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Oral History Interview with Rula Walid Bibi, April 24, 2011

Description: Interview with Rula Walid Bibi, Palestinian-born immigrant to Plano, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Bibi's personal experience with discrimination of Palestinians in the Middle East, childhood in Kuwait City, education at the University of Kuwait and Midwestern State University, family experiences during the First Gulf War and circumstances surrounding her immigration to Texas in 1990, thoughts on religion, experiences as a single mother as … more
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Date: April 24, 2011
Creator: Abigail, R. Matthew & Bibi, Rula Walid
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Alessandro Buccilli, April 6, 2011

Description: Interview with Italian immigrant Alessandro Buccilli, Director of Marketing and Sales Administration for Peterbilt Motors Company, as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Buccilli discusses his family background in Rome, Italy, his education, employment in the U.S., the shifts in perceptions about Italy and the U.S., social responsibility, learning English, his perspectives on the importance of language and culture, raising American children, and his legacy. The interview … more
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Date: April 6, 2011
Creator: Alexander, Matthew & Buccilli, Alessandro
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Oral History Interview with Gayle Reaves-King, April 4, 2012

Description: Interview with Gayle Reaves-King,a journalist in Fort Worth, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, family life, and her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Ayers, Cesta & Reaves-King, Gayle
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Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism

Oral History Interview with Linda Pina, April 8, 2013

Description: Interview with Linda Pina, a cousin of UNT interviewer Francis Bravo from Fort Worth, Texas, interviewed for for the Mexican American Women's Educational Experience project. Pina discusses growing up, school, her parents' divorce, and her own children and their education. In appendix is Bravo and Pina's family tree.
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Date: April 8, 2013
Creator: Bravo, Francis & Pina, Linda
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Bill King, April 26, 2018

Description: Interview with Dr. Bill King, a radiologist from Denton, Texas. King discusses his family background and upbringing, working for the Denton County Chronicle as a teenager, grade school, attending North Texas State College and becoming a doctor, the history of the Rotary Club, and his involvement in it.
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Date: April 26, 2018
Creator: Chegwidden, Caitlin & King, Bill
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Oral History Interview with Pierina E. Mercado Beckman, April 19, 2011

Description: Interview with University of North Texas Professor Dr. Pierina E. Mercado Beckman, Mexican-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Beckman's personal experiences about childhood in Mexico City, relocating to the U.S., her decision to attend Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, her culture shock and homesickness, marriage to Curt Beckman, the decision to earn a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from the University of Iowa, being hire… more
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Date: April 19, 2011
Creator: Clower, John & Beckman, Pierina E. Mercado
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Oral History Interview with Diane Ragsdale, April 21, 2014

Description: Interview with Diane Ragsdale, a civil rights activist and city councilwoman from Dallas, Texas. Ragsdale discusses her work with the NAACP Youth Council and Southern Christian Leadership Conference as a young person, school integration, various civil rights campaigns in Dallas, the South Dallas Information Center, neighborhood planning issues, marches and demonstrations, and her work on city council.
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Date: April 21, 2014
Creator: Edelbrock, Kyle & Ragsdale, Diane
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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
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Date: April 14, 2014
Creator: Fant, Christopher E. & Cary, Reby
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Oral History Interview with Claud H. Gilmer, April 6, 1968

Description: Interview with Representative Claud H. Gilmer, a Texas state legislator from Rocksprings, Texas. Gilmer discusses his entry into politics, his first campaign for election, his experiences as a freshman in congress, the "Immortal Fifty-six," his position on the Omnibus Tax Bill, his relationship with Price Daniel, his views on Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, bills he sponsored, his impression of Daniel as House Speaker, appointing house committee members, his thoughts on the House Speaker as an office… more
Date: April 6, 1968
Creator: Gantt, Fred & Gilmer, Claud H.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Raúl Durán, April 25, 2014

