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Oral History Interviews with Eddie Bernice Johnson, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Eddie Bernice Johnson, 1973

Interview with Eddie Bernice Johnson, nurse and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, who discusses her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-third Legislature. She also talks about her early life in a segregated society, her early political activities, her campaign for the Texas House of Representatives in 1972, the Black Caucus, the Women's Caucus, reform legislation, appropriations, personal legislation, her altercation with Comptroller Robert Calvert, and she comments on Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date: {1973-08-03,1973-08-13,1973-10-02}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Johnson, Eddie Bernice, 1934-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Kingsley Matthews, September 30, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Kingsley Matthews, September 30, 1989

Interview with Kingsley Matthews, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Includes an appendix.
Date: September 30, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Matthews, Kingsley
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lloyd A. Lawrence, March 25, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lloyd A. Lawrence, March 25, 1989

Interview with Lloyd A. Lawrence, a United States Navy veteran from Lincoln, Nebraska, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS Maryland.
Date: March 25, 1989
Creator: Summers, H. R., Jr. & Lawrence, Lloyd A.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carl B. Mason, July 28, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Carl B. Mason, July 28, 1981

Interview with Carl B. Mason, a United States Army veteran from Dallas, 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 the 3rd Engineer Battalion.
Date: July 28, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mason, Carl B.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Henry D. Akin, Jr., February-March 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Henry D. Akin, Jr., February-March 1989

Interview with Henry D. Akin, Jr., an attorney from Amarillo, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of work for the Richardson Independent School District integration of the Richardson and Hamilton Park schools, the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the closing of Hamilton Park Junior High School, and other legislation related to desegregation.
Date: {1989-02-22,1989-03-30}
Creator: Wilson, William & Akin, Henry D., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Herbert Young, October 1, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Herbert Young, October 1, 1989

Interview with Herbert Young, a United States Navy veteran from Forest Hill, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Worden.
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Young, Herbert W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with D. D. Hill, October 1, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with D. D. Hill, October 1, 1989

Interview with D. D. Hill, a United States Navy veteran from Pharr, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dewey.
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hill, D. D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles R. Easley, September 39, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles R. Easley, September 39, 1989

Interview with Charles R. Easley, a United States Navy veteran from Newport, Oregon, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin.
Date: September 30, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Easley, Charles Richard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marler W. Owen, September 29, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marler W. Owen, September 29, 1989

Interview with Marler W. Owen, a United States Navy veteran from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin.
Date: September 29, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Owen, Marler W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with H. William Taylor, January 20, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with H. William Taylor, January 20, 1986

Interview with William Taylor, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation from New York, about his experiences working for the company in the Philippines and Thailand, the joint venture refinery in Thailand, expansion of the company, and the move of headquarters from New York to Dallas.
Date: January 20, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Taylor, H. William
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James F. White, November 10, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James F. White, November 10, 1977

Interview with Dr. James F. White, minister at the Perkins School of Theology and leader of the Citizens Organization for a Sound Trinity (COST) group, which was in opposition to the Trinity Barge Canal construction project. White provides details about newspaper coverage of the issue, the group's involvement in politics, and his views of other political issues.
Date: November 10, 1977
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & White, James F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Edward C. Fritz, February 7, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edward C. Fritz, February 7, 1983

Interview with Edward C. "Ned" Fritz, former president of the Dallas Chapter of the National Audubon Society and an environmental activist from Dallas, Texas. Fritz discusses his environmental activities, and public opinion towards environmental movements throughout the years, include his own opinions about the Army Corps of Engineers.
Date: February 7, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fritz, Edward C.
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with R. N. Isacksen, May 9, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. N. Isacksen, May 9, 1979

Interview with R. N. Isacksen, a United States Navy veteran from Des Moines, Iowa. Isacksen discusses his experiences aboard the seaplane tender the USS Tangier during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1978.
Date: May 9, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Isacksen, R. N.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Representative Fred Agnich, January 20, 1982 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Representative Fred Agnich, January 20, 1982

Interview with Representative Fred Agnich, Republican politician and businessman from Dallas, Texas, discussing his experiences as a member of the Sixty-seventh Texas Legislature. Agnich discusses his work in the Texas House of Representatives, elections, Governor William Clements, other legislators, taxes, recent bills, and redistricting.
Date: January 20, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Agnich, Fred J., 1913-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Beasley, August 4, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Beasley, August 4, 1981

Interview with James Beasley, a United States Army veteran from North Carolina, regarding his experiences and memories while stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 as a member of the 3rd Battalion, 27th Infantry.
Date: August 4, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Beasley, James
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carl B. Mason, July 28, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Carl B. Mason, July 28, 1981

Interview with Carl B. Mason, a United States Army veteran from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences as a member of the 3rd Engineer Battalion stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of 1941.
Date: July 28, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mason, Carl B.
Object Type: Book
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-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Yuri Fukui, October 19, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Yuri Fukui, October 19, 1980

Interview with Yuri Fukui, a second generation Japanese-American from Oakland, California, about her experience pursuing higher education during the attack on Pearl Harbor and subsequent internment. Fukui discusses the discrimination she experienced in her daily life, struggles faced by her parents, who owned a local business, and life in the internment camps.
Date: October 19, 1980
Creator: Mayfield, Cecile Benson & Fukui, Yuri
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gene Freeland, October 12, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gene Freeland, October 12, 1980

Interview with Gene Freeland, an assistant to the regional representative at the Labor Department from Dallas, Texas. He discusses the labor climate in Texas, his involvement with the Texas American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, and representation of unions in politics.
Date: October 12, 1980
Creator: King, Amelia Kay & Freeland, Gene
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, September 7, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, September 7, 1979

Interview with Senator Ike Harris, a Republican Texas state legislator from Dallas, Texas. Harris discusses his experiences attending the 66th Legislative Session of the Texas Senate, including thoughts on Governor Briscoe and Governor Clements, the appropriations bill, tax relief, and public school finance.
Date: September 7, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oh. H. "Ike" Harris, November 27, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oh. H. "Ike" Harris, November 27, 1978

Interview with Senator O. H. "Ike" Harris, a Republican member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, concerning his experiences while attending the second special session of the 65th Texas Legislature. Senator Harris discusses tax relief, other legislators at the session, the Peveto Bill, and Governor Briscoe's influence.
Date: November 27, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with B. D. Fillmore, October 9, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with B. D. Fillmore, October 9, 1973

Audio interview with B. D. Fillmore, a veteran of World War II from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese after being captured on the island of Java in 1942. Fillmore discusses his transfer to several different camps as a part of the "Lost Battalion."
Date: October 9, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fillmore, B. D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library