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Oral History Interview with Clarice Tinsley, November 11, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clarice Tinsley, November 11, 2012

Interview with Clarice Tinsley, a journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, and her career as a reporter and a news anchor.
Date: November 11, 2012
Creator: Obamehinti, Lola; Blankenship, Sara; Ortega, Gabriel Morty; Tinsley, Clarice; DeWalt, Christinia Childs & Obamehinti, Lola
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with T. C. Hsu, April 11, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with T. C. Hsu, April 11, 2001

Interview with Dr. Tao-Chiuh Hsu, beginning with the doctor recounting his early career in the United States as a graduate student at the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Texas, Medical Branch in Galveston. He shares his story about how he stumbled upon the hypotonic solution to separate chromosomes for deeper analysis of genes. Dr. Hsu explains his reasons for leaving the Medical Branch and joining M. D. Anderson for better laboratory and teaching opportunities. He shares an anecdote about the original main building of the institution. The interview explores Dr. Hsu’s promotions and positions held within the institution and touches on his relationships and collaborative work with Drs. R. Lee Clark, Charles M. Pomerat, Felix Haas, and Daniel Billen. Dr. Hsu shares his cultural experiences in terms of language barriers, naturalization and family immigration process. The interview concludes with Dr. Hsu answering questions about colleagues who worked with him in his lab over the years.
Date: April 11, 2001
Creator: Hsu, T. C. (Tao-Chiuh); Olson, James Stuart & Brunet, Lesley Williams
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adam Briggle, November 11, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Adam Briggle, November 11, 2019

Audio interview with Dr. Adam Briggle, a philosophy professor and environmental activist from Colorado, regarding his involvement in the Denton Drilling Awareness Group and Frack Free Denton campaign in Denton, Texas.
Date: November 11, 2019
Creator: Wolridge, Alexandria & Briggle, Adam
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Chris Walker, February 11, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Chris Walker, February 11, 2003

Interview with Chris Walker, a carpenter during World War II. He discusses working as a carpenter in the Marines at Camp Pendleton and on Tinian and Saipan. He was present at Okinawa and in Nagasaki after Japan surrendered. He also tells stories about generals, his colonel, rations, and friendly fire. He describes some of the memorabilia he kept.
Date: February 11, 2003
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Walker, Chris
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Willard Wall, July 12, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Willard Wall, July 12, 1977

Interview with Willard Wall, a Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Willard discusses his experiences on Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including his entry into the Army, assignment to Schofield Barracks, the morning of the attack, and preparations of the island for invasion afterwards.
Date: July 11, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wall, Willard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joseph Bolen, October 11, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joseph Bolen, October 11, 1976

Interview with Navy veteran Joseph Bolen. The interview includes Bolen's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: October 11, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bolen, Joseph
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., January 11, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., January 11, 1972

Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., Marine WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Clem discusses his time as a Marine in Northern China before the war; his transfer to Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines; the Japanese invasion; the Battle of Bataan; his capture and internment at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, and Davao; escaping from a sinking transport off the coast of Mindanao; and reuniting with American forces.
Date: January 11, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Clem, Onnie, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lillie Abbey, December 11, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lillie Abbey, December 11, 1974

Interview with Lillie Abbey, long-time resident of Denton, Texas. The interview includes Abbey's personal experiences of the Oklahoma land rush, farm life, and life in Denton during the 1920s and 1930s.
Date: December 11, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Abbey, Lillie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arthur Brindley, June 11, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arthur Brindley, June 11, 1976

Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Arthur Brindley. The interview includes Brindley's personal experiences at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 11, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brindley, Arthur
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Fred Agnich, August 11, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Fred Agnich, August 11, 1975

Interview with Fred Agnich, businessman and member of the Texas House of Representatives, Republican. The interview includes Agnich's personal experiences as a member of the 64th Legislature. Agnich talks about the House speakership race, appropriations, committee appointments, the strip mining bill, public school financing, public utilities legislation, constitutional revision, and Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date: August 11, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Agnich, Fred
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lillian Baker, March 11, 1982 transcript

Oral History Interview with Lillian Baker, March 11, 1982

Interview with Lillian Baker about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
Date: March 11, 1982
Creator: Baker, Lillian
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louise Hurst, March 11, 1982 transcript

