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Oral History Interview with Carol West, May 29, 2008
Transcript of an interview with Reverend Carol West, pastor of Celebration Community Church in Fort Worth. Reverend West discusses concerning her childhood in Greenville and Irving, Tex.; early years in a Unitarian Church congregation; education at North Texas State College and Texas Christian University; career as a public school English teacher; experience of "coming out" to self, friends, and family; experience as a member of MCC Fort Worth; decision to enter ministry; training in suicide prevention, trauma debriefing, and hostage negotiation; ordination at MCC Dallas; political activism during AIDS crisis, particularly at Parkland Hospital; work as an associate pastor and AIDS chaplain at MCC Dallas; work with AIDS Outreach Center of Fort Worth and AIDS Interfaith Network of Dallas; receiving "call" to pastor Celebration Community Church; demographics of congregation.
Oral History Interview with Carolyn Wright, August 12, 1993
Interview with Judge Carolyn Wright, a state district judge, concerning her views on the impact and significance of women on the rise of the Republican Party in Texas from 1968 to 1993. Wright discusses her educational background, her move to Dallas, her decision to enter Republican politics, her election as a state district judge, her relationship with the African American community, and her personal political philosophy.
Oral History Interview with Cassandra F. Berry, November 29, 2006
Interview with Denton resident Cassandra F. Berry, UNT employee with a personal interest in the history of Quakertown, as part of the Quakertown Oral History Project. The interview includes Berry's personal experiences about working at UNT as the Associate Vice President for Equity and Diversity, as well as her service to the Denton African American Museum, which led to her interest in the history of Quakertown.
Oral History Interview with Catherine Bell, April 7, 2017
Audio log for a recording of an interview with Catherine Bell, public employee and community activist, about her experiences with the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship.
Oral History Interview with Catherine Bell, December 12, 1987
Interview with Catherine Bell, a public employee and community activist, about her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Bell discusses the early organization and social activities, her experiences in a segregated environment, the street paving of the African American section of Denton, urban renewal, desegregation of public places in Denton, her political activities, desegregation of schools, and the jobs program.
Oral History Interview with Cathy Hartman, December 7, 2015
Interview with Cathy N. Hartman, the Associate Dean of the University of North Texas Libraries before her retirement in December 2015. She discusses her education and her career as an academic librarian, particularly working with government information and digital preservation.
Oral History Interview with Cathy Nelson Hartman, December 7, 2015
Transcript of an interview with Cathy Nelson Hartman, retired Associate Dean of Libraries at the University of North Texas. Hartman discusses her childhood in east Texas; education and work history; move to librarianship; changes at UNT over the years; work at UNT Libraries; move to digital libraries; creation of UNT’s digital repository and the Portal to Texas History; logistics of creating a digital library; international growth of digital libraries.
Oral History Interview with Cece Cox, March 14, 2012
Interview with Cece Cox, Executive Director of Resource Center of Dallas and longtime activist in the LGBT community. The interview includes Cox's personal experiences of childhood in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, her college years at Northwestern University, and coming out the family, friends, and co-workers. Cox talks about the awareness of her sexual orientation, the supportive reactions of family, her decision to move to Dallas, Texas for a job, her involvement in the Dallas LGBT community, thoughts on Texas Penal Code 21.06-the Sodomy Law, the struggle for gay men to receive AIDS treatment at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas Gay Alliance's activism in AIDS treatment and care as well as in the struggle for equal treatment and human rights. Additionally, Cox talks about her impressions of Don Baker, Judge Jerry Buchmeyer and his decision to overturn penal code 21.06, changes in Dallas's LGBT community, family life, and Resource Center Dallas's history and services. The interview also includes an appendix with articles, Vol. 4, No. 2 of the THRF News newsletter, and a certificate of incorporation for the Foundation For Human Understanding.
Oral History Interview with Cece Cox, November 6, 2009
Interview with executive director of resource Center Dallas Cece Cox. The interview includes Cox's personal experiences about childhood in Ohio and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, education at Northwestern University, moving to Dallas, and having a career as a photojournalist and studio photographer. Additionally, Cox discusses her coming out narrative, involvement with groups such as Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and Dallas Gay Alliance/Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance, as well as her decision to enter SMU Law School, and her relationship with her partner, adopted son, and family members. The interview includes an appendix with newspaper articles from the Dallas Morning News and flyers.
