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Oral History Interview with Odis Taylor, February 26, 1997

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Interview with Odis Taylor, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Sculpin in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the Sculpin, 1941; his responsibilities as a radioman; various patrols off the Netherlands East Indies and in the South China Sea, 1942-44; lifeguard duty off Japan for downed airmen, 1944-45.
Date: February 26, 1997
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Taylor, Odis
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Hazel Kennedy and Annie Mae Kennedy, November 26, 1993

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Interview with Hazel and Annie Mae Kennedy about their recollections of Texarkana, Texas from 1927 to 1941. They discuss their careers, church activities, social organizations, their education, entertainment, local business enterprises, women in business, and ethnic groups.
Date: November 26, 1993
Creator: Rowe, Beverly; Kennedy, Hazel & Kennedy, Annie Mae
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert Crist, May 26,1993

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Interview with Robert Crist from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression as well as his childhood and his experiences leading up to joining the CCC. Crist worked at a camp in Mehoopany, Pennsylvania (Company 1377).
Date: May 26, 1993
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Crist, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Leon Hobbs, April 26, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leon Hobbs, April 26, 1986

Interview with Leon Hobbs, a United States Army veteran from Austin, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of H Company, 35th Infantry.
Date: April 26, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hobbs, Leon
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Renee Shelton, November 26, 2006

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Interview with Renee Shelton, a resident of Eastland County, regarding her experiences as a member of the African American community there. Shelton discusses starting school during the period of integration, discrimination she experienced, interracial dating, local community organizations, work at E. L. Graham Hospital and Russell-Newman, and prejudice experienced by her children in smaller Texas towns.
Date: February 26, 2006
Creator: Rose, DeAnn & Shelton, Renee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Isaac Breedlove, April 26, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Isaac Breedlove, April 26, 1986

Interview with Isaac Breedlove, a United States Army veteran from Sylacauga, Alabama, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of Company I, 35th Infantry, 25th Division.
Date: April 26, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Breedlove, Isaac D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Houston James, May 26, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Houston James, May 26, 1983

Interview with Houston James, a United States Navy veteran from Brooklyn, New York. James recalls his experiences as a member of Patrol Squadron 24 stationed on Ford Island during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 26, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & James, Houston
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ilo B. Hard, March 26, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ilo B. Hard, March 26, 1980

Interview with Colonel Ilo Hard, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Hard talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Singapore (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: March 26, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hard, Ilo B., 1923-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ginger Heiman, July 26, 2012

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Interview with Ginger Heiman, certified public accountant, conducted for the UNT Foundation Oral History Project. She discusses her childhood and education in Denison, Texas, and at Grayson College, Southern Oklahoma University, and UNT; career as a Certified Public Accountant; work with the UNT comptroller’s office and the UNT Foundation.
Date: July 26, 2012
Creator: Kilgore, Deborah K. & Heiman, Ginger
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interviews with Columbus Savage, May 1994

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Interview with Colonel Columbus Savage, an Army Air Corps veteran (16th Bomb Squadron) and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Savage discusses Bataan Airfield (1941-1942), the fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell (1942), Cabanatuan (1942), Davao Penal Colony (1942-1944), Bilibid Prison in Manila (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1945), Mojo and Fukuoka, Kyushu (1945), Mukden, Manchuria (1945), and his liberation by Russian troops. Appendix includes a photocopy of an article from the May 24, 1991 edition of the Carswell Sentinel, titled, "Warrior received belated honors" by MSgt. Dick Hodgson [p. 1]
Date: 1994-05-26/1994-05-31
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Savage, Columbus
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with David A. Eargle, October 26, 1993

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Interview with David Eargle concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Eargle worked at camps in Waynesville, North Carolina (Company 443); Greer, South Carolina (Company 443); Switzer, South Carolina; Laurens, South Carolina; and Roseburg, Oregon (Company 3450). Appendix includes photocopy of Mr. Eargle's CCC discharge papers [2 p.]
Date: October 26, 1993
Creator: Pierce, Jeffrey & Eargle, David
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Nada Stotland, September 26, 2019

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Interview with Dr. Nada Stotland, psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Rush Medical College in Chicago. Her research has focused on issues of reproduction and psychiatry especially around abortion. In addition, she was the 135th President of the American Psychiatric Association, presiding over the publication of DSM-V. She discusses post-abortion trauma syndrome, postpartum depression, women and psychiatry, hormones, and her position as a public figure on abortion issues.
Date: September 26, 2019
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Stotland, Nada Logan
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with C. Dan Smith, September 26, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with [C.] Dan Smith, UNT Athletic Hall of Fame Member, Distinguished Alumnus of UNT and Geezle Fraternity, and Board of Regents Member (Chair for two years). Smith shares concerning his childhood in Hawkins, TX, and his public education in Lewisville, TX; Insights about his athletic football career in high school, at Texas Technological College, and North Texas State College; Recollections on graduating in business administration, beginning a career in securities, and establishing his own business, CDS Resources; Views on staying committed and involved as an alumnus; His perspectives on the role of the Geezle Fraternity and its contribution to his college education, his career progress, and his continuing loyalty to UNT.
Date: September 26, 2019
Creator: Pettit, John D. & Smith, Dan
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Don E. Ferrier, March 26, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with Don Ferrier, a Certified Green Builder and CEO of Ferrier Companies, discussing the founding and development of the business, particularly green building technologies and high energy efficiency for both residential homes and commercial remodeling.
Date: March 26, 2019
Creator: Ferrier, Donald E. & Stark, Johnnie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Eugene White, May 26, 2013

