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Oral History Interview with Tara Linn Hunter, November 19, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Tara Linn Hunter, November 19, 2019

Audio interview with Tara Linn Hunter, a musician and environmental activist from Denton, Texas, regarding her involvement in the Frack Free Denton campaign and related activism, as well as her thoughts on democracy in America and environmental issues.
Date: November 19, 2019
Creator: Kuplack, Ian & Hunter, Tara Linn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ken Currin, November 9, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ken Currin, November 9, 2019

Audio interview with Ken Currin, restaurateur from Denton, Texas, regarding his involvement with Frack Free Denton.
Date: November 9, 2019
Creator: Becker, Annette & Currin, Kenneth Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Adam Briggle, November 11, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Adam Briggle, November 11, 2019

Audio interview with Dr. Adam Briggle, a philosophy professor and environmental activist from Colorado, regarding his involvement in the Denton Drilling Awareness Group and Frack Free Denton campaign in Denton, Texas.
Date: November 11, 2019
Creator: Wolridge, Alexandria & Briggle, Adam
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Peter Chu, November 1, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Peter Chu, November 1, 2003

Interview with Peter Chu regarding his experiences in China during World War II. Peter's son Alan Chu also participates in this interview. Peter Chu discusses the Japanese occupation in Nanking (Nanjing), China in 1937 when he was 10 years old.
Date: November 1, 2003
Creator: Nichols, Chuck & Chu, Peter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Bennett, November 15, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Bennett, November 15, 2001

Interview with Richard (Dick) Bennett, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Army Air Corps, basic training and flight school. He then went to a base in South Carolina to learn to fly B-25s. At Fort Myers, Florida he flew B-26 bombers and trained to fly them off of aircraft carriers so they could drop torpedos on the Japanese fleet during naval battles. He traveled across the Pacific to Brisbane only to be told that they didn't have B-26s for the crews; the colonel there knew nothing about the plan to launch B-26s from aircraft carriers, so they were sent to New Guinea to fly B-17s and supplement the crews for those bombers. From there they made bombing runs or "Washing Machine Charlie"-type runs to keep people awake at night on various Japanese targets in the islands, particularly the base at Rabaul. In fall of 1943, the Army grounded the B-17s due to the damage they had incurred and replaced them with B-24s. The men received manuals and were given only a few days to familiarize themselves with the new planes. They were then sent on bombing runs. He finished his tour of duty at …
Date: November 15, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Bennett, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruth Mageors, November 10, 1975 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ruth Mageors, November 10, 1975

Interview with Ruth Mageors, a resident of Baytown, Texas beginning in 1921 when the town was named Pelly. Mageors explains living in town during the early days of Baytown as being very tough, and also discussing the ferry boat and Herring's Drug Store.
Date: November 10, 1975
Creator: Knight, Karen & Mageors, Ruth, 1902-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. Glen Cleckler, November 24, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with J. Glen Cleckler, November 24, 2006

Interview with J. Glen Cleckler, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses his background, including the day he and seven of his friends skipped school to see a movie. In order to provide a believable excuse for their absence to their principal, they went to a recruiting office to get informational forms. The principal then gave them permission to graduate early to join the Marines. He discusses his experiences in boot camp and other training programs and the Battle of Iwo Jima, including hygiene during the battle and the famous flag-raising there. He shares some stories about one of the flag-raisers, Harlan Block, who had been part of the group that enlisted in the Marines with him. He also recalls returning to the United States on a ship full of Section-8 soldiers (PTSD victims), meeting German prisoners of war, and living with Jim Crow laws.
Date: November 24, 2006
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Cleckler, J. Glen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Matthew Fry, November 15, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Matthew Fry, November 15, 2019

Audio interview with Dr. Matthew Fry, a UNT professor, expert on environmental issues, and active member of the Denton Drilling Awareness Group (DAG). He discusses context for the Denton fracking ban and talks about the various articles that he's written about environmentalism and effects of fracking.
Date: November 15, 2019
Creator: Binkiewicz, Kyle
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rhonda Love, November 22, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Rhonda Love, November 22, 2019

Audio interview with Rhonda Love, a psychology professor, city council member, and environmental activist from Denton, Texas. Love discusses her involvement with the Denton Drilling Advisory Group and the Frack Free Denton campaign, as well as her thoughts on applied democracy, her teaching career, and recent developments on the Denton City Council.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Kuplack, Ian & Love, Rhonda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ed and Carol Soph, November 15, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ed and Carol Soph, November 15, 2019

Audio interview with Ed and Carol Soph, environmental activists from Denton, Texas, regarding their involvement in the Frack Free Denton campaign and the controversy of hydraulic fracking in Denton County.
Date: November 15, 2019
Creator: Jafri, Noor; Soph, Carol Ann & Soph, Edward B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. B. Cummings, November 14, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with J. B. Cummings, November 14, 1976

Interview with J. B. Cummings, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Hurricane Carla.
Date: November 14, 1976
Creator: Taylor, Kim & Cummings, J. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joyce Calhoon, November 20, 1979. transcript

Oral History Interview with Joyce Calhoon, November 20, 1979.

Interview with Joyce Calhoon, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the Texas book depository system, Jefferson County, and Liberty County
Date: November 20, 1979
Creator: Smith, Vicki & Calhoon, Joyce
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clifford Warren, November 10, 1987 transcript

Oral History Interview with Clifford Warren, November 10, 1987

Interview with Clifford Warren, a veteran of World War II spending 3 1/2 years in captivity following the Battle of Corregidor. Warren answers many questions regarding his participation in World War II and shares his experiences of being held prisoner in Japanese prison camps.
Date: November 10, 1987
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Warren, Clifford
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lorraine Silva, November 28, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Lorraine Silva, November 28, 1976

Interview with Lorraine Silva, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Chambers County and Anahuac, Texas.
Date: November 28, 1975
Creator: Roland, Ann & Silva, Lorraine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Millicent W. Bounds, November 22, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Millicent W. Bounds, November 22, 1976

Interview with Millicent W. Bounds, a longtime resident of the Pelly/Baytown, Texas area. Mrs. Bounds answers questions relating to her family history in Texas, noting that her grandparents arrived in Texas in 1875. She goes on to talk about her husband T. Hubbard Bounds, the former fire marshal of the Pelly and Goose Creek Fire Department.
Date: November 22, 1976
Creator: Tidmon, Grace & Bounds, Millicent W.
System: The Portal to Texas History