Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Michael Hurd, May 28, 2013

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Interview with Michael Hurd, a journalist and member of the Texas Black History Preservation Project from Houston, Texas. Hurd discusses growing up in Texarkana and Houston, his education and service in the Air Force, work with the Houston Post and USA Today, Juneteenth, researching black history, the Texas Black History Preservation Project and related efforts, being an historian, the history of Juneteenth and emancipation in Texas, and civil rights. In appendix are photographs of Hurd, clippings of his reporting, and URLs to videos he was involved in.
Date: May 26, 2013
Creator: Turner, Elizabeth Hays & Hurd, Michael
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008

Interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual childhoods, life during the depression, and life in the Kerr County area. Mr. Swayze discusses his service in the Air Force and Mrs. Swayze discusses her teaching career.
Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Swayze, Francis H. & Swayze, Cora Nell Cunningham
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flirting With Power: Austin Rally, 1 of 4] captions transcript

[Flirting With Power: Austin Rally, 1 of 4]

Video footage from the Jo Streit Film Footage Collection consisting of original Betacam footage from filmmaker Jo Streit's documentary "Flirting with Power." Footage includes people leaving Dallas on buses, their arrival in Austin, and David Rhodes organizing volunteers in a park before a parade.
Date: May 11, 1992
Creator: Streit, Jo
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Sudden infant death syndrome] captions transcript

[News Clip: Sudden infant death syndrome]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 24, 1983
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation (open access)

Miss Ziggy Hunter: Her Accomplishments in the Field of Aviation

A compilation of the many achievements of Women Airforce Service Pilot flight instructor, Ziggy Hunter, as a pioneer in aviation. Notes on the cover page indicate that the author, Nettie Moore, was a WASP control tower operator and that her attempts to gain national honor for Hunter have gone unsuccessful as of 1980.
Date: May 10, 1975
Creator: More, Nettie D.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Commuter Stuff] (open access)

[News Script: Commuter Stuff]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a new commuter service operating out of Love Field has been announced.
Date: May 13, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: State Demo Convention] (open access)

[News Script: State Demo Convention]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the governor Briscoe who has enough strength to dominate the party's state convention.
Date: May 13, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Steel Companies] (open access)

[News Script: Steel Companies]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Dallas based Austin Steel company which has been fined more than 70-thousand dollars by a Houston federal court.
Date: May 11, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas Politics] (open access)

[News Script: Texas Politics]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about some discord which was detectable in the democratic party as county and district political conventions were held in Texas.
Date: May 11, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Austin Building] (open access)

[News Script: Austin Building]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Austin which led the major Texas cities in building permits.
Date: May 6, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Black Winners] (open access)

[News Script: Black Winners]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the the election results where blacks stand a good chance to increase their representation in the Texas legislature from eight to eleven.
Date: May 6, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Convention] (open access)

[News Script: Convention]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, re-convened following their 30-day recess for primary election campaigning.
Date: May 6, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Austin, Dallas. and Sherman updates] (open access)

[News Script: Austin, Dallas. and Sherman updates]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 28, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Jewel robbery] (open access)

[News Script: Jewel robbery]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a jewel robbery in Dallas, Texas and a proposed penal code revision brought to the Texas house committee.
Date: May 18, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Drunk driving] (open access)

[News Script: Drunk driving]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a new law as well as initiatives to decrease drunk driving.
Date: May 12, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Six p.m. sports update] (open access)

[News Script: Six p.m. sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 29, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas language, wreck, and technology] (open access)

[News Script: Texas language, wreck, and technology]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 28, 1970, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports at ten] (open access)

[News Script: Sports at ten]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 27, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Late evening sports] (open access)

[News Script: Late evening sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 19, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: News in prices and theatre] (open access)

[News Script: News in prices and theatre]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 11, 1970, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Six p.m. sports] (open access)

[News Script: Six p.m. sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 9, 1970, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tower Film] (open access)

[News Script: Tower Film]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: May 30, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library