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Transcript of an interview with Eugene White, national recruiter and recurrent flight attendant trainer for Braniff International Airways. White discusses growing up in Iowa; career with Braniff Airways; being a part of the Braniff family; Braniff’s rise to the top of preferred airlines; personal reflections of Braniff’s impact on the DFW area and the airline industry as a whole with the “End of the Plain Plane” campaign brought in by Harding Lawrence; and its bankruptcy on May 12, 1982.
Date: May 26, 2013
Creator: Schnur, Abra & White, Eugene, 1950-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Nina Bermejo, April 26, 2013

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Transcript of an interview with Nina Bermejo, a Mexican-American woman concerning her childhood memories of living in California and Texas; of living in a military household and the diversity found on military bases; of her early school life; attending college; and having a family.
Date: April 26, 2013
Creator: Bravo, Francis & Bermejo, Nina, 1986-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Kathy Jack, October 26, 2009

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Transcript of an interview with Kathy Jack concerning her childhood and education in Shreveport, Louisiana, and Dallas; "coming-out" narrative; social life in Dallas's gay and lesbian bars; effects of AIDS epidemic on Dallas gay community; career as employee, manager, and eventually owner of various bars; involvement in and support of various Gay Pride events; thoughts about future of gay rights movement.
Date: October 26, 2009
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Jack, Kathy, 1957-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Mary George Billingsley Sullivan, November 26, 2009

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Transcript of an interview with Mary George Billingsley Sullivan, a longtime Denton County resident, concerning her family history; farming life, religious practice, and education in the public schools of Argyle, Texas; marriage to Carson Sullivan and 1929 move to city of Denton; work for Denton Building and Loan Association; 1951 move to Dallas and 1973 return to Argyle; recollections of Influenza epidemic, Great Depression, World War II, and Kennedy assassination; admiration for Barack Obama. Appendix consists of four photocopies of photographs.
Date: November 26, 2009
Creator: Taylor, D. J. & Sullivan, Mary George Billingsley, 1908-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Daniel Thomas, February 26, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Daniel Thomas, a Navy veteran (4th Marine Division), concerning his experiences while attached to the 4th Marine Division as a medic in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Thomas discusses his decision to join the Navy in 1943; Hospital Corps School, San Diego, 1943; assignment to the Fleet Marine Force; Field Medical School, 1944; assignment to the 4th Marine Division, 1944; Iwo Jima, February, 1945; detailed description of casualties and their treatment during the battle for Iwo Jima; and the postwar effects of his Iwo Jima experience.
Date: February 26, 1999
Creator: Lane, Peter B.; Byrd, Richard W. & Thomas, Daniel B., 1925-2007
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Exie Jean Alaman Morne'y, February 26, 2014

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Interview with Exie Jean Alaman Morne'y, a teacher from Fort Worth, Texas, who lived during the end of the Jim Crow era. Morne'y discusses her family background, attending grade school in Fort Worth, experiences with segregation and discrimination in the 1950s and 60s, attending North Texas State College, working at Parkland Hospital, her marriages and children, moving to California and back to Texas, her career with Fort Worth ISD, church activities and faith, thoughts on child education, and various related stories. In appendix are photos of her high school yearbook and her family, a petition from the Como neighborhood for utilities services in 1924, and her typed family history.
Date: February 26, 2014
Creator: Travis, Sarah & Alaman Morne'y, Exie Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Michael Hurd, May 28, 2013

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Interview with Michael Hurd, a journalist and member of the Texas Black History Preservation Project from Houston, Texas. Hurd discusses growing up in Texarkana and Houston, his education and service in the Air Force, work with the Houston Post and USA Today, Juneteenth, researching black history, the Texas Black History Preservation Project and related efforts, being an historian, the history of Juneteenth and emancipation in Texas, and civil rights. In appendix are photographs of Hurd, clippings of his reporting, and URLs to videos he was involved in.
Date: May 26, 2013
Creator: Turner, Elizabeth Hays & Hurd, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Bill King, April 26, 2018

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Interview with Dr. Bill King, a radiologist from Denton, Texas. King discusses his family background and upbringing, working for the Denton County Chronicle as a teenager, grade school, attending North Texas State College and becoming a doctor, the history of the Rotary Club, and his involvement in it.
Date: April 26, 2018
Creator: Chegwidden, Caitlin & King, Bill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Clarence Broadnax, March 26, 2014

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Interview with Clarence Broadnax, a business owner and civil rights activist from Karnack, Texas. Broadnax discusses direct action challenging segregation at Dallas-area businesses, the unification of the Dallas civil rights movement, being jailed, civil rights figures, the Dallas Committee, segregation at sports games, becoming the first black hair stylist in the area, the Kennedy assassination, Barack Obama, nightlife and recreation in Karnack and Dallas, the Civil Rights Act, Dallas as a community, and reflections on his experiences.
Date: March 26, 2014
Creator: Fichera, Aaron & Broadnax, Clarence
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Greg Joly, July 26, 2014

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Interview with Greg Joly, a homesteader from Northampton, Massachusetts. Joly discusses his family background, education, gardening and Polish culture, discovering Scott and Helen Nearing's work, establishing a farm in Jamaica, Vermont, the Good Life Center, thoughts on the Nearings and their relationship with each other and others, the community, the Nearings' spiritualism and Theosophy, and analyses of the Nearings' work.
Date: July 26, 2014
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A. & Joly, Greg
System: The UNT Digital Library