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Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from American Florist Supply Co., April 4, 1949] (open access)

[Invoice from American Florist Supply Co., April 4, 1949]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner, Plantersville, Nurs, by American Florist Supply Co. including hedge shears and pest control products, totaling $13.40.
Date: April 7, 1949
Creator: American Florist Supply Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Hyponex] (open access)

[Invoice for Hyponex]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by American Florist Supply Co., including Hyponex for $6.07, marked paid on the 25th of April, 1950.
Date: April 21, 1950
Creator: American Florist Supply Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order Acknowledgement from American Bulb Co., Inc., April 13, 1950] (open access)

[Order Acknowledgement from American Bulb Co., Inc., April 13, 1950]

Order acknowledgement from American Bulb Co., Inc. for items sold to Plantersville Nurseries, including Albatross, Indianapolis bronze, pink, and yellow; Mrs. Kidder, Mrs. Roy, Pink Chief, and Sunglow.
Date: April 13, 1950
Creator: American Bulb Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Charge from American Florist Supply Co., April 2, 1951] (open access)

[Invoice for a Charge from American Florist Supply Co., April 2, 1951]

Invoice for a $2.29 charge made to D. W. Kempner by American Florist Supply Co., marked paid on the 3rd of April, 1951.
Date: April 2, 1951
Creator: American Florist Supply Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from the Inland White Lead Company to C. C. Cox, April 18, 1924] (open access)

[Envelope from the Inland White Lead Company to C. C. Cox, April 18, 1924]

An envelope from the Inland White Lead Company addressed to C. C. Cox and postmarked April 18, 1924.
Date: April 18, 1924
Creator: Inland White Lead Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Clay, May 7, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Carl Clay, May 7, 2002

Interview with Carl Clay, a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf War, who also served in the civil wars in Lebanon, Kosovo, and Somalia. Clay describes his time working in aviation on the flight deck of ships and the many countries he visited while in the service, such as Brazil, Spain, and Cuba.
Date: April 15, 2003
Creator: DeVore, Danielle & Clay, Carl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012

Interview with Rena Pederson, a former journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers, the books she has written, and her work in communications and public affairs.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Harding, Anne; Dann, Lori & Pederson, Rena
System: The UNT Digital Library