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Oral History Interview with James F. Sansom, October 8, 2004

Description: Interview with James F. Sansom, an officer in the U. S. Army during World War II. Sansom joined the Army in 1940 and began training on anti-aircraft guns in Florida. He was selected for Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1942. He was assigned to the 843rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Air Warning Battalion, which made its way to India via the Panama Canal and Australia. Shortly after reaching Calcutta, the unit moved to Myitkyina, Burma. After the war, Sansom w… more
Date: October 8, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Sansom, James F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004

Description: Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, becoming an airplane mechanic, and going to flight school for pilot training. He was stationed in India and flew supplies into China over the Himalayas (known by pilots as "the Hump"). In China, he traded items such as jewelry or opium for information on Japanese troop placements in Burma. He also discusses his meetings with native Burmese and talks about later experiences he had after … more
Date: October 8, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[Can Film Complement Oral History Interviews]

Description: Sound recording of a man giving a speech under the topic "Can Film Complement Oral History Interviews" before the showing of a film titled "The Speech Belonged to the People" at an Oral History Association event.
Date: November 8, 1969
Duration: 23 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Basic problems in oral history, 1969

Description: Sound recording of a meeting during the Fourth Annual National Colloquium of the Oral History Association held at the Airlie House in Virginia and led by Louis Starr.
Date: November 8, 1969
Duration: 3 hours 5 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Location: 38.756577 -77.793514
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Recordings of Sessions from the 4th Annual Oral History Colloquium]

Description: Sound recording of sessions from the Fourth Annual Oral History Association Colloquium at Airlie House in Warrenton, Virginia. Tape includes the morning and afternoon sessions on November 8th, 1969.
Date: November 8, 1969
Duration: 4 hours 12 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[James Bennett Speaks at the Menger Hotel]

Description: Sound recording of James Bennett giving a talk at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: October 8, 1982
Duration: 56 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Burton Alvin Fowler, Jr., May 8, 2002

Description: Interview with Burton Alvin Fowler, Jr., a Sergeant in the united States Army during the Vietnam War. Fowler answers questions and elaborates about his experiences during training prior to being sent to Vietnam as well as memories he has of fighting the war and the opinions he brought back with him.
Date: May 8, 2002
Duration: 18 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Espinoza, Joni & Fowler, Burton Alvin, Jr.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Mrs. William H. Wade, December 8, 1976

Description: Interview with Mrs. William H. Wade, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Hurricane Carla.
Date: December 8, 1976
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Squyres, Amy & Wade, Mrs. William H.
Partner: Lee College
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Episode 37: How the Microprocessor Changed the World with Dr. Darrel VanDyke

Description: Podcast produced by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that features an interview with Dr. Darrel VanDyke, OLLI at UNT Advisory Council member and author of "Fire in the Mind: The 1970s Computer Decade." Susan and Dr. VanDyke discuss the development of the microprocessor in 1970, and resulting technological advancements in the computer industry in the decades following.
Date: April 8, 2020
Duration: 45 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Lone Star Sesquicentennial - audio presentations by Pinson, Fox, and Sibley]

Description: Sound recording of panelists at the Lone Star Sesquicentennial conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. Moderator: Archie McDonald; First panelist: Margaret Sweat Pinson; Second panelist: Daniel E. Fox; Third panelist: Dr. Marilyn McAdams Sibley, reading, "Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers Before the Civil War." Side A ends in the middle of Pinson's lecture. Side B begins with Fox's presentation, and ends in the middle of Sibley's lecture.
Date: November 8, 1985
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 50 seconds
Location: 30.290196 -97.740780
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Lone Star Sesquicentennial - audio presentation by Dr. Marilyn McAdams Sibley]

Description: Sound recording of Dr. Marilyn McAdams Sibley reading from, "Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers Before the Civil War," at the Lone Star Sesquicentennial conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. Footage begins in the middle of Sibley's presentation.
Date: November 8, 1985
Duration: 19 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
Location: 30.290196 -97.740780
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Lone Star Sesquicentennial - audio presentations by Pinson, Pohl, and Sibley]

Description: Sound recording of panelists at the Lone Star Sesquicentennial conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. First panelist: Margaret Sweat Pinson; Second panelist: James Pohl, reading, "Battles and Leaders of the Texas Revolution"; Third panelist: unknown; Fourth panelist: Dr. Marilyn McAdams Sibley, reading, "Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers Before the Civil War." Clip 1 begins in the middle of Pinson's presentation and ends after Pohl's lecture. Clip 2 begins in the … more
Date: November 8, 1985
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
Location: 30.290196 -97.740780
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with the Schumacher Sisters, November 8, 2016

