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Oral History Interview with Richard Vincent, March 14, 2006

Description: Interview with Richard Vincent, a member and former pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church from Kirksville, Missouri. Vincent discusses his education and religious background, the Circle of Friends in Dallas and discovering the Metropolitan Community Church, establishing MCC Dallas, ministering to prisoners, becoming the first pastor of MCC Dallas, cooperation with bars and other LGBT community establishments, the congregation, moving the church, his theology, succeeding pastors, and refle… more
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Date: March 14, 2006
Creator: Mims, Michael & Vincent, Richard
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James W. Huffman, April 11, 1990

Description: Interview with James W. Huffman, a Navy WWII veteran and POW from Los Angeles, California, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Huffman discusses joining the Navy; service aboard the Houston and changes in training as war neared; early operations in the war; the Battle of Sundra Strait and sinking; surviving in Java; capture by the Japanese; various experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Thanbyuzayat, several camps on the Burma Railway, a… more
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Date: April 11, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Huffman, James W.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Kenton and Minnie Nash, October 15, 1977

Description: Interview with Kenton and Minnie Nash regarding their experiences while at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: October 15, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Nash, Kenton & Kenton, Minnie
Partner: University of North Texas
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Oral History Interview with Charles Roberts, October 13, 1977

Description: Interview with Charles Roberts regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: October 13, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Roberts, Charles H.
Partner: University of North Texas

Oral History Interview with Rebecca H. Bishop, April 4, 2013

Description: Interview with Rebecca H. Bishop, a USMC Iraq War veteran from Los Angeles, California. Bishop discusses choosing to become a Marine Corps officer, attending the Naval Academy, being a female in the Corps, experiences and combat in Iraq in 2005-06, life as a Marine parent, attending Army Airborne School, the Advanced Degree Program and graduate school, leadership and decision making, the relationship between enlisted and officers, women in combat, plans for the future, and some general reflecti… more
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Date: April 4, 2013
Creator: Hedrick, Amy & Bishop, Rebecca H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

The Earps Invade Southern California: Bootlegging Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and the Old Soldiers’ Home

Description: Most readers of the Wild West know Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, and Morgan Earp for the famous shootout on the streets of Tombstone, Arizona. But few know the later years of the close-knit Earp family, which revolved around patriarch Nicholas Earp, and their last push at a major monetary coup in Los Angeles. By 1900 a newly established Old Soldiers’ Home was in place at Sawtelle (between Santa Monica and Los Angeles), with thousands of veterans earning monthly pensions, but in an environment where… more
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Date: July 15, 2020
Creator: Chaput, Donald & De Haas, David D., 1956-
Partner: UNT Press
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[Scrapbook for The Experience, 1984-1987]

Description: Scrapbook containing color photographs, name tags, stickers, invitations, menus, articles, and tickets in relation to "The Experience", John Briggs life, and his trip to California between 1984 and 1987. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community. The scrapbook also documents social gatherings Briggs held at his household.
Date: [1984..1987]
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Joy Burkhard, October 6, 2022

Description: Interview with Joy Burkhard, a mother and founder/executive director of the nonprofit organization 2020 Mom, soon to be renamed the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, from Valencia, California. Burkhard discusses work in the health delivery system, her own experience with motherhood, Postpartum Support International, founding her organization, maternal mental health disorders, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and the importance of access to child care and support.
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Date: October 6, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Burkhard, Joy
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 20, 1974

Description: Interview with Lawrence Brown, a civil servant, concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Brown worked at a camp in Boyd, Texas (Company 850).
Date: March 20, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brown, Lawrence
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with James H. Barclay, February 12, 1976

Description: Interview with James H. Barclay concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Barclay worked in camps in Monrovia, California and Waxahachie, Texas.
Date: February 12, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Barclay, James H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with "Zeke" Campbell, September 14, 1996

Description: Interview with William M. "Zeke" Campbell, musician, concerning his experiences as a member of the "Light Crust Doughboys" western swing band, 1935-42. Campbell also discusses his early radio career, appearances in the movies of Gene Autry, and his musical influences. Includes a photocopy of a newspaper article from the Fort Worth Star Telegram dated June 17-18, 1981 written by Mike H. Price. Article is titled, "He may not be crusty but he's still in the swing" [1] page.
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Date: September 14, 1996
Creator: Daniels, John D.; Schotte, Will & Campbell, William M.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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