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Oral History Interview with Russell C. Ellis, May 15, 1997

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Interview with Russell Ellis, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the merchant ships USS Santa Leonara, USS Jose Bonaficio, USS Daniel H. Hill, and the repair ship USS Amphion in the European Theater during World War II. North Atlantic convoys; German submarine and aircraft threats; personal observations of civilian conditions in England, Belgium, and France.
Date: May 15, 1997
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Ellis, Russell C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Edra C. Bogle, April 16, 1997

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Interview with Dr. Edra C. Bogle, a university professor, concerning her experiences in the development of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas. Early interest in women writers; experiences concerning job discrimination; activities with National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1970s; introduction of women authors into her literature courses; activities with the Dallas Gay Political Alliance in 1970s; role in establishment of Gay and Lesbian Association of Denton (Texas) in 1970s; public acknowledgment of being a lesbian, 1978; personal and professional conflict with James W. Lee, chair of the UNT English Department; early stages of the Women's Studies Program, 1988; early courses about women in course offerings of the English Department; her appointment as coordinator of the Women's Studies Program, 1992; coordination of course offerings in women's studies; establishment of a specific course in women's studies, 1994; relationship of gay and multicultural issues to women's studies; views on integrating women's issues into regular survey courses; unsuccessful attempt to establish a women's center; her resignation as coordinator of the Women's Studies Program, 1994, and her replacement by Barbara Rodman; her overall relations with Nora Kizer Bell, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; her relationship with Barbara …
Date: April 16, 1997
Creator: Cook, Charles & Bogle, Edra C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Richard Grissom, May 9, 1996

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Interview with Richard Grissom, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Tirante in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1944; his training as an electrician's mate; qualification examination; assignment to the Tirante, 1945; various patrols around the Japanese home islands.
Date: May 9, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Grissom, Richard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Beth Eakman, March 28, 1997

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Interview with Beth Eakman, a graduate student, concerning her experiences with the establishment of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas. Her early introduction to feminism while a student at Texas Christian University, 1980s; activities with Planned Parenthood in Fort Worth; activities with Choice Dallas; involvement with the North Texas Democrats and Ann Richards's gubernatorial campaign, 1990; break-up of her marriage, 1991, and spousal abuse; stalking by her ex-husband; entry into therapy; enrollment in women's studies courses at the University of North Texas, 1994; organizing the Women's Studies Roundtable; her work with Barbara Rodman in establishing the Women's Studies Program, 1994; establishment of the Professing Women Award; establishment of the feminist newsletter, "The Gaze"; relations between the Women's Studies Roundtable and the Women's Collective; establishment of "Women's 'Her story' Month"; relations with Chancellor Alfred Hurley and the UNT administration; performance by Latina feminist poet Rosemary Meza; contributions of Dean Nora Kizer Bell to the Women's Studies Program; effects of English Department politics on the program; relations with Women's Programming at UNT; importance of maintaining a personal journal; her views of area studies as the future of higher education.
Date: March 28, 1997
Creator: Cook, Charles & Eakman, Beth
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Roy M. Gee, March 24, 1997

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Interview with Roy M. Gee, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: March 24, 1997
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gee, Roy M.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Odis Taylor, February 26, 1997

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Interview with Odis Taylor, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Sculpin in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the Sculpin, 1941; his responsibilities as a radioman; various patrols off the Netherlands East Indies and in the South China Sea, 1942-44; lifeguard duty off Japan for downed airmen, 1944-45.
Date: February 26, 1997
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Taylor, Odis
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Lloyd C. Cross, April 9, 1997

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Interview with Lloyd C. Cross, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarines USS S-45 USS Sunfish, USS Spearfish, USS Pogy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war duty aboard the USS California and the heavy cruiser USS Vincennes, 1935-39; Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1940; his responsibilities as a fireman; various patrols in the Sea of Japan.
Date: April 9, 1997
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Cross, Lloyd C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with James Roberson, March 8, 1997

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Interview with James Roberson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarines USS Sailfish in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1942; his responsibilities as a motor machinist's mate; qualification examinations; various patrols off the Aleutian Islands and in the South China Sea; lifeguard duty off the Mariana Islands for downed airmen.
Date: March 8, 1997
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Roberson, James
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jack Callaway, March 28, 1997

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Interview with Jack Callaway, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the auxiliary supply vessel USS Argonne during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Appendix includes a photocopy of a newspaper article from the December 7, 1996 edition of the Lewisville Leader titled, "Pearl Harbor survivor recalls 'day of infamy'" by Dusty Rainbolt [2 leaves].
Date: March 28, 1997
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Callaway, Jack
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Hollis G. Duell, May 22, 1996

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Interview with Hollis G. Duell, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Sargo in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the Sargo, 1941; his responsibilities as a yeoman; early war patrols off the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines; transfer to the Submarine Division Commander's Office, Pearl harbor, 1944; postwar duty in the Submarine Service.
Date: May 22, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Duell, Hollis G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Joe Frank Ferguson, November 9, 1996

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Interview with Joe Frank Ferguson, musician and vocalist, concerning his experiences as a musician/vocalist with Bob Will's "Texas playboys" and the "Light Crust Doughboys" western swing bands, 1936-42; comments about Bob Willis and band members Marvin Montgomery, Kenneth Pitts, Al Stricklin, "Smokey" Dacus, "Knocky" Parker, Leon McAuliffe, Eldon Shamblin; forming his own groups and playing the Fort Worth, Texas, night club circuit, 1950-70; comments about western swing, big band, and pop music.
Date: November 9, 1996
Creator: Daniels, John D.; Schotte, Will & Ferguson, Joe Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William J. Fisk, December 26, 1996

