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Oral History Interview with Mary George Billingsley Sullivan, November 26, 2009

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Transcript of an interview with Mary George Billingsley Sullivan, a longtime Denton County resident, concerning her family history; farming life, religious practice, and education in the public schools of Argyle, Texas; marriage to Carson Sullivan and 1929 move to city of Denton; work for Denton Building and Loan Association; 1951 move to Dallas and 1973 return to Argyle; recollections of Influenza epidemic, Great Depression, World War II, and Kennedy assassination; admiration for Barack Obama. Appendix consists of four photocopies of photographs.
Date: November 26, 2009
Creator: Taylor, D. J. & Sullivan, Mary George Billingsley, 1908-
Object Type: Book
System: 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
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert Crist, May 26,1993

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Interview with Robert Crist from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression as well as his childhood and his experiences leading up to joining the CCC. Crist worked at a camp in Mehoopany, Pennsylvania (Company 1377).
Date: May 26, 1993
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Crist, Robert
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Historical Collection sets teacher seminar] (open access)

[Clipping: Historical Collection sets teacher seminar]

Newspaper clipping from the Denton Record-Chronicle, printed Thursday, April 26, 1979. The article, Historical Collection sets teacher seminar, was written in regards to the Institute for Museums, History and Secondary Education being held at North Texas State University between June 11th and Jube 29th. The Institute for Museums, History and Secondary Education is a workshop focused on incorporating museum collections into secondary school history.
Date: April 26, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tree House at the Denton Public Library

Joella Orr (standing), Clema Perry (seated, on left), and Mae McKnight (seated, on right) pose with books in the tree house at the Denton Public Library. This photo was taken prior to the opening of the tree house. Construction was funded by members of the Denton Garden Culture Club. Mrs. Harold E. Perry was the club president and Mrs. F. W. McKNight was the clubs' project chairman. Joella Orr was the director of the Emily Fowler Library. The tree house was designed by Betty Robertson.
Date: March 26, 1974
Creator: Denton Record-Chronicle
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

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
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

Rescuing Texas History at The Portal to Texas History

This presentation provides an overview of the Rescuing Texas History Program, in which University of North Texas Libraries partners with external organizations to preserve at-risk materials.
Date: May 26, 2016
Creator: McIntosh, Marcia & Mangum, Jake
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Clipping" John B. Denton College] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping" John B. Denton College]

Newspaper clipping contains information about students of John B. Denton College and the construction of the college building. This clipping is the only known surviving piece of the September 26 issue of 1901.
Date: September 26, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Still from an informational film about the UNT Libraries and the Portal to Texas History]

Students watch an informational video about the University of North Texas Libraries' primary source materials and the Portal to Texas History during the 2014 Day at UNT event. The display shows an historical document from the State of Louisiana.
Date: September 26, 2014
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bicyclists at Denton Alternative Transportation Day]

Photograph of a group of bicyclists wearing green shirts turning left from Hickory onto Locust Street on the square with a sign for White's Furniture Company and the old Southern Hotel visible in the background. The cyclists were participating in the City of Denton's Alternative Transportation Day.
Date: July 26, 2000
Creator: Cabrales, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Eugene White, May 26, 2013

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Transcript of an interview with Eugene White, national recruiter and recurrent flight attendant trainer for Braniff International Airways. White discusses growing up in Iowa; career with Braniff Airways; being a part of the Braniff family; Braniff’s rise to the top of preferred airlines; personal reflections of Braniff’s impact on the DFW area and the airline industry as a whole with the “End of the Plain Plane” campaign brought in by Harding Lawrence; and its bankruptcy on May 12, 1982.
Date: May 26, 2013
Creator: Schnur, Abra & White, Eugene, 1950-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trail Blazer, Volume 2, Number 11, November 26, 1980 (open access)

Trail Blazer, Volume 2, Number 11, November 26, 1980

Monthly newsletter published for city employees of Denton, Texas containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: November 26, 1980
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interviews with Columbus Savage, May 1994

