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Oral History Interview with Janet St. James, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Janet St. James, 2018

Interview with Janet St. James describing her motivation to become a journalist and thoughts about journalism as a field, with highlights from her career, particularly her work in Dallas reporting on health and crime stories and winning an Excellence of Journalism award from the Press Club of Dallas. She also talks about her background and education, as well as her personal life.
Date: October 26, 2018
Creator: Owens, Brittany; Reyes, Blanca; Maxwell, Bailey & St. James, Janet
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011

Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville. The interview transcript includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Womack and their family, on pages 31-36.
Date: June 16, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lucile Wise to  Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. & Mrs. Frances, June 24, 1989]

Letter from Lucile Wise to Mr. and Mrs. Frances thanking them for the invitation to hold their 50th birthday reunion in Sweetwater, Texas in 1992 and potentially building a memorial wall for WASP. Included are other papers that give information about the history of WASP and specific members.
Date: June 24, 1989
Creator: Wise, Lucile
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Terry Childers, April 14, 1988 captions transcript

Interview with Terry Childers, April 14, 1988

Interview with Terry Childers, City Manager for Oklahoma City. The interview includes a relating of Childers' experiences growing up in Abilene and attending ACU, as well as his journey to becoming city manager of Oklahoma City, and the issues he is currently facing as city manager.
Date: April 14, 1988
Creator: Childers, Terry & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Personal Diary of Frank Fujita, Jr. (open access)

Personal Diary of Frank Fujita, Jr.

A copy of Frank Fujita Jr.'s war diary, obtained by Dr. Ron Marcello to accompany Fujita's oral history interview. Fujita was an Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment captured on Java in March 1942. Included is Fujita's original bound diary, and a rewritten version he made in a Japanese logbook in internment and continued. They contain daily activities, doodles, lists of dozens of servicemen and captives encountered, and the key to an encoded script Fujita developed for sensitive information. Also included is a postwar newspaper clipping about Fujita's unit.
Date: December 19, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fujita Jr., Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Fujita, November 9, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank Fujita, November 9, 1970

Interview with Frank Fujita, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Abilene, Texas. Fujita recounts his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "the Lost Battalion"), including: joining the Guard and deploying to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and assignment to Malang, Java; repelling a Japanese infantry assault; attempted evasion of Japanese forces before being captured; and internment and labor at Surabaja, Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Nagasaki, and Omori Camp in Tokyo. Fujita recorded his POW experiences in an encrypted diary.
Date: November 9, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald & Fujita Jr., Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Midnight news] (open access)

[News Script: Midnight news]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1970-08-14T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from John W. Glahn to Sayles & Sayles] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Glahn to Sayles & Sayles]

Letter from John W. Glahn to Sayles & Sayles, discussing Robert Wilson's lease on Floyd Dodson's land in Concho County, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Glahn, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Genevieve Simmons to Truett Latimer] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Genevieve Simmons to Truett Latimer]

Letter from Mrs. Genevieve Simmons to Truett Latimer discussing an issue her husband has with the voting restrictions in Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Simmons, Mrs. Genevieve
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rig Edwards Biographical Information] (open access)

[Rig Edwards Biographical Information]

Biographical information on the life of Rigdon Edwards, flight instructor for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - August 12, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - August 12, 1965]

A letter written to Miss Muller from T. N. Carswell, dated August 12, 1965. Carswell advises Muller as to the condition of Dr. Cyrus N. Ray giving an account of some activities involving Dr. Ray which caused his concern. He advises, in a postscript, that there seems to be a gradual weakening of Ray's mental condition. Notation at top of page reads "A. D. Ray, Lubbock, Tx" dated June 7, 1966. The reverse side includes business letterhead of Little Tuffy Mfg. Co. A Division of Abilene Machine Co., 1342 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas and bears Assurance Opaque Parchment watermark.
Date: August 12, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - July 28, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - July 28, 1965]

A letter written to Miss Helen Muller, Goodwell, Oklahoma from T. N. Carswell, dated July 28, 1965. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the letter from Muller expressing her concern for Dr. Cyrus N. Ray and advises that Mr. Dudly Ray of Lubbock "simply announced to me over the phone that he was here after a month's delay". He hopes that she can come to Abilene to appraise Dr. Ray's condition. The reverse side includes business letterhead of Little Tuffy Mfg. Co. A Division of Abilene Machine Co., 1342 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas and bears Assurance Opaque Parchment watermark.
Date: July 28, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helen Muller to T. N. Carswell - July 20, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Helen Muller to T. N. Carswell - July 20, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Helen Muller, Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College, Office of the Registrar, Goodwell, Oklahoma, dated July 20, 1965. Muller expresses her appreciation for the letter from Carswell concerning Dr. Cyrus N. Ray and explains that she wrote to Ray but does not know him. She offers to help financially, if needed, and advises that Mr. Ambrose Ray of Lubbock should know Dr. Ray well due her understanding that their families visited.
Date: July 20, 1965
Creator: Muller, Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Helen Muller to Dr. Cyrus N. Ray - July 19, 1965] (open access)

