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OH 0541
College professor, musician. His recollections concerning the development of the Electronic Music Center in the North Texas State University School of Music. Early interest in music; sister’s influence; 344th Infantry Band; “Monk” Peters Band; Harvey Anderson Band; University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma City Symphony; WPA Music Project; Lefors, Texas;…
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ELLIS, Russell (b. 1927) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1179
Businessman. His experiences aboard the merchant ships USS Santa Leonara, USS Jose Bonaficio, USS Daniel H. Hill, and the repair ship USS Amphion in the European Theater during World War II. North Atlantic convoys; German submarine and aircraft threats; personal observations of civilian conditions in England, Belgium, and France.
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ELLIS, William R. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0765
His experiences while aboard the supply ship USS Antares during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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ELMORE, Odis (b. 1918) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0229
His experiences at Hickam Field with the post medical detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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EMERSON, Sydney H. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0437
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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EMERY, Thomas P. (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1066
His experiences as an Alamo Scout and pathfinder in the Pacific during World War II. Training rigors; 511th Parachute Infantry in New Guinea, 1944; temporary capture by Japanese troops; operations on Nemfer Island; landing at Nasugbu, Philippines, 1944; operations on Luzon.
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ENCHELMEYER, Stanton H. (b. 1918) U.S Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0311
His experiences at Hickam Field with the 50th Reconnaissance Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Interview ID#
OH 0637
Businessman. Recollections about prohibition in Cooke County, Texas. Bootlegging; repeal of Prohibition; obtaining the Schlitz franchise; development of his beer distributorship.
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ENGLAND, L. B. (b. 1918) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1436
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; also his comments about the death of his brother, Boyd England, who was killed on the West Virginia during the attack.
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ENGLE, Charles “Chuck” (b. 1947) U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1287
His experiences with the 17th Aviation Group, based at Nha Trang, Republic of (South) Vietnam, 1967-1968.
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OH 0844

Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Youth in East Texas; farm life; education in segregated schools; marriage and move to Dallas; employment as a domestic; African-American housing in Dallas; decision to buy in Hamilton Park; home improvements; church activities; Hamilton Park School; desegregation of Hamilton Park…

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EPPS, Ray, (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0318
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Interview ID#
OH 1086
Attorney. His experiences concerning the development of the Kaiser Permanente Health Care Program, 1959-95. Joint venture between Kaiser Permanente and Prudential Insurance Company, 1979; difficulties in establishing HMOs in Texas.
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OH 1203
Her experiences with the Women's Studies Program and women's issues at the University of North Texas, 1992-1996. Exposure to women's issues as an undergraduate at West Texas A & M University; intertwining of her feminism and vegetarian beliefs; decision to enter the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas; influence of Dr.…
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OH 1104
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Vernon, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 2874 in Perryton, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.
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OH 0912
Caterer, realtor. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1950-90. Childhood in segregated environment of East Texas; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; establishing her catering business; shopping in Hamilton Park; traffic flow problems; bus service; church activities; Hamilton Park School; desegregation of…
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ESCHMANN, Roy (b. 1919) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 25th Division, 19th Infantry

Interview ID#
OH 0762
His experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 25th Division, 19th Infantry, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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ESLICK, Garlen W. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0795
His experiences while trapped inside the overturned battleship USS Oklahoma during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; other wartime experiences aboard the carriers USS Saratoga and USS Hancock.
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Interview ID#
OH 1640
For the North Texas Immigrant Rights Movement Oral History Project. Fort Worth city councilman. Childhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and Fort Worth; family’s immigration narrative; education in Fort Worth public schools, Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University School of Law; career as a computer consultant, accountant, and…
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OHB 0068
Operator of grocery store, repair shop, and rental cottages, Mountain Home, Texas. Family background; education in Arkansas and Texas; training as auto mechanic; employment as ranch hand near Palacios, Texas; experiences in motor pool of Air Service at Ellington Field, Texas, 1918; employment as truck mechanic with Shriner Hodges company in…
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Interview ID#
OH 2095

For the Origins of Juneteenth Oral History Project. Member of National Juneteenth Observance Foundation for 18 years, mentored by founder, Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr. M.D. Currently Vice Chair. National Communications Director, Nevada State Director, President Juneteenth Nevada. Obtained two pieces of…

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Interview ID#
OH 1918
For the Dallas LGBTQ Oral History Project. Their lives prior to meeting. Injustices experienced by being gay. How they met in Dallas in 1961. Recalling the gay bar scene in Dallas and the gay movement in Dallas. Evans and Harris were the first same-sex couple to be married in Dallas County, in a civil ceremony, following the U. S. Supreme Court’s…
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EVANS, John M. (b. 1941) U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, Nurse Corps

Interview ID#
OH 0876
His experiences as a nurse in Vietnam, 1969-70. Assignment to convalescent Center, Cam Ranh Bay; attack by enemy sapper team, August, 1969; morale and drug problems; living conditions; recreation; readjustment to stateside life.
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EVANS, John W. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1220
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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