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[Oral History Interview with Robert L. Price]
Interview with Robert L. Price, desegregationist and civil rights activist. Price discusses his early life in Chicago, role in the desegregation of schools in the Dallas Independent School District, and his affiliations with civil rights activist groups.
Date:
June 21, 2021
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015
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.
Date:
May 23, 2015
Creator:
Krchnak, Adolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Celeste Williams, November 13, 2014
Interview with Celeste Williams, the first female sports editor for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The interview includes discussion of her days as sports editor of her eighth-grade yearbook, working for several different newspapers in different cities, and finally ending up at the Star-Telegram.
Date:
November 13, 2014
Creator:
Copeland, Alex; Gutierrez, Tony; O'Hanlon, Adrian & Williams, Celeste
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron Mendoza. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended torpedo school and was assigned to an aircraft torpedo lab at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. There he filled warheads with air so the torpedo could be retrieved after test fires. Torpedoes that passed quality control would then be filled with explosive warheads and loaded into underground silos. After 14 months, his unit was dispersed. Mendoza was in Great Lakes awaiting further orders when the war ended. He was discharged in December 1945 and worked as a civilian employee at Kelly Air Force Base, retiring with a GS-12 ranking. He then worked as a salesman for Control Data, selling supercomputers to the likes of NASA and Texaco. He emphasizes the importance of staying active in retirement, and at the age of 88 he ranked number one nationally in Wii bowling.
Date:
September 7, 2012
Creator:
Mendoza, Aaron
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012
Interview with Rena Pederson, a former journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers, the books she has written, and her work in communications and public affairs.
Date:
April 5, 2012
Creator:
Harding, Anne; Dann, Lori & Pederson, Rena
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert Jeffers, December 28, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Jeffers. Jeffers joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in Illinois. He received diesel engine maintenance and repair training at submarine school in Connecticut. Upon completion, he was assigned to the engine room aboard the USS Threadfin (SS-410) as a fireman, first class. He participated in the tracking operation that led to the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato. He was transferred to the USS Menhaden (SS-377) and was the first to welcome Admiral Nimitz during a change of command ceremony. Jeffers was discharged in 1946 and went on to earn a degree in mechanical engineering as well as a law degree.
Date:
December 28, 2011
Creator:
Jeffers, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview with Mark Herbner]
Interview with Bishop Mark Herbner, who was a preacher in Richardson and later Dallas at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church. Herbner discusses growing up in Chicago, attending seminary, leading his congregation in Dallas, other pastors at the time, and his activism.
Date:
September 29, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date:
April 14, 2009
Creator:
Donaldson, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008
Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date:
August 14, 2008
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Clay, May 7, 2002
Interview with Carl Clay, a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf War, who also served in the civil wars in Lebanon, Kosovo, and Somalia. Clay describes his time working in aviation on the flight deck of ships and the many countries he visited while in the service, such as Brazil, Spain, and Cuba.
Date:
April 15, 2003
Creator:
DeVore, Danielle & Clay, Carl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack and Frances Real Stevens, January 31, 2001
Interview with Jack and Frances Real Stevens, a ranching and former Navy couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple describes their individual childhoods, growing up in town and on a ranch, as well as their travels around the world. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens also discuss their involvement with the Kerrville community. The interview includes a history of the Kerrville German Dance Club, on pages 2-4.
Date:
January 31, 2001
Creator:
Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Stevens, Jack & Stevens, Frances Real
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000
Interview with Thornton Secor, grandson of a prominent local doctor, from Kerrville, Texas. Thornton talks about how his grandfather ended up in the area and his various contributions to Kerrville, such as building the town's first hospital and establishing a tourist campsite. Thornton also briefly mentions the flood of 1932, and rainfall in the area.
Date:
September 27, 2000
Creator:
Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Secor, Thornton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Barbara Campbell, May 6, 1993
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Interview with Barbara Campbell concerning her views on the impact and significance of women on the development of the Republican Party in Texas (1960-1990). Campbell discusses the first senatorial campaign of John Tower, the activities of Northwood, Texas, Republican Women's Club, the Texas Federation of Republican Women, her work for U.S. Congressman Jim Collins, and her personal political philosophy.
Date:
May 6, 1993
Creator:
Strickland, Kristi & Campbell, Barbara
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Invoice for Cinnabar Scarlet Phlox Seeds and Multiple Types of Petunia Flowering Plants, February 4,1952]
Invoices for items sold to Plantersville Nurseries by Vaughan's Seed Company, first invoice includes a fourth of an ounce of Cinnabar scarlet phlox seeds and second invoice includes multiple types of Petunia flowering plants/seeds.
Date:
{1952-01-24,1952-02-04}
Creator:
Vaughan's Seed Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]
Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Cochran and Arnold to Betty Jo Streff]
Photocopied telegram from Cochran and Arnold to Betty Jo Streff discussing instructions for an interview to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots. A second partial telegram can be seen on the bottom half of the page, also addressed to Betty Jo Streff on reporting for duty at Columbus Air Force Base.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cochran, Jacqueline & Arnold, Henry Harley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, February 21, 1968]
Telegram from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of an upcoming meeting of the Commission on Income Maintenance Programs.
Date:
February 21, 1968
Creator:
Heineman, Ben W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, February 13, 1968]
Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, speaking of an upcoming meeting and a booklet entitled "Program Analysis--Income and Benefit Programs."
Date:
February 13, 1968
Creator:
Heineman, Ben W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Credit Card Transportation, July 27, 1956]
Invoice for credit card transportation for I. H. Kempner from Rail Travel Credit Agency. The invoice states that there's one ticket from Galveston to Chicago for $55.11.
Date:
July 27, 1956
Creator:
Rail Travel Credit Agency
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Shipment of Goods, March 1956]
Invoice for items sold to Danieland Kempner by Central Freight Lines, including tubswood, pots and garden tools, etc. shipped by American Florist Supply Co.
Date:
March 27, 1956
Creator:
Central Freight Lines, Incorporated
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Palm Tubs, September 9, 1955]
Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner of Plantersviller Nurseries by American Florist Supply Co., including six 14 inch palm tubs for $25.65. The items were shipped to Mr. George Edward Harris, a gardener in Plantersville Nurseries.
Date:
September 9, 1955
Creator:
American Florist Supply Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items from Geo. J. Ball Inc., July 20, 1955]
Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner by Geo. J. Ball Inc., including Chattanooga, Imp Ind Yellow, and PK Mistletoe for $31.36, marked paid by check on the 29th of July, 1955.
Date:
July 20, 1955
Creator:
Geo. J. Ball Incorporated
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Junior Simplex Soil Testing Outfit]
Invoice for a Junior Simplex Soil Testing Outfit sold to Daniel W. Kempner of Plantersville Nurseries by American Florist Supply Co. for $33.50.
Date:
January 20, 1955
Creator:
American Florist Supply Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Charges from American Florist Supply Co., January 1, 1954]
Invoice for charges made to D. W. Kempner by American Florist Supply Co.; the final balance due was $2.61.
Date:
January 1, 1955
Creator:
American Florist Supply Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History