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Oral History Interview with Archie Wilkerson, January 28, 1977
Interview with Archie Wilkerson, a realtor and a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-23 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Arthur Dodge Jr., January 8, 1971
Interview with Arthur B. Dodge, Jr., a US Army WWII veteran from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dodge recounts his service in M Company, 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, which landed in Morocco and moved through Algeria in late-1943, before landing in Italy, where his unit took up position on the Cassino-Rapido-Garigliano front in March, 1944. Dodge describes prolonged skirmishing with German forces near Tremesuoli, Lazio, the breakout from Cassino, advancing into northern Italy, and finishing the war in the Po Valley.
Oral History Interview with Artis Teer, January 10, 1977
Interview with Navy veteran Artis Teer. The interview includes Teer's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Ben Barnes, January 5, 1970
Interview with former Democratic Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes. The interview includes Barnes' personal experiences while serving as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature, as well as his thoughts on issues such as one-year versus two-year budgets, the creation of four-year colleges, the influence of beer and liquor lobbyists, sales tax exemptions, revenue legislation, annual legislative sessions, and future political ambitions. The interview also includes the former governor's comments about Speaker Gus Mutscher.
Oral History Interview with Charles Wilson, January 1, 1972
Interview with Senator Charles Wilson, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Lufkin, Texas. In the interview, Wilson discusses his personal views and experiences concerning specific problems in the Texas state government, personal legislation, utilities regulation, the appointment of committee members, lobbies, campaign financial disclosure, election filing fees, committee structure, annual legislative sessions, taxation, and legislative apportionment.
Oral History Interview with Crayton R. Gordon, January 31, 1977
Transcript of an interview with Crayton Gordon, 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.
Oral History Interview with Fred J. Agnich, January 6, 1972
Interview with Representative Fred Agnich, a Republican Texas state legislator from Minnesota. Agnich discusses his childhood and education; moving to Texas and becoming a statesman; lobbying and how to control its influence; staffing in government offices; reform of the legislating process; his thoughts on proposed ethics legislation; single-member and multi-member congressional districts; party dynamics in the legislature; the "Dirty Thirty" and the Sharpestown scandal; reform of the insurance industry; and voter registration.
Oral History Interview with H. F. Elliot, January 4, 1972
Interview with H. F. Elliot, a doctor in Aransas County from Ames, Iowa. Elliot discusses his education, the most common illnesses he treats, common diseases in the county, the patients he sees, the capabilities of different hospitals he refers them to, quarantine, hurricanes, the school system, local sports, and his involvement in the Boy Scouts.
Oral History Interview with Herbert Roch, January 25, 1977
Interview with Herbert Roch, U.S. Army WWII veteran, concerning his experiences at the Schofield Barracks with the MP Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with James R. Heldenfels, January 5, 1972
Interview with James R. Heldenfels, a businessman from Beeville, Texas. Heldenfels discusses the origins of the Heldenfels Brothers dredging company, his education, the company's operations and organization, conservationists, federal regulation of shell dredging, his customers, barges, shell dredging practice, the local economy, finances, and property developments.
Oral History Interview with John Miller, January 5, 1972
Interview with Judge John Miller of the 36th Judicial District from Beeville, Texas. Miller discusses his family origins and education, the kinds of criminals he encounters, district organization, fellow justices, grand jury selection, his thoughts on past Texas governors, state elections, and prominent members of the Aransas area.
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, August 29, 1968
Interview with former Democratic Texas House of Representatives member L. DeWitt Hale, an attorney from Corpus Christi, Texas. The interview includes Hales' personal experiences while serving as a member of the Special Session of the Sixtieth Legislator, as well as his personal thoughts on revenue legislation, the reform of liquor laws, and changes in the House rules.
Oral History Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., January 11, 1972
Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., Marine WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Clem discusses his time as a Marine in Northern China before the war; his transfer to Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines; the Japanese invasion; the Battle of Bataan; his capture and internment at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, and Davao; escaping from a sinking transport off the coast of Mindanao; and reuniting with American forces.
Oral History Interview with Orland Seeley, January 11, 1977
Interview with Orland Seeley, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 24, 1968
Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, an attorney from Dallas, Texas. The interview includes Mauzy's personal views and experiences while serving as a member of the Special Session of the Sixtieth Legislature.
Oral History Interview with Simon Michael, January 10, 1972
Interview with Simon Michael, an artist, who shares his experiences as an artist and art teacher in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas from 1948 to 1972. He also discusses his early art training, Fulton School of Fine Arts, his move from Fulton to Rockport, Texas, the Simon Michael School of Fine Arts, art exhibitions, art and local architectural styles, art students, techniques for teaching art, the philosophy of art, and the contribution of art to the community of Rockport.
Oral History Interview with Simon Michael, January 10, 1972
Interview with Simon Michael, an artist from Rockport, Texas. Michael discusses his initial interest in fine art and painting, travels, service in World War Two, work as a portrait artist in Austin, his establishment of the Fulton School of Arts, the school's reception, its growth, local artists, local architecture, the subjects he teaches, and his students.
Oral History Interview with Stuart Henry, January 11, 1979
Interview with Stuart Henry, an environmentalist from Austin, Texas, regarding his upbringing and family, work in the air and water conservation movements, involvement with environmental societies, interactions with the Corps of Engineers, and work as a lobbyist for the Sierra Club.
Oral History Interview with T. G. Crews, January 22, 1972
Interview with T. G. Crews, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Stephenville, Texas. Crews, among the first Americans taken prisoner by the Japanese during the war, discusses his time with the North China Marines in Peking, his unit's duties there, his capture, and his experiences during internment at Tianjin, Shanghai, Peking, Busan, and Hakodate.
Oral History Interview with Tom Creighton, July 15, 1975
Interview with Democratic Texas Senator Tom Creighton, who was an attorney from Mineral Wells, Texas. The interview includes the Senator's personal views and experiences as a member of the Sixty-fourth Texas Legislature. The interview also includes the Senator's thoughts on fellow politicians, committee assignments, lobbying, reform of the local and uncontested calendar, constitutional revision, the public school finance bill, public utilities legislation, and personal legislation.
Oral History Interview with Volnie S. Burk, January 10, 1972
Interview with Volnie S. Burk, an Army veteran and survivor of the siege at Fort Hughes near Corregidor, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burk discusses the fall of Fort Hughes and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1943), the Manila port area (1943), his return to Bilibid Prison (1943-1944), the fall of Manila (1945), and his liberation.
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