His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II and the Korean War. Assignment to 6th Marines, 1943; Guadalcanal; Tarawa; Saipan; Tinian; also Korea and Chosin Reservoir.
His experiences as a B-17 gunner/bombardier in the European Theater during World War II. His youth in West Texas; enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, 1943; Drake University, 1943; pre-flight training, Santa Ana, California, 1943; washing out of the Aviation Cadet Program due to his problems with depth perception; armament school, Lowry Air…
Educator. His experiences as a teacher and coach at Frederick Douglass school in Denton, Texas, 1936-43. Comments about Principal Fred Moore; segregated education in Denton; his admission to the doctoral program and breaking the color barrier at North Texas State College, 1954; his teaching philosophy.
Public relations consultant, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth, Democrat. Her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. Decision to enter politics; personal political philosophy; House speakership race; committee appointments; constitutional revision; Equal Rights Amendment; public…
His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to USS Richmond; Komandorski Island action; Aleutians Campaign; post World War II naval career.
Judge (36th Judicial District of Texas). His observations on the development of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, 1940-70. Criminal offenses in Aransas County; justices of the peace; appointment of county commissioners; selection of grand jurors; comments about Governors Dan Moody, James Allred, Allan Shivers, and John Connally; South Texas…
Pioneer aviator. His reminiscences from his career in aviation, 1920-63. Influence of the early aircraft designer Glenn Curtiss; his meeting with the aviatrix Ruth Law; influence of the book Aerobatics by Horatio Barber; his meeting with barnstorming pilot “Swanee” Taylor; Taylor’s gift of his aircraft to Miller; teaching himself to fly without…
Mitzi Mills is the President, co-owner, co-founder and creative director of Anzea Textiles located in Fort Worth, Texas. She and her partner Bruce Doeren founded the company in 1990 as a premier source for commercial, or “non-residential,” upholstery fabrics available for specifiers in the design industry. The Anzea story has been inspired by…
Retired U.S. Air Force general and former commander of Thirteenth Air Force. Thoughts on command and leadership; opinions of various commanders; opinions regarding USAF traditions as compared to those of other services, including discussions of uniforms and force cohesiveness; concerns regarding U.S. Air Force Academy, force organization, and…
Attorney, former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. His experiences as a member of the Texas House of Representatives and Speaker of the House, 1931-33. Funding for highway construction; philosophy concerning functions of Speaker of the House
His experiences while serving in the Texas Legislature during the 1930s. Comments about Governors Pat Neff, Dan Moody, and Miriam and James Ferguson; his term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
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; hell ship to Japan, 1942; Fukuoka, Kyushu, 1942; shipbuilding at Nagasaki, 1943-44; Orio, Kyushu, 1944-45; liberation; Nagasaki after dropping the A-…
Their experiences as residents of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1955-80. Youth in central Texas; education in segregated schools; decision to build home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; school activities; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; development of Mitchell Mail Service; transportation problems; zoning problems; Interorganizational Council;…
Various roles: shift work, reservations, freight, customer service agent, assistant manager, manager of gates and ticket counters, in charge of selling Braniff equipment and materials after bankruptcy - took 10 years. The in-flight and ground experiences of Braniff International Airways by Abra Schnur through a collection of former Braniff…
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in East Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Flagstaff, Arizona; move to Kingman, Arizona; description of camps; life in camps.
Former football coach at North Texas State University. His experiences as head football coach during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College, 1956.
Farmer, oilman, former state legislator. His personal experiences as a member of the House and Senate of Texas for thirty-four years, 1930-64. Delegate to Democratic National Convention in Houston, 1928; comments about Governors W. Lee O’Daniel, Coke Stevenson, and Allan Shivers; oil legislation.
