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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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
System:
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Munition plant layoffs]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
February 20, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
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
System:
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
System:
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
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
[Telegram from J. Watt Page to T. N. Carswell - April 29, 1943]
A western Union telegram sent to T. N. Carswell in care of the McCartney Hotel, Texarkana, Texas from PAGE, State Director, Austin, Texas, dated April 29, 1943. Page advises that Colonel Banister [Colonel John R. Banister] has directed Carswell to travel from Texarkana to the Federal Correctional Institution in La Tuna, El Paso County via Abilene, return to Austin, and to forward his itinerary.
Date:
April 29, 1943
Creator:
Page, J. Watt
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Luster P. Gollagher to J. Watt Page - April 21, 1943]
A Western Union telegram sent to J. Watt Page, Austin, Texas from Luster P. Gollagher, Senior Warden Assistant, Texarkana, Texas dated April 21, 1943. Gollagher advises Page that four hundred inmates are already registered, 50 are not registered, and he has received no word of a local board appointment. A handwritten note by L. M. F. [Major L. M. Fellbaum] at the bottom left of the telegram advises of having called Col. Perkins [Colonel John Perkins].
Date:
April 21, 1943
Creator:
Gollagher, Luster P.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas AP]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
October 3, 1969, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001
Interview with James Spears, an ammunition worker on the home front during WWII. He describes the war as he saw it from the home front.
Date:
December 3, 2003
Creator:
Brosh, Kate & Spears, James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001
Interview with James Spears, an ammunition worker on the home front during WWII. He describes the war as he saw it from the home front.
Date:
April 5, 2001
Creator:
Brosh, Kate & Spears, James
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
OK, USA: A Musical Guide Book to the States: Soldier Shows "Blueprint Special"
The last of the U.S. Army Soldier Shows "Blueprint Specials" to be published, "OK, USA" is a musical revue on the theme of U.S. soldiers returning to the United States and finding it finding it as foreign and exotic as any country overseas because they have been away and living under extreme circumstances for so long. Like the other "Blueprint Specials," this show includes a complete script (multiple copies this time); a conductor's score and complete set of instrumental parts; a sample program; set and costume designs; and detailed instructions for producing the show using whatever materials are at hand. Unlike the other "Blueprint Specials," it includes no information on the librettists, songwriters, and other staff who worked on the show.
Date:
1945
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Musical Score/Notation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texarkana Plant]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
February 19, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Junior Historian, Volume 17, Number 3, December 1956
Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date:
December 1956
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 16, Number 3, December 1955
Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date:
December 1955
Creator:
Texas State Historical Association
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, September 16, 1944]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing her aviation training, and travel.
Date:
September 16, 1944
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Cease-fire economics]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
February 20, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wright Patman]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of US Representative of Texarkana wants President Nixon to emulate the action of the late President Truman after World War II and halt the continuing rise in the prime interest rate.
Date:
August 21, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: CIO workersstrike at Garland plant]
Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a strike by workers at an electronics manufacturing plant in Garland after a breakdown in union negotiations over wage increases.
Date:
August 25, 1955
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Prime Rate]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of banks in New York City, Boston and Detroit have joined in the move to boost prime lending rates to nine-and-a-half per cent.
Date:
August 21, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library