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Oral History Interview with Catherine Bell, December 12, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Catherine Bell, December 12, 1987

Interview with Catherine Bell, a public employee and community activist, about her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Bell discusses the early organization and social activities, her experiences in a segregated environment, the street paving of the African American section of Denton, urban renewal, desegregation of public places in Denton, her political activities, desegregation of schools, and the jobs program.
Date: December 12, 1987
Creator: Byrd, R. W. (Richard W.) & Bell, Catherine, approximately 1920-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dorothy Adkins, November 17, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dorothy Adkins, November 17, 1987

Interview with schoolteacher and community activist Dorothy Adkins from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Dorothy discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on the desegregation of schools and other public places in Denton, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, public housing, job opportunities, and the Denton Christian Preschool.
Date: November 17, 1987
Creator: Byrd, Richard & Adkins, Dorothy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Euline Brock, October 27, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Euline Brock, October 27, 1987

Interview with Professor Euline Brock, community activist from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Brock discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on the early days of the organization, her personal experiences with discrimination, Denton's white power structure, the desegregation of public schools and facilities, the group's first meeting, political activities, urban renewal, and street paving in the African-American section of Denton.
Date: October 27, 1987
Creator: Byrd, Richard; Harris, Jane; Lohr, Mary & Brock, Euline
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ann Barnett, November 13, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ann Barnett, November 13, 1987

Interview with schoolteacher and community activist Ann Barnett from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Barnett discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on her childhood in Nacogdoches, Texas, the desegregation of North Texas State College in 1950s, the student stand-in at Campus Theatre in Denton, the desegregation of restaurants and housing, social affairs, urban renewal, voter registration, the literacy program, the Denton Christian Preschool, meeting programs, and establishing dialogue between races.
Date: November 13, 1987
Creator: Harris, Jane & Barnett, Ann
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Betty Kimble, December 8, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Betty Kimble, December 8, 1987

Interview with community activist Betty Kimble from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Kimble discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She recalls memories from her days as a student both in East Texas and at North Texas State College. Kimble recollects the many events that concerned the desegregation of the North Texas State College and the City of Denton alike, which included student and citizen protesting that mostly supported Denton's strong white power presence. She recalls the desegregation of public restaurants, the street-paving of the African-American section of Denton, and voter registration changes. Kimble also comments on influential civil rights activists including Tennyson Miller and Abner Haynes.
Date: December 8, 1987
Creator: Harris, Jane & Kimble, Betty Jewel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with C. L. Pryor, December 5, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with C. L. Pryor, December 5, 1987

Interview with Charley Pryor, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Elmore City, Oklahoma. Pryor discusses joining the Marine Corps, operations with the North China Marines in Tsingtao, interactions with Japanese troops before the war, surviving the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30), being captured and participating in a Japanese landing on Java, thoughts on Japanese soldiers and military life, experiences working on the Burma Railway in Thailand, experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia and a camp at Kachanaburi in Thailand, liberation, and postwar service.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Jones, Waller F. & Pryor, Charley L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ralph Elliott, November 14, 1986 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ralph Elliott, November 14, 1986

Interview with Judge Ralph Elliott. The interview includes Elliott's personal observations as a young eyewitness to the lynching of George Hughes in Sherman, Texas, in May 1930.
Date: November 14, 1987
Creator: Kumler, Donna & Elliott, Ralph
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Trudy Foster, November 17, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Trudy Foster, November 17, 1987

Interview with realtor and community activist Trudy Foster from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Foster discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on the early days of the organization, the desegregation of housing, schools, and public places in Denton, the tutoring program and Denton Christian Preschool, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, and urban renewal.
Date: November 17, 1987
Creator: Lohr, Mary & Foster, Trudy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Linnie McAdams, December 10, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Linnie McAdams, December 10, 1987

Interview with community activist Linnie McAdams from Denton, Texas. In the interview, McAdams discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship in the 1960s and 1970s. She also discusses what it was like growing up in a racist community, and includes memories concerning her personal educational experiences in segregated schools, the living conditions in the African-American section of Denton, and her personal employment experiences. McAdams recalls the desegregation of public schools, housing, and facilities as well as the integration of churches.
Date: December 10, 1987
Creator: Lohr, Mary & McAdams, Linnie
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ely and William Sledge, August 21, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ely and William Sledge, August 21, 1987

