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Chester W. Nimitz Personal Letters, 1893-1911
28
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
21
Clifford Baird Collection
4
Deyo McCullough Collection
4
Nimitz Family Photograph Collection
4
Oliver Trechter Collection
4
U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts Letters Collection
4
Charles Stasny Collection
2
Women in War Collection
2
Carol Weaverling Collection
1
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[131 AGF Band in Sendai]
Group photograph of the 131 Band on Christmas day in Sendai, Japan. The men are in two rows behind wooden music stands that read "131 AGF". The men wear long sleeved collared uniform shirts and pants. Handwritten in black ink below, above or beside each man is his name. In the from row from left to right is Joe {illegible}, George Kaplan, Arthur {illegible}, Alan Bogues, Clinton Phillipe and Jesse {illegible}. The back row is Larry Glaser, Tom Powers, Bob Brinker, Bob Bust, Bill Murphy, {illegible}, and Bart Foss. There is a white sign above the men that reads "131 A.G.F. Dance band". Printed In the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph is "Sendai, Japan. Dec. 25, 45".
Date:
December 25, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[131 Dance Band in Sendai]
Group photograph of the 131 Dance Band on stage in Sendai, Japan. The men are in three rows except for a trumpet player standing on the left and the pianist sitting at the piano on the right. The back row consists of six men, from left to right there are four trumpet players, a drummer and cellist. In the second row there are three trombone players. In the front row there are seven men, five saxophonists, and a guitar player all sitting behind wooden music stands. The seventh man in the front row is not behind a music stand nor holding an instrument. All the men wear dark collared uniform shirts and pants. Printed underneath the photograph is "Dec. 45 - Sendai".
Date:
December 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[9th Infantry Christmas]
Photograph of a Christmas party for the 9th infantry in 1936 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The room is filled with decorated tables and tinsel and streamers hanging from the ceiling. Three men can be seen standing to the side of the room.
Date:
1936-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[N.A.M. "E" Award Luncheon Program]
Program for a luncheon honoring winners of the Army, Navy, and Maritime Commission Production Awards that took place on December 4, 1942 at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, N.Y. The program includes passages written by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Under Secretary of War, Robert P. Patterson; and Under Secretary of the Navy, James V. Forrestal, and a list of the companies being represented and honored at the luncheon. The event was organized by the National Association of Manufacturers.
Date:
December 4, 1942
Creator:
Hooker, S. D.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz During Change of Command Ceremony]
Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing in front of seven men in uniform during change of command ceremony. Chester W. Nimitz stands on the right with his hands clasped in front of him wearing a white Naval uniform with a high collar, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, epaulettes and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem. Another man in a white Naval uniform is standing beside Chester W. Nimitz with his hands behind his back.
Date:
December 31, 1941
Creator:
United States. Navy
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Army Band on Stage]
Photograph of the U.S. Army band on stage in Tokyo, Japan. The men are in two rows with the front row sitting behind wooden music stands. All but one of the men wear dark collared uniform shirts and pants. On the far left a man with a guitar stands in a cowboy hat, button down shirt, large belt and cowboy boots. From left to right in the front row is Don Brown, Bill Gravett, Bob Brinker, unidentified, George Kaplan, Gayle Rasmussen, Joe Kost and unidentified. The back row is an unidentified man, Chester Dzierkiewiz, Wes Cain, Tom Powers, Larry Glaser, Ted Niewiadomski, Bill Murphy, Chuck Delula.
Date:
December 27, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Eve 1936]
Photograph of the 9th infantry eating a Christmas eve meal together at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
December 24, 1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Eve 1936 Group Photo]
Photograph of the 9th infantry on Christmas eve at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonion, Texas. The group is divided between three rows and facing towards the camera. Several other groups can be seen gathered around in the background of the photo.