Oral History Interview with Cecil E. Shuford, November 8, 1974
Interview with Cecil Shuford, former college professor, writer, and poet, concerning the evolution of the Journalism Department at North Texas State University, his philosophy on the training of professional journalists, his theories on creative writing, and his impressions of various presidential administrations at the University.
Oral History Interview with Cecil Hollingshead, October 22, 1983
Interview with Cecil Hollingshead, U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, about his experiences at Kaneohe Naval Air Station with VP-11 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Cecil Hollingshead, October 22, 1983
Interview with Cecil Hollingshead, a United States Navy veteran from Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 as a member of the VP-11 patrol squadron at Kaneohe Bay.
Oral History Interview with Ceclia Bermejo Hernandez, February 16, 2013
Interview with Cecelia Hernandez, a Mexican-American resident of Fort Worth, Texas. Hernandez discusses her schooling, her family, thoughts on college and first generation students, becoming and being a parent, working at Fort Worth ISD, and encountering struggles as a Hispanic person and parent. In appendix is her family tree.
Oral History Interview with Charles A. Cates, March 14, 1974
Interview with Charles A. Cates, a businessman, U.S. 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. Cates 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 (1943-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.
Oral History Interview with Charles Beatty, March 13, 2006
Interview with Charles "Chuck" Beatty, African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. The interview includes Beatty's personal experiences of childhood and education, accepting an athletic scholarship to North Texas, playing football at North Texas and with the Pittsburgh Steelers and other professional teams, being in the National Guard during the Vietnam era, and returning to North Texas to earn a degree following his professional football career. Additionally, Beatty speaks of social life among African-American students and relations with white students and faculty, his experiences as an elected official in Waxahachie and as a member of the UNT Board of Regents, and his perceptions of change at North Texas over time.
Oral History Interview with Charles C. Brabham, Jr., September 9, 2003
Interview with Army veteran Charles C. Brabham Jr. The interview includes Brabham's personal experiences about the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II, his youth in Dallas during the Great Depression, joining the 112th Cavalry at age 16, his mobilization and various assignments, and his medical evacuation die to malaria, dysentery, and hookworm.
Oral History Interview with Charles C. Christensen, October 1, 1979
Interview with Navy veteran Charles C. Christensen. The interview includes Christensen's personal experiences while aboard the auxiliary repair ship USS Argonne during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview includes an appendix with postcards and letters.
Oral History Interview with Charles D. Lewis, October 8, 1993
Interview with Charles Lewis concerning his experiences before and during his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Lewis worked at camps in Chillicothe, Ohio (Company 502) and Xenia, Ohio (Company 3542). Includes an appendix.
Oral History Interview with Charles E. Smith, March 29, 1988
Interview with Charles E. Smith, community leader and longtime resident of the Hamilton Park neighborhood, from Dallas, Texas. Smith discusses his role in the Hamilton Park Civic League, of which he was president in 1973, the Hamilton Park School, its closure, integration and its effects in Richardson ISD, and the Pacesetter program.
Oral History Interview with Charles Goff, February 1, 1994
Interview with Charles Goff about his experiences as an employee of the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in Texarkana, Texas during World War II and the postwar years. Goff discusses his move from Akron, Ohio, the construction of the plant, safety procedures, bond drives, housing and transportation adjustments, and the social and economic effects on Texarkana. Appendix includes a photocopy of a drawing of a "rim to be shellacked" and a "rim" [1 leaf].
Oral History Interview with Charles H. Horner, August 6, 1978
Interview with Charles H. Horner, a United States Navy veteran from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Horner discusses his recollections aboard the USS Cassin during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Charles H. Miles, Jr., October 23, 1982
Interview with Army veteran Charles H. Miles. The interview includes Gage's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Charles H. Roberts, November 6, 1994
Interview with Charles H. Roberts, a Marines WWII veteran from Denton, Texas, who was present at Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station, Oahu, on December 7th, 1941. Roberts discusses the different waves of attacking Japanese aircraft, returning fire, the immediate aftermath, reactions on Oahu and defensive measures, and casualties.
