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Rena Pederson

This article is a short biography of journalist and director of communications Rena Pederson, based on an oral history discussing her childhood, education, and career.

Date: 2012

Creator: Dann, Lori

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism

Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012

Interview with Rena Pederson, a former journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers, the books she has written, and her work in communications and public affairs.

Date: April 5, 2012

Creator: Harding, Anne; Dann, Lori & Pederson, Rena

Item Type: Text

Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism

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Oral History Interview with James F. Sansom, October 8, 2004

Interview with James F. Sansom, an officer in the U. S. Army during World War II. Sansom joined the Army in 1940 and began training on anti-aircraft guns in Florida. He was selected for Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1942. He was assigned to the 843rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Air Warning Battalion, which made its way to India via the Panama Canal and Australia. Shortly after reaching Calcutta, the unit moved to Myitkyina, Burma. After the war, Sansom w… more

Date: October 8, 2004

Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 06 seconds

Creator: Cox, Floyd & Sansom, James F.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004

Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, becoming an airplane mechanic, and going to flight school for pilot training. He was stationed in India and flew supplies into China over the Himalayas (known by pilots as "the Hump"). In China, he traded items such as jewelry or opium for information on Japanese troop placements in Burma. He also discusses his meetings with native Burmese and talks about later experiences he had after … more

Date: October 8, 2004

Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 09 seconds

Creator: Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Ed Carseth, August 6, 2003

Interview with Ed Carseth, a pilot during World War II. He discusses an early interest in aviation and earned his pilot's license through the Civilian Pilot Training program. He spent a year as an instructor before joining the Air Transport Command. Through 1944 he delivered aircraft to Australia before being assigned to Myitkyina, Burma. He speaks of living conditions at Myitkyina. He flew materials over the Himalaya Mountains (the Hump) from Burma to Kunming, China. Carseth relates anectdotes… more

Date: August 6, 2003

Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 30 seconds

Creator: Metzler, Ed & Carseth, Ed

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with W. A. Henderson, September 20, 2003

Interview with W. A. (Bill) Henderson, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his time as a bombardier and navigator on a B-24 in the China-Burma-India Theater. His crew hit the bridge over River Kwai (Mae Klong) while making bombing runs along the Burma Railway and also flew runs to supply gasoline to various bases in China, India and Burma. He relates anecdotes about the food and living quarters on the bases and the time he saved his co-pilot's life. He helped his co-pilot land the plane a… more

Date: September 20, 2003

Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 47 seconds

Creator: Johnson, Kep & Henderson, W. A.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Puzzle map of Asia]

A photograph of a puzzle that shows a map of Asia when it is completed. There is a blue border along the edge and the map itself shows the full continent with the oceans around the land.

Date: July 24, 2019

Creator: Gellner, Megan

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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"Tour of a Lifetime: Dallas Tornado Soccer Club World Tour 1967-68" panel discussion

Video recording of a panel hosted by the UNT Libraries' Special Collections department. The panel included some of the Dallas Tornado players who were a part of the World Tour of 1967-68 and the daughter of coach Bob Kap, Sonja Kap Jordan-Mowery. The players are sharing their experiences while on the tour and Sonja is sharing her father's history.

Date: October 19, 2018

Duration: 53 minutes 42 seconds

Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Gellner, Megan

Item Type: Video

Location: 33.102648 -96.830118

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Burma flag pin]

Photograph of a pin from the Bob Kap collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is a depiction of the Burma flag on a shield shape. "Burma" is over a white background and there is a scarlet red section beneath it and a blue square with stars inside of it.

Date: August 28, 2018

Creator: Gellner, Megan

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Burma Football Federation game flag]

Photograph of a flag from the Bob Kap Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is from the game between the Dallas Tornado team and the Aungsan Selected team from the Burma Football Federation. There is a logo in the center of the triangle flag that has a football made with strips of golden cloth and a red guardian lion on top of it. At the bottom of the flag is the location and date of the game, "Rangoon Nov 1967".

Date: August 28, 2018

Creator: Gellner, Megan

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections