Richard W. Byrd | Oral History

Richard W. Byrd

OH 1071

Physician. His experiences and recollections as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after the fall of Malaya.

OH 1091

Her experiences as a teen­age civilian internee of the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II. Internment on Cebu, 1942; Santo Tomas, Manila, 1942-45; fall of Manila and liberation.

OH 1179

Businessman. 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.

OH 1072

Her experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Santo Tomas, Manila, 1942-43; Los Banos, 1943-45

OH 1172

His experiences aboard the escort carrier USS Bougainville in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Operations off Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa; typhoon off Okinawa, 1945.

OH 0731

Schoolteacher, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early experiences with segregation; segregation in Denton; decision to join the Fellowship; group’s social activities; street paving in the African-American section of Denton; involvement of husbands in group’s activities; decision to disband; voter registration drives; lasting friendships.

OH 1118

His experiences and recollections while serving as radio operator in the 8th Air Force in England during World War II.

OH 0759

A follow-up to her earlier recollections concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s.

OH 0707

College professor, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early organization and social activities; early experiences with discrimination; Denton power structure; desegregation of public facilities; group’s first meeting; tutoring program; desegregation of public schools; political activities; urban renewal; street paving in the African-American section of Denton; evolving nature of the group; lasting impacts.