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Oral History Interview with John Leedom, February 10, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Leedom, February 10, 1984

Transcript of an interview with Senator John Leedom, a businessman and a Republican member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, Texas. In this interview Leedom discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-eighth Legislature.
Date: February 10, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Leedom, John N., 1921-2011
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Pete Evans, March 7, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Pete Evans, March 7, 1984

Transcript of an interview with Pete Evans, a labor representative from Hamby, Texas, concerning his experiences while employed by the National Youth Administration during the 1930s, one of the New Deal relief agencies established during the Great Depression.
Date: March 7, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Evans, Peter, 1923-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. C. Matthews, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. C. Matthews, 1984

Interview with former president of North Texas State College and North Texas State University J. C. Matthews from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Matthews recollects some of his experiences and thoughts as a child and while he was a student at school. He also comments on several personal experiences as a teacher, including when he was appointed as a laboratory school teacher, a curriculum committee member, and the dean of the college of education. He also talks about the desegregation of North Texas State College in 1955.
Date: July 26, 1984
Creator: Adams, Wayne; Blair, Witt; Jenkins, Floyd; Kingery, Dwane; Marquis, R. L.; Mohat, Imogen et al.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Pete Evans, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Pete Evans, 1984

Interview with Pete Evans, a Texas National Guard veteran and POW from Hamby, Texas. Evans discusses his time as a member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion") which was captured by the Japanese in March, 1942, including: his upbringing; entering the Guard and training; mobilization, the Louisiana Maneuvers, and deployment to East Asia; diversion from the Philippines to Brisbane and then Java, after December 7th, 1941; assignment to Sangosari near Malang; the Japanese invasion and the American surrender; and experiences in internment at Surabaya, Tanjong Priok in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Nagasaki, and the Orio district of Kitakyūshū.
Date: {1984-02-15,1984-02-29,1984-03-07}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Evans, Pete
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lorenzo Echanis, February 16, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lorenzo Echanis, February 16, 1984

Interview with Lorenzo Echanis discussing his experiences growing up in Basque Country with Basque parents, attending church and learning catechism, immigration to the United States, working as a shepherd, marriage, and returning to visit his hometown years later.
Date: February 16, 1984
Creator: Echeverria, Jeri & Echanis, Lorenzo
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Equipment at old power plant station]

Photograph of equipment at the old power plant station in Denton, Texas.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lineman for the City of Denton]

Photograph of a City of Denton lineman at work atop an electrical pole in Denton, Texas.
Date: 1984~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Johnny Yturri, February 16, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Johnny Yturri, February 16, 1984

Interview with Johnny Yturri discussing his experiences growing up with Basque parents, Basque customs, learning English, early jobs, and sheep ranching in Orange County, California.
Date: February 16, 1984
Creator: Echeverria, Jeri & Yturri, Johnny
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Linemen working on electrical poles]

Photograph of three linemen working on electrical poles. One of the workers stands in a cherry picker. Electrical lines criss-cross the frame.
Date: 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men attaching cranes at old power plant]

Photograph of workers attaching two cranes to equipment for removal at the old power plant in Denton, Texas. A worker on the left directs the cranes, while two men in center handle with a bundle of yellow material.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Workers removing equipment with crane from old power plant]

Photograph of workers removing equipment with a crane from the old power in Denton, Texas. Two workers stand below the crane, while another directs it into place.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crane blocking Bell Avenue]

Photograph of a crane blocking Bell Avenue across from the old power plant in Denton, Texas. Street traffic is stopped on either side of the crane.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Diesel generator on railroad car]

Photograph of a diesel generator on a railroad car at the old power plant in Denton, Texas. Workers stand beside the railroad car. A white car and truck crane are in partial view on the right.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up of crane moving old power plant equipment]

Photograph of the crane used to move equipment out of the old City municipal power plant in Denton, Texas. Workers stand in partial view on the right.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crane blocking Bell Avenue at Hickory Street]

Photograph of a crane blocking Bell Avenue at Hickory Street in Denton, Texas. Traffic waits on either side of the crane.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men standing by crane]

Photograph of workers standing by a lowered crane in Denton, Texas. Just behind them is the crane truck. Various pieces of equipment sit below and to the right of the crane.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton utility workers at power lines]

Photograph of City of Denton utility workers in cherry pickers below power lines. A worker in a hardhat sits on equipment in the front. A sign for ABC Boots stands on the wall behind him.
Date: October 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City of Denton utility workers on the job]

Photograph of City of Denton utility workers around a two utility poles in Denton, Texas. A utility truck is parked to their left. A mailbox and sign to "Vote for Billy Joe Wilson for County Commissioner Precinct 1" stand in the front grass.
Date: 1984~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Workers removing equipment from old power plant]

Photograph of workers removing equipment from the old City municipal power plant on the southeast corner of Bell Avenue and Hickory Street in Denton, Texas. A worker stands to the left by a ladder.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Diesel generator placed on railroad car by cranes]

Photograph of workers using two cranes to load a diesel generator onto a railroad car in Denton, Texas. Three men stand on and alongside the railroad car. Three other men stand beside the crane trucks.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Diesel generator on railroad car at old power plant]

Photograph of another view of a diesel generator on a railroad car at the old power plant in Denton, Texas. Two workers walk alongside the railroad car on the left. A yellow tarp hangs over the diesel generator.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Utility worker guiding a telephone pole onto a truck]

Photograph of a utility worker in Denton, Texas guiding a telephone pole onto the back of a flatbed truck. A crane holds up the telephone pole. Another worker stands to the right of the truck beside a white car.
Date: April 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crane placing old power plant equipment on truck]

Photograph of a crane placing old equipment on a flatbed truck after its removal from the old City municipal power plant in Denton, Texas. Workers help its placement on the truck and beside the crane truck on the right. A truck drives down the road on the left beside traffic cones.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Public utility worker using a crane on E. Mulberry Street]

Photograph of a public utility worker on a crane on E. Mulberry Street in Denton, Texas. The head of another worker is partially visible beside shovels at the bottom. First United Methodist Church is the building to the left.
Date: 1984
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History