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.

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.

Letter from James Armour Lindsay to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing their hopes Kempner will visit the schools on his trip through the Southeast.

Letter from W. L. Gatz to the manager of the Holiday Inn in Chatanooga, Tennessee requesting a change to a reservation for Mrs. D. W. Kempner for July 21, 1958.

Oral history interview with David Hearn. Topics covered include Hearn's upbringing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, his coming out story, his career at J. C. Penney's, and his founding of the Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund.

Letter, using Western Union, from Isaac Herbert Kempner Jr. to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing travel plans.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Postcard of an illustration of the lookout point at Garrity's Alabama Battery, overlooking Chattanooga, Tennessee and the surrounding forestry. There are postcard markings and a brief paragraph about the illustration on the back of the postcard, which is addressed to L. F. Turney. There is also a handwritten note on the back of the postcard, from the sender, Raymond,

Patent for an invention that "relates to improvements in hoisting drums" (line 15-16). Structure, objective, and illustrations of hoisting drums are included.

Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Parts of the diary were written in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Parts of the diary were written in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a list in the back of the diary has the names of soldiers and whether they had died or deserted.

Patent for a wire winding machine for making well screens.

Patent for a cylinder for cotton gins that can have one disk removed for repair without taking apart the whole cylinder.