Oral History Interview with Clarence Shockey, October 7, 1990

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Interview with Clarence Shockey, a farmer and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Ridgeway, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression. It includes an appendix with newspaper clippings about Shockey's efforts to host a reunion.
Date: October 7, 1990
Creator: Dickey, Richard C. & Shockey, Clarence
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Rudolph Garza, October 23, 1990

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Interview with Rudolph Garza, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Donna, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression and living in camps.
Date: October 23, 1990
Creator: Strickland, Kristi & Garza, Rudolph
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with B. D. Fillmore, October 9, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with B. D. Fillmore, October 9, 1973

Audio interview with B. D. Fillmore, a veteran of World War II from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese after being captured on the island of Java in 1942. Fillmore discusses his transfer to several different camps as a part of the "Lost Battalion."
Date: October 9, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fillmore, B. D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Betty Jo Weeks, October 20, 2006

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Interview with Betty Jo Weeks, resident of Cisco, Texas, regarding her memories of as member of the African American community in Eastland County. Weeks discusses attending all-black schools, her family and marriages, the barbeque business she started with her second husband Oscar Weeks, her career as a beautician, nurse's aid, and physical therapist's assistant, and experiences with discrimination.
Date: October 20, 2006
Creator: Rose, DeAnn & Weeks, Betty Jo
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Wendy Davis, October 7, 2022

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Interview with Wendy Davis, the executive director of Postpartum Support International from Portland, Oregon. Davis discusses her background in psychotherapy/psychology, becoming involved in the perinatal mental health field through her own experience with postpartum depression and anxiety, being helped by a doula, getting involved in maternal mental health groups, PSI and DAD, and the growth and development of PSI over time.
Date: October 7, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Davis, Wendy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Carol Blocker, October 14, 2022

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Interview with Carol Blocker, an activist from Chicago, Illinois. Blocker discusses postpartum activism, her experience with her daughter Melanie, the difference between postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression, the Melanie Blocker Stokes Act, and the lack of detailed information available about postpartum mental illnesses.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Blocker, Carol
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Luther G. Strange, October 15, 1996

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Interview with Luther G. Strange, a United States Army veteran from Arlington, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Hickam Field as a member of the Army Medical Corps.
Date: October 15, 1996
Creator: Blanchette, Scott & Strange, Luther G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Tracy Hayes, October 29, 2020

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Interview with Tracy Hayes, former writer and editor for the Dallas Morning News from Dallas, Texas. Hayes discusses her background and family, change in the fashion industry over time, being hired at the Dallas Morning News, becoming the founding editor of FD Luxe, a monthly fashion magazine, covering fashion shows, and her current life and interest in fashion.
Date: October 29, 2020
Creator: Becker, Annette & Hayes, Tracy
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Joy Burkhard, October 6, 2022

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Interview with Joy Burkhard, a mother and founder/executive director of the nonprofit organization 2020 Mom, soon to be renamed the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, from Valencia, California. Burkhard discusses work in the health delivery system, her own experience with motherhood, Postpartum Support International, founding her organization, maternal mental health disorders, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and the importance of access to child care and support.
Date: October 6, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Burkhard, Joy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James L. Rogers, October 23, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James L. Rogers, October 23, 1980

Interview with Former professor, administrator, and director of the North Texas State University New Service James L. Rogers, from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Rogers remembers the desegregation of North Texas State College in the 1950's. He also shares his thoughts and memories on the admission of A. Tennyson Miller in 1954, the Adkins case, the admission of Mrs. Irma E. L. Sephas, the role of President J. C. Matthews in the desegregation of NTSC, and when Abner Haynes became the first African-American athlete at NTSC in 1956.
Date: October 23, 1980
Creator: Comrie, Moray Hume & Rogers, James L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Odus Mitchell, 1982 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Odus Mitchell, 1982

Interview with former North Texas football coach Odus Mitchell from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Mitchell discusses his experiences as head football coach during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date: October 19, 1982
Creator: Cummings, Randy; Marcello, Ronald E. & Mitchell, Odus
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Leon King, 1982 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Leon King, 1982

