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Rod Keith Collection (1728) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 17280000000
Collection
Rod Keith Collection
Association
USS Joseph Strauss Association
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
1.1
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 13 February 2006
Scope and Contents
One linear foot of artifacts, photographs, maps, articles and newspaper clippings, naval administrative documents, postcards, notebooks, certificates, Serviceman Guides to Hong Kong and Lake Macquire, USS Joseph Strauss cruisebooks, and issues of All Hands from 1968 to 1969 documenting Rod Keith's service in the United States Navy, particularly his service in Southeast Asia on the USS Joseph Strauss.
1
Books
Pearl Harbor Story: December 7, 1941 by Captain William T. Rice, USNR (Ret.)
1
Photographs
VA044198 - VA044209: 12 photographs documenting Rod Keith's service in the United States Navy aboard the USS Joseph Strauss
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2
Maps
Southeast Asia Briefing Map (1:2,000,000) Section 12 Drawer 15
7 Spacecraft Recovery Charts (1:10,000,000) Section 12 Drawer 15
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22
Museum Objects
1728museum2273: USS Joseph Strauss T-shirt
1728museum2274: Wool baseball cap with "Texas" embroidered on the rear of the cap
1728museum2275: Wool baseball cap with "Lone Star" embroidered on the rear of the cap
1728museum2276: White sailor's cap with "Keith" stenciled in black
1728museum2277: Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club patch
1728museum2278: RC Cola bottle cap from Thailand
1728museum2279: Cardboard "Keith" stencil
1728museum2280: Buck knife with leather case and original box
1728museum2281: License plate from American Legion Post 76, Ludington Michigan
1728museum2282: Coaster from the President Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
1728museum2283: Small Buddha statue
1728museum2284: Leather ring
1728museum2285: Zippo lighter from USS Joseph Strauss
1728museum2286: Smokin Joes Brand Menthol Cigarettes
1728museum2287: Dog tags
1728museum2288: Fuse cover for a 5 inch 54 caliber shell
1728museum2289: United States Navy snap hooks
1728museum2290: United States Navy Shore Patrol arm band
1728museum2291: United States Navy nametapes (4)
1728museum2292: USS Joseph Strauss uniform patch (2)
1728museum2293: United States Navy Seaman 3rd Class uniform patch
1728museum2294: Small South Korean flag
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1
Moving Images
1728VI2138: VHS tape containing a CNN News program featuring the USS Joseph Strauss in the Persian Gulf, 20 April 1988
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1
Serials
Beach Beacon, 18-24 September 1997
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D083.6 ]]
  • Box 2: [Barcode: 2] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D083.6 ]]
  • Box 1000: [Barcode: 1000] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks, D056.3 Individual Oversize Box 9 [D56.3]]
  • Box 1
  • Folder 1
  • 8 All Hands Magazines, 1968 January - August
  • Folder 2
  • 8 All Hands Magazines, 1968 October - 1969 April, 1969 June
  • Folder 3
  • The USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) in the Western Pacific: A Human Experience at Flank Speed
  • Folder 4
  • USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) WESTPAC 1968-1969: The Professionals
  • Folder 5
  • A-O-A Servicemen's Guidebook to Hong Kong
  • A Serviceman's Guide to Hong Kong
  • 1968-1969 Guidebook to Lake Macquarie
  • Folder 6
  • "Memoranda" notebook
  • 4 United States Navy Notebooks containing handwritten general notes regarding Naval life and duties
  • Box 2
  • Folder 1
  • Various United States Naval documents regarding Rod Keith's service on the USS Joseph Strauss
  • Folder 2
  • Various newspaper and magazine clippings regarding the USS Joseph Strauss
  • Folder 3
  • Various United States Navy personal papers (originals in restricted access folder)
  • Box 1000
  • Folder 1
  • The Newcastle (Australia) Sun, 3 February 1969
  • Newspaper article entitled "Battlewagon's Guns Smash Red Targets," 30 September 1968
  • San Antonio Evening News article entitled "Battleship Blasts DMZ Reds," 30 September 1968
  • Santa Monica Evening Outlook article entitled "Santa Monica salutes Navy Day," 3 July 1968
  • Newspaper article containing a picture of Rod Keith and his younger brother Artie, October 1958 -
  • Houston Chronicle newspaper article entitled "PowWow at the Pentagon," 9 April 1993 -
  • Folder 2
  • Certificate inducting Rod Keith into the Ancient Order of the Deep, 27 January 1969
  • Certificate inducting Rod Keith into the Domain of the Golden Dragon, 5 March 1970
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=17280000000
Citation
Rod Keith Collection (1728) Finding Aid, Rod Keith Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=17280000000, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
17280000000, Rod Keith Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 12 Feb 2006 [Updated: 16 Sep 2019]

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