The Cruiser Houston Collection and related collections document the heavy cruiser USS Houston (CA-30), a peacetime favorite of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and flagship of the Asiatic Fleet during World War II. On March 1, 1942, the Houston was sunk by the Japanese Navy, and her surviving crew members were made prisoners of war. UH Libraries’ additional military history collections shed light on the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and other experiences of World War II.
Reference Contact
Valerie Prilop
Librarian
vgprilop@uh.edu
713-743-9212
Donations Contact
Julie Grob
Archivist
jgrob@uh.edu
713-743-9744
USS Houston and Military History Collections
- Cruiser Houston Collection
- W. D. Lowther Civil War Letters
- William A. Bernrieder Collection
- General Winfield Scott Collection
- Israel Shreve Revolutionary War Letters
- Samuel Milner U.S.S. Houston (CA-30) and 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Papers
- Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs
- Floyd Glass Navy Recruiting Literature Collection
- M.L. Calk Civil War Letters
- William W. Edgerton Civil War Letters
- Kenneth W. Kennedy World War II Letters
- H. E. Nelson Naval Uniforms and Photograph
- Captain Albert H. Rooks Papers
- Captain O.C. McDavid World War II Letters
Library Exhibit
USS Houston Exhibit
Special Collections is dedicated to preserving and sharing the story of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew through our archival collections, digital collections, and permanent exhibit in M.D. Anderson Library.