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Oral History Interview with Bob and Ada Reed Brewer, March 14, 1984

Description: Interview with Ada Reed and Bob Brewer, owners and operators of A. B. McGill and Company General Merchants. In the interview, the Brewers discuss their family backgrounds, marriage, losses on charge accounts during the Great Depression, the change from clerk-service to self-service operation of the store, the credit business, purchasing clothes at the Dallas fashion market, customer interests, changes in product lines, commercial and residential growth in the Bertram area, using direct mail and… more
Date: March 14, 1984
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Brewer, Ada Reed & Brewer, Bob
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Oral History Interview with M. L. Rea, April 14, 1980

Description: Transcript of an interview with M. L. Rea, a Texas native, Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Rea discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date: April 14, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rea, M. L., 1917-
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Oral History Interview with W. E. Boyd, May 14, 1982

Description: Interview with W. E. Boyd, a United States Army veteran from Blooming Grove, Texas, regarding his recollections and experiences during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of Company C, 3rd Engineers.
Date: May 14, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Boyd, W. E.
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Oral History Interview with Clifton B. Huff, May 14, 1982

Description: Interview with Clifton B. Huff, a United States Army veteran from McDade, Texas. Huff describes his recollections as a member of the 11th Field Artillery Brigade, Headquarters Battery, stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 14, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Huff, Clifton B.
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Oral History Interview with George Hargens, December 14, 1985

Description: Interview with George Hargens, a former Caltex executive from San Francisco, California, to discuss his experiences working for Standard Oil during the Great Depression, his transfer to Caltex and establishment of the German market, work as a director of several oil companies, and leaving Caltex.
Date: September 14, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hargens, George
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Oral History Interview with C. Shephard, July 14, 1988

Description: Interview with May Shephard, a teacher and a member of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship from Tyler, Texas. Shephard explains her background and family, integration in schools, the history of race relations in Denton, her involvement with the group, their voting registration projects, demographics in the group, and how they performed outreach.
Date: July 14, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Shephard, MaeDell
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