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Our Birthday Book: Kerrville First United Methodist Church, 1854-2004

"The purpose of this book is to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the congregation of the Kerrville First United Methodist Church. [...] This book is a collection of many different compositions, stories, recollections, historical records and other items that make the history of this church congregation. It is intended to show who we are and how we have established a Christian community" (p. 3).

Date: September 2004

Creator: Kerrville First United Methodist Church

Item Type: Book

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 12, 1903]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from aboard the USS Indiana (BB-1), recalls an uneventful trip from New York to Boston. He mentions waiting at the gangway for pretty girls to escort around the ship while it was open to visitors.

Date: July 12, 1903

Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 12, 1903]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from aboard the USS Indiana (BB-1), recalls an uneventful trip from New York to Boston. He mentions waiting at the gangway for pretty girls to escort around the ship while it was open to visitors.