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Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
13
Chester W. Nimitz Personal Letters, 1893-1911
6
Carol Weaverling Collection
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Cecelia McKie Scrapbook Collection
1
Documenting the War Collection
1
Home Front Collection
1
Japanese Internment Camps Collection
1
Loran F. Smith Collection
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Women in War Collection
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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, January 23, 1900]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz begins with a review of his grades in school. He laments having to study Latin and views it as a waste of time. The letter is on St. Charles Hotel (Kerrville, Texas) stationery.
Date:
January 23, 1900
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, January 23, 1900]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz begins with a review of his grades in school. He laments having to study Latin and views it as a waste of time.
Date:
January 23, 1900
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, July 23, 1901]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz relates information about his grades in various subjects. Again, Nimitz and some friends hired a sailboat and went out on the Chesapeake Bay. Nimitz became seasick. He also includes examples of problems in math that he is encountering and explanations of the formulas and solutions. This letter is written on Robert Werntz Preparatory Academy stationery.
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, July 23, 1901]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz relates information about his grades in various subjects. Again, Nimitz and some friends hired a sailboat and went out on the Chesapeake Bay. Nimitz became seasick. He also includes examples of problems in math that he is encountering and explanations of the formulas and solutions.
Date:
July 23, 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, June 23, 1903]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from aboard the USS Chesapeake, summarizes his experiences while on the cruise. In his log, Nimitz describes the various drills in which he participated and the movements of the ship. He mentions some folks got seasick during heavy weather, but that he did not.
Date:
June 23, 1903
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, June 23, 1903]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from aboard the USS Chesapeake, summarizes his experiences while on the cruise. In his log, Nimitz describes the various drills in which he participated and the movements of the ship. He mentions some folks got seasick during heavy weather, but that he did not.
Date:
June 23, 1903
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[V-Mail Letter from Fred to Dr. Carl F. Holler, May 23, 1943]
V-Mail envelope and letter addressed to Dr. Carl Holler from "Fred", dated May 23, 1943.
Date:
May 23, 1943
Creator:
Fred
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 23, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe expressing sadness and concern, as she believes she has been sending his letters to the wrong address. Catherine also discusses news from home, including photos Peggy sent of her trip to Tonopah.
Date:
June 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 23, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing eating supper with James, planning to send Catherine some pictures, and drinking beer with Holquin at the Snake Ranch.
Date:
June 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 23, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe celebrating him receiving his diploma, with a reminder to mail the diploma home. Catherine also discusses news from home, including a visit from Claire, house cleaning, going to church, and a letter from Mr. Davis.
Date:
July 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 23, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his squadron moving to another base, the mail service, sympathy for their dog, Teddy, who has to be tied up, the cheapness of cigarettes at the post exchange, and his hope that Catherine can one day meet his crew.
Date:
July 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - August 23, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including visits with various people, a speech by Pinky Brown at the Kiwanis Club, and the reported news about the war.
Date:
August 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - August 23, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, including receiving a package of pear candy, and flying with a new soldier for the first time.
Date:
August 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Farewell Social" Program]
Program for the "Farewell Social 'Till We Meet Again'" honoring Boyle Heights' inductees, sponsored by the "Boyle Heights Indians" and held at the Block 45 Mess Hall in Poston Relocation Camp. The 'Boyle Heights Indians' were a self-created and named social group from Poston's Block 45.
Date:
September 23, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - September 23, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including supper with Ed and Mary, chatting with Dan and some girls at the Kopper Kettle, an update that Danny, the baby, is walking, and plans to go home for the weekend.
Date:
September 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 23, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including attending Mamie Jane's wedding, going to Gonzales with Heine, and expecting Emma to visit her more since her husband has gone overseas.
Date:
October 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - October 23, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, getting an air mattress, and seeing the movie "The Hairy Ape."
Date:
October 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 23, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her Thanksgiving plans and a request for photos of Joe.
Date:
November 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - November 23, 1944]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine responding to her previous letter and discussing the reelection of President Roosevelt, whom Joe favored.
Date:
November 23, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nurses and Wounded Soldiers Trim a Christmas Tree]
Photograph of wounded soldiers and Red Cross nurses decorate and trim a small Christmas tree at Fleet Hospital in New Caledonia. Two soldiers sit on each bed with the small Christmas Tree propped up between them with a nurse on either side.
Date:
December 23, 1944
Creator:
United States. Navy
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[30 Year Man]
Photograph of Chief Boatswain, Alfred H. Reymann, posing for a portrait aboard the supply ship to which he is attached. Reymann is wearing a button up top with a hat. He is standing in front of a pile of rope and looking up.
Date:
January 23, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 23, 1945]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including receiving a letter from Holquin's wife, seeing the movie "Arsenic and Old Lace" with Marjorie, and anticipating busyness at work due to Lorraine's absence.
Date:
January 23, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 23, 1945]
Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing working hard and getting sweaty in the morning, reading a book written by Ernie Pyle, and asking after Gregg Wiley and Joyce.
Date:
January 23, 1945
Creator:
Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photo of Cecelia McKie standing next to her scrapbooks]
Photograph of Cecelia McKie standing next to the scrapbooks she kept of messages she sent to civilian internees and P.O.W.'s families and the thank you letters she received from 2/5/1943-8/13/1945. On the right of McKie is the radio she used to listen to shortwave radio messages broadcast from Radio Tokyo.
Date:
January 23, 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History