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Oral History Interview with George J. Savage, October 21, 1996

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Interview with George J. Savage, an Army Air Forces veteran (30th Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, 20th Air Force)., concerning his experiences as a B-29 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Bombing missions from Guam to Japan, 1945; Japanese fighter and flak opposition; fire bomb raids. Appendix (p. [54]) includes images, bombing mission history, selected bombing mission specifics, and chronology of post World War II Air Force career.
Date: October 21, 1996
Creator: Snow, Jason & Savage, George J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Dorothy Cooley, February 21, 1994

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Interview with Dorothy Cooley about her experiences as an employee of the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Arkansas during World War II and the postwar years. Cooley discusses employment procedures, job assignments, swing shift, wartime rationing, safety procedures, housing, social activities, race relations, relationships among male and female employees, and the economic effects on Texarkana.
Date: February 21, 1994
Creator: Brantley, Janet G. & Cooley, Dorothy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Charles P. Foote, February 21, 1993

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Interview with Charles Foote concerning his experiences before and during his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Foote worked at a camp in Wolfe City, Texas (Company 2899).
Date: February 21, 1993
Creator: Cubberly, Monica & Foote, Charles P.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Grant Jones, August 21, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Grant Jones, August 21, 1979

Interview with Grant Jones, an insurance executive and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Abilene, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature. Jones discusses his appointment as chairman of the Finance Committee, the Legislative Budget Board and the budget-making process, Comptroller Bob Bullock, Governor William Clements, the appropriations bill, tax relief legislation, public school financing, the Peveto bill, "Killer Bees," and consumer legislation.
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jones, Grant
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Clarence C. Dobbins, February 21, 1993

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Interview with Clarence C. Dobbins concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression. Dobbins worked at camps in Farmersville, Texas (Company 869) and Kaufman, Texas (Company 869). Interview includes Dobbins' history before joining the CCC.
Date: February 21, 1993
Creator: Price, Peggy & Dobbins, Clarence C.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ann Dunnewold, April 21, 2021

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Interview with Ann Dunnewold, a psychologist from Oberlin, Ohio. Dunnewold discusses her education, struggling with postpartum depression, Postpartum Support International, psychotherapy, self-care, writing the Postpartum Survival Guide, and her practice in Dallas.
Date: April 21, 2021
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Dunnewold, Ann
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Maria Landowska, December 21, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Maria Landowska, December 21, 1989

Interview with Maria Landowska, a Holocaust survivor from Metz, France. Landowska discusses family, her upbringing, her Jewish father being taken away by strangers, Kristallnacht (Chrystal Night/Night of Broken Glass), deportation by train to Dachau concentration camp, her shock and trauma, work at the camps, Auschwitz, being experimented on along with her twin, eventual recuperation, and her career as an advisor and author.
Date: December 21, 1989
Creator: Rosen, Keith & Landowska, Maria
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Elston Brooks, March 21, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elston Brooks, March 21, 1984

Audio interview with Elston Brooks, a journalist who worked at the Fort Worth Press and then the Star-Telegram, discussing his memories and experiences of being a newspaperman during the Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963. Brooks also discusses his love of music and performance.
Date: March 21, 1984
Creator: Bowen, Alice Anita & Brooks, Elston
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Representative Tip Hall, November 21, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Representative Tip Hall, November 21, 1983

Interview with Representative Tip Hall, a member of the House of Representatives from Ennis, Texas. Hall discusses his experiences attending the 68th Legislative Session for the state of Texas, impressions of Speaker "Gib" Lewis, his role on the Appropriations Committee, taxes, and other legislation.
Date: November 21, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hall, Tip
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harold Merrill, October 21, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harold Merrill, October 21, 1983

Interview with Harold Merrill, a United States Navy veteran from Orangefield, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941, while aboard the battleship USS Utah.
Date: October 21, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Merrill, Harold
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981

Interview with Jonathan Burns, a veteran of the New Mexico National Guard from Hereford, Texas. Burns discusses his recollections as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II and the conditions he experienced during the Bataan Death March.
Date: July 21, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, Jonathan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bill Overall, March 21, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bill Overall, March 21, 1977

Interview with Bill Overall, businessman and U.S. Army WWII veteran, concerning his experiences at the Schofield Barracks with the 21st Infantry, G Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: March 21, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Overall, William, 1915-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lee E. Johnson, April 21, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lee E. Johnson, April 21, 1976

