Adelene Martin | Oral History

Adelene Martin

OH 1199

His reminiscences about his youth while residing in Denton, Texas, 1902-71; Boy Scouts activities, 1917-1930; other playtime activities; early descriptions of Texas Woman's University; family's emigration from Scotland, 1890; physical description of Denton, 1915-30.

OH 1204

Homemaker. Her reminiscences about various aspects of the history of Denton, Texas, 1910-1976. Church activities; revivals; brush arbors; baptisms; Great Depression; courting; miscellaneous items.

OH 1212

Their reminiscences about the history of the African-American sections of Denton, Texas, 1910-85, and remembrances about their father, Frederick Douglass Moore, a renowned African-American educator in Denton, 1915-50.

OH 1205

Businessman. His reminiscences about the history of Denton, Texas, 1920-1976. Community swimming pools; comments about Hollywood actress Ann Sheridan; Massey and Hoffer Service Station; Great Depression; Interurban streetcars; Quakertown [African-American section of Denton].

OH 1217

Copper craftswoman. Her reminiscences and childhood memories of her brothers, the architect O’Neil Ford, and the cabinetmaker Lynn Ford. Childhood games and construction projects; amateur theatrical presentations; design and construction of the Little Chapel in the Woods, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, by the National Youth Administration under the direction of O’Neil and Lynn Ford; O'Neil's student days at North Texas State Normal College, Denton, Texas, 1923-24; O'Neil's funeral, 1982.

OH 1206

Her reminiscences and experiences concerning the Gainesville (Texas) Community Circus, 1930-1954. Founding of the circus; comments about founder A. Morton Smith; her initial participation as a clown, 1939; clown performances; circus training; “Seven Dwarfs” act; auditioning; making of costumes; demise of the circus.