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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 transcript

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
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life and travel, 1987-1989] (open access)

[Scrapbook of John Briggs personal life and travel, 1987-1989]

Scrapbook documenting the travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1987 and 1989, including color photographs, tickets, business cards, clippings, stickers, and other records of travel throughout the U.S. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community. This scrapbook also documents his time spent with friends and family.
Date: [1987..1989]
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard of the Washington Monument]

Postcard of a drawing of the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. The drawing centers the monument with bright green foliage surrounding it, a tree in the foreground, and a pink and orange sunset behind the obelisk. On the reverse is text from Tsung-O Cheng to Harris L. Kempner informing him he arrived in D.C. last night and will stop in several American cities before arriving in Galveston on September 15.
Date: September 3, 1951
Creator: Cheng, Tsung-O, M. D.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, September 23, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, September 23, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry regarding obtaining money to pay off the loan for a land deal between Barnard E. Bee and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: September 23, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, September 7, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, September 7, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, concerning payments for a land deal made between Barnard E. Bee and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: September 7, 1837
Creator: Hamilton, James
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum from [James F. Perry] to James Reed and Co., August 27, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of memorandum from [James F. Perry] to James Reed and Co., August 27, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum from James F. Perry to James Reed and Co. outlining enclosed documents and drafts pertaining the land purchase between Barnard E. Bee and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: August 27, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, August 24, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, August 24, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, concerning payments for a land deal made between Barnard E. Bee and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: August 24, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, July 5, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, July 5, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry informing Perry that he will be out of town for a month, should he try to write about the land deal with Bee. Hamilton also attempts to find an alternate means of paying Perry, since Green did not hold up his contact to deliver Hamilton's payment on behalf of Bee to Perry.
Date: July 5, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 12, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 12, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, explaining the difficulty in getting him the funds for Bee's land purchase, and asking Perry if he can have more time to obtain the money in other ways.
Date: June 12, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of affidavit from James F. Perry, May 11, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of affidavit from James F. Perry, May 11, 1837]

Copy of transcript for an affidavit signed by James F. Perry concerning the purchase of property from Barnard E. Bee from Stephen F. Austin on November 25, 1836.
Date: May 11, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History