Deborah Kilgore | Oral History

Deborah Kilgore

OH 1639

For the Texas Textile Mill Oral History Project. Former employee of the Texas Textile Mill and longtime resident of McKinney, Texas. Early childhood and education in McKinney; father’s work in the mill; duties as a doffer in the mill’s spinning room; union involvement; World War II service; playing career with the Textile Millers, mill-sponsored baseball team.

OH 1727

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Iranian-born immigrant to Plano, Texas; graphic designer, business owner, and beauty pageant winner. Childhood, home life and school in Tehran, Iran; Al Zahra University in Tehran; coming to America as a young bride; attending the University of North Texas and finding a career as a fine artist in Dallas; serving as Mrs. International 2009; establishing the Fight Oral Cancer Foundation.