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Oral History Interview with Rula Walid Bibi, April 24, 2011

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Interview with Rula Walid Bibi, Palestinian-born immigrant to Plano, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Bibi's personal experience with discrimination of Palestinians in the Middle East, childhood in Kuwait City, education at the University of Kuwait and Midwestern State University, family experiences during the First Gulf War and circumstances surrounding her immigration to Texas in 1990, thoughts on religion, experiences as a single mother as well as experiences of living in Wichita Falls, Dallas, Richardson, Garland, and Plano. Bibi talks about her first impressions of the U.S., her career in medical technologies, her marriage to an American man and his conversion to Islam, her involvement with political organizations, and thoughts on American education and foreign policy.
Date: April 24, 2011
Creator: Abigail, R. Matthew & Bibi, Rula Walid
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Clarence Shockey, October 7, 1990

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Interview with Clarence Shockey, a farmer and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Ridgeway, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression. It includes an appendix with newspaper clippings about Shockey's efforts to host a reunion.
Date: October 7, 1990
Creator: Dickey, Richard C. & Shockey, Clarence
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Glenn F. Davis, March 3, 1993

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Interview with Glenn F. Davis, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Plano, Texas. Davis discusses his family, farming background, and working for the CCC at camps in Colorado, Texas, and California during the Great Depression.
Date: March 3, 1993
Creator: Wilson, David & Davis, Glenn F.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with R. B. Smithwick, November 17, 1990

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Interview with R. B. Smithwick concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Smithwick worked at camps in Farmersville, Texas (Company 869) and Kaufman, Texas (Company 869).
Date: November 17, 1990
Creator: Carter, Susan & Smithwick, R. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library