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Oral History Interview with Albert B. Grubbs, February 25,1993

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Interview with Albert Grubbs, Jr. from Dawson, Texas concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression as well as his childhood and his experiences leading up to joining the CCC. Grubbs worked at camps in Lubbock, Texas (Company 3820) and Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Date: February 25, 1993
Creator: Ferguson, James & Grubbs, Albert B., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Betty Kimble, April 25, 2013

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Interview with Betty Kimble, an employee of Texas Instruments and community activist from Denton, Texas. Kimble discusses her education and family, growing up in Denton, the relocation of Quakertown and the development of new black neighborhoods, changing demographics and current issues, and community action in Southeast Denton. In appendix is a photo of the Denton County Courthouse, the Confederate Memorial, and a picture of students and teachers at the Fred Moore School in the 1930s or 40s, as identified in the interview by Mrs. Kimble.
Date: April 25, 2013
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Kimble, Betty
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Billie Mohair, February 25, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Billie Mohair, February 25, 1988

Interview with librarian Billie Mohair from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Mohair discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on coping with segregation in Denton, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, the desegregation of North Texas State College, her college experiences, her decision to join the Fellowship, and the demise of the Fellowship.
Date: February 25, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard & Mohair, Billie
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Allred, October 25, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Allred, October 25, 1978

Interview with Democratic representative and political journalist David Allred from Wichita Falls, Texas. In the interview, Allred discusses his experiences as a member of the Second Special Session of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. He also talks about his personal views on issues such as Proposition 13 in California, treasury surplus, the repeal of sales tax on residential utility bills, the increase in inheritance tax exemptions, taxation of agricultural and timber land, initiative-referendum, the Peveto Bill, the formation of the "Filthy Fifty", the Sam Houston Caucus, and the House Study Group. Allred also comments on Governor Dolph Briscoe, Speaker Bill Clayton, and Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby
Date: October 25, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Lee B. Soucy, April 25, 1994

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Interview with Lee Soucy, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 25, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Soucy, Lee B.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Louise Evans, February 25, 1992

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Interview with Louise Evans, a librarian with experience working at the University of North Texas Library during the development of the Library Service Department. Evans discusses her education and background, her career at UNT (then North Texas State University), administration, previous layout of library departments, and courses related to Library Science taught at the time.
Date: February 25, 1992
Creator: Dickey, Richard C. & Evans, Louise
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marvin Robinson, May 25, 1982 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marvin Robinson, May 25, 1982

Interview with Marvin Robinson, a veteran of the United States Marines from Handley, Texas. Robinson 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 the Sunda Strait in 1942.
Date: May 25, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Robinson, Marvin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Willard B. Naughton, February 25, 1993

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Interview with Willard B. Naughton concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression. Naughton worked at a camp in Council Grove, Kansas (Company 4703). This interview covers his childhood, his experiences in the Great Depression, his experiences as a hospital orderly in the CCC, and his biggest takeaways from working in the CCC.
Date: February 25, 1993
Creator: Ferguson, James & Naughton, Willard B.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library