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Civilian Conservation Corps History Oral History Project
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World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors (Navy) Oral History Project
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Texas Community History Oral History Project
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Texas Political History Oral History Project
10
Women in the Texas Republican Party Oral History Project
9
World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project
7
Business History Oral History Project
6
World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors (Marine Corps) Oral History Project
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Texas Business Oral History Project
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World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with Odie Mitchell, October 18,1993
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Interview with Odie Mitchell concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Mitchell worked at camps in Flagstaff, Arizona and Kingman, Arizona.
Date:
October 18, 1993
Creator:
Early, Brice & Mitchell, Odie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William D. Whitson, August 13, 2006
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Interview with William Whitman, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from Denton, Texas, who served with General Curtis LeMay. Whitman discusses flight training, becoming a heavy bomber pilot, service in the European theater, joining LeMay's staff, and stories about LeMay's work and personality.
Date:
August 13, 2006
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred & Whitson, William D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Ripp, November 17, 2013
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with William Ripp, former dispatch shift manager for Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview Ripp shares experiences and anecdotes of his time as a flight dispatcher, remembering the bankruptcy of Braniff in 1982, life adjustments after Braniff, and overall impact of his career with Braniff.
Date:
November 17, 2013
Creator:
Schnur, Abra & Ripp, William
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, July 17, 1973
Interview with Representative Walt Parker, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Denton, Texas. Parker discusses his experiences during the regular session of the 63rd Legislature, including the large influx of freshman representatives and their impact on the session; reform legislation; the Ethics Commission; lobbyists; House Speaker elections; criminal legislation; and his evaluation of Price Daniel as speaker.
Date:
July 17, 1973
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Parker, Walt
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Evelyn Black, April 5, 2017
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Evelyn Black, schoolteacher and community activist, about her involvement with the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship.
Date:
April 5, 2017
Creator:
Cunningham, Sarah & Black, Evelyn J., 1933-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ruby Cole and Alma Clark, March 28, 2017
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Ruby Cole and Alma Clark for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview they discuss their experiences with segregation, civil rights activism, and involvement in the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship.
Date:
March 28, 2017
Creator:
Elliott, Brian; Cole, Ruby & Clark, Alma
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Linnie McAdams, March 2, 2017
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Linnie McAdams, community activist, for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview McAdams talks about the contemporary state of civil rights progress; involvement in the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; discrimination; poverty; Quakertown; continued community involvement; women’s rights; contemporary politics; and whiteness of black movies.
Date:
March 2, 2017
Creator:
Lacy, David & McAdams, Linnie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with C. M. ("Hank") Hudspeth, May 3, 1993
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Interview with Hank Hudspeth, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a cryptographer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Hudspeth discusses his assignment to COMSOPAC at Noumea in New Caledonia, the intricacies of sending and receiving various classifications of coded messages, and the ambush of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's plane in 1943.
Date:
May 3, 1993
Creator:
Daniels, John & Hudspeth, C. M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bill Clayton, July 16, 1975
Interview with Bill Clayton, a farmer-rancher-businessman and former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1975-1982), concerning his experiences and personal views as speaker during the Sixty-fourth Legislature. Clayton discusses his early political career, his personal political philosophy, his quest for the house speakership, personal observations of former Speakers Byron Tunnell, Ben Barnes, Gus Mutscher, Rayford Price, Price Daniel, Jr., the appointment of committee chairs, disposition if budget surplus, public school financing, public utilities regulation, and constitutional revision.
Date:
July 16, 1975
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Clayton, Billy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, September 19, 1975
Interview with Walt Parker, a builder, farmer-rancher, and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Denton. Parker discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. He also talks about the selection of Bill Clayton as speaker of the House, committee appointments, the constitutional revision, public school financing, public utilities legislation, and his personal legislation.
Date:
September 19, 1975
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Parker, Walter E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, August 11, 1975
Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, an attorney and a Republican member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. Harris discusses public school financing, public utilities legislation, constitutional revision, and personal legislation.
