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World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors Oral History Project
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World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project
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Flying Voices Oral History Project
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Texas Community History Oral History Project
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Texas Business Oral History Project
2
Women in the Texas Republican Party Oral History Project
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World War II Pacific Theater (Naval Engagements) Oral History Project
2
World War II Pacific Theater (Submarine Service) Oral History Project
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World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project
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Caltex Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sparks, May 29, 1969
Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sparks, husband and wife from Portland, Texas who are in the cotton farming, banking, and insurance industries. In the interview, Mr. and Mrs. Walter both describe their childhood and early years in school and work. They both share their personal observations on land speculation, settlement, and development in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, where they have been residents for many years. They also describe the small town's social life and relations with Hispanics.
Date:
May 29, 1969
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Sparks, Walter
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marguerite Lang, May 28, 1969
Interview with Marguerite Lang, a long-time resident of Portland, Texas. In the interview, Miss Lang describes her observations on land speculation, settlement, and development of Portland. She also discusses what it was like growing up and living an agrarian lifestyle in Portland.
Date:
May 28, 1969
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Lang, Marguerite
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Sparks, May 28, 1969
Interview with Mrs. Walter Sparks, a homemaker and long-time resident of the town of Portland, Texas. In the interview, Mrs. Sparks describes her early life when she first came to Portland with her parents. She also discusses what it was like to live an agrarian lifestyle in the small community. Mrs. Sparks shares her observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around Sinton and Portland throughout the years.
Date:
May 28, 1969
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Sparks, Walter
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mrs. Thomas A. Wise, May 28, 1969
Interview with Mrs. Thomas A. Wise, a homemaker and long-time resident of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, more specifically Corpus Christi. In the interview, Mrs. Wise describes what it was like growing up in a small farming community. She discusses her observations over the settlement and development of the Corpus Christi area. She also discusses the town's Mexican-Anglo relations and cattle ranching culture.
Date:
May 28, 1969
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Wise, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George Clarence Moffett, 1965-1966
Interview with Dr. George Clarence Moffett, a farmer, oilman, and former state legislator from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Dr. Moffett describes his personal experiences as a member of the House and Senate of Texas for thirty-four years and as a Delegate to Democratic National Convention in Houston in 1928. He comments about Governors W. Lee O'Daniel, Coke Stevenson, and Allan Shivers and talks about oil legislation.
Date:
May 3, 1965
Creator:
Odom, E. Dale & Moffett, George Clarence
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Albin, May 30, 1969
Interview with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Albin, who have been resident farmers in the town of Taft, Texas for a number of years. In the interview, the Albin's describe their observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around the rural town. They also talk about when they first moved to Taft in 1910, and what agrarian life was like until the 1930's. The Albin's discuss Mexican-Anglo relations in the community as well as the rise and impacts of the Ku Klux Klan.
Date:
May 30, 1969
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Albin, J. W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with G. A. Moore, May 28, 1982
Interview with football coach G. A. Moore, from Pilot Point, Texas. In the interview, Moore recalls his experiences concerning the desegregation of athletics at the North Texas State College in 1956.
Date:
May 28, 1982
Creator:
Cummings, Randy; Marcello, Ronald E. & Moore, G. A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ira T. DeFoor, May 24, 1983
Interview with college instructor Ira T. DeFoor from Denton, Texas. In the interview, DeFoor discusses his experiences from when he was the equipment manager for the football team during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date:
May 24, 1983
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & DeFoor, Ira T.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack Gray, May 30, 1984
Interview with Judge Jack Gray of the 211th district court in Denton County, Texas. In the interview, Judge Gray expresses his thoughts and memories of the desegregation of athletics at the North Texas State College in 1956.
Date:
May 30, 1984
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.; Cummings, Randy & Gray, Jack
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ghent Sanderford, 1967
Interview with Ghent Sanderford, attorney. The interview includes Sanderford's experiences as private secretary to Governor Miriam A. Ferguson, 1925-27 and 1933-35, his relationship with James E. Ferguson, as well as comments about Governors Pat Neff, Dan Moody, James Allred, W. Lee O'Daniel, and Coke Stevenson. The interview also includes his opinions on the Johnson-Stevenson senatorial race of 1948 and the impeachment of James Ferguson.
Date:
May 4, 1968
Creator:
Odom, E. Dale & Sanderford, Ghent
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal Diary of Mrs. Dan Moody
The personal diary of Mrs. Dan Moody, the wife of former Texas Governor Dan Moody. The diary covers her term as First Lady of Texas while residing in the Governor's Mansion.
