For the Denton County Historical Commission. Childhood, family, and adulthood in the DFW area. Discovering family history through genealogy and other official records: birth and death certificates, census reports, local history. Wright family history of members buried in a mausoleum in the Independent Order of ODD Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery: William…

His views concerning the development of water resources in Texas.

His experiences while aboard the submarine USS Chub in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1943-44; assignment to the Chub, 1944; his responsibilities as an electrician’s mate; various patrols in the North China Sea, the Java Sea, and off the Philippines.

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

Retired schoolteacher. His recollections about the African-American business community in Sherman, Texas, 1912-86; his eye-witness account of the lynching of George Hughes in Sherman, 1930; experiences as an African-American educator; local race relations.

His experiences as a cryptanalyst during World War II. U.S. Naval Academy, 1930-34. Qualities of a good cryptanalyst; Japanese language training in Tokyo, 1939-40; evacuation from Tokyo, August, 1941; assignment to HYPO, Pearl Harbor; impressions of Commander Joseph Rochefort; comments about Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dyer, Lieutenant Commander…

Physician. His experiences while aboard the submarine USS Blower in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1944; assignment to the Blower, 1944; his responsibilities as plotting officer; various patrols in the Java Sea and off Indo-China.

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

Salesperson. Her experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. Her Mexican-American family values; her use of drugs and alcohol in high school; her attitudes toward the Vietnam War; hippie activities at Allen’s Landing in Houston, Texas; conflicts between rednecks and hippies; her…

Attorney. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Family background and education; decision to join the Marine Corps, 1942; boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina; advanced training at Quantico, Virginia, 1943-44; assignment to Scout-Bomber Squadron 243 at Emirau, Solomon Islands, 1944-45; his work in the flight department…

Schoolteacher, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early experiences with segregation; segregation in Denton; decision to join the Fellowship; group’s social activities; street paving in the African-American section of Denton; involvement…

His experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-2 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 Arkansas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 741 in Camp Pike (later Camp Robinson) in North Little Rock, Arkansas; company move to Camp F-5 in Crystal Springs, Arkansas; description of camp; life in camp.

His experiences aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; his subsequent experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His decision to join the Navy, 1941; boot camp and assignment to the Tennessee, August 17, 1941; pre-war shipboard life and training exercises; his detailed…

His experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with the boathouse crew during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Navy and boot camp at San Diego Naval Training Station, 1942; Fleet Torpedo School, San Diego, 1942; Motor Torpedo Boats Squadron Training Center, Melville, Rhode Island, 1942; assignment to PT Squadron 15, January, 1943; stationing at Bone, Tunisia, 1943;…

Clerk. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Bus service and shopping; social life; church activities; zoning problems; Civic League; the “Buy Out”; school desegregation; interorganizational council and political activities.

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

Founder of Fischer’s Meat Market, Muenster, Texas. [Note: Name changed to Fisher. Original family name, Fischer, maintained only to identify business.] Family background; farming and public education in Muenster; establishment of meat market, 1927; business expansion to include groceries, 1933; effects of Depression in Muenster; production and…

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Columbian-born oral surgeon living in Irving, Texas. Family Background; childhood experiences in Cali, Colombia; father kidnapped by guerilla group; college and dental school in Bogota; playing on the college soccer team; residency in guerilla-dominated portion of Colombia; educational…

His experiences with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines at Guadalcanal, New Britain, and Peleliu during World War II.

His experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment 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 Fort Worth, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 878 at Camp SCS-37-T in Waxahachie, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.

His experiences and personal views as a member of the Regular and First Special Session of the Sixty-second Legislature. Revenue bills; corporate profits tax; Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal; legislative ethics; “Dirty Thirty”; appropriations; redistricting; personal legislation