Oral History Interview with John Ed Balentine, July 7, 2006

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Interview with former North Texas State Teachers College student John Ed Balentine, longtime resident of Denton County, Texas. The interview includes Balentine's personal experiences about life on Denton farms, including descriptions of ranch work, wheat harvest, and entertainment options in Denton, education in Denton schools, dropping out of school to work for magnolia Oil Co. in Kermit, Texas, and being inducted into the U.S. Army. Additionally, Balentine speaks about his family's economic difficulties during the Great Depression, undergraduate studies at North Texas as an Industrial Arts major, descriptions of student social life, his World War II service in an anti-battalion, returning to Kermit, courting and marrying Jeanette Smith, and descriptions of historic Denton County photographs. The interview includes an appendix with photographs and Balentine's autobiography.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Moye, Todd & Balentine, John Ed
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Cathy Hartman, December 7, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Cathy Hartman, December 7, 2015

Interview with Cathy N. Hartman, the Associate Dean of the University of North Texas Libraries before her retirement in December 2015. She discusses her education and her career as an academic librarian, particularly working with government information and digital preservation.
Date: December 7, 2015
Creator: Moye, Todd & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Florencia Arrechea, January 7, 2016

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Interview with Florencia Arrechea, a Argentinian-American immigrant from Necochea, Argentina. Arrechea discusses growing up, major differences between living in Argentina and the US, Argentinian politics and culture, immigrating to Texas, different jobs she has worked, thoughts on American citizens versus immigrants, Hispanic-American issues, and her hopes for the future.
Date: January 7, 2016
Creator: Treadway, Will & Arrechea, Florencia
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Mario Lindsey, March 7, 2014

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Mario Lindsey, U.S. Army veteran. In the interview Lindsey talks about his decision to join the army; deployments in Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan; being separated from his family; decision to take position leading an ROTC program at the University of North Texas in 2013; experiences teaching the cadets; and overall lessons learned in the military.
Date: March 7, 2014
Creator: Malone, Timothy A. & Lindsey, Mario
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Divya Kumar, October 7, 2022

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Interview with Divya Kumar, an independent clinical social worker and psychotherapist from Boston, Massachusetts. Kumar discusses getting a certification in perinatal mental health from PSI, becoming a co-founder of the Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color, Postpartum Progress, PSI trainings, issues, becoming an advisor, defining identity as a mother and as a person, and advocacy for diversity in leadership.
Date: October 7, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Kumar, Divya
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Wendy Davis, October 7, 2022

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Interview with Wendy Davis, the executive director of Postpartum Support International from Portland, Oregon. Davis discusses her background in psychotherapy/psychology, becoming involved in the perinatal mental health field through her own experience with postpartum depression and anxiety, being helped by a doula, getting involved in maternal mental health groups, PSI and DAD, and the growth and development of PSI over time.
Date: October 7, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Davis, Wendy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Mary D. Lankford, June 7, 1992

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Interview with Mary D. Lankford, a librarian and former student of the University of North Texas, then known as North Texas State College. Lankford discusses studying Library Science at UNT, her career as a school librarian, new technological developments in her field, her career as an author, and professional activities.
Date: June 7, 1992
Creator: Dickey, Richard C. & Lankford, Mary D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Frances de Cordova, February 7, 1992

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Interview with Frances de Cordova, a college professor at Texas Woman's University, regarding her background, education, the development of the Library Science program at TWU, early perceptions of North Texas State College (now University of North Texas), accreditation by the American Library Association, and her colleagues.
Date: February 7, 1992
Creator: Dickey, Richard & de Cordova, Frances
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Allred, April 7, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Allred, April 7, 1970

Interview with Democratic Representative and political journalist David Allred from Wichita Falls, Texas. In the interview, Dave discusses his experiences as a member of the Special sessions of the Sixty-first Legislature. He also describes his personal views on issues including one-year versus two-year budgets, increases in sales tax, the expansion of sales tax, "grocery tax", conflicts with Speaker Gus Mutscher, beer lobbying, corporate taxes, voter disillusionment, urban-rural conflicts, Wichita Falls politics, and his campaign for reelection and contest for House speakership.
Date: April 7, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ikard Smith, January 7, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ikard Smith, January 7, 1983

Interview with Ikard Smith, President and senior chairman of board, Mcclurkan’s, Wichita Falls, Texas. Smith shares concerning his family background; father’s employment with McClurkan’s store in Denton and Krum; father’s experiences opening and managing McClurkan’s store in Wichita Falls, 1907; comments on grandfather W. S. Ikard’s ranching activities in Clay County and relationship with Comanche chief, Quanah Parker; educational and social experiences at Wharton School; entry into business with father, 1946; expansion and modernization of facility; comments on popularity of hats and ball point pens, 1946; views on development of shopping malls and discount businesses; expansion into shopping center, Wichita Falls, 1956; comments on changes in retailing; training of salespeople; establishment of store in Golden Triangle Mall, 1981; personnel selection for Denton store; design of Denton store; comments on merger with Dunlap Company of Fort Worth, 1982; comments on growth of sales; views on profitability of downtown Wichita Falls store; comments on advertising; involvement in trade associations and civic activities.
Date: January 7, 1983
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Smith, Ikard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Barbara Jordan, July 7, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Barbara Jordan, July 7, 1970

Interview with Democratic Texas Senator and attorney Barbara Jordan from Houston, Texas. In the interview, Barbara discusses her thoughts and experiences in the Sixty-first Legislature as its first African-American member since Reconstruction. She also shares her thoughts on issues such as the Kennedy-Johnson Campaign in 1960, her unsuccessful campaigns for the Texas House of Representatives in 1962 and 1964, her successful campaign for the Texas Senate as its first African-American member since 1883, and civil rights. She also comments about Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Roy Wilkins, Ralph Abernathy, Adam Clayton Powell, Muhammed Ali (Cassius Clay), Stokely Carmichael, the Black Panthers, Eldridge Cleaver, the African-American image, working within the Establishment, revenue and spending bills, Governor Preston Smith and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes, corporate profits tax, social legislation, student unrest, and sales tax.
Date: July 7, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jordan, Barbara
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Catherine Bell, April 7, 2017

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Catherine Bell, public employee and community activist, about her experiences with the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship.
Date: April 7, 2017
Creator: Beattie, Kathleen & Bell, Catherine, approximately 1920-
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bessie Harden, April 7, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bessie Harden, April 7, 1988

Interview with Bessie Harden, a community activist from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Bessie primarily discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She explains what it was like growing up in a segregated and racist society. Bessie also comments on the early days of the Fellowship, social activities of the Fellowship, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, urban renewal, the integration of neighborhoods, the desegregation of Denton public schools and facilities, and various political activities. Biographical information is also included in the interview.
Date: April 7, 1988
Creator: Lohr, Mary & Harden, Bessie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library