Box 54
Container
Contains 27 Results:
Letter, Harry S. Truman to Herbert A. Levitt, 1945
File — Box: 54, OVS_Folder: 21
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
2010-2015 Additions
Dates:
Other: 1945
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials in a wide variety of formats that document the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew. A significant portion of the material dates from the period 1929 to 1945. There is also a large quantity of material that dates from the 1980s to the present.The materials have been divided into four major categories:
Core Material is the material most frequently requested by researchers, and includes Photographs, Negatives and...
Newspaper from Singapore, Japanese commandants Captured, 1945
File — Box: 54, OVS_Folder: 22
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
2010-2015 Additions
Dates:
Other: 1945
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials in a wide variety of formats that document the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew. A significant portion of the material dates from the period 1929 to 1945. There is also a large quantity of material that dates from the 1980s to the present.The materials have been divided into four major categories:
Core Material is the material most frequently requested by researchers, and includes Photographs, Negatives and...
Newspaper, Outpost, Supplement on History of the Philippines, undated
File — Box: 54, OVS_Folder: 23
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
2010-2015 Additions
Dates:
Other: undated
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials in a wide variety of formats that document the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew. A significant portion of the material dates from the period 1929 to 1945. There is also a large quantity of material that dates from the 1980s to the present.The materials have been divided into four major categories:
Core Material is the material most frequently requested by researchers, and includes Photographs, Negatives and...
Painting "USS Houston, 1942, Battle of Java Sea" by J.T. Fleischman, 1950
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 24
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Miscellaneous Artworks
Dates:
1950
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials in a wide variety of formats that document the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew. A significant portion of the material dates from the period 1929 to 1945. There is also a large quantity of material that dates from the 1980s to the present.The materials have been divided into four major categories:
Core Material is the material most frequently requested by researchers, and includes Photographs, Negatives and...
Canvas Painting, “Houston, Darwin, Australia, 1942” by James D. McDonald, 1996
Item — Box: 54, OVS_Folder: 24
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Miscellaneous Artworks
Dates:
1996
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials in a wide variety of formats that document the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew. A significant portion of the material dates from the period 1929 to 1945. There is also a large quantity of material that dates from the 1980s to the present.The materials have been divided into four major categories:
Core Material is the material most frequently requested by researchers, and includes Photographs, Negatives and...
Southeast Asia map depicting USS Houston locations, created for UH Libraries exhibit, 1997
File — Box: 54, Folder: 15
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Maps and Ships' Plans
Dates:
Other: 1997
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials in a wide variety of formats that document the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew. A significant portion of the material dates from the period 1929 to 1945. There is also a large quantity of material that dates from the 1980s to the present.The materials have been divided into four major categories:
Core Material is the material most frequently requested by researchers, and includes Photographs, Negatives and...
Strategic Map to Follow the Battle of the Pacific and the Orient, Kansas City Star, January 18 1942
File — Box: 54, Folder: 16
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Maps and Ships' Plans
Dates:
Other: January 18 1942
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials in a wide variety of formats that document the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew. A significant portion of the material dates from the period 1929 to 1945. There is also a large quantity of material that dates from the 1980s to the present.The materials have been divided into four major categories:
Core Material is the material most frequently requested by researchers, and includes Photographs, Negatives and...
Ship’s plans?, USS Houston (AK-1), undated
File — Box: 54, Folder: 17
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Maps and Ships' Plans
Dates:
Other: undated
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials in a wide variety of formats that document the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew. A significant portion of the material dates from the period 1929 to 1945. There is also a large quantity of material that dates from the 1980s to the present.The materials have been divided into four major categories:
Core Material is the material most frequently requested by researchers, and includes Photographs, Negatives and...
Ship’s plans, USS Houston (CA-30), by illustrator Robert F. Sumrall, undated
File — Box: 54, Folder: 18
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Maps and Ships' Plans
Dates:
Other: undated
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials in a wide variety of formats that document the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew. A significant portion of the material dates from the period 1929 to 1945. There is also a large quantity of material that dates from the 1980s to the present.The materials have been divided into four major categories:
Core Material is the material most frequently requested by researchers, and includes Photographs, Negatives and...
USS Houston (CL-81) visit Houston, Texas (2 photographs), undated
File — Box: 54, Folder: 20
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Photographs
/
USS Houston (CL-81)
Dates:
Other: undated
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains black & white and color photographic prints, including some oversize and panoramic prints. The photographs are arranged into sub-series by general subject. Within each sub-series, the photographs are in alphabetical order according to the subjects of the individual photograph. Some of the photographs are copies of prints from institutions such as the National Archives or the U.S. Naval Institute. Box 4 includes a binder of photographs taken by a...
Bell, 1973
File — Box: 54, Folder: 9
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Photographs
/
Bell, Ship's
Dates:
Other: 1973
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains black & white and color photographic prints, including some oversize and panoramic prints. The photographs are arranged into sub-series by general subject. Within each sub-series, the photographs are in alphabetical order according to the subjects of the individual photograph. Some of the photographs are copies of prints from institutions such as the National Archives or the U.S. Naval Institute. Box 4 includes a binder of photographs taken by a...
HMAS Perth, undated
File — Box: 54, Folder: 13
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Photographs
/
Ships, Other
Dates:
Other: undated
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains black & white and color photographic prints, including some oversize and panoramic prints. The photographs are arranged into sub-series by general subject. Within each sub-series, the photographs are in alphabetical order according to the subjects of the individual photograph. Some of the photographs are copies of prints from institutions such as the National Archives or the U.S. Naval Institute. Box 4 includes a binder of photographs taken by a...
Farewell Dance, June 11, 1937
File — Box: 54, Folder: 14
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Photographs
/
Special Occasions
Dates:
Other: June 11, 1937
Scope and Contents
Inscription on front: "U.S.S. Houston. Farewell Dance. Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles June 11, 1937."
Crew Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Territory, 1941
File — Box: 54, Folder: 1
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Photographs
/
Crew Members (Group Shots)
Dates:
Other: 1941
Scope and Contents
Inscription on back: "USS Houston crew, Pearl Harbor 1942, [1941?], taken prior to leaving for Asiatic Station"
This photograph was taken prior to leaving for Asiatic Station.
Poster, “Texans! Let’s Avenge The Cruiser Houston,” (reproduction), 1942
File — Box: 54, Folder: 18
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Memorabilia
Dates:
Other: 1942
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Memorabilia series contains primarily objects that are related to the USS Houston (CA-30), the prisoner of war camps, or the USS Houston Survivors Association. The ship’s bell, the ship’s model, and two crew member uniforms are on permanent exhibit in the library.