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WOODWARD, Eugene (b. 1922)

Interview ID#
OH 0432
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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O’CONNOR, James (b. 1921)

Interview ID#
OH 0245
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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PAYNE, George D. (b. 1921)

Interview ID#
OH 0889
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Pilot Point, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to CNM-2-A in Bonita National Park near Douglas, Arizona; reenlistment to Company 3889 at G-113-W near Baggs, Wyoming; description of camps; life in camps.
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PIAZZA, Rev. Michael (b. 1954)

Interview ID#
OH 1657
Pastor of the Dallas Cathedral of Hope. Childhood in Brunswick and Statesboro, Ga.; conversion from Catholicism to Methodist Church; decision to enter the ministry; process of “coming out” to self and family; college experiences at Georgia Southern University and Valdosta State University; experience in seminary at Oral Roberts University and…
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SEAGRAVES, Jack W. (b. 1920)

Interview ID#
OH 1434
His experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Army Air Corps, February, 1941; basic training at Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1941; chief clerk of engineering and operations, Victorville, California, 1941-42; Staff Sergeant Pilot Program, Lackland Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1942-43; primary…
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SHORT, Elvira (b. 1922)

Interview ID#
OH 1620
For the Eastland County African American Women’s Oral History Project. Longtime resident of Eastland, Texas. Experiences regarding rural life, racial segregation, and race relations in Eastland County, Texas; childhood in a land-owning farming family in Mansfield, Louisiana; marriage to Perry short and move to Ranger, Texas; religious and social…
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PILA, Max (b. 1920)

Interview ID#
OH 0946
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Holocaust survivor. His experiences during the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism in pre-war Poland; establishment of Ghetto in Zlav, 1939; deportation to Auschwitz, 1940; coal mining in Janina sub-camp; transfer to Birkenau; camp life; “Death March” from Birkenau to Bergen-Belsen, 1945; liberation; emigration to the United States.
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SPENCER, Thomas (b. 1917)

Interview ID#
OH 0484
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; Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-…
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STOWERS, Henry B. (b. 1911)

Interview ID#
OH 0148
Journalist. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war embassy duty in North China; surrender and imprisonment at Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1941-42; Kiangwang Prison Camp, 1942-45; Pusan, Korea, 1945; coal mining at Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.
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REA, M. L. (b. 1917)

Interview ID#
OH 0517
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 and Da Lat, French Indo-China, 1944-45, and American air raids…
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POND, Jesse (b. 1917)

Interview ID#
OH 0260
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Chew during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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RODMAN, Barbara (b. 1948)

Interview ID#
OH 1151
College professor. Her experiences concerning the development of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas, 1992-96; educational background; participation in student protests against the Vietnam War; activities with the National Organization of Women (NOW); origins of her interest in women writers; her role in the Women's…
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ROLLINS, J Frank (b. 1913)

Interview ID#
OH 1135
Oilman, geophysicist. His work experience with Petty Geophysical Engineering Company doing refraction seismic work; employment with Geophysical Service, Inc., doing reflection and refraction work, 1936; oil exploration in South America; work in oilfield instrumentation equipment; work as a “computer” interpreting geological data; founding of…
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COLEMAN, Eliot (b. 1938)

Interview ID#
OH 1791
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Educator, homesteader, and simple life advocate. Childhood in New Jersey; discovery of the Nearings and the Simple Life; transition to homesteading; memories of Scott and Helen Nearing.
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WADSWORTH, Chip (b. 1949)

Interview ID#
OH 1857
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteader and simple life advocate. Childhood; early experiences with the outdoors; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life; decision to homestead in Maine; memories of the Nearings and the Good Life Center.
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LEGLER, Gretchen (b. 1960) and Ruth Diane Hill (b. 1956)

Interview ID#
OH 1886
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteaders and simple life advocates. Childhoods; early experiences with gardening, livestock, and outdoors; move to Maine; discovery of the Nearings and the simple life; homesteading.
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BANKS, Gary T. (b. 1944)

Interview ID#
OH 1341
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Attorney. Written letters from the Republic of (South) Vietnam to his wife and son in Denton, Texas. Topics include: troop morale; interrogation of enemy POWs; spot reports concerning information given by POWs and detainees; Tet Offensive, 1968; personal love poetry; miscellaneous personal family matters; future plans in civilian life; queries…
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KIBOKO, Tanya (b. *)

Interview ID#
OH 1803
For the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Congolese-born immigrant to Denton, Texas. Childhood in Congo; differences in the school system; travelling around Africa; Congolese culture; moving to the DFW area; differences in food; attending historically black Wiley College; black community in Marshall, Texas; differences between…
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OKON, Howard (b. 1952)

Interview ID#
OH 1912
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.
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CUNNINGHAM, Bruce

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OH 1944
UNT ROTC Instructor. Video log of military experience. Enlisted in US Army in 1983. Attended Officer Candidate School in 1985; received commission as 2nd Lieutenant; completed Airborne Jumpmaster School, assigned to Italy with 82nd Airborne Division. Work with US Border Patrol. Comparisons to being a US soldier in the 1990s to 2010s. Iraq…
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MILLS, Mitzi (b. 1949)

Mitzi Mills is the President, co-owner, co-founder and creative director of Anzea Textiles located in Fort Worth, Texas. She and her partner Bruce Doeren founded the company in 1990 as a premier source for commercial, or “non-residential,” upholstery fabrics available for specifiers in the design industry. The Anzea story has been inspired by…
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LEWIS, Toni (b. 1956)

Interview ID#
OH 2024
For the Women Veterans Oral history Project. U.S. Air Force veteran. Childhood in New York and New Jersey; decision to enlist in the USAF in 1976; experiences in basic training at Lackland AFB, at technical school at Keesler AFB, at Offutt AFB, at Tinker AFB, and remote tour to Osan Air Base, South Korea, and the Philippines; experiences with…
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BYATT, Nancy (b. 1976)

Interview ID#
OH 2060

For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Nancy Byatt is a perinatal psychiatrist, and director of the UMass program Lifeline for Family Center and also the program Lifeline for Moms. The interview centers on her work as the founder of The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program for Moms (MCPAP for…

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BROWN, Cheylon D. (OH 2091)

Interview ID#
OH 2091

For the UNT Multicultural Center Oral History Project. Former director of the UNT Multicultural Center. Career as a university administrator. Perspectives on student success and support initiatives at UNT. 

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