Box 59
Container
Contains 35 Results:
Booklet, "A Report on USS Houston from December 8 1941 until she was reported missing Feb 28, 1942", undated
File — Box: 59, Folder: 16
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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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...
Informational Booklet, North Africa Division's "Main Line" Route, Casablanca to Karachi, undated
File — Box: 59, Folder: 17
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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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...
Newspaper, The Democracy, 1945
File — Box: 59, Folder: 18
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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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...
Military File, 1948-1988
File — Box: 59, Folder: 33
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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Preston Clark
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Maps, Awards, and Other
Dates:
Other: 1948-1988
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, printed material, and memorabilia related to Preston Clark’s service in the U.S. Navy during World War II and his subsequent captivity by the Japanese and time spent as a prisoner of war. Correspondence from Preston Clark and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester N. Clark, are arranged chronologically, while others are arranged alphabetically.Preston R. Clark served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II. ...
Blue Bonnet, January 20, 1940
File — Box: 59, Folder: 28
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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The Blue Bonnet newsletter
Dates:
January 20, 1940
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Blue Bonnet was the shipboard newsletter for the USS Houston (CA-30) crew. This series includes Blue Bonnets from the ship for the years 1933 through 1941, although not all issues are available. The Blue Bonnets from the 1930s are very fragile, and most of them have been photocopied. Patrons in our reading room will be given photocopies of some issues to read rather than originals.In the late 1940s, Otto Schwarz of the USS Houston Survivors Association revived The Blue Bonnet...
Christmas Cards, 1930, 1934, 1940
File — Box: 59, Folder: 31
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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Memorabilia
Dates:
Other: 1930; Other: 1934; Other: 1940
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.
Patch, undated
File — Box: 59, Folder: 32
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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Memorabilia
Dates:
Other: undated
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.
Henry Nickel Receiving Bronze Star, 1940s
File — Box: 59, Folder: 19
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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Photographs
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Additions 2010-2015
Dates:
Other: 1940s
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...
USS Houston, 1930s
File — Box: 59, Folder: 20
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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Photographs
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Additions 2010-2015
Dates:
Other: 1930s
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...
Mr. William M. Slough, undated
File — Box: 59, Folder: 21
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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Photographs
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Additions 2010-2015
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...
FDR Cruise on USS Houston, 1934
File — Box: 59, Folder: 22
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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Photographs
/
Additions 2010-2015
Dates:
Other: 1934
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...
FDR Cruise on the USS Houston, 1935
File — Box: 59, Folder: 23
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Photographs
/
Additions 2010-2015
Dates:
Other: 1935
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...
FDR Cruise on the USS Houston, 1938
File — Box: 59, Folder: 24
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Photographs
/
Additions 2010-2015
Dates:
Other: 1938
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...
FDR Cruise on the USS Houston, 1939
File — Box: 59, Folder: 25
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
/
1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
/
Photographs
/
Additions 2010-2015
Dates:
Other: 1939
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...
Photos of Ralph Edgar Morris, 1937
File — Box: 59, Folder: 26
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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1981-001, Cruiser Houston Collection
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Photographs
/
Additions 2010-2015
Dates:
Other: 1937
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...