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Roadside Crosses in Contemporary Memorial Culture

Description: A fifteen-year-old high school cheerleader is killed while driving on a dangerous curve one afternoon. By that night, her classmates have erected a roadside cross decorated with silk flowers, not as a grim warning, but as a loving memorial. In this study of roadside crosses, the first of its kind, Holly Everett presents the history of these unique commemoratives and their relationship to contemporary memorial culture. The meaning of these markers is presented in the words of grieving parents, … more
Date: October 15, 2002
Creator: Everett, Holly
Partner: UNT Press

Oral History Interview with Michael Hurd, May 28, 2013

Description: Interview with Michael Hurd, a journalist and member of the Texas Black History Preservation Project from Houston, Texas. Hurd discusses growing up in Texarkana and Houston, his education and service in the Air Force, work with the Houston Post and USA Today, Juneteenth, researching black history, the Texas Black History Preservation Project and related efforts, being an historian, the history of Juneteenth and emancipation in Texas, and civil rights. In appendix are photographs of Hurd, clippi… more
Date: May 26, 2013
Creator: Turner, Elizabeth Hays & Hurd, Michael
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Robert Stewart, March 27, 2003

Description: Interview with jazz musician Robert "Bob" Stewart. In the interview, Steward speaks about his early interest in music, his first drum set, first professional job with the Shorty Clements Band, attending college, his employment as a disk jockey, his definition of jazz, playing with the Charles Scott Band in fort Worth, after-hours clubs in Fort Worth, jazz's role in bringing together black and white musicians, various jazz clubs and venues in Fort Worth, musicians unions, the lack of full-time e… more
Date: March 27, 2003
Creator: Brown, Peggy Brandt & Stewart, Robert
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Wilhelmina Delco, May 15, 2006

Description: Interview with Wilhelmina R. Fitzgerald Delco, former member of the Texas House of Representatives (D-Austin). The interview includes Delco's personal experiences about childhood and education, marriage to Exalton A. Delco, Jr., being involved in community issues, running for the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees, her 1974 election to the Texas House of Representatives seat representing Travis County, and serving as Speaker Pro Tem of the House. Additionally, Delco speaks abo… more
Date: May 15, 2006
Creator: Moye, Todd & Delco, Whilhelmina
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Martin L. Allday, October 8, 1994

Description: Interview with Martin L. Allday, an Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Allday discusses his experiences at the Battle of Okinawa, including being drafted and basic training, transiting the Pacific, assignment to the 96th Infantry Division and arrival on Okinawa, events of the fighting on the Shuri Line at Zebra Hill, being wounded, evacuation and recovery, returning to Okinawa, clean-up operations, souvenirs, and adjustment to civilian life. An appendix includes a letter typed by Allday for … more
Date: October 8, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allday, Martin L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Raymond E. "Tex" Roberts, 1990

Description: Interviews with Tex Roberts, executive director of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association from Fort Worth, Texas. Roberts discusses his early career in journalism, joining TOMA, his duties as executive director, issues with the California Medical Association and Texas Medical Association, work with the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and establishing a school, related Texas state legislation, various figures he worked with, and the Medical Practice Act.
Date: June 20, 1990
Creator: Rafes, Richard & Roberts, Raymond E. (Tex)
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Larry Leathers, July 15, 2020

Description: Interview with Larry Leathers, former Visual Manager at Neiman Marcus from Dallas, Texas. Leathers describes his background in theater and dance, fascination with the "frozen theater" of display mannequins, entry into the fashion industry, promotion from display creator to manager of a department to manager of a whole store, stories about working with clients, family, change over time, and the importance of remembering the heart of the fashion industry.
Date: July 15, 2020
Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Becker, Annette & Leathers, Larry
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Evilu Pridgeon, October 24, 2015

Description: Transcript of an interview with Evilu Pridgeon, educator and longtime Dallas LGBT activist, for the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Pridgeon discusses her childhood in Austin, Texas; education; work history; coming out; Dallas LGBT history; AIDS crisis in Dallas; LGBT activism; The Dallas Way; diversity in the gay community.
Date: October 24, 2015
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Pridgeon, Evilu, 1949-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Reby Cary, April 14, 2014

Description: Interview with Reby Cary, a professor, Texas State legislator, and civil rights activist from Fort Worth, Texas. Cary discusses attending Prairie View A&M, WWII service in the Coast Guard, segregation, his authorship, teaching at Dunbar HS, being the first black member of a schoolboard and the first black professor at UT Arlington, his tenure as a Texas State Congressman, experiences of discrimination, his experiences in the Civil Rights Movement, and his thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr., Bar… more
Date: April 14, 2014
Creator: Fant, Christopher E. & Cary, Reby
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[The Michael Lofton Talk Show featuring Tommie L. Wyatt]

Description: Video footage from the Tommie L. Wyatt Collection. The video is from Michael Lofton's talk show where Tommie L. Wyatt was a guest. Topics discussed include the history of the Villager newspaper, the history of the Black registry, the importance of Black media, and the importance of the Black vote.
Date: March 2004
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 18 seconds
Creator: Lofton, Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Michael Lofton Talk Show featuring Tommie L. Wyatt and A. Evans]

Description: Video footage from the Tommie L. Wyatt Collection. The video is from Michael Lofton's talk show where Tommie L. Wyatt and A. Evans were guests. Topics discussed include the importance of Black media and the importance of the Black vote in American politics.
Date: August 2004
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Lofton, Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Alma Clark, April 2017

Description: Audio log for a recording of an interview with Alma Clark regarding her experiences with the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship. She discusses her childhood and background, living in a segregated neighborhood in Austin, interracial relationships, moving to Denton and Quakertown history, and her involvement with the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship.
Date: April 20, 2017
Creator: Ceballos, Nathan & Clark, Alma
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Alma Clark, September 29, 2006

Description: Interview with Alma Clark, first-generation descendant through marriage of Quakertown residents, as part of the Quakertown Oral History Project. The interview includes Clark's personal experiences about childhood and education, marrying Rev. "Willie" Clark, moving to Denton, and participating in Denton Christian Women's Fellowship. Clark also discusses her family's experience in Denton as well as her husband's feelings regarding Denton's Civic Center Park, on the site of Quakertown. The intervi… more
Date: June 29, 2006
Creator: Yancey, Sherelyn & Clark, Alma
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Zan W. Holmes Jr., 1991

Description: Interview with Zan W. Holmes, Jr., a clergyman and community leader, concerning his experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas during the 1950s and 1960s. Holmes discusses his youth and adolescent years in Waco, segregated education, college at Huston-Tillotson (1952-1956), entry to Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (1956), organizing the Hamilton Park Methodist Church and his partnership there, his home in Hamilton Park, his political activities, church youth p… more
Date: {1991-09-19,1991-11-05}
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Holmes, Zan W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Zan W. Holmes Jr., 1991

Description: Interview with Zan Holmes Jr., a Methodist pastor and resident of Hamilton Park from Waco, Texas. Holmes discusses his family background, education, seminary, moving to Hamilton Park, building a church, political activity, local development and related issues, youth activities, the schools, and desegregation.
Date: 1991-09/1991-11
Creator: Wilson, William H. & Holmes, Zan W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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