Owner and operator of Joe’s Cleaners, Denton, Texas. Family background; early work experiences; education; work as youth in cleaning shop; opening Joe’s Cleaners, 1944; decline of dry cleaning business; his unique credit system; importance of self-employment; other business ventures; dealings with City of Denton; history of his business.
For the DFW Immigration Oral History Project. Research lab animal manager at UNT. Childhood in Indonesia, education at Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia. Career with Merck as poultry veterinarian, marriage, move to Denton and career with UNT. Experience as an immigrant living and working in the United States.
For the Crisis at Mansfield Online Archive. Longtime African American resident of Mansfield, Texas. Childhood memories of Mansfield; segregation in social life and in public education; attendance at I.M. Terrell; desegregating Mansfield High; memories of Mansfield Crisis; education at UT-Arlington; career in Mansfield ISD; organizing Juneteenth…
Nuby, Marquis. Participant in Our Stories, Our Justice, a participatory storytelling project that centers individuals and their communities in a collective effort to (re)produce oral and visual histories that shine light on a continuum of radical leadership by BIPOC and marginalized women.
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Zimbabwean-born immigrant to North Texas. Politics in Zimbabwe; Robert Mugabe; Rhodesia; farm seizures; HIV-AIDS; English as a Second Language; U.S. immigration policy; education at Richland College; modern Africa, Zimbabwe independence, 1980.
O'Hara, Michael: For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Michael O’Hara has been a leading researcher in the psychology of postpartum depression since the late-1970s/early-1980s. We discussed his entry into psychology and perinatal mental health issues in particular, his involvement in the Marcé Society…
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.
Sonny Ochs, sister to folk singer Phil Ochs, discusses Phil's 1966 and 1970 Carnegie Hall concerts. Other topics discussed include Phil Ochs's relationship to the media and press, his activism, the end of his career, and Phil Ochs's Song Nights.
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in New Jersey; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1226 at Camp S-71 (72F-22-NJ) in Stokes State Forest near Branchville, New Jersey; description of camp; life in camp.
College professor. His experiences concerning the development of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas. Early interest in women's issues; views concerning environmental ethics, eco-philosophy, and eco-feminism; ideas concerning the components for a quality women's studies program.
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; death of his older brother; Tamarkan, Thailand, 1944; Chungkai, Thailand, 1944; railroad…
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Jack County, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Baggs, Wyoming; description of camp; life in camp.
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; railway maintenance work, 1944-45; liberation.
For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Life in Dallas community, coming out experience. Architect and bar owner. Founding member of The Dallas Tavern Guild. Changes in the gay bar scene in Dallas. Police raids of gay bars. Backing politicians who supported the gay community. AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s affecting the bar scene.
Gary Olp grew up outdoors in the Wisconsin suburbs and the rural Midwest. Whether tending the garden, working in a steel mill or building a fort, he was hand’s-on, immersed in nature. Since the third grade, he had wanted to be an architect, to design buildings. He was inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright to understand the integration of the…
Survivor of the Bataan Death March. His experiences as a prisoner-of- war of the Japanese during World War II. Education at the U. S. Military Academy, 1935-39; assignment to the Philippines with the 57th Infantry, 1939; preparations for war with Japan and evacuation of dependents; opening days of the war; defense of Bataan and surrender; Bataan…
Geologist, explorer. His experiences concerning his work in mineral exploration and drawing geological maps for various governments in South America, 1929-75. Geological consultant to governments of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru; research geologist for governments of Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela; coal and oil discoveries;…
Civil engineer. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 3802 in Littlefield, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.
Luis Orozco discusses his professional life as a chef. He received his training in New York City in a culinary arts program. Following, he worked as a cook for the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. When he returned to the U.S., he continued to work as a chef in San Diego, California. During this time, he met his partner David, who was a butcher. After…
Banker, chairman of board, First State Bank of Denton. Family background; father’s role in founding First State Bank of Denton; education; work with various federal and state agencies; early experiences in banking; presidency of Texas Bankers Association; Depression; evolution of banking practices and laws; views on local ownership of banks vs.…
