Oral History Interview with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979
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Oral History Interview Parts 1 and 2 with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979 (Sound)
Interview (Parts 1 & 2) with Dr. O. J. Curry, founding Dean Emeritus of the College of Business at North Texas State University from Denton, Texas. The interview includes Dr. Curry discussing his life and career, which includes his early life experiences on his family’s rural farm in Coleman and Brown Counties, early family and community networks in Texas, the oil boom and local business enterprises, and more. Additionally, he also talks about the growth of business education at North Texas State University, and his role in shaping higher education and administration in mid-20th-century Texas.
Oral History Interview Parts 1 and 2 with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979 - ark:/67531/metadc2480832
Oral History Interview Parts 3 and 4 with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979 (Sound)
Interview (Parts 3 and 4) with Dr. O. J. Curry, founding Dean Emeritus of the College of Business at North Texas State University from Denton, Texas. The interview includes Dr. Curry discussing his life and career which includes his memories with rural farm life in Coleman and Brown Counties, one-room and consolidated school education, participation in athletics and student life, teaching and coaching in small Texas towns, and more. Additionally, he talks about the growth of business education at North Texas State University, and his role in shaping higher education and administration in mid-20th-century Texas.
Oral History Interview Parts 3 and 4 with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979 - ark:/67531/metadc2480833
Oral History Interview Part 5 with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979 (Sound)
Interview (Part 5) with Dr. O. J. Curry, founding Dean Emeritus of the College of Business at North Texas State University from Denton, Texas. The interview includes Dr. Curry discussing his life and career, which includes his early life experiences as well as how he became the founding Dean for the College of Business in mid-20th-century Texas.
Oral History Interview Part 5 with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979 - ark:/67531/metadc2480834
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Oral History Interview with O. J. Curry, March 29, 1979, book, March 29, 1979; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1609184/: accessed February 18, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.