North Texas State College History | Oral History

North Texas State College History

OH 1622

Longtime North Texas music professor and wife. Bob Rogers’ childhood in Bartlesville and Tulsa, Oklahoma; education at Julliard School of Music and Columbia Teachers College; service in World War II-era Army; and career as faculty member in North Texas School of Music (piano) from 1948 to 1984, including experience with State Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and memories of “’Fess” Graham. Daisy Rogers’ childhood in Red Eagle and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and education at Oklahoma A&M.

OH 0596

Businessman. His experiences as a member of the football team during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College, 1956.

OH 0899

Librarian. Her experiences as a student at the Library School at North Texas State College and as a public school librarian.

OH 1158

His experiences concerning the desegregation of North Texas State College, 1954-56; comments about President J C Matthews and chair of the Board of Regents, Ben Wooten; observations about race relations in Denton, Texas.