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OH 1695
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Arlington, Texas and UNT graduate student. Family history; childhood and education in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico; college experience at the University of Chihuahua; interest in broadcast journalism; transfer to UTEP; struggles to learn English; experiences with U.S.…
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POND, Jesse (b. 1917) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0260
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Chew during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1129
Geologist. His experiences in geology and the petroleum industry. Youth and education; early recollections of Everette Lee DeGolyer; employment with Geophysical Service, Inc., 1933; early refraction technology; employment with Atlatl Royalty Corporation, 1939; service as a naval officer with the Office of Procurement of Materials, Army/Navy…
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OH 1016
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Dallas, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to SP-7-C in Rifle, Colorado; camp move to SP-10-C in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; reenlistment to a camp in Mesquite, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.
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POTTER, E. B. (b. 1908) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1061
Historian. His experiences with the Intelligence Section of the 14th naval District, Pearl Harbor, during World War II. Education and appointment to faculty at U.S. Naval Academy; U.S. Navy Communications School, Westport Connecticut; assignment to Pearl Harbor; activities with RPIO, PEARL (Registered Publications Issuing Office, Pearl Harbor);…
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OH 1652
For the Texas Textile Mill Oral History Project. Former employee of the Texas Textile Mill and longtime resident of McKinney, Texas. Childhood and education in McKinney public schools; work as cotton picker for local farmers; parents’ jobs in the mill; family life on “the mill block;” importance of the New Deal; memories of 1948 tornado; social…
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OH 1532
Real estate developer. His experiences concerning the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. The influence of the Great Depression and World War II on his parents’ values; car-racing as a teenager in Lubbock, Texas; changing dress styles of the Sixties; influence of the Beatles; influence of Led Zeppelin…
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PRENTICE, Thomas S. (b. 1917) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0479
His experiences at Fort Kamehameha with the 97th Coast Artillery during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1872
For the Crisis at Mansfield Online Archive. Longtime white resident of Mansfield, Texas, member of the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. Family history; town history; memories of race relations in Mansfield; eyewitness at Mansfield Crisis; concern that federal government attempted to “cram” integration down Mansfield’s throat; brother’s role in…
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OH 2052
The early life and experiences growing up in Denton, Texas, raised by his grandmother and his struggles overcoming a speech impediment. Attended Fred Moore High School. Actively involved in sports led to a career of coaching in football, girls’ basketball, track and golf in Denton, Texas and in Missouri. Received many awards and recognition in…
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PRICE, John R. (b. 1907)Caltex Petroleum Corporation

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OH 0682
Executive, Caltex Petroleum Corporation. On-the-job training with Texaco; assignment to China as terminal superintendent; the prewar China market; competition with Shell and Standard Vacuum; transfer to Ceylon; terminal expansion in Ceylon; development of the Ceylon market; transfer to Caltex (India); comments about William Pinckard; training of…
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OH 0843
Holocaust survivor. Her experiences during the Holocaust. Youth in Gelsenkirchen, Germany; pre-Nazi anti-Semitism; work and school in Berlin; Kristallnacht; job, education, and housing discrimination; deportation to the Riga (Latvia) Ghetto, 1942; life in the Riga Ghetto; transfer to concentration camp at Kaiserwald, 1943; transfer to Stutthof,…
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PRICE, Rayford (b. 1937) Texas House of Representatives Democrat

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OH 0154
Attorney, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Palestine, Democrat. General views concerning problems in Texas state government. Taxation; lobby activities; annual legislative sessions; reforms in the office of House Speaker; insurance legislation; appropriations; legislative ethics; redistricting; House-Senate relations.
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OH 0963
Minister. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-72. Youth in Southeast Texas; education in segregated schools; decision to move to Hamilton Park; church activities; home improvements; shopping; zoning problems; school activities; deed restrictions; desegregation of Hamilton Park School.
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OH 1852
For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Educator and longtime Dallas LGBT activist. Childhood in Austin, Texas; education; work history; coming out; Dallas LGBT history; AIDS crisis in Dallas; LGBT activism; The Dallas Way; diversity in the gay community.
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PROCHNOW, Alex (b. 1916) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0249
His experiences while aboard the minelayer USS Montgomery during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0981
Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1959-90. Youth in East Texas; segregated education; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; secretary for Civic League; zoning problems; deed restrictions and violations; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; Pacesetter; church activities; the “Buy Out.”
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OH 2076
Associate professor of history at Sam Houston State University. Family background and childhood in Detroit, with descriptions of both joyous and painful life events, as these have inspired her scholarship and service; academic career; philosophies of teaching and mentorship; developments in the study of African American history.
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PRUNTY, Luther G. (b. 1912) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

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OH 0689
Civil servant, 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; Tamarkan, Thailand, 1944-45, and American air raids; Phet Buri, Thailand, 1945;…
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PRYOR, C. L. (b. 1920) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0139
College professor, survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Tamuang, Thailand, 1944,…
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OH 0723
College professor, survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. His experiences concerning the Japanese treatment of prisoners-of-war while he was a POW during World War II.
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OH 1949
Fort Worth-based Chicano political activists. Discussion of the Raza Unida Party in Tarrant County and throughout Texas; efforts to improve the economic, social and political aspects of the Chicano community. Carlos Puente’s service on Fort Worth City Council. Roadblocks Mexican-Americans faced in campaigning and running for political office, city…
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OH 1481
Political activist. His involvement in the Mexican-American community of Fort Worth, Texas, 1970-2003. His family’s migration from Mexico to Texas in the 1920s; his youth in Galveston; his decision to quit school in the ninth grade; his earning a GED; business school at Galveston Business College and subsequent employment in the Galveston County…
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