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Interview with Colonel Columbus Savage, an Army Air Corps veteran (16th Bomb Squadron) and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Savage discusses Bataan Airfield (1941-1942), the fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell (1942), Cabanatuan (1942), Davao Penal Colony (1942-1944), Bilibid Prison in Manila (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1945), Mojo and Fukuoka, Kyushu (1945), Mukden, Manchuria (1945), and his liberation by Russian troops. Appendix includes a photocopy of an article from the May 24, 1991 edition of the Carswell Sentinel, titled, "Warrior received belated honors" by MSgt. Dick Hodgson [p. 1]
Date: 1994-05-26/1994-05-31
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Savage, Columbus
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with C. Dan Smith, September 26, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with [C.] Dan Smith, UNT Athletic Hall of Fame Member, Distinguished Alumnus of UNT and Geezle Fraternity, and Board of Regents Member (Chair for two years). Smith shares concerning his childhood in Hawkins, TX, and his public education in Lewisville, TX; Insights about his athletic football career in high school, at Texas Technological College, and North Texas State College; Recollections on graduating in business administration, beginning a career in securities, and establishing his own business, CDS Resources; Views on staying committed and involved as an alumnus; His perspectives on the role of the Geezle Fraternity and its contribution to his college education, his career progress, and his continuing loyalty to UNT.
Date: September 26, 2019
Creator: Pettit, John D. & Smith, Dan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[City of Denton employees receiving service awards]

Photograph of employees at the City of Denton Service Awards Banquet at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. Employees pictured received their awards for 5 years of service. Front row: Manny Coronado, Carolyn Farmer, Carol Weller, Marilyn Williams, Jewel Austin. Second Row: unidentified man, Vince Gallegos, David Roby, Roger White, Eddie Driskell. Back Row: Fred Warswick, Billy Sangster.
Date: January 26, 1990
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Employees at the City of Denton Service Awards]

Photograph of employees at the City of Denton Service Awards for 20 years of service, held at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. In the front row: Delmar Bradshaw; Charlie McKenna, Engineering Technical Supervisor; Bobby Morris, Lead Utility Line Technician, Electric Distribution; and Ed Dawson, Electrical Department. In the back row: John Gandy, Foreman, Electric Metering/Substations; John Fender; Rick Barrett, worked for the City of Denton from July 9, 1969 to January 31, 1998; and Mike Leverton, Police, Detective of Criminal Investigation, later title change to Investigator, Office of the Year - 1995.
Date: January 26, 1990
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Employees receiving City of Denton service awards]

Photograph of employees at the City of Denton Service Awards Banquet at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. Employees pictured received their awards for 10 years of service. Front row: Ron Rais, Bill Angelo, Judy Sharp, Gay Racina, Jerry Brown. Second row: Dwayne Browning, Ricky Collins, David Ayers, Joe Ayers, Jack Jarvis. Standing: Roger Beaird.
Date: January 26, 1990
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Bill King, April 26, 2018

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Interview with Dr. Bill King, a radiologist from Denton, Texas. King discusses his family background and upbringing, working for the Denton County Chronicle as a teenager, grade school, attending North Texas State College and becoming a doctor, the history of the Rotary Club, and his involvement in it.
Date: April 26, 2018
Creator: Chegwidden, Caitlin & King, Bill
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Mayor Mark Burroughs at Denton Alternative Transportation Day]

Photograph of mayor Mark Burroughs standing next to a poster advertising the City of Denton Alternative Transportation Day and featuring a pie and bar graphs showing alternative modes of transportation and participation among different groups. In the background various participants wearing green t-shirts are standing in the courtyard of City Hall (215 E. McKinney), which was designed by O'Neil Ford.
Date: July 26, 2000
Creator: Cabrales, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Nada Stotland, September 26, 2019

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Interview with Dr. Nada Stotland, psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Rush Medical College in Chicago. Her research has focused on issues of reproduction and psychiatry especially around abortion. In addition, she was the 135th President of the American Psychiatric Association, presiding over the publication of DSM-V. She discusses post-abortion trauma syndrome, postpartum depression, women and psychiatry, hormones, and her position as a public figure on abortion issues.
Date: September 26, 2019
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Stotland, Nada Logan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Leon Hobbs, April 26, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leon Hobbs, April 26, 1986

Interview with Leon Hobbs, a United States Army veteran from Austin, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of H Company, 35th Infantry.
Date: April 26, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hobbs, Leon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Houston James, May 26, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Houston James, May 26, 1983

Interview with Houston James, a United States Navy veteran from Brooklyn, New York. James recalls his experiences as a member of Patrol Squadron 24 stationed on Ford Island during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 26, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & James, Houston
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Isaac Breedlove, April 26, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Isaac Breedlove, April 26, 1986

Interview with Isaac Breedlove, a United States Army veteran from Sylacauga, Alabama, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of Company I, 35th Infantry, 25th Division.
Date: April 26, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Breedlove, Isaac D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library