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[Blank note from Ambleside Farm on Silverspring Road in Ridgefield, Connecticut] (open access)

[Blank note from Ambleside Farm on Silverspring Road in Ridgefield, Connecticut]

Page for note taking. Printed for Ambleside Farm, Silverspring Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
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
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Irving Trust Company Check Stub No. 3-349] (open access)

[Irving Trust Company Check Stub No. 3-349]

Check stub via Irving Trust Company for a check in the amount of $10.00 paid to the order of The Marine Historical Association, Inc., purchasing the membership for Harris Leon Kempner, Jr.
Date: August 15, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Housebreaking, Boarding and Veterinarian] (open access)

[Invoice for Housebreaking, Boarding and Veterinarian]

Invoice for items sold to Mrs. Oakleigh Thorne by Joan Saunders Kruger, including Housebreaking, Boarding and Veterinarian.
Date: 1950
Creator: Joan Saunders Kruger
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Political statement from E. Robert Stevenson - November 27, 1941] (open access)

[Political statement from E. Robert Stevenson - November 27, 1941]

A document containing a political statement from E. Robert Stevenson, Editor-In-Chief, Waterbury Republican, Waterbury, Connecticut, dated November 27, 1941. Stevenson defines Americanism.
Date: November 27, 1941
Creator: Stevenson, E. Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement and Articles of Association of the National Committee for Education on Alcoholism, Incorporated] (open access)

[Statement and Articles of Association of the National Committee for Education on Alcoholism, Incorporated]

A document titled "Statement by The National Committee for Education on Alcoholism and Articles of Association of the National Committee for Education on Alcoholism, Incorporated."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Universal Travelcard Advertisement] (open access)

[Universal Travelcard Advertisement]

Advertisement from the American Hotel Credit Corporation regarding the Universal Travelcard and its benefits.
Date: 1956~
Creator: American Hotel Credit Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech on Police and the Black Family] (open access)

[Speech on Police and the Black Family]

Speech presented at a conference hosted by Nicholas Pastore and the New Haven Department of Police Service on "Police and the Black Family." Brown's speech discusses the role of police in modern society, gun violence, and the higher rate at which African Americans are incarcerated and affected by violent crime.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from The Travelers Insurance Company, February 4, 1955] (open access)

[Receipt from The Travelers Insurance Company, February 4, 1955]

Receipt from The Travelers Insurance Company for Fannie K. Adoue. The renewal cost $40 and last twelve months after the 4th of February, 1955.
Date: 1955-02-04?
Creator: The Travelers Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Li Hua and Maria] (open access)

[Adoption Statements of Li Hua and Maria]

Personal statements of Li Hua and Maria regarding the adoption of Li Hua from Hengdong SWI in Hunan Province, China. Li Hua describes her feelings about her trip to China with her brother, Paul, and Maria discusses the search for Li Hua's birth family. There is a photo of Li Hua on the Great Wall of China on the second page of the document.
Date: unknown
Creator: Li Hua
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note About C. F. Kinkannon] (open access)

[Note About C. F. Kinkannon]

Note written on scratch paper from Aetna Insurance Company with the header, "The leading fire insurance company of America". The note reads, "John : what 2 numbers 20 and 21 C. F. Kinkannon bankruptcy court".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note on Aetna Insurance Company Letterhead] (open access)

[Note on Aetna Insurance Company Letterhead]

Note written on Aetna Insurance Company letterhead reading, "157 1/2 South Elm Drive - Beverly Hills, Calif."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

At the Core: Contract Negotiations at the Hartford Symphony Orchestra: Teacher Notes

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Consists of notes to be used when teaching the case study entitled At the Core: Contract Negotiations at the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.
Date: 2016
Creator: Anderson, Michael Alan, 1975-
System: The UNT Digital Library

At the Core: Contract Negotiations at the Hartford Symphony Orchestra

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
This case profiles the Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO), which serves residents in the state of Connecticut and southern Massachusetts and represents one of the largest orchestras in New England. Several unique elements of its organizational structure are revealed, before focusing on a set of contract negotiations that hinge on its “core” of 33 members.
Date: 2016
Creator: Anderson, Michael Alan, 1975-
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clean Power Plan, State at a Glance: Connecticut (open access)

Clean Power Plan, State at a Glance: Connecticut

Document outlining state-specific goals for carbon dioxide emissions and energy efficiency through 2030 for the state of Connecticut.
Date: August 3, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008

Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date: August 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, February 14, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, February 14, 2001

Interview with Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett Salter, a retiree who has lived in Kerrville, Texas intermittently over the years. Mrs. Salter discusses visiting her grandparents in Kerrville, meeting her first husband, Julian "Joe" Garrett, a Canadian immigrant, her involvement with planes, her substitute teaching career, and her work with the Audubon Society.
Date: February 14, 2001
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Salter, Ammie Rose Hollar Garrett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for sale of Boston, an enslaved man, in Connecticut] (open access)

[Agreement for sale of Boston, an enslaved man, in Connecticut]

An agreement for the sale of an enslaved man named Boston in Connecticut between enslaver John Griswold and the estate of deceased enslaver Josiah Filly, executed by David Barber.
Date: December 16, 1772
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Hartford, Connecticut - June 7, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Hartford, Connecticut - June 7, 1975

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Hartford, Connecticut, about the American people's participation and confidence in government.
Date: June 7, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texts Related to Barbara Jordan's Remarks Made to the Women's Day Committee, 1981] (open access)

[Texts Related to Barbara Jordan's Remarks Made to the Women's Day Committee, 1981]

Four texts related to Barbara Jordan and Women's Day at Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church. The first document is the text of remarks given by Barbara Jordan before the Women's Day Committee regarding the role of Christianity in her life. The second document is a letter from Hyacinth Miller and Doris Baldwin of Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church in which Jordan is invited to speak about her faith. The third document concerns women's liberation through Christian faith. The four text is handwritten and concerns welfare.
Date: 1981
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History