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Oral History Interview with Abbie McMillen, August 4, 2015

Description: Transcript of an interview with Abbie McMillan, homesteader and simple life advocate, concerning her childhood; early experiences with gardening and self-sufficiency; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life; decision to homestead in Maine; memories of the Nearings and the Good Life Center.
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Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A. & McMillen, Abbie
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Oral History Interview with Ada Fabiana Duque, October 20, 2012

Description: Interview with Ada Fabiana Duque, Colombian-born immigrant to Rockwall, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Duque's family background and the risks that accompanied being financially successful in Colombia during the Colombian civil war, the guerrilla violence in Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s, her experience as an exchange student to Illinois in 1992, her expectations about the U.S., education and employment in food engineering, the process of … more
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Date: October 20, 2012
Creator: Bundschuh, Molly & Duque, Ada Fabiana
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Oral History Interview with Alessandro Buccilli, April 6, 2011

Description: Interview with Italian immigrant Alessandro Buccilli, Director of Marketing and Sales Administration for Peterbilt Motors Company, as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Buccilli discusses his family background in Rome, Italy, his education, employment in the U.S., the shifts in perceptions about Italy and the U.S., social responsibility, learning English, his perspectives on the importance of language and culture, raising American children, and his legacy. The interview … more
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Date: April 6, 2011
Creator: Alexander, Matthew & Buccilli, Alessandro
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Oral History Interview with Alfred Edgar Greer, October 31, 2019

Description: Transcript of an interview with Alfred Edgar Greer, North Texas State College and Geezle fraternity member alumni. The interview traces Greer's background in Snyder, Texas; public school education in Decatur, TX; two-years of study at Decatur Baptist College, where he starred for and captained the basketball team; continued academic pursuits at North Texas State College in public school administration (BS, 1951; MS, 1954) and his membership in the Geezle Fraternity; association with the Geezles… more
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Date: October 31, 2019
Creator: Pettit, John D. & Greer, Alfred Edgar, 1929-
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Oral History Interview with Ali H. Heidari, April 20, 2011

Description: Interview with Ali Heidari, an Iranian immigrant, realtor, and restaurateur from Tehran. Heidari discusses growing up, education, moving to Athens, Texas in 1975, attending UT Arlington, getting into real estate, his family, his reaction to the 1979-81 hostage crisis, experiences as an immigrant in DFW, and his thoughts on American youth and culture.
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Date: April 20, 2011
Creator: Nabors, Daniel J. & Heidari, Ali H.
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Oral History Interview with Alma Clark, April 2017

Description: Audio log for a recording of an interview with Alma Clark regarding her experiences with the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship. She discusses her childhood and background, living in a segregated neighborhood in Austin, interracial relationships, moving to Denton and Quakertown history, and her involvement with the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship.
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Date: April 20, 2017
Creator: Ceballos, Nathan & Clark, Alma
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Oral History Interview with Amy Trevino, March 31, 2013

Description: Transcript of an interview with Amy Trevino, a Mexican-American woman, about her educational experiences. Trevino shares memories of her childhood growing up in a large family and attending school; How her favorite subjects changed throughout the years with the teacher's influence and connection to the subject matter; Encouragement from her aunt to graduate and attend college; Rebelling and not graduating with her high school class in 1994; Struggles as a young adult with no future goals; Getti… more
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Date: March 31, 2013
Creator: Bravo, Francis & Trevino, Amy, 1975-
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Oral History Interview with Antonio T. Chavez, October 11, 2013

Description: Interview with Antonio Chavez, a former UNT student from Sonora, Texas. Chavez discusses the desegregation of schools in Sonora, experiences in grade school and the disparity in quality between segregated schools, his father's grocery business, discrimination, majoring in elementary education, working in geophysics, attending North Texas State College, life in Denton and on campus, and raising his family.
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Date: October 11, 2013
Creator: Bynum, Katherine E. & Chavez, Antonio T.
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Oral History Interview with Armaiti Shahidi Fitzgerald, March 17, 2011

Description: Interview with graphic designer, business owner, and beauty pageant winner Armaiti Shahidi Fitzgerald, Iranian-born immigrant to Plano, Texas, as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Fitzgerald's personal experiences of childhood and home life in Tehran, Iran, attending Al Zahra University in Tehran, coming to America as a young bride, attending the University of North Texas and finding a career as a fine artist in Dallas. Fitzgerald talks about serv… more
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Date: March 17, 2011
Creator: Kilgore, Deborah & Fitzgerald, Armaiti Shahidi
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Oral History Interview with Atzhiri Acosta, November 7, 2015

Description: Interview with Atzhiri Acosta, a Mexican-American immigrant from Wichita Falls, Texas. Acosta discusses moving to Wichita Falls, Texas, his upbringing there and adjusting to American life, his first jobs, being an "illegal immigrant" and immigration rhetoric, his family, the DREAM Act, Donald Trump, his work, deportation, and Christmas traditions.
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Date: November 7, 2015
Creator: Barber, Zach & Acosta, Atzhiri
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Oral History Interview with Audrey Daniels Kariel, August 6, 2019

Description: Interview with Audrey Kariel, former Mayor of Mashall, Texas, discussing her family, upbringing in Corsicana, being Jewish during World War II, segregation, her education and marriage, becoming Chairman of the City Commission as Mayor of Marshall, Texas, race relations over the years, and becoming Chair of the Marshall Chamber of Commerce.
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Date: August 6, 2019
Creator: Lacy, David & Kariel, Audrey Daniels
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Oral History Interview with Barbara L. Parry, December 10, 2019

