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World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors Oral History Project
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Texas Political History Oral History Project
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World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project
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American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project
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Business Archives Project
2
Business History Oral History Project
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Caltex Oral History Project
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Civilian Conservation Corps History Oral History Project
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Dallas LGBT Oral History Project
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Music Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with J. Frank Rollins, July 20, 1996
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Interview with J. Frank Rollins, an oilman and a geophysicist, concerning his work experience with Petty Geophysical Engineering Company doing refraction seismic work; his employment with Geophysical Service, Inc.; doing reflection and refraction work in 1936; oil exploration in South America; work in oil field instrumentation equipment; work as a "computer" interpreting geological data; founding of Rayflex Exploration Company in 1948; technological developments for oil field exploration; geochemical surveying; the sale of Rayflex to Phillips-Eckhart in 1962; his work as a geophysical consultant; the application of oil field technology to national defense; German espionage activity in South America during World War II; and pro-German activity in South Louisiana during World War II.
Date:
July 20, 1996
Creator:
Daniels, John D. & Rollins, J. Frank
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harold L. Branch, July 7, 1993
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Interview with Harold Branch, a diamond expert, concerning his recollections of the Crater of Diamonds and diamond mining near Murfreesboro, Arkansas from 1920 to 1950.
Date:
July 7, 1993
Creator:
Henderson, John C. & Branch, Harold L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carol Reed, July 27, 1993
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Interview with Carol Reed, a political consultant, concerning her role in the development of the Republican Party in Texas (1967-1993). Reed discusses her volunteer campaign work, being political director of John Tower's senatorial campaign in 1978, her activities with the Texas Federation of Republican Women's Clubs, the evolving role of women in political campaigns, her decision to become a political consultant, her conservative philosophy, and her opinions about the Eagle Forum, radical feminism, abortion, and women's issues in general.
Date:
July 27, 1993
Creator:
Strickland, Kristi & Reed, Carol
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joseph Sudduth, July 5, 1990
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Interview with Joseph Sudduth, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at the Marine Barracks between Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field with B Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Interview also covers his life before, during, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Includes an appendix.
Date:
July 5, 1990
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Sudduth, Joseph
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John W. Wisecup, July 28, 1987
Interview with John Wisecup, a Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Wisecup talks about 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, Thailand (1944), Changi Jail (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date:
July 28, 1987
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Wisecup, John W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert B. Thorn, July 25, 1990
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Interview with Albert Thorn concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Thorn worked at camps in Lake Arthur, New Mexico (Company 2842) and Carlsbad, New Mexico (Company 2842).
Date:
July 25, 1990
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Thorn, Albert B.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Henry Day, July 2, 1991
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Interview with Henry Day, a former paperman, delivery person, and member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.
Date:
July 2, 1991
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Day, Henry C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with C. Shephard, July 14, 1988
Interview with May Shephard, a teacher and a member of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship from Tyler, Texas. Shephard explains her background and family, integration in schools, the history of race relations in Denton, her involvement with the group, their voting registration projects, demographics in the group, and how they performed outreach.
Date:
July 14, 1988
Creator:
Byrd, Richard W. & Shephard, MaeDell
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with W. W. Baer, Jr., July 8, 1986
Interview with W.W. Baer, Jr., an executive at the Caltex Petroleum Corporation from Illinois, discussing his World War II experiences, training at Texaco, work with Caltex in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand, the establishment of Caltex East, and his appointment as managing director in Tanzania.
Date:
July 8, 1986
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Baer, W. W., Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Larry Leathers, July 15, 2020
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Interview with Larry Leathers, former Visual Manager at Neiman Marcus from Dallas, Texas. Leathers describes his background in theater and dance, fascination with the "frozen theater" of display mannequins, entry into the fashion industry, promotion from display creator to manager of a department to manager of a whole store, stories about working with clients, family, change over time, and the importance of remembering the heart of the fashion industry.
Date:
July 15, 2020
Creator:
Becker, Annette & Leathers, Larry
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carl B. Mason, July 28, 1981
Interview with Carl B. Mason, a United States Army veteran from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of the 3rd Engineer Battalion.
Date:
July 28, 1981
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Mason, Carl B.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mary Alice Reding, July 20, 2013
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Interview with Mary Alice Reding, a resident of Aubrey, Texas and a graduate of the University of North Texas, regarding her experiences growing up in Aubrey, schooling, her father J. M. Coffey, who was a representative in the Texas legislature, local businesses, other town residents, and residences.
