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Musical Squash

Description: The painting is an abstract of a cut open acorn squash in hues of green and gold against a brown background with a black, musical staff and two clef symbols in the upper right of the canvas. The lower right has abstract shapes in red, green, blue, and brown.
Date: 1942
Creator: Morgan, Maud
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Sketches from the Hintok POW Camp, 1943-1944

Description: Postwar sketches of life as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese at Hintok, Thailand, 1942-44, created by John Wisecup, Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. Bridge-building details; "Pack of Cards" bridge; Japanese cruelties and atrocities; tropical diseases; burial details. Includes six leaves of a poem titled, "Saga of Bamboo Jim," an introduction, and a foreword.
Date: 1999
Creator: Wisecup, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jack Witherspoon, May 24, 2014

Description: Transcript of an interview with Jack Witherspoon, Reservations, Ticketing, Sales and Advertising employee for Braniff International Airways. Witherspoon discusses his childhood; career with Braniff; personal reflections of Braniff; Braniff’s rise to the top of preferred airlines; and its bankruptcy on May 12, 1982. Appendix includes various photos and documents from Witherspoon's career.
Date: May 24, 2014
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Witherspoon, Jack, 1942-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Elmer Wulf, August 17, 1998

Description: Interview with Elmer Wulf, businessman and U.S. Army Air Forces WWII veteran (535th Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, 1st Air Division, 8th Air Force), about his experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Appendix includes two photocopies from an unknown book and two photocopies giving information on the B-17.
Date: August 17, 1998
Creator: Lane, Peter; Byrd, Richard W. & Wulf, Elmer
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Charles P. Foote, February 21, 1993

Description: 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.
Date: February 21, 1993
Creator: Cubberly, Monica & Foote, Charles P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with George Riley, February 3, 1994

Description: Interview with George Riley concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Riley worked at camps in Duncan, Arizona (Company 1814); Fredonia, Arizona (Company 1814); and Grand Junction, Colorado (Company 3892).
Date: February 3, 1994
Creator: Henley, Shelly & Riley, George V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lloyd V. Willey, March 3, 1999

Description: Interview with Lloyd V. Willey, U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Appendix includes poems written by the interviewee and photocopied picture of the interviewee.
Date: March 3, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Willey, Lloyd V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Dick Hooper, May 25, 1992

Description: Interview with Dick Hooper, veteran army nurse from Mount Zion, Illinois. The interview recounts his experiences as a nurse and anesthetist in Vietnam, 1969-70. His civilian and military educations are covered, as well as his experiences with the 18th Surgical Hospital at Camp Evans, Quang Tri City, battle casualties, social life, and relations with the Vietnamese. Also included are his personal thoughts about U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Date: May 25, 1992
Creator: Houser, Cindy & Hooper, W. Richard (Dick)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Donald Stanley Vogel, February 12, 2003

Description: Interview with Donald Stanley Vogel, artist and art dealer, concerning his recollections concerning painter Perry Nichols. He discusses his early years as a painter after coming to Dallas from Chicago, 1942; comments about the "Dallas Nine"; building a clientele for his paintings; his relationship with John Rosenfield, the arts and music critic for the Dallas Morning News; his business partnership with Betty McLean in the Betty McLean Art Gallery, 1951-54; his criticism of Nichols's work habits… more
Date: February 12, 2003
Creator: Balsley, Gerald & Vogel, Donald S., 1917-2004
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Wade H. Webb, February 7, 1997

Description: Interview with Wade Webb, 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. Webb discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation. The Appendix includes a photocopy of a … more
Date: February 7, 1997
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Webb, Wade H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ray Ogle, June 3, 1997

Description: Interview with Ray Ogle, 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. Ogle discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), railway maintenance work (1944-1945), and his liberation. The App… more
Date: {1997-06-03,1997-06-10}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ogle, Ray
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Alvin Morgan, February 17, 1997

Description: Interview with Alvin Morgan, 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. Fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944-1945), American air raids, and his liberation.
Date: {1997-02-17,1997-02-24,1997-03-03}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Morgan, Alvin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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.
Date: March 30, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Glenn, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Dan C. Buzzo, February 11 and 16, 1998

Description: Interview with Dan Buzzo, an 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. He discusses the fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma- Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Tamuan and Tamuang, Thailand, 1944; Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, 1944-45; and his libe… more
Date: {1998-02-11,1998-02-16}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Buzzo, Dan C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John Aaron, November 4, 2006

Description: Interview with Alan Lee Briscoe, NASA engineer and manager, as part of the Skylab Oral History Project. The interview includes Aaron's personal experiences about childhood and education, having a career with NASA in mission control, space shuttle and software development, and International Space Station programs. Aaron speaks about his duties on various missions, Skylab's importance to NASA and space exploration, and his perceptions of NASA's working and management culture. The interview includ… more
Date: November 4, 2006
Creator: Johnson, Michael & Aaron, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Charles Goff, February 1, 1994

Description: 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].
Date: February 1, 1994
Creator: Brantley, Janet G. & Goff, Charles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Robert M. Allen, October 14, 1995

Description: Interview with Robert Allen, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while temporarily assigned to the Submarine Base during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. (His permanent assignment was aboard the aircraft tender USS Avocet. He was attending signalman school at the Submarine Base).
Date: October 14, 1995
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Allen, Robert M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Effie McQueen, April 30, 2013

Description: Interview with Effie McQueen from Marshall, Texas. McQueen discusses her childhood and education, attending North Texas State University, participation in civil rights activism, getting the streets of south Denton paved, Quakertown, employment and discrimination, her church involvement, the Denton County Courthouse, and reflections on the town. In appendix is a photo of the Denton County Courthouse and one of the Den County Confederate Memorial.
Date: April 30, 2013
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & McQueen, Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Paul D. Stein, March 11, 1998

Description: Interview with Paul Stein, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), member of the "Lost Battalion." His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; imprisonment in Surabaya, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; hell ship to Japan, 1943; Nagasaki shipyards, 1943-45; Orio, Kyushu, 1945, and American air raids; liberation; description of damage at Nagasaki after the dropping of the atomic bomb.
Date: March 11, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Stein, Paul Daniel, 1920-2007
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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