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[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, April 4, 1906]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz, writing from China, thanks his grandfather for money, but insists he does not need it. He then outlines his ship's itinerary for the upcoming trip to Japan. He shares the news that he will remain aboard the USS Ohio (BB-12) as a watch and division officer after the new Academy graduates arrive aboard.
Date: April 4, 1906
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, January 1906]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz discusses preparing for target practice in Manila Bay. He mentions the ship's cat being thrown overboard by the concussion of the 12-inch guns being fired. The cat was recovered. He also mentions entertaining officers of the British fleet.
Date: 1906-01~
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Location: 14.518831 120.757983
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, February 16, 1908]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz describes some trouble with native Moro tribesmen in the southern Philippines. He also mentions that he has been able to visit several islands in the Philippines and encountered an Army officer who knew the Nimitz family in Fredericksburg and Kerrville.
Date: February 16, 1908
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Location: 5.133811 119.950926
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Gillespie County, July 30, 1963]

Description: Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Gillespie County Fruit Growers Association discussing payments for peaches made in July of 1963. Kempner is requesting a refund of $10.00. Attached to the letter is an invoice for peaches totaling $11.75 stamped "Paid" on July 25, 1963 and also a receipt for the $11.75 payment dated July 28, 1963.
Date: July 30, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, April 18, 1900]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions his decision to try for appointment to either Annapolis or West Point. He also indicated he will study geometry that summer with John Toland as tutor.
Date: April 18, 1900
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Shaft and Pulley Collar.

Description: Patent for a collar for pulleys and shafts with set-screws that protects the set-screws from damage or harming people working with the systems.
Date: May 14, 1907
Creator: Beal, Ephaphras Lee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, February 1905]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz mentions his orders have arrived and he departs soon for San Francisco to join the crew of the USS Ohio (BB-12). He mentions where some of his friends and classmates have been assigned.
Date: 1905-02~
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Hat fastener

Description: Patent for a fastener that uses combs connected inside the crown of a hat to secure it upon the head.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mueller, Lisette
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Roadway for Vehicles

Description: Patent for a roadway for automobiles built of rail tracks that accommodate different tire sizes, so that wheels may run along the rails inlaid on roads.
Date: October 18, 1913
Creator: OBarr, Richard H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rotary Spading Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and improved rotary spading machine. This design "consists in the combination of a cylinder or drum armed with a series of spades or teeth, and mounted on a revolving shaft having a bearing or ground wheel, and a series of cleaning fingers or disks, which operate between the teeth of a second cylinder or drum which is mounted in a frame hung loosely on the main shaft of the machine, so as to rise and fall and adapt itself to the inequalities of the ground" (lines 21-30).
Date: March 8, 1881
Creator: Schuchard, Julius
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fly-Trap

Description: Patent for an insect trap for flies. Illustrations included.
Date: December 24, 1912
Creator: Krueger, Samuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, January 1906]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz discusses preparing for target practice in Manila Bay. He mentions the ship's cat being thrown overboard by the concussion of the 12-inch guns being fired. The cat was recovered. He also mentions entertaining officers of the British fleet.
Date: 1906-01~
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Location: 14.518831 120.757983
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Emergency-Door for Safes.

Description: Patent for an emergency door for safes that provides an improved arrangement including a supplemental door which will automatically move to closed position when the main door is opened to its limit.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Puhl, Max O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bee Hive Stand.

Description: Patent for a new and improved bee-hive stand. This design consists in "the combination, with a floor, of a frame provided with opposite side standards and a row of central standards, the longitudinal side bars, and a central longitudinal bar connected with said standards, tie-bars constructed to hook on said longitudinal bars, and a roof provided with hinged lids and supported by said side and central standards" (lines 85-93).
Date: December 10, 1889
Creator: Lipp, Simpson
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to his Grandfather, September 8, 1902]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz, writing from Kerrville, expresses uncertainty about when he and his mother might go to Fredericksburg for a visit. This letter is on St. Charles Hotel stationery.
Date: September 8, 1902
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Clamp for Spirit-Levels.

Description: Patent for clamps for spirit levels that allow a spirit level to be attached directly to a straight edge so that one person could safely use both the straight edge and the spirit level simultaneously. Additionally, the clamp production is simple so it can be produced at a low cost.
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Bridgman, Jesse Everet
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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