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Oral History Interview with A. R. Schwartz, May 6, 1970

Description: Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator A. R. Schwartz, an attorney from Galveston, Texas. The interview includes Schwartz's experiences as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature, as well as his personal views on issues such as one-year versus two-year budgets, revenue bills, welfare spending, constitutional revisions, urban-rural conflicts, minimum wages for migrant workers, education legislation, unrest on college campuses, and personal legislation. The former Senator's comments about… more
Date: February 8, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Schwartz, Aaron Robert, 1926-
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Oral History Interview with A. Y. Allee, February 21, 1969

Description: Interview with Captain A. Y. Allee, a member of the Texas Rangers "Company D". In the interview, Captain Allee explains what these organizations are, and why they are significant. He discusses some specific details of his job, as well as Mexican-American relations that he has observed. Captain Allee describes his version of what happened at the Crystal City Incident.
Date: February 21, 1969
Creator: Cuellar, Robert & Allee, A. Y.
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Oral History Interview with Adolph C. Allen, February 25, 1993

Description: Interview with Adolph Allen from Colfax, Louisiana concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression as well as his childhood and experiences leading up to joining the CCC. Allen worked at a camp in New Augusta, Mississippi (Company 5415).
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Date: February 25, 1993
Creator: Henley, Shelly & Allen, Adolph C.
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Oral History Interview with Albert B. Grubbs, February 25,1993

Description: Interview with Albert Grubbs, Jr. from Dawson, Texas concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression as well as his childhood and his experiences leading up to joining the CCC. Grubbs worked at camps in Lubbock, Texas (Company 3820) and Carlsbad, New Mexico.
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Date: February 25, 1993
Creator: Ferguson, James & Grubbs, Albert B., Jr.
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Oral History Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, July 30, 1965

Description: Interview with former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives Alonzo W. Jamison, Jr., a college professor and farmer-stockman from Denton, Texas. The interview includes Jamison's experiences and personal views as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, as well as House speakerships and lobbyist activities.
Date: February 8, 1966
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Jamison, Alonzo W.
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Oral History Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, July 30, 1968

Description: Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Denton, Texas. The interview includes Jamison's experiences as a member of the Special Session of the Sixtieth Legislature. It also includes his personal views on appropriations, revenue bills, the budget-making process, the legislature's relationship with Governor John Connally, liquor legislation, and urban-rural conflict.
Date: February 6, 1970
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Jamison, Alonzo W.
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Oral History Interview with Anne Speckhard, February 6, 2020

Description: Interview with Dr. Anne Speckhard, Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at Georgetown University, and director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism where she is currently studying counter-terrorism initiatives. This interview focuses on Dr. Speckhards research and work related to post-abortion stress responses. She discusses post-abortion trauma syndrome, perinatal psychology, informed consent, her position as a public figure on abortion … more
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Date: February 6, 2020
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Speckhard, Anne
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Oral History Interview with Ben H. Wooten, 1969

Description: Interview with Ben H. Wooten, a banker, public servant, and philanthropist. The interview includes Wooten's observations on the growth and development of banking and finance in the Southwest. The interview also includes his experiences in service during World War I as well as his multiple positions within the banking industry, including: assistant cashier of the Alba National Bank in Alba, Texas, cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Farmersville, Texas, state bank examiner, Federal Home… more
Date: February 19, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wooten, Ben H.
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Oral History Interview with Bill Oakley, February 6, 1991

Description: Transcript of an interview with Bill Oakley, from Ben Wheeler Texas, concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Oakley worked at camps in Carrizozo, New Mexico (Company 3808) and Tokay, New Mexico (Company 3808).
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Date: February 6, 1991
Creator: Woestman, Kelly A. & Oakley, Bill, 1920-
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Oral History Interview with Billie Joyce Towles, February 18, 2010

