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[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby at Dallas County Jail]

Description: Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality. Newspaper clippings are included.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[News Script: Papeete]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about known survivors so far of a Pan American jet liner that crashed in the pacific off Tahiti.
Date: July 23, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: World]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about British and American scientists who claim that they have found the missing link providing that once about 200 million years ago.
Date: July 18, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members, March 20, 1963]

Description: Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members about the next meeting that is going to happen on April 4, 1963 with the speaker, Mr. George B. Laking. He also gives a little information on what to expect from the meeting and requests the members to let them know whether they can attend or not on the enclosed card. Printed " Declined - unable to attend, 4-2-63 ".
Date: March 20, 1963
Creator: Booth, Brown
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Oral History Interview with William C. Beyer, March 14, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William C. Beyer. Beyer grew up in Texas and joined the Marines in January 1942. After training, he was assigned to the third division in artillery. He departed on the USS Mount Vernon for New Zealand. He anecdotes about meeting with some Maori people. Then he departed on the Cresent City for Guadalcanal in May 1943. From Guadalcanal he left for Bougainville in November 1943. He describes being caught in a foxhole for two da… more
Date: March 14, 2001
Creator: Beyer, William C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arwin Bowden. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment, then joining the battle of Saipan. He ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he ma… more
Date: September 9, 2000
Creator: Bowden, Arwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Diary Entries, Eugene Houston]

Description: Handwritten diary pages from Eugene J. "Gene" Houston, who served on the U.S.S. Gillespie during World War Two. Ranging from a few words to a few sentences, the entries are dated and mention naval activities in the Pacific Theater.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Houston, Eugene J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James T. Murphy, October 1, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James T. Murphy. Murphy grew up in Montana and joined the Army Air Corps in May 1941. Once he finished training, he was assigned to the 43rd Bomb Group, 63rd Bomb Squadron. He then went to reconnaissance for the Battle of Midway. He then rejoined the Pacific Theater and pacticipated in skip bombing and flying B17s. He tells the story of receiving his Silver Star from General Douglas MacArthur. He mentions returning to the Ai… more
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Murphy, James T.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Sherwin Carlquist field notebook from 1962-1963 expeditions to Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea]

Description: A field notebook containing handwritten notes by botanist Sherwin Carlquist during field expeditions to Australia, including Tasmania, New South Wales, and Queensland; New Zealand, including Rangitoto Island; and Papua New Guinea between 1962 - 1963. The notebook is missing a front and back cover and begins with the first page of the notebook. The notebook pages show signs of creases and minor dirt stains throughout. The contents of the notebook record Carlquist's field observations and voucher… more
Date: 1962/1963
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Sherwin Carlquist field notebook from 1967-1973 expeditions to Western Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Puerto Rico]

Description: A field notebook containing handwritten notes by botanist Sherwin Carlquist during a field expeditions to Western Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Puerto Rico between 1967 - 1973. The notebook front and back cover are made of cream-colored paperboard with sewn binding along the left edge. The spine is covered with blue cloth-tape. The notebook has worn edges and water and dirt stains throughout. The contents of the notebook record Carlquist's field observations and voucher specimen c… more
Date: 1967/1973
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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