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Oral History Interview with Juan Cornejo, February 21, 1969
Interview with Juan Cornejo, who is the former Mayor of Crystal City, Texas. In the interview, Mr. Cornejo gives some background information and describes his early life, education, and work. He describes how he was elected and what his accomplishments were as Mayor. Mr. Cornejo also discusses his thoughts and personal opinions on municipal elections, discrimination, the Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations, and charges against Captain A. Y. Allee.
Date:
February 21, 1969
Creator:
Cuellar, Robert & Cornejo, Juan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Kell Cahoon, October 24, 1967
Interview with former Texas House of Representatives Republican member and independent oil-man and geologist Frank K. Cahoon. The interview includes Cahoon's personal views on salaries for public school teachers, labor legislation, sales tax, liquor registration, appropriation bills, revisions in criminal code, lobby influence, and the future growth for the Republican party in Texas. Cahoon also talks about his thoughts on fellow politicians, his decision to switch career paths from business to politics, and his experiences as the only Republican representative in the Texas House.
Date:
February 12, 1968
Creator:
Odom, E. Dale & Cahoon, Frank Kell
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, July 30, 1965
Interview with former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives Alonzo W. Jamison, Jr., a college professor and farmer-stockman from Denton, Texas. The interview includes Jamison's experiences and personal views as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, as well as House speakerships and lobbyist activities.
Date:
February 8, 1966
Creator:
Kamp, H. W. & Jamison, Alonzo W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with A. Y. Allee, February 21, 1969
Interview with Captain A. Y. Allee, a member of the Texas Rangers "Company D". In the interview, Captain Allee explains what these organizations are, and why they are significant. He discusses some specific details of his job, as well as Mexican-American relations that he has observed. Captain Allee describes his version of what happened at the Crystal City Incident.
Date:
February 21, 1969
Creator:
Cuellar, Robert & Allee, A. Y.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gilbert C. Garcia, March 3, 1969
Interview with Gilbert C. Garcia, businessman. The interview includes his experiences as a leader in the American GI Forum, the Political Association of Spanish-speaking Organizations (PASO), and other Mexican-American social action groups. It also includes his opinions on the Delgado Case, the poll tax drives, the Texas gubernatorial campaign of 1962, and the Crystal City elections, 1963.
Date:
February 28, 1971
Creator:
Cuellar, Robert & Garcia, Gilbert C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jean Kooker, February 2, 1988
Interview with teacher and community activist Jean Kooker from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Kooker discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on the early days of the organization, the desegregation and integration of public schools, public eating places, and housing, the establishment of Denton Christian Preschool, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, voter registration, and meeting programs.
Date:
February 2, 1988
Creator:
Lohr, Mary & Kooker, Jean
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carol Riddlesperger, February 5, 1988
Interview with schoolteacher and community activist Carol Riddlesperger from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Riddlesperger discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on segregation in Denton, the desegregation of public schools and public facilities, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, her decision to run for the Denton school Board, tutoring program, and the jobs program.
Date:
February 5, 1988
Creator:
Byrd, Richard & Riddlesperger, Carol
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Billie Mohair, February 25, 1988
Interview with librarian Billie Mohair from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Mohair discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on coping with segregation in Denton, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, the desegregation of North Texas State College, her college experiences, her decision to join the Fellowship, and the demise of the Fellowship.
Date:
February 25, 1988
Creator:
Byrd, Richard & Mohair, Billie
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, July 30, 1968
Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Denton, Texas. The interview includes Jamison's experiences as a member of the Special Session of the Sixtieth Legislature. It also includes his personal views on appropriations, revenue bills, the budget-making process, the legislature's relationship with Governor John Connally, liquor legislation, and urban-rural conflict.
