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Oral History Interview with Houston Tom Wright, August 15, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Houston Tom Wright, August 15, 1978

Interview with Houston Tom ("Slug") Wright, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Wright discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), American air raids, Tamuang, Thailand (1944), Phet Buri, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: August 15, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wright, Houston Tom, 1915-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of North Texas State University, 1977-1978, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of North Texas State University, 1977-1978, Graduate

The North Texas State University Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 315.
Date: August 1977
Creator: North Texas State University
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Representative Tip Hall, August 13, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Representative Tip Hall, August 13, 1979

Interview with Representative Tip Hall, a member of the House of Representatives from Ennis, Texas. Hall discusses his experiences attending the 66th Legislative Session for the state of Texas, his initial race for the Texas Legislature, his political stance, the appropriations bill, and bills related to public school education.
Date: August 13, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Otto C. Schwarz, August 7, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Otto C. Schwarz, August 7, 1979

Transcript of an interview with Otto Schwarz, a Navy veteran from New Jersey and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. Schwarz discusses the sinking of the USS Houston and his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date: August 7, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Schwarz, Otto C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Roy Offerle, August 14, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Roy Offerle, August 14, 1978

Interview with Roy Offerle regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. He was part of the Texas National Guard, 36th Division, 131st Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion, also known as the "Lost Battalion." He was captured on the island of Java in March of 1942 and spent the duration of the war thereafter as a prison of war in camps in South East Asia and in Japan.
Date: August 14, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Offerle, Roy M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Story Log: August 11 to December 31, 1972] (open access)

[News Story Log: August 11 to December 31, 1972]

Logbook from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, documenting the names, locations, and run-times of video-taped news segments that aired each day from August through December in 1972.
Date: 1972-08/1972-12
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1977-1979 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1977-1979

Graduate catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: August 1977
Creator: Abilene Christian University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Detre, August 17, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Detre, August 17, 1978

Transcript of an interview with George Detre, a Navy veteran from Warren, Ohio, and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. Detre discusses concerning his experiences during World War II, including as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese.
Date: August 17, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Detre, George
System: The UNT Digital Library
Program of Policy Studies in Science and Technology (open access)

Program of Policy Studies in Science and Technology

These readings explore the historical, theoretical, methodological, and institutional aspects of assessment. Many of these publications represent early efforts to probe the concept and methodologies of the assessment function.
Date: August 1975
Creator: The George Washington University
System: The UNT Digital Library
State-local relations in the criminal justice system (open access)

State-local relations in the criminal justice system

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses state-local relations in the criminal justice system.
Date: August 1971
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1974-1977] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1974-1977]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from August 22, 1974 to April 28, 1977.
Date: 1974-08-22/1977-04-28
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History