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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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Allred, October 31, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Allred, October 31, 1979

Interview with Democratic journalist and member of the Texas House of Representative David Allred, from Wichita Falls, Texas. David Allred was the son of former Governor James V. Allred. In the interview, Allred describes some of his experiences as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature. His topics of discussion include the Sam Houston Caucus, his impressions of Governor William Clements and Speaker Bill Clayton, consumer legislation, interest rates, tax reliefs, the Peveto Bill, and the "Killer Bees".
Date: October 31, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harcourt G. Bull, July 31, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harcourt G. Bull, July 31, 1972

Interview with tax consultant Harcourt G. Bull, Army veteran and survivor of the siege of Corregidor. The interview includes Bull's personal experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Bull talks about the Fall of Corregidor and his capture, the Bilibid Prison in 1942, Tanagawa and Zentsuji, Honshu, and liberation. The interview includes an appendix with a notebook and a narrative written by Bull.
Date: July 31, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bull, Harcourt G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Crayton R. Gordon, January 31, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Crayton R. Gordon, January 31, 1977

Transcript of an interview with Crayton Gordon, 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.
Date: January 31, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Crayton, Gordon R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with S. H. Emerson, July 31, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with S. H. Emerson, July 31, 1978

Interview with Sydney H. Emerson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: July 31, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Emerson, Sydney H., 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Herbert M. Fish, July 31, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Herbert M. Fish, July 31, 1985

Interview with Herbert M. Fish, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation from Boston, Massachusetts. Fish discusses his time working at Shell Oil during the Depression, experience in the U.S. Army, his duties at Caltex, marketing with Chinese agents and visiting China, dealing with Japanese executives, and Caltex European operations.
Date: August 31, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fish, Herbert M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thomas S. Prentice, May 31, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thomas S. Prentice, May 31, 1979

Interview with Thomas S. Prentice, a United States Army veteran from Richardson, Texas, discussing his experience stationed at Fort Kamehameha during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941. Prentice provides details about his background, training, and impressions of the pre-attack period as well as of the attack itself.
Date: May 31, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Prentice, Thomas S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wick Fowler, May 23, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wick Fowler, May 23, 1968

Interview with Wick Fowler, a journalist from Big Sandy, Texas. The interview includes his early career as a reporter, impressions of Martin Dies, Shivers gubernatorial campaign of 1950, as well as his experiences as appointments secretary to Governor Allan Shivers and observations of Stevenson-Johnson senatorial race of 1948.
Date: August 31, 1968
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Fowler, Wick
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, August 29, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, August 29, 1968

Interview with former Democratic Texas House of Representatives member L. DeWitt Hale, an attorney from Corpus Christi, Texas. The interview includes Hales' personal experiences while serving as a member of the Special Session of the Sixtieth Legislator, as well as his personal thoughts on revenue legislation, the reform of liquor laws, and changes in the House rules.
Date: January 31, 1970
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Hale, L. DeWitt
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Henry Patton, May 28, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Henry Patton, May 28, 1969

Interview with Henry Patton, banker. The interview includes Patton's observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around Port Aransas and Aransas Pass, Texas, 1920-70.
Date: March 31, 1970
Creator: Patton, Henry & Stephens, A. Ray
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mike McKool, December 31, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mike McKool, December 31, 1971

Interview with Senator Mike McKool, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Dallas, Texas. McKool discusses his education and career in law; voter registration legislation; legislative procedure in the congress; lobbyists; the House Speaker's powers and reform of the race for the office; ethics legislation; legislature staffing and committees; residence requirements for congressmen; taxation; appropriations; lobby registration; and the insurance industry.
Date: December 31, 1971
Creator: Riddlesperger, James & McKool, Mike
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Louise Raggio, October 31, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Louise Raggio, October 31, 1980

Interview with Louise Raggio about her career and the passage of the Texas Family Code. She discusses her education, internships, work with the National Youth Administration and the League of Women Voters in Austin, work as a prosecutor and as chairman of several law associations, and other legal activities.
Date: October 31, 1980
Creator: Saxon, Gerald & Raggio, Louise Ballerstedt, 1919-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Vincent L. Rohloff, October 31, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Vincent L. Rohloff, October 31, 1989

Transcript of an interview with Vincent L. Rohloff, a businessman and contractor, concerning his role in the development of Hamilton Park, Texas, as a residential area for African Americans during the 1950s. In this interview Rohloff discusses the subjects of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, Mr. Jerome Crossman, Hamilton Park, and similar subjects.
Date: October 31, 1989
Creator: Wilson, William H. (William Henry), 1935- & Rohloff, Vincent L., 1914-
System: The UNT Digital Library