Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004

Interview with John Andrews, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps from Kentwood, Louisiana. The transcript includes a list of questions regarding Andrews's training and service in World War II as a B-29 command pilot and flight instructor throughout the United States.
Date: May 17, 2005
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Andrews, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004

Interview with John Andrews, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps from Kentwood, Louisiana. It includes a list of questions regarding Andrews's training and service in World War II as a B-29 command pilot and flight instructor throughout the United States.
Date: March 26, 2004
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Andrews, John
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Fire] (open access)

[News Script: Fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas fire department which spent a relatively calm day because of no major alarms occurred during morning.
Date: June 23, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society] (open access)

[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society]

Pamphlet describing Kempner addresses Economics Society about commission form of government. Also, it documents an article on "Commission Government: Would It Suit New Orleans by Edward H. Burns?"
Date: 1911-03-13~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Estel G. Burns, October 14, 2009

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Estel G. Burns, World War II veteran and B-17 pilot, as part of the Tarrant County War Veterans Project. The interview includes Burns' personal experiences of childhood and education in Missouri, farm life in the Great Depression, basic training, and training for aviation mechanics at Sheppard Field, Texas. Additionally, Burns talks about his family history, his 1942 enlistment in Army Air Corps, being accepted into pilot training, marriage to Dorothy Perrin, life at Deenethorpe Air Base, England, crew members and their respective duties on his plane, various missions bombing German targets, his feelings about missions against civilian targets, opinions of Luftwaffe pilots and of Germans, and his postwar Air Force career, including service in the Korean War. The interview includes an appendix of photographs.
Date: October 14, 2009
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin P. & Burns, Estel G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Maple Park, Ill.), Vol. 27, No. 4, Ed. 1, December 1973 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Maple Park, Ill.), Vol. 27, No. 4, Ed. 1, December 1973

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: December 1973
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, Vol., No., Ed. 1, May 1958 (open access)

Hellcat News, Vol., No., Ed. 1, May 1958

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: May 1958
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, May 3, 2001

Interview with Vern "Bucky" Blodgett, an armed forces veteran and Veteran's Administration worker from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Blodgett describes moving to and growing up in Kerrville, and his work with the VA Hospital there (first as a clerk, and finally, as acting associate director). Besides serving in the service for four years, he also worked in several VA facilities around the country before making his way back to Kerrville. His memories of the town include details of the flood of 1932, his role in founding the Buck 'N' Bull Club (a rifle club) in 1946, and a few stories concerning the religious community. A historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital is included at the end of interview transcript.
Date: May 3, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Blodgett, Vern
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Springfield, Ill.), Vol. 35, No. 8, Ed. 1, April 1981 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Springfield, Ill.), Vol. 35, No. 8, Ed. 1, April 1981

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: April 1981
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with E. Benjamin Dunn, November 16, 1999

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with E. Benjamin Dunn, a Army WWII veteran and POW from Gorham, Illinois, who was captured by the Japanese on Java with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion.") Dunn discusses training in the Army, transfer to 2-131 and deployment to the Pacific, the fall of Java and being captured, experiences in internment in Batavia and later Changi Prison Camp in Singapore, building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, and liberation.
Date: November 16, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dunn, E. Benjamin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 37, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1984 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 37, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1984

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: January 1984
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for 1949: Synthetic Liquid Fuels, Part 3. - Liquid Fuels from Agricultural Residues (open access)

Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for 1949: Synthetic Liquid Fuels, Part 3. - Liquid Fuels from Agricultural Residues

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the development and production of synthetic liquid fuels derived from agricultural products. The amount of synthetic fuels developed from corn is presented. The report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: February 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 39, No. 3, Ed. 1, November 1985 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 39, No. 3, Ed. 1, November 1985

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: November 1985
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 38, No. 1, Ed. 1, September 1984 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 38, No. 1, Ed. 1, September 1984

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: September 1984
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 42, No. 10, Ed. 1, June 1989 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 42, No. 10, Ed. 1, June 1989

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: June 1989
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral history interview with Betty King] transcript

[Oral history interview with Betty King]

Oral history interview with Betty King, born Betty Warren. She discusses her upbringing in a small, non-diverse town in Illinois, her educational and professional history, and her involvement with Gayline, the Resource Center, and the Coalition for Aging, LGBT.
Date: June 30, 2019
Creator: Testa, Nino
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 41, No. 9, Ed. 1, June 1988 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 41, No. 9, Ed. 1, June 1988

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: June 1988
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1, April 1983 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1, April 1983

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: April 1983
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Navy Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Navy Justification Book

Summary: Navy Reserve Centers - Forest Park, IL, Recommendation for Closure Navy Reserve Centers
Date: May 27, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (North Aurora, Ill.), Vol. 29, No. 1, Ed. 1, September 1975 (open access)

Hellcat News, (North Aurora, Ill.), Vol. 29, No. 1, Ed. 1, September 1975

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: September 1975
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Springfield, Ill.), Vol. 34, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1980 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Springfield, Ill.), Vol. 34, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1980

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: January 1980
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Navy Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Navy Justification Book

Disregard Restriction Header and Footer – Navy Reserve Centers - Forest Park, IL – Impacted Sites: NAVRESCEN_FOREST_PARK_IL, IL
Date: June 10, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The State Capital. (Springfield, Ill.), Vol. Sixth Year, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 24, 1891 (open access)

The State Capital. (Springfield, Ill.), Vol. Sixth Year, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 24, 1891

Weekly African-American newspaper from Springfield, Illinois that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History