Oral History Interview with Louise Hurst, March 11, 1982

Interview with Louise Hurst about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
Date: March 11, 1982
Creator: Hurst, Louise
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James L. Kent, May 11, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James L. Kent, May 11, 1972

Interview with James L. Kent, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Duncanville, Texas. Kent discusses joining the Marine Corps, being AWOL, his judicial punishment, his deployment to the Philippines at Cavite Navy Yard, the Japanese attack, his experiences in the Battles of Bataan and Corregidor, his capture, and his internment at Bilibid Prison, Cabanatuan #1 & 2, and Mitsushima.
Date: May 11, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kent, James L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Stuart Henry, January 11, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Stuart Henry, January 11, 1979

Interview with Stuart Henry, an environmentalist from Austin, Texas, regarding his upbringing and family, work in the air and water conservation movements, involvement with environmental societies, interactions with the Corps of Engineers, and work as a lobbyist for the Sierra Club.
Date: January 11, 1979
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & Henry, Stuart
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Willadene Hines, February 11, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Willadene Hines, February 11, 1976

Interview with Willadene Hines, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include her life growing up in Baytown.
Date: February 11, 1976
Creator: Peace, William K. & Hines, Willadene
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Julia Lancaster Pierson, March 11, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Julia Lancaster Pierson, March 11, 1976

Interview with Julia Lancaster Pierson, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown.
Date: March 11, 1976
Creator: McNeil, William J. & Pierson, Julia Lancaster
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. Orville Tidmon, August 11, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with W. Orville Tidmon, August 11, 1976

Interview with W. Orville Tidmon, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX, including local politics and government.
Date: August 11, 1976
Creator: Roberts, Linda & Tidmon, W. Orville
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pat Gulley, May 11, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Pat Gulley, May 11, 1988

Interview with Pat Gulley, a community activist and a member of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship. Gulley explains her involvement with the group, the history of race relations in Denton, the desegregation of public facilities and schools, early group meetings, opposition to the Fellowship, and its contributions.
Date: May 11, 1988
Creator: Lohr, Mary & Gulley, Pat
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Nathan Donsky, September 11, 1982 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nathan Donsky, September 11, 1982

Interview with Nathan Donsky, a business-owner from Dallas, Texas. Donsky discusses his family history, his upbringing, first job as a secretary, running small businesses in San Angelo and Forsan, Texas, founding Goren & Donsky's Pawn Shop, how he married his wife, expanding the business, starting Nathan's Jewelers, family happenings, company finances, and business partnerships and relations.
Date: September 11, 1982
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Donsky, Nathan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, August 11, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, August 11, 1985

Interview with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, owners and operators of Hermosa Farms, Dallas, Texas. The interview includes the Dieterich's personal experiences about farming in Dallas, education, and establishing Hermosa Farms. The Dieterich's talk about their family backgrounds, Arthur's employment as operator of dairy cooperative with his brother in El Paso, Texas, the effect of the Great Depression on Dallas dairy businesses, milk processing and delivery operations, a typical day on a dairy farm, their change from retail to wholesale business, developing dairy herd, their cooperation with agricultural experiment stations, personnel practices, and civic and trade association activities. The interview includes an appendix with a family history written by Louise Caillet Dieterich.
Date: August 11, 1985
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Dieterich, Arthur
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William J. Stewart, June 11, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William J. Stewart, June 11, 1981

Interview with William J. Stewart, a United States Navy veteran from Cherryvale, Kansas. Stewart discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after his cruiser, the USS Houston, was sunk off the coast of Java in 1942.
Date: July 11, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Stewart, William J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Donald C. Brain, March 11, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Donald C. Brain, March 11, 1981

Interview with Donald C. Brain, a United States Navy veteran from Long Beach, California. Brain discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after his cruiser, the USS Houston, was sunk off the coast of Java in 1942.
Date: March 11, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brain, Donald C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, August 11, 1975 (open access)

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-
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joel K. Walker, November 11, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joel K. Walker, November 11, 1971

Interview with Joel Walker, an employee of the Home Owners' Loan Association from Marietta, Oklahoma. Walker worked for the HOLA in Dallas during the Great Depression; he discusses working at a bank in Roswell, New Mexico, unemployment, hiring with HOLA in Dallas, how the Association operated, loan terms, mortgages, and foreclosures.
Date: November 11, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Walker, Joel K.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library