Oral History Interview with James F. Brede, 2011

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Interview with James F. Brede, dentist and U.S. Army Air Forces veteran. The interview includes his personal experiences in World War II as a B-17 co-pilot with the 8th Air Force in the European Theater, his childhood in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1943, preliminary training in Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas, his active service with the 379th Bomb Group in Kimbolton, England, combat experience in 35 missions, return to the U.S. and continued military service as a flight instructor in Lakeland, Florida and Wichita Falls, Texas, as well as the return to civilian life, marriage, dental school under the G.I. Bill, reenlistment in the Air Force as a dentist, his deployment to Korea, his discharge from the Air Force, and the establishment of his dental practice and experiences since retirement. The interview includes an appendix with a copy of his book.
Date: March 30, 2011
Creator: Fox, Lisa A. & Brede, James F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Allred, March 17, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Allred, March 17, 1970

Interview with Democratic journalist and member of the Texas House of Representatives David Allred, from Wichita Falls, Texas. In the interview, Allred discusses his experiences while serving as a member of the Regular and Special Sessions of the Sixty-first Legislature. He also expresses his personal views on issues such as one-year versus two-year budgets, revenue bills, the extension of state sales tax, the Cavness Plan, minimum wage laws, workman's compensation, welfare legislation, student unrest on college campuses, and the establishment of additional four year college campuses. Allred also comments on Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes, Speaker Gus Mutscher, and Governor Preston Smith.
Date: March 17, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
System: The UNT Digital Library

They Called Them Soldier Boys: a Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I

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They Called Them Soldier Boys offers an in-depth study of soldiers of the Texas National Guard’s Seventh Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I, through their recruitment, training, journey to France, combat, and their return home. Gregory W. Ball focuses on the fourteen counties in North, Northwest, and West Texas where officers recruited the regiment’s soldiers in the summer of 1917, and how those counties compared with the rest of the state in terms of political, social, and economic attitudes. In September 1917 the “Soldier Boys” trained at Camp Bowie, near Fort Worth, Texas, until the War Department combined the Seventh Texas with the First Oklahoma Infantry to form the 142d Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division. In early October 1918, the 142d Infantry, including more than 600 original members of the Seventh Texas, was assigned to the French Fourth Army in the Champagne region and went into combat for the first time on October 6. Ball explores the combat experiences of those Texas soldiers in detail up through the armistice of November 11, 1918. “Ball has done a fine job to describe and analyze the types of men who served—regarding their backgrounds and economic and social status—which fits well …
Date: March 15, 2013
Creator: Ball, Gregory W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Airport Directory: 1994 (open access)

Texas Airport Directory: 1994

A 1994 directory of Texas Airports, including a county index, a list of commercial broadcast stations, a guide to airport identifiers, and other general information related to aviation and airports.
Date: March 1994
Creator: Texas. Depatment of Transportation. Aviation Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Airport Directory, 1998 (open access)

Texas Airport Directory, 1998

Directory of public airports in Texas for 1998.
Date: March 1998
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation. Aviation Division
System: The Portal to Texas History
It's About Time: Investing in Transportation to Keep Texas Economically Competitive, Appendices (open access)

It's About Time: Investing in Transportation to Keep Texas Economically Competitive, Appendices

Appendices meant to accompany a report about investments in transportation infrastructure and systems to be economically competitive in Texas. There are seven appendices that contain statistics and collected data, as well as analyses and other informaiton used for the final report.
Date: March 2011
Creator: Texas. Transportation Commission. 2030 Committee.
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealer Licensed to Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursey Inspection Laws With Rules and Regulations (open access)

List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealer Licensed to Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursey Inspection Laws With Rules and Regulations

This report discusses the importance of the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law.
Date: 1931-03-31/1931-04-30
Creator: Del Curto, J. M. & McDonald, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ben Kelley, March 26, 1982 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ben Kelley, March 26, 1982

Interview with Ben Kelley regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. He was part of the 36th Division, Texas National Guard, 131st Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion. He was captured on the island of Java in March of 1942 and spent the duration of the war thereafter as a prison of war in camps in South East Asia and in Japan.
Date: March 26, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kelley, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library
Children with Special Health Care Needs Services Program (CSHCN): Client Application Form (open access)

Children with Special Health Care Needs Services Program (CSHCN): Client Application Form

Client application form for the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program.
Date: March 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1964 Summer Session (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1964 Summer Session

Catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Renne Allred, Jr., 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Renne Allred, Jr., 1968

Interview with Renne Allred, Jr., an attorney for the Receiver (State Insurance Board). The interview includes Allred's experiences during the Texas insurance scandals of the mid-1950s, James Allred's gubernatorial campaigns, early insurance litigation, appointment as assistant state attorney general (1953), state insurance frauds and scandals, and the U. S. Trust and Guaranty case. It also includes his relationship with the Texas Insurance Board, and his opinions on accounting and bookkeeping irregularities, Texas Mutual and General American cases, the role of Byron Saunders, legislative investigating committees, fraudulent activities of Ben Jack Cage, the roles of Texas Attorneys General Will Wilson and John Ben Sheppard, the suit against Republic Bank of Dallas and the role of Ralph Yarborough.
Date: March 17, 1969
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Allred, Renne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalogue of Simmons University, 1926 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons University, 1926 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1926
Creator: Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons University, 1925 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons University, 1925 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1925
Creator: Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons University, 1933 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons University, 1933 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1933
Creator: Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1935 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1935 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1935
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons University, 1934 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons University, 1934 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1934
Creator: Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1940 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1940 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1940
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1938 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1938 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1938
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1937 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1937 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1937
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1936 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Hardin-Simmons University, 1936 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1936
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1969-1970 (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1969-1970

Catalog describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, academic policies, university calendar, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1969
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons University, 1927 Summer Session (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons University, 1927 Summer Session

Catalogue describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1927
Creator: Simmons University (Abilene, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1964-1965 (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1964-1965

Catalog describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, university calendar, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1965
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1970-1971 (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1970-1971

Catalog describes the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, academic policies, university calendar, and campus life of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1970
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
System: The Portal to Texas History