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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Pressley, April 21, 2015

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Interview with Kenneth Pressley, a rancher from Mansfield, Texas. Pressley discusses his family background, education and career, events on the day of desegregation at Mansfield High School in 1956, and race relations.
Date: April 21, 2015
Creator: Middleton, Megan & Pressley, Kenneth
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Richard Schultz, April 29, 1990

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Interview with Richard Schultz, a United States Navy veteran from Saint Louis, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans.
Date: April 29, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Schultz, Richard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with David McGuire, April 2, 1990

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Interview with David McGuire, a college professor from Waldo, Kansas, regarding his education and music background, career in music education at the University of North Texas, the development of the College of Music, and band history.
Date: April 2, 1990
Creator: Spencer, David & McGuire, David C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with C. R. Gross, April 8, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with C. R. Gross, April 8, 1974

Interview with C. R. Gross, civil servant and Army Air Corps veteran. The interview includes Gross' personal experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 8, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gross, C. R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with G. C. Mitchell, April 6, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with G. C. Mitchell, April 6, 1974

Interview with G. C. Mitchell, a realtor and a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 6, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mitchell, G. C., 1919-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Horace Chumley, April 3, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Horace Chumley, April 3, 1974

Interview with Horace Chumley, retired law enforcement officer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and member of the “Lost Battalion.” Chumley discusses his experiences while being held as a prisoner-of-war by the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942-45; liberation.
Date: April 3, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Chumley, Horace, 1916-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Keith Shelton, April 27, 2017

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Transcript of an interview with Keith Shelton, journalist, concerning his childhood in Oklahoma; family history; journalism training and career; Cold War military service in Germany; work for Dallas Times Herald; coverage of John F. Kennedy's 1963 Texas visit and assassination; coverage of Jack Ruby's trial; UNT journalism department; teaching journalism. Appendix includes various photos of Shelton, a letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson, a copy of a press release from The White House, and copies of Shelton's press passes.
Date: April 27, 2017
Creator: Moye, J. Todd & Shelton, Keith
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert E. Yerger, April 12, 2003

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Transcript of an interview with Robert E. Yerger, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a flying boat pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Yerger discusses his decision to enlist in the Navy, May, 1942; basic flight training, Naval Air Station, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1942; advanced flight training, Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942; PBY flying boat training at Corpus Christi, 1942-43; his tenure as a flight instructor, Chase Field, Beeville, Texas, 1943; assignment as a base personnel officer at Chase Field, 1943-45; flying PB2Y flying boats with cargo and personnel in the Pacific, 1945; activities on Majuro Island; his experience flying the Martin Mars flying boat; mustering out of the service, August, 1946.
Date: April 12, 2003
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Yerger, Robert E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jubal Hendricks, April 11, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jubal Hendricks, April 11, 1977

Interview with Jubal Hendricks, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard an officers' gig alongside the repair ship USS Medusa during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 11, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hendricks, Jubal
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Clarence Vernon Mangrem, April 18, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clarence Vernon Mangrem, April 18, 1977

Interview with Clarence Mangrem, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 35th Infantry, Company I during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 18, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mangrem, Clarence V.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arch Gibson, April 8, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arch Gibson, April 8, 1976

Interview with Arch Gibson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer tender USS Whitney during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 8, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gibson, Arch
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert D. Duvall, April 12, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert D. Duvall, April 12, 1976

Interview with Navy veteran Robert D. Duvall. The interview includes Duvall's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 12, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Duvall, Robert D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Stanton H. Enchelmeyer, April 7, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Stanton H. Enchelmeyer, April 7, 1976

Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Stanton H. Echelmeyer. The interview includes Echelmeyer's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 50th Reconnaissance Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 7, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Echelmeyer, Stanton H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack Kelley, April 19, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack Kelley, April 19, 1978

Interview with Navy veteran Jack Kelley. The interview includes Kelley's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 19, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kelley, Jack
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Griff L. Douglas, April 18, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Griff L. Douglas, April 18, 1978

Interview with Griff Douglas, U.S. Navy WWII veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, about his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. He discusses the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), Prachin Buri, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: April 18, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Douglas, Griff
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ben Dei Santi, April 21, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ben Dei Santi, April 21, 1978

Interview with Navy veteran Ben Dei Santi. The interview includes Dei Santi's personal experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Schley during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 21, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dei Santi, Ben
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Leon Bennett, April 23, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leon Bennett, April 23, 1973

Interview with Leon Bennett, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the tanker USS Neosho during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 23, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bennett, Leon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack W. Robinson, April 23, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack W. Robinson, April 23, 1978

Interview with Navy veteran Paul R. Rose. The interview includes Belotti's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 23, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Robinson, Jack W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bob Murphey, April 19, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bob Murphey, April 19, 1969

Interview with attorney and former Sergeant-at-Arms of the Texas House of Representatives Bob Murphey, who is from Nacogdoches, Texas. Mr. Murphey is also an accomplished public speaker and the nephew of former Governor Coke Stevenson, who he comments on. In the interview, he discusses his experiences while serving as Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr. Murphey also describes his thoughts and personal views on the Stevenson-Johnson senatorial race of 1948.
Date: April 19, 1969
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Murphey, Bob
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Brenda Fields, April 3, 2014

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Interview with Brenda Fields, former president of the Dallas chapter of the NAACP from Dallas, Texas. Fields discusses her childhood, school and church, becoming aware of race, segregation and discrimination, joining the NAACP youth organization, NAACP National Conventions, picketing the State Fair and other notable places in north Texas, the movement's impact, the role of black churches, voting, the Civil Rights Acts and changes after its passing, the influence of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X, the Black Panthers, King's assassination, work in Dallas ISD, and continued work with the NAACP, including tenure as president of the Dallas chapter. In appendix is Fields' "colored" ticket to the Texas State Fair from 1954.
Date: April 3, 2014
Creator: Smith, Tiffany & Fields, Brenda Alyce
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with L. Clifford Davis, April 11, 2014

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Interview with L. Clifford Davis, an attorney known for his work for civil rights from Wilton, Arkansas. Davis discusses growing up in a segregated rural community, his education, time at Philander Smith College, integration in Arkansas, his efforts to gain admission to University of Arkansas Law School, becoming an attorney, reflections on civil rights legislation and its impact, practice in Fort Worth, his decision not to take part in direct action, cases fought, MLK's visit to DFW, supporting housing rights for blacks in Fort Worth, and reflections on inequality, current challenges, and civil responsibility. In appendix is a piece from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about Davis, and two photographs of him.
Date: April 11, 2014
Creator: Millier, Callie & David, L. Clifford
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Garlen W. Eslick, April 27, 1990

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Interview with Garlen W. Eslick, a Navy WWII veteran from Milan, Missouri who served aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor. Eslick discusses joining the Navy and basic training, assignment to the Oklahoma, accommodations aboard, the food, the crew, liberty, being bombed and torpedoed, the Oklahoma capsizing, being trapped inside the ship, rescue, work after the attack, and service aboard the Saratoga (CV-3).
Date: April 27, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Eslick, Garlen W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Pamela Bradbury, April 28, 1990

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Interview with Pamela Bradbury, a dietician from Cedartown, Georgia. Bradbury was working at the Schofield Barracks hospital on Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor; she recounts her education, a hospital internship requiring a year of service for the Army, assignment to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, conditions and work at the hospital there, the morning of December 7th, care for the wounded, the evening and following day, restrictions on food, the impact on local Japanese, rumors of sabotage and invasion, and her later work in the war.
Date: April 28, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bradbury, Pamela
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library