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[Directive on the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Directive outlining the terms for Japanese surrender and all the steps to be taken for the transfer of power from the Imperial Japanese government to the Allied occupational government.

Date: September 3, 1945

Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

Item Type: Text

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

[Servicemen's Guide to Manila]

Guide containing a list of locations in Manila, Philippines and a map of the area intended for servicemen. The locations listed include barbershops, dining, churches, photographers, bars and night clubs, hotels, and theatres.

Date: [1944..1945]

Creator: Lopez, C. A.

Item Type: Pamphlet

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

[Service Memoir of A. G. Alexander, December 22, 2006]

Memoir written by A. G. Alexander recounting his life leading up to his service in the United States Navy and his training and service in the Navy.

Date: December 22, 2006

Creator: Alexander, A. G.

Item Type: Text

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

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Alvin A. Burger, May 4, 1966]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Alvin A. Burger explaining that his uncle, Lee Kempner, died over the weekend so he will not be able to attend the meeting in Austin.

Date: May 4, 1966

Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Military Service Members Playing Sports at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation]

Photographic negative of service members at the Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation from the 1894 Aviation Engineer Battalion running in a field as they engage in sport and recreation.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Military Service Members Playing Football at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation]

Photographic negative of military service members lined up in formation as two opposing teams while playing football at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation. A football can be seen in motion on the right side of the photo. There is a view of a body of water in the background.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Cargo Boxes Piled on Yellow Beach, Okinawa]

Photograph of a section of Yellow Beach, Okinawa, Japan covered in wooden cargo crates and longshoremen sorting through cargo. A water tower is visible in the background.

Date: October 17, 1945

Creator: Ryan, Gerald

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Men Sitting on Badly Stacked Cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa]

Photograph of four longshoremen sitting on stacked cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa, Japan. Many of the cargo boxes in the foreground are overturned or broken.

Date: [1941..1945]

Creator: Gerald Ryan

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Longshoremen Are Transporting Cargo at Naha Port, Japan]

Photograph of 5 longshoremen aboard an unknown ship transferring cargo at Naha Port, Okinawa.

Date: October 16, 1945

Creator: Cunningham, Dale

Item Type: Photograph

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

[368th Infantry Regiment Band Playing During a Reception for Admiral Halsey]

Photograph of the 368th Infantry Regiment band playing during a reception for Admiral Halsey outside in the Philippines. A group of soliders holding a variety of instruments stand in formantion in front of a forest of palm trees. A soldier stands in the foreground commanding their attention.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Audience Filled with U.S. Soldiers at U.S.O. Show]

Photograph of large crowd of U.S. Military personnel audience members at a U.S.O show either in the Philippines or New Guinea. There is a large wooden platform with a roof pictured on the upper left side.

Date: [1941..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Navy Mess Hall Staff Posing On Bougainville Island]

Photograph of Navy mess hall staff Posing in front of foliage at a base on Bougainville Island. The group is composed in three lines, two standing and one sitting in front of them with a backdrop of trees.

Date: 1944

Creator: Sprinkle, A. P.

Item Type: Photograph

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

[Bougainville Evacuee Letter]

Letter written by Nuns aboard USS Nautilus. The officers and crew of the USS Nautilus rescued the nuns from Bougainville on 1 January 1943.

Date: January 3, 1943

Item Type: Letter

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

[Two Engineers Operating Equipment in a Quarry]

Photograph of two engineers standing on the right and operating some equipment, in an unknown quarry. A large piece of equipment and a truck are pictured on the left side of the photograph.

Date: [1944..1945]

Creator: Maceiras, Richard P.

Item Type: Photograph

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

Day ensemble

Ensemble of windowpane plaid woven polyester blend(?) in white and pink, yellow and green neon. A) Jacket with turndown collar and short sleeves. The jacket has a center front opening secured with three hook-and-eyes and three large white braid frogs. Lined in white polyester. Designer's label sewn in at inside back collar: "Elinor Simmons / for / Malcolm Starr" Origin label: "Made in the British / Crown Colony of Hong Kong" Size label: "12" B) Dress of matching fabric. Knee- to street-length… more

