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Oral History Interview with Ed Bearden, April 16,1998

Description: Transcript of an interview with Ed Bearden from Ellis County, Texas, concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
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Date: April 16, 1998
Creator: Hughen, Bill & Bearden, Ed, 1921-
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Oral History Interview with Norvell Hill Williams Reed, September 14, 2006

Description: Transcript of an interview with Norvell Hill Williams Reed, a longtime Denton resident and former resident of Denton's historic all-black Quakertown neighborhood. Reed shares concerning her childhood in Quakertown; family history; family's forced move out of Quakertown to Solomon Hill neighborhood of Denton; race relations in Denton; participation in Denton Christian Women's Fellowship; family's historical memories of Quakertown. Appendix includes photographs (13 pages), one map (1 page), and a… more
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Date: September 14, 2006
Creator: Yancey, Sherelyn & Reed, Norvell Hill Williams, 1921-
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Oral History Interview with John Leedom, February 10, 1984

Description: Transcript of an interview with Senator John Leedom, a businessman and a Republican member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, Texas. In this interview Leedom discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-eighth Legislature.
Date: February 10, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Leedom, John N., 1921-2011
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Oral History Interview with P. K. Carlton, June 30, 2004

Description: Interview with U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force veteran P. K. Carlton. Carlton speaks about his association with General Curtis LeMay, bomber operations against Japan and Japanese occupied territory, his assignment with the Strategic Air Command Operations staff under LeMay, and the role of the SAC and the B-52 in relations with the Soviets. Additionally, Carlton speaks about LeMay's role in creating a safety program for the SAC and in building SAC's communications system, in the develop… more
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Date: June 30, 2004
Creator: Hurley, Alfred F. & Carlton, P. K.
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Oral History Interview with Dean M. McCall, February 26, 1971

Description: Interview with Dean M. McCall, Army Air Corps veteran and survivor of the siege of Corregidor. The interview includes McCall's personal experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. McCall talks about the Japanese bombing of Nichols Field, the fall of Bataan, the fall of Corregidor and his capture, Bilibid Prison, hell ship to Japan, copper mining at Motiyama, Honshu, American air raids and naval bombardment, and liberation.
Date: February 26, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & McCall, Dean M.
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Oral History Interview with Uell M. Carter and George Killian, September 19, 1970

Description: Interview with Uell M. Carter and George Killian, who are both World War II veterans and members of the "Lost Battalion" from Amarillo, Texas. In the interview, the two veterans describe what it was like to be Japanese prisoners-of-war. They both discuss their experiences and memories of the fall of Java and the capture of Surabaja in 1942, and also of the bicycle camp Batavia in 1942-45.
Date: September 19, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Carter, Uell M. & Killian, George
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Oral History Interview with John L. Bates, Jr., September 21, 2003

Description: Interview with attorney and Army veteran John L. Bates Jr. The Interview includes Bates' personal experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, Officer Candidate School, being selected for the Counter Intelligence Corps, British Intelligence School, assignment to Kweiyang, China, the end of the war and his transfer to the War Crimes Section as an Assistant Theater Judge Advocate, his assignment to Hankow to investigate the executions of three of Jimmy Doolittle's pilots and … more
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Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bates, John L., Jr.
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Oral History Interview with Bob Murphey, April 19, 1969

Description: Interview with attorney and former Sergeant-at-Arms of the Texas House of Representatives Bob Murphey, who is from Nacogdoches, Texas. Mr. Murphey is also an accomplished public speaker and the nephew of former Governor Coke Stevenson, who he comments on. In the interview, he discusses his experiences while serving as Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr. Murphey also describes his thoughts and personal views on the Stevenson-Johnson senatorial race of 1948.
Date: April 19, 1969
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Murphey, Bob
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Oral History Interview with Norvell Reed, March 11, 1988

Description: Interview with community activist Norvell Reed from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Reed discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on what life was like living in a segregated community, the desegregation of North Texas State College, the desegregation of public schools, Fred Moore public School, paving of streets in the African-American section of Denton, the group's social activ… more
Date: March 11, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard & Reed, Norvell
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Oral History Interview with Katherine McGuire, April 6, 1988

Description: Interview with community activist Katherine McGuire from Denton, Texas. In the interview, McGuire discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on what life was like living in a segregated community in Denton, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, the Denton Christian Preschool, the desegregation of public schools and public facilities, the former president of North Tex… more
Date: April 6, 1988
Creator: Lohr, Mary & McGuire, Katherine
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Oral History Interview with Allen H. Benton, November 24, 2004

Description: Interview with Allen H. Benton, World War II-era veteran of the 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard. The interview includes Benton's personal experiences about childhood in upstate New York and the Depression-era economy, education at Cornell University, drafting into the U.S. Army Infantry and service at several stateside bases, transferring to Cavalry and combat in the Pacific Theater, and having a career as an author of biological field guides. The interview also includes Benton's memories o… more
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Date: November 24, 2004
Creator: Johnston, Glenn T.; Benton, Allen H. & Johnston, Craig F.
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Oral History Interview with P. J. Smallwood, October 1973

Description: Interview with P. J. Smallwood, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Sherman, Texas. Smallwood recounts his experiences with the "Lost Battallion" which was captured on Java in March, 1942, and his subsequent time as a POW, including: joining the National Guard; mobilization and deployment to East Asia; diversion to Java at the start of the war; the Japanese attack and the unit's capture; and his internment and labor at the Bicycle Camp in Batavia (Jakarta), Changi Camp in Singapore… more
Date: {1973-10-11,1973-10-25}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Smallwood, P. J.
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