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Oral History Interview with John Henry Faulk, June 9, 1981

Description: Interview with John Henry Faulk, an English professor from Austin, Texas, about his education and teaching career at the University of Texas, interest in folklore, race relations in the South, his experience participating in the Medical Corps during WWII, time spent with J. Frank Dobie, Roy Bedichek, and Walter Prescott Webb, and the lawsuits he participated in.
Date: June 9, 1981
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & Faulk, John Henry
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Merrill Ellis, July 1-2, 1981

Description: Interview with Merrill Ellis, a composer and music professor at the University of North Texas, regarding his education, career in music, compositions, and the developments he spearheaded in the field of electronic compostion.
Date: July 2, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Mailman, Martin S. & Ellis, Merrill, 1916-1981
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Louise Raggio, October 31, 1980

Description: Interview with Louise Raggio about her career and the passage of the Texas Family Code. She discusses her education, internships, work with the National Youth Administration and the League of Women Voters in Austin, work as a prosecutor and as chairman of several law associations, and other legal activities.
Date: October 31, 1980
Creator: Saxon, Gerald & Raggio, Louise Ballerstedt, 1919-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Harrell Edmund Chiles, 1980

Description: Interview with Harrell Edmund Chiles, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Western Company. He discusses his family, formation of the Western Company, oil exploration, history of the oil industry in Texas, his political views, and his "I'm Mad" campaign.
Date: 1980-01/1980-09
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & Chiles, H. E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Yuri Fukui, October 19, 1980

Description: Interview with Yuri Fukui, a second generation Japanese-American from Oakland, California, about her experience pursuing higher education during the attack on Pearl Harbor and subsequent internment. Fukui discusses the discrimination she experienced in her daily life, struggles faced by her parents, who owned a local business, and life in the internment camps.
Date: October 19, 1980
Creator: Mayfield, Cecile Benson & Fukui, Yuri
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jack Mahan, October 17, 1980

Description: Audio interview with Jack Mahan, a teacher, musician, and former student of Colonel Earl D. Irons, regarding his memories of studying under the bandmaster at the University of Texas at Arlington. Mahan discusses his own recollections as well as Colonel's involvement with the American Bandmasters Association and other musical organizations.
Date: October 17, 1980
Creator: Barrow, Gary & Mahan, Jack
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Gene Freeland, October 12, 1980

Description: Interview with Gene Freeland, an assistant to the regional representative at the Labor Department from Dallas, Texas. He discusses the labor climate in Texas, his involvement with the Texas American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, and representation of unions in politics.
Date: October 12, 1980
Creator: King, Amelia Kay & Freeland, Gene
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Representative Tip Hall, August 13, 1979

Description: Interview with Representative Tip Hall, a member of the House of Representatives from Ennis, Texas. Hall discusses his experiences attending the 66th Legislative Session for the state of Texas, his initial race for the Texas Legislature, his political stance, the appropriations bill, and bills related to public school education.
Date: August 13, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Joe C. Dillon, June 6, 1980

Description: Interview with Joe C. Dillon, a United States Navy veteran, concerning his memories of being aboard the cruiser, the USS Saint Louis, during the attack of December 7, 1941 on Peal Harbor. Dillon also discusses training, life in the Navy, and the other cruisers in the harbor during the attack.
Date: June 6, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dillon, Joe Clyde
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Senator Betty Andujar, September 6, 1979

Description: Interview with Senator Betty Andujar, a Republican Texas state legislator from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Andujar discusses her experiences attending the 66th Legislative Session of the Texas Senate, including her impressions of the Republican Party in Texas, the demographics of the district she represents, the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion rights, the State Affairs committee, taxes, and legal cases.
Date: September 6, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Andujar, Betty, 1912-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, January 16, 1980

Description: Audio interview with Eldridge Rayburn, a veteran of the Texas National Guard from Lubbock, Texas, about his experiences as a member of the "Lost Battalion" captured at Java in 1942 by the Japanese army during World War II. Rayburn discusses his memories of being in a Field Artillery unit, a prisoner of war, and surviving.
Date: January 16, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rayburd, Eldridge
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, September 7, 1979

Description: Interview with Senator Ike Harris, a Republican Texas state legislator from Dallas, Texas. Harris discusses his experiences attending the 66th Legislative Session of the Texas Senate, including thoughts on Governor Briscoe and Governor Clements, the appropriations bill, tax relief, and public school finance.
Date: September 7, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Oh. H. "Ike" Harris, November 27, 1978

Description: Interview with Senator O. H. "Ike" Harris, a Republican member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, concerning his experiences while attending the second special session of the 65th Texas Legislature. Senator Harris discusses tax relief, other legislators at the session, the Peveto Bill, and Governor Briscoe's influence.
Date: November 27, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Thomas S. Prentice, May 31, 1979

Description: Interview with Thomas S. Prentice, a United States Army veteran from Richardson, Texas, discussing his experience stationed at Fort Kamehameha during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941. Prentice provides details about his background, training, and impressions of the pre-attack period as well as of the attack itself.
Date: May 31, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Prentice, Thomas S.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Stuart Henry, January 11, 1979

Description: Interview with Stuart Henry, an environmentalist from Austin, Texas, regarding his upbringing and family, work in the air and water conservation movements, involvement with environmental societies, interactions with the Corps of Engineers, and work as a lobbyist for the Sierra Club.
Date: January 11, 1979
Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & Henry, Stuart
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jose Amancio Perez, July 8, 1978

Description: Interview with Jose Amancio Perez, a veteran of the United States Army from San Diego, Texas, regarding his experiences while stationed at Camp Malakole during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Perez discusses the places he visited in Hawaii, his time in the antiaircraft unit he belonged to, and the rumors that preceded the attack.
Date: July 8, 1978
Creator: Perez, Jose Amancio & Marcello, Ronald E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Wesley Bott, October 14, 1977

Description: Interview with Wesley Bott, a veteran of the Marine Corps from Racine, Wisconsin, discussing his experiences during the World War II Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Bott discusses training, life at the Kaneohe base, time as a police sergeant, and reminiscence of the attack itself.
Date: October 14, 1977
Creator: Bowman, Larry & Bott, Wesley
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Eugene Camp, October 14, 1977

Description: Transcript of audio interview with Eugene Camp, a United States Army veteran, regarding his experiences during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941, while stationed at Camp Malakole. Camp discusses receiving survivors from the minesweeper Oglala and seeing the battleship Nevada run aground.
Date: October 14, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Camp, Eugene
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with B. D. Fillmore, October 9, 1973

Description: Audio interview with B. D. Fillmore, a veteran of World War II from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese after being captured on the island of Java in 1942. Fillmore discusses his transfer to several different camps as a part of the "Lost Battalion."
Date: October 9, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fillmore, B. D.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with C. S. Turbeville, June 17, 1981

Description: Interview with C. S. Turbeville, one of the founders of Bomber Bait Company in Gainesville, Texas, regarding his family background, upbringing on the farm, connection to business and the stores his family owned, research and testing of baits, fishing tournaments, and involvement in the Chamber of Commerce. (appliance store)
Date: July 17, 1981
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Turbeville, Clarence S.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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