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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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, September 30, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, September 30, 1973

Interview with Democratic Representative and attorney L. DeWitt Hale, from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the interview, Hale discusses his experiences as a member of the Regular Session of the Sixty-third Texas Legislature. He also talks about his personal views concerning reform legislation and appropriations, and comments on fellow politician Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date: September 30, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, July 12, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, July 12, 1977

Interview with attorney and Democratic Representative L. DeWitt Hale from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the interview, Mr. Hale discusses his experiences as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. He also expresses his personal views on budget surplus, highway appropriations, the teacher retirement bill, Texas Monthly's ratings of legislators, public school financing, ad valorem taxation, and the Peveto Bill.
Date: July 12, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sarah Weddington, July 11, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Sarah Weddington, July 11, 1977

Interview with Democratic attorney and member of the Texas Legislature Sarah Weddington from Austin, Texas. In the interview, Weddington discusses her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature on issues such as budget surpluses, highway appropriations, public school financing, the Peveto Bill, property taxations, and personal legislation.
Date: July 11, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Weddington, Sarah
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, September 3, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, September 3, 1975

Interview with Democratic attorney and member of the Texas House of Representatives L. DeWitt Hale, from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the interview, Hale discusses his experiences as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. He also expresses his personal thoughts and memories on the House speakership race, appropriations, committee appointments, public school financing, public utilities legislation, constitutional revisions, personal legislation, and comments on fellow politician Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date: September 3, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ben Barnes, January 5, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ben Barnes, January 5, 1970

Interview with former Democratic Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes. The interview includes Barnes' personal experiences while serving as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature, as well as his thoughts on issues such as one-year versus two-year budgets, the creation of four-year colleges, the influence of beer and liquor lobbyists, sales tax exemptions, revenue legislation, annual legislative sessions, and future political ambitions. The interview also includes the former governor's comments about Speaker Gus Mutscher.
Date: January 5, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Barnes, Ben
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, October 16, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, October 16, 1970

Interview with former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives L. DeWitt Hale, an attorney from Corpus Christi, Texas. The interview includes Hale's personal experiences as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature, as well as his views on one-year versus two-year budgets, revenue bills, corporate income tax, welfare legislation, state minimum wage law, education legislation, the creation of new four-year colleges, beer and liquor lobbies, changes in state sales tax base, personal legislation, redistricting, and the "one man, one vote" U.S. Supreme Court decision. The interview also includes Hale's comments on fellow politicians.
Date: October 16, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gilbert C. Garcia, March 3, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gilbert C. Garcia, March 3, 1969

Interview with Gilbert C. Garcia, businessman. The interview includes his experiences as a leader in the American GI Forum, the Political Association of Spanish-speaking Organizations (PASO), and other Mexican-American social action groups. It also includes his opinions on the Delgado Case, the poll tax drives, the Texas gubernatorial campaign of 1962, and the Crystal City elections, 1963.
Date: February 28, 1971
Creator: Cuellar, Robert & Garcia, Gilbert C.
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack Moss, July 19, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack Moss, July 19, 1970

Interview with Jack Moss, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Amarillo, Texas, who served and was captured with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion.") Moss discusses joining the the Guard and deployment to the Pacific, the fall and capture of Java, his experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, internment at Changi Camp in Singapore, partaking in forced labor on the Burma-Thailand "Death" Railway, and liberation.
Date: July 19, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Moss, Jack
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arthur M. Sampley, 1973-1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arthur M. Sampley, 1973-1974

Interview with Dr. Arthur M. Sampley, a college professor, former college administrator, and former poet laureate from Denton Texas. In the interview, Dr. Sampley describes his life growing up in Denton and attending school at the University of Texas. He talks about becoming a poet and analyzes his poetry as well as describing tenure as director of libraries and vice-president for academic affairs at North Texas State College, his philosophy of teaching, and the desegregation of the college in 1955-56.
Date: November 8, 1973
Creator: Haggard, Margurite & Sampley, Arthur M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, July 30, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, July 30, 1968

Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Denton, Texas. The interview includes Jamison's experiences as a member of the Special Session of the Sixtieth Legislature. It also includes his personal views on appropriations, revenue bills, the budget-making process, the legislature's relationship with Governor John Connally, liquor legislation, and urban-rural conflict.
Date: February 6, 1970
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Jamison, Alonzo W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ben H. Wooten, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ben H. Wooten, 1969

Interview with Ben H. Wooten, a banker, public servant, and philanthropist. The interview includes Wooten's observations on the growth and development of banking and finance in the Southwest. The interview also includes his experiences in service during World War I as well as his multiple positions within the banking industry, including: assistant cashier of the Alba National Bank in Alba, Texas, cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Farmersville, Texas, state bank examiner, Federal Home Loan Banking System, vice-president and member of the executive committee of Republic National Bank in Dallas, president of First National Bank, Dallas, chairman of the board of Dallas Federal Savings and Loan Association and multiple philanthropic activities.
Date: February 19, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wooten, Ben H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 24, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 24, 1968

Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, an attorney from Dallas, Texas. The interview includes Mauzy's personal views and experiences while serving as a member of the Special Session of the Sixtieth Legislature.
Date: January 30, 1970
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, June 25, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, June 25, 1969

Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, an attorney from Dallas, Texas. The interview includes Mauzy's personal views and experiences as a member of the Sixty-first legislature.
Date: April 7, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, December 1, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, December 1, 1969

Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, an attorney from Dallas. The interview includes his personal experiences and views as a member of the Special Sessions of the Sixty-first Legislature.
Date: July 15, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, February 4, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, February 4, 1970

Interview with Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives Walt Parker, who is also a builder and farmer-rancher from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Parker describes details from his childhood and early years. He recounts his personal views and experiences as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature, and includes comments on Governor Preston Smith. Parker also discusses his personal views on issues including revenue legislation, the influence of lobbyists, state minimum wage law, the creation of new four-year colleges, committee appointments, and changes in state sales tax exemptions.
Date: February 4, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Parker, Walt
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Allred, November 13, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Allred, November 13, 1968

Interview with former member of the Texas House of Representatives David Allred, a journalist from Wichita Falls and son of former Democratic Governor James V. Allred. The interview includes Allred's personal experiences while serving as a member of the Special Session of the Sixtieth Legislature, as well as his views on revenue legislation, the reform of liquor laws, increases in state sales tax, changes in House rules, and beer and liquor lobbies. The interview also includes Allred's comments on fellow politicians and other House members.
Date: September 30, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, June 23, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, June 23, 1971

Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, an attorney from Dallas, Texas. The interview includes Mauzy's personal experiences while serving as a member of the Sixty-second Legislature. The interview also includes Mauzy's views on revenue bills, corporate profits tax, the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, legislative ethics, appropriations, redistricting, and personal legislation.
Date: September 22, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 12, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 12, 1973

Interview with Democratic Texas Senator and attorney Oscar H. Mauzy from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Mauzy shares his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-third Legislature. Subjects discussed include freshmen senators, committee appointments, reform legislation, and the Comparative Negligence Bill. Mauzy also comments on fellow politicians Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby and Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date: July 12, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Tom Creighton, July 15, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Tom Creighton, July 15, 1975

Interview with Democratic Texas Senator Tom Creighton, who was an attorney from Mineral Wells, Texas. The interview includes the Senator's personal views and experiences as a member of the Sixty-fourth Texas Legislature. The interview also includes the Senator's thoughts on fellow politicians, committee assignments, lobbying, reform of the local and uncontested calendar, constitutional revision, the public school finance bill, public utilities legislation, and personal legislation.
Date: January 9, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Creighton, Tom
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library