His experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. His enrollment in the Civilian Pilot Training Program, 1940; enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; Aviation Cadet Classification Center, San Antonio, Texas, 1942; pre-flight training, San Antonio, 1942-43; primary flight training, Cimarron Field, Oklahoma City,…

For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Long-time LGBT activist. Childhood in New York City; coming out; awareness of sexuality; self-identification; lesbian community in 1960s and 1970s; discrimination; activism; move to Dallas; Dallas LGBT community and history; AIDS crisis in Dallas; continued AIDS activism.

For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteader and simple life advocate. Childhood; military experiences in Vietnam; love of the sea; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life; decision to homestead in Maine; memories of the Nearings and the Good Life Center.

For the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. Texas State Fair; childhood; experiences with segregation and discrimination; educational and professional background; Brown v Board decision; importance of education and educators; Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; interracial relationships; state of contemporary civil…

For Richard Rafes dissertation, “The Historical Development of Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine as a State Medical School, 1960-1975.” Former TCOM employee. History of TCOM.

For the UNT African American Remembrance Oral History Project. Long-time Denton resident. Childhood in Marshall, Texas; move to Denton; North Texas State University Trailblazers; segregation; local civil rights protests; Denton history; Quakertown; changes in Denton; job discrimination.

For the DFW Immigration Oral History Project. Childhood in Arolsen, Germany. Father’s career in Schutzstaffel (SS or Protective Squad that served as paramilitary Corps of the Nazi Party). Studied zoology at the Philipps University of Marburg graduating with a PhD in 1964. Memories of working at family-owned laundry business for his father while…

Coats, Sam: Lawyer, Vice President of Domestic and Internal Affairs. The in-flight and ground experiences of Braniff International Airways by Abra Schnur through a collection of former Braniff employee interviews. Interviewees include flight attendants, pilots, ticket agents, ground crew, executives and family members. Content includes personal…

Dallas-based business leader and philanthropist. Grandparents’ experiences in present-day Belarus and Prussia and as immigrants to the U.S. and eventually to Fort Worth; parents’ experiences growing up in Fort Worth. Education in Fort Worth public schools culminating at Paschal High School and at UT-Austin; experiences in U.S. Army. Career as a…

For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Karen Kleiman is a clinical social worker and maternal mental health therapist. She founded the Postpartum Stress Center in Pennsylvania in 1988. Kleiman has written and co-written several books on motherhood, postpartum health, and therapy. These include: This Isn’t…

For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Brenda Major discusses her training and work in psychology, including her research into women and achievement. Then the majority of the interview is on her work studying women’s psychological causal attributions around abortion, research conducted in the 1980s. Major…