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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

Oral History Interview with Edith Smith, October 1, 1994

Description: Interview with Edith Smith about her recollections of the Progressive Era of Texarkana, Texas. Smith discusses her marriage to Wilbur Smith, courting practices, her childhood, family servants, her education, church activities, a survey of downtown businesses, her job in the newspaper business, leisuretime activities, Red Cross activities during World War I, family reading material, and political activities.
Date: October 1, 1994
Creator: Rowe, Beverly & Smith, Edith

Oral History Interview with Ernest Kelley, February 20, 2003

Description: Interview with Ernest Kelley, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Antioch, Texas (now the Red River Army Depot), who served with the 112th Cavalry. Kelley discusses growing up in the Depression, joining the Guard, mobilization and training, horses, the Louisiana Maneuvers, deployment to New Caledonia, landing on Woodlark island and action there, the Battle of Arawe, redeployment to Australia, the Battle of Driniumor River in New Guinea, the Battles of Leyte and Luzon, returning to the Unit… more
Date: February 20, 2003
Creator: Johnston, Glenn & Kelley, Ernest L.

Oral History Interview with Geralene Young, January 18, 1994

Description: Interview with Geralene Young about her experiences as an employee of the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Arkansas during World War II and the postwar years. Young discusses hiring and promotion practices, relations between male and female workers, social activities, and the social and economic effects of the depot on Texarkana.
Date: January 18, 1994
Creator: Brantley, Janet G. & Young, Geralene Mahone

Oral History Interview with Ildea Cutchall, April 1, 1994

Description: Interview with Ildea Cutchall about her experiences as an employee of the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in Texarkana, Texas during World War II and the postwar years. Cutchall discusses the hiring procedures, the job assignments, safety precautions, social activities, swing shifts, race relations, relationships between the male and female workers, and the social and economic effects of the plant on Texarkana. Appendix includes a photocopy of a certificate from the Lone Star Ordnance Plant to … more
Date: April 1, 1994
Creator: Brantley, Janet G. & Cutchall, Ildea

Oral History Interview with Jessie Surratt, October 28, 1994

Description: Interview with Jessie Surratt about her recollections of women's lives in Texarkana, Texas during the Progressive Era. Surratt discusses the business community during her childhood, "Swampoodle" and speakeasies and prostitution, folk medicines, funeral practices, her education, her stay at Fort Worth Masonic Home, memories of her parents, church activities, her mother's membership in Maccabees, gender roles, child-rearing, and holiday customs.
Date: October 28, 1994
Creator: Rowe, Beverly & Surratt, Jessie Marie Perkinson

Oral History Interview with Michael Hurd, May 28, 2013

Description: Interview with Michael Hurd, a journalist and member of the Texas Black History Preservation Project from Houston, Texas. Hurd discusses growing up in Texarkana and Houston, his education and service in the Air Force, work with the Houston Post and USA Today, Juneteenth, researching black history, the Texas Black History Preservation Project and related efforts, being an historian, the history of Juneteenth and emancipation in Texas, and civil rights. In appendix are photographs of Hurd, clippi… more
Date: May 26, 2013
Creator: Turner, Elizabeth Hays & Hurd, Michael

Oral History Interview with Robert M. Bane, January 11, 2013

Description: Interview with Robert Bane, a Army WWII veteran from Garland, Texas. Bane discusses his family background, basic training, deployment to the Battle of the Bulge, General George S. Patton, experiences in combat with the 63rd Infantry Division during the drive into Germany, his comrades, crossing the Rhine, liberating Dachau, returning to the states, and his work with the Freemasons. In appendix is a photograph of Bane with his medals.
Date: November 13, 2013
Creator: Malone, Timothy & Bane, Robert M.

Oral History Interview with Wilbur Smith, September 30, 1994

Description: Interview with Wilbur Smith about his recollections of the Progressive Era of Texarkana, Texas. Smith discusses memories of his grandparents and parents, ethnic groups, his education and teachers, boarding houses and hotels, downtown businesses, his mother's business activities, and church activities.
Date: September 30, 1994
Creator: Rowe, Beverly & Smith, Wilbur

Oral History Interview with Zelle Holman Moore and Marguerite Holman Magee, March 10, 1994

Description: Interview with Marguerite Magee and Zelle Moore, sisters, about their recollections of life in Texarkana, Texas. Magee and Moore discuss their parents, Junior Service League, family entertainment, women's suffrage and political activities, church activities, the Current Topic Club, the Wednesday Music Club, and women's household chores.
Date: March 10, 1994
Creator: Rowe, Beverly; Moore, Zelle Holman & Magee, Marguerite Holman
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