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Oral History Interview with Earl I. Crow, March 13, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Earl I. Crow, March 13, 1970

Interview with Earl I. Crow, a farmer and mechanic from Taft, TX. Crow recounts his family's move to Sinton, TX, in 1909, and the establishment of Taft as a community through the 1910s.
Date: March 13, 1970
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Crow, Earl I.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Edwin F. Flato, March 13, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edwin F. Flato, March 13, 1970

Interview with Edwin Flato, a businessman from Corpus Christi, Texas. Flato discusses his arrival in Kingsville in 1904, his construction of a hardware store in Robstown, TX, and various experiences in the Corpus area economy.
Date: March 13, 1970
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Flato, Edwin F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Fred H. Ferguson, March 13, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Fred H. Ferguson, March 13, 1970

Interview with Hattie Bell McKamey Ferguson (Mrs. Fred H. Ferguson), farmer and homemaker, who shares her observations on the land speculation, settlement, and development in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas from 1910 to 1970. She also discusses small town social life, the agrarian life, Mexican-Anglo relations, and King Ranch.
Date: March 13, 1970
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Ferguson, Hattie Bell McKamey, 1911-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Henry Moore, March 13, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Henry Moore, March 13, 1970

Interview with Mrs. Henry Moore, a teacher from Taft, Texas. Moore discusses her experiences living and schooling in Taft from 1909, her time at Texas A&M, and President Taft's visit to the town.
Date: March 13, 1970
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Moore, Mrs. Henry
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marshall E. Fields, February 13, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marshall E. Fields, February 13, 1972

Interview with Marshall Fields, a Marine WWII veteran from Arkansas. Fields discusses his deployment to Wake Island shortly before the war, the Battle of Wake Island, his capture, and his experiences in internment at Woosung, China, and Sapporo, Japan.
Date: February 13, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fields, Marshall E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James W. Gee, March 13 and March 19, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James W. Gee, March 13 and March 19, 1972

Interview with James W. Gee, a sales executive, a Marine Corps veteran, and a survivor of the sinking of the U.S.S. Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Gee 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, Thailand (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), coal mining near Nagasaki (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: [1972-03-13,1972-03-19]
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gee, James Wallace
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Leland D. Bartlett, September 13, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leland D. Bartlett, September 13, 1972

Interview with Colonel Leland D. Bartlett, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Springfield, Massachusetts. Bartlett discusses his education, his experience as a teenager in the Pancho Villa Expedition, becoming a commissioned officer in the Army, his pre-war career, his deployment to the Philippines, the Japanese attack, the Battle of Bataan, the siege of Corregidor and the American surrender, and his internment at Cabanatuan, Tanagawa, and Zentsuji.
Date: September 13, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bartlett, Leland D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 13, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 13, 1974

Interview with Lawrence Brown, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Decatur, Texas. Brown was a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment (the "Lost Battalion"): he recounts working during the Depression; mobilization; deployment to the Philippines and diversion to Brisbane after December 7th, 1941; arrival at Sangosari, Java; the Japanese invasion and American surrender; experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, several work camps on the Burma "Death" Railway, and Saigon; and liberation.
Date: March 13, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brown, Lawrence
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack Randall, April 13, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack Randall, April 13, 1974

Interview with Jack Randall, watchmaker and U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Blue during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 13, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Randall, Jack, 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul W. Neff, April 13, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Paul W. Neff, April 13, 1974

Interview with Paul W. Neff, businessman and Army Air Corps veteran. The interview includes Neff's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 31st Bombardment Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 13, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Neff, Paul W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. E. Rugg, June 13, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. E. Rugg, June 13, 1976

Interview with James Rugg, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the minelayer USS Breese during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 13, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rugg, James E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Leon P. Sell, June 13, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leon P. Sell, June 13, 1976

