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Oral History Interview with Allen S. Kilborn, March 11, 1991

Description: Interview with Allen S. Kilborn, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences as an Army officer in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Kilborn worked at camps in Winterset, Iowa (Company 2726); Leon, Iowa (Company 783); Tarkio, Missouri (Company 1742); Gallatin, Missouri (Company 1742); and Harrisonville, Missouri (Company 3773).
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Date: March 11, 1991
Creator: Daniels, John & Kilborn, Allen S.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Richard Griffin, June 11, 1998

Description: Interview with Richard Griffin about his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He discusses his childhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 708 at Camp Rabideau in Blackduck, Minnesota; description of camp; life in camp.
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Date: June 11, 1998
Creator: Hughen, Bill & Griffin, Richard
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Oral History Interview with Charles M. Lagow, October 11, 2000

Description: Interview with Charles M. Lagow, a Army WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Lagow discusses his family history, attending Texas A&M, joining the CCC, the lead up to war, activation and training with the 352nd Engineer Battalion, deployment to Khorramshahr, Iran, building roads, delivering supplies to the Soviets, crash landing in a B-17 in Palestine, returning to the States and transfer to the 1346th Eng. Bat., deployment to Okinawa, occupation duty and Japanese holdouts, thoughts on Hideki Tojo, … more
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Date: October 11, 2000
Creator: Ripley, Christopher & Lagow, Charles Marshall
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Oral History Interview with James W. Huffman, April 11, 1990

Description: Interview with James W. Huffman, a Navy WWII veteran and POW from Los Angeles, California, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Huffman discusses joining the Navy; service aboard the Houston and changes in training as war neared; early operations in the war; the Battle of Sundra Strait and sinking; surviving in Java; capture by the Japanese; various experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Thanbyuzayat, several camps on the Burma Railway, a… more
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Date: April 11, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Huffman, James W.
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Oral History Interview with Robert Toulouse, July 11, 1990

Description: Interview with Robert Toulouse, Dean of the University of North Texas Graduate School from Denton, Texas. Toulouse discusses the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and his involvement in the merger of the college with NTSU/UNT.
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Date: July 11, 1990
Creator: Rafes, Richard & Toulouse, Robert
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Oral History Interview with Joe Tison, May 11, 2010

Description: Interview with Weatherford resident Joe Tison, school administrator and mayor, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Tison's personal experiences of childhood, education in Weatherford public schools, Weatherford College, and North Texas State College, as well as his career as a teacher, principal, and superintendent in Aledo and Weatherford ISDs. Tison also discusses the racial integration of Weatherford schools, his career as interim superintendent at various… more
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Date: May 11, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Tison, Joe
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Oral History Interview with T. R. Milton, 2006-2007

Description: Interview with General T. R. Milton, retired U.S. Air Force general and former commander of Thirteenth Air Force. In the interview, Milton gives his opinions regarding various commanders, USAF traditions compared to those of other services, including discussions of uniforms and force cohesiveness, Air Force Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force execution of various Cold War policies. He also talks about his combat experience in the European Theater of World War II, gives his thoughts on command and le… more
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Date: October 11, 2006
Creator: Hurley, Alfred F. & Milton, T. Ross
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Fowler, Jr., Joel D. Fowler, Joe W. Specht, and Melody S. Kelly, October 11, 2008

Description: Interview with Eugene Fowler, Jr., Joel D. Fowler, Joe W. Specht, and Melody Specht Kelly. The interview includes their personal experiences about the Duke and Ayres Store and the University of North Texas Lab School. The Fowlers and the Spechts talk about childhood and education, enlisting, family histories, the Denton square, various jobs, and race issues in Denton. The interview includes an appendix with photographs and articles.
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Date: October 11, 2008
Creator: Mears, Michelle M.; Fowler, Eugene, Jr.; Fowler, Joel D.; Specht, Joe W. & Kelly, Melody Specht
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Oral History Interview with William J. Alexander, November 11, 2002

Description: Interview with advertising executive and Navy veteran William J. Alexander. The interview includes Alexander's personal experiences about being a teenager during World War II, being a sailor during the last months of World War II, early youth in Casper, Wyoming, moving back to Denver to be reunited with his parent and employment at the Brown Palace Hotel, wartime rationing, joining the Navy, and boot camp. Additionally, Alexander talks about his close relationship with his older brother, life i… more
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Date: November 11, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Alexander, William J.
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Oral History Interview with Giancarlo Quijano, October 11, 2012

Description: Interview with Giancarlo Quijano, West German-born Colombian immigrant to Denton, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. The interview includes Quijano's personal experiences from his childhood in West Germany, life in Colombia during the 1990s violence, his family's immigration to Texas, his expectations of the U.S., and the subsequent culture shock. Quijano talks about the transition to American life, attending college as an international student, his experiences with … more
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Date: October 11, 2012
Creator: Duque, Samantha & Quijano, Giancarlo
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Oral History Interview with Lanson B. Ditto, October 11, 1996

Description: Interview with Lanson B. Ditto, clothier and Navy veteran regarding personal experiences about the Pacific, Atlantic, and Mediterranean Theaters during World War II. Ditto talks about his education, enlistment in the Navy V-7 Program, midshipman training, assignment to the USS Langley, pre-war duty in the Philippines, coming of war and combat around the Philippines and Netherlands East Indies, the sinking of the Langley and his transfer to the USS Pecos, the sinking of the Pecos and his rescue … more
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Date: October 11, 1996
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Ditto, Lanson B.
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Oral History Interview with Sarah Weddington, July 11, 1977

Description: Interview with Democratic attorney and member of the Texas Legislature Sarah Weddington from Austin, Texas. In the interview, Weddington discusses her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature on issues such as budget surpluses, highway appropriations, public school financing, the Peveto Bill, property taxations, and personal legislation.
Date: July 11, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Weddington, Sarah
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Willard Wall, July 12, 1977

Description: Interview with Willard Wall, a Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Willard discusses his experiences on Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including his entry into the Army, assignment to Schofield Barracks, the morning of the attack, and preparations of the island for invasion afterwards.
Date: July 11, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wall, Willard
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., January 11, 1972

Description: Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., Marine WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Clem discusses his time as a Marine in Northern China before the war; his transfer to Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines; the Japanese invasion; the Battle of Bataan; his capture and internment at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, and Davao; escaping from a sinking transport off the coast of Mindanao; and reuniting with American forces.
Date: January 11, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Clem, Onnie, Jr.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Fred Agnich, August 11, 1975

Description: Interview with Fred Agnich, businessman and member of the Texas House of Representatives, Republican. The interview includes Agnich's personal experiences as a member of the 64th Legislature. Agnich talks about the House speakership race, appropriations, committee appointments, the strip mining bill, public school financing, public utilities legislation, constitutional revision, and Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date: August 11, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Agnich, Fred
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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