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[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
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
[Front Page of United Negro College Fund Newsletter, September 1974] (open access)

[Front Page of United Negro College Fund Newsletter, September 1974]

Photocopy of the front page of the September 27, 1974 edition of the United Negro College Fund Newsletter. The page features four articles, including three about the national organization of The Links, Inc. The first article discusses a large donation by The Links, Inc. to the fund; another article introduces Pauline Ellison as the new president of The Links, Inc.; and a third article announces a fund raising event hosted by The Links, Inc. on behalf of the fund. The fourth article on the page describes an event in honor of Duke Ellington.
Date: September 27, 1974
Creator: United Negro College Fund. Department of Communications.
System: The Portal to Texas History