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Oral History Interview with Karel Dahmen, April 20, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Karel Dahmen. Dahmen was born in the Netherlands and witnessed the bombing of Rotterdam in May 1940. He recalls the chaos of fires burning and people being shot. With two friends he quickly manned a vacant boat and carried 45 Jews across the North Sea to England, using only a compass and school atlas for navigation. He joined the Dutch Navy in February 1941 and was assigned to HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck as a radar operator. … more
Date: April 20, 2011
Creator: Dahmen, Karel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Hotel Nimitz Matchbook]

Description: Scrap torn from a matchbook from Hotel Nimitz in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hotel Nimitz
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Notes Written on a Cover Sheet]

Description: Notes handwritten on a cover sheet for The Radio Post of Fredericksburg, Texas. The sheet features a photo of Lyndon B. Johnson with a child, two women, and a man at the steps of an airstair.
Date: unknown
Partner: LBJ Museum of San Marcos

Oral History Interview with John L. Bates, Jr., September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John L. bates, Jr. where he discusses his childhood and education and what led him to join the Army. He describes his experiences working for the Counterintelligence Corps in China during World War two.
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Bates, John L., Jr. & Alexander, William J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joseph Sharp, March 16, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Sharp where he discusses his childhood and education. He describes the process of enlisting in the Navy, the training he had to go through to become a pilot and his experiences in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: March 16, 2004
Creator: Sharp, Joeseph & Weed, Peter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bill Cantrell, September 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Cantrell, where he discusses his childhood and education and what led to his decision to join the Marines. He describes his experiences flying airplanes and living on ships in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date: September 2001
Creator: Cantrell, Bill & Nichols, Chuck
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Violet Troutman, May 7, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Violet Troutman where she discusses her childhood and the process of enlisting in the Women Accepted for Voluntry Emergency Service program, and her experiences in the Pacific Theatre During World War Two.
Date: May 7, 2005
Creator: Troutman, Violet; Tombaugh, John B. & Meter, Peg Van
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Tait, December 6, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Tait. He discusses his childhood and education and what led him to join the US Navy. He describes his experiences during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the rest of the war in the Pacific Theatre.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Tait, John & Alexander, William J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Sanford B. Hunt, September 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sanford B. Hunt discussing his childhood and education and what led to his decision to join the Marine Corp. He describes his experiences fighting in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: September 22, 2001
Creator: Hunt, Sanford B. & Pickard, Kevin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Thomas H. Boruff, September 28, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas H. Boruff where he discusses his childhood and what led him to join the Air Force and what he had to go through for training. He describes his experiences flying airplanes in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date: September 28, 2002
Creator: Boruff, Thomas H. & Bryk, Clarence
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lester Carvey, January 29, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lester Carvey where he discusses his childhood and what compelled him to join the Navy. He describes his experiences during the war in the Pacific Theatre working in a Navy hospital.
Date: January 29, 2005
Creator: Carvey, Lee D.; Tombaugh, John B. & Meter, Peg Van
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Wayne Newport, June 11, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wayne Nelson, where he discusses his childhood and what led him to joining the Navy. He describes his experiences in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two and the lasting impact it had on him.
Date: June 11, 2004
Creator: Tombaugh, John B.; Meter, Peg Van & Newport, Wayne
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ray Hechler, December 6, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Hechler. He discusses his childhood and education and what led him to join the Marine Corps. He describes his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor and what he did for the rest of World War Two.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Hechler, Ray & Alexander, William J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Atys Daniel Brunson, February 22, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Atys Daniel Brunson. He discusses his family history, childhood, education and what led him to joining the US Navy. He describes his experiences during bootcamp and in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: February 22, 2008
Creator: Brunson, Atys Daniel & Osborn, Oakley E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1214

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Legality of payments by Gillespie County to the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department rather than to the City of Fredericksburg for rural area fire protection.
Date: July 23, 1951
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-407

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a County Clerk is authorized to issue a duplicate marriage license under the facts stated.
Date: March 25, 1965
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Jo Ann Redden, December 6, 2016

Description: Transcript of an interview with Jo Ann "Josie" Lochte Redden, Montessori educator and stained glass artist, discussing her German extended family, her upbringing in Kerrville, Texas, life in New York, and travel with her husband John throughout Texas and western United States to photograph, catalogue, and reproduce Native American pictographs, or rock paintings.
Date: December 6, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Redden, Jo Ann Lochte
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Floyd Cox, February 7, 2022

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floyd C. Cox. He tells of organizing a group of volunteers to establish a formal oral history program. Cox also shares the growth of the program from an unorganized collection of less than 200 oral histories in 1999 to an organized and diversified collection of over 5000 stories in 2022. He tells of the progression from analog tape recordings to digital recordings and the advancement of making the collection available to the publ… more
Date: February 7, 2022
Creator: Cox, Floyd C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Historic Marker Application: Durst House]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Durst House, in Fredericksburg, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, and narrative.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: Lehne-Itz House]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Lehne-Itz House, in Fredericksburg, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1993
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: The Burrer Home]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the The Burrer Home, in Fredericksburg, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1980
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: Sunday Houses]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Sunday Houses, in Fredericksburg, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1970
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: The Grapetown School]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for The Grapetown School, in Fredericksburg, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1985
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission
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