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Oral History Interview with Charles V. Griffin, Jr., July 12, 1984

Description: 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.
Date: July 12, 1984
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Griffin, Charles V., Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with C. Ray Stokes, July 9, 1990

Description: Transcript of an interview with Charles Ray Stokes, former Director of Development and Curator of Special Collections for Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Stokes discusses his professional background and the creation of TCOM. This interview was conducted for Richard Rafe's dissertation "The Historical Development of Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine as a State Medical School, 1960-1975."
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Date: July 9, 1990
Creator: Rafes, Richard & Stokes, C. Ray
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John Ed Balentine, July 7, 2006

Description: Interview with former North Texas State Teachers College student John Ed Balentine, longtime resident of Denton County, Texas. The interview includes Balentine's personal experiences about life on Denton farms, including descriptions of ranch work, wheat harvest, and entertainment options in Denton, education in Denton schools, dropping out of school to work for magnolia Oil Co. in Kermit, Texas, and being inducted into the U.S. Army. Additionally, Balentine speaks about his family's economic d… more
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Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Moye, Todd & Balentine, John Ed
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Gerard Roland Vela, July 21, 2004

Description: Interview with Dr. Gerard Roland Vela, UNT Professor Emeritus of Microbiology. The interview includes Vela's personal experiences about childhood and education, serving in World War II-era U.S. Navy, having a fellowship at Harvard University, and joining the North Texas faculty in 1965. Additionally, Vela discusses his family history, his love of chemistry, genetics, and microbiology, the growing pains involved with transitioning North Texas into a research university, the construction of a res… more
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Date: July 21, 2004
Creator: Calderon, Roberto R. & Vela, Gerard Roland
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Grant Jones, July 21, 1975

Description: Interview with Grant Jones, an insurance executive and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Abilene, Texas. Jones shares his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature and discusses his personal political philosophy, public school financing, public utilities legislation, constitutional revision, and his personal legislation.
Date: July 21, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jones, Grant, 1922-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James Gayle, July 15, 2006

Description: Interview with African American North Texas State University alumnus James Gayle. The interview included Gayle's personal experiences of childhood, playing basketball at Fort Worth's all-black Terrell High School, attending North Texas and enrolling in the ROTC program, and his experience as a boarder in "Shack Town" neighborhood of Denton. Gayle talks about the comparison of race relations in Artesia, New Mexico, and Waco and Forth Worth, Texas, the "neutral" stance of NT administration toward… more
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Date: July 15, 2006
Creator: Cervantez, Brian & Gayle, James
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Sidney Freeborn, July 2, 1972

Description: Interview with Sidney Freeborn, a resident of Fulton, Texas. Freeborn recounts his time growing up in Fulton in the late-19th century, building and owning homes in the area, working as an armed ranch hand near Carrizo Springs, developing a ranch in Orange Grove, the hurricane of 1942, policing Corpus Christi in the aftermath of the 1919 storm as a member of the Texas Cavalry, the Klan's presence in the area, the Texas Rangers, and Hurricane Celia. Mrs. Freeborn talks about her first husband, he… more
Date: July 2, 1972
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Freeborn, Sidney
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Sarah Weddington, July 11, 1977

Description: Interview with Democratic attorney and member of the Texas Legislature Sarah Weddington from Austin, Texas. In the interview, Weddington discusses her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature on issues such as budget surpluses, highway appropriations, public school financing, the Peveto Bill, property taxations, and personal legislation.
Date: July 11, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Weddington, Sarah
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ginger Heiman, July 26, 2012

Description: Interview with Ginger Heiman, certified public accountant, conducted for the UNT Foundation Oral History Project. She discusses her childhood and education in Denison, Texas, and at Grayson College, Southern Oklahoma University, and UNT; career as a Certified Public Accountant; work with the UNT comptroller’s office and the UNT Foundation.
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Date: July 26, 2012
Creator: Kilgore, Deborah K. & Heiman, Ginger
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Mary Alice Reding, July 20, 2013

Description: Interview with Mary Alice Reding, a resident of Aubrey, Texas and a graduate of the University of North Texas, regarding her experiences growing up in Aubrey, schooling, her father J. M. Coffey, who was a representative in the Texas legislature, local businesses, other town residents, and residences.
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Date: July 20, 2013
Creator: Goin, Deborah & Reding, Mary Alice
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Joba Ramirez, July 19, 2004

Description: Interview with Joba Ramirez, a nurse from Denton, Texas, regarding her Mexican-American heritage. Ramirez discusses her background, medical education, family traditions, discrimination she experienced, and the history of Denton's Mexican-American community.
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Date: July 19, 2004
Creator: Ray, Dulce Ivette & Ramirez, Joba
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with C. Shephard, July 14, 1988