Date:
May 25, 1969
Creator:
Moody, Daniel
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thomas A. Chipman, May 21, 1999
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Interview with Thomas A. Chipman, who is a World War II veteran and restaurant business owner from Hill City, Kansas. In the interview, Chipman discusses his experiences as a medic and driver in the European Theatre during the war. He describes what basic training and his induction into the Army was like, and also talks a little bit about when he was sent to the Pennsylvania Military College to earn a degree in engineering. Chipman recollects when his battalion was transported to England and France in order to fight in several battles that included the Battle of the Bulge. He describes what it was like to stay in Europe, and includes details such as the attitudes toward battlefield carnage, the evacuation and transport of the dead and wounded, the capture of German prisoners-of-war, and civilian refugees. Chipman reminisces of the German surrender and his return to the United States, where he started a restaurant business career.
Date:
May 21, 1999
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Chipman, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Eugene L. Crumling, May 18, 1999
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Interview with Eugene L. Crumling, bartender and former professional ballplayer. The interview includes Crumling's personal experiences about being a professional baseball player in the U.S. during World War II. Crumling talks about his semi-pro baseball career in the late 1930s and early 1940s, the origin of his nickname, signing his first professional contract, life in the minor leagues during wartime, his draft classification as 4-F, his employment in defense-related work during the off-seasons, contrasts between life in the minors and life in the majors, individual Cardinals players, his first game and his first, and only, hit in the majors, the remainder of his minor league career, and his personal thoughts about the reserve clause, player strikes, modern-day salaries, and expansion.
Date:
May 28, 1999
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Crumling, Eugene L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Russell E. Dougherty, May 24, 2004
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Interview with Air Force veteran General Russell E. Dougherty, former commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command. The interview includes Dougherty's personal experiences with General Curtis LeMay. Dougherty speaks about LeMay's uncanny judgment, organizational talents, and penchant for discipline, as well as his handling of people in his command, and the Soviet military's assessment of LeMay. The interview includes an appendix with "A General's Perspective: Leadership in the Cold War," written by General Russell E. Dougherty.
Date:
May 24, 2004
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred F. & Dougherty, Russell E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joe Tison, May 11, 2010
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Interview with Weatherford resident Joe Tison, school administrator and mayor, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Tison's personal experiences of childhood, education in Weatherford public schools, Weatherford College, and North Texas State College, as well as his career as a teacher, principal, and superintendent in Aledo and Weatherford ISDs. Tison also discusses the racial integration of Weatherford schools, his career as interim superintendent at various North Texas ISDs, and his experience as mayor. The interview includes an appendix with photographs and articles about Tison.
Date:
May 11, 2010
Creator:
Liles, Debbie & Tison, Joe
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alvin O. Berg, Jr., May 14, 2005
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Interview with Alvin O. Berg, Jr., World War II-era Army Air Forces veteran, as part of the Tarrant County War Veterans History Project. The interview includes Berg's personal experiences of childhood and education, enlisting in the Army Air Forces, training as an aviation cadet and service at various stateside bases, fighting in the Pacific theater, having a postwar career in minor league baseball, returning to service during the Korean conflict, and having a career as a pilot for American Airlines.
Date:
May 14, 2005
Creator:
Johnston, Glenn T. & Berg, Alvin O., Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Donald Boots, May 17, 2001
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Interview with building contractor and Marine Corps veteran Donald Boots. The interview includes Boots' personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, childhood, boot camp, camouflage school, training in beachhead organization with the 4th Pioneer Battalion, mopping-up operations on Kwajalein, rest and retraining on Maui, being assigned as a BAR man, invading Saipan, and assaulting enemy caves on Saipan. Boots also talks about the stress of battle, returning to Maui for rest and retraining, the invasion of Iwo Jima, Japanese resistance on the Iwo Jima beaches, the rescue of his friend, his role in organizing the beach operation at Iwo Jima, establishing beach defenses on Iwo Jima, evacuating and returning to Maui, retraining and refitting for the invasion of the Japanese home islands, and the dropping of the atomic bombs.