Date:
February 6, 1970
Creator:
Kamp, H. W. & Jamison, Alonzo W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ben H. Wooten, 1969
Interview with Ben H. Wooten, a banker, public servant, and philanthropist. The interview includes Wooten's observations on the growth and development of banking and finance in the Southwest. The interview also includes his experiences in service during World War I as well as his multiple positions within the banking industry, including: assistant cashier of the Alba National Bank in Alba, Texas, cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Farmersville, Texas, state bank examiner, Federal Home Loan Banking System, vice-president and member of the executive committee of Republic National Bank in Dallas, president of First National Bank, Dallas, chairman of the board of Dallas Federal Savings and Loan Association and multiple philanthropic activities.
Date:
February 19, 1970
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Wooten, Ben H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, February 4, 1970
Interview with Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives Walt Parker, who is also a builder and farmer-rancher from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Parker describes details from his childhood and early years. He recounts his personal views and experiences as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature, and includes comments on Governor Preston Smith. Parker also discusses his personal views on issues including revenue legislation, the influence of lobbyists, state minimum wage law, the creation of new four-year colleges, committee appointments, and changes in state sales tax exemptions.
Date:
February 4, 1970
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Parker, Walt
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, February 19, 1982
Interview with Democratic attorney and member of the Texas Senate Oscar H. Mauzy from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Mauzy recollects memories and experiences as a member of the Sixty-seventh legislature. He discusses his personal views on issues including the elections of 1980, initiative-referendum, the abortion issue, law-and-order legislation, redistricting, and the state water plan. Mauzy also comments on Ross Perot, Governor William Clements, Lieutenant Governor William Hobby, and Attorney General Mark White.
Date:
February 19, 1982
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ed Idar, February 20, 1969
Interview with attorney Ed Idar, Jr., who is from Austin, Texas. In the interview, Mr. Idar discusses his experiences as a leader in the American GI Forum during World War II. He also talks about his affiliations with the Political Association of Spanish-speaking Organizations as well as other Mexican-American social action groups. Mr. Idar expresses his views and opinions on several issues including the problem of undocumented workers, the bracero problem, the segregation of schools, jury service, poll tax drives, LULAC, the Viva Kennedy movement, gubernatorial elections, and the Crystal City incident.
Date:
February 20, 1969
Creator:
Cuellar, Robert & Idar, Ed
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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 Pat N. McLeod, February 25, 1998
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Interview with college professor Pat N. McLeod from Denton, Texas. In the interview, McLeod discusses his experiences concerning the desegregation of the North Texas State College in the mid-1950's. He describes what growing up was like in a racist community, and includes stories of his African-American friend, Jesse Fischer. McLeod also comments about the role of the President of North Texas State College, James Carl Matthews.
Date:
February 25, 1998
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & McLeod, Pat N.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harve King, February 10, 1992
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Interview with educator and university administrator Harve King from Farmersville, Texas. In the interview, King recollects his experiences as a student at the Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas during the 1920's and 1930's. King comments on the school facilities, athletics, teachers, the "Three M's" singing group, and Professor Fred Moore. He also discusses his career in education and his philosophy as an educator.
Date:
February 10, 1992
Creator:
Glaze, Michele & King, Harve
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with A. R. Schwartz, May 6, 1970
Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator A. R. Schwartz, an attorney from Galveston, Texas. The interview includes Schwartz's experiences as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature, as well as his personal views on issues such as one-year versus two-year budgets, revenue bills, welfare spending, constitutional revisions, urban-rural conflicts, minimum wages for migrant workers, education legislation, unrest on college campuses, and personal legislation. The former Senator's comments about Governors John Connally and Preston Smith are also included in the interview.
Date:
February 8, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Schwartz, Aaron Robert, 1926-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Larry Canfield, February 22, 1992
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Interview with Larry Canfield, a veteran army nurse from Pennsylvania. This interview contains his experiences as an army nurse in Vietnam. It includes his assignment to the 93rd Evacuation Hospital, 935th Medical Detachment, Long Binh. Living conditions, morale problems, recreation, medical treatment of enemy POWs, and racial problems are discussed.
