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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 Catherine Bell, December 12, 1987

Interview with Catherine Bell, a public employee and community activist, about her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Bell discusses the early organization and social activities, her experiences in a segregated environment, the street paving of the African American section of Denton, urban renewal, desegregation of public places in Denton, her political activities, desegregation of schools, and the jobs progra… more

Date: December 12, 1987

Creator: Byrd, R. W. (Richard W.) & Bell, Catherine, approximately 1920-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Euline Brock, October 27, 1987

Interview with Professor Euline Brock, community activist from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Brock discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. She also comments on the early days of the organization, her personal experiences with discrimination, Denton's white power structure, the desegregation of public schools and facilities, the group's first meeting, political activities, urban renewal, and street… more

Date: October 27, 1987

Creator: Byrd, Richard; Harris, Jane; Lohr, Mary & Brock, Euline

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Linnie McAdams, December 10, 1987

Interview with community activist Linnie McAdams from Denton, Texas. In the interview, McAdams discusses her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship in the 1960s and 1970s. She also discusses what it was like growing up in a racist community, and includes memories concerning her personal educational experiences in segregated schools, the living conditions in the African-American section of Denton, and her personal employment experiences. McA… more

Date: December 10, 1987

Creator: Lohr, Mary & McAdams, Linnie

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ely and William Sledge, August 21, 1987

Transcript of an interview with with William and Ely Sledge and their reminiscences and experiences concerning their father's farm near Pilot Point, Texas, 1900-1980. They discuss comments about their African-American ancestors; their descriptions of various pieces of old farm equipment strewn about the homestead; sorghum mill and syrup- making; hog butchering and meat preservation; water well; description of farm buildings; segregated education; home remedies; garden area; canning; rural socia… more

Date: August 21, 1987

Creator: Lohse, Stephen A.; Lebo, Susan A.; Sledge, William, 1928- & Sledge, Ely, 1934-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jane Armstrong, August 20, 1987

Interview with homemaker Jane Armstrong. The interview includes Armstrong's personal experiences about life on the Scott Jacobs Farm in Denton County. Armstrong talks about the purchase of the land by her grandfather, implements and outbuildings found on the farm, oil income and farm improvements during the 1920s and 1930s, rural entertainment and leisure activities, crops and planting, food preservation, in-town shopping, making homebrew and bootlegging activities, schools and churches, cemete… more

Date: August 20, 1987

Creator: Renner, Steve & Armstrong, Jane

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with David and Virginia Ciruli, April 18, 1987

Interview with David and Virginia Ciruli, farmers and ranchers from Pueblo, Colorado, to gather their recollections and experiences as second generation Italians. They discuss their education, the immigration experience of their parents, the establishment of their own farming and ranching business, and their children.

Date: April 18, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Ciruli, David & Ciruli, Virginia

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Otis Cason, August 22, 1987

Interview with farmer Otis Cason. The interview includes Cason's personal experiences about rural life in Denton County, Texas from 1900 to 1987. Cason talks about breaking mules, rural school, sheep and goat raising, hog killing, and charcoal making.

Date: August 22, 1987

Creator: Renner, Steve & Cason, Otis

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Eunice Gray, October 16, 1987

Interview with Eunice Gray, schoolteacher and local historian. The interview includes Gray's personal experiences about Denton County, Texas from 1900 to 1987. Gray talks about the early history of her descendants, cattle raising and marketing, and the oil industry.

Date: October 16, 1987

Creator: Renner, Jim & Gray, Eunice

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Billy Barker, September 3, 1977

Interview with homemaker Billie Simpson Barker. The interview includes Barker's personal experiences about rural life in Denton County, Texas from 1925-1985. Barker talks about her father's sawmill operation, creek flooding, threshing operations, changes in land ownership, her husband's death, effects of the Great Depression, social life, the county's longtime residents, recreational activities, epidemics, wildlife problems, the tornado of June 8, 1937, her childhood, and homemade clothing.

Date: September 3, 1987

Creator: Renner, Steve & Barker, Billy

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ralph Elliott, November 14, 1986

Interview with Judge Ralph Elliott. The interview includes Elliott's personal observations as a young eyewitness to the lynching of George Hughes in Sherman, Texas, in May 1930.

Date: November 14, 1987

Creator: Kumler, Donna & Elliott, Ralph

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 John W. Wisecup, July 28, 1987

Interview with John Wisecup, a Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Wisecup talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Changi Jail (1944-1945), and his liberation.

Date: July 28, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wisecup, John W.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James Womack, November 14, 1987

Interview with James Womack, a United States Navy veteran from Naples, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser USS Saint Louis.

Date: November 14, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Womack, James

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jack Martin, November 15, 1987

Transcript of an interview with Jack Martin, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: November 15, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Martin, Jack J., 1921-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Woodrow Hill, November 15, 1987

Transcript of an interview with Woodrow Hill, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: November 15, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hill, Woodrow, 1918-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Paul Decker, November 14, 1987

Interview with Paul Decker, a United States Navy veteran from Maurepas, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS California.

Date: November 14, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Decker, Paul

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lawrence Varnell, November 12, 1987

Interview with Lawrence Varnell, a United States Navy veteran from New Orleans, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS Maryland.

Date: November 12, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Varnell, Lawrence

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Garland Romagosa, November 15, 1987

Interview with Garland Romagosa, a United States Navy veteran from New Orleans, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS California.

Date: November 15, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Romagosa, Garland

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James Cook, November 14, 1987

Interview with James Cook, a United States Navy veteran from Monroe, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the repair ship USS Rigel.

Date: November 14, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cook, James

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lawrence Keith, November 13, 1987

Interview with Lawrence Keith, a United States Marine Corps veteran from New Orleans, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Ford Island as a a member of the Marine Guard Detachment.

Date: November 13, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Keith, Lawrence J.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Wallace Miers, November 15, 1987

Transcript of an interview with Wallace Miers, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: November 15, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Miers, Wallace, 1919-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Weldon O. Western, February 16, 1987

Interview with Weldon Western, 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. Western discusses 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), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon, French Indo-China (1945), American air raids, and … more

Date: February 16, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Western, Weldon O., 1914-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Albert E. Kennedy, April 15, 1987

Interview with Albert E. Kennedy, a United States Navy veteran from East Prairie, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese after surviving the wreck of the USS Houston during World War II.

Date: April 15, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kennedy, Albert E.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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