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Oral History Interview with C. C. Carlton, January 19, 1994

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Interview with C. Corky Carlton concerning his experiences as the public relations and advertising person for the Crater of Diamonds in Murfreesboro, Arkansas from 1958 to 1965.
Date: January 19, 1994
Creator: Henderson, John C. & Carlton, C. Corky
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Elbert Davis, January 23, 1994

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Interview with Elbert Davis concerning his recollections of the Crater of Diamonds and diamond mining in Southwest Arkansas from 1924 to about 1940.
Date: January 23, 1994
Creator: Henderson, John C. & Davis, Elbert
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with John I. Bateman, January 11, 1994

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Interview with John Bateman concerning his recollections of the Crater of Diamonds and diamond mining near Murfreesboro, Arkansas from 1930 to 1950. Appendix includes 2 maps: a "Geologic Map of the Prairie Creek Area of Peridotite in T. 8 S., R. 25 W., 2 1/2 Miles South-Southeast of Murfreesboro, Pike County, Ark." and a map showing the locations of various landmarks in the Crater of Diamonds State Park area.
Date: January 11, 1994
Creator: Henderson, John C. & Bateman, John I.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Willa Mae Bateman, January 11, 1994

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Interview with Willa Mae Bateman concerning her recollections of the Crater of Diamonds and diamond mining growing up in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.
Date: January 11, 1994
Creator: Henderson, John C. & Bateman, Willa Mae
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jay R. Thompson, January 12, 1994

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Interview with Jay Thompson, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: January 12, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Thompson, Jay R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[McAllen International Travel Show Documents] (open access)

[McAllen International Travel Show Documents]

A comprehensive compilation from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection capturing the success and details of the McAllen International Travel Show. This document features handwritten notes, letters expressing gratitude to the Denton Convention & Visitor's Bureau, attendee lists, evaluation forms, space reservation forms for subsequent years, and a myriad of advertisements and surveys.
Date: [1999-01-06..1999-01-07]
Creator: Denton Chamber of Commerce
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Event Preparation Chronicles: Dan Dipert's Travel World Marketplace Compilation] (open access)

[Event Preparation Chronicles: Dan Dipert's Travel World Marketplace Compilation]

A carefully curated collection bringing together a handwritten to-do list, a detailed document highlighting the Travel World Marketplace advertisement, procedures for door prize drawings and giveaways, insights into screen room presentations, and an exclusive invitation to the Dan Dipert Tours & Travel Exhibitor Luncheon.
Date: [1999-01-15,1999-01-16]
Creator: Denton Chamber of Commerce
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Howard L. Patton, January 5, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Howard L. Patton, January 5, 1999

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard L. Patton. He discusses his childhood and education and what led him to join the US Navy. He describes his experiences during bootcamp and the rest of World War Two in the Pacific Theatre.
Date: January 5, 1999
Creator: Patton, Howard L. & Alexander, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ralph Robinson, January 17, 1997 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ralph Robinson, January 17, 1997

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph Robinson. Robinson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas 1 September 1919. After graduating from high school in 1937, he began taking evening classes at the University of Houston and continued to do so through 1941. In 1940 he was hired by General Geophysical Company in Houston to work in the laboratory. In 1942 he began working with the Carnegie Institute of Washington, DC in the Terrestrial Magnetism Department. He recalls that the Defense Research Council was established to encourage various universities and scientists to coordinate research and develop devices of war. A special department and section was established for development of the proximity fuze. He tells of the intricacies of proximity sensitive objects and discusses in detail the development and testing of the proximity fuze and delivery mechanism. After the successful tests aboard the USS Cleveland utilizing the fuze against drone aircraft, it was introduced to the Pacific Fleet in 1943. The proximity fuze was first used in the European Theater during the invasion of Sicily. Robinson relates how the fuze was effectively used during the Battle of the Bulge and how the British used the fuze …
Date: January 17, 1997
Creator: Robinson, Ralph O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John A. Hugghins, January 25, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John A. Hugghins, January 25, 1999

Transcript of an oral monologue by John A. Hugghins. Hugghins finished high school in Bryan, Texas in May, 1041, and went to Baylor University that fall on a football scholarship. He joined the Navy and was called to active duty in July, 1943. In the meantime, he stayed in school. Once he received the call, he reported to stations in Mississippi and New York for training. When he finished midshipman school in Plattsburgh, New York, he was commissioned an ensign in June, 1944. He immediately reported to Charleston, South Carolina, where LSM-152 was under construciton. Before long, he was made gunnery and supply officer assigned to USS LSM-201, which became his home for the duration of the war. Aboard USS LSM-201, Hugghins passed through the Panama Canal on the way to Pearl Harbor, where tanks were loaded aboard the vessel for transport to Iwo Jima. Hugghins speaks about his first impression of Iwo Jima, the naval bombardment prior to the invasion and making a landing there. He also discusses the flag-raising and what it felt like to witness that. Hugghins visited the island one day and got a tour from a Marine in a jeep. He also visited the Marine …
Date: January 25, 1999
Creator: Hugghins, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martin Harris, January 19, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Martin Harris, January 19, 1998

