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Oral History Interview with Albert Jeffers, December 28, 2011 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Jeffers, December 28, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Jeffers. Jeffers joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in Illinois. He received diesel engine maintenance and repair training at submarine school in Connecticut. Upon completion, he was assigned to the engine room aboard the USS Threadfin (SS-410) as a fireman, first class. He participated in the tracking operation that led to the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato. He was transferred to the USS Menhaden (SS-377) and was the first to welcome Admiral Nimitz during a change of command ceremony. Jeffers was discharged in 1946 and went on to earn a degree in mechanical engineering as well as a law degree.
Date: December 28, 2011
Creator: Jeffers, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Jeffers, December 28, 2011 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Jeffers, December 28, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Jeffers. Jeffers joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in Illinois. He received diesel engine maintenance and repair training at submarine school in Connecticut. Upon completion, he was assigned to the engine room aboard the USS Threadfin (SS-410) as a fireman, first class. He participated in the tracking operation that led to the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato. He was transferred to the USS Menhaden (SS-377) and was the first to welcome Admiral Nimitz during a change of command ceremony. Jeffers was discharged in 1946 and went on to earn a degree in mechanical engineering as well as a law degree.
Date: December 28, 2011
Creator: Jeffers, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Carnes, March 28, 2022 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Carnes, March 28, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Carnes. Carnes joined the Navy in 1944 before he finished high school. In the Navy, he became a signalman and was assigned to USS Norton Sound (AVM-1). Carnes was aboard when the ship went to Okinawa, where he describes being attacked by kamikaze aircraft. When the war ended, Carnes went to Japan briefly before returning to the US and receiving his discharge.
Date: March 28, 2022
Creator: Carnes, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Yamani] (open access)

[News Script: Yamani]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Saudi Arabian oil minister who told the Japanese that his country is interested in industrial equipment and technology.
Date: January 28, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mideast] (open access)

[News Script: Mideast]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Israeli forces who gave up their positions along the Cairo Suez road in the first phase of their pullback on the Suez Front.
Date: January 28, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: japan Oil] (open access)

[News Script: japan Oil]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Saudi Arabia's oil minister who warned japan against president Nixon's conference of oil consuming nations.
Date: January 28, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from M. Gotoh to H. Kempner Cotton Company, September 28, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from M. Gotoh to H. Kempner Cotton Company, September 28, 1960]

Letter from M. Gotoh to H. Kempner Cotton Company informing about Hiroshi Matsuda's travel plans and requesting to guide him.
Date: September 28, 1960
Creator: Gotoh, M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to T. P. Davis, August 28, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to T. P. Davis, August 28, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to T. P. Davis discussing about Mr. and Mrs. Harris Weston's trip to Tokyo and requesting for guidance.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Ralph Kestenbaum, August 28, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Ralph Kestenbaum, August 28, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Ralph Kestenbaum discussing about Mr. and Mrs. Harris Weston's trip to Tokyo.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to James T. Baird, August 28, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to James T. Baird, August 28, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to James T. Baird discussing about Mr. and Mrs. Harris Weston's trip to Tokyo and requesting for guidance.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston, August 28, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston, August 28, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston sharing introduction of few people to help on trip to Far East.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James T. Baird to Harris L. Kempner, March 28, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from James T. Baird to Harris L. Kempner, March 28, 1966]

Letter from James T. Baird to Harris L. Kempner discussing hotel reservations and other specifics for his upcoming business trip to East Asia. Two pages of Mr. Kempner's handwritten notes contain a rough schedule for the trip.
Date: March 28, 1966
Creator: Baird, James T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner, April 28, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner, April 28, 1959]

Letter from H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner mentioning that Benito doesn't look as blue as he did yesterday. And he thinks that the 200 bales of deal 1" they can buy from Charley and apply it against the indebtedness. Rayner mentions that he asked him to get in touch with Charley immediately and refuse the 200 bales until end of the week. He also encloses two small clippings that his dad asked him to send.
Date: April 28, 1959
Creator: Rayner, Fred H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James T. Baird, February 28, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James T. Baird, February 28, 1966]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James T. Baird discussing possible dates for a business trip to East Asia.
Date: February 28, 1966
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Bruce Webster, May 28, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Bruce Webster, May 28, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Dr. Bruce Webster sending over the names of some the Kempner's business friends in Japan and expressing his envy at Dr. Webster's trip.
Date: May 28, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Y. Shinohara, May 28, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Y. Shinohara, May 28, 1949]

Letter Daniel W. Kempner to Y. Shinohara informing that Dr. Webster is an great doctor.
Date: May 28, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Japan's trade] (open access)

[News Script: Japan's trade]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Japan's importation of United States goods.
Date: August 28, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Japanese railroad strike] (open access)

[News Script: Japanese railroad strike]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 28, 1972, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Welfare-reform bill] (open access)

[News Script: Welfare-reform bill]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 28, 1972, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Japanese Election] (open access)

[News Script: Japanese Election]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 28, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Flower] (open access)

[News Script: Flower]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 28, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Health Care Systems: A Bibliography of Selected References (open access)

Foreign Health Care Systems: A Bibliography of Selected References

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to health care systems around the world organized by location.
Date: September 28, 1971
Creator: Cavalier, Kay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wilburn Snyder, April 16, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Wilburn Snyder, April 16, 2002

Interview with Wilburn Snyder, a POW of the Japanese in the Philippines. He answers questions about his time in the military and as a POW in the Philippines.
Date: April 28, 2004
Creator: Stroble, Brandy & Snyder, Wilburn L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wilburn Snyder, April 16, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wilburn Snyder, April 16, 2002

Interview with Wilburn Snyder, a POW of the Japanese in the Philippines. He answers questions about his time in the military and as a POW in the Philippines.
Date: April 28, 2004
Creator: Stroble, Brandy & Snyder, Wilburn L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History