Letter from Helen Muller to Dr. Cyrus N. Ray - July 19, 1965]

A letter written to "Uncle Cy" [Dr. Cyrus N. Ray], Abilene, Texas from Helen Muller, Goodwell, Oklahoma, dated July 19, 1965. Muller suggests to Ray that he should be living in a place where people can care for his needs and where he will have company.
Date: July 19, 1965
Creator: Muller, Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - July 17, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - July 17, 1965]

A letter written to Miss Helen Muller, Goodwell, Oklahoma from T. N. Carswell, dated July 17, 1965. Carswell advises that he wrote to her a month ago but did not have her given name correct and was concerned that she did not receive his letter. He explains that he is writing in hope that on her advice that Dr. Cyrus N. Ray will accept institutional care. The reverse side includes a blank purchase order of Abilene Machine Company, 1334-42 Pine STreet, Abilene, Texas.
Date: July 17, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Superintendent of Schools, Frederick, Oklahoma - June 17, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Superintendent of Schools, Frederick, Oklahoma - June 17, 1965]

A letter addressed to the Superintendent of Schools, Frederick, Oklahoma from T. N. Carswell, dated June 17, 1965. Carswell explains his concern for Dr. Cyrus N. Ray as in need of institutional care and requests assistance in locating his family.
Date: June 17, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - June 17, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Helen Muller - June 17, 1965]

A letter written to Miss Hiller Muller, Goodwell, Oklahoma from T. N. Carswell, dated June 17, 1965. Carswell advises Muller that he is writing on information that she is a niece of Dr. Cyrus N. Ray and explains his concern for Dr. Cyrus N. Ray as in need of institutional care.
Date: June 17, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Pearl Baggett to T. N. Carswell - June 14, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Pearl Baggett to T. N. Carswell - June 14, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Mrs. Pearl Baggett, Secretary to Superintendent, Blackwell, Oklahoma, dated June 14, 1965. Baggett advises that she found no relative information concerning Dr. Cyrus N. Ray but suggests that he write to the local newspaper, The Journal Tribune, to a Mrs. Helen Seubert.
Date: June 14, 1965
Creator: Baggett, Pearl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Superintendent, Public Schools, Blackwell, Oklahoma - June 5, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell addressed to Superintendent, Public Schools, Blackwell, Oklahoma - June 5, 1965]

A letter addressed to the Superintendent, Public Schools, Blackwell, Okla. from T. N. Carswell, dated June 5, 1965. Carswell explains his concern for Dr. Cyrus N. Ray as in need of institutional care and requests assistance in locating his family. The reverse side includes business letterhead of Little Tuffy Mfg. Co. A Division of Abilene Machine Co., 1342 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas and bears Assurance Opaque Parchment watermark.
Date: June 5, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. P. Lack to Truett Latimer, July 24, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from R. P. Lack to Truett Latimer, July 24, 1961]

Letter from R. P. Lack to Texas State Representative Truett Latimer enclosing a letter from a Sears store manager in Oklahoma City.
Date: July 24, 1961
Creator: Lack, R. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. M. Reid to Truett Latimer, July 12, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from T. M. Reid to Truett Latimer, July 12, 1961]

Letter from T. M. Reid to Truett Latimer asking for help with an issue Mr. E. E. Bryant is having with getting his son transferred to a hospital in Texas.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: Reid, T. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Norman E. Bonds, March 29, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Norman E. Bonds, March 29, 1961]

Letter from Truett Latimer to Norman E. Bonds discussing House Bills 782 and 784. Mr. Latimer assures that he will support both bills.
Date: March 29, 1961
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to L. V. Porterfield - March 28, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to L. V. Porterfield - March 28, 1958]

A letter addressed to Mr. L. V. Porterfield, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlister, Oklahoma, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Taylor County Parole Board, dated March 28, 1958. Carswell discusses the contents of a file received from the Board of Pardons and Paroles in Austin regarding the personal life of Subject No. 60604. He advises of a visit with the common law wife of Subject, that she had a file "fully as confusing" and that he threw both files into the waste basket.
Date: March 28, 1958
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History