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HUGHES, Sarah T. (b. 1896) Texas House of Representatives; District Judge Democrat

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OH 0027
Former state legislator, state district judge, federal district judge. Her experiences and views as a member of the Texas House of Representatives; appointment as state district judge by Governor James Allred; unsuccessful congressional campaign, 1956; nomination for the Vice-Presidency, 1952; Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaign, 1956; women’s…
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OH 0489
Her experiences and personal views concerning the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, the Dallas County Jail, the constitutionality of abortion, and the desegregation of the Dallas Independent School District.
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HUGHES, W. W. (b. 1918) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 3rd Platoon, A Troop, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard

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OH 1554
His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His boyhood in Dallas, Texas, during the Great Depression; his decision to join the Texas National Guard, in 1940; caring for the troop’s horses at Fort Bliss and Fort Clark, Texas; Louisiana Maneuvers, 1941; assignment to New Caledonia, 1942; invasion of Arawe, New Britain,…
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HUGHES, William E. (b. 1921) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0616
His experiences while aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0881
Truck driver. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1806 at Turner Falls, Oklahoma; description of camp; life in camp.
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HUNT, Edwin C. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1102
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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HUNT, Ray (b. 1919) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 1074
His experiences as a guerrilla fighter in the Philippines during World War II. His escape during the Bataan Death March; guerrilla operations before and after the American landings on Leyte and Luzon, 1944.
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OH 1793
African American Historian and Sportswriter. Childhood in Texarkana and Houston; enlistment in the U.S. Air Force; journalism career; growth of African American history; Juneteenth; African American history in Texas.
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OH 2038
Susan Huston speaks about her fifty-year career serving as a model, stylist, runway producer, and workshop creator. Early on, Huston participated in pageants and later attended Bauder Fashion College in Arlington, Texas. Her career expanded to include many facets of the fashion industry, notable starting a “charm school” program at Leonard’s…
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OH 1406
Businessman. Experiences of the Hutchen family after its move from Mississippi to Gary, Indiana, 1930-1950.
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OH 1533
Businessman. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. Conflicts with his parents about the counterculture of the 1960s; his youth in Springfield, Missouri; his high school experiences and friends; his attractions to the counterculture; influence of the Beatles and the “…
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OH 1827
For the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Vietnamese-born immigrant to Carrollton, Texas. Childhood in Vietnam; memories of Vietnam War; experiences as a helicopter pilot for the South Vietnamese Army; evacuation to Guam; transfer to the U.S.; life in America; culture shock; settlement in Dallas-Fort Worth area; immigration process…
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HYDER, T. Bullock (b. 1907) Texas Legislature Democrat

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OH 0079
College professor, former member of the Texas Legislature, from Denton, Democrat. Reminiscences from his tenure in the Texas House of Representatives, 1932-38. Assistant reading clerk; first legislative race, 1932; comments on former Governors Ross Sterling, James and Miriam Ferguson, James Allred, W. Lee O’Daniel, Coke Stevenson, Beauford Jester…
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OH 0039
Attorney. His experiences as a leader in the American GI Forum, Political Association of Spanish-speaking Organizations (PASO), and other Mexican-American social action groups. Back-to-school drives; undocumented workers problem; bracero problem; school segregation; jury service; poll tax drives; LULAC; Viva Kennedy movement; gubernatorial…
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OH 1936
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Childhood memories growing up in China and Japan. Masanobu’s music career. Tomoko’s early work as a midwife. Spiritual life and practices. Their married life together in simple living community.
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IMBER, Nat (b. 1911) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1660
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood and education in New York, New York; education at New York University; work with Works Progress Administration-funded physical education programs; career in New York public schools; enlistment in U.S. Navy following Pearl Harbor; experience in the service as a Jew; assignment as…
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OH 2067
For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Pec Indman is a retired psychotherapist with a focus on maternal mental health and postpartum depression. She discusses her training in psychology and therapy, and her entry to the field of perinatal mental health. Indman discusses her work with Postpartum Support…
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INGMAN, Stan (b. 1939)UNT College of Health and Public Service

Growing up in Pennsylvania and West Virginia where the economy was based on industrial chemical production and coal mining, Stan Ingman experienced environmental degradation first-hand. An affinity for the outdoors and a concern for public health resulted in degrees in botany, rural communities and medical sociology. The “engaged university”…
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OH 1106
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
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IRELAND, Nelda (b. 1934)Braniff International Airways

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OH 1957
Ireland, Nelda: Reservations, Customer Service Agent. The in-flight and ground experiences of Braniff International Airways by Abra Schnur through a collection of former Braniff employee interviews. Interviewees include flight attendants, pilots, ticket agents, ground crew, executives and family members. Content includes personal reflections of…
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OH 1613
For the Texas Textile Mill Oral History Project. Former textile mill worker. Experiences Experiences growing up in McKinney; work career at Texas Textile Mill beginning at age thirteen; her experiences and other family members’ experiences at mill; experience in “mill block” housing; union organizing; memories of 1948 tornado that destroyed the…
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OHB 0045
Realtor, owner and operator, Clifton Irick Real Estate, Pilot Point, Texas. Family background; description of Pilot Point, 1930s; work in dry goods store and as insurance salesman; purchase of White Auto Store franchise; purchase of Pilot Point National Bank, 1983; race relations in Pilot Point; experiences in retailing business; history of Pilot…
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OH 1445
His random reminiscences about life in Pilot Point, Texas, 1920-1987. Effects of the Great Depression on his family and Pilot Point; description of businesses in downtown Pilot Point; gardening, butchering, and food preservation; race relations; local entertainment; civic organizations; identification of long-time families in the area; discovery…
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OH 0248
Navy veteran and his wife. His experiences while living in Honolulu and reporting aboard the repair ship USS Dobbin during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; her experiences while living in Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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ISACKSEN, R. N. (b. 1918) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0476
His experiences while aboard the seaplane tender USS Tangier during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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