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[Client Card: Mrs. Elisabeth Gordon Chandler] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. Elisabeth Gordon Chandler]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. Elisabeth Gordon Chandler, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This work order includes bronze portrait busts of Adlai Stevenson, and a bronze cast of a male portrait head.
Date: 1968-10/1969-04
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 128, January 20, 1954 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 128, January 20, 1954

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: January 20, 1954
Creator: Reed, B. G.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 189, March 23, 1955 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 189, March 23, 1955

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: March 23, 1955
Creator: Esenwein, August C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frederick Henry Syke Memorial Lecture (open access)

Frederick Henry Syke Memorial Lecture

Text for Barbara C. Jordan's Frederick Henry Syke Memorial Lecture given at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut, about education and the government.
Date: March 4, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machine for Drawing and Spinning Cotton (open access)

Improvement in Machine for Drawing and Spinning Cotton

Patent for a machine that improves the process of spinning and drawing cotton. The patent includes an illustration and instructions.
Date: August 25, 1868
Creator: Fuller, Jim B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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 Frank Dixon, April 20, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Dixon, April 20, 1959]

Letter from Frank Dixon to fellow executives discussing a campaign to have the United States Chamber of Commerce revise its free trade policies.
Date: April 20, 1959
Creator: Dixon, Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Iola Magruder to Rigdon Edwards, May 15, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Iola Magruder to Rigdon Edwards, May 15, 1994]

Letter from Iola Magruder to Rigdon Edwards discussing articles from different news sources, a recent contribution to Texas Women's University, moving into a new house, past involvement with the American Cross and US military, and other events in her life.
Date: May 15, 1994
Creator: Magruder, Iola V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of Meeting: Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, August 2, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, August 2, 2005]

Memorandum of Meeting with Congressional and community representatives that reviewed strategic and military value of Submarine Base New London and additional information on COBRA.
Date: August 2, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, June 8, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, June 8, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with New London, CT Congressional Delegates and the Connecticut Governor's Task Force to gather information regarding the potential closure of Submarine Base New London.
Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, June 28, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, June 28, 2005]

Memorandum of Meeting with New London, CT Congressional Delegation staff and representatives from the Connecticut Sub Realignment Coalition and General Dynamics-Electric Boat to gather input regarding the recommendation to close Submarine Base New London. Document includes a BRAC PowerPoint briefing that analyzes the costs/savings associated with closing the base.
Date: June 28, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: Submarine Base New London & Naval Air Station Oceana, August 12, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Submarine Base New London & Naval Air Station Oceana, August 12, 2005]

Memorandum of Meeting at which Retired Navy Flag Officers gave personal views on the BRAC recommendations for Submarine Base New London and Naval Air Station Oceana.
Date: August 12, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Naval Retirement]

Photograph of Margaret and Richard Cover, Sr. posing for a picture at Richard's Navy retirement ceremony. Richard is wearing his naval uniform and Margaret is dressed up in a green dress.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Dodd death] (open access)

[News Script: Dodd death]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the death of Thomas Dodd.
Date: May 24, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Laird] (open access)

[News Script: Laird]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 27, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Pollution] (open access)

[News Script: Pollution]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 15, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Ship] (open access)

[News Script: Ship]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 28, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another four days in the water. Jowdy was then assigned to the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), patrolling the Bering Sea and participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands as a second loader on a 40-millimeter. After witnessing the Marianas Turkey Shoot and also seeing MacArthur film his famous return, Jowdy participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima, amidst kamikazes and suicide boats. After the war, he survived a typhoon and served occupation duty in Japan, later transporting troops as part of the demobilization effort before being discharged in January 1946.
Date: September 21, 2008
Creator: Jowdy, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another four days in the water. Jowdy was then assigned to the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), patrolling the Bering Sea and participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands as a second loader on a 40-millimeter. After witnessing the Marianas Turkey Shoot and also seeing MacArthur film his famous return, Jowdy participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima, amidst kamikazes and suicide boats. After the war, he survived a typhoon and served occupation duty in Japan, later transporting troops as part of the demobilization effort before being discharged in January 1946.
Date: September 21, 2008
Creator: Jowdy, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History