Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, December 20, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, December 20, 1974

Interview with Democratic representative and attorney L. DeWitt Hale, from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the interview, Hale reminisces and describes his experiences during his time serving as a member of the 1974 Texas Constitutional Convention. Hale also discusses his personal views concerning constitutional revisions, the Constitutional Revision Commission, the Joint Constitutional Convention Planning Committee, the Judiciary Committee, Price Daniel Jr., night-to-work provisions, and the failure of the Constitutional Convention.
Date: December 20, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marcus Valenta, April 20, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marcus Valenta, April 20, 1978

Interview with Marcus Valenta, Catholic chaplain for the U.S. Army. The interview includes Valenta's personal experiences at the post chapel at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 20, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Valenta, Marcus
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack B. Scroggs, September 20, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack B. Scroggs, September 20, 1973

Interview with Jack Scroggs, a history professor at NTSU and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Little Rock, Arkansas. Before a group of students, Scroggs discusses his time in the CCC in the 1930s, including: his family background and education; the effects of the Depression on his hometown and family; the introduction of New Deal programs; his memory of Fireside Chats; entry into the CCC and orientation; organization in the Corps and its administration by the Army; benefits of the Corps; quality of life in a CCC camp; and the projects worked. Included in appendix is Scrogg's certificate of proficiency for a CCC course in engineering.
Date: September 20, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Scroggs, Jack B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 20, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 20, 1974

Interview with Lawrence Brown, a civil servant, concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Brown worked at a camp in Boyd, Texas (Company 850).
Date: March 20, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brown, Lawrence
System: The UNT Digital Library