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Oral History Interview with Norman Apelt, September 23, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Norman Apelt, September 23, 2001

Interview with with Norman Apelt, an airplane mechanic during World War II. He discusses his service in the US Army Air Corps as an airplane mechanic in Pampa, Texas. After the war ended, Apelt was assigned duty in occupied Japan.
Date: September 23, 2001
Creator: Bryk, Clarence & Apelt, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Willie Higgs, September 21, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Willie Higgs, September 21, 2001

Interview with Willie Higgs, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He joined the Marines in 1944 and trained at Camp Pendleton before being assigned to the 4th Marine Division. Higgs discusses arriving at Iwo Jima, making a grenade attack on a cave there, and subsequently breaking his leg. He then spent time aboard the hospital ship, USS Solace (AH-5). Upon returning home, Higgs finished his degree at Southwest Texas State in San Marcos, where he majored in music.
Date: September 21, 2001
Creator: Pickard, Kevin & Higgs, Willie
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Journey to Justice - Defeating the Lie, Proclaiming the Truth transcript

The Journey to Justice - Defeating the Lie, Proclaiming the Truth

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 3:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Justice does not merely interest God–justice is God's nature. Oppressing the poor shows contempt for the Creator. Our actions can demonstrate God's goodness to the world as we help those enslaved in human trafficking and victimized by other forms of violent oppression."
Date: September 19, 2001
Creator: Wu, Sharon Cohn
System: The Portal to Texas History

Faculty Recital: 2001-09-26 Fred Hamilton, guitar and Bass, Dave Zoller, piano

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Faculty performance at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.
Date: September 26, 2001
Creator: Hamilton, Fred (Guitarist) & Zoller, Dave
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2001-09-20 Susan Dubois, viola, John Scott, clarinet, Julia Bushkova, violin, Pamela Mia Paul, piano

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Faculty performance at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: September 20, 2001
Creator: Dubois, Susan; Scott, John C. (John Charles), 1947-; Bushkova, Julia & Paul, Pamela Mia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Helen Louise Dietert Orr, September 9, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Helen Louise Dietert Orr, September 9, 2001

Interview with Helen Louise Dietert Orr from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes stories of growing up on her grandfather's ranch and eventually living on her own ranch with her husband.
Date: September 9, 2001
Creator: Orr, Helen Louise Dietert; Craig, Brenda & Bethel, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bring the Rain - Finding Faith Through Divorce and Cancer transcript

Bring the Rain - Finding Faith Through Divorce and Cancer

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "I experienced a double mastectomy for breast cancer, then a divorce, wihtin three months time. This session discusses how God uses challenges to reveal a new path for life and how experiences can strengthen faith."
Date: September 19, 2001
Creator: Campos, Kristina
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001

Interview with David Straus of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Marine Corps during World War Two in the Pacific Theater as well as the Korean War. The interview includes some of Straus' background before the war and his personal experiences while in the Marines, including memories of Okinawa, various weapons, what happened at the end of World War Two, and his assignment in Korea.
Date: September 17, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Straus, David
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2001-09-27 – Wind Symphony and Grand Chorus

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Ensemble performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: September 27, 2001
Creator: Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843; Ticheli, Frank, 1958-; Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981; Floyd, Carlisle; Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961; Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961 et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library