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Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002

Interview with Robert Edward Harris, a veteran of World War II, serving in India at the time. Harris answers questions relating to his training, duties, and activities while over in India towards the end of the war; Harrs also answers questions concerning his feelings towards the war and his enemies.
Date: April 26, 2002
Creator: Bottoms, Aaron & Harris, Robert Edward
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, June 9, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, June 9, 1981

Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Hughes Springs, Texas. Summerlin discusses his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, or the "Lost Battalion" of the 36th Infantry Division, including: being drafted in 1940 and training; deployment to East Asia and diversion to Brisbane after December 7th; assignment to Sangosari Airfield, Malang, Java; the Japanese assault and American surrender; internment and labor at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi in Singapore, Thanbyuzayat and several camps on the Burma "Death" Railway, and Bangkok; liberation, and recovery in Calcutta.
Date: June 9, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Summerlin, Granville T.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with M. T. Harrelson, May 9, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with M. T. Harrelson, May 9, 1985

Interview with M. T. Harrelson, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Wichita Falls, Texas, who was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion"). Harrelson discusses National Guard training and operations before the war, deployment to the Pacific and diversion to Java, the Japanese invasion, surrender and initial confinement, internment at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Changi Camp in Singapore, and the end of the war.
Date: May 9, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harrelson, M. T., 1919-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul E. Papish, January 30, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Paul E. Papish, January 30, 1989

Interview with Paul E. Papish, a Navy WWII veteran and POW from Denver, Colorado, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Papish discusses joining the Navy in 1939 and training, assignment to the Houston and operations in the Pacific, the start of war and initial engagements, the Battle of the Java Sea, getting sunk at Sundra Strait, surviving on a raft and reaching shore on Java, capture, initial internment, transfer to and experiences in Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Changi Camp in Singapore, and liberation.
Date: January 30, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Papish, Paul E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian Tribal Civil Jurisdiction’s Reach Over Non-Indians: Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc. (open access)

Indian Tribal Civil Jurisdiction’s Reach Over Non-Indians: Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land and Cattle Co., Inc.

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Date: August 18, 2008
Creator: Kim, Yule
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA): Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands (open access)

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA): Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands

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Date: April 24, 2015
Creator: Murphy, M. Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands (open access)

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands

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Date: June 12, 2006
Creator: Murphy, M. Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
India-Pakistan Nuclear Tests and U.S. Response (open access)

India-Pakistan Nuclear Tests and U.S. Response

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Date: November 24, 1998
Creator: LePeor, Barbara Leitch; Medalia, Jonathan & Rennack, Dianne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian Reserved Water Rights Under the Winters Doctrine: An Overview (open access)

Indian Reserved Water Rights Under the Winters Doctrine: An Overview

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Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: Brougher, Cynthia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests? Potential Test Ban Risks and Technical Benefits (open access)

Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests? Potential Test Ban Risks and Technical Benefits

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Date: July 17, 1996
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert J. Kirchhofer, January 17, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert J. Kirchhofer, January 17, 1986

Interview with Robert Kirchhofer, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation, concerning his experiences and reminiscences of his long-time career with the Caltex Corporation.
Date: January 17, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kirchhofer, Robert J., 1911-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Darwin McMillan, September 16, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Darwin McMillan, September 16, 1985

Interview with Darwin "Mac" McMillan, a long-term employee of Caltex from California, discussing his background, employment with Texaco and Standard Oil, the history of Caltex and his work as an executive there, his various assignment experiences in China the Philippines, Germany, India, and South Africa, and the oil market.
Date: September 16, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Points At a Map]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, United Nations Plebiscite Administrator for Jammu-Kashmir, pointing to a map in the office of Trygve Lie, U.N. Secretary General. Fleet Adm. Nimitz wears a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a dark tie, six buttons on the front, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, four stripes with a big band and a star on the sleeves. Trygve Lie stands to Adm. Nimitz's right in a dark double breasted suit jacket, a white undershirt and a striped tie.
Date: March 28, 1949
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Tucker, September 25, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Tucker, September 25, 1985

Interview with William Tucker, a business executive from Boston, regarding his experiences working for Caltex Petroleum Corporation, their refinery construction and expansion during World War II and after the war, the oil industry, and Caltex in India, Australia, Germany, Japan, Korea, and South Africa.
Date: September 25, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Tucker, William
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert O. Andrews, September 20, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert O. Andrews, September 20, 2003

Interview with Robert O. Andrews, a businessman and United States Army Air Force veteran from Jean, Texas, regarding his experience in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Andrews discusses enlistment, training, assignments including his overseas assignments in India and Burma, reaction to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and his postwar career.
Date: September 20, 2003
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Andrews, Robert O.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John D. Fosque, August 2, 1985 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John D. Fosque, August 2, 1985

Interview with John Fosque, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation, concerning his experiences as a long-time employee of Caltex (1936-1967).
Date: August 2, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fosque, John D., 1911-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Frederick J. Holland, Jr., February 16, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Frederick J. Holland, Jr., an Army Air Forces veteran, concerning his experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Holland discusses his early employment with REA Express; basic training, Fort Miles Standish, Massachusetts, 1942; his transfer to the Air Force and assignment to Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1942; Officer Candidate School, Miami, Florida, 1943; assignment to India; assignment to Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, 1943; his role in supervising and shipping cargo over "The Hump" (Himalaya Mountains) to China; assignment to Baruipur Airport, Calcutta; his role in the development and operation of the first mobile conveyor unit to load and unload cargo; awarding of the Bronze Star for his invention. Appendix includes one leaf that gives history of the mobile conveyor and one leaf that shows four images of the mobile conveyor.
Date: February 16, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Holland, Frederick J., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. R. W. Rogers, October 15, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. R. W. Rogers, October 15, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. R. W. Rogers discussing the unneeded obtainment of theater tickets, requesting fine treatment by the hotel of visitors P. J. Gohel and J. R. Lalan from India while making reservations for a scheduled trip to Dallas.
Date: October 15, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Floral embroidered dress

Evening dress of fine white netting with all-over three-dimensional machine embroidered floral and butterfly motifs in variety of colors (orange, white, pink, blue, yellow), most motifs measuring 2-3 inches in diameter, narrow straps, plunging v-neckline, natural waistline, a-line, full length, center back exposed zipper, fully lined in white with wide band of crinoline, boning in bodice. Label: Alice and Olivia by Stacy Bendet Made in India 6 (retail label still attached)
Date: Spring 2022
Creator: Alice + Olivia
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Planet, December 2009 (open access)

Our Planet, December 2009

Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, know as the Copenhagen Summit, which sought an international agreement on climate change mitigation.
Date: December 2009
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Planet, December 2008 (open access)

Our Planet, December 2008

Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted the use of renewable energy in climate strategy and economic growth.
Date: December 2008
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Planet, February 2009 (open access)

Our Planet, February 2009

Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to so called "Green Economy" measures such as large public transportation plans, tree planting programs, and government policies that provide incentives for improving energy efficiency.
Date: February 2009
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library