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Oral History Interview with Lowell Dean Cox, February 1, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Lowell Dean Cox, February 1, 2005

Interview with Lowell Dean Cox, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses joining the Navy and serving aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He was on board when the cruiser was attacked by a Japanese submarine and survived for five days in the water before being rescued.
Date: February 1, 2005
Creator: Bryk, Clarence & Cox, Lowell Dean
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hermi Salas, February 14, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Hermi Salas, February 14, 2005

Interview with Oral interview with Hermi Salas, a U. S. Marine during World War II. Salas was assigned to the Third Marine Division and was present for the invasion of Guam in the Mariana Islands. He was wounded on Guam and evacuated to a hospital ship, the USS Solace. He also participated in the Iwo Jima landings. After a few weeks at Iwo Jima, Salas was wounded again and placed aboard the USS Solace. He discusses his experiences in the hospital recovering from the wounds he received in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Eventually, he made his way back to San Antonio. He also discusses a brief leave at home before he reported to prison guard duty in Corpus Christi. Upon being discharged after the war, Salas went to radio school and worked at Kelly Air Force Base in the Civil Service.
Date: February 14, 2005
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Salas, Hermi
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005

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 …
Date: January 27, 2005
Creator: Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gilberto S. Trevino, February 18, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Gilberto S. Trevino, February 18, 2005

Interview with Gilberto S. Trevino, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He attended Texas A&M before serving in the Marine Corps. He was in the 28th Replacement Battalion when he was assigned to the 3d Marine Division and deployed to Iwo Jima. He discusses his first impressions of landing on the island. He describes the constructed Japanese defenses on the island and the use of Japanese Nisei interpreters to convince defenders to surrender. He returned to Texas A&M where he was in the Corps of Cadets (ROTC) and accepted his commission in the Army in time to serve in Korea. He eventually earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A&M and a doctorate degree in pathology from Michigan State University. He retired from service in 1976 with the rank of colonel.
Date: February 18, 2005
Creator: Atkinson, Scott & Trevino, Gilberto S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, February 17, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, February 17, 2005

Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, a bugler in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was a bugler aboard the USS Indianapolis and experienced a kamikaze attack during the Okinawa campaign. He also describes transporting the crate that contained the first atomic bomb to Tinian, the ship's sinking, and the four days and five nights he spent in a life raft waiting to be rescued.
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Morris, Cork & Morgan, Glenn G.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Faculty Recital: 2005-10-28 - Lynn Eustis, soprano and Elvia Puccinelli, piano

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: October 28, 2005
Creator: Eustis, Lynn & Puccinelli, Elvia L.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2005-10-07 - John Holt, trumpet

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: October 7, 2005
Creator: Holt, John, 1959-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2005-10-17 - Gustavo Romero, piano

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: October 17, 2005
Creator: Romero, Gustavo
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2005-09-18 - Elizabeth King Dubberly, soprano and Stephen Dubberly, piano

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Recital performated at UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: September 18, 2005
Creator: Dubberly, Elizabeth King & Dubberly, Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2005-09-06 - Gustavo Romero, piano

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: September 6, 2005
Creator: Romero, Gustavo
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2005-09-08 - Igor Borodin, violin and Pamela Mia Paul, piano

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: September 8, 2005
Creator: Borodin, Igor & Paul, Pamela Mia
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2005-10-04 - Eric Nestler, alto saxophone, and Pamela Mia Paul, piano

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Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall
Date: October 4, 2005
Creator: Nestler, Eric M. & Paul, Pamela Mia
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2005-03-21 - Jeffrey Snider, baritone & Elvia Puccinelli, piano

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Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: March 21, 2005
Creator: Snider, Jeffrey & Puccinelli, Elvia L.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2005-04-15 - Tony Baker, trombone & Steven Harlos, piano

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Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: April 15, 2005
Creator: Baker, Tony (Trombonist) & Harlos, Steven, 1953-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2005-04-19 – Flute Choir

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Flute Choir recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: April 19, 2005
Creator: University of North Texas. Flute Choir.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2005-04-18 – Center for Chamber Music Study

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Chamber Music Ensembles performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
Date: April 18, 2005
Creator: Center for Chamber Music Studies
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2005-11-18 – Opera Theatre

Opera performed at UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, Lyric Theatre
Date: November 18, 2005
Creator: University of North Texas. Division of Vocal Studies. Opera.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2005-11-17 – Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band

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Concert performed at UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, Winspear Hall.
Date: November 17, 2005
Creator: North Texas Wind Symphony
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2005-11-20 – Harp Ensemble

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Harp ensemble recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: November 20, 2005
Creator: University of North Texas. Harp Ensemble.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2005-11-21 – Women's Chorus and Men's Chorus

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Concert performed at UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, Winspear Hall.
Date: November 21, 2005
Creator: University of North Texas. Women's Chorus.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2005-11-28 – Early Music Chamber Ensembles

Recital performed at UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: November 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2005-11-29 – Concert Choir and Coppell High School Madrigal/Chamber Singers

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Concert performed at UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, Winspear Performance Hall.
Date: November 29, 2005
Creator: University of North Texas. Concert Choir.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2005-04-20 – Brass Band

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Brass Band performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
Date: April 20, 2005
Creator: University of North Texas. Brass Band.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2005-04-28 – Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony

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Symphonic band and wind symphony concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
Date: April 28, 2005
Creator: University of North Texas. Symphonic Band.
System: The UNT Digital Library