Description: Interview with Dr. Barbara L. Parry, a psychiatrist from La Jolla, California. Parry discusses premenstrual psychosis, light treatment and circadian rhythms, the DSM, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, treatments, medications, the impact of politics, and grants.
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Date: December 10, 2019
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Parry, Barbara L.
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Oral History Interview with Betty Kimble, April 25, 2013

Description: Interview with Betty Kimble, an employee of Texas Instruments and community activist from Denton, Texas. Kimble discusses her education and family, growing up in Denton, the relocation of Quakertown and the development of new black neighborhoods, changing demographics and current issues, and community action in Southeast Denton. In appendix is a photo of the Denton County Courthouse, the Confederate Memorial, and a picture of students and teachers at the Fred Moore School in the 1930s or 40s, a… more
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Date: April 25, 2013
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Kimble, Betty
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Oral History Interview with Betty Kimble, March 3, 2017

Description: Audio log for a recording of an interview with community activist Betty Kimble from Denton, Texas, for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview Kimble discusses her involvement with the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship, desegregation in Denton, experiences with discrimination and segregation, contemporary prejudice, lifelong friendships of Fellowship members, and her continued community involvement.
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Date: March 3, 2017
Creator: Beattie, Kathleen & Kimble, Betty
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Oral History Interview with Bill King, April 26, 2018

Description: Interview with Dr. Bill King, a radiologist from Denton, Texas. King discusses his family background and upbringing, working for the Denton County Chronicle as a teenager, grade school, attending North Texas State College and becoming a doctor, the history of the Rotary Club, and his involvement in it.
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Date: April 26, 2018
Creator: Chegwidden, Caitlin & King, Bill
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Oral History Interview with Billie Joyce Towles, February 18, 2010

Description: Interview with Billie Joyce Towles, longtime resident of Weatherford, Texas, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Towles' personal experiences of childhood and education in Weatherford, Depression-era struggles, and living in Weatherford during World War II. Towles also discusses her father's work with the Works Progress Administration, marriage to Norman Towles, her family's switch from Democratic loyalty to Republican, her personal evolution on race issues, … more
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Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Towles, Billie Joyce
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Oral History Interview with Billie Mohair, April 7, 2017

Description: Audio log for a recording of an interview with Billie Mohair, librarian and community activist, for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview Mohair talks about her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship, her experiences of racism and segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, Quakertown, continued community involvement, and contemporary civil rights issues.
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Date: April 17, 2017
Creator: Lacy, David & Mohair, Billie
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Oral History Interview with Bob Glenn, March 30, 2010

Description: Interview with Bob Glenn, longtime resident of Weatherford, Texas, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Glenn's personal experiences of childhood and education in Weatherford, his 1961 enlistment in the U.S. Army, service at various stateside bases, and his career in the banking industry. Glenn also discusses changes in the Weatherford economy.
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Date: March 30, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Glenn, Bob
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Oral History Interview with Bobby Jones, June 19, 2014

Description: Interview with Dr. Bobby Jones, a veterinarian and epidemiologist from Southlake, Texas, whose family was prominent in the development of the community. Jones discusses his family history, growing up in a rural, segregated community, education at T. M. Terrell, race relations in Southlake, the Jones Annual Picnic, the Jones Gate cafe, the Civil Rights Act and desegregation, and the development of Southlake.
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Date: June 19, 2014
Creator: Fichera, Aaron & Jones, John Dolford "Bobby"
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Oral History Interview with Brenda Fields, April 3, 2014

Description: Interview with Brenda Fields, former president of the Dallas chapter of the NAACP from Dallas, Texas. Fields discusses her childhood, school and church, becoming aware of race, segregation and discrimination, joining the NAACP youth organization, NAACP National Conventions, picketing the State Fair and other notable places in north Texas, the movement's impact, the role of black churches, voting, the Civil Rights Acts and changes after its passing, the influence of Martin Luther King Jr. and Ma… more
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Date: April 3, 2014
Creator: Smith, Tiffany & Fields, Brenda Alyce
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Oral History Interview with Brenda Major, December 19, 2019

Description: Interview with Dr. Brenda Major, a psychologist from Truckee, California. Major discusses her background, education, the influence of the women's movement, attribution theory, abortion psychology, traumatic post-abortion syndrome, and research on postpartum depression and other mental illnesses related to pregnancy.
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Date: December 19, 2019
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Major, Brenda
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Oral History Interview with Brenda Sanders-Wise, March 20, 2014

Description: Interview with Brenda Sanders-Wise, a former student of I. M. Terrell High School from Fort Worth, Texas. Sanders-Wise discusses her average daily routine at the school, integration, her family history, Juneteenth and black culture in Fort Worth, church life, experiences of segregation and discrimination, and contemporary racism. In appendix is a photo of a public art installation commemorating black railroad employees at the TRE Station in Fort Worth.
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Date: March 20, 2014
Creator: Williams, Tessa & Sanders-Wise, Brenda
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Oral History Interview with Bruce Cunningham, March 21, 2013

Description: Video log for a recording of an interview with Bruce Cunningham, Army veteran (82nd Airborne Division, 1st Platoon A Company 325th Airborne Regiment) and ROTC instructor. In the interview he discusses his decision to enlist in 1983; officer candidate school in 1985; commission as 2nd Lieutenant; Airborne Jumpmaster School; assignment to Italy with 82nd Airborne Division; work with US Border Patrol; Iraq deployment; and difficulties of being a soldier, teacher, student and father. Appendix inclu… more
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Date: March 21, 2013
Creator: Malone, Timothy A. & Cunningham, Bruce
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