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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 Thomas Roth, October 15, 1977
Interview with Thomas Roth regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
October 15, 1977
Creator:
Bowman, Larry & Roth, Thomas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[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
[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
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 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:
October 23, 2003
Creator:
Cole, Charley
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner, 1944]
Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner discussing purchasing a five-gallon keg of syrup from Sugar Land and asking about Kempner's moms' health and wishing her good health.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
Cramer, Max
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner, 1944~]
Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner no longer raising sugar cane and making syrup but thanking Kempner for purchasing Cramer syrup from Louisiana. Cramer also ask Kempner if he is married and that if he is not, then he wants to introduce him to a woman.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
Cramer, Max
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner, April 1945]
Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner discussing Cramer sending Kempner salmon and wishing well on Kempner's family.
Date:
1945-04~
Creator:
Cramer, Max
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner, January 8, 1945]
Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner discussing the whereabouts and delivery of syrup being sent to Cramer and wishing Kempner's mother his love.
Date:
January 8, 1945
Creator:
Cramer, Max
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner, January 23, 1945]
Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner discussing the arrival of Kempner's syrup shipment and thanking Kempner for his help in getting the syrup.
Date:
January 23, 1945
Creator:
Cramer, Max
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner, May 4, 1945]
Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner ordering seafood from Cramer and the specifics on what can be sent to Kempner.
Date:
May 4, 1945
Creator:
Cramer, Max
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harriet Cunningham to Dr. May Owen, March 31, 1959]
Letter from Harriet Cunningham to Dr. May Owen asking her to fill out personnel data. She also mentions their office is busy preparing for an annual session in San Antonio, and wonders where Dr. Owen is going on vacation in the summer.
Date:
March 31, 1959
Creator:
Cunningham, Harriet
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in 1964]
Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date:
1964~
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in County Jail]
Photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date:
1964~
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, October 3, 1988]
Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards discussing the speech that was given at the last Sweetwater reunion, her stay at the hotel, her hopes for the next reunion, and her encounter with Fred Greenwood.
Date:
October 3, 1988
Creator:
Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Eddie Bauer - 1967-07-11]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera accompanying a check ordering a West Indies Panama and a free catalog from Eddie Bauer.
Date:
July 11, 1967
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Mitchell Rawlinson]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This clip concludes the story of Mitch Rawlinson, a young boy with leukemia who raised money to receive treatment in Seattle but returned to Texas for his last days.
Date:
December 16, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mitchell Rawlinson Return to Texas]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. It provides an update about the case of Mitchell Rawlinson, a boy with leukemia, whose family raised money for a procedure in Seattle, but who suffered complications and wanted to return to Texas as his final wish.
Date:
December 9, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich, November 20, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich requesting cane syrup to send to Max Cramer.
Date:
November 20, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich, November 22, 1944]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to G. D. Ulrich discussing logistics in shipping cane syrup to Max Cramer in Seattle.
Date:
November 22, 1944
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from the National Secretary of LULAC to the Supreme Council - 1972]
Memorandum from the office of: National Secretary of LULAC to the Supreme Council; Subject: Approval of Charters for Tacoma, Washington; Seattle, Washington Ladies Council; Snyder, Texas; Aransas Pass, Texas.
Date:
1972
Creator:
League of Latin American Citizens
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses
From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date:
1913
Creator:
Lord, N. W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library