Decommissioning Souvenir Program

front of 2026.1010.2

front of 2026.1010.2

Name/Title

Decommissioning Souvenir Program

Entry/Object ID

2026.1010.2

Scope and Content

Large program for the decommissioning of Battleship Texas on April 21, 1948, at San Jacinto Battlegrounds. The cover has a collage of Texas sailing towards the San Jacinto Monument. The program is a large piece of paper that has been folded twice to create a bifold that can be unfolded further to show a large poster on the back.

Context

Battleship Texas sailed to the east coast in January 1946, began preparation for deactivation and donation to the State of Texas on February 13, and was in the U.S. Reserve Fleet from June 18, 1946, to April 21, 1948. She was decommissioned at San Jacinto State Park.

Collection

Donation (Warren Schultz), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Program

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

Apr 21, 1948