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Texas Community History Oral History Project
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World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors Oral History Project
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Civilian Conservation Corps History Oral History Project
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Women in the Texas Republican Party Oral History Project
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World War II Pacific Theater Oral History Project
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World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project
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Korean War Oral History Project
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Rivertown at War Oral History Project
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Texas Political History Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with Allan Shivers, April 12, 1965
Interview with former state senator, lieutenant governor, and governor of Texas (1950-57), Allan Shivers from Lufkin, Texas. The interview includes Shivers' observations on his career in the Texas Senate (1934-45), liquor control issue, pari-mutuel betting, lobbyists, oil politics, labor relations, comments about Governors James Allred and W. Lee O'Daniel, race for lieutenant governor in 1946, views on the operation of state government, education, Truman presidential race of 1948, tidelands oil, death of Governor Jester in 1949 and succession to governorship, gubernatorial election in 1950 and the Stevenson-Eisenhower campaign of 1952.
Date:
April 12, 1965
Creator:
Brewer, Thomas B. & Shivers, Allan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bullock Hyder, May 12, 1966
Interview with Tom Bullock Hyder, a Democratic Texas State Legislator from Denton, Texas. Hyder recounts his time in state government from 1928 to about 1940, discussing lobbying, the growth of the state's industries, liquor laws, state education, his relations with various prominent state figures and politicians, campaigns, and other topics.
Date:
May 12, 1966
Creator:
Kamp, H. W. & Hyder, Bullock
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Kell Cahoon, October 24, 1967
Interview with former Texas House of Representatives Republican member and independent oil-man and geologist Frank K. Cahoon. The interview includes Cahoon's personal views on salaries for public school teachers, labor legislation, sales tax, liquor registration, appropriation bills, revisions in criminal code, lobby influence, and the future growth for the Republican party in Texas. Cahoon also talks about his thoughts on fellow politicians, his decision to switch career paths from business to politics, and his experiences as the only Republican representative in the Texas House.
Date:
February 12, 1968
Creator:
Odom, E. Dale & Cahoon, Frank Kell
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mrs. James V. Allred, 1967-1968
Interview with Mrs. James V. Allred, wife of former Governor James V. Allred, from Wichita Falls, Texas. The interview includes Allred's reminiscences of her husband's political career and her life in the Governor's Mansion.
Date:
November 12, 1968
Creator:
Odom, E. Dale; Stephens, A. Ray & Allred, James V.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alla Clary, August 12, 1969
Interview with Alla Clary, former secretary to Representative Sam Rayburn, from McKinney, Texas. In the interview, Miss Clary discusses her personal experiences and recollections from her many years of service in the office of Congressman Rayburn in Washington D.C.
Date:
August 12, 1969
Creator:
Kamp, H. W. & Clary, Alla
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sam Zangari, January 5, 1971
Interview with Sam Zangari, an Army WWII veteran from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Zangari was present at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
February 12, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald & Zangari, Sam
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles Tupper, August 12, 1971
Interview with Representative Charles Tupper regarding his experiences while a member of the 62nd Texas State Legislature.
Date:
August 12, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Tupper, Charles
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Kaster, August 12, 1971
Interview with Representative James Kaster regarding his experiences while a member of the 62nd Texas State Legislature.
Date:
August 12, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Kaster, James
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Henry Stanley, March 12, 1973
Interview with Henry Stanley, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW who survived the Bataan Death March. Stanley discusses joining the Air Corps and prewar service, the Japanese invasion, Bataan and Corregidor, capture by Japanese forces, the march, internment at Clark Field, transit to Japan and internment there, and the war's end. In appendix are letters Stanley wrote during the war, telegrams and letters to his family from the War Department regarding his status, and a statement recording his health during the war.
Date:
March 12, 1973
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 12, 1973
Interview with Democratic Texas Senator and attorney Oscar H. Mauzy from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Mauzy shares his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-third Legislature. Subjects discussed include freshmen senators, committee appointments, reform legislation, and the Comparative Negligence Bill. Mauzy also comments on fellow politicians Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby and Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date:
July 12, 1973
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George Burns, March 12, 1974
Interview with George Burns, a postal worker, farmer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," about his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burns talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.
Date:
March 12, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, George, 1917-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with R. F. Button, November 12, 1974
Interview with Red Button concerning his experiences as a former Denton County, Texas, whiskey maker during the prohibition era.
Date:
November 12, 1974
Creator:
Swenson, John & Button, Red F.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James H. Barclay, February 12, 1976
Interview with James H. Barclay concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Barclay worked in camps in Monrovia, California and Waxahachie, Texas.
Date:
February 12, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Barclay, James H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert D. Duvall, April 12, 1976
Interview with Navy veteran Robert D. Duvall. The interview includes Duvall's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
April 12, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Duvall, Robert D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John J. Springer, June 12, 1976
Interview with John Springer, U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Wheeler Field with the 741st Ordnance Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
June 12, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Springer, John J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robinson R. Norris, June 12, 1976
Interview with Robinson Norris, an Army veteran, concerning his experiences at Fort Shafter with the 64th Coast Artillery during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
June 12, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Norris, Robinson R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Walter A. Simerson, June 12, 1976
Interview with Walter A. Simerson, an Army veteran, concerning his experiences at an artillery cantonment with the 3rd Engineers near Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
June 12, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Simerson, Walter A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Willard G. Sheldon, June 12, 1976
Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Willard G. Sheldon. The interview includes Sheldon's personal experiences at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
June 12, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Sheldon, Willard G.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Pat Duncan, February 12, 1977
Interview with Pat Duncan, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS Raleigh during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
February 12, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Duncan, Pat P.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Christopher Zett, July 12, 1977
Interview with Christopher Zett, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
July 12, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Zett, Christopher
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, July 12, 1977
Interview with attorney and Democratic Representative L. DeWitt Hale from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the interview, Mr. Hale discusses his experiences as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. He also expresses his personal views on budget surplus, highway appropriations, the teacher retirement bill, Texas Monthly's ratings of legislators, public school financing, ad valorem taxation, and the Peveto Bill.
Date:
July 12, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Douglas F. Knight, March 12, 1978
Interview with Douglas Knight, U.S. Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Knight talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), the hell ship to Japan (1942), Hakodate, Hokkaido (1942-1944), and his liberation.
Date:
March 12, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Knight, Douglas F.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank H. King, December 12, 1978
Interview with Frank King, U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. King talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944-1945), Phet Buri, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.
Date:
December 12, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & King, Frank H., 1921-2004
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank H. King, December 12, 1978
Interview with Frank H. King, a United States Marine Corps veteran from Shamrock, Texas. King 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:
December 12, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & King, Frank H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library