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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 11, 1904] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 11, 1904]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz is on the summer cruise and writing from aboard the USS Massachusetts (BB-2). He discusses his assignment in the engine room and what he anticipates doing when he returns home on leave. He mentions intending to teach his younger brother Otto to box as a means of temper control.
Date: August 11, 1904
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Marine Historical Association, Inc. to Harris Leon Kempner, August 11, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from the Marine Historical Association, Inc. to Harris Leon Kempner, August 11, 1959]

Letter from the Marine Historical Association, Inc. to Harris Leon Kempner requesting membership to help support the Marine Historical Association's Mystic Seaport.
Date: August 11, 1959
Creator: Marine Historical Association, Incorporated
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter, June 11, 1912]

Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter with a note describing the type of vehicle in the picture as a combination "Hose and Chemical wagon." There are six firemen in the picture, five are in the vehicle and one is standing next to it; the water hose is rolled up in the center and there is even a goat in the arms of one of the men in the back.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Conor, Clarence W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 11, 1904] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 11, 1904]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz is on the summer cruise and writing from aboard the USS Massachusetts (BB-2). He discusses his assignment in the engine room and what he anticipates doing when he returns home on leave. He mentions intending to teach his younger brother Otto to box as a means of temper control.
Date: August 11, 1904
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History