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[Letter from Carl, Department of History, The University of Oklahoma to T. N. Carswell - January 13, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Carl, Department of History, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, dated January 13, 1941. Carl advises that Lt. Col. Joe J. MIller was described by Professor Hassler as a man of very high quality. Carl commends the work Carswell is sponsoring describing it as "of the highest quality" then wishes for Carswell the greatest measure of success possible.

Date: January 13, 1941

Creator: Carl

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Oral History Interviews with Harrell Edmund Chiles, 1980

Interview with Harrell Edmund Chiles, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Western Company. He discusses his family, formation of the Western Company, oil exploration, history of the oil industry in Texas, his political views, and his "I'm Mad" campaign.

Date: 1980-01/1980-09

Creator: Smallwood, J. B. & Chiles, H. E.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005

Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about t… more

Date: January 27, 2005

Duration: 58 minutes 50 seconds

Creator: Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William

Item Type: Sound

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