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[Alex Haley Dinner Speech]

Description: Sound recording of of Alex Haley's dinner speech from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium dining room, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Alex Haley is author of "Roots' and 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X.'
Date: November 10, 1972
Duration: 30 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Establishing an OH Program

Description: Sound recording of a round table discussion from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Thomas L. Charlton is listed on the tape.
Date: November 10, 1972
Duration: 31 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Cataloging, Services, and Using the Collection

Description: Sound recording of a round table discussion from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Gary L. Shumway is listed on the tape.
Date: November 10, 1972
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Your Equipment

Description: Sound recording of a round table discussion from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. B. Lumpkin is listed on the tape.
Date: November 10, 1972
Duration: 53 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Legal problems in OH

Description: Sound recording of a round table discussion from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Joseph Romney and William Weinberg are listed on the tape.
Date: November 10, 1972
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Black History, Oral History, and Genealogy

Description: Sound recording of Alex Haley's conference presentation at the Seventh National Colloquium on Oral History at the Thompson Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Haley is the author of 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' and 'Roots.'
Date: November 10, 1972
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Transcribing, Editing, and Indexing

Description: Sound recording of a round table discussion from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. W. Baum is listed on the tape.
Date: November 10, 1972
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 05 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with T. C. Hsu, May 10, 2001