Interview with public school administrator Leon A. King from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, King describes his experiences as one of the two first African Americans who first integrated athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date: October 19, 1982
Creator: Cummings, Randy; Marcello, Ronald E. & King, Leon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Luther G. Prunty, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Luther G. Prunty, 1986

Interview with Luther Prunty, civil servant, Army veteran, and member of the "Lost Battalion." The interview includes Prunty's personal experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Prunty talks about the Fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp, Changi Prison Camp, building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, American air raids, and liberation.
Date: October 20, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Prunty, Luther
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Eunice Gray, October 16, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Eunice Gray, October 16, 1987

Interview with Eunice Gray, schoolteacher and local historian. The interview includes Gray's personal experiences about Denton County, Texas from 1900 to 1987. Gray talks about the early history of her descendants, cattle raising and marketing, and the oil industry.
Date: October 16, 1987
Creator: Renner, Jim & Gray, Eunice
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. B. Heinen, Jr., October 29, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. B. Heinen, Jr., October 29, 1973

Interview with J. B. Heinen Jr., an independent oilman, U. S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Heinen discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II, including the fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; and his liberation in Bangkok.
Date: October 29, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Heinen, J. B., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Columbus Savage, October 22, 1995

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Interview with Columbus Savage concerning his experiences as an Army officer in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He discusses his childhood in Alabama; assignment to the CCC as a junior officer in 4th Corps, Company 441 in Greer, South Carolina; description of camp; life in camp.
Date: October 22, 1995
Creator: Pearcy, Matthew T. & Savage, Columbus
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with D. D. Hill, October 1, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with D. D. Hill, October 1, 1989

Interview with D. D. Hill, a United States Navy veteran from Pharr, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dewey.
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hill, D. D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Herbert Young, October 1, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Herbert Young, October 1, 1989

Interview with Herbert Young, a United States Navy veteran from Forest Hill, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Worden.
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Young, Herbert W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Euline Brock, October 27, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Euline Brock, October 27, 1987

Interview with Professor Euline Brock, community activist from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Brock discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on the early days of the organization, her personal experiences with discrimination, Denton's white power structure, the desegregation of public schools and facilities, the group's first meeting, political activities, urban renewal, and street paving in the African-American section of Denton.
Date: October 27, 1987
Creator: Byrd, Richard; Harris, Jane; Lohr, Mary & Brock, Euline
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, July 26, 1967 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, July 26, 1967

Interview with former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives Alonzo W. Jamison, a college professor and farmer-stockman from Denton, Texas. The interview includes Jamison's experiences and personal views on the Sixtieth Legislature and activities on the House Education Committee.
Date: October 31, 1967
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Jamison, Alonzo W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Annie Jimerson, October 2, 1996

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Transcript of an interview with Annie Jimerson from Lufkin, Texas, concerning her experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
Date: October 2, 1996
Creator: Jackson, Sarah C. & Jimerson, Annie M., 1911-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Hal Lamar, October 9, 1994

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Interview with Commander Hal Lamar, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while serving as flag lieutenant and aide to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz during World War II. Lamar discusses Nimitz's personal and professional routines; comments about Admirals William ("Bull") Halsey and Raymond Spruance; the Roosevelt-Nimitz-MacArthur conference at Pearl Harbor from July to August of 1944; and the transfer of CINCPAC from Pearl Harbor to Guam.
Date: October 9, 1994
Creator: Christman, Calvin & Lamar, Hal
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with George Duncan, October 9, 1994

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Interview with Captain George Duncan, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Duncan discusses his pilot training at Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1941, his assignment to Air Group 9 on the carrier Essex, the Hellcat fighter, the sinking of Fubuki-class destroyer in June of 1944 off of Pagan Island, the Marianas Campaign in 1944, the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," the Philippines Campaign and the attack on the Japanese battleship Musashi, and his postwar naval career.
Date: October 9, 1994
Creator: Christman, Calvin L. & Duncan, George, 1917-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James E. Beauchamp, October 8, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James E. Beauchamp, October 8, 1980

Interview with Navy veteran James E. Beauchamp. The interview includes Beauchamp's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: October 8, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Beauchamp, James E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library