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Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2001 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2001

Proceedings of the 37th regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. It also includes the SWFAS by-laws, and the meeting minutes for a SWFAS business meeting.
Date: 2002
Creator: Robertson, Pinky
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Argentina: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Argentina: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides background on the political and economic situation in Argentina and U.S.-Argentine relations. Argentina, a South American country with a population of almost 42 million, has had a vibrant democratic tradition since its military relinquished power in 1983. Argentina has Latin America's third-largest economy and is endowed with vast natural resources. Agriculture has traditionally been a main economic driver, but the country also has a diversified industrial base and a highly educated population.
Date: August 11, 2015
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ficta, Tomo 1, Numbero 3, Junio 1977 (open access)

Ficta, Tomo 1, Numbero 3, Junio 1977

Pioneering journal devoted to the performance practice of early music in Argentina.
Date: June 1977
Creator: Gonzalez, Jorge V.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tracing Darwin's Path in Cape Horn

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Charles Darwin spent the majority of his 1831-1836 voyage around the world in southern South America, and his early experiences in the Cape Horn region seem to have triggered his first ideas on human evolution. Darwin was not only a field naturalist, but also a scholar of the observations of the European explorers who preceded him. This book illuminates the foundations of Cape Horn’s natural history that oriented Darwin’s own explorations and his ideas on evolution, which acquire the highest relevance for planetary sustainability and environmental ethics. Richly illustrated with maps and color photographs, this book offers a guide to the sites visited by Darwin, and a compass for present-day visitors who can follow Darwin’s path over the sea and land that today are protected by the UNESCO Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Rozzi, Ricardo; Heidinger, Kurt & Massardo, Francisca
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
El Patrimonio Musical De Chiquitos: O Una Verdadera Joya en La Selva Boliviana (open access)

El Patrimonio Musical De Chiquitos: O Una Verdadera Joya en La Selva Boliviana

This article discusses the discovery of an archive of ancient music near San Rafael and Santa Ana de Velasco.
Date: December 1988
Creator: Illari, Bernardo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ficta, Tomo 1, Numbero 5, Diciembre 1977 (open access)

Ficta, Tomo 1, Numbero 5, Diciembre 1977

Pioneering journal devoted to the performance practice of early music in Argentina.
Date: December 1977
Creator: Gonzalez, Jorge V.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ficta, Tomo 1, Numbero 4, Setiembre 1977 (open access)

Ficta, Tomo 1, Numbero 4, Setiembre 1977

Pioneering journal devoted to the performance practice of early music in Argentina.
Date: September 1977
Creator: Gonzalez, Jorge V.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ficta, Tomo 1, Numbero 2, Marzo 1977 (open access)

Ficta, Tomo 1, Numbero 2, Marzo 1977

Pioneering journal devoted to the performance practice of early music in Argentina.
Date: March 1977
Creator: Gonzalez, Jorge V.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium Exploration and Development in Argentina (open access)

Uranium Exploration and Development in Argentina

Report discussing initial ventures in a joint project between the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the Comision Nacional de la EnergĂ­a Atomica of Argentina (CNEA) to examine existing uranium deposits in Argentina and determine the best course for new prospecting programs. This document outlines the findings for specific locations visited in Argentina and their relative importance.
Date: April 1959
Creator: Stocking, Hobart E.; Wood, H. B. & Keyes, W. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 10PM Sports] (open access)

[News Script: 10PM Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 18, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ficta, Numbero 7, Agosto 2005 (open access)

Ficta, Numbero 7, Agosto 2005

Pioneering journal devoted to the performance practice of early music in Argentina. Index to issues 1977 - 1979 start on page 73.
Date: August 2005
Creator: Gonzalez, Jorge V.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ficta, Tomo 2, Numbero 1, Marzo? [1978] (open access)

Ficta, Tomo 2, Numbero 1, Marzo? [1978]

Pioneering journal devoted to the performance practice of early music in Argentina.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ficta, Tomo 1, Numbero 1, Nov/Diciembre 1976 (open access)

Ficta, Tomo 1, Numbero 1, Nov/Diciembre 1976

Pioneering journal devoted to the performance practice of early music in Argentina.
Date: 1976-11/1976-12
Creator: Gonzalez, Jorge V.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Representative Gaucho Poetry and Fiction of Argentina (open access)

Representative Gaucho Poetry and Fiction of Argentina

This thesis presents a short history and description of the gaucho of Argentina and explores some of the literature that portrays the gaucho way of life.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Sava, Walter
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library