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OH 2073

Meyer, Birdie Gunyun: For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Birdie Gunyon Meyer discusses her background as a nurse, health educator, support group leader, and lactation consultant. Meyer is a past-President of Postpartum Support International (PSI) and serves on the PSI advisory council. She discusses…

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OH 2004
Dallas-based business leader and philanthropist. Grandparents’ experiences in present-day Belarus and Prussia and as immigrants to the U.S. and eventually to Fort Worth; parents’ experiences growing up in Fort Worth. Education in Fort Worth public schools culminating at Paschal High School and at UT-Austin; experiences in U.S. Army. Career as a…
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OH 0128
Artist. His experiences as an artist and art teacher in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, 1948-72. Early art training; Fulton School of Fine Arts; his move from Fulton to Rockport, Texas; Simon Michael School of Fine Arts; art exhibitions; art and local architectural styles; art students; techniques for teaching art; philosophy of art;…
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MICHELONY, Lewis J. (b. 1920) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 1002
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.
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MIERS, Wallace (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0726
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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MILES, Charles H. (b. 1910) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0581
His experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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MILLAR, Abram (b. 1923) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

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OH 1321
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…
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MILLER, A. E. (b. 1916) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0563
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Helena during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0857
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.
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MILLER, Chris (b. 1926)Texas House of Representatives Democrat

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OH 0288
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…
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MILLER, Gerald E. (b. ca. 1918) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0954
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.
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MILLER, Hamilton S. (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0569
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Farragut during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0124
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…
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OH 1462
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…
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MILLER, Oscar (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0406
His experiences while aboard the oiler USS Rampapo during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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MILLMAN, Chester (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0465
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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MILLS, Mitzi (b. 1949)Anzea Textiles, Fort Worth TX

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…
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MILTON, Gen. T. R. (b. ca. 1918) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran; U.S. Air Force General

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OH 1678
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…
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MINOR, Fred H. (b. 1890) Texas House of Representatives

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OH 0001
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
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Interview ID#
OH 0172
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.
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MINSHEW, Cecil T. (b. 1919) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

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OH 0597
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-…
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MITCHELL, G. C. (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0181
Realtor. His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0962
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;…
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MITCHELL, Joe (b. 1941)Braniff International Airways

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OH 1963

Mitchell, Joe: 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…

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