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[News Script: Dock Workers Strike] (open access)

[News Script: Dock Workers Strike]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the dock workers who went on strike for a cost of living pay raise which they has been denied since 1972 by the federal pay board.
Date: May 1, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from William R. Catton, Jr. to Mr. I. H. Kempner, March 12, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from William R. Catton, Jr. to Mr. I. H. Kempner, March 12, 1958]

Letter from William R. Catton, Jr. to Mr. I. H. Kempner requesting to anonymously fill a questionnaire for a research project.
Date: March 12, 1958
Creator: Catton, William R., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
1944 Fall Bulb Price List (open access)

1944 Fall Bulb Price List

Document listing the types and prices of flower bulbs for sale through Cameron and Company in Seattle, Washington.
Date: 1944
Creator: Cameron & Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Detroit which had a gopher ball working well enrouting that to 7- 0 victory.
Date: June 12, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Market basket] (open access)

[News Script: Market basket]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a market basket survey taken by the associated press for the month of June.
Date: July 1, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: APB 114] (open access)

[News Script: APB 114]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an Alaska airlines official who says that he is surprised at the volume of traffic between Texas and Alaska.
Date: August 9, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001

Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date: April 14, 2001
Creator: Cole, Charley
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Emery in Seattle, Washington]

Photograph of Robert Emery in Seattle, Washington, 1989. He sits on a rock next to a small bridge which stretches over a creek. He wears a purple shirt and white shorts and looks towards the camera. A row of trees is visible in the background.
Date: 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Overlook of Seattle Washington]

Photograph of Seattle, Washington at sunset. A mountain range can be seen in the distance and is separated from the city by a body of water.
Date: 1962
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some detail. After the war, Campbell eventually became a public school teacher.
Date: April 21, 2000
Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cornelius D. Wiens, November 26, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Cornelius D. Wiens, November 26, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cornelius D. Wiens. Wiens grew up in Montana and Kansas and was drafted into the Army in 1944. After completing training, he departed about the Sea Snipe for the Philippines. His first landing was at Leyte, where he remained fighting for three months. He describes coming to land on the small landing craft. From Leyte he went to Negros, then Masbate, and finally Mindanao. He describes the Japanese soldiers who were unwilling to surrender. After Japan's surrender he also spent time in Korea as a radio operator.
Date: November 26, 2000
Creator: Wiens, Cornelius D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arwin Bowden. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment, then joining the battle of Saipan. He ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made and the time he had leave.
Date: September 9, 2000
Creator: Bowden, Arwin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Robert E. Galer, August 27, 1998

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with General Robert E. Galer, a Marine Corps veteran (VMF-224) and recipient of the Medal of Honor, concerning his experiences concerning the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; the Guadalcanal Campaign as commander of VMF-224; and as head of the 584 Radar units during the campaigns for the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Navy ROTC at the University of Washington, 1931-35; pilot training at Sand Point, Pensacola, and Quantico, 1935-38; assignment to amphibian squadron on Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1938-40, and his minor role in the "destroyers-for-bases" deal with Great Britain, 1940; assignment as commander of VMF-224, 1942; description of the Grumman Wildcat fighter plane; assignment to Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 1942; episodes involving aerial combat against the Japanese; aerial combat tactics; living conditions at Henderson Field; shot down for the first time on September 12, 1942; shot down for a second time on October 2, 1942; personnel problems with dysentery and malaria; reassignment to COMAIRPAC, November, 1943; Command and Staff College, 1943; awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for twenty-nine consecutive days of combat and eleven-and-one-half kills; meeting President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Oval Office; development of the 584 Radar for close-air support; Iwo Jima, …
Date: August 27, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Lane, Peter B. & Galer, Robert E., 1913-2005
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cameron and Company to D. W. Kempner, June 10, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cameron and Company to D. W. Kempner, June 10, 1944]

Letter from Cameron and Company to D. W. Kempner discussing Kempner's question about bulb prices.
Date: June 20, 1944
Creator: Cameron and Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cameron and Company to D. W. Kempner, August 21, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cameron and Company to D. W. Kempner, August 21, 1944]

Letter from Cameron and Company to D. W. Kempner regarding Kempner's inquiry about Croft Lily bulbs.
Date: August 21, 1944
Creator: Cameron and Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pacific Coast RR Co. (PCRR) 16

A photograph print showing the Pacific Coast RR Co. (PCRR) 16, 2-8-0, narrow gauge, Seattle, WA. [Probably a Charles L. Vineall photo]
Date: unknown
Creator: Vineall, Charles L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pacific Coast RR CO. 17

A photograph print showing the Pacific Coast Railroad Co. 17, 0-6-0 (Alco), Seattle, WA.
Date: November 24, 1940
Creator: Caine, Charles E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Northern Pacific (NP) 1381

A photograph print showing the Northern Pacific (NP) 1381, 4-6-0 (BLW), Seattle, WA.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hanft, Robert M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Northern Pacific (NP) 4008

A photograph print showing the Northern Pacific (NP) 4008, 2-8-8-2, Auburn, WA.
Date: June 25, 1936
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, May 5, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, May 5, 1944]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner discussing
Date: May 5, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, August 15, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner, August 15, 1944]

Memorandum from Daniel W. Kempner request for a quote and delivery regarding the Lily blubs sizes 6 to 7, 7 to 8, 8 to 9.
Date: August 15, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Seattle Officers' Club Membership Card, July 1945] (open access)

[Seattle Officers' Club Membership Card, July 1945]

Weekly membership card issued from Seattle Officers' Club, Inc., to Lieutenant junior grade Edgar Jones.
Date: 1945-07~
Creator: Seattle Officers' Club, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Washington Athletic Club Membership Card, July 1945] (open access)

[Washington Athletic Club Membership Card, July 1945]

Membership card issued from the Washington Athletic Club and signed by manager of the club Kenneth Meisnest given to Lieutenant junior grade Edgar Jones. The back of the card contains club rules and Washington state liquor laws.
Date: 1945-07~
Creator: Washington Athletic Club
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History