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Oral History Interview with Bette Graham, April 2, 1980

Description: Interview with Bette Graham, inventor of Liquid Paper and founder of the Liquid Paper Corporation, which has since been sold to the Gillette Company. The interview includes a speech given by Bette Graham before the New Enterprise Club on March 9th, 1977 as well as a previous Oral History interview conducted on May 10th, 1969 and an Oral History interview on August 3, 1977. Additionally, there is a speech that was given to the Rotary Club at the Baker Hotel. Finally, there is a clip from the Dal… more
Date: April 2, 1980
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Graham, Bette
Partner: University of North Texas
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Oral History Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, January 16, 1980

Description: Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Rayburn discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944-1945), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1945), Ameri… more
Date: January 16, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rayburn, Eldridge L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, January 16, 1980

Description: Audio interview with Eldridge Rayburn, a veteran of the Texas National Guard from Lubbock, Texas, about his experiences as a member of the "Lost Battalion" captured at Java in 1942 by the Japanese army during World War II. Rayburn discusses his memories of being in a Field Artillery unit, a prisoner of war, and surviving.
Date: January 16, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rayburd, Eldridge
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Garth W. Slate, August 13, 1980

Description: Interview with Garth Slate, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Slate discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), American air … more
Date: August 13, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Slate, Garth W., 1921-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Gene Freeland, October 12, 1980

Description: Interview with Gene Freeland, an assistant to the regional representative at the Labor Department from Dallas, Texas. He discusses the labor climate in Texas, his involvement with the Texas American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, and representation of unions in politics.
Date: October 12, 1980
Creator: King, Amelia Kay & Freeland, Gene
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with George Fukui, October 19, 1980

Description: Interview with George Fukui, a biologist from San Francisco, California. Fukui discusses his experiences as a Japanse-American during World War Two, including his family's background and their business, its closure, their forced relocation to Tanforan internment camp, the quality of life there, relocation to Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah, ranchwork there, securing a job outside the camp, continuing his higher education, and his career after the war.
Date: October 19, 1980
Creator: Mayfield, Cecile Benson & Fukui, George
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Ilo B. Hard, March 26, 1980

Description: Interview with Colonel Ilo Hard, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Hard talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Singapore (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: March 26, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hard, Ilo B., 1923-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Jack Kenner, April 4, 1980

Description: Interview with Jack Kenner, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Kenner talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), the hell ship to Japan (1942), Hakodate, Sapporo, and Muroran, Hokkaido (1942-1945), and his liberation.
Date: April 4, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kenner, Jack W., 1920-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Jack Mahan, October 17, 1980

Description: Audio interview with Jack Mahan, a teacher, musician, and former student of Colonel Earl D. Irons, regarding his memories of studying under the bandmaster at the University of Texas at Arlington. Mahan discusses his own recollections as well as Colonel's involvement with the American Bandmasters Association and other musical organizations.
Date: October 17, 1980
Creator: Barrow, Gary & Mahan, Jack
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with James L. Rogers, October 23, 1980

Description: Interview with Former professor, administrator, and director of the North Texas State University New Service James L. Rogers, from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Rogers remembers the desegregation of North Texas State College in the 1950's. He also shares his thoughts and memories on the admission of A. Tennyson Miller in 1954, the Adkins case, the admission of Mrs. Irma E. L. Sephas, the role of President J. C. Matthews in the desegregation of NTSC, and when Abner Haynes became the first Afr… more
Date: October 23, 1980
Creator: Comrie, Moray Hume & Rogers, James L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Joe C. Dillon, June 6, 1980

Description: Interview with Joe C. Dillon, a United States Navy veteran, concerning his memories of being aboard the cruiser, the USS Saint Louis, during the attack of December 7, 1941 on Peal Harbor. Dillon also discusses training, life in the Navy, and the other cruisers in the harbor during the attack.
Date: June 6, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dillon, Joe Clyde
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Lawrence Myers, June 6, 1980

Description: Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Lawrence Myers. The interview includes Myers' personal experiences at Hickam Field with the Headquarters Squadron, 5th Bombardment Group, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 6, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Myers, Lawrence
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Louis Roffman, December 8, 1980

Description: Interview with Louis Roffman, a United States Army Air Corps veteran from New York City, New York. Roffman offers his recollections and experiences as a member of the 31st Bombardment Squadron at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 8, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Roffman, Louis
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Louise Raggio, October 31, 1980

Description: Interview with Louise Raggio about her career and the passage of the Texas Family Code. She discusses her education, internships, work with the National Youth Administration and the League of Women Voters in Austin, work as a prosecutor and as chairman of several law associations, and other legal activities.
Date: October 31, 1980
Creator: Saxon, Gerald & Raggio, Louise Ballerstedt, 1919-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with M. L. Rea, April 14, 1980

Description: Transcript of an interview with M. L. Rea, a Texas native, Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Rea discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date: April 14, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rea, M. L., 1917-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Paul Kempff, October 13, 1980

Description: Interview with Paul Kempff regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. He was a member of the Royal Dutch Navy and was later transferred the Marines before being captured on the Island of Java. During his time, he came into contact with members of the "Lost Battalion", the 2nd Battalion of the 131st Field Artillery in the 36th Division.
Date: October 13, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kempff, Paul
Partner: University of North Texas
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