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Oral History Interview with Dorothy Adkins, March 3, 2017

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Audio log of an interview with Dorothy Adkins, schoolteacher and community activist for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. The audio log includes timestamps for Adkins' discussions of her childhood; Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; activism; teaching career; contemporary times; white privilege and power.
Date: March 3, 2017
Creator: Ceballos, Nathan & Adkins, Dorothy, 1925-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Billy Barker, September 3, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Billy Barker, September 3, 1977

Interview with homemaker Billie Simpson Barker. The interview includes Barker's personal experiences about rural life in Denton County, Texas from 1925-1985. Barker talks about her father's sawmill operation, creek flooding, threshing operations, changes in land ownership, her husband's death, effects of the Great Depression, social life, the county's longtime residents, recreational activities, epidemics, wildlife problems, the tornado of June 8, 1937, her childhood, and homemade clothing.
Date: September 3, 1987
Creator: Renner, Steve & Barker, Billy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Betty Kimble, March 3, 2017

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with community activist Betty Kimble from Denton, Texas, for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview Kimble discusses her involvement with the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship, desegregation in Denton, experiences with discrimination and segregation, contemporary prejudice, lifelong friendships of Fellowship members, and her continued community involvement.
Date: March 3, 2017
Creator: Beattie, Kathleen & Kimble, Betty
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Pat Cheek, April 3, 2017

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Pat Cheek, schoolteacher and community activist, from Denton, Texas, concerning her experiences with the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship. In the interview Cheek also discusses the feminist movement, contemporary politics, and her continued community involvement.
Date: April 3, 2017
Creator: Robinson, Sarah & Cheek, Pat
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Cemetery permit for Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Reeves] (open access)

[Cemetery permit for Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Reeves]

The permit certifies Denton Monument Works the authorization to erect a monument in the I.O.O.F Cemetery for Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Reeves on June 3, 1955.
Date: 1955-06-03~
Creator: City of Denton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 01, May 3, 1962 (open access)

The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 01, May 3, 1962

League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
Date: May 3, 1962
Creator: Provisional League of Women Voters of Denton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton County Courthouse, 1876 to 1894 (open access)

Denton County Courthouse, 1876 to 1894

The first Denton County Courthouse was believed to have been burned in an act of arson in 1875. The second County Courthouse was built in 1876 and lasted until 1894 when lightning struck it. A photograph of the second courthouse included.
Date: February 3, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ben Bynum, July 3, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ben Bynum, July 3, 1973

Interview with Representative Ben Bynum, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Amarillo, Texas. Bynum discusses his experience during the regular session of the 63rd legislature, including: the large influx of freshman representatives and their effect on the session; the political makeup of the House; debates in the House; the selection of committee chairmen; and the Ethics Commission and related reform legislation.
Date: July 3, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bynum, Ben
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Bert Boydstun, March 3, 1993

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Interview with Bert Boydstun concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression. Boydstun worked at camps in Lubbock, Texas (Company 3820) and Palisade, Colorado. Interview includes Boydstun's experiences leading up to joining the CCC.
Date: March 3, 1993
Creator: Henderson, John & Boydstun, Bert
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Paul Dillon, November 3, 1993

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Interview with Paul Dillon concerning his experiences before and during his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Dillon worked at a camp in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (Company 1381). Includes an appendix with Dillon's CCC discharge papers and a photograph of his camp.
Date: November 3, 1993
Creator: Lovell, Bonnie & Dillon, Paul
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Glenn F. Davis, March 3, 1993

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Interview with Glenn F. Davis, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Plano, Texas. Davis discusses his family, farming background, and working for the CCC at camps in Colorado, Texas, and California during the Great Depression.
Date: March 3, 1993
Creator: Wilson, David & Davis, Glenn F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Willie V. Jordan, June 3, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Willie V. Jordan, June 3, 1987

Interview with Willie Jordan, a farmer and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Newport, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.
Date: June 3, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jordan, Willie V.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frederick E. Gaupp, November 3, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frederick E. Gaupp, November 3, 1973

Interview with Frederick E. Gaupp, a college professor, concerning the experiences of a German intellectual during the period of the Weimar Republic and the early Hitler years. Gaupp discusses his middle-class family background, his service in World War I with a Rhenish artillery regiment, his education at the University of Breslau, the Sparticist uprising, Kapp Putsch, Freicorps activities, rampant inflation (1923-1924), and the effects of Allied reparations. He also talks about his employment with Ullstein (Berlin) publishing house, fighting between the Brown Shirts and the Communists, the role of the lower middle-class in supporting the Nazis, the Nazi suppression of Ullstein, and his decision to leave Germany in 1935.
Date: November 3, 1973
Creator: Burke, Kenneth Alton & Gaupp, Friedrich, 1897-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George Clarence Moffett, 1965-1966 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Clarence Moffett, 1965-1966

