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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 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

[Photograph 2012.201.B1275.0481]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian and UNLV President Robert Maxson, right, arrive Sunday at a Chicago hotel for a meeting with the NCAA Infractions Committee."
Date: October 28, 1990
Creator: Fisher, Mike
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma 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 an apparent heart attack which claimed the life of Detroit lions head football coach Don Mc Cafferty.
Date: July 28, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Charlie Fox who resigned as a manager of the San Francisco giants of the National league.
Date: June 28, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Memorial day] (open access)

[News Script: Memorial day]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a holiday in most states which followed the lead of the federal government in observing memorial day on May 27th in order to give most wage earners a long weekend.
Date: May 28, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas rangers which never really got a chance to test the pitching strength of Gaylord Perry who is the winner of seven straight games in the American league.
Date: May 28, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Federal Indisctments] (open access)

[News Script: Federal Indisctments]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the federal grand jury who returned indictments against Dallas-based corporations and a half-dozen Dallas-area residents.
Date: February 28, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Milwaukee Shootout] (open access)

[News Script: Milwaukee Shootout]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Jacob Peter Cohen who is wanted for the murders of two Chicago policemen was killed in Milwaukee.
Date: February 28, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Nixon] (open access)

[News Script: Nixon]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a letter which is read into evidence which says that the nation's largest milk cooperative made an illegal 100000 dollar contribution in 1969 to president Nixon's re-election campaign.
Date: February 28, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas Insurance Fraud] (open access)

[News Script: Texas Insurance Fraud]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of three Dallas-based corporations and six Texans who are under indictment after a federal grand jury in Chicago returned true bills on charges of looting a Chicago Insurance Company of five and a half million dollars
Date: February 28, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Food] (open access)

[News Script: Food]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of government statisticians who have revealed that food prices skyrocketed during 1973 up by 22 percent over 1972.
Date: December 28, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fort Worth Teen Killer ] (open access)

[News Script: Fort Worth Teen Killer ]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a Forth Worth teenager is under arrest in Chicago as he is implicated in a double murder in Wyoming.
Date: December 28, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Gas Price] (open access)

[News Script: Gas Price]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Texans who seem to be getting the best deal in nation on gasoline prices.
Date: December 28, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Associated Press News] (open access)

[News Script: Associated Press News]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Skylab two astronauts who scheduled Medical and Solar Astronomy experiments on 32nd day of their space journey. Citizens of Ontario are starting their second day of housecleaning.
Date: August 28, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cocaine] (open access)

[News Script: Cocaine]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a defendant in the Chicago eight conspiracy trail, has been arrested in New York city and charged with selling half a million dollars worth of cocaine to undercover agents.
Date: 1973-08-28T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Kidnap] (open access)

[News Script: Kidnap]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the President of the Zahn drug company of Chicago who has reportedly been kidnapped for ransom.
Date: June 28, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rangers] (open access)

[News Script: Rangers]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about things which were not same at Arlington stadium.
Date: June 28, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the fort wings hockey team, who a couple of months revealed that they would be a the main minor league team of the New York islanders who named the coach that they have selected to direct their local operations.
Date: June 28, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tokyo] (open access)

[News Script: Tokyo]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Japanese government which expressed anger and concern over president Nixon' s decision to embargo American soybean exports.
Date: June 28, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1400.0431]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: April 28, 1973
Creator: Carter, J. Pat
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1400.0432]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: April 28, 1973
Creator: Carter, J. Pat
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Script: Weather intro] (open access)

[News Script: Weather intro]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a tornado at the Great Lakes Training Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Date: September 28, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10 PM sports] (open access)

[News Script: 10 PM sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 28, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library