His experiences while aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His recollections of the founding and operations of the Nocona Boot Company and its founder, Ms. Enid Justin. Early history of company; style changes and marketing techniques; his appointment as plant manager, 1951; “Urban Cowboy” craze; decision to quit, 1957; reemployment, 1974; Ms. Enid’s illnesses and effect on company operations;…

Her recollections while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, August 30-September 1, 1969, in Lewisville, Texas. Her early interest in popular music, particularly The Beatles; her rejection of middle-class cultural values; influence of the Vietnam War on young people; her decision to attend the Texas International Pop Festival; her…

A personal diary detailing his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Spence during World War II. Launching of the Spence and sea trials off Portland, Maine, January, 1943; shakedown cruise to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, February, 1943; escort duty in the Atlantic and Caribbean, March, 1943; convoy duty in the Casablanca, French Morocco, area, April-May,…

Dentist. His experiences as a PBJ (B-25) co-pilot in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. Civilian Pilot Training Program, 1941-42; enlistment in the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; pre-flight training, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1942; primary flight training, Naval Air Station, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1942; basic…

Business manager, Texas Woman’s University; owner and operator, Marvin Loveless Photography Studio, Denton, Texas; and owner and operator, Denton Mini Warehouses, Denton, Texas. Family background; farming in West Texas; employment as secretary to president, Texas Woman’s University, 1922; experiences as secretary to Board of Regents and business…

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; railroad maintenance work in Burma, 1944; Phet Buri, Thailand, 1945;…

Attorney, former state legislator. Experiences as a liberal in Texas Legislature, 1954-64; his race for U.S. Congress, 1964.

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.

For the Arms Along the Border Oral History Project. Instructor for Outward Bound wilderness program in Redford, Texas. Experiences growing up in rural Pennsylvania; love of the outdoors; interactions with people of Redford; opinions regarding shooting of Esequiel Hernandez, Jr., and activities of U.S. Border Patrol.

Businessman. His experiences at Hickam Field with the 31st Bombardment Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the submarine USS Sculpin in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the Sculpin, 1941; his responsibilities as a radioman; various patrols off the Netherlands East Indies and in the South China Sea, 1942-44; lifeguard duty off Japan for downed airmen, 1944-45.

His experiences with the Detachment Quartermaster Corps at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Venezuela-born immigrant to suburban Lewisville, Texas. Family history; parent's immigration from Spain to Venezuela; childhood and education in Caracas, including Simon Bolivar University; career with Schlumberger oil services company and as an industrial business owner; marriage; election of…

His experiences as an Army nurse in Vietnam, 1968-70. Assignment to 22nd Surgical Medical Battalion, Chu Lai; treatment of battle casualties and illnesses; camp life; treatment of civilian casualties and illnesses; lasting effects of Vietnam experience.

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Pauline, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a forestry camp near Flagstaff, Arizona; reenlistment to Company 4842 at DG-41-N in Lake Arthur, New Mexico; company move to Carlsbad, New Mexico; description of camps; life in camps.

His experiences while aboard the destroyer-minesweeper USS Trever during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Ben Wheeler, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 3808 at DG-40-N near Carrizozo, New Mexico; company move to Tokay, New Mexico; description of camps; life in camps.

His experiences as a paratrooper in the European Theater during World War II. His youth in Du Bois, Pennsylvania; attendance at Lock Haven State Teachers College, Pennsylvania; enlistment in the Army, February, 1942; basic training, Camp Croft, Spartenburg, South Carolina, 1942; Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1942; volunteering…

Optometrist. His experiences while aboard the seaplane tender USS Tangier during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

College professor. His experiences as a military supervisor of German prisoners-of-war during World War II.

College professor. His experiences concerning the desegregation of North Texas State College, 1954-56.

Owners and operators of Pierce’s, Denton, Texas. Wilford’s family background; experiences working at Evers Hardware; effects of Depression in Denton; description of business on Denton Square, 1920s; Mattie’s family background; her comments on farming near Blum, Texas; experiences at Texas Woman’s University; establishment of greeting card and gift…

His experiences with the 35th Infantry Regiment at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the destroyer repair ship USS Whitney during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.