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[Servicemen's Guide to Manila]

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

Dedication Ceremonies Celebrating the Placement of Offical Texas Historical Markers at the SItes of The Bartlett Colored School and The Booker T. Washington School, June 28, 2003

Description: Booklet documenting the events for the dedication ceremonies to place historical markers for the Bartlett Colored School and the Booker T. Washington School, along with notes about the history of the schools and the text of the markers.
Date: 2003
Creator: Brown, Laurice Sanders; Capers, Mary & Powell-Loatman, Carol
Partner: African American Library of Bell County

Parachutes: A Pilot Saved Is a Pilot Made

Description: Guidebook on the use and maintenance of parachutes and various scenarios they may be needed in intended for United States military pilots. The book discusses types of parachutes, handling parachutes, parachute inspection, potential hazards when exiting a ship in an emergency, and landing instructions.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Pickering, George M. & Bowman, R. L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Program for Smoker at Sea, August 11,1945]

Description: Program for the "Smoker at Sea" boxing event held on August 11, 1945 aboard the USS Altamaha (CVE-18). The program lists the sponsors, master-of-ceremonies, fight promoter, fighters, referees, judges, and timekeepers, and musicians for the event and has song lyrics on the back. The front of the program features an illustration of a muscular sailor with the event details in stylized text.
Date: August 11, 1945
Creator: USS Altamaha (CVE-18)
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Program for the Opening of the Camp Crocodile Mess Hall, October 1, 1943]

Description: Program for the grand opening of the Camp Crocodile mess hall. The program is decorated with small illustrations and lists the menu for the night as well as the festivities including a musical interlude, a movie short, and a showing of "The Palm Beach Story".
Date: October 1, 1943
Creator: Third Amphibious Force
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Army Post Office 547 Christmas Menu, December 25, 1945]

Description: List of servicemen working at the Miyagi Military Building in Sendai, Japan and a menu for Army Post Office 547's dinner on Christmas day, 1945. The front of the menu features an illustration of bells and Santa Claus.
Date: December 25, 1945
Creator: Army Post Office 547
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Graduation Program for the Army Specialized Training Unit, March 3, 1944]

Description: Program for the Graduation Exercises of the Army Specialized Training Unit at Pomona College in Claremont, California held on Friday, March 3, 1944. The program contains the schedule for the ceremony, a roster of graduates, and lyrics to "Your Land and My Land" to be sung during the ceremony.
Date: March 3, 1944
Creator: Army Specialized Training Unit
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Midnight Christmas Mass Program for the 391st Infantry, December 25, 1944]

Description: Program for Midnight Mass held for the 391st Infantry on the night of Christmas Eve, 1944. The program contains the schedule for the night, verses from the Gospel of Luke, and a message from the 391st Infantry's Catholic Chaplain Ernest P. Pearsall.
Date: December 25, 1944
Creator: 391st Infantry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Nansei Shoto Ryuku Islands-Loochoo Islands: A Pocket Guide

Description: A pocket sized booklet containing information on the Nansei Islands in Japan intended for United States military personnel that went there. The booklet describes the people, geography, history, culture, and disease and dangerous wildlife and provides maps, illustrations, and English phrases translated into Japanese with phonetic pronunciations.
Date: [1941..1946]
Creator: Special Publications Branch
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

To the Philippines

Description: Booklet containing information on the Philippines intended for United States military personnel that went there. The booklet describes the people, geography, history and how the Philippines fell to Japan, and health and sanitation and provides maps, illustrations, and English phrases translated into Tagalog with phonetic pronunciations. Pages 15-18 are missing from the booklet.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Queensland Newspapers, Pty., Ltd.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

U. S. S. Monitor LSV-5: Personal Information Booklet

Description: Booklet providing general information for sailors aboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). The booklet discusses letters, telegrams, and censorship, laundry, the Monitor herself, liberty and leave, smoking, uniforms, do's and don'ts, and obscenity.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: United States Navy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Strategic Air Command: Personal Affairs Pamphlet

Description: Booklet providing information on benefits the family of a serviceman is entitled to in the event of their death. The booklet discusses the kinds of benefits and income available to the family, the amount of income given, how to apply and obtain it, wills and powers of attorney, and insurance options.
Date: April 20, 1949
Creator: Strategic Air Command
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[13th Bomb Squadron Reunion Program, April 8-10, 1983]

Description: Program for the 1983 reunion of the 13th Bomb Squadron of the United States Army Fifth Air Force held by the 13th Squadron Association from Friday, April 8 to Sunday, April 10 in Panama City Beach, Florida. The program lists all the events and activities held during the reunion, including fellowship and visitations, invocations and welcomes, memorials, recognitions, speakers, dining, and closings.
Date: 1983-04-08/1983-04-10
Creator: 13th Squadron Association
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[13th Bomb Squadron Reunion Program, October 5-7, 1984]

Description: Program for the 1984 reunion of the 13th Bomb Squadron of the United States Army Fifth Air Force held by the 13th Squadron Association from Friday, October 5 to Sunday, October 7 in Fairborn, Ohio. The program lists all the events and activities held during the reunion, including fellowship and visitations, invocations and welcomes, memorials, music, speakers, dining, and closings.
Date: 1984-10-05/1984-10-07
Creator: 13th Squadron Association
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Pamphlet: "Together We Build"]

Description: Church pamphlet summarizing a fundraising campaign to build a new classroom building for the First Baptist Church of Rockwall, including graphs displaying church growth, floor maps of the proposed building, and soliciting donations to the church. The pamphlet begins with a short history of the church, and includes a frequently-asked-questions page.
Date: 1991~
Creator: First Baptist Church of Rockwall
Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall

Impeachment Inquiry Procedures

Description: Pamphlet outlining the rules adopted by the House Judiciary Committee regarding the presentation of evidence during the impeachment inquiry into the Watergate scandal.
Date: May 2, 1974
Creator: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.
Partner: Texas Southern University

[Dogs for Defense]

Description: Brochure from the American Kennel Club's Dogs for Defense program informing the American public of the importance of a properly trained dog army in assisting the war effort.
Date: 1942~
Creator: American Kennel Club
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Rationing on the Farm]

Description: Brochure for rural families describing what rationing is and why it is vital to the war effort.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Lona B. Parker's War Ration Book Four]

Description: War Ration Book Four issued to Lona Belle Parker. The cover includes a blank space for the issuee's address and is unsigned. The booklet contains unused ration stamps for a variety of goods including coffee.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[War Ration book Two]

Description: War Ration Book Two belonging to Lona Belle Parker.
Date: 1942
Creator: Shaw, Williams LeRoy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[War Ration Book Three]

Description: War Ration Book Three belonging to Lona Belle Parker.
Date: 1943
Creator: Shaw, Williams LeRoy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[War Ration book One]

Description: War Ration Book One belonging to Lona Belle Parker.
Date: May 4, 1942
Creator: Shaw, Williams LeRoy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[We're Depending on You!]

Description: Flyer titled "We're Depending On You!" that warns against the sharing of confidential information.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Holler, Carl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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