Interview with Lee E. Johnson, a retired educator, concerning his recollections about military life during World War I. Johnson discusses his education; his enlistment in the Texas National Guard; his training at Pecan Gap; Camp Bowie; the formation of the 36th Division; officers training school at Camp Pike, Arkansas; embarkation for France; Saint-Amand and Saint-Nazairre.
Date: April 21, 1976
Creator: Milner, E. R. & Johnson, Lee E., 1893-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Grant Jones, July 21, 1975 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Grant Jones, July 21, 1975

Interview with Grant Jones, an insurance executive and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Abilene, Texas. Jones shares his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature and discusses his personal political philosophy, public school financing, public utilities legislation, constitutional revision, and his personal legislation.
Date: July 21, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jones, Grant, 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Charles P. Foote, February 21, 1993

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Interview with Charles P. Foote about his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He discusses his childhood during the Great Depression in in Hunt County, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp at Wolfe City, Texas (Company 2899); description of camp; life in camp.
Date: February 21, 1993
Creator: Cubberly, Monica & Foote, Charles P.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981

Interview with Jonathan Burns, an Army veteran (200th Coast Artillery, New Mexico National Guard) and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burns discusses the fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1944), Bilibid Prison, Manila (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), Moji (1944-1945), A-bomb damage at Nagasaki, and his liberation.
Date: July 21, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, Jonathan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles J. Lawson, December 21, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles J. Lawson, December 21, 1974

Interview with Charles Lawson, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences while on maneuvers at Soldiers Beach near Schofield Barracks with the 34th Combat Engineers during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 21, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lawson, Charles J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Donald D. Johnson, December 21, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Donald D. Johnson, December 21, 1974

Interview with Donald Johnson, 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: December 21, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Johsnon, Donald D., 1920-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Walter W. Loyd, December 21, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Walter W. Loyd, December 21, 1974

Interview with Walter Loyd, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the tanker USS Neosho during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 21, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Loyd, Walter W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William H. Eckel, December 21, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William H. Eckel, December 21, 1974

Interview with William Eckel, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 21, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Eckel, William H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James H. Barclay, August 21, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James H. Barclay, August 21, 1974

Interview with James Barclay, 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: August 21, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Barclay, James H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Wanda Franz, February 21, 2020

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Interview with Wanda Franz, developmental psychologist and anti-abortion activist. She was president of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) for twenty years, between 1991-2001. In this interview she speaks especially on her research and activism around “post-abortion syndrome,” the idea abortion can lead to psychological illness, including a 1988 congressional hearing. Interviewee discusses developmental psychology, C. Everett Koop, Ronald Reagan, and Vincent Rue.
Date: February 21, 2020
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Franz, Wanda
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Victor Rodriguez, November 21, 2019

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Interview with Dr. Victor Rodriguez spotlighting significant insights into his storied and sterling career through five time dimensions: (1) his early all-Hispanic elementary school training; (2) his continued study and budding athletic prowess in the Edna, TX, school district; (3) his Victoria Junior College athletic achievements and learning; (4) his higher education art training, Geezle membership, and track accomplishments at North Texas State College; and (5) his 37-year career as a teacher, coach, and superintendent in the San Antonio (TX) school district. Inspired by his Anglo third-grade teacher in an all-Hispanic school in Edna, TX, Victor responded to his teacher's challenge to be a civic contributor by becoming a daily bell ringer at the local Catholic church (described in detail in his book, The Bell Ringer), a job requiring him to arise at 4:30 each morning and to run two miles one way amid nipping dogs to ring the bell. This discipline and activity would tap his athletic ability later as he surfaced as a distance district winner despite running barefoot, in blue jeans, and in an oversized t-shirt. From this beginning, he would emerge as a state champion and win a track scholarship to Victoria Junior College where he …
Date: November 21, 2019
Creator: Pettit, John D. & Rodriguez, Victor, 1932-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Joe Mitchell, September 21, 2013

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Joe Mitchell, former employee of Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview Mitchell shares his experiences working for Braniff for 32 years, the issues that led to Braniff's bankruptcy, and the overall impact of Braniff.
Date: September 21, 2013
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Mitchell, Joe
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library