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David Chavez, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC622p
Scope and Content
Papers include black and white copies of three war memorial photographs, an invitation to Mr. Chavez for a 1948 reception honoring President Harry S. Truman from Puerto Rico's governor Pinero and copies of a poem written to commemorate the christening of the USS New Mexico (also called "Lucky Lady") by Chavez' daughter Caroline in 1942. Two letters from 1984 and 1985 were written to Caroline from Dr. A.E. Laurence, who served in World War II alongside Colonel Chavez, and which recount stories...
Dates:
1950-1985
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
Robert W. de Haas Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 472
Scope and Content
The bulk of the collection contains declassified documents, official orders, maps and internal memoranda about the Pacific theater during World War II and the battleship’s engagement against Japanese forces. Additional material contains de Haas’s on-ship memoranda, internal command memoranda, Japanese propaganda, a scrapbook, issues of the battleship newsletter The Queen’s Daily News, United States Navy (USN) publications on battle experiences and USN periodicals.
Dates:
1939-1946
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
The USS New Mexico Collection (Hutcheson)
Collection
Identifier: AC 430-p
Scope and Content
Collection consists of one folder of ephemera, including newspaper articles, reunion letters, correspondence, and USS New Mexico history.
Dates:
1915-1989
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
USS New Mexico BB-40 Collection(Lundgren)
Collection
Identifier: AC 549-p
Scope and Content
Collection of sports programs, menus, newspapers, an autograph page, and other items saved by Eric H. Lundgren who served aboard the USS New Mexico (BB-40) from 1933 to 1937: holiday menus, 1935-1936; football and wrestling programs, 1935-1936; photo of Eric Lundgren (no date); letter postmarked USS New Mexico, 1940; page from Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 11, 1937; shipboard newspaper Republication, 1937.
Dates:
1935-1940
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
USS New Mexico Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 335-p
Scope and Content
Collection consists of clippings and ephemeral material collected by Casimir Wancowicz while on board the USS New Mexico, including newspaper articles about the accomplishments of the USS New Mexico during World War II.
Dates:
1944-1945
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
U.S.S. New Mexico Crew Members Interviews
Collection
Identifier: AC 603
Scope and Content
Collection consists of interviews of forty sailors who served on the USS New Mexico at various times. Interviews are recorded on CDs; no transcripts are available.
Dates:
2001 - 2009
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
U.S.S. New Mexico Publications
Collection
Identifier: AC 687-P
Scope and Contents
The Salvo is the ship’s newsletter, printed on board the ship and under the direction of the Commanding Officer. It contains news from inter-vessel sports events, information about events on and around the ship, and other pertinent and/or interesting information. The four issues in this collection are all from 1939. Publication location changes with port location.
The pamphlet on “The Prevention of Venereal Diseases” was part of a larger initiative by the U.S. Military to prevent venereal...
Dates:
1937 - 1939
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
USS New Mexico Silver Service Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 397
Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, reference material and conservation notes. Forty-eight shop drawings made by Tiffany and Company are included in the collection as is correspondence ralative to the loan of an item to Tiffany for an historical exhibition.
Dates:
1918-1998
Found in:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
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