This system will be undergoing maintenance February 20th between 9:00AM and 12:00PM CST.

Search Results

Oral History Interview with James P. Carter, September 26, 2022

Description: Interview with James P. Carter. The interview discusses their childhood memories and family history in Denton County; first mayor of Trophy Club; career and working history; General Motors, Frito-Lay, and Mercantile Corporation; involvement with Denton County Commission's Court; and development of Emergency Services District (ESD) and building of fire station to increase response times of emergency services for: Northlake, Argyle, Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Corral City, and unincorporated area… more
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: September 26, 2022
Creator: Wilson, Sara & Carter, James P.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Sunitha Cheruvu, February 14, 2023

Description: Interview with Sunitha Cheruvu, an India-born immigrant to Frisco, Texas. The interview discusses their childhood and educational experiences in: Chennai, India, Queens, New York, and West Windor, New Jersey; adjusting to life in America as an immigrant; college education at Rutgers University; career with Southwest Airlines; religious importance of Hindu temples: Genesh Temple in Flushing, Queens, New York, Ekta Mandir Temple in Irving, Texas, Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple in Frisco, Texas; grow… more
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: February 14, 2023
Creator: Draper, Christina & Cheruvu, Sunitha
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Cara Burch, March 14, 2023

Description: Interview with Cara Burch, a campus missionary intern of the Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) at UNT and UNT Alumna. The interview discusses their childhood in Tolar, Texas; decision to attend UNT; involvement in BSM; and experiences during Covid-19 pandemic.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: March 14, 2023
Creator: Trammell, Dana & Burch, Cara
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Imelda Norton, February 20, 2023

Description: Interview with Imelda Norton, a research lab animal manager at UNT. The interview discusses their childhood in Indonesia; education at Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia; career with Merck as poultry veterinarian; marriage; move to Denton and career with UNT; and experience as an immigrant living and working in the United States.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: February 20, 2023
Creator: Koswara, Wesley & Norton, Imelda
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Eric Hogue, March 14, 2023

Description: Interview with Eric Hogue, a former mayor of Wylie, Texas, located in Colin County. The interview discusses him growing up in Arkansas; passion for magic and sign language; being mayor of Wylie for 12-and-a-half years from 2008 to 2020; how local government works; and experiences of being mayor in a rapidly developing town.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: March 14, 2023
Creator: Gray, Emily & Hogue, Eric
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Afaf Habashy, February 14, 2023

Description: Interview with Afaf Habashy, an immigrant from Egypt currently living in Allan, Texas. The interview discusses her childhood living in a small village; career in education in Egypt and in the U.S.; and involvement in church in both countries.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: February 14, 2023
Creator: Gray, Emily & Habashy, Afaf
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jason L. Cooley, March 24, 2023

Description: Interview with Jason L. Cooley, an employee of the city of Frisco. The interview discusses the development of North Texas Cities; childhood in New Orleans, LA.; education in the University of Southern Mississippi and University of Texas at Dallas; mixed-race marriage; male involvement with the Parent-Teacher Association; political consulting; current trends in city management; employment at Arlington Texas Police Department; cities of Addison, Frisco and McKinney, Texas; fast growing cities in … more
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: March 24, 2023
Creator: Draper, Christina & Cooley, Jason L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jose Isaac Muñoz, March 14, 2023

Description: Interview with Jose Isaac Muñoz, a Chicano Walk-Out participant in Abilene, Texas. The interview discusses their childhood in Abilene; education at College Heights Elementary, Franklin Junior High, and Abilene High School; school discrimination; Juan Crow discrimination in Abilene; perceptions of education; perceptions of Mexican American education, immigration.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: March 14, 2023
Creator: Bullock, Gretchen & Muñoz, Jose Isaac
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Rashmikant Shah

Description: Interview with Rashmikant Shah, a past president of the Hindu Temple Society of North Texas and Indian immigrant in the United States. The interview discusses experiences with racism and discrimination during the Civil Rights Era in the 1960s; political developments that changed his life and allowed him to stay in the U.S.; childhood in India; details of his immigration to the U.S.; master's degree at the University of Wisconsin; work experiences with nuclear power plants; move to DFW; building… more
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: March 19, 2024
Creator: Joshi, Urja & Shah, Rashmikant
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Donovan Ford, March 4, 2024

Description: Interview with Donovan Ford, a musician and active participant in the DIY music scene in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The interview discusses their involvement in punk, indie, and metal bans in the DFW area including Big Hand Big Knife, Joy Sores, New Science Projects, Square Business, and many more; history. governing philosophy, and general trajectory of the DFW DIY music scene; legendary Fort Worth punk and DIY venue 1919 Hemphill, Arlington DIY music venue Love and Reason; Macaroni Isla… more
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: March 4, 2024
Creator: Jones, Dale & Ford, Donovan
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Prabhakar Ghate, February 19, 2024

Description: Interview with Prabhakar Ghate. The interview discusses his experiences from India settling in the United States; childhood in India; decision to pursue higher education in the U.S.; traveling experience as well as the opportunities that allowed him to immigrant, such as the Fulbright Scholarship and earning an assistantship; Ph.D. studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; work at Cornell University and Texas Instruments; social issues in the U.S. in the late 20th century; encounters with ra… more
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: February 19, 2024
Creator: Joshi, Urja & Ghate, Prabhakar
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Pamela Safisha Hill, February 18, 2023

