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Oral History Interview with James Atkinson, March 23, 2006
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James E. Atkinson. Atkinson was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1921. His younger brother was killed in Europe during the war. Atkinson attended Vanderbilt University with a football scholarship in 1940. In 1942 he joined the Navy Reserves and entered the V-12 Navy College Training Program. Soon afterwards, he entered Midshipman’s school at Notre Dame. Upon graduating 20 June 1944, he was commissioned an ensign. He then entered submarine school at New London, Connecticut. He describes the characteristics of a fleet submarine. After completing four months of school, he flew to Brisbane, Australia and reported aboard the USS Flasher (SS-249). Atkinson served during the boat’s fourth, fifth and sixth combat patrols. He describes sinking two Japanese destroyers and four tankers. On the sixth combat patrol, they sank two Japanese ships and returned to Pearl Harbor for overhaul in April 1945. Afterwards, the boat was at sea bound for Guam when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Returning to New London, Connecticut, the crew decommissioned the boat
Wiley A. Atkinson to James C. Furman
No full textA three page letter and envelope from Wiley A. Atkinson to James C. Furma
Wiley A. Atkinson to James C. Furman
No full textA three page letter and envelope from Wiley A. Atkinson to James C. Furma
Wiley A. Atkinson to James C. Furman
No full textA three page letter and envelope from Wiley A. Atkinson to James C. Furma
Wiley A. Atkinson to James C. Furman
No full textA three page letter and envelope from Wiley A. Atkinson to James C. Furma
Wiley A. Atkinson to James C. Furman
No full textA three page letter and envelope from Wiley A. Atkinson to James C. Furma
A picturesque representation of the manners, customs, and amusements of the Russians : in one hundred coloured plates; with an accurate explanation of each plate in English and French
No full textby John Augustus Atkinson, and James Walke
Oral History Interview with James Atkinson, March 23, 2006
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James E. Atkinson. Atkinson was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1921. His younger brother was killed in Europe during the war. Atkinson attended Vanderbilt University with a football scholarship in 1940. In 1942 he joined the Navy Reserves and entered the V-12 Navy College Training Program. Soon afterwards, he entered Midshipman’s school at Notre Dame. Upon graduating 20 June 1944, he was commissioned an ensign. He then entered submarine school at New London, Connecticut. He describes the characteristics of a fleet submarine. After completing four months of school, he flew to Brisbane, Australia and reported aboard the USS Flasher (SS-249). Atkinson served during the boat’s fourth, fifth and sixth combat patrols. He describes sinking two Japanese destroyers and four tankers. On the sixth combat patrol, they sank two Japanese ships and returned to Pearl Harbor for overhaul in April 1945. Afterwards, the boat was at sea bound for Guam when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Returning to New London, Connecticut, the crew decommissioned the boat
J. H. Atkinson papers, 1870-1974
No full textThese personal and professional papers reflect the background of history professor J.H. Atkinson. The materials relate to his teaching career at Little Rock Junior College and the organization of the Pulaski County Historical Society. Also included are his wife's, Zora Atkinson's, records on the Women's Society of Christian Service and the letters, and the legal documents of the Atkinson family.UALR.0080 A-80
J.H. ATKINSON PAPERS
UALR Archives & Special Collections 1
2 Doc. Boxes. 1870-1973. Donated.
These personal and professional papers reflect the background of history professor J.H. Atkinson. The materials relate to his teaching career at Little Rock Junior College and the organization of the Pulaski County Historical Society. Also included are his wife's, Zora Atkinson's, records on the Women's Society of Christian Service and the letters, and the legal documents of the Atkinson family.
James Harris Atkinson was born in 1888, at College Hill, Arkansas. After receiving his degree from the University of Arkansas in 1910, he served as principal and superintendent at several schools, and was in the Army during WWI. After the war he taught history at Little Rock Senior High School until he received his Master's Degree in 1927. Atkinson joined the Little Rock Junior College faculty when the school was founded and served as chair of the history department until his retirement in 1957. Atkinson was active in many historical associations, specifically as a co-founder of the Pulaski County Historical Society, and he served as chair of the Arkansas History Commission. His wife Zora Langston Atkinson, whom he married in 1920, was a teacher at Pulaski Heights Junior High until her retirement in 1954. Atkinson died in 1973.
