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Oral History Interview with John H. Byrd, January 24, 1996

Description: Interview with John Byrd, an Army Air Corps veteran (457th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a radio operator in the 8th Air Force in England during World War II.
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Date: January 24, 1996
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Byrd, Richard W. & Byrd, John Howard

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.
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Date: January 18, 1994
Creator: Brantley, Janet G. & Young, Geralene Mahone

Oral History Interview with John I. Bateman, January 11, 1994

Description: Interview with John Bateman concerning his recollections of the Crater of Diamonds and diamond mining near Murfreesboro, Arkansas from 1930 to 1950. Appendix includes 2 maps: a "Geologic Map of the Prairie Creek Area of Peridotite in T. 8 S., R. 25 W., 2 1/2 Miles South-Southeast of Murfreesboro, Pike County, Ark." and a map showing the locations of various landmarks in the Crater of Diamonds State Park area.
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Date: January 11, 1994
Creator: Henderson, John C. & Bateman, John I.

Oral History Interview with Verle Oringderff, January 10, 1991

Description: Interview with Verle Oringderff concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Oringderff worked at a camp in Littlefield, Texas (Company 3802). Interview includes information about Oringderff's schooling and childhood as well as the effects of the Great Depression on his household.
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Date: January 10, 1991
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Oringderff, Verle

Oral History Interview with Birdie Meyer, January 17, 2023

Description: Interview with Birdie Meyer, a registered nurse with a master's in counseling from Speedway, Indiana. Meyer discusses education, experience working as a nurse, learning about maternal mental health issues through Postpartum Support International and Depression After Delivery, working closely with PSI, Wade Bowen fundraising for the organization, training and programs, impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, inclusivity, and resources in the field of maternal mental health.
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Date: January 17, 2023
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Gunyon Meyer, Birdie

Oral History Interview with Laurence Kruckman, January 10, 2023

Description: Interview with Laurence Kruckman, an anthropologist who specializes in mental health and epidemiology from South Venice, Florida. Kruckman discusses education, learning about postpartum illness and starting self-help groups with friends, spreading awareness, the DSM, Dar a Luz, becoming involved in leadership at PSI, and evolution of the support system in the U.S. for new mothers over time.
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Date: January 10, 2023
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Kruckman, Laurence

Oral History Interview with Pec Indman, January 6, 2023

Description: Interview with Pec Indman, a mother and advocate for women's mental health from Cozumel, Mexico. Indman discusses working in a women's clinic, her education, raising awareness about postpartum depression, becoming co-author to a book, PSI, teaching and creating curriculum, transgender perinatal issues, and change over time.
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Date: January 6, 2023
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Indman, Pec

Oral History Interview with Jeanne Watson Driscoll, January 30, 2023

Description: Interview with Jeanne Watson Driscoll, a clinical nurse scientist from Boston, Massachusetts. Driscoll discusses her experience with obsessive thought disorder during her pregnancies, Carol Dix's book about postpartum depression, helping women with breastfeeding, becoming active in postpartum support organizations, PSI, the NURSE plan, DAD, and speaking on maternal mental health.
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Date: January 30, 2023
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Driscoll, Jeanne Watson

Oral History Interview with Margaret Spinelli, January 24, 2020

Description: Interview with Margaret Spinelli, an author and psychiatrist at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. Spinelli discusses her background in nursing, founding the women's mental heath program at Columbia, her research on antepartum and postpartum depression and psychotherapy, her experience with neonaticide cases, and her book.
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Date: January 24, 2020
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Spinelli, Margaret
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Oral History Interview with H. William Taylor, January 20, 1986

Description: Interview with William Taylor, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation from New York, about his experiences working for the company in the Philippines and Thailand, the joint venture refinery in Thailand, expansion of the company, and the move of headquarters from New York to Dallas.
Date: January 20, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Taylor, H. William
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Oral History Interview with Representative Fred Agnich, January 20, 1982

Description: Interview with Representative Fred Agnich, Republican politician and businessman from Dallas, Texas, discussing his experiences as a member of the Sixty-seventh Texas Legislature. Agnich discusses his work in the Texas House of Representatives, elections, Governor William Clements, other legislators, taxes, recent bills, and redistricting.
Date: January 20, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Agnich, Fred J., 1913-
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Oral History Interview with Senator Betty Andujar, January 28, 1982

Description: Interview with Betty Andujar, a Republican member of the Texas Senate from Fort Worth, Texas, discussing her political career and experiences as a member of the 67th Texas Legislature. Andujar provides commentary on the gubernatorial elections, initiative-referendum, the state water plan, taxes, and new bills.
Date: January 28, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Andujar, Betty, 1912-
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Oral History Interviews with Harrell Edmund Chiles, 1980

Description: Interview with Harrell Edmund Chiles, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Western Company. He discusses his family, formation of the Western Company, oil exploration, history of the oil industry in Texas, his political views, and his "I'm Mad" campaign.
Date: 1980-01/1980-09
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & Chiles, H. E.
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Oral History Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, January 16, 1980

Description: Audio interview with Eldridge Rayburn, a veteran of the Texas National Guard from Lubbock, Texas, about his experiences as a member of the "Lost Battalion" captured at Java in 1942 by the Japanese army during World War II. Rayburn discusses his memories of being in a Field Artillery unit, a prisoner of war, and surviving.
Date: January 16, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rayburd, Eldridge
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Oral History Interview with Stuart Henry, January 11, 1979

Description: 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.
Date: January 11, 1979
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & Henry, Stuart

Oral History Interview with Erma Thomson, January 22, 2019

Description: Interview with Erma Thomson, longtime employee of Mary Kay Inc. as personal assistant to Mary Kay Ash. She discusses her employment history before interviewing with Mary Kay Inc.; personal relationship with Mary Kay Ash; memories of annual conventions; Ash’s personal working style and business philosophy; changes in the company’s structure and culture; and feelings about the job opportunities Ash provided for women.
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Date: January 22, 2019
Creator: Chegwidden, Caitlin & Thomson, Erma
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