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OHTSUKA, Bunichi (b. 1929)

Interview ID#
OH 1088
His experiences while in training to become a kamikaze pilot, 1945.
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SALFEN, Harold (b. 1920)

Interview ID#
OH 1440
Aviation executive. His experiences as an antiaircraft radar operator in the European Theater during World War II. Comments about his German ancestors and growing up in O’Fallon, Missouri; sports activities; college life at the University of Missouri; decision to join the Aviation Cadet Program, 1941; primary flight training, Ballinger, Texas,…
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SANFORD, Dave C. (b. 1915)

Interview ID#
OH 1378
His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war youth; entry into the Army and basic training, Camp Blanding, Florida, 1942; combat on Guadalcanal, 1943; New Georgia Campaign, 1943; Munda Campaign, 1943; Bougainville Campaign, 1943-44; Philippine Campaign, 1945; battle for Manila; his battle wounds on February 13, 1945, and…
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SELF, Thelma (b. ca. 1947)

Interview ID#
OH 0902
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Realtor. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1975-90. Early education in McKinney, Texas; involvement in real estate; involvement with Hamilton Park School; description of housing in Hamilton Park; Pacesetter; Hamilton Park Civic League; the “Buy Out.”
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SIMERSON, Walter A. (b. 1917)

Interview ID#
OH 0329
His experiences with the 3rd Engineers at an artillery cantonment near Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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SMITH, R. G. (b. 1920)

Interview ID#
OH 0462
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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STANBROUGH, Jess (b. 1918)

Interview ID#
OH 0658
Physicist, businessman, 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; construction and operation of secret radio at Bicycle Camp; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; hell ship to Japan, 1942; iron smelter at Kamaishi, Honshu, 1942-43…
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STRONG, Raymond D. (b. 1924)

Interview ID#
OH 1124
His experiences with Base Communications on Ford Island during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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REED, Norvell Hill Williams (b. ca. 1921)

Interview ID#
OH 0720
Community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Life in a segregated community; desegregation of North Texas State College; desegregation of public schools and the tutoring program; Fred Moore School; typical meeting of the group; paving of streets in…
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RIDDLESPERGER, Carol J. (b. ca. 1923)

Interview ID#
OH 0712
Schoolteacher, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Segregation in Denton; desegregation of the schools and public facilities in Denton; early meetings of the Fellowship; social activities; programs; street paving in the African American…
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PRICE, John R. (b. 1907)

Interview ID#
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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ROTH, Thomas (b. 1924)

Interview ID#
OH 0400
His experiences at Kaneohe Naval Air Station with VP-11 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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BILLINGSLEY, Tyrel James (b. 1987)

Interview ID#
OH 1833
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Operation Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom era veteran. Childhood in Illinois and Dallas, Texas; decision to enlist in Air Force; basic training and tech school; life in the Air Force Reserves; acceptance into ROTC; future plans.
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HERNANDEZ, Yessica L. (b. 1990)

Interview ID#
OH 1865
For the Dallas DREAMers Oral History Project. DREAM Team activist. Childhood in Mexico; immigration to the United States; becoming American; attending college while undocumented; activism and the North Texas DREAM Team; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); resistance to the DREAM Act; debate over immigration law/reform; American…
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ADKINS, Dorothy (b. ca. 1925)

Interview ID#
OH 1894
For the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. Texas State Fair; childhood; Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; activism; teaching career; contemporary times; white privilege and power.
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CARY, Reby (b. 1920)

Interview ID#
OH 1819
For the Desegregating DFW Oral History Project. World War II veteran, Civil Rights activist, author, and educator. Childhood in Fort Worth, Texas; life during segregation; World War II service in the Pacific onboard the Coast Guard cutter USS Cambria; writing career; participation in the Republican Party and state politics; Civil Rights activism;…
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MALAGON, Marco A. (b. 1982)

Interview ID#
OH 1750
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Dallas, Texas; North Texas DREAM Team Lobbyist. Childhood in Mexico; development of leadership skills as a child; effects of NAFTA on the Mexican economy and standards of living; thoughts on NAFTA’s role in driving illegal immigration; immigration to McKinney, Texas…
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MONROE, Bruce (b. 1956)

Interview ID#
OH 1920
For the Dallas LGBTQ Oral History Project. Remembering going to school at Texas A&M and experiencing his “sexual awaking”. Introduction to the Gay bar scene and gay community in Dallas. Recounting the AIDS epidemic in Dallas and the Dallas buyers’ club.
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BEVILL, Claudia (b. 1944)

Interview ID#
OH 1951
Bevill, Claudia: Flight Attendant. The in-flight and ground experiences of Braniff International Airways by Abra Schnur through a collection of former Braniff employee interviews. Interviewees include flight attendants, pilots, ticket agents, ground crew, executives and family members. Content includes personal reflections of Braniff’s impact…
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GREER, Alfred Edgar (b. 1929)

Interview ID#
OH 2003
For the Geezle Oral History Project. This interview traces the background of Alfred Edgar Greer from Snyder, TX, to his public school education in Decatur, TX. It continues with his two-years of study at Decatur Baptist College, where he starred for and captained the basketball team. It examines his continued academic pursuits at North Texas…
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STOTLAND, Nada (b. 1943)

Interview ID#
OH 2032
For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Dr. Stotland is a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Rush Medical College in Chicago. Her research has focused on issues of reproduction and psychiatry especially around abortion. she was also the 135th President of the American Psychiatric Association,…
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INDMAN, Pec (b. 1954)

Interview ID#
OH 2067
For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Pec Indman is a retired psychotherapist with a focus on maternal mental health and postpartum depression. She discusses her training in psychology and therapy, and her entry to the field of perinatal mental health. Indman discusses her work with Postpartum Support…
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HOGUE, Eric (b. 1963)

Interview ID#
OH 2115

Former mayor of Wylie, Texas, located in Collin County. He talks about growing up in Arkansas and his passion for magic and sign language. Mayor Hogue was mayor of Wylie for 12-and-a-half years from 2008 to 2020. He discusses how local government works and his experience of being mayor in a rapidly developing town.

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LOPEZ, Antonio Eliaz (b. 1960)

Interview ID#
OH 2149

Antonio recalls the role of food throughout his life. Antonio begins in his childhood during the late 1960s and early 1970s. From there, he elaborates on his time serving as a cook in Austin, Texas at Alma de Mujer Center for Social Change during the 1990s. Finally, he reflects on his life in the food industry and living on the border in the…

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ALLEN, Adolph C. (b. 1917)

Interview ID#
OH 0909
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Louisiana and Mississippi; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 5415 at Camp F-5 in New Augusta, Mississippi; description of camp; life in camp.
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