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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
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 discusses her businesses,…

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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.

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.

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…

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;…

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.

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…

COOPER, William E. (b. 1921) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 41st Bomb Squadron, 315th Bomb Wing, 501st Bomb Group, 20th Air Force

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OH 1311
Business executive. His experiences as a B-29 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Army Air Forces, December, 1942; pre-flight training, Lancaster, California; primary flight training, Hemet, California; advanced flight training, Pecos, Texas; assignment to B-29s, January, 1945; mechanical weaknesses of the B-29;…

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OH 0974
Her views and experiences concerning the impact of women on the development of the Republican Party in Texas, 1960-93. Roots of her political conservatism; grassroots voluntarism; her role as precinct chair; Texas Federation of Republican Women; her pro-life stand; GOP and minorities; impact of Congressman Jim Collins in getting women involved in…

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OH 1527
Businessman. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His parents’ reaction to the social, political, and cultural changes of the Sixties; his early interest in popular music; activities at Lee Park, Dallas, Texas, during the Sixties; protests against the Vietnam War;…

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OH 0052
Former Mayor of Crystal City, Texas, 1963-66. His experiences and personal views of the municipal elections in Crystal City, Texas, 1963. Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations (PASO); discrimination; charges against Captain A. Y. Allee; his accomplishments as Mayor.

CORY, James (b. 1920) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0358
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

COTTEN, James (b. 1920) Texas State Legislator Democrat

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OH 0002

Attorney. Personal experiences as a Texas legislator, 1954-62.

COTTER, M. J. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0568
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

COTTINGAME, William (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0445
His experiences while aboard the aircraft tender USS Curtiss during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.