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Autobiographical Narrative of Leonard A. Charpentier, June 18, 1999
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Narrative of Dr. Leonard A. Charpentier. The narrative includes a monologue of Charpentier's experiences as a P-47 fighter pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Charpentier talks about basic training, flight training, fighter pilot training, his assignment to the 86th Fighter Squadron on Corsica, the P-47 Thunderbolt, various missions, his being shot down on a mission over southern France and being captured, the treatment of his wounds at a German field hospital, and his postwar medical career.
Date:
June 18, 1999
Creator:
Charpentier, Leonard A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Baytown-La Porte Tunnel Opening
Interviews with area citizens and speeches of prominent guest speakers, including Allen Shivers, governor, and Tommy Cook, president of Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce. Also, a recording of Edward R. Murrow's radio broadcast of "I can hear it now", recorded July 4, 1953 from station KREL, Baytown, TX.
Date:
September 22, 1953
Creator:
Murrow, Edward R.; Cook, Tommy & Shivers, Allen
Object Type:
Sound
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The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on oral history interview with Norman Brooks Culver, February 25, 1976]
Interview with Norman Brooks (Doc) Culver, a Humble Oil Refining Company hospital worker and World War I veteran, from Baytown, Texas. Mr. Culver answers questions and describes his experience in Baytown working as a hospital worker for Humble, after he arrived in 1919.
Date:
1976?
Creator:
Culver, Norman Brooks (Doc)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview
Interview about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
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unknown
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unknown
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Sound
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The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview
Interview with about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
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unknown
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unknown
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. E. Miller, May 14, 1982
Interview with A. E. Miller, a United States Navy veteran from Smithville, Texas. Miller recollects his experiences aboard the cruiser the USS Helena during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
May 14, 1982
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Miller, A. E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with A. R. Schwartz, November 27, 1967
Interview with A. R. Schwartz, an attorney and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Galveston. He discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixtieth Legislature.
Date:
November 27, 1967
Creator:
Calvert, Robert, 1922- & Schwartz, Aaron Robert, 1926-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with A. W. Dupree, July 23-August 16, 1990
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Interview with A. W. Dupree Jr., resident of Hamilton Park neighborhood in Dallas, Texas, 1966-90. Dupree discusses his youth in Dallas; service in U.S. military in World War II; musical career; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park and experiences as a resident; home improvements; church activities; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; Pacesetter; commercial encroachment; the “Buy Out.”
Date:
1990-07-23/1990-08-16
Creator:
Wilson, William & Dupree, A. W., Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Abe C. Cooper, April 3, 2006
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Interview with Abe C. Cooper, African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. The interview includes Cooper's personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Dallas, Texas, attending all-black schools, and enrolling at North Texas State College in 1958. Cooper speaks about the adjustments required for attending school in an integrated setting, boarding with African-American families in the "Shack Town" neighborhood of Denton, and the comparative experiences with students and faculty in the Schools of Engineering and Education.
Date:
April 3, 2006
Creator:
Hegi, Benjamin P. & Cooper, Abe C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ada Fabiana Duque, October 20, 2012
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Interview with Ada Fabiana Duque, Colombian-born immigrant to Rockwall, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Duque's family background and the risks that accompanied being financially successful in Colombia during the Colombian civil war, the guerrilla violence in Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s, her experience as an exchange student to Illinois in 1992, her expectations about the U.S., education and employment in food engineering, the process of acquiring citizenship through political asylum, and her opinions about U.S. immigration policy and cultural assimilation, as well as reflections on American identity.
Date:
October 20, 2012
Creator:
Bundschuh, Molly & Duque, Ada Fabiana
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Adam Briggle, 2015
Transcript of an interview with Adam Briggle, a professor at the University of North Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Professor Briggle focuses on several topics including his initial engagement with the fracking referendum, being contacted by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), the writing of the fracking ban, his reactions to the passing of the ban, and his arrest for protesting fracking.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Briggle, Adam
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Adam Briggle, 2015
Audio interview with Adam Briggle, a professor at the University of North Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Professor Briggle focuses on several topics including his initial engagement with the fracking referendum, being contacted by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), the writing of the fracking ban, his reactions to the passing of the ban, and his arrest for protesting fracking.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Briggle, Adam
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Adam Briggle, November 11, 2019
Audio interview with Dr. Adam Briggle, a philosophy professor and environmental activist from Colorado, regarding his involvement in the Denton Drilling Awareness Group and Frack Free Denton campaign in Denton, Texas.
