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Baytown-La Porte Tunnel Opening transcript

Baytown-La Porte Tunnel Opening

Interviews with area citizens and speeches of prominent guest speakers, including Allen Shivers, governor, and Tommy Cook, president of Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce. Also, a recording of Edward R. Murrow's radio broadcast of "I can hear it now", recorded July 4, 1953 from station KREL, Baytown, TX.
Date: September 22, 1953
Creator: Murrow, Edward R.; Cook, Tommy & Shivers, Allen
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000

Interview with Al Flocke, a radio operator during World War II. He discusses his flight training and being the radio operator on a B-24 bomber which did raids on Guam, Turk, Iwo Jima and other islands. He also relates anecdotes about food, rations, and living conditions on the islands.
Date: October 22, 2000
Creator: Nichols, Chuck & Flocke, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Alan Lee Briscoe, November 22, 2006

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Interview with Alan Lee Briscoe, NASA engineer, as part of the Skylab Oral History Project. The interview includes Briscoe's personal experiences about education at Texas A&M University and South Texas School of Law, joining NASA, working in flight control operations and communications support on the Apollo program, and problem-solving on Skylab missions. Briscoe also speaks about the Skylab "wet workshop," the monotony inherit in Skylab work-shift schedules and efforts to break it, and Skylab's contributions to space exploration.
Date: November 22, 2006
Creator: Johnson, Michael & Briscoe, Alan Lee
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alton Warner, October 22, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alton Warner, October 22, 1983

Interview with Alton Warner, a United States Navy veteran from Bronson, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Worden.
Date: October 22, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Warner, Alton
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ben Russell, April 22, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ben Russell, April 22, 1988

Interview with Ben Russell, a United States Navy veteran from Memphis Tennessee, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the light cruiser USS Phoenix.
Date: April 22, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Russell, Ben
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Cecil Hollingshead, October 22, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Cecil Hollingshead, October 22, 1983

Interview with Cecil Hollingshead, a United States Navy veteran from Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 as a member of the VP-11 patrol squadron at Kaneohe Bay.
Date: October 22, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hollingshead, Cecil
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Christopher Perry Nichols, February 22, 2003

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Interview with Christopher Perry Nichols, stage director, concerning his recollections of his father, the artist Perry Nichols.
Date: February 22, 2003
Creator: Balsley, Gerald & Nichols, Christopher P.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Claude Wilkinson, October 22, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Claude Wilkinson, October 22, 1983

Interview with Claude Wilkinson, a United States Navy veteran from Winona, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the seaplane tender USS Tangier.
Date: October 22, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wilkinson, Claude
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oral History Interview with Edward L. Langley, January 22, 1999] captions transcript

[Oral History Interview with Edward L. Langley, January 22, 1999]

Interview with Edward Langley about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
Date: January 22, 1999
Creator: Langley, Edward L.
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elmer Duren, October 22, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elmer Duren, October 22, 1983

Interview with Elmer Duren, a United States Navy veteran from Louisiana, regarding his experiences during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dale. Duren discusses his education, training, the construction of the USS Dale, and his memories of the attack.
Date: October 22, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Duren, Elmer
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Fred Agnich, November 22, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Fred Agnich, November 22, 1983

Interview with Fred Agnich, businessman and member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, Republican. The interview includes Agnich's personal experiences about being a member of the 68th Legislature. Agnich talks about his appointment as chair of the Environmental Affairs Committee, appropriations and taxes, Governor Mark White, teachers pay, and personal legislation.
Date: November 22, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Agnich, Fred
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Fred Rousseau, November 22, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Fred Rousseau, November 22, 1976

Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Fred Rousseau. The interview includes Rousseau's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the Base Fire Department during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: November 22, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rousseau, Fred
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Gladys Barnes Lawhon, May 22, 2008

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Interview with long-time Denton resident Gladys Barns Lawhon for the Denton Historical Commission Museum. The interview includes Lawhon's family history, personal experiences about her childhood, life in Denton, impressions of neighbors, teaching music, and her travels for the National Guild of Piano Teachers.
Date: May 22, 2008
Creator: Nelson, Martha Len & Lawhon, Gladys Barnes
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Harve D. King, May 22, 2001

