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Oral History Interview with Weldon Hart, 1966-1967 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Weldon Hart, 1966-1967

Interviews with Weldon Hart, a public relations executive and executive director of the Texas Good Roads Association. The interviews includes Hart's experiences as press secretary and appointments secretary to former Governors Beauford Jester, 1947-50, and Allan Shivers, 1950-57; head of the Texas Employment Commission; organization of a Texas political machine; lobbying for the highway construction industries of Texas. The interviews took place on three separate dates: August 8, 1966, February 6, 1967, and July 3, 1967.
Date: December 18, 1967
Creator: Brewer, Thomas B.; Odom, E. Dale & Hart, Weldon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bob Way, December 13, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bob Way, December 13, 1984

Interview with college instructor and former member of the North Texas State football team Bob Way from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Way recollects some of his experiences and thoughts while he was a student at the school during the desegregation of athletics.
Date: December 13, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Cummings, Randy & Way, Bob
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Klein, December 20, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank Klein, December 20, 1984

Interview with business executive and former member of the North Texas State football team Frank Klein from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Way recollects some of his experiences and thoughts while he was a student at the school during the desegregation of athletics.
Date: December 20, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Cummings, Randy & Klein, Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Betty Kimble, December 8, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Betty Kimble, December 8, 1987

Interview with community activist Betty Kimble from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Kimble discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She recalls memories from her days as a student both in East Texas and at North Texas State College. Kimble recollects the many events that concerned the desegregation of the North Texas State College and the City of Denton alike, which included student and citizen protesting that mostly supported Denton's strong white power presence. She recalls the desegregation of public restaurants, the street-paving of the African-American section of Denton, and voter registration changes. Kimble also comments on influential civil rights activists including Tennyson Miller and Abner Haynes.
Date: December 8, 1987
Creator: Harris, Jane & Kimble, Betty Jewel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Linnie McAdams, December 10, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Linnie McAdams, December 10, 1987

Interview with community activist Linnie McAdams from Denton, Texas. In the interview, McAdams discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship in the 1960s and 1970s. She also discusses what it was like growing up in a racist community, and includes memories concerning her personal educational experiences in segregated schools, the living conditions in the African-American section of Denton, and her personal employment experiences. McAdams recalls the desegregation of public schools, housing, and facilities as well as the integration of churches.
Date: December 10, 1987
Creator: Lohr, Mary & McAdams, Linnie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, December 20, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, December 20, 1974

Interview with Democratic representative and attorney L. DeWitt Hale, from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the interview, Hale reminisces and describes his experiences during his time serving as a member of the 1974 Texas Constitutional Convention. Hale also discusses his personal views concerning constitutional revisions, the Constitutional Revision Commission, the Joint Constitutional Convention Planning Committee, the Judiciary Committee, Price Daniel Jr., night-to-work provisions, and the failure of the Constitutional Convention.
Date: December 20, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Euline Brock, December 1, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Euline Brock, December 1, 1988

Interview with college professor and community activist Euline Brock, from Denton, Texas. In the interview, which is a follow-up to her earlier recollections, Brock continues to discuss the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960's and 1970's.
Date: December 1, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard & Brock, Euline
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Portrait of Mrs. Luther T. Lambert]

Portrait of Mrs. Luther T. Lambert, visible from the chest up. She is wearing a white shirt with a black bow tie. There are handwritten notes on the back that say "L. T. Lambert, 813 Lakey, 12 x 16, Color as original, Dec. 23."
Date: December 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Dr. E. D. Moton]

Portrait of Dr. E. D. Moton, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored suit with pens in the jacket pocket. The photograph is in an oval frame and handwritten notes on the back say: "had 2 daughters, Annetta and Myrtle, lived in Quakertown" and "Dr. E. D. Moton, first black doctor in Denton."
Date: December 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Marla Bullard, December 14, 2003

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Interview with salesperson Marla Bullard. The interview includes Bullard's personal experiences about the Texas International Pop Festival. Bullard talks about her Mexican-American family values, her use of drugs and alcohol in high school, her attitudes toward the Vietnam War, hippie activities at Allen's Landing in Houston, Texas, conflicts between rednecks and hippies, her attraction to the musical groups of the Sixties, the importance of lyrics in Sixties music, her decision to attend the festival, drug use at the festival, Janis Joplin's performance, and the influence of the festival on her life.
Date: December 14, 2003
Creator: Tittle, Dennis & Bullard, Marla
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Randell Fields, December 4, 2003

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Interview with Randell Fields. The interview includes Fields' personal experiences about attending the Texas International Pop Festival in Lewisville, Texas, early youth in rural Texas, and transferring high schools. Fields also talks about attendance at the "Big D Jamboree," the effects of his parent's divorce and influence of his young stepmother's interest in current music, student challenges to authority at North Texas Mesquite High School, rock 'n roll music of the Sixties, the influence of the radio station KZEW, attending the festival accompanied by his brother, sister, and father, observing the festival from outside the grounds, and the significance of the festival.
Date: December 4, 2003
Creator: Tittle, Dennis & Fields, Randell
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Shuford M. Alexander, Jr., December 2, 1999

