Oral History Interview with Pierina E. Mercado Beckman, April 19, 2011

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Interview with University of North Texas Professor Dr. Pierina E. Mercado Beckman, Mexican-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Beckman's personal experiences about childhood in Mexico City, relocating to the U.S., her decision to attend Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, her culture shock and homesickness, marriage to Curt Beckman, the decision to earn a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from the University of Iowa, being hired at UNT, and her efforts to remain in touch with family members in Mexico.
Date: April 19, 2011
Creator: Clower, John & Beckman, Pierina E. Mercado
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Douglas Chadwick, July 19, 2012

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Interview with Douglas Chadwick, former executive director of the UNT Foundation from Dallas, Texas. Chadwick discusses his family background and education at Southern Methodist University, his career in administration, work as Director of Planned Giving at UNT, involvement with the UNT Foundation and work as executive director, building connections and financial support, changes in the Foundation through the years, thoughts on the future of the Foundation and University, and his retirement.
Date: July 19, 2012
Creator: Kilgore, Deborah K. & Chadwick, Douglas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert Cook, October 19, 2012

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Interview with Army veteran Robert Cook. The interview includes Cook's personal experiences in the European Theater as well as experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans in Stalag 17 and post-war life. The interview also includes an appendix with a photograph.
Date: October 19, 2012
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Cook, Robert
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Emre Ersin Ozer, January 19, 2013

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Interview with Emre Ersin Ozer, a software engineer and immigrant to Texas from Sivas, Turkey. Ozer discusses his family background, his education, his marriage, Turkish culture and community in the US, the effect of the 2008 financial crisis, immigration, graduate school, work, and citizenship.
Date: January 19, 2013
Creator: Hedrick, Amy & Ozer, Emre Ersin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Charlye Heggins, February 19, 2013

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Interview with former Denton City Council member Charlye Heggins as part of the UNT African American Remembrance Project. The interview includes Heggins' personal experiences about her childhood, raising a family, doing volunteer work in Denton, and being involved with Texas politics. She particularly talks about discrimination and race issues in Denton during the 1970s and '80s. It includes an appendix with photographs and an article about her death.
Date: February 19, 2013
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Heggins, Charlye
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Dana Lodge, March 19, 2013

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Interview with Dana Lodge, an employee of the Denton Conventions and Visitors Bureau from Dallas, Texas. Lodge discusses growing up, her education, her work in the restaurant industry, entering the hospitality industry and her work with the Bureau, festivals and events in Denton, local history, and plans for the future of Denton. In appendix are pictures of the Denton County Courthouse and the Confederate Soldiers memorial. Includes an appendix.
Date: March 19, 2013
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Lodge, Dana
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Bobby Jones, June 19, 2014

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Interview with Dr. Bobby Jones, a veterinarian and epidemiologist from Southlake, Texas, whose family was prominent in the development of the community. Jones discusses his family history, growing up in a rural, segregated community, education at T. M. Terrell, race relations in Southlake, the Jones Annual Picnic, the Jones Gate cafe, the Civil Rights Act and desegregation, and the development of Southlake.
Date: June 19, 2014
Creator: Fichera, Aaron & Jones, John Dolford "Bobby"
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library