Interview with Dr. George Clarence Moffett, a farmer, oilman, and former state legislator from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Dr. Moffett describes his personal experiences as a member of the House and Senate of Texas for thirty-four years and as a Delegate to Democratic National Convention in Houston in 1928. He comments about Governors W. Lee O'Daniel, Coke Stevenson, and Allan Shivers and talks about oil legislation.
Date: May 3, 1965
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Moffett, George Clarence
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
DEDICATION  of Chester O. Strickland Junior High School (open access)

DEDICATION of Chester O. Strickland Junior High School

Dedication program for Chester O. Strickland Junior High School. Includes the names of the board of education and principal as well as the order of the program.
Date: November 3, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Charlie Joe Cole, Jr., October 3, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with Charlie Joe Cole Jr., conducted in Denton, Texas, for the Geezle Fraternity Oral History Project that expands on a previous interview in 1985. Cole discusses his background as an athlete at North Texas State College (UNT) playing football, his distinguished Air Force service, his membership in the Geezle Fraternity, and his career in education followed by his career as Denton County's Probation Officer.
Date: October 3, 2019
Creator: Pettit, John D., Jr. & Cole, Charlie Joe, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jabina Coleman, November 3, 2022

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Interview with Jabina Coleman, a reproductive psychotherapist and certified lactation consultant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Coleman discusses her involvement in supporting maternal health, from running Life House Lactation & Perinatal Services to founding groups like Breastfeeding Awareness and Empowerment, the Perinatal Mental Health and Alliance for People of Color, and the Maternal Wellness Village in Philadelphia. Coleman discusses her own pregnancy, postpartum depression, education, and motivation to become an advocate in her field.
Date: November 3, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Coleman, Jabina
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Sam Coats, January 3, 2015

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Sam Coats, lawyer and former Vice President of Domestic and International Affairs at Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. Content includes personal reflections of Braniff’s impact on the DFW area and the airline industry as a whole, working with Harding Lawrence, being a part of the Braniff family, Braniff’s rise to the top of preferred airlines, and its bankruptcy on May 12, 1982.
Date: January 3, 2015
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Coats, Sam
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Luciel Leonard, August 3, 1995

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Interview with Luciel Leonard, concerning her employment at the Nocona Boot Company in Nocona, Texas from 1939 to 1983, and her recollections of its founder, Ms. Enid Justin, the attempts to unionize during the 1950s, and the changes in the product line.
Date: August 3, 1995
Creator: Lipscomb, Carol & Leonard, Luciel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Fire Chief Jack Gentry receiving a service award]

Photograph of Fire Chief Jack Gentry receiving a service award at the City of Denton Service Awards Banquet in Denton, Texas. He served as fire chief from 1958-2002. He shakes hands with another man as others look on. Paintings line the walls behind them. The men are from left-to-right: Jim Riddlesperger, former professor of political science at UNT and member of the Denton city council; Jack Gentry; the Reverend Mark Chew, an insurance agent for Farmer's Insurance Company and pastor of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Denton; and Charlie Hopkins, a former city council member and building contractor in Denton.
Date: February 3, 1983
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Foy Taylor, November 18, 2013

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Interview with Foy Taylor, a longtime resident of Denton, Texas, and donor of a antique log cabin to the Denton County Historical Commission. Taylor discusses his family background, education and career, his service in the Navy and witnessing atomic bomb tests, his family's farm in Denton, growing up in the area, prohibition and the Depression, and changes in the town over time.
Date: December 3, 2014
Creator: Carr, Barry & Taylor, Foy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Horace Chumley, April 3, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Horace Chumley, April 3, 1974

Interview with Horace Chumley, retired law enforcement officer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and member of the “Lost Battalion.” Chumley discusses his experiences while being held as a prisoner-of-war by the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942-45; liberation.
Date: April 3, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Chumley, Horace, 1916-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Rudy Kiehne, March 3, 1999

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Interview with Rudy Kiehne, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: March 3, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Kiehne, Rudy, 1919-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Gerald E. Miller, May 3, 1993

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Transcript of an interview with Admiral Jerry (Gerald) Miller, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Miller discusses his assignment to the USS Richmond, Komandorski Island action, the Aleutians Campaign, and his post-World War II naval career.
Date: May 3, 1993
Creator: Byrd, R. W. (Richard W.) & Miller, Jerry, 1919-2014
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library