Date:
May 17, 2001
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Boots, Donald
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with K. O. Dahlgren, May 28, 2002
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Interview with K.O. Dahlgren, civil engineer and Marine Corps veteran. The interview includes Dahlgren's personal experiences about being a PBJ co-pilot in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II, enlisting in the Navy, primary and secondary flight training through the Civilian Pilot Training Program, pre-flight training, basic and advanced flight training, and navigation school. Additionally, Dahlgren talks about his early interest in aviation, designation as an Aviation Cadet, the transition to multi-engine planes at Corpus Christi and his transfer to the Marine Corps, transferring to Cherry Point, North Carolina, crew formation and PBJ training at Cherry Point, advanced training, his personal views on combat and the Japanese, stationing to Green Island, "night heckling" missions to Rabaul, his assignment to and living conditions in Emirau, skip-bombing, strafing, and night bombing missions, rest and relaxation in Australia, his rotation back to the states, and his postwar career.
Date:
May 28, 2002
Creator:
Koontz, Christopher N. & Dahlgren, K. O.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wilhelmina Delco, May 15, 2006
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Interview with Wilhelmina R. Fitzgerald Delco, former member of the Texas House of Representatives (D-Austin). The interview includes Delco's personal experiences about childhood and education, marriage to Exalton A. Delco, Jr., being involved in community issues, running for the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees, her 1974 election to the Texas House of Representatives seat representing Travis County, and serving as Speaker Pro Tem of the House. Additionally, Delco speaks about her family's involvement in Chicago politics, the difficulty of desegregating Austin schools in a manner that shared resources equitably with all groups, serving on the Committee on Public Education and Committee on Higher Education, being involved in the National Conference of State Legislatures, including efforts to encourage divestiture from apartheid-South Africa, as well as her involvement in efforts to reform the Texas higher education funding system and her commitment to education as her life's work.
Date:
May 15, 2006
Creator:
Moye, Todd & Delco, Whilhelmina
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John T. Chain, May 10, 2004
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Interview with Air Force veteran John T. Chain. The interview includes Chain's perspectives as commander of the Strategic Air Command, his comments about leadership, and his personal relationships with General Curtis LeMay.
Date:
May 10, 2004
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred F. & Chain, John T.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mary Jane Dellinger, May 26, 2000
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Interview with Mary Jane Dellinger. The interview includes Dellinger's personal experiences about working as a riveter at Armstrong Cork and Rubber Company during World War II, and assembling time fuses for bombs at the Hamilton Watch Company. Dellinger also talks about pre-war work experience in silk mills, effects of the Great Depression on her family, her marriage to Clair Dellinger, personal motivations for seeking defense work, her decision to change jobs and work for Armstrong Cork and Rubber Company, her work on the F4U Corsair fuselage assembly line, sexual harassment, production incentives and awards, war bond drives, shift work, transportation arrangements, and her decision to quit.
Date:
May 26, 2000
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Dellinger, Mary Jane
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gladys Barnes Lawhon, May 22, 2008
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Interview with long-time Denton resident Gladys Barns Lawhon for the Denton Historical Commission Museum. The interview includes Lawhon's family history, personal experiences about her childhood, life in Denton, impressions of neighbors, teaching music, and her travels for the National Guild of Piano Teachers.
Date:
May 22, 2008
Creator:
Nelson, Martha Len & Lawhon, Gladys Barnes
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Donald Fleming, May 30, 2003
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Interview with grain elevator operator and Army Air Forces veteran Donald Fleming. The interview includes Fleming's personal experiences about being a B-24 navigator in the European Theater during World War II, his education at Kansas State University, enlisting as an Aviation Cadet in the Army Air Forces, navigator training, bomber transition training, his assignment to Pantanella Air Base, various missions to Austria and Rumania, fighter escorts by the Tuskegee Airmen, and raids against oil refineries and marshalling yards. Fleming also talks about enemy flak and fighter opposition, his return to the States after fifty-one missions his crew's pet dog, correspondence with his wife, and his postwar business career.
Date:
May 30, 2003
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Fleming, Donald
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John J. Clemens, May 13, 2003
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Interview with John J. Clemens. The interview includes Clemens' personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Houston, Texas, World War II-era service in the U.S. Navy, serving aboard USS Wren in the Pacific Theater, and piloting a ship into Tokyo Bay immediately following the Japanese surrender. Clemens speaks about convoy missions across the Atlantic Ocean, the January 4, 1944 sinking of the USS Turner while moored in New York Harbor and the court of inquiry regarding the sinking, actions in the Aleutian Islands, Attu, Okinawa, and Philippine campaigns and anti-kamikaze warfare while aboard the USS Wren, and the effects that Allied bombing had on Tokyo.
Date:
May 13, 2003
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Clemens, John J., 1921-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library