Date:
July 20, 2013
Creator:
Goin, Deborah & Reding, Mary Alice
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ruth Ann Johnston, July 29, 2020
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Interview with Ruth Ann Johnston, a former trimmer from El Paso, Texas. Johnston describes her background and journey to becoming involved in the Dallas fashion industry, education at Texas Tech and the University of North Texas, work as a trimmer in the display department in several stores, including Neiman Marcus, the "NM Way," the AIDS epidemic and its impact on the fashion industry, her shoe collection, and the importance of developing relationships in the industry.
Date:
July 29, 2020
Creator:
Becker, Annette & Johnston, Ruth Ann
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Naomie Rudelson, July 13, 2020
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Interview with Naomi Rudelson, a former department store executive from New Orleans, Louisiana. Rudelson discusses involvement with the fashion industry in Dallas, starting with work as an assistant to a personal shopper and eventually becoming vice president of several different department stores. Rudelson also describes designing a curriculum for students at the University of North Texas, and the work environment at Dalton's department store, Sanger-Harris, Winkleman's in Detroit, and May Company Los Angeles.
Date:
July 13, 2020
Creator:
Becker, Annette & Rudelson, Naomi
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joba Ramirez, July 19, 2004
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Interview with Joba Ramirez, a nurse from Denton, Texas, regarding her Mexican-American heritage. Ramirez discusses her background, medical education, family traditions, discrimination she experienced, and the history of Denton's Mexican-American community.
Date:
July 19, 2004
Creator:
Ray, Dulce Ivette & Ramirez, Joba
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Nan Alexander, July 22, 2020
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Interview with Nan (Barbara) Alexander, a former model and executive at Neiman Marcus. Alexander discusses her background, beginning work in the fashion industry as a store model, her education, working as a sample model and "Girl Friday" at Howard Wolf Inc. in Fair Park, being a sportswear model at Neiman Marcus, the layout of the store, the apparel market, and the history of fashion in the DFW area.
Date:
July 22, 2020
Creator:
Becker, Annette & Alexander, Barbara
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Clyde J. Shelton, July 27, 1987
Interview with Clyde J. Shelton, a United States Army veteran from Mexia, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after being captured when his artillery unit, the "Lost Battalion," was captured off the coast of java in 1942.
Date:
July 27, 1987
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Shelton, Clyde J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William J. Stewart, June 11, 1981
Interview with William J. Stewart, a United States Navy veteran from Cherryvale, Kansas. Stewart discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after his cruiser, the USS Houston, was sunk off the coast of Java in 1942.
Date:
July 11, 1981
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Stewart, William J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981
Interview with Jonathan Burns, a veteran of the New Mexico National Guard from Hereford, Texas. Burns discusses his recollections as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II and the conditions he experienced during the Bataan Death March.
Date:
July 21, 1981
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, Jonathan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carl B. Mason, July 28, 1981
Interview with Carl B. Mason, a United States Army veteran from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences as a member of the 3rd Engineer Battalion stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of 1941.
Date:
July 28, 1981
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Mason, Carl B.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Merrill Ellis, July 1-2, 1981
Interview with Merrill Ellis, a composer and music professor at the University of North Texas, regarding his education, career in music, compositions, and the developments he spearheaded in the field of electronic compostion.
Date:
July 2, 1981
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.; Mailman, Martin S. & Ellis, Merrill, 1916-1981
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jose Amancio Perez, July 8, 1978
Interview with Jose Amancio Perez, a veteran of the United States Army from San Diego, Texas, regarding his experiences while stationed at Camp Malakole during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Perez discusses the places he visited in Hawaii, his time in the antiaircraft unit he belonged to, and the rumors that preceded the attack.
Date:
July 8, 1978
Creator:
Perez, Jose Amancio & Marcello, Ronald E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with C. S. Turbeville, June 17, 1981
Interview with C. S. Turbeville, one of the founders of Bomber Bait Company in Gainesville, Texas, regarding his family background, upbringing on the farm, connection to business and the stores his family owned, research and testing of baits, fishing tournaments, and involvement in the Chamber of Commerce. (appliance store)
Date:
July 17, 1981
Creator:
Jenkins, Floyd & Turbeville, Clarence S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Howard Featherling, July 8, 1978
Interview with Howard Featherling, a United States Navy veteran from Sinton. He relates his experiences as a member of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron One stationed at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
Date:
July 8, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Featherling, Howard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library