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Oral History Interview with Robert Bluntzer, May 30, 1969

Description: Interview with Robert Bluntzer, a resident of Corpus Christi, Texas. Bluntzer discusses growing up near Round Lake and Robstown, homeseekers and subdivision of ranches in the area in the 1900-10s, social life and recreation in the area, politics, law enforcement, his family history and Bluntzer, Texas, local preservation efforts, sports, and Third Awakening revivalists. Before the interview is a fragment of a conversation between Bluntzer, Stephens, and an unnamed attorney about local history a… more
Date: May 30, 1969
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Bluntzer, Robert
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Outline of an Interview with Roy Long, May 30, 1986]

Description: Outline of an interview with Roy Long, a longtime resident of Baytown after moving in 1929 from Houston, Texas. This outline states what topics Long covered at certain times on the tape, from side 1 to side 2; Long covers his employment at the Humble Refinery, being a Goose Creek Policeman, law offices, etc.
Date: May 30, 1986
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Roy Long, May 30, 1986

Description: Interview with Roy Long, a longtime resident of Baytown after moving in 1929 from Houston, Texas. Long answers questions and details his early employment in Baytown at the Humble Refinery, and goes on to talk about his law practice, offices, and the growth of the town.
Date: May 30, 1986
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Long, Roy
Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with Thomas B. Maston, 1974

Description: Interview with Thomas B. Maston, college professor and theologian. The interview includes Maston's personal experiences about religious fundamentalism in Texas during the 1920s. Maston talks about his philosophy of Christian ethics, the Norris Movement, his teaching philosophy, and Southern Baptists and social concern.
Date: July 30, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Maston, Thomas B.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Emory M. Spencer, September 30, 1971

Description: Interview with attorney Emory M. Spencer. The interview includes Spencer's personal experiences about being an attorney. Spencer talks about the development of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas 1920-71, cotton farming, Irish settlers and the Ku Klux Klan, gambling, the development of the Aransas County Airport, oil exploration, housing subdivisions, the Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commission, hurricanes, agriculture, property values, and prominent citizens of the county.
Date: September 30, 1971
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Spencer, Emory M.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Fred Agnich, November 30, 1979

Description: Interview with Fred Agnich, businessman and member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, Republican. The interview includes Agnich's personal experiences about being a member of the 66th Legislature. Agnich talks about his relationship with Governor William Clements, appropriations, tax relief, the Peveto bill, consumer legislation, "Killer Bees," and the split primary.
Date: November 30, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Agnich, Fred
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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

Description: 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

Oral History Interview with Carolyn Barta, March 30, 2012

Description: Interview with Carolyn Barta,a journalist and professor in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her educational background and her career writing for The Dallas Morning News about features and covering political campaigns.
Date: March 30, 2012
Creator: Nishimoto, Eric; Halloran, David; Slingerland, Carli & Barta, Carolyn
Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism
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Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004

Description: Interview with H. L. Obermiller, a Pharmacist's Mate during World War II. He discusses his involvement in the Battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian, where he served as a Pharmacist's Mate. He remembers having Spam for Thanksgiving, meeting Navajo code talkers, and writing letters home.
Date: April 30, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Metzler, Ed & Obermiller, H. L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Braden, September 30, 2000

Description: Interview with David Braden, a member of the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He discusses his training in the U.S. to become a navigator; his deployment to Saipan with the 870th Squadron, 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Wing; initial attacks on Tokyo in a B-29 bomber at high altitude (during which the jet stream interfered with the bombing raids); a low-altitude fire-bombing mission over Tokyo in March, 1945; living conditions on base at Saipan; a mission in which the B-29 he was on ditched in the o… more
Date: September 30, 2000
Duration: 58 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Kep & Braden, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Guinn Rasbury, April 30, 2004

Description: Interview with Guinn Rasbury, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses joining the Marines, being part of the invasion force at Florida and Tulagi Islands, having multiple malaria attacks, being transferred to Maine to cure his malaria, being transferred around the United States, and finally returning to the Pacific theater. He explains how being sick with malaria and getting bumped from a plane ride home saved his life. He shares anecdotes about sounding "Taps" at a memorial service fo… more
Date: April 30, 2004
Duration: 38 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Graham, Eddie & Rasbury, Guinn
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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