Oral History Interview with Charles J. Lawson, December 21, 1974
Interview with Charles Lawson, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences while on maneuvers at Soldiers Beach near Schofield Barracks with the 34th Combat Engineers during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Charles Leroy "Lee" Smith, December 20, 2018
Transcript of an interview with Charles Leroy "Lee" Smith, U.S. Air Force veteran and private pilot. Smith recounts his experiences at the University of Alabama and in the US Air Force, Flight School at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, and Basic Training in Mississippi. He speaks of his assignments in Keflavik, Iceland, Red Bluff, CA, and NORAD Sector as Captain in electronics and communications. He was Certified for the F-102 at Perrin Air Force Base, Sherman, TX. He tells of his experiences while assigned to combat squadron in Saigon during Vietnam War, and his life after Vietnam era and his work experiences flying world-wide for businesses and the private sector, particularly as pilot for Frank Sinatra.
Oral History Interview with Charles M. Lagow, October 11, 2000
Interview with Charles M. Lagow, a Army WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Lagow discusses his family history, attending Texas A&M, joining the CCC, the lead up to war, activation and training with the 352nd Engineer Battalion, deployment to Khorramshahr, Iran, building roads, delivering supplies to the Soviets, crash landing in a B-17 in Palestine, returning to the States and transfer to the 1346th Eng. Bat., deployment to Okinawa, occupation duty and Japanese holdouts, thoughts on Hideki Tojo, attitudes towards the Japanese, shell shock and mental breakdowns, the atomic bomb, and life after the war.
Oral History Interview with Charles P. Foote, February 21, 1993
Interview with Charles P. Foote about his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He discusses his childhood during the Great Depression in in Hunt County, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp at Wolfe City, Texas (Company 2899); description of camp; life in camp.
Oral History Interview with Charles P. Foote, February 21, 1993
Interview with Charles Foote concerning his experiences before and during his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Foote worked at a camp in Wolfe City, Texas (Company 2899).
Oral History Interview with Charles R. Easley, September 39, 1989
Interview with Charles R. Easley, a United States Navy veteran from Newport, Oregon, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin.
Oral History Interview with Charles Timlin, July 8, 1978
Interview with Charles Timlin, a Navy WWII veteran from Fort Worth, Texas. Timlin discusses his experiences aboard the USS Vestal during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including is entry into the service, assignment to the Vestal, training and life on the ship, the night before the attack, events during the morning of the attack, and some details about service in the war afterwards.
Oral History Interview with Charles V. Griffin, Jr., July 12, 1984
Transcript of an interview with Charles V. Griffin, Jr., the founder of the Uvalde Producers Feed and Elevator Inc., from Uvalde, Texas. Griffin discusses his family background, education, and his views on the grain business.
Oral History Interview with Charles W. Lebkowsky, May 15, 1982
Interview with Charles W. Lebkowsky, a United States Navy veteran from Otto, Texas. Lebkowsky explains his experiences and recollections aboard the destroyer the USS Tucker during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Charles W. Lindberg, February 19, 1998
Transcript of an interview with Charles W. Lindberg, a Marine Corps veteran (3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division), concerning experiences during the battle for Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945, in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Appendix includes a photocopy of a map of Iowa Jima and copies of multiple photographs of Mr. Lindberg with other Marines on and around Mt. Suribachi.
Oral History Interview with Charles Weldon Burgoon, May 23, 2012
Interview with Charles Weldon Burgoon, life-time Denton resident and owner of Weldon's Saddle Shop. The interview includes Burgoon's experiences as a child in Denton, his genealogy, and Denton city and country history. Burgoon gives details about area rodeos, schooling in Denton, his summer job mowing lawns, experience with country living, and other various jobs including leather-working and tooling. He talks about the lack of shotgun shells and metal bathtubs during the Second World War, the courtship and marriage of his wife, the Cowboy Turtle Association, selling hand-made goods at rodeos, the Dallas Sportatorium, and professional wrestling. The interview also includes the opening of Burgoon's saddle shop and western store, Harpool's Farm Store, changes in his saddle shop, and the involvement of his daughter in the saddle shop. Burgoon talks about his son's college years and move to California, rental properties and the effect of the recession, and his thoughts on work ethic. It includes an appendix with photographs, a list detailing the images, and an article on The North Texas State Fair and Rodeo.