Transcript of an interview with with William and Ely Sledge and their reminiscences and experiences concerning their father's farm near Pilot Point, Texas, 1900-1980. They discuss comments about their African-American ancestors; their descriptions of various pieces of old farm equipment strewn about the homestead; sorghum mill and syrup- making; hog butchering and meat preservation; water well; description of farm buildings; segregated education; home remedies; garden area; canning; rural social life and entertainment; trading among neighbors; cash crops (peanuts, cotton); harvesting; description of the interior of the family farmhouse and its contents; listening to boxing contests (Joe Louis and "Jersey Joe" Walcott) on the family radio; store-bought and mail order catalog items; "Juneteenth" celebrations; description of personal documents and papers, 1878-1931.
Date: August 21, 1987
Creator: Lohse, Stephen A.; Lebo, Susan A.; Sledge, William, 1928- & Sledge, Ely, 1934-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Nolan Albarado, November 15, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nolan Albarado, November 15, 1987

Interview with Nolan Albarado, a Army WWII veteran from Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Albarado discusses his experiences at Schofield Barracks, Oahu during the Japanese attack on December 7th, 1941, as well as his entry into the Army and training, assignment to Schofield Barracks, life and operations there, liberty, the stockade, and later service in the war.
Date: November 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Albarado, Nolan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Cook, November 14, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Cook, November 14, 1987

Interview with James Cook, a United States Navy veteran from Monroe, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the repair ship USS Rigel.
Date: November 14, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cook, James
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Nicholas De Young, November 13, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nicholas De Young, November 13, 1987

Interview with Nicholas De Young, a United States Navy veteran from Hamshire, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the sea-going tug boat USS Bobolink.
Date: November 13, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & De Young, Nicholas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul Decker, November 14, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Paul Decker, November 14, 1987

Interview with Paul Decker, a United States Navy veteran from Maurepas, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS California.
Date: November 14, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Decker, Paul
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank W. Ficklin, January 16, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank W. Ficklin, January 16, 1987

Transcript of an interview with Frank Ficklin, a businessman, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Ficklin discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Ficklin discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Changi Jail (1944), and his liberation.
Date: January 16, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ficklin, Frank W., 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Woodrow Hill, November 15, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Woodrow Hill, November 15, 1987

Transcript of an interview with Woodrow Hill, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: November 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hill, Woodrow, 1918-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Edward Jones, November 15, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edward Jones, November 15, 1987

Interview with Edward Jones, a survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from New Orleans, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.
Date: November 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jones, Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Willie V. Jordan, June 3, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Willie V. Jordan, June 3, 1987

Interview with Willie Jordan, a farmer and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Newport, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.
Date: June 3, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jordan, Willie V.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Willie V. Jordan, June 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Willie V. Jordan, June 1987

Interview with Willie Jordan, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Jordan talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: 1987-06-01/1987-06-03
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jordan, Willie V., 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lawrence Keith, November 13, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lawrence Keith, November 13, 1987

Interview with Lawrence Keith, a United States Marine Corps veteran from New Orleans, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Ford Island as a a member of the Marine Guard Detachment.
Date: November 13, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Keith, Lawrence J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert E. Kennedy, April 15, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert E. Kennedy, April 15, 1987

Interview with Albert E. Kennedy, a United States Navy veteran from East Prairie, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese after surviving the wreck of the USS Houston during World War II.
Date: April 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kennedy, Albert E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert E. Kennedy,  April 15, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert E. Kennedy, April 15, 1987

Interview with Albert Kennedy, a businessman, a Navy veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Kennedy talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon, French Indo-China (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: April 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kennedy, Albert E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack Martin, November 15, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack Martin, November 15, 1987

Transcript of an interview with Jack Martin, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: November 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Martin, Jack J., 1921-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wallace Miers, November 15, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wallace Miers, November 15, 1987

Transcript of an interview with Wallace Miers, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: November 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Miers, Wallace, 1919-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library