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Oral History Interview with Gerard Roland Vela, July 21, 2004
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Interview with Dr. Gerard Roland Vela, UNT Professor Emeritus of Microbiology. The interview includes Vela's personal experiences about childhood and education, serving in World War II-era U.S. Navy, having a fellowship at Harvard University, and joining the North Texas faculty in 1965. Additionally, Vela discusses his family history, his love of chemistry, genetics, and microbiology, the growing pains involved with transitioning North Texas into a research university, the construction of a research program, his relationship with students, and his service on the Denton City Council. Photographs are included throughout the interview.
Date:
July 21, 2004
Creator:
Calderon, Roberto R. & Vela, Gerard Roland
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[White "History of Oppression" poster]
Poster that was attached to the exterior wall of Willis Library during a student led demonstration. The sign lists out a few of the incidents of discrimination and oppression seen throughout history; colonization, sold and killed are mentioned multiple times and the final 'killed' is in all caps and the largest on the list. The demonstration was held to bring awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Date:
September 21, 2016
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lee Daniels, March 21, 1992
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Transcript of an interview with Rosa Lee Daniels concerning her experiences as a student at Frederick Douglass Colored School until it burned down in 1913, and was rebuilt and renamed the Frederick Moore School in Denton, Texas (1910-1921). Daniels discusses the school facilities, her teachers, discipline, school equipment and facilities, segregation, and Klan activities in Denton.
Date:
March 21, 1992
Creator:
Glaze, Michele & Daniels, Rosa Lee
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[John B. Denton Funeral Notice]
Funeral notice for John B. Denton, who was killed by Indians on May 22, 1841. The interment was held at the Denton Courthouse on November 21, 1901. According to an article in the Denton Record-Chronicle, "the custom was to place such notices in all public places to invite people to the funeral. This notice was given to the Denton Public Library by Mrs. R.M. Mitchell and was included in one of three scrapbooks that she made for the library."
Date:
November 21, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarence C. Dobbins, February 21, 1993
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Interview with Clarence C. Dobbins concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression. Dobbins worked at camps in Farmersville, Texas (Company 869) and Kaufman, Texas (Company 869). Interview includes Dobbins' history before joining the CCC.
Date:
February 21, 1993
Creator:
Price, Peggy & Dobbins, Clarence C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ely and William Sledge, August 21, 1987
Transcript of an interview with with William and Ely Sledge and their reminiscences and experiences concerning their father's farm near Pilot Point, Texas, 1900-1980. They discuss comments about their African-American ancestors; their descriptions of various pieces of old farm equipment strewn about the homestead; sorghum mill and syrup- making; hog butchering and meat preservation; water well; description of farm buildings; segregated education; home remedies; garden area; canning; rural social life and entertainment; trading among neighbors; cash crops (peanuts, cotton); harvesting; description of the interior of the family farmhouse and its contents; listening to boxing contests (Joe Louis and "Jersey Joe" Walcott) on the family radio; store-bought and mail order catalog items; "Juneteenth" celebrations; description of personal documents and papers, 1878-1931.
Date:
August 21, 1987
Creator:
Lohse, Stephen A.; Lebo, Susan A.; Sledge, William, 1928- & Sledge, Ely, 1934-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dorothy Cooley, February 21, 1994
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Interview with Dorothy Cooley about her experiences as an employee of the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Arkansas during World War II and the postwar years. Cooley discusses employment procedures, job assignments, swing shift, wartime rationing, safety procedures, housing, social activities, race relations, relationships among male and female employees, and the economic effects on Texarkana.
Date:
February 21, 1994
Creator:
Brantley, Janet G. & Cooley, Dorothy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Grant Jones, August 21, 1979
Interview with Grant Jones, an insurance executive and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Abilene, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature. Jones discusses his appointment as chairman of the Finance Committee, the Legislative Budget Board and the budget-making process, Comptroller Bob Bullock, Governor William Clements, the appropriations bill, tax relief legislation, public school financing, the Peveto bill, "Killer Bees," and consumer legislation.
Date:
August 21, 1979
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Jones, Grant
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles P. Foote, February 21, 1993
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Interview with Charles Foote concerning his experiences before and during his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Foote worked at a camp in Wolfe City, Texas (Company 2899).
Date:
February 21, 1993
Creator:
Cubberly, Monica & Foote, Charles P.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burial of John B. Denton
Group of individuals on the Denton Square for the burial of John B. Denton on the lawn of the Denton County Courthouse. The pallbearers are E. B. Orr, L. Willis, J. M. Swisher, John W. Gober, J.H. Hawkins, and W. C. Wright. The Minnis and Curtis Drugstore can be seen in the southeast corner of the square. The Exchange National Bank can be seen in the background. This photo was given to the Library by Bess Minnis McFadden, according to a Denton Record-Chronicle article from July 2, 1967.