Description: Interview with Raúl Durán, an employee of Catholic Charities from Fort Worth, Texas. Durán discusses his upbringing and education, neighborhoods, relations between Hispanic, Anglo, and Black people in Fort Worth, segregation, discrimination, work with the League of United Latin American Citizens, work and discriminatory practice at Fort Worth ISD, John Howard Griffin, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and continued struggles for Fort Worth Mexicanos.
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Date: April 25, 2014
Creator: Gurrola, Moisés & Durán, Raúl
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012

Description: Interview with Rena Pederson, a former journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers, the books she has written, and her work in communications and public affairs.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Harding, Anne; Dann, Lori & Pederson, Rena
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Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism

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.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Murphy Daniels, April 4, 2006

Description: Interview with Murphy Daniels, African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. The interview includes Daniels' personal experiences about childhood and education, enrolling in North Texas rather than Texas Southern University, majoring in pre-med, serving in the United States Air Force, studying at Southwestern Medical School, and pursuing medical research. Additionally, Daniels speaks about his difficulties with white professors and graduate assistants, race relations on campus, soci… more
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Date: April 4, 2006
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin P. & Daniels, Murphy
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Oral History Interview with Carl Denmon, April 8, 2006

Description: Interview with Carl Denmon, African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. The interview includes Denmon's personal experiences about childhood in Houston, Texas and undergraduate education at Wiley College. Additionally, Denmon discusses his employment as band director at Fred Moore High School in Denton, graduate studies in Music and Education at NTSU, his career with and retirement from Dallas County Community College, and his perceptions of changes in Denton and at North Texas ov… more
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Date: April 8, 2006
Creator: Johnson, Michael & Denmon, Carl
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Oral History Interview with John A. Roberts, April 27, 1999

Description: Interview with General John Roberts, a Air Force WWII veteran from Arkansas, who served for over twenty years with General Roger Ramey of Denton, Texas. Roberts discusses Ramey's background and his own, Army Air Corps pilot training, the start of the war and assignment under Ramey, changing commands and transition to the B-29, Curtis LeMay, the atomic bomb, postwar work, Ramey's health and death, his relationships with various figures, Douglas MacArthur and Harry Truman, the racial integration … more
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Date: April 27, 1999
Creator: Lane, Peter B.; Garland, Terry & Roberts, John A.
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Oral History Interview with Raymond Curtis, April 29, 2010

Description: Interview with Raymond Curtis, longtime resident and school administrator of Weatherford, Texas, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Curtis' personal experiences of farm life in the Great Depression, childhood in Collin County, Texas, and education at the University of North Texas under the GI Bill. Additionally, Curtis discusses his family history, his career as a teacher, administrator, and coach in various public school districts, the integration of Weathe… more
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Date: April 29, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Curtis, Raymond
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Oral History Interview with Albert B. Block, April 27, 1990

Description: Interview with Albert B. Block, a United States Navy veteran from Yorktown, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia.
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Date: April 27, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Block, Albert B.
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Oral History Interview with Isaac Breedlove, April 26, 1986

Description: Interview with Isaac Breedlove, a United States Army veteran from Sylacauga, Alabama, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of Company I, 35th Infantry, 25th Division.
Date: April 26, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Breedlove, Isaac D.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Horace Chumley, April 3, 1974

Description: Interview with Horace Chumley, retired law enforcement officer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and member of the “Lost Battalion.” Chumley discusses his experiences while being held as a prisoner-of-war by the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942-45; liberation.
Date: April 3, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Chumley, Horace, 1916-
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Bill Clayton, April 2, 1982

Description: Interview with Bill Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, concerning his recollections and experiences during the 67th session of the Texas legislature. He introduces the elections of 1980, House bills created during that time, views of active politicians, and issues debated during the session.
Date: April 2, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Clayton, Billy
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Frank Curre, Jr., April 19, 2002

Description: Interview with Navy veteran Frank Curre Jr. The interview includes Curre's personal experiences about joining the Navy, boot camp, being aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, and his subsequent experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Additionally, Curre talks about pre-war shipboard life and training exercises, his activities during the attack on Pearl Harbor, aftermath of the attack, his transfer to the yard minesweeper YMS-102 at Breme… more
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Date: April 19, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Curre, Frank, Jr.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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