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Martin Harris. Harris was born in Japan in 1923. He moved to the US to attend college. The war broke out and he joined the Navy. He completed Navy Language School. In April of 1944 he was transferred to the Joint Intelligence Center of Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA) under the direction of CINCPAC. He worked as a translator of documents. In May of 1944, he was selected for the Naval Civil Affairs Unit and deployed to Saipan. He shares his experience living and working on the island. He returned to Hawaii in May of 1945, and was assigned to the Interrogation Department at Pearl Harbor. After the war ended, and Harris was discharged, he remained in the reserves.
Date: January 19, 1998
Creator: Harris, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Benjamin Hazard, January 26, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Benjamin Hazard, January 26, 1998

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Benjamin Hazard. Hazard joined the Army in December of 1943. He served with the 27th Infantry Division. He participated in combat, and also worked as a language officer. Hazard became proficient in Japanese. After the war, he continued his service as a reserve officer.
Date: January 26, 1998
Creator: Hazard, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Brush, January 5, 1993 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Brush, January 5, 1993

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Brush. Brush was assigned to serve as the Chief Engineer of the Philippine Manufacturing Company in Manila, before World War II. He and his wife traveled to Manila in May of 1941 and operated the factory until the end of December. He and his wife were taken prisoner into Santo Tomas Internment Camp in January of 1942. Brush shares details of the accommodations, building structure, atmosphere, food rations, starvation, illnesses, separated living conditions of men, women and children as well as their required daily work. They were later moved to Los Baños Internment Camp. In December of 1943 his wife, along with other women from Santo Tomas, were brought to Los Baños and allowed to live together as a family. Brush provides vivid details of their rescue in February of 1945.
Date: January 5, 1993
Creator: Brush, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Jacobson, January 1, 1993 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack Jacobson, January 1, 1993

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Jacobson. Jacobson was born in 1916. In 1940 he was accepted in the aviation cadet program and graduated in December 1941. He was sent to Fiji where he received additional flight training and was then sent to Guadalcanal. He describes being bombarded for over four hours one night by Japanese ships off the coast. He tells of the experiences of dropping bombs, strafing and escorting bombers during his more than 100 missions and three tours on Guadalcanal. He was selected to be Captain John Mitchell’s wingman during Operation Vengeance. He describes the precise flight plotted by Mitchell for intercept of Admiral Yamamoto’s plane over Bougainville. A vivid description is given of the actions taken by the planes involved in the attack.
Date: January 1, 1993
Creator: Jacobson, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Celebration of the Life of Michael Howard Merrifield] (open access)

[A Celebration of the Life of Michael Howard Merrifield]

Program for a celebration of the life of Michael Howard Merrifield. The event described took place at the Northaven United Methodist Church on January 14th, 1993.
Date: January 14, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 138 (open access)

Akha notebook 138

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of songs and narratives about spirits and shamans, elicited phrases expressing space and time, and word lists in multiple varieties labelled 'Akha' and 'AkhÉ™.'
Date: January 1991
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 137 (open access)

Akha notebook 137

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives about silks, hunting, animals, illness, the Akha calendar and festivals, memorizing ritual texts, village administration, and spirits with partial English glossing.
Date: January 24, 1991
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Exhibition Schedule for Barnes-Blackman Galleries, Janurary-February 1993] (open access)

[Exhibition Schedule for Barnes-Blackman Galleries, Janurary-February 1993]

Schedule for exhibitions and events at Barnes-Blackman Galleries for January and February 1993.
Date: January 5, 1993
Creator: Barnes-Blackman Galleries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Community Artists' Collective Staff Meeting Minutes - January 26, 1993] (open access)

[The Community Artists' Collective Staff Meeting Minutes - January 26, 1993]

Minutes for the Community Artists' Collective staff meeting on January 26, 1993.
Date: January 26, 1993
Creator: Community Artists' Collective
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program Schedule for Barnes-Blackman Galleries, 1992-1993 Season] (open access)

[Program Schedule for Barnes-Blackman Galleries, 1992-1993 Season]

Program schedule for Barnes-Blackman Galleries for the 1992-1993 season.
Date: January 1992
Creator: Barnes-Blackman Galleries
System: The Portal to Texas History
Children's Hour Schedule 1991 (open access)

Children's Hour Schedule 1991

Schedule for the Community Artists' Collective "Chidlren's Hour" program for the year 1991. It gives the dates, titles, and the coordinators or each events.
Date: January 1991
Creator: Community Artists' Collective
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document of The Ensemble Board of Directors Agreement] (open access)

[Document of The Ensemble Board of Directors Agreement]

A document signed by Linda Walker (?) agreeing that they understand the responsibilities required to serve on The Ensemble Theatre Board of Directors.
Date: January 31, 1992
Creator: Walker, Linda
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notes on KokBorok phonology and word lists (open access)

Notes on KokBorok phonology and word lists

Handwritten notes on KokBorok phonology focusing on tone and phonotactics, with phoneme inventory and comparisons to Garo. Includes word lists ranging multiple semantic domains (kinship terms, numerals, animals, agriculture, natural world, colors, physical descriptors, verbs of motion, verbs of perception, body parts, interrogatives, and time).
Date: January 1997
Creator: Burling, Robbins
System: The UNT Digital Library
[John David Thomas, memorial program] (open access)

[John David Thomas, memorial program]

Memorial program for John David Thomas, who lived from June 20, 1947 - January 20, 1999.
Date: January 20, 1999
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library