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Oral History Interview with Sarah Janice Kee, February 29, 1992

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Interview with Sarah Janice Kee, a library administrator and former student of Texan Women's University, then Texas State College for Women. Kee discusses her teaching career, experience studying Library Science at TWU, being a part of the Army Library Service during World War II, working as a librarian, with the ALA, and the U.S. Office of Education in Dallas, Texas.
Date: February 29, 1992
Creator: Dickey, Richard C. & Kee, Sarah Janice
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Richard Schultz, April 29, 1990

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Interview with Richard Schultz, a United States Navy veteran from Saint Louis, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans.
Date: April 29, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Schultz, Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Carol Dix, March 29, 2021

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Interview with Carol Dix, an author from London, England. Dix describes her pregnancy and giving birth experiences, Postpartum Depression, the writing she produced, her surgeries, crime, life in London, and her children.
Date: March 29, 2021
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Dix, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marler W. Owen, September 29, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marler W. Owen, September 29, 1989

Interview with Marler W. Owen, a United States Navy veteran from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin.
Date: September 29, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Owen, Marler W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Leon Brown, September 29, 1982 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leon Brown, September 29, 1982

Interview with Leon Brown, professor of Trombone at the School of Music at North Texas State University. Brown discusses his work with Bob Makovsky, former band director and music department head at Oklahoma A&M College.
Date: September 29, 1982
Creator: Dugger, Rick & Brown, Leon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979

Interview with O. J. Curry, Dean Emeritus of the College of Business at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas, regarding his background growing up on the family farm, his own education, experience as dean and what sort of materials were needed in the business department, staffing difficulties faced there, and changes in the education system over time.
Date: March 29, 1979
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Curry, O. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Directory of Regulated Loan Companies, Pawnbrokers, Insurance Premium Finance Companies (open access)

Directory of Regulated Loan Companies, Pawnbrokers, Insurance Premium Finance Companies

Directory of "the names and addresses of three different categories of lenders licensed by this agency [as well as] the type license(s) held, the license number, the principal types of loans made under the authority of the license(s) held, and a code indicating whether the licensee is affiliated with others or is an independent operator" (introduction).
Date: October 29, 1973
Creator: Texas. Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Strnad, March 29, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Strnad, March 29, 1978

Interview with John C. Strnad, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Allen during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: March 29, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Strnad, John C.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Albirda Briley, April 29 and May 16, 1994

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Interview with Albirda Briley, a nurse, about her experiences as a plant nurse at the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Arkansas during World War II and the postwar years. Briley discusses the hiring policies for African Americans, racial problems, industrial accidents and plant medical facilities, social activities, U.S. Congressman Wright Patman's role in her being hired, and the effects of the depot on Texarkana. The Appendix includes a photocopy of a letter to Albirda Briley dated June 13, 1963 [1 p.] and a photocopy of Albirda Briley's grade cards from Texarkana College in Texarakana, Texas [1 p.]
Date: 1994-04-29/1994-05-16
Creator: Brantley, Janet & Briley, Albirda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jim C. Bowery, April 29, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jim C. Bowery, April 29, 1974

Interview with Jim C. Bowery, U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 29, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bowery, Jim C., 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. B. Heinen, Jr., October 29, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. B. Heinen, Jr., October 29, 1973

Interview with J. B. Heinen Jr., an independent oilman, U. S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Heinen discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II, including the fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; and his liberation in Bangkok.
Date: October 29, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Heinen, J. B., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Carol West, May 29, 2008

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Transcript of an interview with Reverend Carol West, pastor of Celebration Community Church in Fort Worth. Reverend West discusses concerning her childhood in Greenville and Irving, Tex.; early years in a Unitarian Church congregation; education at North Texas State College and Texas Christian University; career as a public school English teacher; experience of "coming out" to self, friends, and family; experience as a member of MCC Fort Worth; decision to enter ministry; training in suicide prevention, trauma debriefing, and hostage negotiation; ordination at MCC Dallas; political activism during AIDS crisis, particularly at Parkland Hospital; work as an associate pastor and AIDS chaplain at MCC Dallas; work with AIDS Outreach Center of Fort Worth and AIDS Interfaith Network of Dallas; receiving "call" to pastor Celebration Community Church; demographics of congregation.
Date: May 29, 2008
Creator: Mims, Michael & West, Carol, 1949-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gib Lewis, August 29, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gib Lewis, August 29, 1979

Transcript of an interview with with Gibson ("Gib") Lewis, a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature.
Date: August 29, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lewis, Gib, 1936-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979

