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Oral History Interview with Billy Barker, September 3, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Billy Barker, September 3, 1977

Interview with homemaker Billie Simpson Barker. The interview includes Barker's personal experiences about rural life in Denton County, Texas from 1925-1985. Barker talks about her father's sawmill operation, creek flooding, threshing operations, changes in land ownership, her husband's death, effects of the Great Depression, social life, the county's longtime residents, recreational activities, epidemics, wildlife problems, the tornado of June 8, 1937, her childhood, and homemade clothing.
Date: September 3, 1987
Creator: Renner, Steve & Barker, Billy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ernest Galeassi, September 16, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ernest Galeassi, September 16, 1988

Interview with Army veteran Ernest Galeassi. The interview includes Galeassi's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 324th Signal Company during the Japanese attack a Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 16, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Galeassi, Ernest
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Andrew White, September 24, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Andrew White, September 24, 1986

Interview with Andrew White, business executive and president of the local chapter of the NAACP in Sherman, Texas. The interview includes White's personal experiences about race relations and the development of African-American businesses in Sherman during the 1980s.
Date: September 24, 1986
Creator: Kumler, Donna & White, Andrew
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alexander Bate, September 19, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alexander Bate, September 19, 1986

Interview with retired schoolteacher Alexander Bate. The interview includes Bate's personal experiences about the African American business community in Sherman, Texas, and the lynching of George Hughes. Bate also talks about being an African-American educator, and local race relations in Sherman.
Date: September 19, 1986
Creator: Kumler, Donna & Bate, Alexander
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Floyd Deacon, September 15, 1982 transcript

Oral History Interview with Floyd Deacon, September 15, 1982

Interview with Floyd Deacon about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
Date: September 15, 1982
Creator: Deacon, Floyd
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nathan Donsky, September 11, 1982 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nathan Donsky, September 11, 1982

Interview with Nathan Donsky, a business-owner from Dallas, Texas. Donsky discusses his family history, his upbringing, first job as a secretary, running small businesses in San Angelo and Forsan, Texas, founding Goren & Donsky's Pawn Shop, how he married his wife, expanding the business, starting Nathan's Jewelers, family happenings, company finances, and business partnerships and relations.
Date: September 11, 1982
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Donsky, Nathan
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joe C. Turner, September 19, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joe C. Turner, September 19, 1989

Interview with Joe C. Turner, a United States Navy veteran from Merryville, Louisiana, 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 19, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Turner, Joseph C.
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles R. Easley, September 39, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles R. Easley, September 39, 1989

Interview with Charles R. Easley, a United States Navy veteran from Newport, Oregon, 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 30, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Easley, Charles Richard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Ellis, September 17, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Ellis, September 17, 1988

Interview with William Ellis, a United States Navy veteran from Denison, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the naval supply vessel USS Antares. It includes an Appendix with more details recording the history of the vessel.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ellis, William
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library