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SPENCER, Gaston R. (b. 1915)

Interview ID#
OH 0439
His experiences with the 35th Infantry Regiment at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

STONE, Raymond (b. 1923)

Interview ID#
OH 0757
His experiences while aboard the destroyer repair ship USS Whitney during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

RAYBURN, Eldridge L. (b. 1919)

Interview ID#
OH 0499
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, 1944-45; Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China, 1945, and American air raids…

PONCÉ, Hector (b. 1970)

Interview ID#
OH 1695
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Arlington, Texas and UNT graduate student. Family history; childhood and education in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico; college experience at the University of Chihuahua; interest in broadcast journalism; transfer to UTEP; struggles to learn English; experiences with U.S.…

RODGERS, Martin J. (b. 1922)

Interview ID#
OH 0752
His experiences at Fort Shafter with Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, Coast Artillery, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

ROJAS, Andres (b.1976)

Interview ID#
OH 1733
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Mexicanborn immigrant to North Texas, restaurateur in Krum, Texas. Childhood in a mountainous village in the state of Puebla, Mexico, and how he fulfilled his dream of coming to the U.S. to become a successful businessman/entrepreneur.

JOLY, Greg (b. 1962)

Interview ID#
OH 1790
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteader and simple life advocate. Childhood in Massachusetts; early experiences with gardening; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life; memories of Scott and Helen Nearing; the Good Life Center.

DUKE, Wallace “Tim” (b. 1924)

Interview ID#
OH 1856
Retired Santa Fe Railroad agent. Childhood in rural North Texas; the Great Depression; war work at Consolidated Steel Shipyard; draft into infantry; training at Camp Howze and Camp Livingston; European Theater; push from Cologne to Altena, Germany; the Ruhr Pocket; push into Austria; V-E Day; reassignment to Pacific Theater; Philippines; post-war…

SHELTON, Keith (b. 1932)

Interview ID#
OH 1885
Journalist. Childhood in Oklahoma; family history; journalism training and career; Cold War military service in Germany; work for Dallas Times Herald; coverage of John F. Kennedy’s 1963 Texas visit and assassination; coverage of Jack Ruby’s trial; UNT journalism department; teaching journalism.

BABCOCK, Marjorie Rae Lutkins (b. 1927)

Interview ID#
OH 1762
For the Women Veterans Oral History Project. Women’s Army Corps Enlisted, Keypunch Operator, Korean War-era Veteran. Childhood in Michigan; reason for enlisting; family’s reaction to enlistment; basic training at Fort Lee, Virginia; duty assignment at Governor’s Island, New York; temporary duty assignment at the Pentagon; duty assignment in Hanau…

JURIC, Igor (b. 1985)

Interview ID#
OH 1770
For the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Yugoslavian-born immigrant to The Colony, Texas. Childhood in Yugoslavia; memories of the Croatian War of Independence; family’s immigration to West Germany; family’s immigration to the DFW area; transition to American life; thoughts on the “American dream.”

SHIVERS, Ruth (Rob) (b. 1930)

Interview ID#
OH 1911
For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Experiences attending bible-nursing schools as a gay woman. First memories of sexuality and crushes on women. Becoming a part of the gay community in Dallas. Gay bar scene in Dallas. Membership in various religious groups for LGBT. Founding member of the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas and Austin.…

THOMSON, Erma (b. 1923)

Interview ID#
OH 1943
Longtime employee of Mary Kay Inc. as personal assistant to Mary Kay Ash and tenth employee of the company. Employment history before interviewing with Mary Kay Inc.; personal relationship with Mary Kay Ash; memories of annual conventions; Ash’s personal working style and business philosophy; changes in the company’s structure and culture;…

LOFTIS, Randy (b. 1954)

Randy Loftis, M.A., Lecturer in the UNT Mayborn School of Journalism, is an award-winning journalist with over thirty years of experience as an environmental and investigative reporter. His career path has afforded him a profoundly unique perspective on environmental awareness, environmental justice, and environmental policymaking in North Texas.…

BAIRD, Hoyt (b. 1896) & H. Vernon (b. 1920)

Interview ID#
OH 2023
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History of the Mrs. Baird’s Bakery Co. and history of the Baird family of Fort Worth.

KARIEL, Audrey Daniels (b.1931)

Interview ID#
OH 2059
Elected first woman mayor of Marshall, Texas, in 1994. Her legacy of work, fund-raising and restoration efforts in Marshall and East Texas. Accomplishments include founding the Marshall Public Library, construction of the Marshall Civic Center Auditorium and the restoration of the Harrison County Courthouse. Kariel tells of her life-long…

WOODARD, Joanne (OH 2090)

Interview ID#
OH 2090

For the UNT Multicultural Center Oral History Project. Former UNT Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access. Career as a university administrator. Perspectives on student success and support initiatives at UNT. 

AKIN, Henry D. (b. 1927)

Interview ID#
OH 0790
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Attorney. His role as the attorney for the Richardson, Texas, independent school district during the integration of the Richardson and Hamilton Park schools during the 1960s and 1970s. His working relationship with Principals J. J. Pearce and Raymon Bynum; effect of Civil Rights Act of 1964; Response to H.E.W. guidelines; decisions of 5th Circuit…

ANDERSON, Kenneth K. (b. 1921)

Interview ID#
OH 0755
His experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-24 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

BAHNSEN, Kenneth (b. 1930)

Interview ID#
OH 0627
College instructor, former assistant football coach at North Texas State University. His recollections concerning the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College, 1956.

BATES, Olen (b. 1916)

Interview ID#
OH 0993
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Carlsbad, New Mexico; description of camp; life in camp.

BIGGER, B. W. (b. 1922)

Interview ID#
OH 0539
His experiences at Hickam Field with the 31st Bombardment Squadron during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

BOWERY, Jim (b. 1922)

Interview ID#
OH 0190
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

BROCK, Euline (b. 1932)

Interview ID#
OH 0707
College professor, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early organization and social activities; early experiences with discrimination; Denton power structure; desegregation of public facilities; group’s first meeting; tutoring program;…

BURGE, Jack (b. 1918)

Interview ID#
OH 0427
Survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Tamarkan, Thailand, 1944; Saigon, French Indo…