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JONES, Robert E. (b. 1915) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0590
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1840
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Organic farmer, educator, and simple life advocate. Childhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; interest in homesteading and organic farming; discovery of the Nearings; memories of Scott and Helen Nearing; the Good Life Center.
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OH 1438
For the Ray Roberts Lake Oral History Project. Farmer. Miscellaneous reminiscences about rural life, agriculture, neighbors, and homesteads in Denton County, Texas, 1900-1987. A walking tour of his farm with descriptions of buildings and agricultural equipment; rural social life and recreation; folk remedies and medicines; food preservation; the…
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OH 1439
Miscellaneous reminiscences about rural life, agriculture, neighbors, and homesteads in Denton County, Texas, 1900-1987. Marketing of crops; a walking tour of the old Jones Farm with descriptions of buildings, windmills, pastures, and crops; a driving tour of rural schools, cemeteries, and neighbors’ properties; descriptive tours through the…
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JORDAN, Barbara (b. 1936) Texas Senate Democrat

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OH 0113
Attorney, member of the Texas Senate from Houston, Democrat. Her experiences in the Sixty-first Legislature as its first African-American member since Reconstruction. Kennedy-Johnson Campaign, 1960; her unsuccessful campaigns for the Texas House of Representatives in 1962 and 1964; her successful campaign for the Texas Senate as its first African-…
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JORDAN, David (b. 1933)Braniff International Airways

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OH 1958

Jordan, David: From Clerk to Head of Dispatch. 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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JORDAN, Willie V. (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

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OH 0701
Member of the “Lost Battalion.” His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Bangkok, 1944-45; liberation.
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OH 0694
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
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JOSEPHSON, Leigh D. (b. 1907)Caltex Petroleum Corporation

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Oh 0688
Executive. Employment with Standard Oil of California, 1926-39; assignment to Bahrain and transfer to Caltex; construction of Ras Tanura refinery in Saudi Arabia; bombing of the Bapco refinery in Bahrain; refinery operations in Bahrain during World War II; early relationship, Bapco and Caltex; Bapco and the royal family of Bahrain; British…
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OH 1770
For the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Yugoslavian-born immigrant to The Colony, Texas. Childhood in Yugoslavia; memories of the Croatian War of Independence; family’s immigration to West Germany; family’s immigration to the DFW area; transition to American life; thoughts on the “American dream.”
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JUSTIN, Enid (b. 1894)Nocona Boot Company

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OHB 0063
Owner, president, and chairman of the board, Nocona Boot Company, Nocona, Texas. Family background; education in Nocona, early 1900s; experiences stitching boots in father’s factory, Justin Boot Company; activities as first owner, operator, and salesperson for Nocona Boot Company, 1920s; Justin brothers move to Fort Worth; Nocona Boot Company…
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OH 1077
His recollections of the founding and operations of the Nocona Boot Company and its founder, Ms. Enid Justin. Early history of company; style changes and marketing techniques; his appointment as plant manager, 1951; “Urban Cowboy” craze; decision to quit, 1957; reemployment, 1974; Ms. Enid’s illnesses and effect on company operations;…
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KAMENICKY, Albert L. (b. 1924) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0816
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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KAMMEYER, Robert A. (b. 1923) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 39th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force

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OH 1385
His experiences as a P-51 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Decision to enlist, February, 1943; basic training, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, 1943; college preparatory courses, Michigan State College, East Lansing, 1943; pre-flight training, Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1943; primary flight training, Vernon, Texas, 1943;…
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OH 1097
College professor. His experiences concerning the desegregation of North Texas State College, 1954-56.
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KAMPMANN, Ike (b. 1918) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 1278
Attorney. His role as the defending attorney for four Japanese soldiers accused of spying during the Philippines Campaign, 1944-45. Assignment to 6th Army Headquarters and appointment as defense attorney by General Walter Krueger; description of the trial proceedings; conviction and execution of the accused Japanese soldiers; personal doubts about…
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OH 1626
For the Texas Textile Mill Oral History Project. Former textile mill worker. Childhood in Van Alstyne and McKinney, Texas; his own and father’s work at Texas Textile mill; life in “mill block” housing; 1948 tornado and family’s year spent in Waco as textile mill was rebuilt; social and economic life in McKinney.
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KANAMAN, James R. (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0382
His experiences while aboard the destroyer-minelayer USS Tracy during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 2059
Elected first woman mayor of Marshall, Texas, in 1994. Her legacy of work, fund-raising and restoration efforts in Marshall and East Texas. Accomplishments include founding the Marshall Public Library, construction of the Marshall Civic Center Auditorium and the restoration of the Harrison County Courthouse. Kariel tells of her life-long…
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OH 1180
Her experiences on the homefront during World War II. Youth in Elgin, Illinois; effects of Depression on Pearsall family; college at Iowa State; courtship with Kenneth Karr, her future husband; reaction to Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor; changes on Iowa State campus after American entry into World War II; wartime rationing and Victory Gardens;…
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OHB 0037
KASPAR, Arthur H. Chairman of the board, Kaspar Wire Works. Family background; father’s wire basket business in Shiner, Texas; expansion of business in 1920s; sales trips using Model T; addition of coat hangers to products list; development of spot welding, 1929; success of florist wire easels and swimming pool basket products; building of plant,…
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KASTER, James (b. 1933) Texas House of Representatives Democrat

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OH 0085
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 legislation.
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OH 0153
His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-third Texas Legislature. Freshmen legislators; reform legislation; appropriations; personal legislation; comments about Governor Dolph Briscoe.
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OH 0274
Banker, travel agent, pilot, member of the Texas House of Representatives from El Paso, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Texas Legislature. Comments about Speaker Bill Clayton; House speakership race; committee assignments; constitutional revision; public school financing; public utilities legislation;…
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OH 0562
His experiences and personal views as the governor’s legislative liaison during the Sixty-seventh Texas Legislature. His appointment as legislative liaison; comments about Governor William Clements; legislative strategy; law-and-order legislation; initiative-referendum; curriculum revision bill; redistricting; state water plan; comments about…
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