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Oral History Interview with William Waybourn, May 22, 2013

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Interview with William Waybourn, an LGBT activist from Matador, Texas. Waybourn discusses his early life and education, his work in journalism, his partner, the Dallas Times Herald, his family, working for Market Center, the relationship between the gay community and Dallas community figureheads, the Dallas Gay Alliance, the Dallas "gayborhood," Texas Penal Code 21.06 (the "homosexual conduct" law), police harassment, the Fifth Circuit Court, the AIDS epidemic, fighting medical discrimination, the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and reflections on his career.
Date: May 22, 2013
Creator: Mims, Michael & Waybourn, William
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Michael Hurd, May 28, 2013

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Interview with Michael Hurd, a journalist and member of the Texas Black History Preservation Project from Houston, Texas. Hurd discusses growing up in Texarkana and Houston, his education and service in the Air Force, work with the Houston Post and USA Today, Juneteenth, researching black history, the Texas Black History Preservation Project and related efforts, being an historian, the history of Juneteenth and emancipation in Texas, and civil rights. In appendix are photographs of Hurd, clippings of his reporting, and URLs to videos he was involved in.
Date: May 26, 2013
Creator: Turner, Elizabeth Hays & Hurd, Michael
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ruth Edmonds Hill, May 13, 2016

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Interview with Ruth Hill, a librarian and the wife of Boston-area storyteller Brother Blue (Hugh Morgan Hill) from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Hill discusses growing up in Pittsfield and the layout of the communities there, her family history, school, attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, working at Harvard, marrying Hugh, festivities on the Cambridge commons, Blue's storytelling career, and her career working on African-American history projects. In appendix are 3 photos of Mrs. Hill.
Date: May 13, 2016
Creator: Valk, Anne M. & Edmonds-Hill, Ruth
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Joe Tison, May 11, 2010

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Interview with Weatherford resident Joe Tison, school administrator and mayor, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Tison's personal experiences of childhood, education in Weatherford public schools, Weatherford College, and North Texas State College, as well as his career as a teacher, principal, and superintendent in Aledo and Weatherford ISDs. Tison also discusses the racial integration of Weatherford schools, his career as interim superintendent at various North Texas ISDs, and his experience as mayor. The interview includes an appendix with photographs and articles about Tison.
Date: May 11, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Tison, Joe
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Joseph Hazen, April 19, 2013

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Interview with Joseph Hazen, Marine veteran and Air America fixed-wing pilot, for the Air America Oral History Project. The interview includes Hazen's personal experiences at Navy flight training, peace-time Marine Corps, and flying for Air America. Hazen talks about interactions with the "Customer," also known as CIA case officers, his interaction with the Hmong, various missions, his transfer to Southern Air Transport, rumors about Air America, and his thoughts on U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. The interview includes an appendix with photographs.
Date: May 6, 2013
Creator: Ferguson, J. Michael & Hazen, Joseph
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Denise Bates, May 15, 2019

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Transcript of an interview with Denise Bates, an architect and interior designer who works at Gensler, discussing building construction and renovation that employ sustainability and resilient design, and how those concepts and codified standards have changed over time.
Date: May 15, 2019
Creator: Bates, Denise & Stark, Johnnie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Toni Lewis, May 14, 2013

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Interview with Toni Lewis, U.S. Air Force veteran, for the Women Veterans Oral history Project. Lewis discusses her childhood, decision to enlist in 1976, experiences as a woman in the service, experiences with the Veterans Administration, and opinions about changing roles for women in the U.S. military.
Date: May 14, 2013
Creator: Hedrick, Amy & Lewis, Toni
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with John Stiles, May 5, 2013

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Interview with John Stiles, a US Air Force navigator and Vietnam War veteran from Memphis, Tennessee. Stiles discusses joining the Air Force, the RF-4 Phantom II, deployment to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, flying reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, being shot down and later meeting the Vietnamese pilot who did it, and Air America.
Date: May 5, 2013
Creator: Ferguson, J. Michael & Stiles, John
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Eva Del Real, May 2, 2013

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Transcript of an interview with Eva Del Real, a Mexican-American woman. Del Real talks about her childhood memories of attending school, having children, and attending college.
Date: May 2, 2013
Creator: Bravo, Francis & Del Real, Eva, 1971-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Pattie South Nitchke, May 24, 2014

