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BEDELL, David (b. 1922). U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 443rd Signal Battalion
His experiences at Hickam Field with the 443rd Signal Battalion during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: April 25, 1986
BEDFORD, L. A. (b. 1926). Attorney, municipal judge
Attorney, municipal judge. His recollections and impressions concerning his work as legal counsel in civil rights cases for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Dallas, Texas, from 1955-61. Comments about Thurgood Marshall, C. B. Bunckley, W. J. Durham; school desegregation; allegations of barratry; white reaction; court procedures. Filed Under: Race Relations.
Date of Interview: March 28, 1977
BEKKER, Jacob (b. 1919). Holocaust survivor
Holocaust survivor. His experiences during the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism in pre-war Poland; German occupation of Warsaw and the formation of Jewish labor battalions; escape to the Soviet Union; work as an electrician in Orsk, Russian S F S R.; his marriage to Pola and birth of his children, Eva (1941) and Mike (1944); return to post- war Poland and emigration to Israel; emigration to the United States. Filed Under: The Holocaust.
Date of Interview: September 28, 1996
BEKKER, Pola (b. 1918). Holocaust survivor Homemaker
Homemaker, Holocaust survivor. Her experiences during the Holocaust. Youth in Warsaw, Poland; pre-Nazi anti-Semitism; German invasion of Poland and family's decision to flee to the Soviet Union, 1941; life in Orsk; return to Poland after World War II; emigration to Israel and then to the United States [Note: Portions of Mrs Bekker's responses are translated from Polish by her married daughter, Eva Kirchner.] Filed Under: The Holocaust.
Date of Interview: October 12, 1996
BELCHER, William F. (b. 1919). North Texas State College Professor
College professor. His experiences during the desegregation of North Texas State College, 1954-56. Filed Under: History of University of North Texas.
Date of Interview: September 27, 1995
BELL, Catherine (b. ca. 1920). Public employee, Community Activist
For the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. Childhood; educational and professional background; experiences with segregation; Denton desegregation; Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; activities and friendships; continued community involvement; contemporary status of civil rights. Filed Under: .
Date of Interview: April 7, 2017
BELL, Catherine (b. ca. 1920). Public employee, Community Activist
Public employee; community activist. Her experiences concerning the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early organization and social activities; experiences in a segregated environment; street paving of African-American section in Denton; urban renewal; desegregation of public places in Denton; political activities; desegregation of schools; jobs program. Filed Under: City of Denton (TX) History.
Date of Interview: December 12, 1987
BELLEW, Clifton (b. 1921). U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Detroit during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: February 4, 1976
BELOTTI, Angelo (b. 1919). U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: August 5, 1978
BENDSLEV, Linn (b. 1941). Social Worker
Social worker. Her experiences as a delegate to the first national convention of the National Women’s Political Caucus, Houston, Texas, February 8-10, 1973; views on various state and national feminist leaders; views on women’s liberation in general. Filed Under: Texas Political History.
Date of Interview: November 18, 1973
BENEDICT, Norman (b. 1920). U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
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. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: May 7, 1996
BENNETT, G. J. (b. 1916). U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Monaghan during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: May 14, 1976
BENNETT, Leon (b. 1918). U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
His experiences while aboard the tanker USS Neosho during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: April 23, 1978
BENNETT, Shoshana (b. 1954).
For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Dr. Shoshana Bennett is a survivor of postpartum depression and anxiety, as well as a clinical psychologist focused on maternal mental health and maternal-infant attachment. In the 1987 she founded the support group/self-help group/advocacy group Postpartum Assistance for Mothers. Later she became a therapist and a leader in the development of postpartum depression-specific therapy. She has written a number of books, including Postpartum Depression for Dummies and Beyond the Blues. She was president of the postpartum organization Postpartum Support International (PSI). Filed Under: .
Date of Interview: February 13, 2020
BENSON, Virginia (b. ca. 1890). Farmer, Homemaker
Farmwoman, homemaker. Observations on land speculation, settlement, and development of the coastal bend area of South Texas, 1910-20. Agrarian social life; Ku Klux Klan; flu epidemic of 1919; Mexican-Anglo relations. Filed Under: Texas land.
Date of Interview: May 29, 1969
BENTON, Allen H. (b. 1921). U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard
Childhood experiences in upstate New York, including Depression-era economy; education at Cornell University; drafting into the U.S. Army Infantry and service at several stateside bases; transfer to Cavalry and combat in Pacific Theater; memories of Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay; opinions on war in general; career as author of biological field guides. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: November 24, 2004
BENTON, Willie L. (b. 1917). U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran Electrician
Electrician. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war embassy duty in Peking, north China, with 6th Marines; capture in Peking; Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1942-45; Fengtai and Kiangwang Prison Camps, 1945; Pusan, Korea, 1945; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: March 10, 1975
BERAN, Emil T. (b. 1916). U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Allen during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: December 9, 1978
BERCHTOLD, Nancy (b. 1953).
For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Nancy Berchtold experienced postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter in 1983. In 1985 she founded Depression After Delivery (DAD), the first specifically postpartum support/self-help/advocacy group in the United States. The organization grew through the late 1980s and into the 1990s, and DAD chapters formed all around the country. In the interview she discusses her postpartum mental illnesses and her recovery, her activist work, and her media appearances on shows like Phil Donahue and Oprah. Filed Under: .
Date of Interview: March 2, 2021
BERG, Alvin O., Jr. (b. 1922). U.S. Army Air Forces WWII and Korean War Veteran
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood and early education in rural Northwest Illinois; enlistment in Army Air Forces; training as aviation cadet and service at various stateside bases; combat experience in Pacific theater; postwar minor league baseball career; return to service during Korean conflict; career as pilot for American Airlines. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: May 14, 2005
BERGEL, Henry N. (b. 1920). U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Schley during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Filed Under: Military Service.
Date of Interview: December 9, 1978
BERKOWITZ, Warren (b. 1950).
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Educator and simple life advocate. Family and childhood in New York City; early influences on political and life philosophies; activism in college; teaching career; move to Maine; Scott and Helen Nearing; Back to the Land movement; the Good Life Center. Filed Under: .
Date of Interview: October 9, 2013
BERMEJO, Josephine (b. 1929).
For the Mexican American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. First generation of Bermejo women. Recollections of schooling in Minnesota and Iowa; learning English in schools; leaving school for family obligations; getting a GED in Fort Worth, Texas; children’s education; thoughts on future of Mexican American education. Filed Under: .
Date of Interview: February 16, 2013
BERMEJO, Nina (b. 1986). Mexican-American Women's Educational Experience
For the Mexican-American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. Childhood memories living in a military household and diversity found on military bases; early school life; attending college; having a family. Filed Under: .
Date of Interview: April 26, 2013
BERNARD, George (b. 1911). U.S. Army WWII Veteran, Company E., 1st Battalion, 334th Infantry, 84th Division Retired printer
Retired printer. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans during World War II. Capture and interrogation, November, 1944; Stalag 12-A, Limburg, Germany; civilian hostility; Stalag 3-B, Furstenburg, 1944-45; forced March to Stalag 3-A; Luckenwalde, 1945; liberation by Russian troops. Filed Under: Military History.
Date of Interview: March 19, 1976