Oral History Interview with Richard L. Johnston, February 17, 1999

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Interview with William J. Alexander, a Army WWII veteran from Universal, Pennsylvania, who served as an officer of the 382nd Engineer Battalion (Separate), a unit of black enlisted troops. Alexander discusses growing up, joining the Civilian Conservation Corps, joining the Army and commissioning through OCS, training, deployment to India, building the Ledo Road, General Joseph Stilwell, constructing the 20th Bomber Command HQ, working in a steelmill, the atomic bomb, returning home, and postwar service.
Date: February 17, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Johnston, Richard L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris Kempner to Ann Oppenheimer, November 26, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Kempner to Ann Oppenheimer, November 26, 1965]

Letter from Harris Kempner to Ann Oppenheimer explaining what happened during a recent visit to Washington, D.C. when they made a wrong turn and other social news.
Date: November 26, 1965
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: AIDS benefit goes on minus Liz] (open access)

[Clipping: AIDS benefit goes on minus Liz]

A USA Today article about Elizabeth Taylor not being able to come to an AIDS benefit event because of a hospitalization.
Date: May 23, 1990
Creator: Yancey, Kitty Bean
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library