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World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project
15
World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors Oral History Project
12
Civilian Conservation Corps History Oral History Project
10
World War II Pacific Theater Oral History Project
7
Texas Community History Oral History Project
6
Green Pioneers in North Texas
4
Business History Oral History Project
3
World War II Pacific Theater (Submarine Service) Oral History Project
3
Business Archives Project
2
Desegregating DFW Oral History Project
2
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Oral History Interview with Tom Blaylock, March 22, 1971
Interview with Tom Blaylock, an Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Blaylock was stationed in the Philippines during the Japanese invasion of December 1941, was captured, forced to partake in the Bataan Death March, and was interned at several major POW camps in the Philippines before transferring to a coal mine camp at Omine-machi, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Date:
March 22, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald & Blaylock, Thomas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert Gregg, March 24, 1971
Interview with Robert Gregg, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Decatur, Texas, who was captured with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion"). Gregg discusses mobilization and deployment to the Pacific, the fall of Java and his capture, internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia and Changi Camp in Singapore, building the Burma-Thailand "Death" Railway, and liberation.
Date:
March 24, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Gregg, Robert
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Alton C. Halbrook, 1972
Interview with Alton C. Halbrook, a Marine WWII veteran and POW who was captured by the Japanese at Corregidor. Halbrook discusses joining the Marine Corps and prewar duty in Shanghai, transfer to the Philippines, the Japanese invasion, retreat to Corregidor, the American surrender and capture by Japanese forces, internment at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan, transfer to Clark Field and labor there, transit to Japan, internment and labor at a Japanese steel mill, a powerplant, and a factory, and the end of the war. In appendix is an autobiographical account by Halbrook.
Date:
1972-03-21/1972-04-18
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James W. Gee, March 13 and March 19, 1972
Interview with James W. Gee, a sales executive, a Marine Corps veteran, and a survivor of the sinking of the U.S.S. Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Gee talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), coal mining near Nagasaki (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date:
[1972-03-13,1972-03-19]
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Gee, James Wallace
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, March 23, 1972
Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Slocum, Texas, who was shot down and captured by German forces. Killgo discusses enlisting in the Air Corps before the war, training and becoming a B-17 crewmember, deployment to England, his missions, getting shot down, capture by German civilians, transfer to Stalag Luft #4, experiences in internment there, liberation by the Soviet Army, and return to the United States.
Date:
March 23, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Killgo, Carlton J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David T. Vo, March 5, 2023
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Interview with David Vo, a resident of Calera, Oklahoma. Vo discusses his upbringing in Vietnam, his father's work as an officer in the South Vietnamese military, the Vietnam War, escaping on a boat and coming to the United States, getting his degree in automotive industrial technology at Cal State University, starting a family, and his perspective regarding his homeland.
Date:
March 5, 2023
Creator:
Marshell, Nathaniel & Vo, David T.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Elisabeth Brolin, March 7, 2021
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Interview with Elisabeth Brolin discussing her early life in Switzerland, immigration to the DFW area, journey to becoming a United States citizen, her discovery of her faith and of God, her life as an immigrant in the United States, her social connections, and the concept of the American Dream.
Date:
March 7, 2021
Creator:
Kvapilova, Katerina & Brolin, Elisabeth
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Glenn F. Davis, March 3, 1993
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Interview with Glenn F. Davis, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Plano, Texas. Davis discusses his family, farming background, and working for the CCC at camps in Colorado, Texas, and California during the Great Depression.
Date:
March 3, 1993
Creator:
Wilson, David & Davis, Glenn F.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Benjamin B. Luong, March 15, 2021
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Interview with Benjamin Bình-Thiên Phạm Lương, a chef from Dallas, Texas who studied at the Culinary Institute of America. Benjamin discusses the background of his Vietnamese parents, the Vietnam War, politics, his father's education in the United States, and his own personal journey to becoming a chef.
Date:
March 15, 2021
Creator:
Bridges-Jacobsen, Lauren & Luong, Benjamin Bình-Thiên Phạm
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carol Dix, March 29, 2021
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Interview with Carol Dix, an author from London, England. Dix describes her pregnancy and giving birth experiences, Postpartum Depression, the writing she produced, her surgeries, crime, life in London, and her children.
