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COFFEY, William W. (b. 1918) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0583
His experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0653
County adult probation officer. 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 2000
For the Geezle Oral History Project; this interview extends and develops OH 0653 conducted in 1985 about Integration of North Texas Football; it probes Charlie Joe Cole, Jr.'s life journey from a 17-year-old Pilot Point, TX, athlete to a freshman football player at North Texas State College in 1948 to his distinguished Air Force Service during the…
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OH 1530
Photojournalist, artist. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His parents’ reaction to changes in the Sixties; his introduction to marijuana, 1967; his attraction to the music of the Beatles; his initial introduction to the Fort Worth hippie culture; his views toward…
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OH 2100

Cole, Melvin Sevareide. The Bolivar Oral History Project. Cole’s interview for the Bolivar Oral History Project was conducted in conjunction with the Bolivar Archeological Project’s community engagement efforts. Cole shares his thoughts on the archaeological excavation at the Tom Cook Blacksmith Shop and of Black history, in general. He and his…

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COLE, Richard E. (b. 1915) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

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OH 1401
Member of Doolittle's Raiders. His experiences as Jimmie Doolittle’s co-pilot during the Tokyo Raid of April 18, 1942. Pre-war education and job experiences; enrollment in the Civilian Pilot Training Program, 1939; enlistment in the Aviation Cadets Program, 1940; brief descriptions of primary, basic, and advanced flight training, 1940-41; B-25…
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OH 1643
For the Quakertown Oral History Project. Resident of southeast Denton. Experiences while attending segregated schools in Denton, including memories of educator Fred Moore; folklore of Quakertown neighborhood and reasons for its disintegration; experience living in a house moved from Quakertown; efforts to create an African American museum in…
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OH 1901
For the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. Childhoods and family backgrounds; experiences with segregation; civil rights activism; educational and professional backgrounds; Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; Civil Rights Movement; race relations in Denton.
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OH 1791
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Educator, homesteader, and simple life advocate. Childhood in New Jersey; discovery of the Nearings and the Simple Life; transition to homesteading; memories of Scott and Helen Nearing.
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OH 2064

Coleman, Jabina: For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Jabina Coleman is a reproductive psychotherapist and a board-certified lactation consultant. She discusses her work as a social worker, and her work on Black maternal mental health and perinatal mood disorders like postpartum depression. She…

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OH 1036
Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1957-91. Segregated rural education in south Texas; housing for African-Americans in Dallas, 1950s; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; Civic League; Hamilton Park School; desegregation; zoning problems; church activities; the “Buy Out.”
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OH 1760
For the Air America Oral History Project. Marine veteran and Air America helicopter pilot. Early love of aviation; the Marine Aviation Cadet program; experiences as a Marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam; living with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; interaction with the local populations in Southeast Asia; interaction with the “Customer;” search and…
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OH 0970
Community leader. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1962-91. Childhood in East Texas; segregated education; Civic League and its activities; property violations; home improvements; his presidency of the Civic League; zoning problems; the “Buy Out”; current neighborhood problems.
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COLLINS, Elijah, Jr. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1427
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Blue during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Also comments about the Battle of Savo Island, August 9, 1942, and the sinking of the Blue, August 22, 1942.
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OH 1596
For the Eastland County African American Women Oral History Project. Longtime resident of Cisco, Texas. Memories of education in Cisco’s all-black, one-room Smithville Elementary School that included grades 1-6; bussing to town of Eastland for education through eighth grade; pregnancy and marriage to Bill Collins; decision to move to Arizona,…
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OH 2051
Events of the week of the “Texas Blackout” (February 14 - 20, 2021) as experienced by Mari Collins, a resident of a neighborhood in North Fort Worth, Texas, that experienced a power outage for over 60 hours.
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COMPERE, Dr. Dolphus E. III (b. 1916) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 1716
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. World War II veteran. World War II veteran. Childhood in Dallas, Texas, medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Dallas, and internship at the University of Michigan prior to enlistment in the Army Air Corp as a surgeon with the Third Air Commando Group. Experiences in the…
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CONNALLY, Jack (b. 1924) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0271
His experiences while aboard the seaplane tender-destroyer USS Thornton during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1713
Veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Childhood in Whitney and Amarillo, Texas; family’s difficulties in Great Depression; decision to enroll in the CCC; experiences at CCC camps in Cleburne and Hillsboro, Texas, and Grand Junction, Colorado; baseball teams; lessons learned in the CCC; World War II-era experience in the U.S. Army Air Corps;…
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COOK, James (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0734
His experiences while aboard the repair ship USS Rigel during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COOK, Robert (b. ca. 1926) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 1759
Army veteran (scout with the 99th Infantry Division). His experiences in the European Theater; experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans in Stalag 17; post-war life.
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OH 0695
Businessman, community leader. His recollections and activities concerning the desegregation of Hamilton Park school during the 1970s.
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OH 1019
Her recollections while employed by the Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Arkansas during World War II and the postwar years. Employment procedures; job assignments; swing shift; wartime rationing; safety procedures; housing; social activities; race relations; relationships among male and female employees; economic effects on Texarkana.
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OH 2113

Employee of the city of Frisco, Texas. Development of North Texas Cities. Childhood in New Orleans, LA. Education; University of Southern Mississippi and University of Texas at Dallas. Mixed-race marriage. Male involvement with the Parent-Teacher Association. Political consulting. Current trends in city management. Employment at Arlington Texas…

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OH 1576
African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. Memories of childhood and early adulthood in Dallas, Texas; experience of attending all-black schools, including James Madison High School; decision to enroll at North Texas State College in 1958; adjustments required for attending school in integrated setting; experience of boarding with…
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