Oral History Interview with Charles Williams, October 23, 2006
Transcript of an interview with Charles Williams, a son of resident's of Denton's historic all-black Quakertown neighborhood and long-time Denton resident, concerning his early childhood and education in Denton, including experiences with racial segregation and experiences with integrating Denton public schools; interest in radical black politics; influence of uncle, Fred Hill; career in U.S. Navy; family's historical memories of Quakertown. Includes photographs (two pages), a map of Quakertown (one page), and a list of sources (one page).
Oral History Interview with Charles Wilson, January 1, 1972
Interview with Senator Charles Wilson, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Lufkin, Texas. In the interview, Wilson discusses his personal views and experiences concerning specific problems in the Texas state government, personal legislation, utilities regulation, the appointment of committee members, lobbies, campaign financial disclosure, election filing fees, committee structure, annual legislative sessions, taxation, and legislative apportionment.
Oral History Interview with Charles Witt, September 28, 1977
Interview with Navy veteran Charles Witt. The interview includes Witt's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview also includes an appendix with a travel journal.
Oral History Interview with Charley Fenoglio, December 7, 1981
Interview with Charley Fenoglio, a United States Navy veteran from Montague, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of 1941 while aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania.
Oral History Interview with Charlie Cole, March 5, 1985
Interview with county adult probation officer and former member of the North Texas State College football team Charlie Cole Jr., from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Cole recollects thoughts and memories from when he was a student at the college during the desegregation of athletics in 1956.
Oral History Interview with Charlie Joe Cole, Jr., October 3, 2019
Transcript of an interview with Charlie Joe Cole Jr., conducted in Denton, Texas, for the Geezle Fraternity Oral History Project that expands on a previous interview in 1985. Cole discusses his background as an athlete at North Texas State College (UNT) playing football, his distinguished Air Force service, his membership in the Geezle Fraternity, and his career in education followed by his career as Denton County's Probation Officer.
Oral History Interview with Charlie Rodriguez, March 5, 2003
Interview with Charlie Rodriguez, businessman and musician, concerning his recollections concerning the development of the Northside (Fort Worth, Texas) Hispanic community, his music career, and the evolution of his family's Mexican foods business.
Oral History Interview with Charlye Heggins, February 19, 2013
Interview with former Denton City Council member Charlye Heggins as part of the UNT African American Remembrance Project. The interview includes Heggins' personal experiences about her childhood, raising a family, doing volunteer work in Denton, and being involved with Texas politics. She particularly talks about discrimination and race issues in Denton during the 1970s and '80s. It includes an appendix with photographs and an article about her death.
Oral History Interview with Chester B. Willis, September 16, 1988
Transcript of an interview with Chester Willis, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Chester Dellinger, February 4, 1978
Interview with Chester Dellinger, a Navy WWII veteran from Locksburg, Arkansas. Dellinger discusses his experience aboard the USS Thornton during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including his entry into the service, assignment to the Thornton, life onboard and operations, the morning of the attack, and events during the following night.
Oral History Interview with Chester E. Hudson, October 12, 1993
Interview with Chester Hudson concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Hudson worked at camps in Calico Rock, Arkansas (Company 4747); Walcott, Arkansas (Company 3799); and Ozone, Arkansas (Company 1708). Includes an appendix.
Oral History Interview with Chester Millman, December 7, 1978
Interview with Chester Millman, United States Navy veteran from Lowell, Massachusetts. Millman discusses his experiences aboard the cruiser the USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Chip Wadsworth, August 1, 2015
Transcript of an interview with Chip Wadsworth, homesteader and simple life advocate, concerning her childhood; early experiences with the outdoors; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life; decision to homestead in Maine; memories of the Nearings and the Good Life Center.
Oral History Interview with Choice B. Lovelady, February 20, 1978
Interview with Choice Lovelady, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at the Marine Barracks between Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Chris Miller, June 24, 1975
Interview with Chris Miller, a public relations consultant and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth, concerning her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. Miller discusses her decision to enter politics, her personal political philosophy, the House speakership race, her committee appointments, constitutional revision, the Equal Rights Amendment, public school financing, public utilities legislation, and her personal legislation.
Oral History Interview with Christopher Perry Nichols, February 22, 2003
Interview with Christopher Perry Nichols, stage director, concerning his recollections of his father, the artist Perry Nichols.
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