Date:
March 29, 2021
Creator:
Moran, Rachel Louise & Dix, Carol
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Nancy Berchtold, March 2, 2021
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Interview with Nancy Berchtold, a women's support group leader from Pennsylvania. Berchtold discusses her pregnancy, postpartum psychosis, postpartum depression, the Pacific postpartum Support Society in Vancouver, starting the Depression After Delivery support group for women, television appearances, conferences, and change over time.
Date:
March 2, 2021
Creator:
Moran, Rachel Louise & Berchtold, Nancy
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Stines, March 2, 1993
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Interview with James Stines, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Mena, Arkansas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.
Date:
March 2, 1993
Creator:
Maxwell, Lisa & Stines, James T.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ora Lee Grant, March 11, 2018
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Interview with Ora Lee Grant with the assistance of her granddaughter, Monique Delagraentiss. Grant discusses growing up in Brookshire, Texas, celebrating Juneteenth with family, her grandfather's church (Sanctified Folks, which eventually became Church of God and Christ), the role of women in Juneteenth celebrations, and the political environment of the time.
Date:
March 11, 2018
Creator:
Turner, Elizabeth Hayes & Grant, Ora Lee
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Tremaine, March 18. 1995
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Interview with Frank Tremaine, a journalist from Detroit, Michigan, regarding his memories of working as a correspondent for the United Press of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Tremaine discusses Pearl Harbor, the political environment of the WWII era, major military figures, and a description of the Japanese surrender and ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri.
Date:
March 18, 1995
Creator:
Byrd, Richard W. & Tremaine, Frank
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John T. Banks, March 12, 1991
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Interview with John T. Banks, a farmer and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Decatur, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.
Date:
March 12, 1991
Creator:
Daniels, John & Banks, John T.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Arwine, March 8, 1993
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Interview with John Arwine, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Hurst, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.
Date:
March 8, 1993
Creator:
Henderson, John C. & Arwine, John
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Allen S. Kilborn, March 11, 1991
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Interview with Allen S. Kilborn, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Boone, Iowa, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.
Date:
March 11, 1991
Creator:
Daniels, John D. & Kilborn, Allen S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Margaret Millar Dawson, March 16, 1993
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Interview with Margaret Dawson concerning her recollections of the Crater of Diamonds and diamond mining near Murfreesboro, Arkansas from 1951 to 1962.
Date:
March 16, 1993
Creator:
Henderson, John C. & Dawson, Margaret Millar
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Donald C. Brain, March 11, 1981
Interview with Donald C. Brain, U.S. Navy WWII Veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, about his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. He discusses the sinking of the USS Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944-45; liberation.
Date:
March 11, 1981
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Brain, Donald C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Kenneth Bahnsen, March 5, 1984
Interview with former assistant football coach at North Texas State University Kenneth Bahnsen from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Bahnsen discusses his recollections about the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date:
March 5, 1984
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.; Cummings, Randy & Bahnsen, Kenneth
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Fred Graham, March 16, 1984
Interview with former sports information director at North Texas State University Fred Graham. In the interview, Graham discusses his experiences and thoughts while he was an assistant in the News and Information Office during the desegregation of intercollegiate athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date:
March 16, 1984
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.; Cummings, Randy & Graham, Fred
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Carrico, March 19, 1984
Interview with high school administrator and former member of the North Texas State College football team William Carrico, from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Carrico discusses his experiences from when he was on the team during the desegregation of athletics.
Date:
March 19, 1984
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.; Cummings, Randy & Carrico, William
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charlie Cole, March 5, 1985
Interview with county adult probation officer and former member of the North Texas State College football team Charlie Cole Jr., from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Cole recollects thoughts and memories from when he was a student at the college during the desegregation of athletics in 1956.
Date:
March 5, 1985
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Cole, Charlie
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harold Galloway, March 17, 1984
Interview with Judge Harold Galoway, an army veteran from Yantis, Texas. This interview contains his recollections as a World War II medical corpsman in Europe. Army life and the health problems of soldiers are discussed.
Date:
March 17, 1984
Creator:
Gilbreath, David W. & Galloway, Harold
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library