{"id":93,"date":"2024-03-29T14:06:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T19:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections1\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:31:33","slug":"uss-houston","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/uss-houston","title":{"rendered":"USS Houston &#038; Military History Research Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaslider-id-6567\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-2026-4-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-6567 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-cubic\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"USS Houston\" data-height=\"450\" data-width=\"800\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_6567\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_6567\">\n            <ul aria-live='off' class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6568 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-05-19 12:26:04\" data-filename=\"Israel-Shreve-Letters_A_005-575x323.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/18\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/Israel-Shreve-Letters_A_005-575x323.png\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Revolutionary War map\" class=\"slider-6567 slide-6568 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Israel Shreve Revolutionary War Letters\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Israel Shreve Revolutionary War Letters<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6569 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-05-19 12:26:04\" data-filename=\"ch255crop-575x323.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/316\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/ch255crop-575x323.png\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"F Division, USS Houston (CA-30)\" class=\"slider-6567 slide-6569 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Cruiser Houston Collection\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Cruiser Houston Collection<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6570 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-05-19 12:26:04\" data-filename=\"ch256crop-575x323.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/316\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/ch256crop-575x323.png\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Survivors at reunion\" class=\"slider-6567 slide-6570 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Cruiser Houston Collection\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Cruiser Houston Collection<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6571 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-05-19 12:26:04\" data-filename=\"navy_stitched_crop-575x323.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/107\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/navy_stitched_crop-575x323.png\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"U.S. Navy recruiting poster\" class=\"slider-6567 slide-6571 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Floyd Glass Navy Recruiting Literature Collection\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Floyd Glass Navy Recruiting Literature Collection<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6572 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-05-19 12:26:04\" data-filename=\"ch013-575x323.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/316\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/ch013-575x323.png\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Burma-Thai Railway spike\" class=\"slider-6567 slide-6572 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Cruiser Houston Collection\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Cruiser Houston Collection<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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Military History Collections<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"card-body\">\r\n<ul class=\"spec-col-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/130\" title=\"view William A. Bernrieder Collection\">William A. Bernrieder Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/35\" title=\"view M.L. Calk Civil War Letters\">M.L. Calk Civil War Letters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/316\" title=\"view Cruiser Houston Collection\">Cruiser Houston Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/30\" title=\"view William W. Edgerton Civil War Letters\">William W. Edgerton Civil War Letters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/118\" title=\"view Herman George Eiden Papers\">Herman George Eiden Papers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/107\" title=\"view Floyd Glass Navy Recruiting Literature Collection\">Floyd Glass Navy Recruiting Literature Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/655\" title=\"view Mayor Isgur World War II Letters\">Mayor Isgur World War II Letters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/74\" title=\"view Kenneth W. Kennedy World War II Letters\">Kenneth W. Kennedy World War II Letters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/51\" title=\"view W. D. Lowther Civil War Letters\">W. D. Lowther Civil War Letters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/86\" title=\"view Captain O.C. McDavid World War II Letters\">Captain O.C. McDavid World War II Letters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/183\" title=\"view Samuel Milner U.S.S. Houston (CA-30) and 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Papers\">Samuel Milner U.S.S. Houston (CA-30) and 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Papers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/667\" title=\"view Miscellaneous USS Houston & Military History Research Collections\">Miscellaneous USS Houston &amp; Military History Research Collections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/71\" title=\"view H. E. Nelson Naval Uniforms and Photograph\">H. E. Nelson Naval Uniforms and Photograph<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/255\" title=\"view Captain Albert H. Rooks Papers\">Captain Albert H. Rooks Papers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/18\" title=\"view Israel Shreve Revolutionary War Letters\">Israel Shreve Revolutionary War Letters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/6\" title=\"view Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs\">Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/62\" title=\"view UH World War II Era Clippings\">UH World War II Era Clippings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/105\" title=\"view Winfield Scott Collection\">Winfield Scott Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"card scp\">\r\n  <h2 class=\"card-header\">Digital Collections for USS Houston &amp; Military History<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"card-body\">\r\n<ul id=\"digital-list\" class=\"spec-col-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu\/collections\/6969z2262?locale=en\">Captain O.C. McDavid World War II Letters<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu\/collections\/zw12z636k\">Israel Shreve Revolutionary War Letters, 1768-1894<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu\/collections\/vd66w1519\">Lt. Robert B. Fulton USS Houston Letters<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu\/collections\/8336h278h\">Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu\/collections\/tb09j668d\">USS Houston (CA-30) Photographs<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu\/collections\/73666615s\">USS Houston Blue Bonnet Newsletters<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu\/collections\/tm70mw77w\">William Slough USS Houston Letters<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu\/collections\/cn69m4153?locale=en\">Civil War Letters<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu\/collections\/cz30pt710\">Herman George Eiden Papers<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/av.lib.uh.edu\/collections\/m326m1757\">Films from the Herman George Eiden Papers<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"card scp\">\r\n  <h2 class=\"card-header\">Related Resources<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"card-body\">\r\n<ul id=\"resource-list\" class=\"spec-col-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usshouston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USS Houston CA30 Survivors Association &amp; Next Generations<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Naval History &amp; Heritage Command<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Archives &amp; Records Administration<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oralhistory.unt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oral Histories, University of North Texas<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LzemNcRg8s8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cruiser Houston: Of Pride and Purpose, part 1<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Zu_fBOa_kxs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cruiser Houston: Of Pride and Purpose, part 2<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.lib.uh.edu\/s\/exhibits\/page\/uss-houston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USS Houston Library Exhibit<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.lib.uh.edu\/s\/cruiser-houston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USS Houston Online Exhibit<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"USS Houston &amp; Military History Collections Digital Collections for USS Houston &amp; Military History Captain O.C. 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