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OH 1933
For the DFW Immigration Oral History Project. Childhood in Arolsen, Germany. Father’s career in Schutzstaffel (SS or Protective Squad that served as paramilitary Corps of the Nazi Party). Studied zoology at the Philipps University of Marburg graduating with a PhD in 1964. Memories of working at family-owned laundry business for his father while…
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SCHWARTZ, A. R. (b. 1926) Texas Senate Democrat

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OH 0017
Attorney, member of the Texas Senate from Galveston, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixtieth Legislature.
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OH 0060
Attorney, member of the Texas State Senate from Galveston, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature. One-year versus two-year budget; revenue bills; welfare spending; need for constitutional revision; urban-rural conflict; minimum wages for migrant workers; education legislation; unrest on college…
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OH 0187
Attorney, member of the Texas State Senate from Galveston, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-second Legislature. Revenue bills; corporate profits tax; Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal; redistricting.
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SCHWARZ, Otto C. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0497
Survivor of the sinking of USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Tamarkan, and Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, 1944-45;…
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OH 0983
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Granger, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp at Oakhurst, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.
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OH 1535
Businessman. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His parents’ expectations for their children; influence of attending Walden Preparatory School, Dallas, Texas; his difficulty in fitting in at Highland Park High School; his teenage activities at Lee Park, Dallas, and…
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OH 0083
College professor. His experiences while chair of the faculty search committee that was responsible for the selection of C. C. (“Jitter”) Nolen as president of North Texas State University.
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OH 0163
College professor. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
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OH 0165
College professor. His experiences as a military supervisor of German prisoners-of-war during World War II.
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SEAGRAVES, Jack W. (b. 1920) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 511th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

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OH 1434
His experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Army Air Corps, February, 1941; basic training at Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1941; chief clerk of engineering and operations, Victorville, California, 1941-42; Staff Sergeant Pilot Program, Lackland Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1942-43; primary…
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SEELEY, Orland (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0356
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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SEFCIK, John (b. 1921) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, Headquarters, 102nd Infantry Division

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OH 1407
His experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Youth in central Texas; decision to enter the military, 1940; assignment to the 12th Artillery Battalion, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, 1940; transfer to Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Division, November, 1940; transfer as part of the cadre for the newly-formed 102nd Infantry…
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OH 1685
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Canadian-American immigrant to suburban Flower Mound, Texas. Childhood and education in Montreal and at Queen’s University in Ontario; experience as member of Anglophone minority and as a Jew in Quebec; first impressions of the U.S.; family history, including grandparents’ immigration from…
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SEIDEL, Robert (b. 1925) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 763rd Bomb Squadron, 460th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force

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OH 1409
His experiences as a flight engineer on a B-24 in the European Theater and his subsequent experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans during World War II. His youth and education in Elkhart, Indiana; enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, 1943; basic and pre-flight training at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1943; washing out of pilot…
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OH 1244
Florists. Their life in Denton, Texas, 1910-1998 Family backgrounds; comments about the history and physical features of the Bayless-Selby house; decision to enter the flower business; evolving nature of their business; family entertainment.
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OHB 0031
Co-owners and operators of Selby Florist, Denton, Texas. SELBY, Lewis Marie. Family background; education; Depression; teaching career; marriage; entering family business. SELBY, R. L., Jr. Family background; education; Depression; work as youth in father’s nursery; full-time entry into family business. SELBY, R. L. and Lewis Marie (joint…
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SELDIN, Donald (b. ca. 1920) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 1891
Medical doctor and professor. Childhood in New York; educational and professional background; WWII military service; assignment to 98th General Hospital in Munich, Germany; post-war Germany; testimony at Nazi war crimes trial in Dachau, Germany; Nazi medical practices and racial theory; post-service career in academic medicine; UT Southwestern…
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OH 0902
Realtor. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1975-90. Early education in McKinney, Texas; involvement in real estate; involvement with Hamilton Park School; description of housing in Hamilton Park; Pacesetter; Hamilton Park Civic League; the “Buy Out.”
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SELL, Leon (b. 1920) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0337
His experiences with the 25th Medical Battalion at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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SELOVER, Earl H. (b. 1917) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0638
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0919
Her participation in the development of the Republican Party in Texas, 1944-93. Youth in West Texas; employment with WPA (Works Progress Administration) during the New Deal years; decision to join Republican Party, 1947; her conservative philosophy; organizing the Republican Party in Denton County; 1952 presidential campaign; activities with Texas…
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OH 1691
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Northern Ireland-born immigrant to Dallas, Texas. Childhood and education in Moygashel, Northern Ireland; career with a local clothing manufacturer; service in British Army and experiences with violence between Protestants and Catholics; love of bagpipes; leadership of various pipe bands;…
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OH 0976
State legislator. Her views concerning the impact and significance of women on the rise of the Republican Party in Texas, 1970-93. Initial involvement in local politics; election to Plano, Texas, City Council, 1979-90; election as Mayor of Plano, 1990; election to Texas legislature, 1992; views on social and fiscal conservatism, abortion;…
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OH 1735
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Israeli-born immigrant to Dallas area. Her immigrant experience; Israeli history; modern Middle East; Intifada; U.S. immigration policy; education at Brookhaven College; Judaism; Jewish sects; bi-cultural relationships.
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