Description: Interview with Billie Joyce Towles, longtime resident of Weatherford, Texas, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Towles' personal experiences of childhood and education in Weatherford, Depression-era struggles, and living in Weatherford during World War II. Towles also discusses her father's work with the Works Progress Administration, marriage to Norman Towles, her family's switch from Democratic loyalty to Republican, her personal evolution on race issues, … more
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Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Towles, Billie Joyce
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Oral History Interview with Billie Mohair, February 25, 1988

Description: Interview with librarian Billie Mohair from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Mohair discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on coping with segregation in Denton, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, the desegregation of North Texas State College, her college experiences, her decision to join the Fellowship, and the demise of the Fellowship.
Date: February 25, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard & Mohair, Billie
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Oral History Interview with Bob Armstrong, February 18, 1983

Description: Interview with Bob Armstrong, former Land Commissioner of Texas and attorney from Austin, Texas, concerning his political career and views on environmental policies in Texas. Armstrong discusses his run for office, governors at the time, water systems and land management, and legislation.
Date: February 18, 1983
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & Armstrong, Bob
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Oral History Interview with Burnette Sain, February 24, 1993

Description: Interview with Burnette Sain, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Bolivar, Tennessee. Sain discusses his family and farming background, life during the Great Depression, and work at a CCC camp in Bristol, Tennessee,
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Date: February 24, 1993
Creator: Brantley, Janet G. & Sain, Burnette
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Oral History Interview with Carol Riddlesperger, February 5, 1988

Description: Interview with schoolteacher and community activist Carol Riddlesperger from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Riddlesperger discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on segregation in Denton, the desegregation of public schools and public facilities, street paving in the African-American section of Denton, her decision to run for the Denton school Board, tutoring program, and the jobs… more
Date: February 5, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard & Riddlesperger, Carol
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Oral History Interview with Carol Riddlesperger, February 28, 2017

Description: Audio log for a recording of an interview with Carol Riddlesperger, schoolteacher and community activist, for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview she discusses her involvement in the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship and civil rights activism in Denton.
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Date: February 28, 2017
Creator: Cunningham, Sarah & Riddlesperger, Carol
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Oral History Interview with Ceclia Bermejo Hernandez, February 16, 2013

Description: Interview with Cecelia Hernandez, a Mexican-American resident of Fort Worth, Texas. Hernandez discusses her schooling, her family, thoughts on college and first generation students, becoming and being a parent, working at Fort Worth ISD, and encountering struggles as a Hispanic person and parent. In appendix is her family tree.
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Date: February 16, 2013
Creator: Bravo, Francis & Bermejo-Hernandez, Cecelia
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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].
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Date: February 1, 1994
Creator: Brantley, Janet G. & Goff, Charles
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Oral History Interview with Charles P. Foote, February 21, 1993

Description: Interview with Charles P. Foote about his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He discusses his childhood during the Great Depression in in Hunt County, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp at Wolfe City, Texas (Company 2899); description of camp; life in camp.
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Date: February 21, 1993
Creator: Cubberly, Monica & Foote, Charles P.
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Oral History Interview with Charles W. Lindberg, February 19, 1998

Description: Transcript of an interview with Charles W. Lindberg, a Marine Corps veteran (3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division), concerning experiences during the battle for Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945, in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Appendix includes a photocopy of a map of Iowa Jima and copies of multiple photographs of Mr. Lindberg with other Marines on and around Mt. Suribachi.
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Date: February 19, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Chalkley, John & Lindberg, Charles W., 1920-2007
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Oral History Interview with Charlye Heggins, February 19, 2013

Description: Interview with former Denton City Council member Charlye Heggins as part of the UNT African American Remembrance Project. The interview includes Heggins' personal experiences about her childhood, raising a family, doing volunteer work in Denton, and being involved with Texas politics. She particularly talks about discrimination and race issues in Denton during the 1970s and '80s. It includes an appendix with photographs and an article about her death.
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Date: February 19, 2013
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Heggins, Charlye
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