Date:
August 11, 1975
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, September 7, 1977
Interview with O. H. ("Ike") Harris, an attorney and a Republican member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, Texas, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. Harris discusses the budget surplus, appropriations, the highway bill, public school financing, his personal legislation, and Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date:
September 7, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Pat Cheek, April 3, 2017
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Pat Cheek, schoolteacher and community activist, from Denton, Texas, concerning her experiences with the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship. In the interview Cheek also discusses the feminist movement, contemporary politics, and her continued community involvement.
Date:
April 3, 2017
Creator:
Robinson, Sarah & Cheek, Pat
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bill Clayton, June 29, 1977
Interview with Bill Clayton, a farmer-rancher-businessman and former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1975-1982), concerning his experiences and personal views as speaker during the Sixty-fifth Legislature. Clayton discusses the budget surplus, appropriations, the highway bill, public school financing, the Peveto bill and property taxation, government reorganization, House-Senate relations, and Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date:
June 29, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Clayton, Billy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, November 5, 1969
Interview with Republican Senator O. H. (Ike) Harris, an attorney from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Senator Harris describes his personal experiences and views as a member of the Sixty-first legislature. He also discloses some biographical information as well as his decision to enter politics. Senator Harris discusses his personal political philosophies on issues including one versus two-year budgets, revenue legislation, welfare legislation, and state minimum wage laws. He also comments on fellow politicians Governor Preston Smith and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes.
Date:
November 5, 1969
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Catherine Bell, April 7, 2017
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Catherine Bell, public employee and community activist, about her experiences with the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship.
Date:
April 7, 2017
Creator:
Beattie, Kathleen & Bell, Catherine, approximately 1920-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Pat Gulley, March 1, 2017
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with community activist Pat Gulley for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview Gulley discusses her experiences with the black community and interracial interactions, involvement in the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship, civil rights, and contemporary race relations.
Date:
March 1, 2017
Creator:
Huebner, Andrew & Gulley, Pat
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Billie Mohair, April 7, 2017
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Billie Mohair, librarian and community activist, for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview Mohair talks about her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship, her experiences of racism and segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, Quakertown, continued community involvement, and contemporary civil rights issues.
Date:
April 17, 2017
Creator:
Lacy, David & Mohair, Billie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carol Riddlesperger, February 28, 2017
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Carol Riddlesperger, schoolteacher and community activist, for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview she discusses her involvement in the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship and civil rights activism in Denton.
Date:
February 28, 2017
Creator:
Cunningham, Sarah & Riddlesperger, Carol
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mae Nell Shepherd, April 10, 2017
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Mae Nell Shephard for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview Shepherd discusses her involvement in the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship, desegregation in Denton, and contemporary race relations.
Date:
April 10, 2017
Creator:
Huebner, Andrew & Shepherd, Mae Nell
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jane Guzman, April 12, 1993
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Interview with Jane Guzman from Highland Park, Texas concerning her experiences and thoughts on the development of the Republican Party in Texas. Guzman also discusses activities in state and local Republican election campaigns, the Religious Right, abortion, the Eagle Forum, and the National Organization of Women.
Date:
April 12, 1993
Creator:
Strickland, Kristi & Guzman, Jane
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mary Anna Sewalt, May 10, 1993
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Interview with Mary Anna Sewalt concerning her participation in the development of the Republican Party in Texas (1944-1993). Sewalt discusses her youth in West Texas, her employment with WPA (Works Progress Administration) during the New Deal years, her decision to join the Republican Party in 1947, her conservative philosophy, organizing the Republican Party of Denton County, the 1952 presidential campaign, activities with the Texas Federation of Republican Women, her positions on abortion, the Religious Right, and women's rights in general.
Date:
May 10, 1993
Creator:
Strickland, Kristi & Sewalt, Mary Anna
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carol Reed, July 27, 1993
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Interview with Carol Reed, a political consultant, concerning her role in the development of the Republican Party in Texas (1967-1993). Reed discusses her volunteer campaign work, being political director of John Tower's senatorial campaign in 1978, her activities with the Texas Federation of Republican Women's Clubs, the evolving role of women in political campaigns, her decision to become a political consultant, her conservative philosophy, and her opinions about the Eagle Forum, radical feminism, abortion, and women's issues in general.
Date:
July 27, 1993
Creator:
Strickland, Kristi & Reed, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library