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Interview with William J. Fisk, a Navy veteran (VPB-123), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the crew of a PB4Y-2; his unauthorized participation in a combat mission out of Okinawa over the Sea of Japan; battle damage to his plane; description of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from aerial observations after the dropping of the atomic bombs.
Date: December 26, 1996
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Fisk, William J.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Martha Nichols, October 23, 1996

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Interview with Martha Nichols, a university professor, and her experiences concerning the formation and development of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas, 1988-95. Early interest in women's studies; organizing the Women's Studies Program on campus; opponents and proponents; teaching methods; views on feminism.
Date: October 23, 1996
Creator: Cook, Charles & Nichols, Martha
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jay Titus, November 9, 1996

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Interview with Jay Titus, an Army Air Forces veteran (457th Squadron, 330th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-29 bombardier in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Bombing missions from Guam to Japan in 1945; Japanese fighter and flak opposition; fire bombing raids. Appendix includes a photocopy of the "350th Bomb Group Digest: a summary of combat activities from April 12 to Sept. 2 1945" [21 leaves]
Date: November 9, 1996
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Titus, Jay
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Leo Nugent, October 5, 1996

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Interview with Leo Nugent, an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Hickam Field with the 11th Bombardment Group during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Appendix includes a photocopied data sheet on the 11th and 5th Bomb Groups [1 leaf]
Date: October 5, 1996
Creator: Blanchette, Scott & Nugent, Leo B.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Norman Benedict, May 7, 1996

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Interview with Norman Benedict, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as an engineering officer with Submarine Division 46 and Submarine Division 106 in the Pacific Theater while stationed at Pearl Harbor during World War II. Assignment to the USS Cuttlefish, 1941; transfer to the Engineering and Repair Department, Pearl Harbor, 1942, as a division engineer; comments about submarine maintenance, repair, and modernization.
Date: May 7, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Benedict, Norman
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Val F. Borum, April 23, 1996

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Interview with Val. F. Borum, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Blower in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School,. New London, Connecticut, 1944; assignment to the Blower, 1944; his responsibilities as plotting officer, various patrols in the Java Sea and off Indo-China.
Date: April 23, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Borum, Val F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interviews with Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery, 1996-1997

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Interview with Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery, musician, concerning his experiences as a member of the "Light Crust Doughboys" western swing band, 1935-42. Early musical career as a banjo player in a traveling tent show; employment with the 'Wanderers"; comments about Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel; work with Gene Autry and Republic Pictures; acquiring the nicknames "Junior" and later "Smokey"; "Doughboy recording sessions; comments about Bob Willis; comments about individual members of the "Doughboys" band; World War II and its effects on the "Doughboys"; employment making naval shells for Crown Machine and Tool in Fort Worth; relations between Bob Wills and 'Pappy' O'Daniel; moonlighting on the honky tonk circuit with the "Southern Selectors"; the "Doughboys" record sales; jamming with African-American musicians; performing with the "Duncan Coffee Grinders" during World War II; his return to the "Doughboys" after World War II; performances with the "Texo Hired Hands"; performing with the "Levee Singers" in the Levee Club in Dallas during th the 1960s; comments about rockabilly performer Ronnie Dawson; comments about the record business; his career as a music arranger; operation of the Sumet-Bernet Recording Studios in Fort Worth; employment as music director for the "Big D Jamboree," 1941-60; his song writing career; experiences with "Lefty" …
Date: {1996-09-07,1997-03-13}
Creator: Daniels, John D.; Schotte, Will & Greenhaw, Art
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Barbara Rodman, October 24, 1996

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Interview with Barbara Rodman, a college professor, concerning her experiences in the development of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas, 1992-96; educational background; participation in student protests against the Vietnam War; activities with the National Organization of Women (NOW); origins of her interest in women writers; her role in the Women's Studies Program at UNT; her teaching philosophy and thoughts about "engaged feminism."
Date: December 24, 1996
Creator: Cook, Charles & Rodman, Barbara
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with J. C. Armstrong, October 17, 1996

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Interview with J. .C. Armstong, an Army Air Forces veteran (20th Bomb Group), concerning his experiences as a B-29 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Bombing missions from Guam and Saipan to Japan, 1945; Japanese flak and fighter opposition.
Date: October 17, 1996
Creator: Snow, Jason & Armstrong, J. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Donald M. Smith, August 12, 1996

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Interview with Donald M. Smith, businessman, concerning his experiences as the head of Riverside Foundry, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, during World War II. Foundry business during the Great Depression; thoughts about Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal; conversion from peacetime to wartime production during World War II; obtaining contracts to produce hand grenades and rifle grenades; problems in procuring pig iron and other scarce materials; employment of women; technological innovations in manufacturing process; responsibilities toward the local community.
Date: August 12, 1996
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Smith, Donald M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Homer Lorel Haile, September 22, 1996

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Interview with Homer L. Haile, an Army Air Corps veteran (489th Squadron, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a crew member of a B-24 in the European Theater during World War II. Stateside training, raid to Kiel, Germany; raid to Oschersleben, Germany; other raids.
Date: September 22, 1996
Creator: Williams, Marian Haile & Haile, Homer Lorel
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Carl Williams, September 27, 1996

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Interview with Kenneth Williams concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Williams worked at a camp in Clinton, Oklahoma (Company 2836).
Date: September 27, 1996
Creator: Williams, Marian Haile & Williams, Kenneth Carl
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jim Mason, September 28, 1996

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Interview with Jim Mason, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a corpsman at the Naval Hospital during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941: also anecdotal information about Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
Date: September 28, 1996
Creator: Sanchez, Jim & Mason, Jim
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library