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Pattie South Nitchke, daughter of Charles S. South, former Vice President and Administrative Head of Braniff’s Latin-American Division. This interview was conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview Nitchke shares recollections of living in South America, memories of her father and Braniff airways, and other comments on the uniqueness of being part of the Braniff Airways family. Appendix includes photo of Charles S. South for the cover of TIME magazine in 1951.
Date: May 24, 2014
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Nitchke, Pattie South
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Preetha Ravindranath, May 9, 2017

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Interview with Preetha Ravindranath, a Bharatanatyam dancer from the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. Ravindranath discusses her childhood, family background, learning dance, her education, the different schools of traditional dance, effects of the digital age, changes in dance over the years and its teaching, starting a family and its impact on her, and thoughts on Indian identity. Included is a glossary of terms, and in appendix a photo of Ravindranath.
Date: May 9, 2017
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A.; Natesan, Prathiba & Ravindranath, Preetha
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Charles Weldon Burgoon, May 23, 2012

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Interview with Charles Weldon Burgoon, life-time Denton resident and owner of Weldon's Saddle Shop. The interview includes Burgoon's experiences as a child in Denton, his genealogy, and Denton city and country history. Burgoon gives details about area rodeos, schooling in Denton, his summer job mowing lawns, experience with country living, and other various jobs including leather-working and tooling. He talks about the lack of shotgun shells and metal bathtubs during the Second World War, the courtship and marriage of his wife, the Cowboy Turtle Association, selling hand-made goods at rodeos, the Dallas Sportatorium, and professional wrestling. The interview also includes the opening of Burgoon's saddle shop and western store, Harpool's Farm Store, changes in his saddle shop, and the involvement of his daughter in the saddle shop. Burgoon talks about his son's college years and move to California, rental properties and the effect of the recession, and his thoughts on work ethic. It includes an appendix with photographs, a list detailing the images, and an article on The North Texas State Fair and Rodeo.
Date: May 23, 2012
Creator: Fox, Lisa A. & Burgoon, Charles Weldon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jack Witherspoon, May 24, 2014

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Transcript of an interview with Jack Witherspoon, Reservations, Ticketing, Sales and Advertising employee for Braniff International Airways. Witherspoon discusses his childhood; career with Braniff; personal reflections of Braniff; Braniff’s rise to the top of preferred airlines; and its bankruptcy on May 12, 1982. Appendix includes various photos and documents from Witherspoon's career.
Date: May 24, 2014
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Witherspoon, Jack, 1942-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Claudia Bevill, May 25, 2013

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with flight attendant, Claudia Bevill. In the interview she discusses her career as a flight attendant of Braniff International Airways and the bankruptcy of Braniff on May 12, 1982. Appendix includes photos and a document titled "Braniff - My Coming of Age" written by Bevill.
Date: May 25, 2013
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Bevill, Claudia
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Marilyn Bowling, May 25, 2013

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Marilyn Bowling, former reservationist for Braniff International Airways, concerning her career in the airline industry. This interview was conducted as part of the Flying Voices oral history project.
Date: May 25, 2013
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Bowling, Marilyn
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Gail Laszlo, May 25, 2014

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Gail Laszlo, former flight attendant for Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview Laszlo talks about her experiences as a flight attendant, personal reflections on Braniff's impact and being part of the Braniff family, decision to quit in 1970 and the airlines bankruptcy in 1982.
Date: May 25, 2014
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Laszlo, Gail
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Eileen Russell, May 25, 2013

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Eileen Russell, assistant manager of flight attendants for Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview Russell discusses flight attendant training, her experiences as a flight attendant, getting married and leaving Braniff, returning to Braniff during the leadership transition to Harding Lawrence, and how the overall experience working for Braniff defined her as a person.
Date: May 25, 2013
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Eileen, Russell
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Eugene White, May 26, 2013

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Transcript of an interview with Eugene White, national recruiter and recurrent flight attendant trainer for Braniff International Airways. White discusses growing up in Iowa; career with Braniff Airways; being a part of the Braniff family; Braniff’s rise to the top of preferred airlines; personal reflections of Braniff’s impact on the DFW area and the airline industry as a whole with the “End of the Plain Plane” campaign brought in by Harding Lawrence; and its bankruptcy on May 12, 1982.
Date: May 26, 2013
Creator: Schnur, Abra & White, Eugene, 1950-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library