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Oral History Interview with Weldon Hart, 1966-1967 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Weldon Hart, 1966-1967

Interviews with Weldon Hart, a public relations executive and executive director of the Texas Good Roads Association. The interviews includes Hart's experiences as press secretary and appointments secretary to former Governors Beauford Jester, 1947-50, and Allan Shivers, 1950-57; head of the Texas Employment Commission; organization of a Texas political machine; lobbying for the highway construction industries of Texas. The interviews took place on three separate dates: August 8, 1966, February 6, 1967, and July 3, 1967.
Date: December 18, 1967
Creator: Brewer, Thomas B.; Odom, E. Dale & Hart, Weldon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mac Reynolds, July 18, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mac Reynolds, July 18, 1983

Interview with businessman Mac Reynolds from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Reynolds discusses his experiences as a member of the football team during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date: July 18, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Cummings, Randy & Reynolds, Mac
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. C. Matthews, February 18, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. C. Matthews, February 18, 1977

Interview with J. C. Matthews, Former president of North Texas State College and North Texas State University, from Denton, Texas. In the interview, he discusses his experiences concerning the desegregation of North Texas State College in the 1950's, and the initial period of integration on campus. He also expresses his views on the Atkins suit, the Campus Theatre incident, the desegregation of local businesses, and the desegregation of the athletic program.
Date: February 18, 1977
Creator: Mangrum, Robert & Matthews, J. C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ralph L. Cerny, September 18, 2000

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Interview with Army veteran Ralph L. Cerny. The interview includes Cerny's personal experiences about being a combat infantryman in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II, joining the Illinois National Guard, federalization of the Illinois National Guard, training at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, shipping to Camp Darwin, Australia, and combat around Mount Austen on Guadalcanal. Additionally, Cerny talks about the formation of the American Division and landings at New Caledonia, transferring of the division to Guadalcanal, the fate of Japanese prisoners-of-war, evacuation to the Fiji islands for rest and recuperation, landings on Bougainville, patrol and reconnaissance activities on Bougainville, his rotation back to the States, stateside duty as a drill instructor at Fort McClellan, and his postwar career.
Date: September 18, 2000
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Cerny, Ralph L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Billie Joyce Towles, February 18, 2010

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Interview with Billie Joyce Towles, longtime resident of Weatherford, Texas, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Towles' personal experiences of childhood and education in Weatherford, Depression-era struggles, and living in Weatherford during World War II. Towles also discusses her father's work with the Works Progress Administration, marriage to Norman Towles, her family's switch from Democratic loyalty to Republican, her personal evolution on race issues, and religious devotion.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Towles, Billie Joyce
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Melvin R. Baird, 1998

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Interview with Navy veteran Melvin R. "Pancho" Baird. It includes a combination of interviewing and reading from Baird's personal correspondence about his pre-World War II experiences with the U.S. Asiatic Fleet and his later experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Baird talks about his stationing aboard the destroyer USS Alden as a radioman, the grounding of the SS President Hoover off of Hoishito Island, the Sino-Japanese War, liberty ashore various Asian port cities, events on the South China Patrol, civilian activities after his discharge, activities as a radio technician on Blue Beach during the Okinawan Campaign, kamikaze actions on Okinawa, and typical shipboard routine.
Date: August 18, 1998
Creator: Baird, James & Baird, Melvin R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Wilbur H. Ford, November 18, 1999

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Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Wilbur H. Ford. The interview includes Ford's personal experiences about being a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II, training, transferring to the Army Air Force from the Army, flight training, B-17 transition training, and crew training. Ford also talks about his assignment to the 401st Bomb Group, enemy flak, the highlights of his nine missions over Germany, battle damage to his plane, the Dresden raid, returning to the States, and transition training in B-29s for transfer to the Pacific Theater.
Date: November 18, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Ford, Wilbur H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Earl L. Moudy, May 18, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Earl L. Moudy, May 18, 1974

Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Earl L. Moudy. The interview includes Moudy's personal experiences at Hickam Field with base security during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 18, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Moudy, Earl L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Louis Grabinski, October 18, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Louis Grabinski, October 18, 1977

Interview with Navy veteran Louis Grabinski. The interview includes Grabinski's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: October 18, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Grabinksi, Louis
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Werner A. Land, May 18, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Werner A. Land, May 18, 1974

Interview with Navy veteran Werner A. Land. The interview includes Land's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 18, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Land, Werner A.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Autobiographical Narrative of Leonard A. Charpentier, June 18, 1999

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Narrative of Dr. Leonard A. Charpentier. The narrative includes a monologue of Charpentier's experiences as a P-47 fighter pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Charpentier talks about basic training, flight training, fighter pilot training, his assignment to the 86th Fighter Squadron on Corsica, the P-47 Thunderbolt, various missions, his being shot down on a mission over southern France and being captured, the treatment of his wounds at a German field hospital, and his postwar medical career.
Date: June 18, 1999
Creator: Charpentier, Leonard A.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joe Gear, July 18, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joe Gear, July 18, 1970

