Title:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Battleship Texas ships plans and records
Description:
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) manages the conservation of the state's natural and cultural resources, conservation education and outreach, and interpretation of cultural and historical resources. The USS battleship Texas served in both World War I and World War II and was decommissioned in 1948 in Texas to become a memorial and exhibit. The ship was first managed by the Battleship Texas Commission, then in 1983 administration transferred to TPWD with input from the Battleship Texas Advisory Board. In 2019, the ship closed to the public for a major restoration effect. These records document the ship during both active duty and as a memorial and exhibit. Materials consist of original ships plans and plans reproductions, prints, posters, audiovisual materials, and records of the Battleship Texas Commission and the Battleship Texas Advisory Board. Records are dated 1900-1990s, undated. Most of the original ships plans, as well as all of the reproductions, prints, posters, and audiovisual materials have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
Collection:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Battleship Texas ships plans and records
Creator:
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date range of creation:
1900 to 1990s
Date range of creation:
undated
Geographic coverage:
Battleship Texas State Historic Site (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site (Tex.)
Subject:
Andrews, Mark Edwin, 1903-1992
Subject:
Darnell, Linda, 1923-1965
Subject:
Evers, Carl G.
Subject:
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
Subject:
Gregory, Lloyd Jefferson
Subject:
Harris, Fred Red, 1910-1979
Subject:
Hobby, William Pettus, 1878-1964
Subject:
Jester, Beauford Halbert, 1893-1949
Subject:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Subject:
Battleship Texas Advisory Board
Subject:
Battleship Texas Commission
Subject:
United States. Navy
Subject:
Universal International News
Subject:
Battleships
Subject:
Texas (Battleship)
Type:
Audiocassettes
Type:
Blueline prints
Type:
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Type:
Booklets
Type:
Manuals (instructional materials)
Type:
Minutes (administrative records)
Type:
Open reel audiotapes
Type:
Posters
Type:
Ships plans
Type:
Videotapes
Citation information:
(Identify the item and the series), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Battleship Texas ships plans and records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
These records are organized into four series: Battleship Texas prints and audiovisual materials, 1948, 1971, 1980s-1990s, undated, 0.25 cubic ft. Battleship Texas ships plans, 1900-1948, 1984, undated, 149.93 cubic ft.
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:
155.93 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/90045.xml
Technical requirements:
Prints and ships plans are too large to photocopy.
