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Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Brown. Brown joined the Navy and served as a Radarman with amphibious forces at Guadalcanal for one year. In 1942, Brown worked aboard submarines as a specialist in surface attacks using radar. Admiral Chester Nimitz appointed him the officer in charge to create the Pacific Fleet Radar School for Senior Officers, and to instruct them in radar techniques. Brown completed this work through late 1945. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date: March 2, 2010
Creator: Brown, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Brown. Brown joined the Navy and served as a Radarman with amphibious forces at Guadalcanal for one year. In 1942, Brown worked aboard submarines as a specialist in surface attacks using radar. Admiral Chester Nimitz appointed him the officer in charge to create the Pacific Fleet Radar School for Senior Officers, and to instruct them in radar techniques. Brown completed this work through late 1945. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date: March 2, 2010
Creator: Brown, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[One O'Clock Lab Band at the UNT VIP Brunch]

Photograph of the One O’Clock Lab Band posing with University of North Texas VIP members at the UNT VIP Brunch. The brunch was held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Steve Wiest, President Gretchen Bataille, Craig Marshall, Neil Slater, James Scott, and Phil Bula are pictured.
Date: February 2, 2010
Creator: Chen, Willy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[One O'Clock Lab Band at the UNT VIP Brunch, 2]

Photograph of the One O’Clock Lab Band posing with University of North Texas VIP members at the UNT VIP Brunch. The brunch was held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Steve Wiest, President Gretchen Bataille, Craig Marshall, Neil Slater, James Scott, and Phil Bula are pictured.
Date: February 2, 2010
Creator: Chen, Willy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[One O'Clock Lab Band Concert at Rolling Hills Church]

Photograph of the One O’Clock Lab Band performing at Rolling Hills Church in El Dorado Hills, California as part of their 2010 California Tour Concerts. Steve Wiest can be seen with his back to the camera, directing the band.
Date: January 30, 2010
Creator: Chen, Willy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[One O'Clock Lab Band Concert at Rolling Hills Church, 2]

Photograph of the One O’Clock Lab Band performing at Rolling Hills Church in El Dorado Hills, California as part of their 2010 California Tour Concerts. Steve Wiest can be seen standing in front of the band and directing them.
Date: January 30, 2010
Creator: Chen, Willy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[One O'Clock Lab Band Concert at Rolling Hills Church, 3]

Photograph of the One O’Clock Lab Band performing at Rolling Hills Church in El Dorado Hills, California as part of their 2010 California Tour Concerts. Steve Wiest can be seen standing in front of the band and directing them.
Date: January 30, 2010
Creator: Chen, Willy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Phinney, July 15, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Phinney, July 15, 2010

Interview with James (Jim) Phinney, an aircraft electrician for the U. S. Navy during Wold War II. He discusses joining the Navy, going through boot camp and becoming an aircraft electrician. He was assigned to the USS Lexington but abandoned ship after it was hit by a torpedo. He was rescued and was then sent to San Diego to be reassigned to the USS Enterprise. He mentions being at Guadalcanal and later aboard a sub-chaser. The crew crossed the Equator and consequently participated in an initiation ceremony, during which time Admiral Halsey was nearly shot by one of the ship's pilots who forgot to lock his gun. He also recalls some of the food he ate while at sea.
Date: July 15, 2010
Creator: Cox, Floyd; Phinney, James & O'Konski, Susan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART settles World Series bet with BART (open access)

DART settles World Series bet with BART

News release about DART president Gary Thomas settling a bet with California's BART following the victory of the San Francisco Giant's in the 2010 World Series.
Date: November 8, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Recognition, at long last] (open access)

[Clipping: Recognition, at long last]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Carol Brinton, her service with the WASPs, how the WASP program was created, and what training was like.
Date: March 8, 2010
Creator: Neuman, Johanna
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
California Desert Conservation Area Plan: Amendment / Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System (open access)

California Desert Conservation Area Plan: Amendment / Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System

Report for the proposed California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) project. The proposed plan amendment adds the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System project site to those identified in the current California Desert Conservation Area Plan, as amended, for solar energy production.
Date: July 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan for the Calico Solar (formerly SES Solar One) Project (open access)

Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan for the Calico Solar (formerly SES Solar One) Project

This Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) addresses the possible Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval of an amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan to allow solar energy development on a proposed project site, up to 8,230 acres in size, 37 miles east of Barstow, California.
Date: August 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Green Jobs Training: A Catalog of Training Opportunities for Green Infrastructure Training (open access)

Green Jobs Training: A Catalog of Training Opportunities for Green Infrastructure Training

This catalog provides information on training and certification opportunities for jobs and careers categorized as part of the "green economy." The catalog includes federal and state listings.
Date: September 2010
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong, February 24, 2010

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong, longtime activists in the Dallas lesbian community. The interview includes Armstrong's personal experiences of childhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, New Jersey, and California, as well as her decision to study nursing and settle in Denver, Colorado, and her coming out narrative. The interview also includes Young's personal experiences of childhood in Ada, Oklahoma, her education at East Central State University and the University of Colorado, and her coming out narrative. They talk about their meeting and early relationship, give descriptions of Denver's gay and lesbian communities, their involvement with various groups such as the Daughters of Bilitis and Gay Liberation Front, their decision to move to Dallas, their involvement with groups such as the National Organization for Women and Dallas Gay Political Caucus/Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance in various political campaigns, and Young's career at Texas Instruments and Raytheon and efforts to create more equitable human resources policies from within the corporations. Additionally, Armstrong and Young talk about the effects of the HIV-AIDS crisis on Dallas's gay and lesbian communities, their 2008 marriage, relationships with family members, and secrets to a long relationship.
Date: February 24, 2010
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Young, Louise & Armstrong, Vivienne
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Black Panther (Berkeley, Calif.), July 2010 (open access)

The Black Panther (Berkeley, Calif.), July 2010

Newspaper from Berkeley, California that includes news and information about the Black Panther Party.
Date: July 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History