Title:
Battleship Texas prints and audiovisual materials
Description:
Battleship Texas prints and audiovisual materials document the ship as a memorial and exhibition, including the decommissioning of the ship and the promotional campaign to restore USS Texas. Formats include large format prints, ships plans reproductions, posters, and audiovisual materials dating 1948, 1971, 1984-1990s. The majority of these materials serve as documentation for the restoration of the ship and creation of a historic monument by the TPWD at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. Audio materials include an open reel audiotape, two audiocassettes, and a VHS videotape. The open reel audiotape contains a 1948 NBC and KPRC Houston broadcast for the decommissioning of USS Texas at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. This broadcast includes speeches by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, former Texas Governor William Hobby, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Mark Andrews, and Governor Beauford Jester. One audiocassette is from the personal collection of Henry Gillander, who copied original broadcasts from 1947 and 1948. Side A is a 1947 Texas Quality Network radio broadcast regarding the campaign to save the USS Texas with speakers including Governor Beauford Jester, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Admiral of the Fleet Chester Nimitz, Senator Fred "Red" Harris of Dallas County, Battleship Texas Commission Chairman Lloyd Gregory, and actress Linda Darnell. Side B duplicates the open reel audiotape. The second cassette is from the 1984 Maritime Heritage Standards Conference. The videotape contains a 1984 condition report of the ship with a tour of her critical problem areas for restoration and a 1948 Universal International News broadcast of the "Honorable Retirement for USS Texas."
Collection:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Battleship Texas ships plans and records
Creator:
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date of creation:
1948
Date of creation:
1971
Date range of creation:
1980s to 1990s
Date range of creation:
undated
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Battleship Texas prints and audiovisual materials, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Battleship Texas ships plans and records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The records are arranged into two groups by format: prints, ships plans and posters; and audiovisual materials.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with US Copyright Law (Title 17 USC.).
Access restrictions:
Digital copies of the original ships plans and the audiovisual materials must be used instead of the original items.
Size or duration:
0.25 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/finding_aids.xml
