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Oral History Interview with Donald M. Smith, August 12, 1996

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Interview with Donald M. Smith, businessman, concerning his experiences as the head of Riverside Foundry, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, during World War II. Foundry business during the Great Depression; thoughts about Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal; conversion from peacetime to wartime production during World War II; obtaining contracts to produce hand grenades and rifle grenades; problems in procuring pig iron and other scarce materials; employment of women; technological innovations in manufacturing process; responsibilities toward the local community.
Date: August 12, 1996
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Smith, Donald M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Carolyn Wright, August 12, 1993

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Interview with Judge Carolyn Wright, a state district judge, concerning her views on the impact and significance of women on the rise of the Republican Party in Texas from 1968 to 1993. Wright discusses her educational background, her move to Dallas, her decision to enter Republican politics, her election as a state district judge, her relationship with the African American community, and her personal political philosophy.
Date: August 12, 1993
Creator: Strickland, Kristi & Wright, Carolyn
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Adrienne Griffen, August 12, 2022

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Interview with Adrienne Griffen, the Executive Director of the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance from Arlington, Virginia. Griffen discusses her family, time as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy, education, her own experience with postpartum depression, becoming an advocate, Postpartum Support International, other leaders and organizations in her field, postpartum psychosis, statistics, and treatments.
Date: August 12, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Griffen, Adrienne
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with John Hargrove, August 12, 1998

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Interview with John Hargrove, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hargrove discusses growing up and his family background, being drafted into the Air Corps, training, assignment to the 18th Reconnaissance Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group at Langley Field as a radio operator, life and work at Langley, transition to the B-26, the start of the war, submarine patrol, deployment to Townsville, Australia via Hawaii, flying his first mission, liberty and recreation, bombing and close air support missions, the crew being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, losses, returning to the US, work as a radio instructor, meeting his wife, postwar service, and reflections on the atomic bomb. In appendix is a manuscript for an autobiography written by Hargrove, an addendum to the interview, and a letter to Ron Marcello making corrections to the interview.
Date: August 12, 1998
Creator: Lane, Peter B.; Byrd, Richard W. & Hargrove, John H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Lloyd F. Hudson, August 12, 2003

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Interview with Lloyd F. Hudson, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Fort Worth, Texas. Hudson discusses his family background, joining the 124th Cavalry and transfer to the 112th, work as a cavalryman before activation, activation and the Louisiana Maneuvers, deployment to Townsville, Australia, amphibious assault on Arawe, New Britain, falling ill and returning to the States, the character of troops, equipment, rivalry with the Marine Corps, and acts of bravery. In appendix is a list of Hudson's fellow soldiers, the places he served, descriptions of the equipment mentioned in the interview, and the 112th's service chronicle.
Date: August 12, 2003
Creator: Johnston, Glenn T. & Hudson, Lloyd F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library