Description: Interview with Dr. Tao-Chiuh Hsu, continuing his reflections regarding his career at M.D. Anderson. The interview begins with a discussion of Dr. Felix Haas and the evolution of the department of biology. William R. Brinkley’s contributions and interactions with the department are recounted as well. Several of Dr. Hsu’s major accomplishments to science are highlighted including the development of chromosomal banding techniques, biological specimen banks, and cell preservation. The interview con… more
Date: May 10, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Hsu, T. C. (Tao-Chiuh), 1917- & Brunet, Lesley Williams
Partner: University of Texas MD Anderson Center
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Oral History Interview with Bill Freeman, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Freeman. Freeman was born in Chapman, Kansas on 5 September 1922. Upon enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1942, he was sent to Maxwell Air Force Base, Georgia for basic training. He tells the various training planes he flew prior to receiving his commission. Upon graduation he was sent to Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington where he began on the job training as the co-pilot of a B-17 bomber. Freeman recalls his various… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Freeman, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Schaefer, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Schaefer. Schaefer was 11 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. While in high school, Schaefer worked part-time and contributed the entirety of his wages to the household. He accumulated war savings stamps, participated in bond drives, and collected scrap metal to support the war effort. His family supplemented their meat rations by raising rabbits. In 1950, he joined the Air Force, with a professional background in… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Schaefer, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Leiby, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frederick Leiby. Leiby was born in Pennsylvania in 1923 and worked in a defense plant after finishing high school in 1941. in 1942, he passed the aviation cadet exam and was called up for active duty in January, 1943. He trained as a navigator at Selman Field, Louisiana for eight months before flying a new B-17 to North Africa. From there, Leiby went to Forge, Italy to join the 99th Bomb Group. He was shot down on his 39th m… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Leiby, Frederick
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas McCrea, July 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas McCrea. McCrea joined the Army in September of 1943. He completed an Army Specialized Training Program in Fort Benning, Georgia. He provides vivid details of his training. He served with the 3rd Army, C Company, 1st, Battalion, 376th Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division. McCrea and his group qualified as an Expert Infantry Division. In August of 1944 they traveled to Scotland, then on to England. In September they lan… more
Date: July 10, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: McCrea, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joe E. Hunter, October 10, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joe E. Hunter: He joined the Navy in May, 1944 with basic training at Camp Wallace, Texas. He spoke of being chosen for the CINPAC (Commander-in-Chief Pacific Command) Boat Crew by Commander Hal Lamar, Admiral Nimitz's Flag Officer, and becoming the stern hook on Admiral Nimitz's barge. He took Admiral Bull Halsey out fishing once and another time picked up an unnamed vice-admiral off of a submarine. He told about interactin… more
Date: October 10, 2003
Duration: 14 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Hunter, Joe E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Calvin Patterson, October 10, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Calvin Patterson. Patterson joined the Navy in 1943. He completed Radar School and Fire Fighter School and was assigned to serve as an instructor aboard a radar training ship, USS Moosehead (IX-98). They traveled up and down the Mexican coast, taking recent radar school graduates for experiential learning aboard the ship. Patterson was later assigned to a Coast Guard radio station in California. In February of 1944, he was transf… more
Date: October 10, 2003
Duration: 44 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Patterson, Calvin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Louis Avant, October 10, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Louis Avant. Avant was 16 when the war began and joined the Navy a few years later. He was trained as an electrician, but ended up working as a machinist mate for the boat pool that served CINPAC at Hawaii and then Guam. Avant mentions boxing in several smoker events. He was a member of the boat crew that took Admiral Nimitz to the surrender ceremony.
Date: October 10, 2003
Duration: 14 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Avant, Louis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Roberts, October 10, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Roberts. Roberts joined the Navy in June of 1943. Beginning in 1944, he served as Signalman Third-Class aboard the USS Drew (APA-162). They transported cargo and troops to and from combat areas traveling to Guam, Ulithi, Leyte and Okinawa.
Date: October 10, 2003
Duration: 13 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Roberts, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray Tirey, January 10, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ray Tirey. Tirey joined the Navy in July of 1943. He served as Third-Class Quartermaster during his ship travels. He deployed to Scotland, where he was assigned to a British Landing Craft, Tank. Tirey provided direct fire support during amphibious landings during the invasions of Normandy, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was assigned to USS LCS(L)(3)-54 for the Pacific invasions. He was discharged around late 1945.
Date: January 10, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 31 seconds
Creator: Tirey, Ray
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Russo, December 10, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Russo. Russo joined the Army around 1942. He deployed to New Delhi, India, and worked for the supervisor of the Signal Corps, and in the radio room. He later joined the New Delhi Photography Society processing photographs and working with correspondents from LIFE Magazine. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 10, 2002
Duration: 49 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Russo, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Haskett, March 10, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Haskett. Haskett joined the Navy in 1938. He served as a gunner on PT-155 in the Solomon Islands. Haskett describes PT boat operations, armament, and combat in general. He also details how the early torpedo tubes were activated with a mallet.
Date: March 10, 2003
Duration: 32 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Haskett, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Floy Hughes, October 10, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floy Hughes. Hughes joined the Navy in early 1941. From 1941 through early 1944, he served as a First Class Cook in the Officers Mess at Corpus Christi, Texas. Beginning April of 1944, Hughes did the same work at Camp Kearny in San Diego, California. He returned to Texas and was discharged in September of 1945.
Date: October 10, 2003
Duration: 38 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Hughes, Floy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur McQuiddy, December 10, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur McQuiddy. McQuiddy completed Civilian Pilot Training in 1940. He joined the Navy on 8 December 1941. McQuiddy served as a Naval Aviator beginning November of 1942, flying PBYs with Patrol Squadron 23, a Navy fixed-wing, anti-submarine and maritime patrol squadron. He completed patrol and rescue missions over the Solomon Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Peleliu and Iwo Jima. He also completed a s… more
Date: December 10, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: McQuiddy, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Terrell, October 10, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Terrell. Terrell joined the Marine Corps in April of 1946. Beginning in June, he was assigned to occupation duty in Northern China. He comments on how some of the Japanese still occupying mountain regions in China were unaware that the war had ended. Terrell served with the 1st Marine Division, and their job was to guard the Kunming railroad. He was discharged in December of 1947. Terrell reenlisted in September of 1950, p… more
Date: October 10, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Terrell, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sam Moody, October 10, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sam Moody. Moody joined the Air Corps in 1940 to become an aircraft mechanic. He arrived in the Philippines in November, 1941 and when the war broke out, he went to the front at Bataan. After the surrender, he walked out of Bataan and spent 10 days on the Death March. He was moved from Camp O'Donnell to Cabanatuan. From there, he was sent to Manila to a camp near Clark Field. Moody stayed on a work detail in Manila for a whi… more
Date: October 10, 1996
Duration: 43 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Moody, Sam B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Johnny F. Gavlick, April 10, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Johnny F. Gavlick. He was born in Falls City, Texas on September 14, 1925. He enlisted into the Navy on August 3, 1943. He gives a detailed account of his six weeks at boot camp in San Diego. Upon graduating he was sent to Coronado, California to train in LCVPs (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) and LCMs (Landing Craft Mechanized) and qualified as coxswain. He hitch-hiked to Los Angeles upon graduation from Landing Craft Scho… more
Date: April 10, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Gavlick, Johnny F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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