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[Message from Jerome K. Crossman to Lynn Harris]

Description: Document of a message from Jerome Crossman to Lynn Harris regarding a plaque at Hamilton Park. Due to Crossman having surgery, he was not able to go to Hamilton Park to check on the completion and hear about the recent news. Crossman also mentions Hoblitzelle's death and recognizes him and thanks Harris for contributing to the Hamilton Park project.
Date: May 15, 1964
Creator: Crossman, Jerome K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Anthony Ganarelli, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Anthony Ganarelli. Ganarellis was born in Huntington, Pennsylvania in 1913 and enlisted in the Navy in May 1934. Upon completing basic training in Norfolk, Virginia he was assigned as a gunner’s mate to the USS Tennessee (BB-43), where he remained for seven years. He recalls that, when the Japanese attacked on the morning of December 7, 1941, the Tennessee was in Pearl Harbor, inboard of the USS Arizona (BB-39) and forward o… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Creator: Ganarelli, Anthony
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Receipt for oil]

Description: Receipt of red bank oil from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane to H. Kempner.
Date: February 15, 1945
Creator: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Office Letter from Arthur M. Alpert, November 5, 1965]

Description: Office letter filed by from Arthur M. Alpert to Harris L. Kempner discussing the negotiations about the Brazos river authority with Walter Wells.
Date: November 5, 1965
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Invoice for Interest on Loan, January 10, 1958]

Description: Invoice for interest on a loan from The Bank of New York sent to Harris L. Kempner, of the firm H. Kempner, indicating the loan amount and the amount of interest owed.
Date: January 10, 1958
Creator: The Bank of New York
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Oral History Interview with Robert Rhodes, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Rhodes. Rhodes was born in 1922 and enlisted in the Army on 23 January 1941. Soon after enlisting, he boarded the USS Republic (AP-33) for an eighteen day voyage to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii for basic training. Upon completion of basic, he was assigned to the 696th Ordnance Company at Wheeler Field. Rhodes recalls being at breakfast when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He describes the actions he and others that … more
Date: December 8, 2001
Creator: Rhodes, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Jones, December 6, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Jones. Jones joined the Navy in January of 1941. He served in the Fire Control Division and Gunner’s Gang aboard the USS Tennessee (BB-43). The ship was moored near Battleship Row during the attack on 7 December 1941. He recalls going through the Harbor and retrieving servicemen out of the water. He was transferred to the USS Massachusetts (BB-59). They supported the invasion of North Africa in October of 1942 and struck Iwo… more
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Jones, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Howard Gray, December 6, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Howard Gray. Gray joined the Navy in September of 1939. Gray trained as an aviation mechanic. He worked with Squadron VP-14, using multi-engine seaplanes to relocate older seaplanes from water to land. Gray was one of 6 family members serving in the war, and stationed at Hawaii, during the attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941. From spring through August of 1942, he worked as a plane captain aboard a PBY Catalina Patrol Bomber i… more
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Gray, Howard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Fred Hilger, December 2, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Hilger. Hilger was born in Tyler, Texas. Joining the US Navy in 1940 he was sent to San Diego for boot camp. Upon completion of the training he was assigned to the USS Tennessee (BB-43) as a store keeper. His primary battle station was as a powder handler for one of the sixteen inch guns. He describes the scene at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and tells of seeing the USS Arizona (BB-39) explode. He recalls the Tenness… more
Date: December 2, 2001
Creator: Hilger, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Rose Steinman, February 4, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Rose Steinman. Steinman was living in Fort Worth, Texas when World War II began. She worked as an inspector at the Texas Steel Manufacturing Company, making 81mm and 60mm shells. She also worked with the Knights of Columbus organizing U.S.O. dances for the servicemen. She recalls rationing books, gasoline, coffee and sugar. Her husband was stationed at the Fort Worth Army Airfield, and she had a number of family members who serve… more
Date: February 4, 2002
Creator: Steinman, Rose
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Haskett, March 10, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Haskett. Haskett joined the Navy in 1938. He served as a gunner on PT-155 in the Solomon Islands. Haskett describes PT boat operations, armament, and combat in general. He also details how the early torpedo tubes were activated with a mallet.
Date: March 10, 2003
Creator: Haskett, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Richard Williams, August 18, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Williams. Williams was born in Chicago on 21 April 1925. After quitting school in the sixth grade, he worked with the Works Progress Administration. In 1942, he joined the Navy and went to Camp Perry, Virginia for six weeks of basic training. He was then sent to Eastport, Maine for six months before taking a troop train to California where he was assigned to the 136th Construction Battalion. There he had advanced inf… more
Date: August 18, 2003
Creator: Williams, Richard J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Promissory note for J.B. Harris from Michael Reed]

Description: Promissory note for J.B. Harris from Michael Reed in the amount of one hundred dollars, fulfilled by William Reed on September 29, 1859.
Date: January 27, 1859
Creator: Reed, Michael
Partner: Southwestern University

[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - January 4, 1979]

Description: Handwritten minutes from the January 4, 1979 meeting of the International Trends and Services Committee of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's plans to invite international students to make presentations at future meetings, present an awards to a distinguished member, and hold a luncheon.
Date: January 21, 1979
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill of sale for a slave boy named Abe]

Description: Bill of sale for a nine-year-old boy named Abe to Michael Reed from Thomas Meedlock.
Date: November 13, 1852
Creator: Meedlock, Thomas
Partner: Southwestern University

[Oral History Interview with Edward Harris]

Description: Interview with Edward Harris, who was an activist and later became an author. Harris discusses his book "In the Shadow of Big Tex", growing up in Dallas with his family, his college experience at El Centro College, Bishop College, and Arlington State College (now UTA), getting drafted, his activism with SNCC and Grassroots Incorporated, being arrested and later committed for "hypersensitivity to racial discrimination", and other community programs he was involved in.
Date: October 21, 2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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