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Oral History Interview with Willie V. Jordan, June 3, 1987

Interview with Willie Jordan, a farmer and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Newport, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression.

Date: June 3, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jordan, Willie V.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Willie V. Jordan, June 1987

Interview with Willie Jordan, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Jordan talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.

Date: 1987-06-01/1987-06-03

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jordan, Willie V., 1922-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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

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 Dub Brown, June 6, 1984

Interview with journalist and former student of the North Texas State College Dub Brown from Waco, Texas. In the interview, Brown recollects memories from when he was a student at the college during the desegregation of athletics in 1956.

Date: June 6, 1984

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Cummings, Randy & Brown, Dub

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Rufus Smith, June 13, 1989

Interview with Rufus Smith, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Hughes Springs, Texas, who survived the Palawan Massacre. Smith discusses joining the Marines, the bombing of Cavite Naval Yard, his capture at Corregidor and internment at Cabanatuan, transfer to Palawan and experiences in captivity there, the massacre and escaping, rescue by Filipinos and traveling with them, evacuation, returning to the United States, and life after the war.

Date: June 13, 1989

Creator: Burlage, George & Smith, Rufus

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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

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 Martin J. Rodgers, June 22, 1988

Interview with Martin J. Rodgers, a Army WWII veteran from Butler, New Jersey, who was at the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Rodgers discusses joining the Army and training, assignment to coastal artillery at Fort Shafter, operations there, work in communications, alerts, life in the peacetime Army, the morning of December 7th and reaction to the attack, handling communications at battalion HQ, the aftermath and following days, and his subsequent service in the Pacific War. In appendix is a letter by … more

Date: June 22, 1988

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rodgers, Martin J.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, June 9, 1981

Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Hughes Springs, Texas. Summerlin discusses his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, or the "Lost Battalion" of the 36th Infantry Division, including: being drafted in 1940 and training; deployment to East Asia and diversion to Brisbane after December 7th; assignment to Sangosari Airfield, Malang, Java; the Japanese assault and American surrender; internment and labor at T… more

Date: June 9, 1981

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Summerlin, Granville T.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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

Transcript of an interview with Clarence S. ("Turby") Turbeville, one of the founders of Bomber Bait Company in Gainesville, Texas. Turbeville discusses his family background, his employment by his father selling appliances, butane gas systems, and sporting goods in Gainesville in 1934, the sale of the butane business in 1944, experimentation with fish baits, and his partnership with Ike Walker in founding Bomber Bait Company. At the end of the interview, a one-page leaflet is inserted that de… more

Date: June 17, 1981

Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Turbeville, Clarence S.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, March 9, 1984

Interview with former Democratic Texas State Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, who was an attorney from Dallas, Texas. The interview includes the Senator's personal views and experiences as a member of the Sixty-eighth Legislature. The interview also includes the Senator's thoughts on fellow politicians, midnight appointments, pay raises for teachers, taxation, appropriations, and the Jurisprudence Committee.

Date: June 12, 1984

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Roy D. Blair, June 6, 1980

Interview with Navy veteran Roy D. Blair. The interview includes Blair's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: June 6, 1980

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Blair, Roy D.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ernest L. Ellis, June 30, 1981

Interview with Ernest L. Ellis, owner and operator of Frank Ellis Dealer in Everything. The interview includes Ellis' personal experiences of employment with his father, Frank Ellis, in the general store. Ellis talks about his family background, effects of the Great Depression in New Hope, Texas businesses, food market opening, business operations during World War II, his employment as a feed salesman, general store advertising, his father's use of peddling wagon, Dallas fair and Mesquite trade… more

Date: June 30, 1981

Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Ellis, Ernest L.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Abilene Fire Department Staffing Level Study

Compiled documentation and analysis to identify tasks and timeframes for specific fire suppression operations, including high-rise, residential, and apartment fires. The report provides background information, and outlines the results of simulations, with recommendations about staffing and equipment.

Date: June 1985

Creator: Abilene (Tex.). Fire Department.

Partner: Abilene Library Consortium

Abilene Fire Department Officers' Meeting Minutes: 1968-1978

Minutes of the Abilene Fire Department officers' meetings from June 1968 to January 1978, documenting updates, news, and various discussions of the station leaders. Each document is signed at the end by the participants.

Date: June 1985

Creator: Abilene (Tex.). Fire Department.

Partner: Abilene Library Consortium

Catalog of Howard Payne University, 1986-1987

Catalog describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas.

Date: June 1986

Creator: Howard Payne University

Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Catalog of Howard Payne University, 1984-1985

Catalog describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas.

Date: June 1984

Creator: Howard Payne University

Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Catalog of Howard Payne University, 1985-1986

Catalog describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas.

Date: June 1984

Creator: Howard Payne University

Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Catalog of Howard Payne University, 1983-1984

Catalog describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas.

Date: June 1983

Creator: Howard Payne University

Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Catalogue of Howard Payne University, 1988-1989

Catalogue describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas.

Date: June 1988

Creator: Howard Payne University

Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Catalogue of Howard Payne University, 1987-1988

Catalogue describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas.

Date: June 1987

Creator: Howard Payne University

Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Catalogue of Howard Payne University, 1989-1990

Catalogue describes the history, governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas.

Date: June 1989

Creator: Howard Payne University

Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1989-1990, Undergraduate

The UNT Undergraduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. This centennial issue includes additional information about the founding and history of UNT (1890-1990). Index starts on page 248.

Date: June 1989

Creator: University of North Texas

Partner: UNT Libraries

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 1989-1990, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. This centennial issue includes additional information about the founding and history of UNT (1890-1990). Index starts on page 264.

Date: June 1989

Creator: University of North Texas

Partner: UNT Libraries

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1980-1981 Graduate Bulletin

Catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life in the Division of Graduate Studies at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.

Date: June 1980

Creator: Hardin-Simmons University

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

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