Interview with Dr. O. J. Curry from Santa Anna, Texas, the first dean of the School of Business at NTSU. Curry discusses his family history, childhood, education, becoming a teacher and high school principal, his marriage, getting his doctorate, the Great Depression, his time at the University of Arkansas and other institutions, his work with the petroleum industry during World War II, coming to NTSU, building the School Business, much about his tenure as dean, and his thoughts on business and education.
Date: March 29, 1979
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ruth (Rob) Shivers, April 29, 2016

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Interview with Rob Shivers, a Dallas-area LGBT activist from Birmingham, Alabama. Shivers discusses discovering her sexuality, her relationships, nursing school, church involvement, closeting and her marriage, jobs worked, moving to Dallas, the LGBT community, joining the Metropolitan Community Church and establishing a parish in Dallas, organizing the first Pride parades in the area, political activism and police interference, death threats, and the Kennedy Assassination.
Date: April 29, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Shivers, Ruth (Rob)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ramon M. Ruiz, September 29, 2012

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Interview with Ramon Ruiz, a civil servant of the Department of Education and advocate for Hispanic education from La Copita, Texas. Ruiz discusses his family history, growing up, school in Kingsville, local relations between Mexicans and white people, high school football, playing for North Texas State, becoming a coach for elementary school, joining the Job Corps, teaching inmates, working with school districts on desegregation in Texas, and work on various federal education programs in Washington with an emphasis on Hispanic communities and cooperation with Mexico. In appendix is a biography of Ruiz and his resumé.
Date: September 29, 2012
Creator: Juárez, Miguel & Ruiz, Ramon M.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Bruce Street, June 19, 1990

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Interview with Bruce Street, member of the North Texas State University Board of Regents from Denton, Texas. Street discusses his involvement with the merger of NTSU and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in the 1970s.
Date: June 29, 1990
Creator: Rafes, Richard & Street, Bruce
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack Blanton, June 29, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack Blanton, June 29, 1971

Interview with Jack Blanton, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Carrollton, Texas. Blanton recounts his experiences during the first session of 62nd Texas State Legislature in 1971, including his response to Governor Smith's deficit funding plan, state finance, education reform, taxation, his role on the Appropriations Committee, manipulation of stocks and insurance, the so-called "Dirty Thirty," ethics legislation, and redistricting.
Date: June 29, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Blanton, C. F. (Jack)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with W. P. Mullen, May 29, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. P. Mullen, May 29, 1969

Interview with W. P. Mullen, a carpenter from Taft, Texas. Mullen recounts his time living in Taft and attending Bayview College, Portland, Texas, in the 1900s and '10s.
Date: May 29, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Mullen, W. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Virginia Benson, May 29, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Virginia Benson, May 29, 1969

Interview with Virginia Benson, a resident of Sinton, Texas. Benson describes life in Sinton in the 1910s and '20s and the area's growth and development over that time.
Date: May 29, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Benson, Virginia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, May 29, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, May 29, 1969

Interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, a resident of Sinton, Texas. Gerdes discusses her family's origins in Alabama prior to settling the Sinton area, life in the town in the early 20th century, and the Ku Klux Klan's presence in the town at the time.
Date: May 29, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Gerdes, Mrs. Dick
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, June 29, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, June 29, 1973

Interview with Senator O. H. "Ike" Harris, a Republican Texas state legislator from Dallas, Texas. Harris discusses his experience in the 63rd Legislature, including: the legislatures overall political orientation; the effect of freshman legislators; Lt. Gov. William Pettus Hobby Jr's allies in the senate and his platform; the reform legislation package; the lobby; appropriations; the legislature's shortcomings; and his thoughts on the governor's office.
Date: June 29, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bessie Morris, May 29, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bessie Morris, May 29, 1969

Interview with Bessie Morris, a farmer from Taft, Texas. Morris discusses her experiences moving to Portland, Texas from western Kansas in 1913, her experiences farming in Portland and Taft, and life overall in the region.
Date: May 29, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Morris, Bessie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, July 29, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, July 29, 1971

Interview with Rep. Walt Parker, Texas state legislator from Denton, Texas. Parker discusses his experiences during the first called special session of the 62nd Texas State Legislature in early 1971, including his response to Governor Smith's deficit spending plan, lobbying, taxation, the so-called "Dirty Thirty," and redistricting.
Date: July 29, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Parker, Walter E.
System: The UNT Digital Library