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Interview with engineer and Army Air Forces veteran Shuford M. Alexander, Jr. The interview includes Alexander's personal experiences about being a fighter pilot in Italy during World War II, basic training, flight training, various assignments and transfers, Operation STRANGLE, being shot down by flak over Piacenza, and being rescued by Italian partisans. Additionally, Alexander talks about his link-up with a British A-4 Mission and his attempt to reach Allied lines, his betrayal by a German agent and his subsequent capture, escaping and continuing his search for Allied lines, his observations and opinions about the partisans, a second encounter with a British A-4 Mission, the Martani family in the village of Tosca, his group's trek through mountain snow to reach Allied lines, meeting with British paratroopers and with African-American soldiers from the 92nd Infantry Division, and his reunion with his squadron in Pisa. The interview includes an appendix with a narrative by Alexander.
Date: December 2, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Alexander, Shuford M., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Debbie Denmon, December 4, 2006

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Interview with Debbie Denmon, local news media personality and third-generation descendant of residents of Quakertown, as part of the Quakertown Oral History Project. The interview includes Denmon's personal experiences about childhood and education in Denton, having a career in broadcast journalism, and reporting on local efforts to capture Quakertown history. Denmon also speaks about memories of her great-grandmother Othella Hill, great-grandfather "Dollar Bill" Hill, and grandmother Norvell Williams Reed.
Date: December 4, 2006
Creator: Yancey, Sherelyn & Denmon, Debbie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Frank L. Dolan, December 15, 1995

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Interview with Navy veteran Frank L. Dolan. The interview includes Dolan's personal experiences aboard the repair ship USS Vestal during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview includes an appendix with a narrative written by Dolan.
Date: December 15, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dolan, Frank L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jack Hill, December 8, 2006

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Interview with Jack Hill, former employee of the Texas Textile Mill, as part of the Texas Textile Mill Oral History Project. The interview includes Hill's personal experiences about his childhood, working at Wilson's Grocery Store and Cole's Groceries, enlisting in the Army Air Forces during World War II, and serving in the China-Burma-India Theater. Hill also discusses his family's experience in the Great Depression, his lay-off due to new child labor laws, the tornado of 1948, and his career in retail sales.
Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: Kilgore, Deborah & Hill, Jack
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Seth Bailey, December 12, 2007

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Interview with Seth Bailey, veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, as part of the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. The interview includes Bailey's personal experiences of childhood and education in Athens, Texas, enlisting in the U.S. Army, basic training at Ft. Benning, Georgia, including experiences in Ranger Indoctrination Program and injuries sustained in "jump school," as well as his combat experiences in Karbala, Ramadi, and Al Asad. Bailey also talks about his family's tradition of military service, his assignment to a unit in Darmstadt, Germany, his deployment to Iraq and performance of long-range surveillance missions, continuing struggles with injury from basic training, with the Army health care system, and with substance abuse. Additionally, Bailey discusses his treatment at the Walter Reed Army Hospital, being discharged from the Army, returning to Arlington, Texas, and gives his opinions regarding the benefits of military service and regarding women in the military.
Date: December 12, 2007
Creator: Russell, Amy & Bailey, Seth
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Herb Elfering, December 6, 2001

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Interview with electrical engineer and Army veteran Herb Elfering, The interview includes Elfering's personal experiences with a searchlight/radar battery, 251st Coast Artillery Regiment, at camp Malekole during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Elfering also gives brief descriptions of his later experiences at Bougainville and Luzon.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Elfering, Herb
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Elijah Collins, Jr., December 6, 2001

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Interview with Navy veteran Elijah Collins Jr. The interview includes Collins' personal experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Blue during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Collins also talks about the Battle of Savo Island and the sinking of the Blue.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Collins, Elijah, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Cory, December 21, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Cory, December 21, 1976

Interview with Marine Corps veteran James Cory. The interview includes Cory's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview includes an appendix with a letter, news bulletin, memorandums, and a narrative.
Date: December 21, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cory, James
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Noel E. Gill, December 21, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Noel E. Gill, December 21, 1974

Interview with Navy veteran Noel E. Gill. The interview includes Gill's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 21, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gill, Noel E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jesse R. Smith, December 21, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jesse R. Smith, December 21, 1974

Interview with Marine Corps veteran Jesse R. Smith. The interview includes Smith's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 21, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Smith, Jesse R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dan Wentrcek, December 14, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dan Wentrcek, December 14, 1976

Interview with Navy veteran Dan Wentrcek. The interview includes Wentrcek's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 14, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wentrcek, Dan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Merle Newbauer, December 6, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Merle Newbauer, December 6, 1976

Interview with Navy veteran Merle Newbauer. The interview includes Newbauer's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 6, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Newbauer, Merle
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lillie Abbey, December 11, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lillie Abbey, December 11, 1974

Interview with Lillie Abbey, long-time resident of Denton, Texas. The interview includes Abbey's personal experiences of the Oklahoma land rush, farm life, and life in Denton during the 1920s and 1930s.
Date: December 11, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Abbey, Lillie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library