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Oral History Interview with Abe Santos, February 24, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abe Santos. Santos joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as a Fireman aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34). They participated in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway and Savo Island, where the ship was sunk. He traveled back to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Wharton (AP-7). Santos was placed on tugboat duty for six months, then transferred to Johnston Island as a Second-Class Machinist’s Mate. He assisted with airstrip constructi… more
Date: February 24, 2001
Creator: Santos, Abe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Abe Santos, February 24, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abe Santos. Santos joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as a Fireman aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34). They participated in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway and Savo Island, where the ship was sunk. He traveled back to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Wharton (AP-7). Santos was placed on tugboat duty for six months, then transferred to Johnston Island as a Second-Class Machinist’s Mate. He assisted with airstrip constructi… more
Date: February 24, 2001
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Santos, Abe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease]

Description: A letter to Julia Maria Pease from a former employee who had emigrated from Japan—he wants to go back and get married, and he asks Pease to verify that he had legally come into the US from Japan, so that he can return with his wife.
Date: October 25, 1919
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner, Jr., to Harris Leon Kempner, 1963]

Description: Handwritten letter from Harris Leon "Shrub" Kempner, Jr., to his father discussing a trip to Mexicali, reporting when the gin there will be operational and when the cotton crop should be delivered. He discusses the attributes of a person named Paco who is running the operations there. He also provides details of money spent on the trip and requests a refund.
Date: 1963-08~
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Sandy, September 24, 1963]

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Sandy discussing about a couple of things. He asked if he thanked MumMum and Miggins for the hundred shares of Sugar Land Industries that they gave. Then, he talks about Shrub's situation at the army. And few other changes that're going to take place in the locality.
Date: September 24, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[News Script: Rodriquez Shooting]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a fatal shooting of 12- year old Santos Rodriquez of Dallas has been condemned by City Council resolution at San Jose, California.
Date: August 28, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Report on the Middletown National Bank, 1962]

Description: A report about a hypothetical Middletown National Bank, published by Stanford University for use in their Graduate School of Business. It appears to be a handout for use in instruction and/or homework assignments.
Date: 1962
Creator: Leland Stanford Junior University. Board of Trustees.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Report by Harris L. Kempner, Jr.]

Description: Graded and annotated report by Harris L. Kempner, Jr. for his MFG II class at Stanford University attempting to address "four problem areas" within the H. Kempner firm's manufacturing processes. It was for his Manufacturing II class, taught by Mr. Henry B. Eyring. He received a B- for the report.
Date: [1962..1963]
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[News Script: Sports]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the famed coach of many of Notre Dame' s winning football teams, Frank Leahy who died at a Portland Oregon hospital.
Date: June 21, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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