Date:
December 24, 1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Program for the Eighth Army Staff Officer's Mess, December 25, 1945]
Program and menu for the Eighth Army Staff Officer's Mess at the Helm House in Yokohama, Japan on Christmas Day, 1945. The front of the program features an illustration of a Christmas tree.
Date:
1945-12~
Creator:
Eighth Army
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deyo and a Cello]
Photograph of Deyo McCullough standing with a cello in front of tree on Christmas in Sendai, Japan. McCullough stands on the left in a collared shirt, dark tie, belt, pants and boots. printed on the front diagonally across the upper right-hand corner is "Dec 25 - 45 Sendai, Japan".
Date:
December 25, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Catherine Nimitz, and Mary Nimitz]
Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Catherine Nimitz, and Mary Nimitz at Naval Air Station, Alameda, California. Chester Nimitz stands on the left holding a black coat in his hands. He is wearing a dark Naval uniform with three small stripes and one large on with a single star on his sleeves, dress shoes and black and white brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on the front. Mrs. Nimitz stands in the center in a dark coat and skirt with a black hat and fascinator and a white lei around her neck. On the left stands Mary Nimitz sporting two low braided pigtails, a dark over coat, a white collared undershirt and a plaid pinafore dress. Two sailors can be seen in the distant background behind Mary.
Date:
December 9, 1942
Creator:
United States. Navy
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Grace Adams]
Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting on a couch with Grace Adams. Mrs. Adams sits on the left in a short-sleeved, collared dress with buttons running down the front and a pin on her chest. To her right sits Chester W. Nimtz with a book open on his lap in a dark Naval uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, ribbon bars above his pocket and stripes and a star on his sleeves. Attached in type: "Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Mrs. Ray Adams December 1945".
Date:
December 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hospital Decorated for Christmas 1945]
Photograph taken inside Fleet Hospital #114, in Samar, Philippines, showing a room decorated for Christmas. The room has high ceiling with streamers draped from it, there are two table on either side of the photo with four chairs on the left and three chairs on the right. In the center is a door, to the right of that door is written "Merry Christmas" and on the left is "Happy New Year."
Date:
December 1945
Creator:
Rose, Helen M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 1, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including turkey dinner with Gladys and Weston, avoiding a ticket from a highway patrolman, and seeing first lieutenant Johnny Watts, an old boyfriend of Catherine's, at dinner.
Date:
December 1, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 3, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a trip to Gonzales and plans for a quiet evening reading in bed. Catherine also mentions multiple visits to the post office looking for his letters.
Date:
December 3, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 4, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including her busy day at work, receiving his letters from the previous month, and a plan to visit Charlotte Gilmore.
Date:
December 4, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 5,1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home. including her busy day at work and Mr. Knight's death by suicide.
Date:
December 5, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 6, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the weather, drinking coffee with Tommy and the gang, updates on Lorraine's baby, and the cigarette shortage.
Date:
December 6, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 7, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing her care and concern for him while he is away, as well as news from home, including playing bridge with Bea, Corrine, and Maxine, Joe Brown working for Obie, and some groceries that are scarce at home.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 8, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including drinking beer at Pause Inn with Joyce, Missie, and Roland Meadows' wife, receiving a letter from Bob in Tonopah, and lunch with Baker and Nell.
Date:
December 8, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 9, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including that she is not going home for the weekend, plans to go Christmas shopping, the weather, and that she has been having little spats with Mr. Davis.
Date:
December 9, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 11, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including reports in the newspapers on the bombings of Saipan and Iwo Jima, lunch with Mr. Davis and Charlie Gilmore, and visiting Lorraine and her baby at the hospital
Date:
December 11, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 12, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Crockett shipping out, an inspection from the Texas State Guard, and a plan to go shopping in town, though the cost of living has gone up.
Date:
December 12, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - December 14, 1944]
Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including Honey's military physical exam on December 18, a busy day at work, a visit with Sally, Toots, and little Tom, plans to make a trip home for the weekend, and a reminder for Joe to take his vitamins.
Date:
December 14, 1944
Creator:
Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History