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Autobiographical Narrative of Leonard A. Charpentier, June 18, 1999

Description: Narrative of Dr. Leonard A. Charpentier. The narrative includes a monologue of Charpentier's experiences as a P-47 fighter pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Charpentier talks about basic training, flight training, fighter pilot training, his assignment to the 86th Fighter Squadron on Corsica, the P-47 Thunderbolt, various missions, his being shot down on a mission over southern France and being captured, the treatment of his wounds at a German field hospital, and his postwar me… more
Date: June 18, 1999
Creator: Charpentier, Leonard A.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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[Coke Stevenson's speech before the Daughters of the American Revolution, September 11, 1970]

Description: Audio recording of a speech given by former Texas governor Coke Stevenson at the Texas Woman's University campus before the Daughters of the American Revolution. Bullock Hyder opens with a brief introduction for Stevenson prior to his speech.
Date: September 11, 1970
Duration: 41 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Stevenson, Coke R. & Hyder, Bullock
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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A Doctoral Dissertation Using Interviews with the Zale Corporation, 1983-1984

Description: A University of North Texas Ph.D. dissertation written by Tommy W. Stringer and based upon oral history interviews. Includes topics such as the history of Jews and discrimination against them in Tsarist Russia; "Zhid" and "shtetl"; immigration difficulties; the immigration policies of the United States; the arrival of Sam Zalevsky in Texas in 1910; Jewish communities in Texas; the Ku Klux Klan in Texas in the 1920s; and the establishment of Zales Jewelry stores in 1924. The dissertation also in… more
Date: May 1984
Creator: Stringer, Tommy W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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The flight log of Theodore Lindquist: Marine Corps bombing squadron VMN --- 433, October 14, 1943 --- November 12, 1945

Description: The photocopied flight log book of Theodore Lindquist, aircraft worker and Marine Corps veteran (Bombing Squadron VMB-433), concerning his activities as a PBJ (B-25) gunner in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. Gunnery training in the States, 1944; flight from the West Coast to Green Island; bombing missions to New Ireland, Kavieng, and New Britain; night missions, strafing missions, and air-sea rescue missions; comments about weather conditions; reports of damage to his plane.
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Lindquist, Theodore
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[Interview with F.W. "Pin" Fowler]

Description: Interview with F.W. "Pin" Fowler, a former Mayor of Krum, on September 28, 1981 in Krum, Texas. The interview includes discussion on Fowler's familial history and political career.
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Date: September 28, 1981
Duration: 3 hours 5 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Fowler, J.W.
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[Interview with J.B. Floyd]

Description: Interview with J.B. Floyd, the owner and president of Schmitz-Floyd-Hamlette Incorporated, on October 22, 1982, in Denton, Texas. The interview includes discussion of Floyd's Grandfather, Floyd's role in the Funeral Home business, and other biographical information.
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Date: October 22, 1982
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Floyd, J. B.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Interview with J.W. Fisher]

Description: Interview with J.W. Fisher, a founder of Fisher's Meat Market, on April 17, 1980 in Muenster, Texas. The interview includes discussion on Muenster, Texas, and J.W. Fishers family.
Date: April 17, 1980
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Fisher, J.W.
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[Interview with Sid Ford]

Description: Interview with Sid Ford, a rancher and trader, on September 28, 1985 in Denton, Texas. The interview includes discussion on Ford's experiences breaking into the ranching industry during the 1920's.
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Date: September 18, 1985
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Ford, Sid
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Letters of Captain Edward P. Jaeger to Elizabeth P. Jaeger 1968-1969

Description: Bound collection of photocopied letters written by Captain Edward P. Jaeger (Ed) to his wife, Elizabeth Jaeger (Libby) while stationed in South Vietnam as part of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He discusses life in Vietnam as well as topics that his family has written to him about.
Date: June 1, 1997
Creator: Jaeger, Edward P.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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The Letters of Captain Edward P. Jaeger to Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Jaeger 1968-1969

Description: Transcript of recorded letters sent by Captain Edward P. Jaeger (Ed) to his parents while stationed in South Vietnam as part of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He discusses both personal and military topics including a chronicle of his departure for Vietnam; description of Vietnamese village life and culture; assignment to the 17th Field Hospital at An Khe; physical description of facilities at 17th Field Hospital; his responsibilities as medical supply officer; descriptions of and comments about… more
Date: August 1, 1998
Creator: Jaeger, Edward P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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The Letters of Captain Edward P. Jaeger to Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce Jaeger 1968-1969

Description: Transcript of recorded letters sent by Captain Edward P. Jaeger (Ed) to his wife, Elizabeth Jaeger (Libby) while stationed in South Vietnam as part of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He discusses both personal and military topics including plans for having children; future personal financial planning; racial tensions and Black Power activities; shopping for civilian consumer goods; renovation of the Officer's Club; physicians’ negative attitudes about serving in Vietnam; procurement of medical su… more
Date: August 1, 1998
Creator: Jaeger, Edward P.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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The Letters of Lieutenant Gary T. Banks to Anne and Timothy D. Banks 1967-1968

Description: Photocopies of the handwritten letters of Lieutenant Gary T. Banks, attorney and Army Veteran (181st Military Intelligence Detachment), from the Republic of (South) Vietnam to his wife and son in Denton, Texas. He discusses troop morale; interrogation of enemy POWs; spot reports concerning information given by POWs and detainees; Tet Offensive, 1968; personal love poetry; miscellaneous personal family matters; future plans in civilian life; queries about his son; and future job aspirations.
Date: May 1, 2000
Creator: Banks, Gary T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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The Letters of Lieutenant Gary T. Banks to Anne and Timothy D. Banks 1967-1968, Part Two