Description: Interview with Frances Schumacher Andrews, Billie Schumacher Zuber, and Jeanne Schumacher Sutton, three sisters who grew up in Kerrville. They discuss their family history, the Schumacher family business and land, and individual experiences working at the Kerrville Courthouse, becoming an accountant, and joining the military.
Date: November 8, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Andrew, Mary Frances Schumacher; Zuber, Billie Gayle Schumacher & Sutton, Jeanne Clare Schumacher
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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["In Black America" KTXQ-102 radio interview for JBAAL]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during KTXQ-102 radio interview with Curtis King for "In Black America". The tape includes two tracks of broadcast recordings that include both a live and taped interviews with JBAAL president Curtis King. The main topic of the interview is the role of the organization in the black arts and also how having a satellite program would benefit the organization.
Date: November 8, 1987
Duration: 44 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Black Living Legends Speak"]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during one of two spring dialogues featuring the Black Living Legends of 1997. The tape was recorded on March 8th, 1997 and featured C.C Berry, Clifford Davis, Iola Johnson, Jean Lacey, Lucy Phelps-Patterson. The tape includes one track of poorly recorded audio with indistinguishable speech and medium static throughout.
Date: March 8, 1997
Duration: 46 minutes 18 seconds
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Wesley Phelps interview with Dick Peeples, September 8, 2022]

Description: Audio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on September 8th, 2022 in Denton, TX. Phelps interviews Dick Peeples on his involvement with gay activism in Dallas in the 1970s and 1980s. Peeples speaks his involvement with the Dallas Gay Political Caucus alongside Steve Wilkins, Louise Young, and Don Baker. He then covers the trial of Baker v. Wade, explaining his efforts to challenge penal code 21.06, a discriminatory code which criminalized homosexual acts, alongsi… more
Date: September 8, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Phelps, Wes
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Bunichi Ohtsuka, November 8, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bunichi Ohtsuka. Ohtsuka begins by describing growing up in Japan in the 1930s. Then he describes military training in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He volunteered for service in the Navy in March, 1945. Ohtsuka recalls his military training school being bombed by the Americans. He also speaks about his impressions of the atomic bombs being dropped on Japan. Ohtsuka emigrated to the UNited States in 1967 to study English at th… more
Date: November 8, 2000
Duration: 49 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Ohtsuka, Bunichi
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John H. Camp, April 8, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John H. (Jack) Camp. Camp grew up in New Orleans and joined the Navy in August, 1943. Upon completion of training, Camp was selected for Hospital Corpsman school. In ealry 1945, Camp was ordered to go to Guam and work the in Fleet Hospital 103. He recalls receiving patients from the battle at Okinawa. In May, Camp was transferred to the USS South Dakota (BB-57). He was aboard when the task force the South Dakota was attached… more
Date: April 8, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Camp, John H
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Jones, January 8, 1974

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Major General David M. Jones. Jones participated in the Doolittle Raid. He describes the take-off procedures from the USS Hornet (CV-8). He piloted plane number five and recalls clearly seeing a Japanese G4M (Betty) bomber pass by his aircraft an hour after being launched. Jones dropped incendiary bombs over Tokyo and encountering anti-aircraft fire. He explains how the crew bailed out over China and mentions the joyous rece… more
Date: January 8, 1974
Duration: 29 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Jones, David M.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ruth Fowler, January 8, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Ruth Fowler. Fowler was teaching in Big Spring, Texas, when she went out for the Civilian Pilot Training Program in 1939. She was accepted and was trained to fly. She evetually became an instructor. She also discusses rationing.
Date: January 8, 2001
Duration: 45 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Fowler, Ruth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with L. E. Robinson, March 8, 1985

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by L E Robinson. Robinson joined the Marine Corps in May 1939 and received basic training in San Diego. After sea school training, he was assigned to Admiral Kimmel’s flag allowance and boarded the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). Robinson was at Pearl Harbor as the admiral’s senior orderly during the attack of December 7. After surviving strafing from enemy planes, he headed toward the submarine base dock to help carry the wounded. When he f… more
Date: March 8, 1985
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Robinson, L. E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Cole, August 8, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and oral interview with Richard E. Cole. Cole was born 7 September 1915 in Dayton, Ohio. In 1940 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and received his commission in 1941. He was then assigned to the 17th Bomb Group. In 1942 he volunteered for a mission and tells of being assigned as co-pilot to Colonel James Doolittle. Cole mentions the specialized training the volunteers received, being aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8), the bombing mission over Tokyo, a… more
Date: August 8, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Cole, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wayne Miller, August 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wayne Miller. Miller was born 10 September 1926 in rural Fulton County, Indiana. Upon graduating from high school in 1944, he joined the Navy and went to boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Illinois. Completing boot camp he was sent to Portland, Maine and assigned as Water Tender 3rd Class on the USS Varian (DE-798). In November 1944 the ship joined two other destroyer escorts as a hunter-killer group. In April … more
Date: August 8, 2001
Duration: 19 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Miller, Wayne
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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