Description: Interview with Pamela Safisha Hill, the tenth director of the office at University of North Texas assigned to address cultural services. The interview discusses the Cultural Center's development and programming during her tenant; student protests; and student development.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: February 18, 2023
Creator: Norman-Cox, Donald J. & Hill, Pamela Safisha
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Deborah A. Evans, September 28, 2023

Description: Interview with Deborah "Dee" A. Evans, vice chair of the National Juneteenth Observance. The interview discusses being a member of the National Juneteenth Observance for 18 years; mentored by founder Rev. Rondald V. Myers; National Communications Director; Nevada State Director; President Juneteenth Nevada; obtaining two pieces of legislation in Nevada observation and state holiday.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: September 28, 2023
Creator: Norman-Cox, Donald J. & Evans, Deborah A.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Uyen Tran Parsons

Description: Interview with Uyen Tran Parsons, a former director of the UNT Multicultural Center. The interview discusses career as a university administrator; and perspectives on student success and support initiatives at UNT.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: November 21, 2023
Creator: Norman-Cox, Donald J. & Tran Parsons, Uyen
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Vojin Majstorovic, April 10, 2023

Description: Interview with Vojin Majstorovic, an assistant Professor of History and World War II scholar at UNT. The interview discusses their childhood in Belgrade, Serbia and Toronto, Canada; education at York and Toronto Universities; childhood immigration to Canada; life and work in Canada and Moscow; immigration to the United States; and multicultural childhood and immigration due to the Yugoslav Wars.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: April 10, 2023
Creator: Koswara, Wesley & Majstorovic, Vojin
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Andrew Penns, February 10, 2023

Description: Interview with Andrew Penns, a pastor at Valley Missionary Baptist Church in Abilene, Texas and former NAACP Chapter president. The interview discusses being a founder of Interested Citizen of Abilene North (ICAN); director of Curtis House Cultural Center; childhood in Abilene; education at Carter G. Woodson Elementary and High School; growing up in the Jim Crow Era; segregation and housing discrimination in Abilene; and career with Texas Instruments.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: February 20, 2023
Creator: Bullock , Gretchen & Penns, Andrew
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Cheylon D. Brown, December 3, 2023

Description: Interview with Cheylon D. Brown, a former director of the UNT Multicultural Center. Ther interview discusses their career as a university administrator; perspectives on student success and support initiatives at UNT.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: December 3, 2023
Creator: Norman-Cox, Donald J. & Brown, Cheylon D.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Joanne Woodard, September 20, 2023

Description: Interview with Joanne Woodard, a former UNT Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, and Access. The interview discusses their career as a university administrator; and perspectives on student success and support initiatives at UNT.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: September 20, 2023
Creator: Norman-Cox, Donald J. & Woodard, Joanne
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Betty Campbell, February 20, 2023

Description: Interview with Betty Campbell, the Regional Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division. The interview discusses her educational experience, from elementary school to University of Incarnate Word; upbringing in San Antonio; her educational background continuing through her career with the United States Department of Labor.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: February 20, 2023
Creator: Campbell, Colton & Campbell, Betty
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Bernadette Pruitt, March 13, 2023

Description: Interview with Bernadette Pruitt, an associate professor of history at Sam Houston State University. The interview discusses their family background; childhood in Detroit; descriptions of both joyous and painful life events that inspired her scholarship and service; academic career; philosophies of teaching and mentorship; and developments in the study of African American history.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: March 13, 2023
Creator: Burns, Regina L. & Pruitt, Bernadette
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Megan Bryan, March 15, 2023

Description: Interview with Megan Bryan, an Administrative Coordinator at UNT. The interview discusses their childhood in Germany; education at University of York, England; career with UNT administration; experiences as a "third-culture kid" being born in Germany; and moving to the USA at 30 years old.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: March 15, 2023
Creator: Koswara, Wesley & Bryan, Megan
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Charline Scripture Rodgers, October 14, 2010

Description: Interview with Charline Scripture Rodgers and John C. Rodgers, members of longtime Denton, Texas, family. The interview discusses their history of Scripture family’s migration to Texas after the Civil War and eventual settlement in Denton, including great uncle’s grocery store on Denton Square and grandfather’s lumber yard; construction of family’s landmark home on Scripture Hill; reminiscences of childhood in Denton and education at the Demonstration School; marriage to James S. Rodgers, U.S. … more
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: October 14, 2010
Creator: Nelson, Martha Len; Rodgers, Charline Scripture & Rodgers, John
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Donald Seldin, January 24, 2017

Description: Interview with Donald Seldin, a medical doctor and professor. The interview discusses their childhood in New York; educational and professional background; WWII military service; assignment to 98th General Hospital in Munich, Germany; post-war Germany; testimony at Nazi war crimes trial in Dachau, Germany; Nazi medical practices and racial theory; post-service career in academic medicine; UT Southwestern Medical School; medical ethics; and healthcare system in the United States.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: January 24, 2017
Creator: Cox, Graham; Rooks, Richard & Seldin, Donald W.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
Back to Top of Screen