Register of the Snook (James) Reminiscences, 1916-1987
Register of the Snook (James) Reminiscences,
1916-1987
Collection number: Mss283
Holt-Atherton Department of Special CollectionsUniversity Library
University of the Pacific
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- University Library, University of the Pacific
- Stockton, CA 95211
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- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- 1996
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
JAMES SNOOK REMINSICENCES: LIFESTORY & WORLD WAR II
I. "His story"
Early years [before Stockton]..........1
Stockton (1916-23).....................3
La Jolla summers (1916-23)............24
Friday Harbor, Washington (1923)......29
Stockton (1924-30)....................35
Silver Lake (1924-30).................51
Stockton High School (1926-30)........59
University of California (1930-32)....68
College of the Pacific (1932-33)......81
Pacific Marine Station, Dillon Beach (summer 1933)...82
Various jobs in Stockton (1933-41)....88
Selling farm properties (1946-48)....101
Farmwork in Merced (1948)............104
PG & E gas line worker in Stockton (1948-1977)...106
Travels (1950s-60s)..................137
Heart attack (1984)..................158
"The very special summer of 1929" [a trip thru the West]...separate pagination
"Pump test stories"..................separate pagination
II. "War years"
Induction..............................4
Boot camp [Ft. Ord and Camp Cook, Santa Maria]...6
Officer's Candidate School [Camp Hood TX]...25
Tank Destroyer Battalion [Brownwood TX]...33
Sailing to Europe.....................88
France [Battle of the Bulge, 1944]....93
Italy [Pisa].........................104
Italy [Japanese American 442nd Infantry]...130
Italy [Genova].......................140
Italy [Parma]........................148
Italy [Genova].......................159
Italy [Roma].........................171
Italy [Viareggio]....................183
Italy [Firenze]......................199
Italy [Napoli].......................209
Italy [Milano].......................250
Switzerland..........................252
Return home..........................258
"MISCELLANY, VOLS. 1 & 2" [this listing includes chiefly those anecdotes specific to Stockton or northern California]
Vol. 1
Stories about my son, Bobby............1
Talking about the weather [in San Joaquin County]...14
Boat and train rides..................32
Cars & driving........................48
Stretching the dollar.................97
Scouting.............................114
Earthquakes..........................133
Movies...............................138
Dining in San Francisco..............148
Bicycles.............................152
"A couple of stupid incidents".......157
Savings & Loan Co. Bank Holiday......158
Subway sidewalk......................160
Boat w/ airplane engine..............161
Signs................................162
Sleeping bags........................164
Root beer............................173
Black soldiers.......................174
Grain & the Harris Combine...........181
The big crop.........................186
The butcher wagon....................187
Spraying the beans...................195
The glass works......................201
Walking downtown.....................202
How we sold the 1962 Pontiac.........204
More scouting stories................213
Dinner for 700.......................216
Drilling for water...................219
2035 Lucerne Ave.....................221
Vol. 2
Jury duty............................263
Pfeffernuessen.......................285
Music in my life.....................289
The fleet came in....................312
The rattlesnake......................314
My father & the football team........315
How to start a Model T...............318
Zoology, Biology, and Physiology Notebook (1949-1952) [Created by Harry Zook who taught in Stockton Schools]