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Oral History Interview with Wilbur Smith, September 30, 1994
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Interview with Wilbur Smith about his recollections of the Progressive Era of Texarkana, Texas. Smith discusses memories of his grandparents and parents, ethnic groups, his education and teachers, boarding houses and hotels, downtown businesses, his mother's business activities, and church activities.
Date:
September 30, 1994
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly & Smith, Wilbur
Object Type:
Text
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Geralene Young, January 18, 1994
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Interview with Geralene Young about her experiences as an employee of the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Arkansas during World War II and the postwar years. Young discusses hiring and promotion practices, relations between male and female workers, social activities, and the social and economic effects of the depot on Texarkana.
Date:
January 18, 1994
Creator:
Brantley, Janet G. & Young, Geralene Mahone
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lucretia Greene, March 26, 1994
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Interview with Lucretia Greene about her experiences as an employee of the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in Texarkana, Texas during World War II. Greene discusses the hiring procedures, the job assignments, and the relationships between male and female workers.
Date:
March 26, 1994
Creator:
Brantley, Janet G. & Greene, Lucretia
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Text
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jessie Surratt, October 28, 1994
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Interview with Jessie Surratt about her recollections of women's lives in Texarkana, Texas during the Progressive Era. Surratt discusses the business community during her childhood, "Swampoodle" and speakeasies and prostitution, folk medicines, funeral practices, her education, her stay at Fort Worth Masonic Home, memories of her parents, church activities, her mother's membership in Maccabees, gender roles, child-rearing, and holiday customs.
Date:
October 28, 1994
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly & Surratt, Jessie Marie Perkinson
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dora VeLora Harrell, March 12, 1994
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Interview with Dora VeLora Harrell about her recollections of growing up in Texarkana, Texas. Harrell discusses her education, local industries, church activities, social clubs and fraternal organizations, and women's issues.
Date:
March 12, 1994
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly & Harrell, Dora VeLora
Object Type:
Text
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Annie Mae Arnold, October 20, 1994
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Interview with Annie Mae Arnold about her recollections of the African American community in Texarkana, Texas from 1931 to 1994. Arnold discusses marriage customs, farm work, diet, birthing and child delivery, courting practices, education, cooking, and child rearing.
Date:
October 20, 1994
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly & Arnold, Annie Mae Williams
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Text
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ildea Cutchall, April 1, 1994
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Interview with Ildea Cutchall about her experiences as an employee of the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in Texarkana, Texas during World War II and the postwar years. Cutchall discusses the hiring procedures, the job assignments, safety precautions, social activities, swing shifts, race relations, relationships between the male and female workers, and the social and economic effects of the plant on Texarkana. Appendix includes a photocopy of a certificate from the Lone Star Ordnance Plant to Ildea S. Cutchall for 23 months of service at the plant during World War Two [1 leaf].
Date:
April 1, 1994
Creator:
Brantley, Janet G. & Cutchall, Ildea
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles Goff, February 1, 1994
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Interview with Charles Goff about his experiences as an employee of the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in Texarkana, Texas during World War II and the postwar years. Goff discusses his move from Akron, Ohio, the construction of the plant, safety procedures, bond drives, housing and transportation adjustments, and the social and economic effects on Texarkana. Appendix includes a photocopy of a drawing of a "rim to be shellacked" and a "rim" [1 leaf].
Date:
February 1, 1994
Creator:
Brantley, Janet G. & Goff, Charles
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Edith Smith, October 1, 1994
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Interview with Edith Smith about her recollections of the Progressive Era of Texarkana, Texas. Smith discusses her marriage to Wilbur Smith, courting practices, her childhood, family servants, her education, church activities, a survey of downtown businesses, her job in the newspaper business, leisuretime activities, Red Cross activities during World War I, family reading material, and political activities.
Date:
October 1, 1994
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly & Smith, Edith
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Anne L. Cleveland, March 18, 1994
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Interview with Anne Cleveland about her recollections of women's clubs in Texarkana, Texas. Cleveland discusses the Current Topic Club, the Sue Sanderson Garden Club, church activities, entertainment, women's household chores, and the Civic Music Club.
Date:
March 18, 1994
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly & Cleveland, Anne Lieberman
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Hazel Kennedy and Annie Mae Kennedy, November 26, 1993
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Interview with Hazel and Annie Mae Kennedy about their recollections of Texarkana, Texas from 1927 to 1941. They discuss their careers, church activities, social organizations, their education, entertainment, local business enterprises, women in business, and ethnic groups.
Date:
November 26, 1993
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly; Kennedy, Hazel & Kennedy, Annie Mae
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Zelle Holman Moore and Marguerite Holman Magee, March 10, 1994
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Interview with Marguerite Magee and Zelle Moore, sisters, about their recollections of life in Texarkana, Texas. Magee and Moore discuss their parents, Junior Service League, family entertainment, women's suffrage and political activities, church activities, the Current Topic Club, the Wednesday Music Club, and women's household chores.