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Interview with Harve D. King, a Army WWII veteran from Copeville, Texas, who served in the 350th Engineer Regiment. King discusses his upbringing on a cotton farm, school in Farmersville, discrimination as an African-American, attending Texas College, joining the Army, training, assignment at Camp Shelby, deployment to New Guinea, operations at Hollandia, building a hospital, recreation, visiting Australia, returning to the United States and discharge, and life after the war.
Date: May 22, 2001
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & King, Harve D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Howard Baxter, May 22, 1991

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Interview with businessman Howard Baxter about his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Baxter discusses his childhood near Aubrey, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp at White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas (Company 2896); description of camp; life in camp.
Date: May 22, 1991
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Baxter, Howard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Howard Pollan, October 22, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Howard Pollan, October 22, 1983

Interview with Navy veteran Howard Pollan. The interview includes Pollan's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: October 22, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Pollan, Howard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Bolar, April 22, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Bolar, April 22, 1988

Interview with James Bolar, a United States Navy veteran from Illinois, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the minelaying flagship USS Oglala.
Date: April 22, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bolar, James M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Hancock, March 22, 1987 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Hancock, March 22, 1987

Interview with James Hancock about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
Date: March 22, 1987
Creator: Hancock, James & Olson-León, Becky
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with John Connolly, June 22, 2010

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Interview with John Connolly, veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The interview includes Connolly's personal experiences of childhood in Whitney and Amarillo, Texas, Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Cleburne and Hillsboro, Texas, and Grand Junction, Colorado, as well as his World War II-era experience in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Additionally, Connolly discusses his family's difficulties in the Great Depression, his decision to enroll in the Civilian Conservation Corps, his work as a tool and dye manufacturer, and Republican Party politics in Dallas County.
Date: June 22, 2010
Creator: Moye, Todd & Connolly, John
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Hemley, October 22, 1982 transcript

Oral History Interview with John Hemley, October 22, 1982

Interview with John Hemley about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
Date: October 22, 1982
Creator: Hemley, John
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Millicent W. Bounds, November 22, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Millicent W. Bounds, November 22, 1976

Interview with Millicent W. Bounds, a longtime resident of the Pelly/Baytown, Texas area. Mrs. Bounds answers questions relating to her family history in Texas, noting that her grandparents arrived in Texas in 1875. She goes on to talk about her husband T. Hubbard Bounds, the former fire marshal of the Pelly and Goose Creek Fire Department.
Date: November 22, 1976
Creator: Tidmon, Grace & Bounds, Millicent W.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Otis Cason, August 22, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Otis Cason, August 22, 1987

Interview with farmer Otis Cason. The interview includes Cason's personal experiences about rural life in Denton County, Texas from 1900 to 1987. Cason talks about breaking mules, rural school, sheep and goat raising, hog killing, and charcoal making.
Date: August 22, 1987
Creator: Renner, Steve & Cason, Otis
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Pamela Buchmeyer, November 22, 2014

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Interview with Pamela Buchmeyer, an attorney, LGBT activist, and daughter of Judge Jerry Buchmeyer from Dallas, Texas. Buchmeyer discusses her education, marriage, coming out, divorce, adopting, her father's background and career, sodomy laws and his work against them, Dallas Pride, public housing and Walker v. HUD, race and politics, women attorneys in Texas, and reflections on being an LGBT activist. In appendix is a reproduction of the article "Buchmeyer vs. Dallas," by Dennis Holder, published in D Magazine in June 1991.
Date: November 22, 2014
Creator: Mims, Michael & Buchmeyer, Pamela
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rhonda Love, November 22, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Rhonda Love, November 22, 2019

Audio interview with Rhonda Love, a psychology professor, city council member, and environmental activist from Denton, Texas. Love discusses her involvement with the Denton Drilling Advisory Group and the Frack Free Denton campaign, as well as her thoughts on applied democracy, her teaching career, and recent developments on the Denton City Council.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Kuplack, Ian & Love, Rhonda
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library