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OH 1588
African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. Remembrances about childhood and early education in Fort Worth, Texas; decision to enroll at North Texas in 1958; off-campus life in “Shack Town” and support from black citizens of Denton; social life among African-American students and relations with white students and faculty; decision…
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DUNN, A. J. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0431
His experiences while aboard the heavy minelayer USS Ogallala during the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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DUNN, E. Benjamin (b. 1917) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

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OH 1329
Member of the "Lost Battalion." His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Basic training and assignment to the 26th Field Artillery Brigade, 1941; transfer to Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, 1942; fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942;…
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DUNN, Marvin (b. 1931) U.S. Marine Corps Korean War Veteran

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OH 1717
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Decision to drop out of college to join the U.S. Marine Corps; boot camp and training; assignment to combat unit; combat in Korea; combat at Hill 749 and Hill 884; battlefield injury at “the Punchbowl” that resulted in leg amputation; recuperation; opinions regarding enemy soldiers and what…
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OH 2048

For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Ann Dunnewold her training in psychology, her own postpartum depression, and her entry into clinical work in maternal mental health. She discusses her introduction to Postpartum Support International in 1990, and her later presidency of the organization. She…

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DUNPHY, William (b. 1939) U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, Nurse Corps

Interview ID#
OH 1197
Anesthetist. His experiences as an Army nurse in Vietnam, 1969-70. Assignment to an Army hospital in Saigon; personal living accommodations and creature comforts; hospital facilities; relationship between doctors and nurses; work schedules; alcohol abuse by military personnel; drug problems; off-duty activities; rest and recuperation trip to…
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OH 0842
His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1966-90. Youth in Dallas; service in U.S. military in World War II; musical career; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; church activities; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; Pacesetter; commercial encroachment; the “Buy Out.”
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OH 1746
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Colombian-born immigrant to Rockwall, Texas. Family background and the risks that accompanied being financially successful in Colombia during the Colombian civil war. Guerrilla violence in Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s; experience as an exchange student to Illinois in 1992; expectations…
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OH 1821
For the Desegregating DFW Oral History Project. Career Navigator for the Empowering Families Project (Catholic Charities) and Hispanic community activist. Childhood in Fort Worth, Texas; witnessing discrimination against African Americans; navigating an Anglo-dominated world as a Mexican American; experiencing discrimination; participation in…
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OH 1846
For the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Argentinian-born immigrant to Dallas, Texas; Entrepreneur and businessman. Childhood in Buenos Aires; educational and work history; living in Puerto Rico; visits to New York; immigration process; differences between Argentina and the United States; becoming American; thoughts on current…
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DUREN, Elmer (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0608
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Dale during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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DUVALL, Robert D. (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0312
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1881
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteader and simple life advocate. Childhood in Maine; memories of the Nearings; homesteading.
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OH 1174
Her experiences concerning the establishment of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas. Her early introduction to feminism while a student at Texas Christian University, 1980s; activities with Planned Parenthood in Fort Worth; activities with Choice Dallas; involvement with the North Texas Democrats and Ann Richards's…
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OH 1013
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in South Carolina; joining the CCC; assignment to Black Gap Camp in the Smokey Mountains near Waynesville, North Carolina and Company 443 at Camp Buie in South Carolina; camp move to Switzer, South Carolina; reassignment to Company 3450 at Camp…
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OH 0101
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Texas and Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 870 near Cache, Oklahoma; description of camp; life in camp.
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EARTHMAN, Jim (b. 1935) Texas House of Representatives Republican

Interview ID#
OH 0099
Mortician, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston, Republican. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Regular and First Special Session of the Sixty-second Legislature. Revenue bills; corporate profits tax; Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal; legislative ethics; “Dirty Thirty”; appropriations; redistricting; personal…
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OH 0142
His experiences and personal views as a member of the Second, Third, and Fourth Special Sessions of the Sixty-second Legislature. House Speakership race; House rules reform; appropriations bill; insurance legislation; comments about Governor Preston Smith.
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EASLEY, Charles R. (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0785
His experiences while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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EATON, William (b. 1922) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

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OH 1178
His experiences with the 72nd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group, at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0622
Experiences of A Basque immigrant. Life in Motrico, Guipuzcoa; coming to the United States; assimilation; Basque customs and folkways.
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OH 1929
For the DFW Immigration Oral History Project. Childhood growing up in Mexico City, Mexico; moving to a border town and eventually moving to Texas in 2004; school life attending ESL classes; working as an undocumented immigrant; process of applying for DREAM Act, DACA.
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ECKEL, William (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0264
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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EDGE, Claude (b. 1903)Lilly Ice Cream Company

Interview ID#
OHB 0066
One of the founders of Lilly Ice Cream Company, Bryan, Texas. Family background; teaching in Pioneer, Texas; employment as principal of Jacksboro, Texas public school; work in ice plant in Commerce, Texas; partnership in Lilly ice cream business in Navasota, Texas, 1927; comments on ice cream-making process; sale and marketing of ice cream;…
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OH 0864
Clerk. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Bus service and shopping; social life; church activities; zoning problems; Civic League; the “Buy Out”; school desegregation; interorganizational council and political activities.
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