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Interview ID#
OH 0273
Dairyman, former Mayor of Dallas, former member of the United States House of Representatives. Early family history; rise of Cabell Brothers in the dairy business; Mayor of Dallas, 1961-65; Kennedy assassination; U.S. House of Representatives, 1965-73.
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CAHOON, Frank K. (b. 1934) Texas House of Representatives Republican

Interview ID#
OH 0012
Geologist, independent oil­man, former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Midland, Republican. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixtieth Texas Legislature. Business career; decision to enter politics; experiences as the lone Republican in the House; personal political philosophy; comments about the relationship…
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OHB 0027
Pioneer distributor of automatic gasoline nozzles. Early work experiences in Gordon, Texas; employment with Self Motors in Denton, 1925; experiences as service station owner and operator during the Great Depression; Air Force career; problems of service station business; discovering, entering automatic nozzle business; methods of financing and…
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OH 2074
For the Trailblazers Oral History Project. Retired Dallas educator who served as a principal, teacher, and leader with the Dallas Independent School District. Childhood in Dallas, Texas; education at Spelman College and North Texas State College, now the University of North Texas. Experienced racism and discrimination during her time at North…
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CALLAHAN, Eugene (b. 1914) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0343
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Worden during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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CALLAWAY, Jack (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1168
His experiences aboard the auxiliary supply vessel USS Argonne during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
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CALVERT, Hugh W. (b. 1918) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard

Interview ID#
OH 1529
His experiences as an officer in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His youth during the Great Depression; ROTC at Texas A&M College and commissioning as a second lieutenant in the cavalry; ordered to active duty with the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, February, 1941; assignment to the 1st Reconnaissance…
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CAMP, Eugene (b. 1920) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0390
His experiences at Camp Malakole with Battery B, 251st Coast Artillery, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Interview ID#
OH 0969
Her views concerning the impact of women on the development of the Republican Party in Texas, 1960-90. John Tower’s first senatorial campaign; activities of Northwood, Texas, Republican Women’s Club; Texas Federation of Republican Women; work for U.S. Congressman Jim Collins; personal political philosophy.
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OH 2075
For the Mexican American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. The interview includes Betty Campbell’s educational experience, from elementary school and her upbringing in San Antonio to her college experience at Incarnate Word University. Betty Campbell concludes the interview by discussing how her educational background has…
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Interview ID#
OH 1138
Musician. His experiences as a member of the “Light Crust Doughboys” western swing band, 1935-42. Early radio career in Tyler, Texas; comments about “Light Crust Doughboys” band members; appearances in Gene Autry movies (“Oh, Susanna” and “The Big Show”) for Republic Pictures; employment with Burrus Mill and Elevator Company promotional band;…
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CANBY, Caleb H., III (b. 1922) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, Scout-Bomber 243, 1st Marine Air Wing

Interview ID#
OH 1184
Attorney. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Family background and education; decision to join the Marine Corps, 1942; boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina; advanced training at Quantico, Virginia, 1943-44; assignment to Scout-Bomber Squadron 243 at Emirau, Solomon Islands, 1944-45; his work in the flight department…
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CANBY, Louise Pearsall (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1163
Her experiences as a member of the WAVES during World War II. Youth and education in Elgin, Illinois; effects of Great Depression on Elgin and her family; community attitudes toward roles of women; high school education at Elgin Academy; brief college career at Bradley University and the University of Iowa; actuarial work in Chicago; bookkeeping…
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CANFIELD, Larry (b. 1941) U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0863
His experiences as an Army nurse in Vietnam. Assignment to the 93rd Evacuation Hospital, 935th Medical Detachment, Long Binh; living conditions; morale problems; recreation; medical treatment of enemy POWs; racial problems.
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CANNON, Raymond S. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0504
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Interview ID#
OH 1683
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Argentina-born daughter of Spanish diplomats and immigrant to Denton. Family history; immigration narrative; first impressions of the U.S. and of Texas; struggles to learn English and acculturate; opinions about Denton.
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CAPPS, Thurman (b. 1919) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

Interview ID#
OH 1196
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; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; railroad maintenance in Burma, 1944-45; liberation.
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CAPUTO, Joseph A. (b. 1914) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0533
His experiences at Hickam Field with the 31st Bombardment Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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CARL, Marion (b. 1917) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0996
His experiences in the Battle of Midway and his role as a fighter pilot; Guadalcanal operations, August-November, 1942; shot down over water, November, 1942; assignment to Vella Lavella and fighter sweeps over Rabaul; postwar activities as a test pilot; photographic missions over the People’s Republic of China; air operations in Vietnam.
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OH 2046
Events of the week of the “Texas Blackout” (February 14 - 20, 2021) as experienced by David Carlson, a resident of Sanger, Texas, where he owns a ranch (cattle, sheep, chickens, dogs). Carlson struggled to preserve the lives of his dogs and sheep during a mass-birthing event during the 2021 snow storm.
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OH 0979
His experiences as the public relations and advertising person for the Crater of Diamonds, Murfreesboro, Arkansas, 1958-65.
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CARLTON, P.K. (b. 1921) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, U.S. Air Force Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1565
His reminiscences about his association with General Curtis LeMay. Bomber operations against Japan, and Japanese occupied territory, 1944-45; LeMay’s role in formulating strategic bombing tactics in the Pacific Theater; his assignment with the Strategic Air Command Operations staff under LeMay; the role of SAC and the B-52 in relations with the…
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OH 0632
High school administrator. His experiences as a member of the football team during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College, 1956.
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OH 1858
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteader and simple life advocate. Childhood; discovering homesteading and self-sufficiency; decision to homestead in Maine.
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OH 1883
For the Weatherford Oral History Project. Longtime resident of Weatherford, Texas. Childhood in Weatherford and Spring Creek, Texas; farming in Spring Creek; memories of the Great Depression; ranching; tenure as sheriff.
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