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Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
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Chester W. Nimitz Personal Letters, 1893-1911
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Nimitz Family Photograph Collection
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Charles Stasny Collection
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Japanese Internment Camps Collection
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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, September 7, 1901]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions that he has passed his entrance examinatins and has gained admittance to th eUS Naval Academy. He also thanks his grandfather for supporting him during the summer.
Date:
September 7, 1901
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, September 7, 1901]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz describes the rigors of the exams and indicates he has gained admittance to the US Naval Academy and will report there in a few days. He also indicates that he was almost not admitted on account of his hearing, but passed the physical exam, too.
Date:
September 7, 1901
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, September 14, 1901]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz describes the rigors his first week at the Academy: rowing and drilling from six in the morning until ten at night. He mentions a problem with his feet. He asks about Otto and Dora.
Date:
September 14, 1901
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, September 14-18, 1901]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz describes his activities at the Academy such as rowing boats, drilling and tying knots. He also mentions going aboard the training ship, the Chesapeake. Nimitz also mentions attending a worship service in the chapel at the Academy.
Date:
[1901-09-14,1901-09-18]
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, September 27, 1901]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz indicates that a one dollar a month allowance should be sufficient while at the Academy. He also intends to get his new dress jacket before having his photo made. He also mentions his feet are feeling better and that his class has two lessons a day aboard the training ship Chesapeake. He also mentions being vaccinated. Nimitz also mentions looking forward to the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia later in the year and expresses relief at learning to sail cutters instead of having to row. He closes by indicating he has his textbooks but no time to study. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date:
September 27, 1901
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, September 29, 1901]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz describes receiving visitors at the Academy but being unable to greet them as he did not have a dress blue uniform yet. He also mentions his grades on the entrance exam and that he is looking forward to the Army-Navy football game to be played in November in Philadelphia. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date:
September 29, 1901
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, September 8, 1902]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz, writing from Kerrville, expresses uncertainty about when he and his mother might go to Fredericksburg for a visit. This letter is on St. Charles Hotel stationery.
Date:
September 8, 1902
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, September 27, 1904]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz, writing from San Antonio, discusses his travel plans to return to Annapolis. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date:
September 27, 1904
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, September 30, 1903]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz briefly explains his whereabouts and that he will be back at Annapolis and studying very soon. This letter is on Metropolitan Hotel (Washington, DC) stationery.
Date:
September 30, 1903
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrap and how to collect it]
Booklet titled "Scrap and how to collect it" detailing the important wartime uses of household scrap items.
Date:
September 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Souvenir Card from Charles Stasny to his Parents, September 24, 1944]
Souvenir card from Charles Stasny to his parents with a handwritten message discussing Amphibious Group Three's occupation of Northern Japan. The card has a map of Amphibious Group 3's path through Northern Japan beginning in Aomori and travelling to Otaru. Envelope from Charles Stasny to his parents with text celebrating Amphibious Group Three and the USS Appalachian's (AGC-1) occupation of Northern Japan.
Date:
1944-09-24/1944-09-25
Creator:
Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny, September 6, 1944]
Handwritten letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny thanking him for the letter he sent her following Theodore Kirkland's, her brother, death in the war and reminisces on memories she had with him. She encloses a copy of the chaplain's letter and mentions that her brother, Theus Kirkland, will be returning to service soon either to the Islands or pilots' training in California.
Date:
September 6, 1944
Creator:
Kirkland, Betrice
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from On Board the U. S. S. Anzio, September 15, 1945]
Letter to the press about the USS Anzio (CVE-57) and the experiences of her crew in the Pacific Theater from her commission in August, 1943 to the end of the war in September, 1945.
Date:
September 15, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Staff Memorandum from W. E. Moore to the USS Appalachian, September 26, 1945]
Staff memorandum from W. E. Moore to the staff of the USS Appalachian (AGC-1) giving them the plans for their next movements and dissolution of staff. He mentions that they will be able to sightsee in Yokohama and possibly Otaru, and that there will be transports for return to the United States in Aomori.
Date:
September 26, 1945
Creator:
Moore, W. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Halsey, Jr., to the Third Fleet, September 5, 1945]
Letter from Admiral William Halsey, Jr., to the Third Fleet informing them that US currency will not be legal tender in Japan and that US forces going ashore will need to use US military Yen, available for exchange at a rate of 15 to 1, or Bank of Taiwan and Bank of Chosen notes. However, US currency is legal tender in vessels in Japanese ports.
Date:
September 5, 1945
Creator:
Halsey, William, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History