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Oral History Interview with Tony Coalson, April 19, 2013

Description: Interview with Tony Coalson, a Army Vietnam veteran and Air America pilot from Oxford-Anniston, Alabama. Coalson discusses his early interest in aviation, education and ROTC at Auburn University, becoming an Army helicopter pilot, deployment to Vietnam, missions in II Corps, return to the US and becoming an Air America pilot, returning to Vietnam, the nature of Air America and their missions, and flying into Laos and Cambodia. In appendix are several photos of Coalson during his career, mention… more
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Date: April 19, 2013
Creator: Ferguson, J. Michael & Coalson, Tony
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with George Fukui, October 19, 1980

Description: Interview with George Fukui, a biologist from San Francisco, California. Fukui discusses his experiences as a Japanse-American during World War Two, including his family's background and their business, its closure, their forced relocation to Tanforan internment camp, the quality of life there, relocation to Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah, ranchwork there, securing a job outside the camp, continuing his higher education, and his career after the war.
Date: October 19, 1980
Creator: Mayfield, Cecile Benson & Fukui, George
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Velma Mynier, October 19, 1984

Description: Transcript of an interview with Velma Mynier, owner and administrator of South Park Manor Nursing Homes. Mynier discusses her family background and shares her experiences on nursing home chain operations and the rewards of working in the nursing home profession as owner and administrator of South Park Manor Nursing Homes in Corpus Christi and Refugio, Texas.
Date: October 19, 1984
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Mynier, Velma
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Brenda Major, December 19, 2019

Description: Interview with Dr. Brenda Major, a psychologist from Truckee, California. Major discusses her background, education, the influence of the women's movement, attribution theory, abortion psychology, traumatic post-abortion syndrome, and research on postpartum depression and other mental illnesses related to pregnancy.
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Date: December 19, 2019
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Major, Brenda
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, September 19, 1975

Description: Interview with Walt Parker, a builder, farmer-rancher, and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Denton. Parker discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. He also talks about the selection of Bill Clayton as speaker of the House, committee appointments, the constitutional revision, public school financing, public utilities legislation, and his personal legislation.
Date: September 19, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Parker, Walter E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Michael W. O'Hara, September 19, 2019

Description: Interview with Michael O'Hara, a leading researcher in the psychology of postpartum depression since the late 1970s. O'Hara discusses his entry into psychology and perinatal mental health issues in particular; his involvement in the Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health; his overall research trajectory; transition from cognitive behavioral to interpersonal psychotherapy; changes in the field with regard to hormones and neuroscience; changing funding climates; the relationship between perina… more
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Date: September 19, 2019
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & O'Hara, Michael W.
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Oral History Interview with Ray Hunt, March 19, 1995

Description: Interview with Ray Hunt, U.S. Army Air Corps WWII veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner of war and guerrilla fighter in the Philippines during World War II. He discusses his escape during the Bataan Death March and guerrilla operations before and after the American landings on Leyte and Luzon, 1944.
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Byrd, Richard W. & Hunt, Ray C., 1919-
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Oral History Interview with David Webb, December 19, 1991

Description: Interview with Dr. David Webb, a librarian, concerning his experiences as Director of Libraries, Director of Library Services, and Professor of Library Services at North Texas State College and North Texas State University from 1953 to 1982.
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Date: December 19, 1991
Creator: Dickey, Richard & Webb, David A.
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Oral History Interview with Selwyn R. Burgin, September 19, 1990

Description: Interview with Selwyn Burgin, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Big Sandy, Texas. Burgin discusses growing up, joining the CCC in 1934, assignment to a camp at Maydelle, Texas, boxing on his first night in the barracks, transfer to Lindale, projects worked, engineering training, leave and recreation, transfer to Marshall, paperwork, the relationship between CCC workers and local residents, and thoughts on bringing back the CCC for current generations.
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Date: September 19, 1990
Creator: Shields, Doug & Burgin, Selwyn R.
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Oral History Interview with W. W. Salmon, November 19, 1971

