[News report: Gays vow to keep fighting for rights] (open access)

[News report: Gays vow to keep fighting for rights]

News report about a woman named Sue Reardon coping with the Hawaiian Supreme Court's ruling upholding current state marriage laws.
Date: December 11, 1999
Creator: Arakawa, Lynda
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News reports: Gay's fight may turn to rights and benefits; Judiciary copped out, says lawsuit partner] (open access)

[News reports: Gay's fight may turn to rights and benefits; Judiciary copped out, says lawsuit partner]

Two news reports describing societal opinions and reactions to the Hawaiian Supreme Court ruling to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Date: December 10, 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press Release: Hawaii Supreme Court Drops Gay Marriage] (open access)

[Press Release: Hawaii Supreme Court Drops Gay Marriage]

Printed email of a press release from the Human Rights Campaign on gay marriage Supreme Court case in Hawaii.
Date: December 10, 1999
Creator: Human Rights Campaign
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: Hawai'i same-sex marriage ruling] (open access)

[Press release: Hawai'i same-sex marriage ruling]

Press release to undisclosed recipients reporting the ruling of the Hawaiian Supreme Court on Baehr v. Anderson, including statements from the plaintiff's lead attorney.
Date: December 9, 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Al Quackenbush, October 10, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Quackenbush, October 10, 1999

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Quackenbush. Quackenbush joined the Navy in 1931. He served as a First Class Ships Cook on the USS Tangier (AV-8). He is a plank owner of the Tangier and provides details of starting up the crew when it was first commissioned. His battle station was the .50 caliber gun on the forward mount. He discusses the training on the ship and activities prior to and on 7 December 1941. On the day of the attack, Quackenbush helped pull sailors out of the water, including a Japanese aviator.
Date: October 10, 1999
Creator: Quackenbush, Al
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Recollections of Honolulu, Hawaii] (open access)

[Recollections of Honolulu, Hawaii]

Document written by Jack Vaughan recollecting his time spent in Honolulu, Hawaii during March and April of 1944.
Date: January 3, 1998
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Jack Callaway, March 28, 1997

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Interview with Jack Callaway, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the auxiliary supply vessel USS Argonne during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Appendix includes a photocopy of a newspaper article from the December 7, 1996 edition of the Lewisville Leader titled, "Pearl Harbor survivor recalls 'day of infamy'" by Dusty Rainbolt [2 leaves].
Date: March 28, 1997
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Callaway, Jack
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Roy M. Gee, March 24, 1997

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Interview with Roy M. Gee, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: March 24, 1997
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gee, Roy M.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William J. Fisk, December 26, 1996

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Interview with William J. Fisk, a Navy veteran (VPB-123), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the crew of a PB4Y-2; his unauthorized participation in a combat mission out of Okinawa over the Sea of Japan; battle damage to his plane; description of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from aerial observations after the dropping of the atomic bombs.
Date: December 26, 1996
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Fisk, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Leo Nugent, October 5, 1996

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Interview with Leo Nugent, an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Hickam Field with the 11th Bombardment Group during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Appendix includes a photocopied data sheet on the 11th and 5th Bomb Groups [1 leaf]
Date: October 5, 1996
Creator: Blanchette, Scott & Nugent, Leo B.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Harry Brand, September 28, 1996

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Interview with Steve Pickens, a businessman and former President of the Nocona Boot Company, concerning his experiences as a financial analyst for Justin Industries, comptroller for Nocona Boot Company from 1983 to 1984, general manager of Nocona from 1984 to 1987, and President of Nocona from 1987 to 1995. Pickens comments on Nocona's founder, Enid Justin; the "Urban Cowboy" craze and plant expansion in 1981; the reorganization of the boot manufacturing process; marketing and advertising strategies and the "Hero Series" posters; on-the-job training of plant executives; employer-employee relations; wages and benefits; the western wear sales downturn in 1993; layoffs; the diversification of the product line; the creation of the "show boot;" and his termination as President in 1995.
Date: September 28, 1996
Creator: Rouh, Peggy & Brand, Harry B.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jim Mason, September 28, 1996

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Interview with Jim Mason, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a corpsman at the Naval Hospital during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941: also anecdotal information about Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
Date: September 28, 1996
Creator: Sanchez, Jim & Mason, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Roy T. Holland, September 26, 1996

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Interview with Roy Holland, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 26, 1996
Creator: Sanchez, Jim & Holland, Roy T.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with A. C. Tipton, December 16, 1995, No. 2

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Interview with A.C. Tipton, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the light cruiser USS Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 16, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Tipton, A. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Raymond D. Strong, December 16, 1995

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Interview with Raymond Strong, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with Base Communications during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 16, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Strong, Raymond D.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William A. Denton, December 16, 1995

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Interview with William Denton, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences with the 2nd Motor Transport Battalion at the Marine Barracks between Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 16, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Denton, William A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert L. Fort, October 28, 1995

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Interview with Robert Fort, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS Raleigh during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Appendix includes a legal-sized photocopy of a document concerning the location and activities on the USS Raleigh on Sunday, December 7, 1941.
Date: October 28, 1995
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Fort, Robert L.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Edwin C. Hunt, October 19, 1995

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Interview with Edwin Hunt, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: October 19, 1995
Creator: Maynard, Stephen R. & Hunt, Edwin C., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Claude O. Hocker, October 7, 1995

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Interview with Claude Hocker, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: October 8, 1995
Creator: White, Jack A. & Hocker, Claude O.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Hugh Martin, October 8, 1995

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Interview with Hugh Martin, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: October 8, 1995
Creator: White, Jack & Martin, Hugh
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Howard Garland Johnson (open access)

Oral History Interview with Howard Garland Johnson

Interview with Howard Garland Johnson, who served as a Radioman 2nd Class in the United States Navy during WWII. He answers general questions about his military service and stops overseas.
Date: 1995~
Creator: McKenzie, Lovette & Johnson, Howard Garland
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Hal Lamar, October 9, 1994

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Interview with Commander Hal Lamar, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while serving as flag lieutenant and aide to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz during World War II. Lamar discusses Nimitz's personal and professional routines; comments about Admirals William ("Bull") Halsey and Raymond Spruance; the Roosevelt-Nimitz-MacArthur conference at Pearl Harbor from July to August of 1944; and the transfer of CINCPAC from Pearl Harbor to Guam.
Date: October 9, 1994
Creator: Christman, Calvin & Lamar, Hal
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with James A. Blocklinger, April 22, 1994

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Interview with James Blocklinger, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the heavy minelayer USS Oglala during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 22, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Blocklinger, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Strimple C. Coyle, Aprill 22, 1994

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Interview with Sergeant Major Strimple C. ("Jim") Coyle, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences Ewa Field with VMF-211 (Marine Fighter Squadron 211) during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 22, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Coyle, Strimple C.
System: The UNT Digital Library