Date:
February 22, 1992
Creator:
Houser, Cindy & Canfield, Larry
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong, February 24, 2010
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Interview with Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong, longtime activists in the Dallas lesbian community. The interview includes Armstrong's personal experiences of childhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, New Jersey, and California, as well as her decision to study nursing and settle in Denver, Colorado, and her coming out narrative. The interview also includes Young's personal experiences of childhood in Ada, Oklahoma, her education at East Central State University and the University of Colorado, and her coming out narrative. They talk about their meeting and early relationship, give descriptions of Denver's gay and lesbian communities, their involvement with various groups such as the Daughters of Bilitis and Gay Liberation Front, their decision to move to Dallas, their involvement with groups such as the National Organization for Women and Dallas Gay Political Caucus/Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance in various political campaigns, and Young's career at Texas Instruments and Raytheon and efforts to create more equitable human resources policies from within the corporations. Additionally, Armstrong and Young talk about the effects of the HIV-AIDS crisis on Dallas's gay and lesbian communities, their 2008 marriage, relationships with family members, and secrets to a long relationship.
Date:
February 24, 2010
Creator:
Wisely, Karen; Young, Louise & Armstrong, Vivienne
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 Jack Feliz, February 28, 2000
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Interview with Navy veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. The interview includes Feliz's personal experiences about being a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II, the sinking of the Houston, imprisonment at Serang, Java, the Changi Prison Camp, hell ship to Japan, prison camp at Ohasi, Honshu, and liberation.
Date:
February 28, 2000
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Feliz, Jack
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Braden, February 4, 2005
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Interview with David Braden, architect and Army Air Forces veteran. In the interview, Braden speaks about his impressions of General Curtis LeMay in the Pacific Theater during World War II, his assignment to Saipan, Mariana Islands, for bombing operations against the Japanese homeland, LeMay's arrival in the Marianas and changes in bombing techniques, the thirty-five mission limitation and improvement in aircrew morale, his functions as a B-29 navigator, LeMay's decision to conduct incendiary night rights at 5,000 feet, the strategic importance of Iwo Jima for bomber crews, and his assessment of how LeMay's policies made a decided difference in ending the war.
Date:
February 4, 2005
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred F. & Braden, David, 1924-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Johnny Cox, February 14, 2004
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Interview with printer Johnny Cox. The interview includes Cox's personal experiences about attending the Texas International Pop Festival in Lewisville, Texas, enrolling in Texas Tech University, and playing in bands while at Texas Tech. Cox talks about generational conflicts with his parents, taking guitar lessons as a teenager, the appeal of the Beatles and their music, his high school friends and activities, changing clothing styles in the Sixties, meeting his first wife, his opposition to the Vietnam War, his decision to attend the Texas International Pop Festival, drug use at the festival, his first personal use of LSD, how LSD put the music in a different perspective for him, the "free stage," and the Texas International Pop Festival as a turning point in his life. He also comments on Janis Joplin's performance, Canned Heat and B.B. King, the performances of Led Zeppelin and Spirit, and crowd behavior at the festival.
Date:
February 14, 2004
Creator:
Tittle, Dennis & Cox, Johnny
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William J. Bates, February 7, 2001
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Interview with Navy veteran William J. Bates including personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, youth and education, the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, flight training, leaving naval aviation and attending Midshipman's School, being assigned to APc-21, operations off the coast of New Guinea with the VII Amphibious Force, providing escort duty for LCTs during assaults along the coast of New Guinea, the sinking of APc-21 by Japanese planes off New Britain Island, recuperating in New Guinea, returning to the States and being assigned to ATR-22, transferring to fleet tug ARA-182 as commanding officer, having convoy duty in the South Pacific, riding out a typhoon, disposing of Navy equipment after the war, and returning to the States.
Date:
February 7, 2001
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Bates, William J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library