Date: 1965/1972

Creator: Simmons, Elinor

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress ensemble

Dress ensemble of tan silk and cashmere. A) Day dress of tan silk with pink, brown, and green floral and medallion print. Jewel neckline with piping; long sleeves with double snap closure on cuffs. Waist darts; piping at waistline. Knee length pleated skirt. Center back zipper closure; lined in cream silk. Custom label at back left neckline: Elizabeth Boeckman Designer label: Franklin Imports Inc. / A Frances Lharp / Original Custom Tailored in Hong Kong B) Cardigan sweater of tan cashmere. R… more

Date: 1970/1980

Creator: Lharp, Frances

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress ensemble

Date: 1970/1980

Creator: Lharp, Frances

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Handkerchief dress

Dress of lightweight cotton with bertha-style neckline or oversized collar created of repurposed handkerchiefs from Hong Kong with geometric openwork, whitework, or drawnwork and trimmed in lace; wide round neckline, sleeveless, center front button placket from neckline to bottom hem, gathered at natural waistline, bottom hem trimmed in matching lace, unlined. Label: Moonglow, 100% cotton, made in Hong Kong, size 9/10.

Date: 1975/1979

Creator: Johnson, Nancy

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Divided skirt and vest

Ensemble. A) Vest of wool, scoop-neck, with 5 hook-and-eye closures down center front. The vest is covered in sewn-on black sequins, and has a 1" border of orange, white and gold beads with gold trim at neckline, front opening, hem, and armholes. On front and back of vest are 3" diamond shapes formed of the same beads. The white and orange beads are plastic. Fully lined in black. Labels: "Valentina LTD / RN 34435 / Made in Hong Kong"; "100% Wool / Made in Hong Kong"; "Medium". B) Divided ski… more

Date: 1970/1979

Creator: Valentina

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Denim ensemble

Pantsuit of bleached light blue denim. A) Jacket has modified Nehru collar. Center front zipper, slightly flared fit. Sleeves are long with outer edges laced with woven white, flat lacing through brass grommets. Accented with colored stitching in a zig-zag pattern. Designer's label at inside back collar: "Roncelli" Content/care/origin label below: "100% Cotton / Professionally Dry Clean / Made in Hong Kong" Size label: "11-12" B) Pants of same. Hip hugger; bell bottom; zipper fly. Outer edg… more

Date: 1970/1975

Creator: Roncelli

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Mr. Harris L. Kempner, May 19, 1959]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner discussing general points of interest, such as reports of attacks on the Formosa Islands, an enclosed discussing debates over the size of land owned by a party in Brazil, communications with Mr. Pincus and other visits.

Date: May 19, 1959

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 27, 1905]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions they will be leaving China soon, headed for Manila with the William Howard Taft party. He notes the trouble some of his former classmates are getting into aboard other ships in the fleet. He also describes the behavior of sailors on liberty in Chefoo, China. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.

Date: July 27, 1905

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

Item Type: Letter

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

[Excerpt of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 1905]

Excerpt of a handwritten letter by Chester Nimitz. Nimitz describes arriving in Manila to greet the Taft Party. He describes the work he has been assigned to do as torpedo and mine officer. He mentions drills and practice aboard ship.

Date: 1905-08~

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, January 20, 1906]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions the upcoming target practice competition. He also mentions the possibility of returning to China in case of trouble there. At the end, Nimitz asks for Kerrville's newspaper, the Mountain Sun, to be delivered to him.

Date: January 20, 1906

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

Item Type: Letter

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

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[Directive on the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

[Servicemen's Guide to Manila]

[Service Memoir of A. G. Alexander, December 22, 2006]

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Alvin A. Burger, May 4, 1966]

[Military Service Members Playing Sports at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation]

[Military Service Members Playing Football at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation]

[Cargo Boxes Piled on Yellow Beach, Okinawa]

[Men Sitting on Badly Stacked Cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa]

[Longshoremen Are Transporting Cargo at Naha Port, Japan]

[368th Infantry Regiment Band Playing During a Reception for Admiral Halsey]

[Audience Filled with U.S. Soldiers at U.S.O. Show]

[Navy Mess Hall Staff Posing On Bougainville Island]

[Bougainville Evacuee Letter]

[Two Engineers Operating Equipment in a Quarry]

Day ensemble

Dress ensemble

Dress ensemble

Handkerchief dress

Divided skirt and vest

Denim ensemble

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Mr. Harris L. Kempner, May 19, 1959]

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 27, 1905]

[Excerpt of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, August 1905]

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, January 20, 1906]