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Oral History Interview with Walter H. Hodgson, November 17, 1978

Description: Interview with Walter Hodgson, a retired university professor-administrator and former dean of the North Texas State University School of Music, concerning his experiences as dean of NTSU School of Music. Hodgson discusses his early years at NTSU, the development of the jazz program, and his appointment as dean. He also comments on the following people: Silvio Scionti, Mary McCormic, George Morey, Frank McKinley, Wilfred Bain, Lloyd Hibberd, Helen Hewitt, Harry Parshall, Frank Mainous, Maurice … more
Date: November 17, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Myers, Marceau & Hodgson, W. H. (Walter H.)
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Wilfred Bain, December 12, 1978

Description: Interview with Wilfred Bain, dean of the North Texas State University School of Music from 1938-1947, concerning his experiences in the establishment of the NTSU School of Music as one of national prominence. Bain discusses his education and musical background, his appointment as chairman of the Department of Music, the establishment of the NTSU School of Music and his appointment as dean, the establishment of the jazz program, and his appointment as dean of the School of Music at Indiana Unive… more
Date: December 12, 1978
Creator: Myers, Marceau & Bain, Wilfred C. (Wilfred Conwell), 1908-1997
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with David McGuire, April 2, 1990

Description: Interview with David McGuire, a college professor from Waldo, Kansas, regarding his education and music background, career in music education at the University of North Texas, the development of the College of Music, and band history.
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Date: April 2, 1990
Creator: Spencer, David & McGuire, David C.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Merrill Ellis, July 1-2, 1981

Description: Interview with Merrill Ellis, a composer and music professor at the University of North Texas, regarding his education, career in music, compositions, and the developments he spearheaded in the field of electronic compostion.
Date: July 2, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Mailman, Martin S. & Ellis, Merrill, 1916-1981
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979

Description: Interview with O. J. Curry, Dean Emeritus of the College of Business at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas, regarding his background growing up on the family farm, his own education, experience as dean and what sort of materials were needed in the business department, staffing difficulties faced there, and changes in the education system over time.
Date: March 29, 1979
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Curry, O. J.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Tyrel James Billingsley, October 18, 2007

Description: Interview with Tyrel James Billingsley, an Airman in the US Air Force Reserves from Dallas, Texas. Billingsley discusses his childhood and education, enlisting in the Air Force, basic training and technical school, his duties as a Aircraft Armament Systems specialist, memorable experiences, and plans for the future.
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Date: October 17, 2007
Creator: Bonine, Rebecca & Billingsley, Tyrel James
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Kim Phillips, March 20, 2013

Description: Interview with Kim Phillips, vice-president of the Denton Conventions and Visitors Bureau from Longview, Texas. Phillips discusses her love of Denton, her childhood and education, the music scene, the sense of community,, the CVB's work, local history, Quakertown, the Chamber of Commerce, the black and Hispanic communities, and the Confederate memorial. In appendix is a picture of Denton County Courthouse and the County Confederate Memorial.
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Date: March 20, 2013
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Phillips, Kim
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Maurice McAdow, October 17, 1982

Description: Interview with Maurice McAdow, former band director of North Texas State University. The interview includes McAdow's personal experiences about his early career as a musician, being appointment to faculty at North Texas, and the development of the North Texas band program.
Date: October 17, 1982
Creator: Paul, Steve & McAdow, Maurice
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Vladislava Alaytseva, November 26, 2012

Description: Interview with Vladislava Alaytseva, Uzbekistani-born immigrant to Dallas, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Alaytseva's personal experiences of childhood in Uzbekistan, moving to the U.S., transitioning to the American school system, her first impressions the U.S., and the culture shock in America. Additionally, Alaytseva talks about the transition of Uzbekistan from a Soviet satellite to an independent Muslim nation, her mother's family in Ru… more
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Date: November 26, 2012
Creator: Brooks, David & Alaytseva, Vladislava
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Johnny Cox, February 14, 2004

Description: Interview with printer Johnny Cox. The interview includes Cox's personal experiences about attending the Texas International Pop Festival in Lewisville, Texas, enrolling in Texas Tech University, and playing in bands while at Texas Tech. Cox talks about generational conflicts with his parents, taking guitar lessons as a teenager, the appeal of the Beatles and their music, his high school friends and activities, changing clothing styles in the Sixties, meeting his first wife, his opposition to t… more
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Date: February 14, 2004
Creator: Tittle, Dennis & Cox, Johnny
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Frank and Betty Ann Barrow, August 4, 2005

Description: Interview with longtime Denton residents Frank and Betty Ann Barrow for the Denton County Historical Commission. The interview includes Frank's personal experiences about his childhood and moving to Denton, having a career as a radio announcer, serving in the Special Services division of the Army Air Forces, having a career as an automobile dealer, insurance agent, and haberdasher in Denton, working with a Methodist church, being involved in the Denton Community Theatre, serving on the Denton C… more
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Date: August 4, 2005
Creator: Nelson, Martha Len; Barrow, Frank & Barrow, Betty Ann
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Gerard Roland Vela, July 21, 2004

Description: Interview with Dr. Gerard Roland Vela, UNT Professor Emeritus of Microbiology. The interview includes Vela's personal experiences about childhood and education, serving in World War II-era U.S. Navy, having a fellowship at Harvard University, and joining the North Texas faculty in 1965. Additionally, Vela discusses his family history, his love of chemistry, genetics, and microbiology, the growing pains involved with transitioning North Texas into a research university, the construction of a res… more
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Date: July 21, 2004
Creator: Calderon, Roberto R. & Vela, Gerard Roland
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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