Description: Interview with May Shephard, a teacher and a member of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship from Tyler, Texas. Shephard explains her background and family, integration in schools, the history of race relations in Denton, her involvement with the group, their voting registration projects, demographics in the group, and how they performed outreach.
Date: July 14, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Shephard, MaeDell
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Merrill Ellis, July 1-2, 1981

Description: Interview with Merrill Ellis, a composer and music professor at the University of North Texas, regarding his education, career in music, compositions, and the developments he spearheaded in the field of electronic compostion.
Date: July 2, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Mailman, Martin S. & Ellis, Merrill, 1916-1981
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Douglas Chadwick, July 19, 2012

Description: Interview with Douglas Chadwick, former executive director of the UNT Foundation from Dallas, Texas. Chadwick discusses his family background and education at Southern Methodist University, his career in administration, work as Director of Planned Giving at UNT, involvement with the UNT Foundation and work as executive director, building connections and financial support, changes in the Foundation through the years, thoughts on the future of the Foundation and University, and his retirement.
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Date: July 19, 2012
Creator: Kilgore, Deborah K. & Chadwick, Douglas
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Clyde J. Shelton, July 27, 1987

Description: Interview with Clyde J. Shelton, a United States Army veteran from Mexia, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after being captured when his artillery unit, the "Lost Battalion," was captured off the coast of java in 1942.
Date: July 27, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Shelton, Clyde J.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Richard Crooks, July 24, 2003

Description: Interview with aircraft worker Richard Crooks. The interview includes Crooks' personal experiences of being employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
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Date: July 24, 2003
Creator: Dixon, Tricia Taylor & Crooks, Richard
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Don Maison, July 30, 2013

Description: Interview with Don Maison, President and Chief Executive Officer of AIDS services of Dallas. The interview includes Maison's personal experiences about his childhood, working with the Dallas County Juvenile Department, being gay, being involved with the gay community, and his experiences as a lawyer. He particularly talks about being involved with the Dallas Gay Alliance, the Village Station arrests, and the AIDS crisis.
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Date: July 30, 2013
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Maison, Don
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, November 3, 1967

Description: Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, who was an attorney from Dallas, Texas. The interview includes the politician's personal experiences and views as a member of the Sixtieth Legislature.
Date: July 8, 1968
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, December 1, 1969

Description: Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, an attorney from Dallas. The interview includes his personal experiences and views as a member of the Special Sessions of the Sixty-first Legislature.
Date: July 15, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 17, 1975

Description: Interview with Democratic senator and attorney Oscar H. Mauzy, a member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Mauzy discusses his experiences while serving as a member of the Sixty-fourth Texas Legislature. Mauzy also expresses his personal views on public school financing, public utilities legislation, the College Coordinating Bill, constitutional revision, personal legislation. He comments on fellow politicians Comptroller Bob Bullock, Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby and Go… more
Date: July 6, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with David Allred, July 29, 1971

Description: Interview with Democratic journalist and member of the Texas House of Representative David Allred, from Wichita Falls, Texas. David Allred was the son of former Governor James V. Allred. In the interview, Allred describes some of his experiences as a member of the Regular and First Special Session of the Sixty -second Legislature. His topics of discussion include the origins of the "Dirty Thirty", the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, and his comments on former politicians Speaker Gus Mutscher an… more
Date: July 29, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, July 29, 1971

Description: Interview with Rep. Walt Parker, Texas state legislator from Denton, Texas. Parker discusses his experiences during the first called special session of the 62nd Texas State Legislature in early 1971, including his response to Governor Smith's deficit spending plan, lobbying, taxation, the so-called "Dirty Thirty," and redistricting.
Date: July 29, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Parker, Walter E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Darrell Harrington, July 5, 1997

Description: Interview with Darrell Harrington, an anesthetist and Army veteran of the Vietnam War. In the interview, Harrington describes his experiences while serving as an Army nurse, and includes details on his assignments to Chu Lai, Da Nang, and the 91st Evacuation Hospital in An Khe. Harrington also discusses the treatment of wounded troops and enemy soldiers, relationships between doctors and nurses, general morale problems, and recreational activities. He recalls his return to the States on thirty-… more
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Date: July 5, 1997
Creator: Houser-Hess, Lucinda & Harrington, Darrell
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jose Gonzales, July 4, 1997

Description: Interview with Jose Gonzalez, an anesthetist and Army veteran of the Vietnam War. In the interview, Gonzalez describes his experiences while serving as an Army nurse in Vietnam. Gonzalez discusses what life was like during his assignment to the 24th Evacuation Hospital, and includes details concerning relationships between doctors and nurses, morale, American relations with Vietnamese civilians, recreational activities, entertainment, and his Bronze Star award. He also recalls the adjustments t… more
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Date: July 4, 1997
Creator: Houser-Hess, Lucinda & Gonzalez, Jose
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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