Oral History Interview with Alan Tanaguchi, March 18, 1995 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Tanaguchi, March 18, 1995

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Tanaguchi. Tanaguchi was a Japanese-American internee at the Gila River Camp in Arizona during World War II. At 19 years old, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tanaguchi became a part of the internment program of the War Relocation Authority. He provides detail of life growing up in Stockton, California before December 7, 1941 and after, and experiences of bigotry and racism among his peers. He provides detail of his father being in the Justice Department internment group. He served as the dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, and at Rice University in Houston. He designed an addition to the Nimitz Museum.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Tanaguchi, Alan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Alan Taniguchi, March 18, 1995

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Alan Taniguchi, former Dean of Architecture at UT-Austin and a Japanese-American internee during WWII, from Brentwood, California. Taniguchi discusses his family and childhood, experiences of racism, the attack on Pearl Harbor and its effects, having his home raided by the FBI, his father's detention and that of Japanese community leaders, preparing for internment, moving to the Gila Relocation Camp in Arizona, life there, leaving the camp for resettlement in Detroit, and life afterwards.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Taniguchi, Alan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 30, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 30, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on July 30, 1836, discussing his intention to raise volunteers for the Texas Revolution and to move to the Zavala Colony soon.
Date: July 30, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on August 4, 1836, discussing the family he hopes will move to Texas, and his wish to be useful in the military.
Date: August 4, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 26 September [1876] (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 26 September [1876]

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: September 26, 1876
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mustangs and Cow Horses (open access)

Mustangs and Cow Horses

Collection of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folktales, folk songs, ballads and other information about mustangs and horses. The index begins on page 425.
Date: 1940
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964; Boatright, Mody C. & Ransom, Harry H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mustangs and Cow Horses (open access)

Mustangs and Cow Horses

Collection of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folktales, folk songs, ballads and other information about mustangs and horses. The index begins on page 425.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964; Boatright, Mody C. & Ransom, Harry H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Straight Texas (open access)

Straight Texas

Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.
Date: 1966
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Straight Texas (open access)

Straight Texas

Volume of popular folklore of Texas, including tales about the origins of various cities and towns, personal anecdotes, songs, superstitions and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 341.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1943 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 30, 1943
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1942 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 1942
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1943 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 10, 1943
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1943 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 16, 1943
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1942 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 1942
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1943 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 16, 1943
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1942 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 24, 1942
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1942 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 26, 1942
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1942 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 30, 1942
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1943 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 26, 1943
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1943 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 22, 1943
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 1942 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1944 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 8, 1944
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1942 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1942

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 29, 1942
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1943 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1943

Weekly newspaper from Crystal City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1943
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History