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Oral History Interview with M. T. Harrelson, May 9, 1985

Interview with M. T. Harrelson, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Wichita Falls, Texas, who was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion"). Harrelson discusses National Guard training and operations before the war, deployment to the Pacific and diversion to Java, the Japanese invasion, surrender and initial confinement, internment at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Changi Camp in Singapore, and the end of the war.

Date: May 9, 1985

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harrelson, M. T., 1919-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Preetha Ravindranath, May 9, 2017

Interview with Preetha Ravindranath, a Bharatanatyam dancer from the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. Ravindranath discusses her childhood, family background, learning dance, her education, the different schools of traditional dance, effects of the digital age, changes in dance over the years and its teaching, starting a family and its impact on her, and thoughts on Indian identity. Included is a glossary of terms, and in appendix a photo of Ravindranath.

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Date: May 9, 2017

Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A.; Natesan, Prathiba & Ravindranath, Preetha