Arrangement: Correspondence, Education, Little Rock Junior College, Pulaski Co Historical Society, Atkinson Family legal documents (promissory notes, deeds, wills, and tax receipts from Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Nevada, and Ouachita Counties) and Zora Atkinson - chronological within catagories.
FILE TITLES
Box 1
File 1 - Correspondence From: J.H. Atkinson, 1911-1969
File 2 - Correspondence To: J.H. Atkinson, 1907-Feb 1908
File 3 - Correspondence To: J.H. Atkinson, Mar-Dec 1908
File 4 - Correspondence To: J.H. Atkinson, 1909-1927
File 5 - Correspondence To: J.H. Atkinson, 1928-1934
File 6 - Correspondence To: J.H. Atkinson, 1935-Mar 1940
File 7 - Correspondence To: J.H. Atkinson, Apr-May 1940, n.d.
File 8 - Correspondence To: J.H. Atkinson, 1941-1958
File 9 - Correspondence: Family, 1889-1941, n.d.
File 10 - School Examinations: 1906, n.d.
File 11 - School Examinations: n.d.
File 12 - School Examinations: n.d.
File 13 - School Examinations: n.d.
File 14 - School Examinations: n.d.
File 15 - School Transcript and Graduation Announcement U of A: 1910
File 16 - Letters of Recommendation: 1910-1916
File 17 - Little Rock Junior College: International Relations Club, 1933
File 18 - Little Rock Junior College: International Relations Club, 1934-1942
File 19 - Little Rock Junior College: International Relations Club, 1943
NOTE: When requesting materials, please specify collection (UALR.0080), box, and file number. UALR.0080 J. H. ATKINSON PAPERS
UALR Archives & Special Collections 2
A-80
File 20 - Little Rock Junior College/Little Rock University: (includes a student letter,
faculty committees, 1951 curriculum, 1951 Larson Library Leaflet, and a
1956 Student Directory), 1936-1957, n.d.
Box 2
File 1 - Pulaski County Historical Society: Constitution and By Laws
File 2 - Pulaski County Historical Society: Notices, Newsletters and Minutes, 1951-1959
File 3 - Pulaski County Historical Society: Notices, Newsletters and Minutes, 1960-1969
File 4 - Pulaski County Historical Society: Notices, Newsletters, and Minutes, 1970, n.d.
File 5 - Pulaski County Historical Society: Membership Lists, 1953-1970
File 6 - Legal Documents: Atkinson Family, 1870-1889
File 7 - Legal Documents: Atkinson Family, 1890-1899
File 8 - Legal Documents: Atkinson Family, 1900-1905
File 9 - Legal Documents: Atkinson Family, 1906-1920
File 10 - Legal Documents: Atkinson Family, 1921-1930
File 11 - Legal Documents: Atkinson Family, 1931-1941
File 12 - Addressed Envelopes To: Atkinson Family, 1881-1939
File 13 - Zora (Mrs. J.H.) Atkinson's: Diary, 1974
File 14 - Zora (Mrs. J.H.) Atkinson's: Women's Society of Christian Service Record
Books, 1956-1964 (4 items)
File 15 - Zora (Mrs. J.H.) Atkinson's: Biographical materials on J.H. Atkinson
File 16 - Ephemera: from Walton Company Old Gold, Red, White, and Blue Label
Whiskey, Covington, Kentucky (includes advertisments and certificates
Atkinson, James Dallas
No full textJames Dallas Atkinson, LL.B.
Stanton, Kentucky
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“Quiet, reserved, dignified, Jimmie represents the adult section in this class. Three years and four summer sessions mark the time he has spent in getting his degree.”
-The Kentuckian, 1924--------------------------------
James Dallas Atkinson (January 17, 1899 - April 21, 1970) was born in Stanton, Kentucky to John Atkinson and Lucy Donaldson. Atkinson practiced law in Greenup, Kentucky. He married Frances Halbert in 1925.https://uknowledge.uky.edu/klapp_1924/1000/thumbnail.jp
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