Date:
November 11, 2019
Creator:
Wolridge, Alexandria & Briggle, Adam
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000
Interview with Al Flocke, a radio operator during World War II. He discusses his flight training and being the radio operator on a B-24 bomber which did raids on Guam, Turk, Iwo Jima and other islands. He also relates anecdotes about food, rations, and living conditions on the islands.
Date:
October 22, 2000
Creator:
Nichols, Chuck & Flocke, Al
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan A. Fouts, December 6, 2001
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Interview with Navy veteran Alan A. Fouts. The interview includes Fouts' personal experiences while assigned to the Submarine Base during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and his subsequent service aboard the submarine USS Pogy in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Date:
December 6, 2001
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Fouts, Alan A., 1920-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alan Lee Briscoe, November 22, 2006
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Interview with Alan Lee Briscoe, NASA engineer, as part of the Skylab Oral History Project. The interview includes Briscoe's personal experiences about education at Texas A&M University and South Texas School of Law, joining NASA, working in flight control operations and communications support on the Apollo program, and problem-solving on Skylab missions. Briscoe also speaks about the Skylab "wet workshop," the monotony inherit in Skylab work-shift schedules and efforts to break it, and Skylab's contributions to space exploration.
Date:
November 22, 2006
Creator:
Johnson, Michael & Briscoe, Alan Lee
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alan Taniguchi, March 18, 1995
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Interview with Alan Taniguchi, former Dean of Architecture at UT-Austin and a Japanese-American internee during WWII, from Brentwood, California. Taniguchi discusses his family and childhood, experiences of racism, the attack on Pearl Harbor and its effects, having his home raided by the FBI, his father's detention and that of Japanese community leaders, preparing for internment, moving to the Gila Relocation Camp in Arizona, life there, leaving the camp for resettlement in Detroit, and life afterwards.
Date:
March 18, 1995
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Taniguchi, Alan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004
Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, becoming an airplane mechanic, and going to flight school for pilot training. He was stationed in India and flew supplies into China over the Himalayas (known by pilots as "the Hump"). In China, he traded items such as jewelry or opium for information on Japanese troop placements in Burma. He also discusses his meetings with native Burmese and talks about later experiences he had after the war and during the Vietnam War.
Date:
October 8, 2004
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004
Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders of New Braunfels, Texas, a veteran of the Army Air Force during World War Two. The interview includes Saunders' personal experiences while in the Air Force, including the China-Burma-India Theater and memories of flying cargo to China over the Himalayas. Mr. Saunders also talks about life before and after his service.
Date:
October 8, 2004
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alana Irby, 2015
Transcript of an interview with Alana Irby, a geography major at the University of North Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Killion, Kyle & Irby, Alana
Object Type:
Text
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alana Irby, 2015
Audio interview with Alana Irby, a geography major at the University of North Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Killion, Kyle & Irby, Alana
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alana Irby, 2015
Audio interview with Alana Irby, a geography major at the University of North Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Killion, Kyle & Irby, Alana
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert B. Block, April 27, 1990
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Interview with Albert B. Block, a United States Navy veteran from Yorktown, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia.
Date:
April 27, 1990
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Block, Albert B.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert Boggs, October 11, 1993
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Interview with Albert Boggs, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Mixon, Oklahoma. Boggs discusses his family life, farming, struggles during the Depression, joining the CCC, his first assignment to a camp at Jacksonville, TX, education, camp life and organization, work, fights in camp, transfer to a camp in Waxahachie, being an assistant leader, building bridges, the kinds of people who worked the camp, and some general reflections. In appendix are Boggs' discharge papers and a newsletter commemorating CCC veterans.
Date:
October 11, 1993
Creator:
Hudson, Linda & Boggs, Albert
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library