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Oral History Interview with Albert Machaud, June 17, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Machaud. Machaud joined the Army Air Forces on 27 June 1946. He served as a control tower operator with the 128th Army Airways Communication System Squadron. He traveled throughout the Pacific, including Johnston Island, Wake Island, Kwajalein, Okinawa and into Tokyo by January of 1947, directing aircraft on new airstrips that had hastily been built during the war. He speaks of his experiences during his 2 years in occupie… more
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Machaud, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bob Sweatt, January 26, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bob Sweatt. Sweatt was inducted to the Army Air Forces in September 1942. He describes his training as a gunner. Sweatt joined the 389th Bomb Group as a waist gunner in a B-24. He describes his experiences on several missions. Sweatt was the only surviving crewmember when his plane was shot down. He describes getting wounded, escaping the plane, and parachuting to the ground. Sweatt details the three months that he was hidde… more
Date: January 26, 2011
Creator: Sweatt, Bob
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Arlie Asmussen, December 27, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arlie Asmussen. Asmussen joined the Navy in 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served aboard the USS Owl (AM-2) beginning in February of 1942. His job aboard was to cook and serve as a deck ape, scrubbing the decks and bulkheads, and tying up the boats. In March they traveled to Bermuda and remained for 2 years. They provided target practice for submarines and went out on distress calls, rescuing a torpedoed cargo ship fr… more
Date: December 27, 2005
Creator: Asmussen, Arlie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Albert Eshelman, February 25, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Eshelman. Eshelman was inducted into the Army in February of 1942. He served in the 553rd Air Force Base Unit. In December of 1943 he went to Liverpool, England. His job there was refueling the planes, using two 4,000-gallon trailers and a tanker engine. He also traveled to Metfield while in England, assisting with the closing of a base. He describes this experience, including a near miss from an enemy shell. He was sent t… more
Date: February 25, 2005
Creator: Eshelman, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Scheffel. Scheffel grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army ROTC in 1940. He was called up in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. He was allowed to finish out his senior year of college and was married in March 1942. He embarked on the Queen Elizabeth from New Jersey in September 1942. As leader of 200 men, he landed in Scotland and drove with them to Whittington Barracks where they joined with the British 51st Highlanders.… more
Date: May 10, 2000
Creator: Scheffel, Charles
Location: 36.126572 -97.073482
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

"The True State of the Union"

Description: Address delivered by members of the Congressional Black Caucus on the state of the union and in response to President Richard Nixon's policies.
Date: January 31, 1973
Creator: Stokes, Louis, 1925-2015; Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite; Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005; Mitchell, Parren J.; Diggs, Charles C., Jr.; Fauntroy, Walter E. et al.
Partner: Texas Southern University

[Echium candicans in Portugal, envelope IE07-124]

Description: Rectangular, paper envelope containing specimen photographs and/or negatives that has typed and handwritten notes describing: the scientific name of the specimen at the Family, Genus and species level; Carlquist’s collector number; location details; botanical details; and photography scale (close-up, ultra close-up). The envelope’s opening flap is on the back along the short side and there are signs of minor wear at the corners. A photograph of the specimen is affixed to the front.
Date: 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[List of Foreign Leaders]

Description: List of World leaders in recent decades from many countries from central America, Spain, Portugal, and British occupied Egypt.
Date: 1959~
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Echium candicans in Portugal, envelope IE07-123]

Description: Rectangular, paper envelope containing specimen photographs and/or negatives that has typed and handwritten notes describing: the scientific name of the specimen at the Family, Genus and species level; Carlquist’s collector number; location details; botanical details; and photography scale (close-up, ultra close-up). The envelope’s opening flap is on the back along the short side and there are signs of minor wear at the corners. A photograph of the specimen is affixed to the front.
Date: [1949..2012]
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Sonchus fruticosus in Portugal, envelope IE34-031]

Description: Rectangular, paper envelope containing specimen photographs and/or negatives that has handwritten notes describing: the scientific name of the specimen at the Family, Genus and species level; Carlquist’s collector number; location details; botanical details; and photography scale (close-up, ultra close-up). The envelope’s opening flap is on the back along the short side and there are signs of minor wear at the corners. A photograph of the specimen is affixed to the front.
Date: [1949..2012]
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Sonchus pinnatus in Portugal, envelope IE34-023]

Description: Rectangular, paper envelope containing specimen photographs and/or negatives that has handwritten notes describing: the scientific name of the specimen at the Family, Genus and species level; Carlquist’s collector number; location details; botanical details; and photography scale (close-up, ultra close-up). The envelope’s opening flap is on the back along the short side and there are signs of minor wear at the corners. A photograph of the specimen is affixed to the front.
Date: [1949..2012]
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Sonchus pinnatus in Portugal, envelope IE34-024]

Description: Rectangular, paper envelope containing specimen photographs and/or negatives that has handwritten notes describing: the scientific name of the specimen at the Family, Genus and species level; Carlquist’s collector number; location details; botanical details; and photography scale (close-up, ultra close-up). The envelope’s opening flap is on the back along the short side and there are signs of minor wear at the corners. A photograph of the specimen is affixed to the front.
Date: [1949..2012]
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Haebler Incunabula Plate 52]

Description: Plate 52 - Libson, Rabbi Elieser, 1489, Type 1, 4
Date: 1489
Creator: Rabbi Elieser & Haeber, Konrad
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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