Serial/Series Title
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
326
Black Military Service Collection
55
Documenting the War Collection
32
Loran F. Smith Collection
26
Women in War Collection
23
Carol Weaverling Collection
22
Charles Stasny Collection
14
Home Front Collection
11
U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts Letters Collection
10
Nimitz Family Photograph Collection
8
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[Excavator Digs in Quarry]
Photograph of an excavator digging in a quarry in an unknown location. The boom of the excavator with a pulley at the top is extended towards the wall of the quarry as the bucket at the end of the arm digs into the quarry wall. The number "76 - 407" printed on the side of the excavator.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Faceless Engineer Operating Drill]
Photograph of an engineer operating a drill in an unknown location, he is standing in the upper right-hand corner and his face is not in frame.
Date:
[1944,1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Farewell Social" Program]
Program for the "Farewell Social 'Till We Meet Again'" honoring Boyle Heights' inductees, sponsored by the "Boyle Heights Indians" and held at the Block 45 Mess Hall in Poston Relocation Camp. The 'Boyle Heights Indians' were a self-created and named social group from Poston's Block 45.
Date:
September 23, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Fighting Seabees Postcard]
Postcard advertising the movie "The Fighting Seabees," starring John Wayne, Dennis O'Keefe, and Susan Hayward. Acquired by Ivan D. East during his service with the 136th Seabees.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Republic Pictures Corporation
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Saipan Wounded]
Photograph of the 1st Saipan wounded arriving at Pearl Harbor by air. The soldiers are lying on cots stacked on top of one another and the soldiers on the upper bunks are looking towards the camera.
Date:
1944-07~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Five Wounded Marines]
Photograph of five soldiers being returned to the Hawaiian Islands after being previously injured. The soldiers are (from left to right) Billy E. Lee, Vernon H. Witherspoon, Robert L. Wolfe, Walter B. Haeselich, and Eugene F. Wilson. The men are all facing forward and walking towards the camera. The wing of a plane can be seen behind the soldiers.
Date:
June 28, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz at Beach in Hawaii]
Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in patterned swim trunks in front of a barb wired fence at a beach in Hawaii. Printed below the image is the following "ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET, CHETSER W. NIMITZ. very few high officers in any of the services enjoyed the great respect of the men that Admiral Nimitz does. To a man, we had confidence in his ability, and respect for his authority. When away from his official duties, he was one of us, as this informal picture demonstrates. It was taken by Chuck Brenkus at a picnic the Battalion held at a beach in Hawaii.".
Date:
1944/1945
Creator:
Brenkus, Chuck
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Stands in Front of a Map]
Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing in front of a map of the Pacific. He stands as if leaning on something in front of him and is wearing a short-sleeved, light-colored uniform with five stars pinned to both sides of his wide collar.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
United States. Navy
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Foxhole Observer]
Photograph of Sgt. Ben J. Pietrantonic (left) of Rochester N.Y., editor of the "Foxhole Observer", presenting copies of the paper to Constable Sirip (right) of the Royal Papuan Constabulary, at Base F, in Finschhafen, New Guinea. The man on the left is wearing a military uniform and looking away from the camera. The man on the right is wearing shorts and a short-sleeved shirt with a thick belt. He also has a gun strapped to his back. Two unidentified men can be seen standing on the right side of the photo.
Date:
August 7, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[General Order Authorizing Citation Devices for Clifford Baird, March 25, 1944]
General order from Lieutenant Colonel John Philip Henebry authorizing Clifford Baird to wear a citation device as a permanent part of his uniform.
Date:
March 25, 1944
Creator:
Henebry, John Philip & Jones, Ocal P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Program for the Army Specialized Training Unit, March 3, 1944]
Program for the Graduation Exercises of the Army Specialized Training Unit at Pomona College in Claremont, California held on Friday, March 3, 1944. The program contains the schedule for the ceremony, a roster of graduates, and lyrics to "Your Land and My Land" to be sung during the ceremony.
