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Autobiographical Narrative of Leonard A. Charpentier, June 18, 1999

Description: Narrative of Dr. Leonard A. Charpentier. The narrative includes a monologue of Charpentier's experiences as a P-47 fighter pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Charpentier talks about basic training, flight training, fighter pilot training, his assignment to the 86th Fighter Squadron on Corsica, the P-47 Thunderbolt, various missions, his being shot down on a mission over southern France and being captured, the treatment of his wounds at a German field hospital, and his postwar me… more
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Date: June 18, 1999
Creator: Charpentier, Leonard A.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

In God's hands: a posthumous autobiography of Stephen Lloyd Smith

Description: A portion of missionary Stephen Lloyd Smith's unpublished autobiography, "In God's Hands," depicting the experience of his family as civilian internees of the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II.
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Date: May 1, 2001
Creator: Smith, Stephan Lloyd, 1893-1983 & Smith, Donald P., 1922-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

The Letters of Captain Edward P. Jaeger to Elizabeth P. Jaeger 1968-1969

Description: Bound collection of photocopied letters written by Captain Edward P. Jaeger (Ed) to his wife, Elizabeth Jaeger (Libby) while stationed in South Vietnam as part of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He discusses life in Vietnam as well as topics that his family has written to him about.
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Date: June 1, 1997
Creator: Jaeger, Edward P.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

The Letters of Captain Edward P. Jaeger to Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Jaeger 1968-1969

Description: Transcript of recorded letters sent by Captain Edward P. Jaeger (Ed) to his parents while stationed in South Vietnam as part of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He discusses both personal and military topics including a chronicle of his departure for Vietnam; description of Vietnamese village life and culture; assignment to the 17th Field Hospital at An Khe; physical description of facilities at 17th Field Hospital; his responsibilities as medical supply officer; descriptions of and comments about… more
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Date: August 1, 1998
Creator: Jaeger, Edward P.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

The Letters of Captain Edward P. Jaeger to Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce Jaeger 1968-1969

Description: Transcript of recorded letters sent by Captain Edward P. Jaeger (Ed) to his wife, Elizabeth Jaeger (Libby) while stationed in South Vietnam as part of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He discusses both personal and military topics including plans for having children; future personal financial planning; racial tensions and Black Power activities; shopping for civilian consumer goods; renovation of the Officer's Club; physicians’ negative attitudes about serving in Vietnam; procurement of medical su… more
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Date: August 1, 1998
Creator: Jaeger, Edward P.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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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-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with A. Tennyson Miller, January 11, 1992

Description: Interview with schoolteacher A. Tennyson Miller from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Miller reflects on his experiences as a teacher and coach at the Fredrick Douglass School during the late 1930's and early 1940's, which was before the school was integrated. He comments on Principal Fred Moore and segregated education in Denton. Tennyson also discusses his admission to the doctoral program at North Texas State College, which broke racial barriers in 1954.
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Date: January 11, 1992
Creator: Glaze, Michele & Miller, A. Tennyson
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with A. W. Dupree, July 23-August 16, 1990

Description: Interview with A. W. Dupree Jr., resident of Hamilton Park neighborhood in Dallas, Texas, 1966-90. Dupree discusses his youth in Dallas; service in U.S. military in World War II; musical career; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park and experiences as a resident; home improvements; church activities; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; Pacesetter; commercial encroachment; the “Buy Out.”
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Date: 1990-07-23/1990-08-16
Creator: Wilson, William & Dupree, A. W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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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.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Abbie McMillen, August 4, 2015

Description: Transcript of an interview with Abbie McMillan, homesteader and simple life advocate, concerning her childhood; early experiences with gardening and self-sufficiency; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life; decision to homestead in Maine; memories of the Nearings and the Good Life Center.
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Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A. & McMillen, Abbie
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Abe C. Cooper, April 3, 2006

Description: Interview with Abe C. Cooper, African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. The interview includes Cooper's personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Dallas, Texas, attending all-black schools, and enrolling at North Texas State College in 1958. Cooper speaks about the adjustments required for attending school in an integrated setting, boarding with African-American families in the "Shack Town" neighborhood of Denton, and the comparative experiences with students a… more
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Date: April 3, 2006
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin P. & Cooper, Abe C.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ada Fabiana Duque, October 20, 2012

Description: Interview with Ada Fabiana Duque, Colombian-born immigrant to Rockwall, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Duque's family background and the risks that accompanied being financially successful in Colombia during the Colombian civil war, the guerrilla violence in Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s, her experience as an exchange student to Illinois in 1992, her expectations about the U.S., education and employment in food engineering, the process of … more
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Date: October 20, 2012
Creator: Bundschuh, Molly & Duque, Ada Fabiana
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Admiral Donald M. Showers, March 13, 1998

Description: Transcript of an interview with Admiral Donald M. Showers, Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a naval officer assigned to the Combat Intelligence Unit, Pearl Harbor, during World War II.
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Date: March 13, 1998
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Showers, Donald M.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Admiral J. Lloyd Abbot, Jr., March 14, 1998

Description: Transcript of an interview with Admiral J. Lloyd Abbot, Jr., a Navy veteran, comments about his service in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Abbot discusses the U. S. Naval Academy, 1935-39; assignment to USS Enterprise, 1939; assignment to USS Gilmer, 1939-41; flight training at Pensacola, 1941; assignment to Advanced Carrier Training Group (Pacific), 1941-42; assignment to VF-6 (Fighting 6) aboard the USS Enterprise, 1942; assignment to VS-1D-14 in the South Pacific, 1942-43; commandin… more
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Date: March 14, 1998
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Abbot, J. Lloyd, Jr.
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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.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Adrienne Griffen, August 12, 2022

Description: Interview with Adrienne Griffen, the Executive Director of the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance from Arlington, Virginia. Griffen discusses her family, time as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy, education, her own experience with postpartum depression, becoming an advocate, Postpartum Support International, other leaders and organizations in her field, postpartum psychosis, statistics, and treatments.
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Date: August 12, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Griffen, Adrienne
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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