Interview with Joe B. Gear regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. He was captured near Corregidor in the Phillipines.
Date: July 18, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gear, Joe B.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Linn Bendslev, November 18, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Linn Bendslev, November 18, 1973

Interview with Linn Bendslev and her participation in the first national convention of the Nation Women's Political Caucus.
Date: November 18, 1973
Creator: Ricketson, Emory & Bendslev, Linn
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Craig A. Washington, July 18, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Craig A. Washington, July 18, 1976

Interview with Representative Craig A. Washington, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Houston, Texas. Washington discusses his time in the 64th Legislature, including: his upbringing and education; his decision to enter politics; his thoughts on his political orientation; fighting discriminatory insurance policies; his opinion of House Speaker Price Daniel; the Black Caucus; the Dirty Thirty; his thoughts on Representative Bill Clayton; drug law; education bills; and his assessment of Governor Briscoe.
Date: July 18, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Washington, Craig A.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Breckenridge Garrison, September 18, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Breckenridge Garrison, September 18, 1970

Interview with Brack Garrison, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Amarillo, Texas, accompanied by Nita Boynton. Garrison details his experiences defending Guam in the Japanese invasion of December 1941, and his subsequent surrender and internment in Japanese POW camps at Zentsuji and Osaka.
Date: September 18, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald & Garrison, John Breckenridge (Brack)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harry A. Thompson, April 18, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harry A. Thompson, April 18, 1973

Interview with Harry Thompson, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Thompson discusses being drafted before the war and training for field artillery at Fort Sill, his assignment to the 99th Infantry Division, training in England, the Siegfried Line, the Battle of the Bulge and his capture at BĂĽllingen, Belgium, being interrogated and transported into Germany, and his experiences in internment at Limburg.
Date: April 18, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Thompson, Harry A.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Phillip Willis, February 18, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Phillip Willis, February 18, 1974

Interview with Phillip Willis, an Army Air Corps WWII veteran from Peeltown, Texas. Willis discusses his experiences at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including: his upbringing; joining the Army Air Corps; pilot training; assignment to Bellows Field on Oahu with an O-47 squadron and their activities there; perceptions of the Japanese and expectations about a potential conflict; the Japanese air attack on Bellows; and following preparations for an invasion.
Date: February 18, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Willis, Phillip
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Cleon Stewart, March 18, 1993

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Interview with Cleon Stewart, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Tulia, Texas, who served and was captured with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (known as the "Lost Battalion"). Stewart discusses joining the National Guard, training and the Louisiana Maneuvers, deployment to the Pacific in November, 1941, diversion to Java after December 7th, Japanese air strikes and the invasion, the American surrender and initial internement by the Japanese, experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Changi Camp, Singapore, and life in captivity there, and liberation.
Date: March 18, 1993
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Stewart, Cleon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Mary Franklin, October 18, 2013

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Interview with Mary Franklin, an activist in the Dallas LGBT community from Riverhead, New York. Franklin discusses her family background, the neighborhood she grew up in in, dyslexia and struggles in school, her sexuality and coming out, the LGBT scene on Long Island, "gay" as a term, her first girlfriend, Anita Bryant, applying for a marriage license on National Coming Out Day, feminism and activism, moving to Dallas, the decriminalization of homosexuality in Texas, the HIV-AIDS epidemic, threats, involvement with the Unitarian Church, working at the Food Pantry, and changes in societal attitudes towards LGBT.
Date: October 18, 2013
Creator: Castillo, Vogel Vladimir & Franklin, Mary
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Hui Sun, November 18, 2012

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Interview with Hui Sun, a Chinese-American immigrant from Ankang, Shaanxi, China. Hui Sun discusses her childhood, her marriage, coming to the United States, American and Chinese culture, her children, parenting, her local Chinese community, Chinese holidays, reflections on love and personal growth, and her service in the People's Liberation Army.
Date: November 18, 2012
Creator: Bravo, Francis & Sun, Hui
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 Ralph W. Nelson, April 18, 1996

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Transcript of an interview with Ralph W. Nelson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarines USS Batfish and USS Parche in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, San Francisco, California, 1942; early torpedo problems; his responsibilities as a fire controlman; assignment to the Batfish, 1944; various patrols in the Luzon Strait and Makassar Strait; lifeguard duty off Palau for downed airmen; transfer to the Parche, 1945.
Date: April 18, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Nelson, Ralph W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Nelda Ireland, January 18, 2014

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Nelda Ireland, former customer service agent for Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. Content includes personal reflections of Braniff’s impact and experiences with customers, being a part of the Braniff family, reflections on the airline industry as a whole.
Date: January 18, 2014
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Ireland, Nelda
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Emil Matula, May 18, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Emil Matula, May 18, 1974

Interview with Emil Matula, U.S. Army WWII veteran, concerning his background and experiences at the Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 18, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Matula, Emil, 1918-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library