Interview with Russell Ellis, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the merchant ships USS Santa Leonara, USS Jose Bonaficio, USS Daniel H. Hill, and the repair ship USS Amphion in the European Theater during World War II. North Atlantic convoys; German submarine and aircraft threats; personal observations of civilian conditions in England, Belgium, and France.

Interview with Dr. Edra C. Bogle, a university professor, concerning her experiences in the development of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas. Early interest in women writers; experiences concerning job discrimination; activities with National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1970s; introduction of women authors into her literature courses; activities with the Dallas Gay Political Alliance in 1970s; role in establishment of Gay and Lesbian Association of Denton (Texas) in 1970s; public acknowledgment of being a lesbian, 1978; personal and professional conflict with James W. Lee, chair of the UNT English Department; early stages of the Women's Studies Program, 1988; early courses about women in course offerings of the English Department; her appointment as coordinator of the Women's Studies Program, 1992; coordination of course offerings in women's studies; establishment of a specific course in women's studies, 1994; relationship of gay and multicultural issues to women's studies; views on integrating women's issues into regular survey courses; unsuccessful attempt to establish a women's center; her resignation as coordinator of the Women's Studies Program, 1994, and her replacement by Barbara Rodman; her overall relations with Nora Kizer Bell, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; her relationship with Barbara …

Interview with Beth Eakman, a graduate student, concerning her experiences with the establishment of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas. Her early introduction to feminism while a student at Texas Christian University, 1980s; activities with Planned Parenthood in Fort Worth; activities with Choice Dallas; involvement with the North Texas Democrats and Ann Richards's gubernatorial campaign, 1990; break-up of her marriage, 1991, and spousal abuse; stalking by her ex-husband; entry into therapy; enrollment in women's studies courses at the University of North Texas, 1994; organizing the Women's Studies Roundtable; her work with Barbara Rodman in establishing the Women's Studies Program, 1994; establishment of the Professing Women Award; establishment of the feminist newsletter, "The Gaze"; relations between the Women's Studies Roundtable and the Women's Collective; establishment of "Women's 'Her story' Month"; relations with Chancellor Alfred Hurley and the UNT administration; performance by Latina feminist poet Rosemary Meza; contributions of Dean Nora Kizer Bell to the Women's Studies Program; effects of English Department politics on the program; relations with Women's Programming at UNT; importance of maintaining a personal journal; her views of area studies as the future of higher education.

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].

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.

Interview with Roy Cudd, a Navy WWII veteran of the USS Bougainville (CVE-100, an escort carrier) from Denton, Texas. Cudd discusses his family life, their reaction to the start of war, enlisting in the Navy and boot camp, assignment to the Bougainville, duties aboard ship and daily life, missions in the Pacific, the Okinawa Typhoon, combat, initiation as a "shellback," kamikazes, liberty, ranking up, and the end of the war.

Interview with Barbara Rodman, a college professor, concerning her experiences in the development of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas, 1992-96; educational background; participation in student protests against the Vietnam War; activities with the National Organization of Women (NOW); origins of her interest in women writers; her role in the Women's Studies Program at UNT; her teaching philosophy and thoughts about "engaged feminism."

Interview with Martha Nichols, a university professor, and her experiences concerning the formation and development of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas, 1988-95. Early interest in women's studies; organizing the Women's Studies Program on campus; opponents and proponents; teaching methods; views on feminism.

Interview with John Byrd, an Army Air Corps veteran (457th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a radio operator in the 8th Air Force in England during World War II.

Warren Whitson, Jr., a businessman and an Army Air Corps veteran (493rd Bomb Group, 860th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Whitson discusses his pre-flight and flight training in 1943, his assignment to the 493rd Bomb Group, 860th Bomb Squadron at Stone, England, the characteristics of the B-17G, his first mission in Berlin, problems with flak, tactics to counter German radar, his engine trouble and crash landing in eastern Germany, his rescue by Russian troops, his trip by C-47 back to England via Poltava, Tehran, Cairo, Tripoli, and Dijon, his assignment to a new crew, being shot down by German fighter planes on his seventeenth mission, his brief experiences as a POW, and his liberation by British troops.

Interview with college professor Gladys P. Crawford from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Crawford discusses her experiences during the desegregation of North Texas State College in the 1950's.

Interview with college professor Martin S. Shockley from Stuart, Virginia. In the interview, Shockley discusses his experiences concerning the desegregation of North Texas State College.

Interview with Lee Soucy, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Jay Thompson, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with attorney James L. Jackson from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Jackson recollects memories from when he was a student at the Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, and includes detailed comments on his teachers, the athletics program, and the influence of Coach Tennyson Miller. He also shares his thoughts and experiences concerning segregation in Denton.

Transcript of an interview with Lucille Nix, a schoolteacher, concerning her experiences teaching at Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas (1949-1969). Nix discusses her relationship with students, church activities, and Principal Fred Moore.

Transcript of an interview with Clarence Nix, Jr. concerning his experiences as a student at Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas (1926-1932).

Interview with Mitchell Jackson, a former student at the Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas. In the interview, Jackson recollects memories of what his life was like in a segregated school and community. He comments specifically on his family background, teachers, athletics, school curriculum, and the influence of Coach Tennyson Miller.

Interview with Mary Anna Sewalt concerning her participation in the development of the Republican Party in Texas (1944-1993). Sewalt discusses her youth in West Texas, her employment with WPA (Works Progress Administration) during the New Deal years, her decision to join the Republican Party in 1947, her conservative philosophy, organizing the Republican Party of Denton County, the 1952 presidential campaign, activities with the Texas Federation of Republican Women, her positions on abortion, the Religious Right, and women's rights in general.

Interview with Jane Guzman from Highland Park, Texas concerning her experiences and thoughts on the development of the Republican Party in Texas. Guzman also discusses activities in state and local Republican election campaigns, the Religious Right, abortion, the Eagle Forum, and the National Organization of Women.

Interview with Albert Grubbs, Jr. from Dawson, Texas concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression as well as his childhood and his experiences leading up to joining the CCC. Grubbs worked at camps in Lubbock, Texas (Company 3820) and Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Interview with Willard B. Naughton concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression. Naughton worked at a camp in Council Grove, Kansas (Company 4703). This interview covers his childhood, his experiences in the Great Depression, his experiences as a hospital orderly in the CCC, and his biggest takeaways from working in the CCC.

Interview with George Payne, a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Pilot Point, Texas. Payne discusses his family background, growing up and grade school, joining the CCC in Denton, going to Arizona and building a trail in Bontia National Park, leaving the CCC and joining a second time, assignment to Baggs, Wyoming, operating a bulldozer, recreation, camp facilities and organization, food, leave, pay, classes, new guys and hazing, and some reflections on the impact of the Corps.

Interview with Louis Cresson, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Hillside, Pennsylvania. Cresson discusses his family, life during the Great Depression, and work at CCC camps in Shawville and Renovo, Pennsylvania.