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Box 59

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Contains 35 Results:

Informational Booklet, North Africa Division's "Main Line" Route, Casablanca to Karachi, undated

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 17
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
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
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. ...

[George R.] Brown Room dedication, May 15 1981

 Item — Box: 59, Item: 1
Dates: Other: May 15 1981
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is divided into the following four formats: VHS videotape, ¾” videotape, film and DVD. Within each format, the recordings are arranged alphabetically by title or subject. The film series includes the nitrate original of a 1930 newsreel, which has been transferred to both 35mm film and VHS videotape for preservation. Commercially released videotapes, such as motion pictures or documentaries, have been removed from the Cruiser Houston Collection and cataloged for...

George [R.] Brown Room interview; George [R.] Brown Room dedication; [USS Houston (CA-30)?] launching; [USS Houston (SSN-713)] launching, undated

 Item — Box: 59, Item: 2
Dates: Other: undated
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is divided into the following four formats: VHS videotape, ¾” videotape, film and DVD. Within each format, the recordings are arranged alphabetically by title or subject. The film series includes the nitrate original of a 1930 newsreel, which has been transferred to both 35mm film and VHS videotape for preservation. Commercially released videotapes, such as motion pictures or documentaries, have been removed from the Cruiser Houston Collection and cataloged for...

“City Greets Cruiser,” Paramount Sound News, [film transfer master cassette], 1930

 Item — Box: 59, Item: 3
Dates: Other: 1930
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is divided into the following four formats: VHS videotape, ¾” videotape, film and DVD. Within each format, the recordings are arranged alphabetically by title or subject. The film series includes the nitrate original of a 1930 newsreel, which has been transferred to both 35mm film and VHS videotape for preservation. Commercially released videotapes, such as motion pictures or documentaries, have been removed from the Cruiser Houston Collection and cataloged for...

Houston Survivors Dub, PM Magazine, San Diego, undated

 Item — Box: 59, Item: 4
Dates: Other: undated
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is divided into the following four formats: VHS videotape, ¾” videotape, film and DVD. Within each format, the recordings are arranged alphabetically by title or subject. The film series includes the nitrate original of a 1930 newsreel, which has been transferred to both 35mm film and VHS videotape for preservation. Commercially released videotapes, such as motion pictures or documentaries, have been removed from the Cruiser Houston Collection and cataloged for...

Christmas Cards, 1930, 1934, 1940

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 31
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...