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Oral History Interview with John R. Leber, January 15, 1999

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Interview with John R. Leber, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, who flew with the 317th Troop Carrier Squadron in the China-Burma-India Theater. Leber discusses enlisting in the Air Corps, training as an aircraft mechanic and becoming a crew chief, the C-46 and the C-47, deployment to India, flying over the Himalayas, living conditions, and continued service postwar. In appendix are handwritten letters of Leber from his time overseas.
Date: January 15, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Leber, John R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Hannah Lee, March 15, 2011

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Interview with Hyei-ok "Hannah" Lee, a jeweler and immigrant to Texas from Seoul, Korea. Lee discusses growing up and her education, her family, her children's schooling, traditional Korean family structure, and cultural differences and similarities. In appendix are photographs of items in Lee's home discussed in the interview, and explanations of cultural customs mentioned.
Date: March 15, 2011
Creator: Kilgore, Deborah & Lee, Hyai-ok (Hannah)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Frank L. Dolan, December 15, 1995

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Interview with Navy veteran Frank L. Dolan. The interview includes Dolan's personal experiences aboard the repair ship USS Vestal during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview includes an appendix with a narrative written by Dolan.
Date: December 15, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dolan, Frank L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Wilhelmina Delco, May 15, 2006

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Interview with Wilhelmina R. Fitzgerald Delco, former member of the Texas House of Representatives (D-Austin). The interview includes Delco's personal experiences about childhood and education, marriage to Exalton A. Delco, Jr., being involved in community issues, running for the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees, her 1974 election to the Texas House of Representatives seat representing Travis County, and serving as Speaker Pro Tem of the House. Additionally, Delco speaks about her family's involvement in Chicago politics, the difficulty of desegregating Austin schools in a manner that shared resources equitably with all groups, serving on the Committee on Public Education and Committee on Higher Education, being involved in the National Conference of State Legislatures, including efforts to encourage divestiture from apartheid-South Africa, as well as her involvement in efforts to reform the Texas higher education funding system and her commitment to education as her life's work.
Date: May 15, 2006
Creator: Moye, Todd & Delco, Whilhelmina
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with James Gayle, July 15, 2006

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Interview with African American North Texas State University alumnus James Gayle. The interview included Gayle's personal experiences of childhood, playing basketball at Fort Worth's all-black Terrell High School, attending North Texas and enrolling in the ROTC program, and his experience as a boarder in "Shack Town" neighborhood of Denton. Gayle talks about the comparison of race relations in Artesia, New Mexico, and Waco and Forth Worth, Texas, the "neutral" stance of NT administration toward black students and the "self-support" system among students, as well as his relationships with professors and white students, and his perception of what he gained from his NT experience.
Date: July 15, 2006
Creator: Cervantez, Brian & Gayle, James
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with General Alexander R. Bolling, Jr., July 15, 1998

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Interview with General Alexander R. Bolling, Jr., concerning his experiences as an infantry platoon leader (3rd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 302nd Regiment, 94th Infantry Division) in the European Theater during World War II.
Date: July 15, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Lane, Peter B. & Bolling, Alexander R. (Alexander Russell), 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joseph M. Trest, October 15, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joseph M. Trest, October 15, 1977

Interview with Joseph M. Trest regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: October 15, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Trest, Joseph M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Nichols, October 15, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Nichols, October 15, 1977

Interview with John Nichols regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: October 15, 1977
Creator: Bowman, Larry & Nichols, John
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Kenton and Minnie Nash, October 15, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Kenton and Minnie Nash, October 15, 1977

Interview with Kenton and Minnie Nash regarding their experiences while at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: October 15, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Nash, Kenton & Kenton, Minnie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thomas Roth, October 15, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thomas Roth, October 15, 1977

Interview with Thomas Roth regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: October 15, 1977
Creator: Bowman, Larry & Roth, Thomas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Hubert Kotrla, May 15, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hubert Kotrla, May 15, 1976

Interview with Hubert Kotrla regarding his experiences while stationed aboard the destroyer USS Begley during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: May 15, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kotrla, Hubert E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Van B. Cross, May 15, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Van B. Cross, May 15, 1976

Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Van B. Cross. The interview includes Cross' personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 14th Bombardment Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 15, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cross, Van B.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Sauer, May 15, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Sauer, May 15, 1976

Interview with Navy veteran Oscar H. Sauer. The interview includes Sauer's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 15, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Sauer, Oscar E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jamie Murphy, May 15, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jamie Murphy, May 15, 1976

Interview with Jamie R. ("J. R.") Murphy regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: May 15, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Murphy, Jamie R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James T. Kerns, May 15, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James T. Kerns, May 15, 1976

Interview with James Kerns, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard a motor launch in Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 15, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kerns, James T.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with W. B. Ray, May 15, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. B. Ray, May 15, 1976

Interview with Wilburn Ray, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Worden during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 15, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ray, Wilburn B.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Carlos Puente and Maria Esther Puente, March 15, 2012

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Transcript of an interview with Carlos Puente and Maria Esther Puente, Fort Worth-based Chicano political activists. They discuss the Raza Unida Party in Tarrant County and throughout Texas; efforts to improve the economic, social and political aspects of the Chicano community; Carlos Puente's service on Fort Worth City Council; Roadblocks Mexican-Americans faced in campaigning and running for political office, city council and school board, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s; Challenges of helping Hispanics become registered voters, educated about candidates, and to consistently come out and vote; Dealing with the apathy toward voting by Hispanics in the Fort Worth area; Discussions of various political candidates; Newspaper El Reporter's impact within voting community; Challenges facing Fort Worth.
Date: March 15, 2012
Creator: Martinez, Peter C.; Puente, Carlos (Activist) & Puente, Maria Esther (Activist)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Denise Bates, May 15, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with Denise Bates, an architect and interior designer who works at Gensler, discussing building construction and renovation that employ sustainability and resilient design, and how those concepts and codified standards have changed over time.
Date: May 15, 2019
Creator: Bates, Denise & Stark, Johnnie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rudolph P. Zalman, May 15, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rudolph P. Zalman, May 15, 1976

Interview with Rudolph Zalman, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while ashore at home in Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Zalman was attached to the repair ship USS Medusa.
Date: May 15, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Zalman, Rudolph P.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Russell J. Hampson, December 15, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Russell J. Hampson, December 15, 1976

Interview with Russell J. Hampson, an Army WWII veteran from West Orange, New Jersey. Hampson discusses his experience during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including joining the Army in 1940, being stationed at Schofield Barracks, the events of the attack, and operations on Oahu afterward.
Date: December 15, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hampson, Russell J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George N. Carter, November 15, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George N. Carter, November 15, 1976

Interview with George Carter, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Mugford during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: November 15, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Carter, George N.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Houston Tom Wright, August 15, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Houston Tom Wright, August 15, 1978

Interview with Houston Tom ("Slug") Wright, 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. Wright 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), American air raids, Tamuang, Thailand (1944), Phet Buri, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: August 15, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wright, Houston Tom, 1915-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sarah T. Hughes, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Sarah T. Hughes, 1969

Interview with Judge Sarah T. Hughes, a former state legislator, state district judge, and federal district judge from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Hughes discusses her experiences during her time as a member of the Texas House of Representatives. She covers a few of the many milestones of her political career, including her appointment as the state district judge by Governor James Allred, her unsuccessful congressional campaign against Adlai Stevenson in 1956, and her nomination for Vice President in 1952. Hughes comments on women's rights the Kennedy-Johnson campaign in 1960, the Kennedy assassination, and her personal thoughts and experiences concerning women's rights.
Date: January 15, 1969
Creator: Gantt, Fred & Hughes, Sarah T.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jack Browder, January 15, 1998

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Interview with Jack Browder, a Army WWII veteran from Duncan, Oklahoma. Browder was a staff officer with the 741st Tank Battalion in Europe; he recounts his education and entry to active duty in 1941, transfer to the new 741st, armor training and exercises, duties as a supply officer, preparations for the Normandy invasion, DD tanks, D-Day, attachment to the 2nd Infantry Division and advances through northern France, the M4 Sherman, his thoughts on General George S. Patton, the Battle of Saint Lô, souvenirs and trading, the Battle of the Bulge, crossing Germany into Czechoslovakia, returning to the States, and postwar service.
Date: January 15, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Browder, Jack
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library