Date:
November 21, 1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Victor Rodriguez, November 21, 2019
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Interview with Dr. Victor Rodriguez spotlighting significant insights into his storied and sterling career through five time dimensions: (1) his early all-Hispanic elementary school training; (2) his continued study and budding athletic prowess in the Edna, TX, school district; (3) his Victoria Junior College athletic achievements and learning; (4) his higher education art training, Geezle membership, and track accomplishments at North Texas State College; and (5) his 37-year career as a teacher, coach, and superintendent in the San Antonio (TX) school district. Inspired by his Anglo third-grade teacher in an all-Hispanic school in Edna, TX, Victor responded to his teacher's challenge to be a civic contributor by becoming a daily bell ringer at the local Catholic church (described in detail in his book, The Bell Ringer), a job requiring him to arise at 4:30 each morning and to run two miles one way amid nipping dogs to ring the bell. This discipline and activity would tap his athletic ability later as he surfaced as a distance district winner despite running barefoot, in blue jeans, and in an oversized t-shirt. From this beginning, he would emerge as a state champion and win a track scholarship to Victoria Junior College where he …
Date:
November 21, 2019
Creator:
Pettit, John D. & Rodriguez, Victor, 1932-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
This Week in Denton (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, January 21, 1955
Newsletter from Denton, Texas that includes news and information about former and current residents and community happenings.
Date:
January 21, 1955
Creator:
Headlee, E. J.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
This Week in Denton (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 21, 1955
Newsletter from Denton, Texas that includes news and information about former and current residents and community happenings.
Date:
October 21, 1955
Creator:
Headlee, E. J.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Funding Oral History
Sound recording of talk titled "Funding Oral History" given during the 1977 Oral History Association given by Willa K. Baum and Thomas Charlton in San Diego, California.
Date:
October 21, 1977
Creator:
Oral History Association
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mike Gregory, September 21, 2013
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Mike Gregory, former flight attendant for Braniff International Airways. Content includes personal reflections on Braniff’s impact, being a part of the first class of male flight attendants, Braniff’s rise to the top of preferred airlines, and its bankruptcy on May 12, 1982.
Date:
September 21, 2013
Creator:
Schnur, Abra & Gregory, Mike
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joe Mitchell, September 21, 2013
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Joe Mitchell, former employee of Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview Mitchell shares his experiences working for Braniff for 32 years, the issues that led to Braniff's bankruptcy, and the overall impact of Braniff.
Date:
September 21, 2013
Creator:
Schnur, Abra & Mitchell, Joe
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981
Interview with Jonathan Burns, a veteran of the New Mexico National Guard from Hereford, Texas. Burns discusses his recollections as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II and the conditions he experienced during the Bataan Death March.
Date:
July 21, 1981
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, Jonathan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trail Blazer, Volume 1, Number 4, February 21, 1979
Monthly newsletter published for city employees of Denton, Texas containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date:
February 21, 1979
Creator:
Denton (Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harry E. Ellis, November 21, 1980
Transcript of an interview conducted in Dallas, Texas with Harry E. Ellis, executive at the Dr. Pepper Company. Ellis discusses his experiences concerning the development and growth of the Dr. Pepper Company.
Date:
November 21, 1980
Creator:
Minor, David & Ellis, Harry E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Alton C. Halbrook, 1972
Interview with Alton C. Halbrook, a Marine WWII veteran and POW who was captured by the Japanese at Corregidor. Halbrook discusses joining the Marine Corps and prewar duty in Shanghai, transfer to the Philippines, the Japanese invasion, retreat to Corregidor, the American surrender and capture by Japanese forces, internment at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan, transfer to Clark Field and labor there, transit to Japan, internment and labor at a Japanese steel mill, a powerplant, and a factory, and the end of the war. In appendix is an autobiographical account by Halbrook.
Date:
1972-03-21/1972-04-18
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ann Dunnewold, April 21, 2021
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Interview with Ann Dunnewold, a psychologist from Oberlin, Ohio. Dunnewold discusses her education, struggling with postpartum depression, Postpartum Support International, psychotherapy, self-care, writing the Postpartum Survival Guide, and her practice in Dallas.
Date:
April 21, 2021
Creator:
Moran, Rachel Louise & Dunnewold, Ann
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. L. Summers, August 21, 1995
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Interview with J.L. Summers, U.S. 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. Summers 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), railway maintenance work in Burma (1944), Phet Buri, Thailand (1944-1945), Bangkok (1945), and his liberation. The Appendix includes photocopies of various documents provided by Mr. Summers [13 p.].
Date:
1995-08-21/1995-08-22
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Summers, J. L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Edward Fung, December 21, 1977
Interview with Edward Fung, 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. Fung talks about 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, Thailand (1944), Nakom Paton, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.
Date:
December 21, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Fung, Eddie, 1922-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harold Merrill, October 21, 1983
Interview with Harold Merrill, a United States Navy veteran from Orangefield, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941, while aboard the battleship USS Utah.
Date:
October 21, 1983
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Merrill, Harold
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library