Sound recording of Lyle Brown, Eugenia Miller, Lawrence Goodwin, and Ann Allen Shockley speaking at the Oral History Association's 7th National Colloquium at the Thompson Conference Center, University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas.

Sound recording of a round table discussion from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Thomas L. Charlton is listed on the tape.

Sound recording of a round table discussion from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Gary L. Shumway is listed on the tape.

Sound recording of a round table discussion from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. B. Lumpkin is listed on the tape.

Sound recording of Elizabeth Calciano, Charles Morrisey, Mary Ellen Glass, Pendleton Woods, and Willa K. Baum conducting a round table discussion about financial support for oral history projects.

Sound recording of a panel discussion at the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The panel "Oral History Defined" is presented by Lyle Brown from the Dept. of Political Science, Baylor University, Eugenia Meyer, from the Instituto Nacional de Anthropologia e Historia, Mexico City. The panel “Oral History and Black Studies” is presented by Lawrence Goodwin from the Dept. of History, Duke University, Ann Allen Shockley from the Black Oral History Program, Fisk University.

Sound recording of Alex Haley's conference presentation at the Seventh National Colloquium on Oral History at the Thompson Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Haley is the author of 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' and 'Roots.'

Sound recording of Mary Patrick, Herbert T. Hoover, and Joseph Cash speaking at the 7th National Colloquium on Oral History about the American Indian Research Project.

Sound recording of a round table discussion from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. W. Baum is listed on the tape.

Sound recording of panelists at the Lone Star Sesquicentennial conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. Moderator: Archie McDonald; First panelist: Margaret Sweat Pinson; Second panelist: Daniel E. Fox; Third panelist: Dr. Marilyn McAdams Sibley, reading, "Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers Before the Civil War." Side A ends in the middle of Pinson's lecture. Side B begins with Fox's presentation, and ends in the middle of Sibley's lecture.

Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …

Sound recording of a presentation from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. John Wickman, Director, Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and President-elect of the Oral History Association presented at the Ambassador Room, Villa Capri Motel, Austin, TX.

Audio reel from the Steven Fromholz Papers recorded during the KHFI Music Festival at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas.

Sound recording of Dr. Marilyn McAdams Sibley reading from, "Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers Before the Civil War," at the Lone Star Sesquicentennial conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. Footage begins in the middle of Sibley's presentation.

Sound recording of panelists at the Lone Star Sesquicentennial conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. First panelist: unknown; Second panelist: Robin Doughty, PhD. Clip 1 begins in the middle of the first presentation. Clip 2 ends in the middle of Doughty's lecture.

Sound recording of panelists at the Lone Star Sesquicentennial conference held by the University of Texas at Austin. First panelist: T.R. Fehrenbach, presenting, "The Texas Revolution in Perspective"; Second panelist: unknown. Fehrenbach's speech is cut off and the recording proceeds in the middle of the second presentation.

Sound recording of panelists at the Lone Star Sesquicentennial conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. First panelist: Robin Doughty, PhD; Second panelist: Frank de la Teja, PhD; Third panelist: Fane Downs, PhD; Moderator: T. R. Fehrenbach, author of the book "Lone Star", described as a historian who made Texas larger than life. Doughty gives a biographical account of an early pioneer frontierswoman; de la Teja discusses life in San Antonio in the 1820s; Downs discusses the role women played on the frontier, debunks the myths of the helpless heroine, the sturdy helpmate, and the bad woman. Side A starts in the middle of Doughty's presentation, and ends in the middle of Downs' presentation. Side B starts in the middle of a Q&A with the panelists.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.

Audio cassette from the NaDeane Walker Anderson collection. The oral history, by interviewer Cindy William, interviews NaDeane Walker Anderson, Women’s Army Corps (WAC) servicewoman during the second world war. NaDeane Walker Anderson was born in 1921 on a family farm near Canton, Texas. She was the second youngest child of nine to Charles H. Walker and Wincie Sides Walker. In 1942, NaDeane graduated from North Texas State Teacher’s College (NTSTC) in Denton, Texas.

Sound recording of panelists at the Lone Star Sesquicentennial conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. First panelist: Margaret Sweat Pinson; Second panelist: James Pohl, reading, "Battles and Leaders of the Texas Revolution"; Third panelist: unknown; Fourth panelist: Dr. Marilyn McAdams Sibley, reading, "Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers Before the Civil War." Clip 1 begins in the middle of Pinson's presentation and ends after Pohl's lecture. Clip 2 begins in the middle of an unknown presentation, and ends in the middle of Sibley's lecture.

Interview of Caroline Heath's parents conducted by Caroline Heath (age 10), regarding her adoption of from the Yuangchun SWI in Guangdong Province, China. Caroline interviews her parents, asking them why they wanted to adopt her, why her mother has maintained their Chinese adoption group, what were their experiences in China, and what being a parent is like.

Oral history with Nora Brock discussing her visit to China on her eighth birthday and describing the experience of "blending in" in China. She also speaks about her life in Texas, describing her school classes and interests.