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Oral History Interview with Rayford Price, January 3, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rayford Price, January 3, 1972

Interview with former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives Rayford Price, an attorney from Palestine, Texas. The interview includes Price's personal views on general problems in the Texas state government, taxation, lobby activities, annual legislative sessions, reforms in the office of the House Speaker, insurance legislation, appropriations, legislative ethics, redistricting, and House and Senate relations.
Date: September 24, 1973
Creator: Riddlesperger, James W. & Price, Rayford
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Monte C. Williamson, August 24, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Monte C. Williamson, August 24, 1974

Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Monte C. Williamson. The interview includes Williamson's personal experiences as a bombardier/navigator at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: August 24, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Williamson, Monte C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with A. G. Prochnow, August 24, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with A. G. Prochnow, August 24, 1974

Interview with Alex Prochnow, U. S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the minelayer USS Montgomery during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: August 24, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Prochnow, Alex G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harry W. Brooks, August 24, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harry W. Brooks, August 24, 1974

Interview with Harry Brooks, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: August 24, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brooks, Harry W., 1920-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William L. Bierschwale, August 24, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William L. Bierschwale, August 24, 1974

Interview with Navy veteran William L. Bierschwale. The interview includes Bierschwale's personal experiences aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: August 24, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bierschwale, William L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joaquin Gomez, August 24, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joaquin Gomez, August 24, 1974

Interview with Joaquin Gomez, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences at the Schofield Barracks with the 24th Division during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: August 24, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gomez, Joaquin, 1920-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, June 24, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, June 24, 1971

Interview with Democratic attorney L. DeWitt Hale, a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the interview, Hale discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Regular and First Special Session of the Sixty-second Legislature. He also share his thoughts on many issues that include revenue bills, corporate profits tax, the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, legislative ethics, the "Dirty Thirty", appropriations, redistricting, and personal legislation.
Date: June 24, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank A. Hoke, November 24, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank A. Hoke, November 24, 1971

Interview with Frank A. Hoke, banker and attorney. The interview includes Hoke's personal experiences about being an employee of the Dallas regional office of the Home Owners Loan Corporation during the New Deal. Hoke talks about mortgage buying, loan amortization, insurance, home improvements, accounting procedures, politics and patronage, taxes and appraising, foreclosures, and loan servicing.
Date: November 24, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hoke, Frank A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert Gregg, March 24, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Gregg, March 24, 1971

Interview with Robert Gregg, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Decatur, Texas, who was captured with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion"). Gregg discusses mobilization and deployment to the Pacific, the fall of Java and his capture, internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia and Changi Camp in Singapore, building the Burma-Thailand "Death" Railway, and liberation.
Date: March 24, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gregg, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ira T. DeFoor, May 24, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ira T. DeFoor, May 24, 1983

Interview with college instructor Ira T. DeFoor from Denton, Texas. In the interview, DeFoor discusses his experiences from when he was the equipment manager for the football team during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date: May 24, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & DeFoor, Ira T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Sacker, February 24, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Sacker, February 24, 1989

Interview with Major John R. Sacker, a United States Air Force veteran from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while a member of the 9th Signal Service Company stationed there.
Date: February 24, 1989
Creator: Young, Thomas & Sacker, John R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. W. Buck, February 24, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. W. Buck, February 24, 1975

Interview with J. W. Buck, 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. Buck 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), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.
Date: February 24, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Buck, J. W., 1920-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alf Brown Jr., March 26, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alf Brown Jr., March 26, 1974

Transcript of an interview with Alf Brown Jr., 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: March 24, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brown, Alf, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Andrew White, September 24, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Andrew White, September 24, 1986

Interview with Andrew White, business executive and president of the local chapter of the NAACP in Sherman, Texas. The interview includes White's personal experiences about race relations and the development of African-American businesses in Sherman during the 1980s.
Date: September 24, 1986
Creator: Kumler, Donna & White, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Allan Shivers, 1966-1968 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Allan Shivers, 1966-1968

Interview with Allan Shivers, a former state senator, lieutenant governor, and governor of Texas, 1950-57. The interview includes Shivers' observations on political career of Lyndon Johnson, the Stevenson-Johnson senatorial race of 1948, the Stevenson-Eisenhower presidential campaign of 1952, the Johnson presidential race of 1960, Texas Democratic politics from 1952-56, and the Fifty-third State Legislature. The interview also includes his opinion on the governor's role in state party organization, the state Democratic Convention of 1951, the gubernatorial election of 1954, veterans land board controversy from 1954-55, as well as insurance scandals of the mid-1950s and the lame-duck governor.
Date: July 24, 1969
Creator: Brewer, Thomas B.; Gantt, Fred & Shivers, Allan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul Voertman, June 24, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Paul Voertman, June 24, 1977

Interview with Paul Voertman concerning his expriences as President of Voertman's Book Store in Denton, Texas. He discusses the founding of Voertman's by his father in 1925, the early years of the store, the Depression, the opening of a store near Texas Women's University, and the effects upon his business from North Texas State University opening its own book store. He also shares his thoughts on education, his early work experience, the growth in merchandise lines, and the problems of the book business.
Date: June 24, 1977
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd Harold & Voertman, Paul, 1929-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Kenneth R. Isaacs and Eliza E. Isaacs, August 24, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Kenneth R. Isaacs and Eliza E. Isaacs, August 24, 1974

Interview with Kenneth R. Isaacs and his wife Eliza E. Isaacs, concerning their experiences living in Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Kenneth is a U.S. Navy veteran who was a crew member of the repair ship USS Dobbin.
Date: August 24, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Isaacs, Kenneth R. & Isaacs, Eliza E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Chris Miller, June 24, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Chris Miller, June 24, 1975

Interview with Chris Miller, a public relations consultant and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth, concerning her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. Miller discusses her decision to enter politics, her personal political philosophy, the House speakership race, her committee appointments, constitutional revision, the Equal Rights Amendment, public school financing, public utilities legislation, and her personal legislation.
Date: June 24, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Miller, Dorothy June Chrisman
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Everett Stewart, February 24, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Everett Stewart, February 24, 1976

Interview with Everett Stewart, an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Wheeler Field as a fighter pilot during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Additional comments by his wife, who was also there at the time.
Date: February 24, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Stewart, Everett & Stewart, Everett, Mrs.
System: The UNT Digital Library