Description: Photocopies of the handwritten letters of Lieutenant Gary T. Banks, attorney and Army Veteran (181st Military Intelligence Detachment), from the Republic of (South) Vietnam to his wife and son in Denton, Texas. He discusses troop morale; interrogation of enemy POWs; spot reports concerning information given by POWs and detainees; Tet Offensive, 1968; personal love poetry; miscellaneous personal family matters; future plans in civilian life; queries about his son; and future job aspirations.
Date: May 1, 2000
Creator: Banks, Gary T.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview Part 1 with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, August 11, 1985

Description: Interview (Part 1) with Arthur Dieterich and Louise Dieterich, owners and operators of Hermosa Farms in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes Arthur Dieterich and Louise Dieterich discussing their family histories in Dallas, the Caillet family's prominence in Dallas, experience working on dairy farms before founding Hermosa Farms, and the evolution of dairy farming through the early twentieth century.
Date: August 11, 1985
Duration: 4 hours 15 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Dieterich, Arthur & Dieterich, Louise Caillet
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview Part 1 with Employees of Evers Hardware, 1983-1984

Description: Interviews (Part 1) with Lotta Evers Callahan and Jessie Evers King, granddaughters of Robert Henry Evers, the cofounder of Evers Hardware in Denton, TX. The interview discusses the Evers Hardware store, founded in 1885 by brothers Robert Henry Evers and Adolph Frederick Evers, Sr., the brothers’ family background, and the Evers family’s involvement in Denton’s early development. The interview also discusses Robert Henry Evers' sons, Marion, Will, and Adolph Jr., their involvement in running th… more
Date: October 17, 1983
Duration: 2 hours 57 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Callahan, Lotta Evers & King, Jessie Evers
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview Part 1 with Frank Cuellar Sr., July 13, 1978

Description: Interview (Part 1) with Frank Cuellar, Sr., Mexican American entrepreneur, and founder of El Chico Corporation, from Dallas, Texas. The interview includes Cuellar discussing his family’s migration from Mexico, their early life in Texas, his memories of farming, preserving food and surviving without modern conveniences, his early work experiences as a hotel worker, and the beginnings of the Cuellar family’s restaurant ventures that later grew into El Chico.
Date: July 13, 1978
Duration: 4 hours 7 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Cuellar Sr., Frank
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview Part 1 with Grady Leroy Smith Jr. and James M. Dyke, March 15, 1984

Description: Interview (Part 1) with Grady Leroy Smith Jr., the president of Antiquestone Inc., and James Dyke Jr., the co-owner of Antiquestone Inc., from Austin, Texas. The interview includes Smith discussing his family origins, his early exposure to tile work, his career explorations outside of tile work, the tile installation procedures, the discussion about the company's relocation to Bertram, his creation of his own tile business, his initial business success, his responsibilities as the company presi… more
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Date: March 15, 1984
Duration: 3 hours 53 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Smith Jr., Grady Leroy & Dyke, James M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview Part 1 with Ned Estes, June 8, 1982

Description: Interview (Part 1) with Ned Estes, the operator of a grocery store, repair shop, and rental cottages, in Mountain Home, TX. The interview includes Estes discussing his family background, his past employment as an auto mechanic and a ranch hand, his experience in the Air Service, the establishment of a long-running business encompassing auto repair, gasoline, grocery, and cottage rentals with his wife Olive Graham, his experience as a Delco Light products salesman, his family’s generosity during… more
Date: June 8, 1982
Duration: 4 hours 4 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Estes, Ned
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview Part 1 with Stanley Edward and Elsie Adams, March 30, 1984

Description: Interview (Part 1) with Stanley Edward Adams, a rancher, Board of City Savings chairman, and co-owner of Adams Abstract Company, and Elsie Adams, co-owner of Adams Abstract Company, from Robert Lee, Texas. This interview includes Stanley Edward Adams discussing his childhood on a cotton farm, his first jobs selling popcorn and working around the courthouse, his experiences working in different abstract companies, and his experiences with drilling for oil.
Date: March 30, 1984
Duration: 4 hours 15 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Adams, Stanley Edward & Adams, Elsie
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview Part 2 with Arthur and Louise Caillet Dieterich, August 11, 1985

Description: Interview (Part 2) with Arthur Dieterich and Louise Dieterich, owners and operators of Hermosa Farms in Dallas, Texas. This interview includes Arthur Dieterich and Louise Dietrich discussing the incorporation of pasteurization into milk production, larger manufacturers such as Kraft and Land O' Lakes, breeding livestock to produce milk, and further changes to the dairy industry.
Date: August 11, 1985
Duration: 58 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Dieterich, Arthur & Dieterich, Louise Caillet
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview Part 2 with Claude Edge, March 21, 1982

Description: Interview (Part 2) with Claude Edge, owner of Lilly Ice Cream Company, in Navasota, Texas. The interview includes Edge discussing the selling of Lilly Ice Cream Company, the subsequent sale to Oak Farms, his experience with sales, growth, employee size, and credit rating, the transition from a partnership to a corporation, lack of union involvement, association with the Ice Cream Association of Texas, and his retirement and personal activities.
Date: March 21, 1982
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Edge, Claude
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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