His experiences as a nurse in Vietnam, 1970-71. Assignment to 12th Evacuation Hospital, Cu Chi; camp routine; treatment of battle wounds; morale; Viet Cong prisoners; communication with family; transfer to Quang Tri; stateside adjustments.
For the Denton County Historical Commission. Longtime Denton resident. History of family farm at present-day intersection of I-35W and Bonnie Brae Ave.; farm’s connection to Belo family; details of dairy and grain farming operations; domestic life on the farm; local history; education at NTSC “lab school” and NTSC.
For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Author and LGBT activist. Family history; childhood in Corsicana, Texas; gay high school culture in the 1960s; horsemanship; Dallas Gay Rodeo; lesbian culture in the 1950s and 1960s; Dallas LGBT community; Circle of Friends; AIDS epidemic; LGBT night life; writing career.
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Trinity County, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Center, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.
Oral History interview with Tracy Achor Hayes, whose career as a fashion journalist covered the Dallas fashion industry and brought international fashion coverage to the metroplex. She was a long-time writer for Fashion!Dallas, part of the Dallas Morning News, helped found “FD Luxe” magazine, and also worked with Neiman-Marcus on The Book.
Businessman. His role in the development of Hamilton Park, Texas, as a residential area for African Americans during the 1950s. His relationship with Carr P. Collins and Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company; formation of Associated Construction Company and construction of housing in Hamilton Park; role of Hoblitzelle Foundation in purchasing land…
His recollections about the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969, and the hippie movement in North Texas. His youth as the son of a itinerant Methodist preacher in West Texas; difficulties with his father; his description of the hippie movement; influence of The Beatles; thoughts on the demise of the…
Businessman, former professional football player. His personal experiences as the first African-American athlete to integrate the previously all-white athletic program at North Texas State College, 1956.
His experiences at Iwo Jima in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Educational background; his decision to enlist in the Marine Corps, 1941; Officer Candidate School, Quantico, Virginia, 1942; weapons and tactics instructor at Quantico, 1942-44; formation of the 5th Marine Division and his assignment to the 28th Marines, Camp Pendleton, San…
Musician, university professor, trumpet instructor. His experiences concerning the development of the College of Music at the University of North Texas; his career as a trumpet player and instructor.
His experiences in the European Theater during World War II. His youth in West Texas during the Great Depression; his education in Cisco and Mexia, Texas; his early interest in the cornet and the influence of Robert L. Maddox; enrollment at Texas Tech, 1942; induction into the Army, May 20, 1943; assignment to the 76th Infantry Division Band, Fort…
For the Air America Oral History Project. Marine veteran and Air America fixed-wing pilot. Navy flight training; experiences in peace-time Marine Corps; flying for Air America; interaction with the “Customer;” interaction with the Hmong; various missions; transfer to Southern Air Transport; rumors about Air America; thoughts on U.S. involvement in…
Home economist. Her experiences as a vocational homemaking teacher with the National Youth Administration in Crockett, Texas, 1941, during the Great Depression.
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteader and simple life advocate. Childhood; military experiences in Vietnam; love of the sea; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life; decision to homestead in Maine; memories of the Nearings and the Good Life Center.
His experiences as a member of the Marine detachment on the light cruiser USS Helena during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; also his experiences in the Solomon Islands Campaign and the amphibious assault on Peleliu Island. Enlistment in the Marine Corps, 1939; assignment to the Helena, December, 1939; his activities during…
For the UNT African American Remembrance Oral History Project. Former Denton City Council member, community activist, and longtime Denton resident. Childhood in Dallas, Texas; teaching career in Dallas; marriage and move to Denton; three terms on Denton City Council; Civil Rights struggle; work for NAACP; Quakertown, future of Denton; family.
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Iranian-born immigrant to Dallas, Texas, restaurant owner and real estate investor. Coming to U.S. from Tehran, Iran; driving taxi cab and working in restaurants in Dallas; acquiring his restaurant “The Old Warsaw”; meeting his wife, having three daughters; decision to come to America; living…
For the UNT Foundation Oral History Project. Childhood and education in Denison, Texas, and at Grayson College, Southern Oklahoma University, and UNT; career as a Certified Public Accountant; work with the UNT comptroller’s office and the UNT Foundation.
Independent oilman, 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; liberation in Bangkok.
Businessman. His experiences as a businessman in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, 1936-72. Business ventures of Heldenfels Brothers; shell dredging and conservation; banking interests; real estate interests; future industrial development.
