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Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geroge Medcalf from Greensville, South Carolina. He discusses his experience in training in Camp Mcoy in Wisconsin and meeting his wife there. He also discusses his time in the Second Infantry Division with the 38th Regiment, Company C, preparing for the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Medcalf also relays how he had to take over command of his Company during the invasion when he was injured by flying shrapnel and sent back to England for recuperation. He shares a story of how while advancing on Leipzig, Germany he was saved from German artillery fire when his sergeant offered him a piece of candy moving him away from the line of fire. The war ended while Mr. Medcalf was in Czechoslovakia, and after the war he received a purple heart and a cluster.
Date: December 27, 2000
Creator: Medcalf, George
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geroge Medcalf from Greensville, South Carolina. He discusses his experience in training in Camp Mcoy in Wisconsin and meeting his wife there. He also discusses his time in the Second Infantry Division with the 38th Regiment, Company C, preparing for the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Medcalf also relays how he had to take over command of his Company during the invasion when he was injured by flying shrapnel and sent back to England for recuperation. He shares a story of how while advancing on Leipzig, Germany he was saved from German artillery fire when his sergeant offered him a piece of candy moving him away from the line of fire. The war ended while Mr. Medcalf was in Czechoslovakia, and after the war he received a purple heart and a cluster.
Date: December 27, 2000
Creator: Medcalf, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maria Landowska, December 21, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Maria Landowska, December 21, 1989

Interview with Maria Landowska, a Holocaust survivor from Metz, France. Landowska discusses family, her upbringing, her Jewish father being taken away by strangers, Kristallnacht (Chrystal Night/Night of Broken Glass), deportation by train to Dachau concentration camp, her shock and trauma, work at the camps, Auschwitz, being experimented on along with her twin, eventual recuperation, and her career as an advisor and author.
Date: December 21, 1989
Creator: Rosen, Keith & Landowska, Maria
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
French Mélodie: The Solo Songs of Henri Duparc (open access)

French Mélodie: The Solo Songs of Henri Duparc

This paper explores the French mélodies written by Henri Duparc and includes a historical background of both Duparc and the mélodie as a type of song. Carol Tagg explores the roots of the mélodie and how influences of the Romantic movement are reflected in Duparc's work.
Date: December 1978
Creator: Tagg, Carol
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Eclectic Style, the Essence of Originality in the Music of Francis Poulenc Discussed Through the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, 1949 (open access)

Eclectic Style, the Essence of Originality in the Music of Francis Poulenc Discussed Through the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, 1949

This paper analyzes Francis Poulenc's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra written in 1949. Deborah Lee Erftenbeck explores his eclectic style and the manner of its development, determining the originality of its nature and his works.
Date: December 1976
Creator: Erftenbeck, Deborah Lee
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Jaques Ibert’s Concertino Da Camera for Alto Saxophone and Eleven Instruments (open access)

An Analysis of Jaques Ibert’s Concertino Da Camera for Alto Saxophone and Eleven Instruments

This paper provides historical background for the creation of Jacques Ibert's Concertino da camera for alto saxophone and eleven instruments and analyzes its three movements. As one of the first works written for the saxophone, James Garland Riggs explains the importance of the piece.
Date: December 1972
Creator: Riggs, James Garland
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from W. L. Clayton to Henrietta Kempner and Isaac H. Kempner, December 18, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from W. L. Clayton to Henrietta Kempner and Isaac H. Kempner, December 18, 1962]

Letter from W. L. Clayton to Henrietta Kempner and Isaac H. Kempner thanking them for their Christmas and New Year card.
Date: December 18, 1962
Creator: Clayton, Will L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eric T. Boulter to I. H. Kempner, December 28, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Eric T. Boulter to I. H. Kempner, December 28, 1951]

Letter from Eric T. Boulter to I. H. Kempner discussing about introduction of Braille script and requesting for monetary contributions to spread awareness, along with a attachment containing raised dots indicating Braille alphabets.
Date: December 28, 1951
Creator: Boulter, Eric T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Pierre Chardine, December 26, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Pierre Chardine, December 26, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Pierre Chardine thanking him for the anniversary congratulations and expressing satisfaction with how the celebration went.
Date: December 26, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Nicole Chardine Pesle to I. H. and Henrietta Leonora Kempner, December 16, 1952] (open access)

[Telegram from Nicole Chardine Pesle to I. H. and Henrietta Leonora Kempner, December 16, 1952]

Telegram sent by Nicole Chardine Pesle via Western Union to I. H. and Hennie Kempner expressing that their thoughts are with I. H. and Henrietta Leonora Kempner.
Date: December 16, 1952
Creator: Pesle, Nicole Chardine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Jean Fauchille, Gabriel Verley, and Andre Clerc to I. H. Kempner, December 16, 1952] (open access)

[Telegram from Jean Fauchille, Gabriel Verley, and Andre Clerc to I. H. Kempner, December 16, 1952]

Telegram sent by Jean Fauchille, Gabriel Verley, and Andre Clerc to I. H. Kempner expressing their best wishes and congratulations.
Date: December 16, 1952
Creator: Fauchille, Jean; Verley, Gabriel & Clerc, Andre
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Foreign Exchanges] (open access)

[News Script: Foreign Exchanges]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Kissinger Secretary reaffirmation for US support for the European Allies.
Date: December 11, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Vietnam] (open access)

[News Script: Vietnam]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of negotiators in Paris held another fruitless session for South Vietnam and the Viet Cong.
Date: December 14, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Finance & Bomb] (open access)

[News Script: Finance & Bomb]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of President Nixon who is irritated by Congressmen who have criticized handling of his personal finances. This story also says about a bomb which explored in Algerian consulate.
Date: December 14, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Peace Conference] (open access)

[News Script: Peace Conference]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Anwar Sadat and Henry Kissinger to meet again to talk about the upcoming mid-east peace conference.
Date: December 14, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Kissinger] (open access)

[News Script: Kissinger]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest, regarding the problem of continued fighting in Vietnam.
Date: December 13, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Skylab & New Orleans Election] (open access)

[News Script: Skylab & New Orleans Election]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of work schedule for the Skylab's three astronauts was only relaxing. Harry Connick who challenges Jim Garrison for becoming district attorney for New Orleans.
Date: December 17, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Peace Talks] (open access)

[News Script: Peace Talks]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Vietnam's chief negotiator for Paris peace agreement has arrived in Paris for talks with Kissinger on the current state of affairs in Indochina.
Date: December 17, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Kissinger] (open access)

[News Script: Kissinger]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Kissinger before leaving Madrid said that United State and Spain found a substantial identity of views.
Date: December 19, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Paris Talks] (open access)

[News Script: Paris Talks]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of American officials saying that they do not expect spectacular results from Paris meeting between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho.
Date: December 20, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Vietnam Talks] (open access)

[News Script: Vietnam Talks]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Kissinger meeting North Vietnamese Diplomat in Paris for a discussion of failed cease-fire in Vietnam.
Date: December 20, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Plane Crash] (open access)

[News Script: Plane Crash]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a chartered Belgian jetliner which crashed during a storm near Tangiers, Morocco killed 105 persons on board.
Date: December 23, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Guerrilla Supporters] (open access)

[News Script: Guerrilla Supporters]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of police in Paris have announced the arrest of 13 supporters of the Palestinian guerilla movement.
Date: December 26, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Oil] (open access)

[News Script: Oil]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of White House announcing that Arab Oil countries will partially ease the oil embargo in order to provide Japan, Britain, France and other European countries with oil.
Date: December 25, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library