Description: Interview with W. W. Salmon, an employee of the Home Owners' Loan Association from Denton, Texas, and Martin Edwards, also an HOLA employee, from South Carolina. Salmon and Edwards worked in the HOLA Dallas Regional Office during the Great Depression. They discuss the effect of the depression on Dallas, their opinions of Franklin Roosevelt, the beginnings of the HOLA, its operations and management, and their opinions on its impact.
Date: November 19, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Salmon, W. W.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Uell M. Carter and George Killian, September 19, 1970

Description: Interview with Uell M. Carter and George Killian, who are both World War II veterans and members of the "Lost Battalion" from Amarillo, Texas. In the interview, the two veterans describe what it was like to be Japanese prisoners-of-war. They both discuss their experiences and memories of the fall of Java and the capture of Surabaja in 1942, and also of the bicycle camp Batavia in 1942-45.
Date: September 19, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Carter, Uell M. & Killian, George
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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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Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, July 19, 1990

Description: Interview with Walt Parker, a Texas State representative from Denton, Texas. Parker discusses his first exposure to osteopathy, supporting the establishment of an osteopathic school, the osteopathy lobby, and supporting the merger of North Texas State University and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Date: July 19, 1990
Creator: Rafes, Richard & Parker, Walt
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Oral History Interview with Zaida Basora, April 19, 2019

Description: Transcript of an interview with architect Zaida Basora about her career and her work with the Dallas Green Building program and other programs related to energy efficient design.
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Date: April 19, 2019
Creator: Stark, Johnnie & Basora-Adrian, Zaida
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Oral History Interview with John C. ("Jack") Fitch, March 19, 1995

Description: Fitch begins with a summary of the naval career of his father, Admiral Aubrey Fitch. Fitch joined the Navy in early 1942. He was assigned to the USS Wasp (CV-7) just before it sank, then to the USS Hornet (CV-8) just before it sank. He was finally assigned to CASU-3 and sent to Guadalcanal. He reflects on what it was like for him in the service while having a high-ranking father. In April, 1943, Fitch transferred aboard the USS Nicholas (DD-449). Fitch shares several anecdotes of his experience… more
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fitch, John C.
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Oral History Interview with Ernest Gordon, March 19, 1995

Description: Interview with Ernest Gordon. Gordon was born in Scotland and joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1939 at Stirling Castle. He was sent to Singapore in January 1940 before the Japanese invaded. Gordon recalls defending the Malay Peninsula starting in January 1942. Gordon was the last to go over the causeway into Singapore before it was destroyed. As Singapore fell, Gordon escaped to Sumatra. When Sumatra fell, Gordon escaped on a sailboat but was captured asea and sent back to Singap… more
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Gordon, Ernest
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Oral History Interview with Dorothy Still Danner, March 19, 1995

Description: interview with Dorothy Still Danner. Danner graduated from nursing school in Los Angeles in 1935. In 1939, she applied and was accepted as a nurse in the Navy. After a while, she received orders for the Philippines and arrived in early 1940 on a two-year assignment. Danner recalls the idyllic setting prior to the war before describing activities just after the Japanese invasion. She was stationed at a hospital at Sangley Point near Cavite in Luzon, Philippines. She was captured by the Japanese … more
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Danner, Dorothy Still
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Oral History Interview with Ray Hunt, March 19, 1995

Description: Interview with Ray Hunt. Hunt joined the Army Air Corps in early 1939. After training, Hunt became an aircraft mechanic and went to the Philippines in November, 1941. He was captured on Bataan and made a prisoner of war. Hunt describes his experiences on the Death March. Along the way, he escaped and was aided by Filipinos until he was healthy enough to join a guerrilla band in Tarlac. Hunt describes his activities and the command structure of his guerrilla organization. When the Allies invaded… more
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Byrd, Richard W. & Hunt, Ray
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Oral History Interview with Ken Towery, March 19, 1995

Description: Interview with Ken Towery. Towery joined the Army in early 1941 and was sent to Corregidor to join a coast artillery unit. He recalls several details about life under siege at Corregidor before he was captured by the Japanese and taken to Cabanatuan. He left the Philippines later that year and was taken to China. Towery shares his opinions about being a POW as well as several anecdotes. He also comments on being liberated by Russians and how the Russians and Chinese communists cooperated right … more
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Towery, R. Ken
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