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Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005
Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …
Date:
January 27, 2005
Creator:
Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mary Schandua, July 9, 2004
Interview with Mary Schandua, a riveter for the Boeing Company during World War II. Florence Reeves also participates in the interview. She began working for the Boeing Company as a riveter in Seattle after she married her husband John, who was in the service. She assembled wing sections on aircraft.
Date:
July 9, 2004
Creator:
Nichols, Chuck & Schandua, Mary
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001
Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date:
October 23, 2003
Creator:
Cole, Charley
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001
Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date:
April 14, 2001
Creator:
Cole, Charley
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cornelius D. Wiens, November 26, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cornelius D. Wiens. Wiens grew up in Montana and Kansas and was drafted into the Army in 1944. After completing training, he departed about the Sea Snipe for the Philippines. His first landing was at Leyte, where he remained fighting for three months. He describes coming to land on the small landing craft. From Leyte he went to Negros, then Masbate, and finally Mindanao. He describes the Japanese soldiers who were unwilling to surrender. After Japan's surrender he also spent time in Korea as a radio operator.
Date:
November 26, 2000
Creator:
Wiens, Cornelius D.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arwin Bowden. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment, then joining the battle of Saipan. He ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made and the time he had leave.
Date:
September 9, 2000
Creator:
Bowden, Arwin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some detail. After the war, Campbell eventually became a public school teacher.
Date:
April 21, 2000
Creator:
Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Iola Magruder to Rigdon Edwards, May 15, 1994]
Letter from Iola Magruder to Rigdon Edwards discussing articles from different news sources, a recent contribution to Texas Women's University, moving into a new house, past involvement with the American Cross and US military, and other events in her life.
Date:
May 15, 1994
Creator:
Magruder, Iola V.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Dr. Sam Sebesta, November 11, 1989
Interview with Dr. Sam Sebesta, Professor of Reading in the College of Education at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. In the interview, Dr. Sebesta discusses the topic of reading skills and their development.
Date:
November 11, 1989
Creator:
Sebesta, Sam & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Robert Emery in Seattle, Washington]
Photograph of Robert Emery in Seattle, Washington, 1989. He sits on a rock next to a small bridge which stretches over a creek. He wears a purple shirt and white shorts and looks towards the camera. A row of trees is visible in the background.
Date:
1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, October 3, 1988]
Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards discussing the speech that was given at the last Sweetwater reunion, her stay at the hotel, her hopes for the next reunion, and her encounter with Fred Greenwood.
Date:
October 3, 1988
Creator:
Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Mitchell Rawlinson]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This clip concludes the story of Mitch Rawlinson, a young boy with leukemia who raised money to receive treatment in Seattle but returned to Texas for his last days.
Date:
December 16, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mitchell Rawlinson Return to Texas]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. It provides an update about the case of Mitchell Rawlinson, a boy with leukemia, whose family raised money for a procedure in Seattle, but who suffered complications and wanted to return to Texas as his final wish.
Date:
December 9, 1979, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Martin Matthews, August 2, 1978
Interview with Martin Matthews regarding his experiences while stationed at Ford Island, but on board the USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on the morning of December 7th, 1941.
Date:
August 2, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Matthews, Martin
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thomas Roth, October 15, 1977
Interview with Thomas Roth regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
October 15, 1977
Creator:
Bowman, Larry & Roth, Thomas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Market basket]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a market basket survey taken by the associated press for the month of June.
Date:
July 1, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Survey]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an associated press market basket survey which shows that food prices dropped in nine of thirteen cities for the month of June.
Date:
July 1, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about at Texas stadium which had something to give as two long winning streaks were on the line in the North American Soccer league.
Date:
June 29, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about number 12 in Cowboy program's who will be quarterbacking the pokes for a few more years.
Date:
June 29, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about scores updates from Austin at the state high school baseball playoffs.
Date:
June 12, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Detroit which had a gopher ball working well enrouting that to 7- 0 victory.
Date:
June 12, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Southwest med. school]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about five more surgeons who have resigned from the University of Texas southwestern medical school in Dallas.
Date:
June 6, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Med. school exodus]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the worst fears which are becoming reality at the university of Texas Southwestern medical school in Dallas.
Date:
May 30, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library