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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sarah T. Hughes, August 23, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Sarah T. Hughes, August 23, 1979

Interview with Judge Sarah T. Hughes, former state legislator, state district judge, and federal district judge. In the interview, Sarah describes her experiences and personal views concerning the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, the Dallas County Jail, the constitutionality of abortion, and the desegregation of the Dallas Independent School District.
Date: August 23, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hughes, Sarah T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, October 23, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, October 23, 1978

Interview with Democratic Attorney-Senator Oscar H. Mauzy from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Mauzy discusses his experiences as a member of the Second Special Session of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. He also expresses his personal views on Proposition 13 in California, ad valorem taxation, the roles of Speaker Bill Clayton and Governor Dolph Briscoe, election year politics, the Senate caucus, repeal of sales tax on residential utility bills, increase in inheritance tax exemptions, taxation of agricultural and timber land, homestead exemptions for the elderly, and the Peveto Bill.
Date: October 23, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Martin Dies, Jr., April 23, 1966 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Martin Dies, Jr., April 23, 1966

Interview with former U.S. congressman Martin Dies, Jr., an attorney from Lufkin, Texas. The interview includes Dies' experiences as a Texas politician and U.S. Congressman, 1931-49 and 1950-56, and chairman of House Committee on Un-American Activities during the New Deal. Also includes his personal views on communism.
Date: April 23, 1966
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Dies, Martin, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library