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Oral History Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, January 16, 1980

Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, 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. Rayburn 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 (1944-1945), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1945), Ameri… more

Date: January 16, 1980

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rayburn, Eldridge L.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Fred Graham, March 16, 1984

Interview with former sports information director at North Texas State University Fred Graham. In the interview, Graham discusses his experiences and thoughts while he was an assistant in the News and Information Office during the desegregation of intercollegiate athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.

Date: March 16, 1984

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Cummings, Randy & Graham, Fred

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ernest Galeassi, September 16, 1988

Interview with Army veteran Ernest Galeassi. The interview includes Galeassi's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 324th Signal Company during the Japanese attack a Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: September 16, 1988

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Galeassi, Ernest

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 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 Kenneth K. Anderson, September 16, 1988

Interview with Kenneth K Anderson, a United States Navy veteran from South Dakota, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Ford Island as a member of VP-24, a Navy PBY patrol squadron.

Date: September 16, 1988

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Anderson, Kenneth K.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Glennon Ryan, September 16, 1988

Interview with Glennon Ryan, a United States Navy veteran from Saint Louis, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Ford Island Naval Air Station as a member of the Assembly and Repair Division.

Date: September 16, 1988

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ryan, Glennon

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Leonard Webb, September 16, 1988

Interview with Leonard Webb, a United States Navy veteran from East Saint Louis, Illinois, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at the Staff Headquarters, 14th Naval District.

Date: September 16, 1988

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Webb, Leonard

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Curtis Schulze, September 16, 1988

Interview with Curtis Schulze, a United States Navy veteran from Vandalia, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Downes.

Date: September 16, 1988

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Schulze, Curtis P.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with W. M. Crawford, May 16, 1982

Interview with Navy veteran W. M. Crawford. The interview includes Crawford's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: May 16, 1982

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Crawford, W. M.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Steve P. Warren, May 16, 1982

Interview with Steve P. Warren, a United States Navy veteran from Lubbock, Texas. Warren recollects his experiences aboard the converted yacht the USS Elvida during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: May 16, 1982

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Warren, Steve P.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lorenzo Echanis, February 16, 1984

Interview with Lorenzo Echanis discussing his experiences growing up in Basque Country with Basque parents, attending church and learning catechism, immigration to the United States, working as a shepherd, marriage, and returning to visit his hometown years later.

Date: February 16, 1984

Creator: Echeverria, Jeri & Echanis, Lorenzo

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Johnny Yturri, February 16, 1984

Interview with Johnny Yturri discussing his experiences growing up with Basque parents, Basque customs, learning English, early jobs, and sheep ranching in Orange County, California.

Date: February 16, 1984

Creator: Echeverria, Jeri & Yturri, Johnny

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Frank W. Ficklin, January 16, 1987

Transcript of an interview with Frank Ficklin, a businessman, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Ficklin discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Ficklin 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), Changi Jail (1944),… more

Date: January 16, 1987

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ficklin, Frank W., 1922-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Chester B. Willis, September 16, 1988

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

Date: September 16, 1988

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Willis, Chester B., 1918-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jack B. Scroggs, June 16, 1971

Interview with Dr. Jack B. Scroggs, history professor at North Texas State University from Little Rock, Arkansas. Scroggs discusses his experience as chairman of the Faculty Search Committee at NTSU after the resignation of university president John J. Kamerick, and the process of finding a new president.

Date: June 16, 1971

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Scroggs, Jack B.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Mrs. Dan Moody, 1968

Interview with Mrs. Dan Moody, wife of former Texas Governor Dan Moody. The interview includes reminiscences of her husband's political career, the Al Smith campaign of 1928, the Stevenson-Johnson senatorial race of 1948, and excerpts from her Mansion Diary.

Date: August 16, 1968

Creator: Gantt, Fred & Moody, Daniel

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Darwin McMillan, September 16, 1985

Interview with Darwin "Mac" McMillan, a long-term employee of Caltex from California, discussing his background, employment with Texaco and Standard Oil, the history of Caltex and his work as an executive there, his various assignment experiences in China the Philippines, Germany, India, and South Africa, and the oil market.

Date: September 16, 1985

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ike Walker, September 16, 1981

Transcript of an interview with Ike Walker, one of the founders of Bomber Bait Company in Gainesville, Texas. Walker discusses his family background, his employment as a gasoline retailer and tire repair operator, and his interest in designing fish baits that led to the development of the Bomber Bait Company with Clarence Turbeville in 1945.

Date: September 16, 1981

Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Walker, Ike

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, January 16, 1980

Audio interview with Eldridge Rayburn, a veteran of the Texas National Guard from Lubbock, Texas, about his experiences as a member of the "Lost Battalion" captured at Java in 1942 by the Japanese army during World War II. Rayburn discusses his memories of being in a Field Artillery unit, a prisoner of war, and surviving.

Date: January 16, 1980

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rayburd, Eldridge

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Fred J. Agnich, December 16, 1974

Interview with Fred Agnich, a businessman and a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, concerning his experiences and personal views while serving as a member of the Texas Constitutional Convention in 1974. Agnich discusses the need for constitutional revision, the Constitutional Revision Committee, Price Daniel, Jr. as chair of the Constitutional Convention, the Finance Committee, the right-to-work provision, and the failure of the Constitutional Convention.

Date: December 16, 1974

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Agnich, Fred J.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Walter White, 1975

Interview with Walter White concerning his experiences as a federal labor mediator and conciliator. White speaks of his his thirty-year career with the U.S. Conciliation Service and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, as well as his early boyhood employment with International Harvester Company. He discusses the Depression and New Deal, the Kansas Employment Service, his employment with U.S. Potash Company and experiences with Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Union, and his employment… more

Date: 1975-04-16/1975-05-21

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Dunn, J. D. & White, Walter, 1906-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Raymond Stone, September 16, 1988

Transcript of an interview with Raymond Stone, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer repair ship, the USS Whitney, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: September 16, 1988

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Stone, Raymond, 1923-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Stephen J. Koran and Flora Belle Koran, August 16, 1974

Interview with Stephen J. (an Army Air Corps veteran) and Flora Belle Koran concerning their experiences at Wheeler Field (he as a member of the 86th Observation Squadron) during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: August 16, 1974

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Koran, Stephen J. & Koran, Flora Belle

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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