Date:
March 10, 1994
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly; Moore, Zelle Holman & Magee, Marguerite Holman
Object Type:
Text
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Noah Brown, March 31, 1994
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Interview with Noah Brown. The interview includes Brown's personal experiences as an employee of the Red River Arsenal and the Lone Star Ordinance Plant. Brown also talks about union activities, safety procedures, women employees, and work schedules.
Date:
March 31, 1994
Creator:
Brantley, Janet & Brown, Noah
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Michael Hurd, May 28, 2013
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Interview with Michael Hurd, a journalist and member of the Texas Black History Preservation Project from Houston, Texas. Hurd discusses growing up in Texarkana and Houston, his education and service in the Air Force, work with the Houston Post and USA Today, Juneteenth, researching black history, the Texas Black History Preservation Project and related efforts, being an historian, the history of Juneteenth and emancipation in Texas, and civil rights. In appendix are photographs of Hurd, clippings of his reporting, and URLs to videos he was involved in.
Date:
May 26, 2013
Creator:
Turner, Elizabeth Hays & Hurd, Michael
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John T. Banks, March 12, 1991
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Interview with John T. Banks, a farmer and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Decatur, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.
Date:
March 12, 1991
Creator:
Daniels, John & Banks, John T.
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ernest Kelley, February 20, 2003
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Interview with Ernest Kelley, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Antioch, Texas (now the Red River Army Depot), who served with the 112th Cavalry. Kelley discusses growing up in the Depression, joining the Guard, mobilization and training, horses, the Louisiana Maneuvers, deployment to New Caledonia, landing on Woodlark island and action there, the Battle of Arawe, redeployment to Australia, the Battle of Driniumor River in New Guinea, the Battles of Leyte and Luzon, returning to the United States, and reflections on his time in the Army. In appendix is a list of people and places named in the interview with lat/long coordinates, descriptions of military equipment, and the 112th's WWII service chronicle.
Date:
February 20, 2003
Creator:
Johnston, Glenn & Kelley, Ernest L.
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dora VeLora Harrell, March 12, 1994
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Interview with Dora VeLora Harrell concerning her recollections of Texarkana, Texas, 1915-1950. She discusses her family background, education, local industries, church activities, social clubs and fraternal organizations, and women's issues.
Date:
March 12, 1994
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly & Harrell, Dora VeLora
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert M. Bane, January 11, 2013
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Interview with Robert Bane, a Army WWII veteran from Garland, Texas. Bane discusses his family background, basic training, deployment to the Battle of the Bulge, General George S. Patton, experiences in combat with the 63rd Infantry Division during the drive into Germany, his comrades, crossing the Rhine, liberating Dachau, returning to the states, and his work with the Freemasons. In appendix is a photograph of Bane with his medals.
Date:
November 13, 2013
Creator:
Malone, Timothy & Bane, Robert M.
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998
Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.
Date:
March 9, 1998
Creator:
Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee
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Text
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The Portal to Texas History
Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore
Volume of twenty-one essays about folklore in Texas, including essays about police burials, railroads, graffiti, folk music, dance halls, and other folklore. The index begins on page 279.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore
Volume of twenty-one essays about folklore in Texas, including essays about police burials, railroads, graffiti, folk music, dance halls, and other folklore. The index begins on page 279.
Date:
1997
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Industries in North Texas, 1941-1965: the Social and Economic Impact on Bowie County
World War II was a watershed in American history, altering Americans' perceptions of their place in society. This study focused on Bowie County, Texas, during the twenty-five-year period that began with America's entry into the war. The construction of two defense plants there, Red River Army Depot and Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, brought immediate changes to surrounding communities, and local residents faced many challenges as they struggled to adjust. This study used extensive primary sources, including archival materials from Red River and Lone Star, oral histories from former employees, census information, minutes from the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, and local newspapers, to document the social and economic impact of these plants on Bowie County. The body of this dissertation contains nine chapters. Chapters two and three describe how Bowie County obtained and constructed its defense plants, and chapters four through six focus on changes precipitated by the plants during the war years. Chapters seven through nine explore the social and economic impact of the defense presence on Bowie County through 1965. The impact of the defense industries on Bowie County was significant. Plant construction brought thousands of workers into the county, and local residents faced housing, transportation, and sanitation …
Date:
August 1995
Creator:
Brantley, Janet G.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
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The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of General Growth in Reading, when Taught by Three Different Specific Methods
The problem of this study is to determine by testing and observation which of three specific procedures for the improvement of general reading ability was the most effective when used with groups of sixth-grade children in the Bowie Elementary Schools.
Date:
August 1952
Creator:
Clark, Pearl Roberts
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
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The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the New Boston Secondary School
The purpose of this study is to determine the weak points and the strong point of the secondary school in New Boston, Texas, and to offer suggestions for improvement.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Clay, William G.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
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The UNT Digital Library