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Oral History Interview with Peter Almond, June 4, 2004

Description: Interview with Dr. Peter Almond talking about the history radiation therapy. He outlines the various treatments including the x-ray, cobolt-60, betatron, magnetron, klystron and cyclotron. He also talks about the emerging field of proton therapy. He also describes the early history of radiotherapy at MD Anderson especially under the direction of Drs. Gilbert Fletcher and Leonard Grimmet.
Date: June 4, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Almond, Peter; Brunet, Lesley Williams & Olson, James Stuart
Partner: University of Texas MD Anderson Center

[Parents with children study forms]

Description: Parents and their children study forms while participating in a distance learning program. Colegio de Bachilleres, located int he Mexican state of Michoacan, runs a distance learning program which helps immigrants in the United States earn bachelors degrees.
Date: August 4, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman and Man study material on a computer screen]

Description: A woman and a man study material on a computer as part of their distance learning program. The Colegio de Bacheilleres, located in the Mexican state of Michoacan, offers a distance learning program to Mexican immigrants in the United States. Students are able to earn bachelors degrees by participating in this program.
Date: August 4, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Close-up of woman and young man]

Description: Cynthia Canepa and Luis Alberto Ponce had to leave Biloxi, the resort town where they lived in the state of Mississippi due to the ravages caused by Hurricane Katrina last year. They arrived without knowing anybody, until they called the Peruvian Association of Dallas-Fort Worth.
Date: April 4, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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