Interview with Leon P. Sell, United States Army veteran from Wallis, Texas. This interview contains his experiences with the 25th Medical Battalion at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He discusses being a first sergeant of D Company, 25th Medical Battalion and only being 18 at the time of the attack.
Date: June 13, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Sell, Leon P., Sr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sidney F. Krohn, June 13, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Sidney F. Krohn, June 13, 1976

Interview with Sidney Krohn, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 13, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Krohn, Sidney F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mynila Billingsley, October 13, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mynila Billingsley, October 13, 1977

Interview with Mynila Billingsley regarding her experiences while at Kaneohe naval Air Station with her husband Lieutenant Commander Oliver Billingsley on December 7th, 1941 during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Date: October 13, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Billingsley, Mynila
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Cottingame, September 13, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Cottingame, September 13, 1978

Interview with Navy veteran Paul R. Rose. The interview includes Belotti's personal experiences while aboard the aircraft tender USS Curtiss during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 13, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cottingame, William
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Raymond D. Reed, March 13, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Raymond D. Reed, March 13, 1979

Interview with Raymond Reed, an 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. Reed discusses 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 and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), Phet Buri, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: March 13, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Reed, Raymond D., 1921-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Representative Tip Hall, August 13, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Representative Tip Hall, August 13, 1979

Interview with Representative Tip Hall, a member of the House of Representatives from Ennis, Texas. Hall discusses his experiences attending the 66th Legislative Session for the state of Texas, his initial race for the Texas Legislature, his political stance, the appropriations bill, and bills related to public school education.
Date: August 13, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Garth W. Slate, August 13, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Garth W. Slate, August 13, 1980

Interview with Garth Slate, an 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. Slate discusses 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), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), American air raids, and his liberation.
Date: August 13, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Slate, Garth W., 1921-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Brooks Holt, October 13, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Brooks Holt, October 13, 1980

Interview with Brooks Holt, a civil servant and United States Navy veteran from San Antonio, Texas, discussing his experiences and recollections of working as district director of the National Youth Administration during the Great Depression.
Date: October 13, 1980
Creator: Acrey, Autry & Holt, Brooks
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jerry Russell, January 13, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jerry Russell, January 13, 1983

Interview with attorney Jerry Russell from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Russell describes his experiences as a member of the football team during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date: January 13, 1983
Creator: Cummings, Randy; Marcello, Ronald E. & Russell, Jerry
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bob Way, December 13, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bob Way, December 13, 1984

Interview with college instructor and former member of the North Texas State football team Bob Way from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Way recollects some of his experiences and thoughts while he was a student at the school during the desegregation of athletics.
Date: December 13, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Cummings, Randy & Way, Bob
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frederick W. Dittus, September 13, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frederick W. Dittus, September 13, 1985

Interview with Frederick Dittus, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation. He discusses his educational background, his early job experience with Standard Oil Company of California, the Dittus-Boelter equation, his pre-World War II experiences in Nazi Germany, construction of the Bahrain refinery for Bapco, the formation of Caltex in 1936, his transfer to Caltex, his activities during World War II, the postwar refinery expansion, and the evolution of the Technical Services Division.
Date: September 13, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dittus, Frederick W., 1897-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Hill, October 13, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Hill, October 13, 1986

Interview with retired schoolteacher William Hill. The interview includes Hill's personal experiences concerning race relations in Sherman, Texas, 1915-30. Hill talks about the lynching of George Hughes in 1930, the African-American business and professional community in Sherman, and Ku Klux Klan marches.
Date: October 13, 1986
Creator: Kumler, Donna & Hill, William
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ann Barnett, November 13, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ann Barnett, November 13, 1987

Interview with schoolteacher and community activist Ann Barnett from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Barnett discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on her childhood in Nacogdoches, Texas, the desegregation of North Texas State College in 1950s, the student stand-in at Campus Theatre in Denton, the desegregation of restaurants and housing, social affairs, urban renewal, voter registration, the literacy program, the Denton Christian Preschool, meeting programs, and establishing dialogue between races.
Date: November 13, 1987
Creator: Harris, Jane & Barnett, Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library