Date:
March 3, 1944
Creator:
Army Specialized Training Unit
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Graves Registration Service]
Photograph of the Graves Registration Service on Eniwetok Atoll in Marshall Islands.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Servicemen Posing for a Picture]
Photograph of group of thirteen servicemen posing in two rows in an unknown location. The group in the front row are leaning with their arms crossed against a wooden platform. A second row of servicemen stand above them on the platform in front of a wooden structure.
Date:
[1944..1945]
Creator:
Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hangar Deck Toss]
Photograph of sailors playing basketball inside of the USS Saratoga. Three of the sailors are attempting to put the basketball through the net. The other players are standing back and looking towards the basketball goal. Most of the sailors are wearing shorts with no shirt.
Date:
November 16, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hasty Pudding Service Club Membership Card, January 1, 1944]
Membership card issued from the Hasty Pudding Service Club to Edgar Jones.
Date:
January 1, 1944
Creator:
Hasty Pudding Service Club
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Health and Physical Education Program at the Manzanar War Relocation Center
A report prepared by Elizabeth M. Moxley, Supervisor of Health and Physical Education of the Manzanar Education Section, that details the development of the health and physical education program at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. The report includes a map of the relocation center, elementary and secondary health curriculum descriptions, photographs, and example health and medical forms.
Date:
June 1944
Creator:
Moxley, Elizabeth M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Help Bring Him Home]
Flyer titled "Help Bring Him Home for Other Holidays..." encouraging civilians not to ask returning servicemen questions that could contain potentially sensitive war information. The reverse side is titled "Our Hospitals Need More Help" and encourages women to sign up to become a Red Cross nurse.
Date:
October 16, 1944
Creator:
Holler, Carl
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Home Again]
Photograph of four soldiers in uniform standing around a plaque with the words "U.S. Marine Barracks Naval Station Guam" carved on the front. The soldiers are (from left to right) Colonel Merlin F. Schneider, John C. Brown, Carmen J. Catania, and Joseph J. Mannino.
Date:
August 5, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Indian Summer" Social Program]
Program for the "'Indian Summer' Social" that honored the recent graduates and held at Mess Hall 45 at Poston, AZ Relocation Camp. Lists the songs played during the dance.
Date:
June 24, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to "A Farewell Social"]
An invitation to "A FAREWELL SOCIAL honoring the inductees of Boyle Heights" sponsored by the "Boyle Heights Indians" held at the Block 45 Mess Hall in Poston Relocation Camp.
Date:
September 1944
Creator:
Boyle Heights Indians
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Landing at Eniwetok]
Photograph of Marines going ashore at Eniwetok. The Marines are all in uniform and holding guns. The shore of the beach is covered in palm trees and bushes and lines the entire background.
Date:
1944-02~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. V. Arnold to the 7th Division Landing Force, 1944]
Letter from Major General A. V. Arnold, second in command of the Seventh Infantry Division, to the men of the Seventh Division Landing Force giving them words of encouragement in preparation for the United States Philippines campaign, beginning with the Battle of Leyte on October 20th, 1944.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
United States Army Seventh Infantry Division
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ada Dawe to Joe Davis - September 24, 1944]
Letter from Ada to her son-in-law Joe discussing news about Catherine, or "Cathy," Ada's daughter and Joe's wife. Cathy spent the night with her mother, and Mr. Davis and Dan Jr. showed her around. Cathy is worried about Joe, and Ada is hoping that he will be able to return home soon.
Date:
September 24, 1944
Creator:
Dawe, Ada Lea
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny, August 25, 1944]
Letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny informing him of the death of her brother, Theodore H. Kirkland, on August 16, 1944. She asks Stasny to notify as many of Theodore's friends as possible in hopes that they will be able to provide her with more information.
Date:
August 25, 1944
Creator:
Kirkland, Betrice
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History