For the Ray Roberts Lake Oral History Project. Reminiscences and experiences concerning their father's farm near Pilot Point, Texas, 1900-1980 Comments about their African-American ancestors; their descriptions of various pieces of old farm equipment strewn about the homestead; sorghum mill and syrup- making; hog butchering and meat preservation;…

His experiences with the 55th Coast Artillery at Fort Ruger during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Schoolteacher. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1954-91. Segregated education in Bryan, Texas; Wiley College; teaching career in segregated Dallas schools; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; transportation problems; home improvements; church activities; Civic League; the “Buy Out”; zoning problems; Interorganizational…

For the Denton County Historical Commission. Longtime Denton County resident. Family history; farming life, religious practice, and education in the public schools of Argyle, Texas; marriage to Carson Sullivan and 1929 move to city of Denton; work for Denton Building and Loan Association; 1951 move to Dallas and 1973 return to Argyle;…

Foundry worker. His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. Advanced training, Camp Stoneman, 1943; stationing in New Guinea; invasion of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, and attachment to the 1st Marine Division, 1943; landings at Hollandia, 1944; invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, 1944; kamikazes; advance toward Clark…

His experiences with the Marine Guard Detachment at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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;…

Her experiences as a Navy wife at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

For the Desegregating DFW Oral History Project. Long-time civil rights activist. Childhood in Dallas; memories of the black community; life during segregation; growing awareness of “race” and racism; participation in the Dallas NAACP Youth Council; Juanita Craft; interest in black history and black power; Dallas SNCC; assassination of Martin…

For the Crisis at Mansfield Online Archive. Longtime African American resident of Mansfield, Texas. Family history; childhood memories of Mansfield; segregation in social life and in public education; memories of teachers in Mansfield’s black school; attendance at I.M. Terrell; memories of Mansfield Crisis; NAACP activity in Mansfield; career with…

For the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. Childhood in a mixed neighborhood in Lampasas, Texas; good race relations in Lampasas; living in a segregated neighborhood in Austin; move to Denton; Quakertown history; Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; efforts to pave streets; lasting friendships among Fellowship members;…

His experiences while aboard the battleship West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Lebanese-born immigrants to Fort Worth, Texas. Life in Lebanon; Lebanese Civil War; move to Paraguay en route to the U.S.; reasons for moving to Texas; children and grandchildren; connections to Lebanon; making the decision to leave Lebanon during the Civil War; comparison of growing up in…

Civil rights activist and small business owner. Role played in the desegregation of Piccadilly Cafeteria in downtown Dallas in 1964 and in the Dallas civil rights movement more generally. Thoughts on other Dallas civil rights leaders and organizations. Childhood in Karnack, Texas; career in the women’s beauty business; thoughts on effects of the…

Ireland, Nelda: Reservations, Customer Service Agent. 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…

Food blogger, photographer, and stylist. Discussion on her family’s immigrant history from Bangladesh to Scotland to Texas; her cultural and national identity; her work with food; experiences with food-shaming; and the act of de-colonizing food and recipes.

Susan Huston speaks about her fifty-year career serving as a model, stylist, runway producer, and workshop creator. Early on, Huston participated in pageants and later attended Bauder Fashion College in Arlington, Texas. Her career expanded to include many facets of the fashion industry, notable starting a “charm school” program at Leonard’s…

For the Trailblazers Oral History Project. Retired Dallas educator who served as a principal, teacher, and leader with the Dallas Independent School District. Childhood in Dallas, Texas; education at Spelman College and North Texas State College, now the University of North Texas. Experienced racism and discrimination during her time at North…

His experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Preliminary training in New Mexico, Texas, Oregon, and Kansas; troop convoy to England, 1944; preparations for the Normandy Invasion, 1944; entry into Normandy on D + 6; transfer to 9th Air Force; initiation to combat; bombing of Saint Lô, July 25, 1944; supplying U.S. fighters and…

Company transportation executive. His experiences while aboard the submarine USS Silversides in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

For the Ray Roberts Lake Oral History Project. Homemaker. Her reminiscences of life on the Scott Jacobs Farm, Denton County, Texas, 1920-87. The purchase of the land by her grandfather, Clint Jacobs; her identification of implements and outbuildings found on the farm; oil income and farm improvements during the 1920s and 1930s; rural entertainment…

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.

His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Detroit during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the heavy minelayer USS Ogallala during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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; Saigon, French Indo-China, 1944-45; liberation.