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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, October 3, 1902]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz relates his experiences while returning to the Academy for his second year. He mentions marching in the Grand Army of the Republic parade in Washington in the near future. Nimitz relates a story about arriving at the Academy wearing a giant sombrero he purchased in San Antonio while returning. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date:
October 3, 1902
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, October 3, 1902]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz relates his experiences while returning to the Academy for his second year. He mentions marching in the Grand Army of the Republic parade in Washington in the near future. Nimitz relates a story about arriving at the Academy wearing a giant sombrero he purchased in San Antonio while returning.
Date:
October 3, 1902
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Bromley Funeral]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
December 17, 1991, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Scheffel. Scheffel grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army ROTC in 1940. He was called up in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. He was allowed to finish out his senior year of college and was married in March 1942. He embarked on the Queen Elizabeth from New Jersey in September 1942. As leader of 200 men, he landed in Scotland and drove with them to Whittington Barracks where they joined with the British 51st Highlanders. He lists the three main survival lessons he learned from the seasoned English soldiers: having a batman to back you up, digging a two-man foxhole, and waiting for the ""crack and thump."" Scheffel how the ""crack and thump"" lesson would later save his life when he was seriously wounded when attacking the Siegfried Line. From England he went to Algeria with the British troops on the Scythia. The ship is torpedoed off the coast limps into Algiers. Scheffel made the decision to leave the British Highlanders and join up with American 9th Division in February 1943. The division went into Tunisia. Then he was sent to spend another month with the …
Date:
May 10, 2000
Creator:
Scheffel, Charles
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Burnette Sain, February 24, 1993
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Burnette Sain, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Bolivar, Tennessee. Sain discusses his family and farming background, life during the Great Depression, and work at a CCC camp in Bristol, Tennessee,
Date:
February 24, 1993
Creator:
Brantley, Janet G. & Sain, Burnette
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ben Russell, April 22, 1988
Interview with Ben Russell, a United States Navy veteran from Memphis Tennessee, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the light cruiser USS Phoenix.
Date:
April 22, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Russell, Ben
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to the post office, October 12, 1957]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to the post office discussing obtaining the address to Mrs. Leonora W. Rankin, because her signature is needed to various certificates of stock.
Date:
October 12, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cook and Company, March 15, 1957]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cook and Company discussing an invitation for him to join the Galveston $500 Club, who's goal is to support the growth and industry of Galveston.
Date:
March 15, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hugo Dixon to Isaac H. Kempner, October 29, 1963]
Letter from Hugo Dixon to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the Geo H. Mc Fadden & Bro. anniversary dinner.
Date:
October 29, 1962
Creator:
Dixon, Hugo N.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lincoln Memorial University to I. H. Kempner, August 25, 1954]
Letter from Robert Kincaid of Lincoln Memorial University to I. H. Kempner discussing the many great aspects of Abrahma Lincoln, and the university named in his honor. Mr. Kincaid urges Mr. Kemper to send a goodwill gift after reading through an enclosed leaflet.
Date:
August 25, 1954
Creator:
Lincoln Memorial University
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["King: Montgomery to Memphis" civil rights film segments]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of segments from the civil rights documentary "King: Montgomery to Memphis" from May 24th, 1991. The U-Matic footage shows clips from the 1960s civil rights movement featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders involved in southern non violent protests.
Date:
May 24, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Black Tie Dinner - Pride Interview 3
Video recording from the Black Tie Dinner Collection recorded during an interview with individuals with involvements in Dallas and Fort Worth gay and lesbian communities, about what America means to them.
Date:
August 14, 2004
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harry B. Friedman and Billy B. Goldberg to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, May 31, 1962]
Letter from Harry B. Friedman and Billy B. Goldberg to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner discussing about Youth Fellowship in honor to Willie Loewenberg, alongside requesting for monetary funds.
Date:
May 31, 1962
Creator:
B'Nai B'Rith Foundation of the United States
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: From Dalcops]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas police who are preparing charges against a man arrested in connection with the disappearance of Dallas business executive Dan Burney.
Date:
June 3, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a pair of losses for Texas baseball teams as the Rangers fell to Baltimore 6- 4 and the Texas longhorns lost to USC 9- 2 in the college world series.
Date:
June 8, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the high flying Rangers who have now won nine of their last 13 games including five of seven on the current road swing.
Date:
June 11, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Weather intro]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about 3 deaths and scores of injuries resulted from 28 tornadoes that caused extensive property in the southeastern United States .
Date:
April 2, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the day Billy Martin and the Texas rangers who have been preparing for the past few weeks for the opening of the 1974 major league Baseball season.
Date:
April 3, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tornadoes]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about tornadoes which have killed at least 260 persons, injured hundreds and caused millions of dollars damage in an awesome trail of destruction from the deep south through the Ohio valley and into Canada.
Date:
April 4, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bank robbery]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about two Texas men who are in custody in Tennessee.
Date:
March 19, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sculpture- 1]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a former physicist at the Oak ridge nuclear complex in Tennesse.
Date:
March 19, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Robbers]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story two unemployed Texans who are in a jail are charged with a $50, 000 bank robbery.
Date:
March 19, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library