Oral History Interview with Jack B. Scroggs, October 25, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack B. Scroggs, October 25, 1973

Interview with Dr. Jack B. Scroggs, a history professor at NTSU and World War II veteran from Little Rock, Arkansas. Scroggs recounts his experiences working with prisoners-of-war, including his entrance into the Army, training, and initial assignments; his transfer to a supply depot worked by German POWs at Jefferson, Indiana; how the prisoners were organized and cared for; the labor they performed; their character; the social dynamics in the camp; outside efforts to make camp life tougher; inspections by various agencies; and events at the end of the war.
Date: October 25, 1973
Creator: Walker, Richard P. & Scroggs, Jack B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Eddie Bernice Johnson, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Eddie Bernice Johnson, 1973

Interview with Eddie Bernice Johnson, nurse and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, who discusses her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-third Legislature. She also talks about her early life in a segregated society, her early political activities, her campaign for the Texas House of Representatives in 1972, the Black Caucus, the Women's Caucus, reform legislation, appropriations, personal legislation, her altercation with Comptroller Robert Calvert, and she comments on Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date: {1973-08-03,1973-08-13,1973-10-02}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Johnson, Eddie Bernice, 1934-
System: The Portal to Texas History