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Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Stevens. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1943 as a metallurgical engineer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Navy Electronics School at Harvard University as well as a specialized radar training program organized by MIT at the Harbor Building in Boston, Massachusetts. He received further training in radar countermeasures at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. He served on the USS Wasatch (ACG-9). When the ship was anchored, he was assigned to deliver orders and mail. He describes the Operation Olympic portion of the plan to invade Japan. He was part of the force that occupied Wakanoura and Nagoya, Japan. He shares an anecdote about obtaining a Japanese sword as a souvenir in Nagoya. In North China he participated in the repatriation of the Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. He wrote a book, ?Up Close and Personal,? about his World War II experiences.
Date: March 27, 2006
Creator: Stevens, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Stevens. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1943 as a metallurgical engineer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Navy Electronics School at Harvard University as well as a specialized radar training program organized by MIT at the Harbor Building in Boston, Massachusetts. He received further training in radar countermeasures at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. He served on the USS Wasatch (ACG-9). When the ship was anchored, he was assigned to deliver orders and mail. He describes the Operation Olympic portion of the plan to invade Japan. He was part of the force that occupied Wakanoura and Nagoya, Japan. He shares an anecdote about obtaining a Japanese sword as a souvenir in Nagoya. In North China he participated in the repatriation of the Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. He wrote a book, ?Up Close and Personal,? about his World War II experiences.
Date: March 27, 2006
Creator: Stevens, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rose Dern, March 31, 2022 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rose Dern, March 31, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Rose Dern. Dern enlisted in the WAVES and went to Madison Wisconsin to train in communications. After training, Dern was stationed close to home at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City. She then went to a communications station on Maui. Dern was discharged when the war ended.
Date: March 31, 2022
Creator: Dern, Rose
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Jeanne Watson Driscoll, January 30, 2023

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Jeanne Watson Driscoll, a clinical nurse scientist from Boston, Massachusetts. Driscoll discusses her experience with obsessive thought disorder during her pregnancies, Carol Dix's book about postpartum depression, helping women with breastfeeding, becoming active in postpartum support organizations, PSI, the NURSE plan, DAD, and speaking on maternal mental health.
Date: January 30, 2023
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Driscoll, Jeanne Watson
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and G. E. Meares and R. A. Ascher - May 1938-November 1939] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and G. E. Meares and R. A. Ascher - May 1938-November 1939]

Letter from Richard A. Ascher to Tex Bradford regarding a business transaction that is not fully described, but has cost Bradford money, and may also be related to Ascher's incarceration. Later correspondence verifies that Ascher was released from prison on Sept. 6, 1938. A handwritten note on the letter from the Parole Commission says, "Re = Stein Nozzles."
Date: 1938-05-09/1939-11-02
Creator: Ascher, Richard A. & Meares, George E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Homerun] captions transcript

[News Clip: Homerun]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a homerun by Bengie Molina.
Date: October 20, 2010
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Horsemeat Giveaway] (open access)

[News Script: Horsemeat Giveaway]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of an anti-poverty agency in the Bronx section of New York is now out to extoll the virtues of the horsemeat.
Date: August 28, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edward C. Baumert, Jr., April 30, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edward C. Baumert, Jr., April 30, 1962]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edward C. Baumert, Jr. regarding the note about Leslie's death and is extending their heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Keiffer on the loss. He mentions that he'd known Leslie for forty-five years, all of those memories are very fond ones.
Date: May 30, 1962
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edward C. Baumert, Jr., December 27, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edward C. Baumert, Jr., December 27, 1962]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edward C. Baumert, Jr. thanking him for remembering them for the Christmas and Kempner wishes them a Happy New Year.
Date: December 27, 1962
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roland C. Irvine to D. W. Kempner, June 19, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from Roland C. Irvine to D. W. Kempner, June 19, 1950]

Letter from Roland C. Irvine to D. W. Kempner discussing the correspondence between him and Miss Rose Anspach regarding her admission to the 87th Street Residence of the Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews. He relays details of Miss Anspach’s situation and potential arrangements, including the availability of a new residence in the Bronx.
Date: June 19, 1950
Creator: Irvine, Roland C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the Reliable Shirt Repairing Company to D. W. Kempner, January 15, 1954]

Postcard from the Reliable Shirt Repairing Company to D. W. Kempner confirming that they will be able to do the shirt repair work he requested.
Date: January 15, 1954
Creator: Reliable Shirt Repairing Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Reliable Shirt Hospital, April 12, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Reliable Shirt Hospital, April 12, 1954]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Reliable Shirt Hospital requesting the shirts that he sent.
Date: April 12, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Reliable Shirt Hospital, March 8, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Reliable Shirt Hospital, March 8, 1954]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Reliable Shirt Hospital discussing about the repair work for shirts.
Date: March 8, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Cattle] (open access)

[News Script: Cattle]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 4, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Post office blast] (open access)

[News Script: Post office blast]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an explosion in a post office in the Bronx.
Date: October 14, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mickey Mantle] (open access)

[News Script: Mickey Mantle]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Mickey Mantle wanting to manage the Texas Rangers.
Date: October 6, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mickey Mantle] (open access)

[News Script: Mickey Mantle]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Mickey Mantle wanting to manage the Texas Rangers.
Date: October 6, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Post office blast] (open access)

[News Script: Post office blast]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an explosion in a post office in the Bronx.
Date: October 14, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Headline] (open access)

[News Script: Headline]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 12, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Zoo pelicans] (open access)

[News Script: Zoo pelicans]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: November 21, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Pelicans] (open access)

[News Script: Pelicans]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: November 21, 1969, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Devlin] (open access)

[News Script: Devlin]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 2, 1969, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Speeches] (open access)

[News Script: Speeches]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 7, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Juniors Serve: A List of Junior Projects (open access)

Our Juniors Serve: A List of Junior Projects

American Women's Voluntary Services' list of junior projects discussing things the junior auxiliary division of AWVS is doing in New York communities. These projects cooperate with the American Red Cross and other government agencies.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Gitnick, Julia
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History