For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. World War II-era veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserves (or SPARs). World War II-era veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserves (or SPARs). Childhood and education in Edwardsville, Virden, and Girard, Ill.; father’s experience in World War I; waitressing and clerical work…

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in the Midwest and Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 901 at Pine Valley, California; description of camp; camp life.

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

Former state legislator, state district judge, federal district judge. Her experiences and views as a member of the Texas House of Representatives; appointment as state district judge by Governor James Allred; unsuccessful congressional campaign, 1956; nomination for the Vice-Presidency, 1952; Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaign, 1956; women’s…

His letters from his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Jaeger, during 1969 when he was stationed in Vietnam. [Transcripts of audiotapes.]

Miscellaneous documents, including portions of his flight log from missions to France and Germany, 1944; printed accounts of his capture and experiences as a prisoner-of-war in Germany, 1944-45.

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; hell ship to Japan; Ohasi, Honshu, 1943; liberation.

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

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

For the Arms Along the Border Oral History Project. Childhood and education in San Angelo and Del Rio, Texas; enlistment in U.S. Navy; service on USS Enterprise during Vietnam era; return to San Angelo to attend Angelo State University; career in auto parts business; decision to move to Presidio, Tex.; career as a truck driver; career in law…

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

His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-eighth Legislature. Comments about Lieutenant Governor William hobby and Governor Mark White; midnight appointments; teacher pay raise; taxation and appropriations; Jurisprudence Committee.

Radio/TV announcer. His experiences aboard LCI-439 in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Battle of Leyte Gulf and kamikazes; Battle of Okinawa; preparations for invasion of Honshu.

Holocaust survivor. Her experiences in Hungary and in various extermination camps during the Holocaust. Pre-World War II anti-Semitism; childhood and education; family religious life; forced labor battalions; confiscation of Jewish property; creation of Szeged Ghetto, 1944; everyday ghetto life; deportation to Auschwitz, September, 1944;…

Industrial executive, Moore Business Forms, Denton, Texas. Education, early work background; planning manager of Moore Business Forms, Dallas; location and building of manufacturing facilities in Denton, 1945; public relations, communications, company philosophy; location of divisional headquarters in Denton; products; growth and expansion;…

For the Texas Textile Mill Oral History Project. Former employee of the Texas Textile Mill and longtime resident of McKinney, Texas. Nature of clerical work at the mill; memories of various mill products; memories of various mill employees.

Journalist, 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 and Tamarkan, Thailand, 1944, and American air raids; Nakhon Nayok,…

His experiences while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin during the Japanese attack at Pearl on December 7, 1941.

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Chinese-born immigrant to Denton, Texas. Childhood in Sichuan Province; family life; marriage; decision to give up high-powered, well-paying job to immigrate to U.S.; difficulties of immigration process; life in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois; relocation to Denton; perceptions of American culture…

Theologian, environmentalist. His experiences as leader of the COST group, which opposed the building of the Trinity Barge Canal; general views on water use and planning.

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Weatherford, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1816 at Lake Worth, Texas; transfer to a camp at Mackenzie State Park near Lubbock, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.

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

His experiences while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Russian-born immigrant to suburban Plano, Texas. Childhood and education in Kazan, Russia, Poland, and Izhevsk, Russia; parents’ work as geophysicists; perceptions of glasnost and perestroika; college and graduate school experiences at Kazan State University and decision to study computer…