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Oral History Interview with Naomie Rudelson, July 13, 2020

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Interview with Naomi Rudelson, a former department store executive from New Orleans, Louisiana. Rudelson discusses involvement with the fashion industry in Dallas, starting with work as an assistant to a personal shopper and eventually becoming vice president of several different department stores. Rudelson also describes designing a curriculum for students at the University of North Texas, and the work environment at Dalton's department store, Sanger-Harris, Winkleman's in Detroit, and May Company Los Angeles.
Date: July 13, 2020
Creator: Becker, Annette & Rudelson, Naomi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index: Detroit, Michigan, 2016-2017]

This dataset includes data tables and graphs for the Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI) for Detroit, Michigan during the December 2016-January 2017 winter with comparative charts for snow, temperature, and overall AWSSI.
Date: 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Erio Enzo Pedini, November 15, 2015

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Transcript of an interview with Erio Enzo Pedini, an immigrant from the Republic of San Marino. Pedini recounts memories growing up in the Republic of San Marino and going to school in Italy; Coming to America in 1958 and the differences in cultures and lifestyles; Living and working in Detroit, Michigan; becoming a U.S. citizen; moving to Dallas, Texas; and working in the building industry.
Date: November 15, 2015
Creator: Alexander, Matthew & Pedini, Erio Enzo 1946-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Translation of Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, October 8, 1929] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, October 8, 1929]

Translation of letter from R. Ostoff to William Hagen regarding appropriations for Lutheran Concordia College of Texas.
Date: August 15, 2015
Creator: Sheldon, Gwendolyn
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, April 26, 1928] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, April 26, 1928]

Translation of letter from Reverend R. Osthoff to William Hagen regarding building repairs.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Sheldon, Gwendolyn
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, August 13, 1928] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, August 13, 1928]

Translation of letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding appropriations for a new college.
Date: June 26, 2015
Creator: Sheldon, Gwendolyn
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, March 5, 1930] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, March 5, 1930]

Translation of letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding appropriations for Lutheran Concordia College of Texas.
Date: June 22, 2015
Creator: Sheldon, Gwendolyn
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, September 17, 1929] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen, September 17, 1929]

Translation of letter from Concordia College Board of Control to William Hagen regarding appropriations for Lutheran Concordia College of Texas.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Sheldon, Gwendolyn
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, December 17, 1926] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, December 17, 1926]

Translation of letter from Concordia College to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Sheldon, Gwendolyn
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, March 24, 1927] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, March 24, 1927]

Translation of letter from Concordia College to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Huenlich, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, December 8, 1926] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, December 8, 1926]

Translation of letter from Concordia College to William Hagen regarding the construction funding of a new college.
Date: June 9, 2015
Creator: Sheldon, Gwendolyn
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, August 26, 1926] (open access)

[Translation of Letter from Concordia College to William Hagen, August 26, 1926]

Translation of letter from Concordia College to William Hagen regarding a list of requirements for a new college.
Date: May 31, 2015
Creator: Sheldon, Gwendolyn
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Lillian Johnson, October 29, 2013] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Lillian Johnson, October 29, 2013]

Funeral program for Lillian Johnson, born April 7, 1920 and died October 22, 2013. The funeral was held October 29, 2013 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Dr. R.L Jemerson. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan.
Date: October 29, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008

Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date: August 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Stevens. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1943 as a metallurgical engineer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Navy Electronics School at Harvard University as well as a specialized radar training program organized by MIT at the Harbor Building in Boston, Massachusetts. He received further training in radar countermeasures at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. He served on the USS Wasatch (ACG-9). When the ship was anchored, he was assigned to deliver orders and mail. He describes the Operation Olympic portion of the plan to invade Japan. He was part of the force that occupied Wakanoura and Nagoya, Japan. He shares an anecdote about obtaining a Japanese sword as a souvenir in Nagoya. In North China he participated in the repatriation of the Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. He wrote a book, ?Up Close and Personal,? about his World War II experiences.
Date: March 27, 2006
Creator: Stevens, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Stevens. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1943 as a metallurgical engineer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Navy Electronics School at Harvard University as well as a specialized radar training program organized by MIT at the Harbor Building in Boston, Massachusetts. He received further training in radar countermeasures at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. He served on the USS Wasatch (ACG-9). When the ship was anchored, he was assigned to deliver orders and mail. He describes the Operation Olympic portion of the plan to invade Japan. He was part of the force that occupied Wakanoura and Nagoya, Japan. He shares an anecdote about obtaining a Japanese sword as a souvenir in Nagoya. In North China he participated in the repatriation of the Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. He wrote a book, ?Up Close and Personal,? about his World War II experiences.
Date: March 27, 2006
Creator: Stevens, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Hollis G. Duell, May 22, 1996

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Interview with Hollis G. Duell, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Sargo in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the Sargo, 1941; his responsibilities as a yeoman; early war patrols off the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines; transfer to the Submarine Division Commander's Office, Pearl harbor, 1944; postwar duty in the Submarine Service.
Date: May 22, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Duell, Hollis G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Alan Taniguchi, March 18, 1995

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Interview with Alan Taniguchi, former Dean of Architecture at UT-Austin and a Japanese-American internee during WWII, from Brentwood, California. Taniguchi discusses his family and childhood, experiences of racism, the attack on Pearl Harbor and its effects, having his home raided by the FBI, his father's detention and that of Japanese community leaders, preparing for internment, moving to the Gila Relocation Camp in Arizona, life there, leaving the camp for resettlement in Detroit, and life afterwards.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Taniguchi, Alan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Frank Tremaine, March 18. 1995

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Interview with Frank Tremaine, a journalist from Detroit, Michigan, regarding his memories of working as a correspondent for the United Press of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Tremaine discusses Pearl Harbor, the political environment of the WWII era, major military figures, and a description of the Japanese surrender and ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Tremaine, Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention] captions transcript

[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Barbara Jordan: Joseph Prize for Human Rights Address, Anti-Defamation Leage of B'nai B'rith (open access)

Barbara Jordan: Joseph Prize for Human Rights Address, Anti-Defamation Leage of B'nai B'rith

Text for an acceptance speech by Barbara C. Jordan for the Joseph Prize for Human Rights, given by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith in Detroit, Michigan.
Date: October 22, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Spirit of the Cloth" textile exhibition gallery walk through video] captions transcript

["Spirit of the Cloth" textile exhibition gallery walk through video]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a gallery walkthrough during the summer exhibition of the James E. Kemp Gallery "Spirit of the Cloth: African American Fiber Artisans". The footage shows an unnarrated walkthrough of the gallery with pauses on piece descriptions. The work features 60 works of traditional and contemporary textile pieces ranging from quilts to dolls to wearables all bright and vibrant in color and design.
Date: August 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1279.0178]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mickey Tettleton with the Detroit Tigers' baseball club, 1993"
Date: July 13, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, May 12, 1993

Interview with Samuel and Mattie Garner, members of the Church of Christ from Tennessee. The interview includes the Garners' experiences with, the Pleasant Union congregation, the Church of Christ, and their time in Detroit, Michigan. The interview also includes their views on a controversy involving the Church of Christ and O. L. Trone.
Date: May 12, 1993
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon; Garner, Samuel & Garner, Mattie
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History