inc., February 28, 1964]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Torry, Huntington & Shaw, Inc. asking for information buying a new mainsail for his Knarr Senior sailboat.
Date: February 28, 1964
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert D. Huntington, Jr. to Harris L. Kempner, March 3, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Robert D. Huntington, Jr. to Harris L. Kempner, March 3, 1964]

Letter from Robert D. Huntington to Harris L. Kempner providing information on the cost and procedure for getting the mainsail replaced on his Senior Knarr sailboat.
Date: March 3, 1964
Creator: Huntington, Robert D., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. LeRoy Grumman, September 30, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. LeRoy Grumman, September 30, 1945]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to LeRoy Grumman discussing a previous conversation at a dinner regarding naval aviation and requesting that pictures of the 7-F and 8-F be autographed and sent to his home address, and expressing admiration for meeting Grumman.
Date: September 20, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Random House, Inc. - July 23, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Random House, Inc. - July 23, 1962]

A letter addressed to Random House, Inc., Great Neck, N. Y., from T. N. Carswell, dated July 23, 1962. Carswell advises of an attached check which is in payment for a book with his requested inscription noting that his original order was shipped without the flyleaf inscription. The reverse side includes business letterhead of LITTLE TUFFY MFG. CO. A DIVISION OF ABILENE MACHINE CO., ABILENE, TEXAS and bears Assurance OPAQUE Parchment watermark.
Date: July 23, 1962
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Horse Racing] captions transcript

[News Clip: Horse Racing]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: 2012-06-09/2012-06-10
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from A. G. Gould to Daniel W. Kempner, June 8, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from A. G. Gould to Daniel W. Kempner, June 8, 1955]

Letter from A. G. Gould to Daniel W. Kempner clearing up some misinformation regarding an order of books sent to Mr. Kempner.
Date: June 8, 1955
Creator: Gould, A. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the American garden Guild Book Club, Une 9, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to the American garden Guild Book Club, Une 9, 1955]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to The American Garden guild Book Club asking them to stop sending him books and informing them that he never subscribed in the first place.
Date: June 9, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to A. G. Gould, June 15, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to A. G. Gould, June 15, 1955]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to A. G. Gould asking for a reply regarding returning the books.
Date: June 15, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert, February 15, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert, February 15, 1964]

Handwritten letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert enclosing checks.
Date: February 15, 1964
Creator: Kempner, Cecile Blum
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert, 1964~, #4] (open access)

[Letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert, 1964~, #4]

Handwritten letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert enclosing checks for a checking account.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Kempner, Cecile Blum
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert, 1964~, #3] (open access)

[Letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert, 1964~, #3]

Handwritten letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert asking for a deposit to be made.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Kempner, Cecile Blum
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert, 1964~, #2] (open access)

[Letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert, 1964~, #2]

Handwritten letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert thanking for help with checks.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Kempner, Cecile Blum
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert, 1964~] (open access)

[Letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert, 1964~]

Handwritten letter from Cecile Kempner to Arthur Alpert enclosing checks to be put in a checking account.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Kempner, Cecile Blum
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Alan King] (open access)

[News Script: Alan King]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about comedian Alan King asking for his son to be arrested after taking his mother’s car without commission.
Date: April 15, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library