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Oral History Interview with Walter Seymour, September 17, 2025

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Seymour. This interview discusses how Seymour signed up for the Navy and why he went into aviation, what he remembers of Pearl Harbor Day, what he remembers of boot camp, working on aircraft maintenance at a base near Galveston, the evolution of anti-submarine warfare, the process of making certain repairs to Grumman TBM Avengers, the explosion of a cargo ship in Texas City, and his life after the war.
Date: September 17, 2025
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Walter Seymour, September 17, 2025

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Seymour. This interview discusses how Seymour signed up for the Navy and why he went into aviation, what he remembers of Pearl Harbor Day, what he remembers of boot camp, working on aircraft maintenance at a base near Galveston, the evolution of anti-submarine warfare, the process of making certain repairs to Grumman TBM Avengers, the explosion of a cargo ship in Texas City, and his life after the war.
Date: September 17, 2025
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roland G. Parrish, December 14, 2024

Description: Interview with Dallas philanthropist Roland G. Parrish. Parrish discusses how he came to work for McDonald's and the difficulties he faced due to their lack of minority programs, his childhood and education, how he came to Dallas to open a McDonald's franchise location, his experiences operating a McDonald's, the impact of his religious beliefs on his business and charity practices, his relationship with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, his work ethic and how it was instilled in him by his … more
Date: December 14, 2024
Duration: 50 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Davis, Levi H. & Parrish, Roland G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Private Collection of Levi H. Davis
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[Oral history interview with David Hearn]

Description: Oral history interview with David Hearn. Topics covered include Hearn's upbringing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, his coming out story, his career at J. C. Penney's, and his founding of the Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund.
Date: August 20, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Testa, Nino
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Border Fence

Description: Photograph of a section of bollard-style pedestrian border fence in Brownsville, Texas, with electrical boxes in the nearest section of the fence. It was erected by U.S. Homeland security in the late 2000s as part of the "Secure Fence Act of 2006."
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 25.886554 -97.377186
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Adoption Statement of Sarah Heath and Celena Kopinski]

Description: Personal statement of Sarah Heath and Celena Kopinski regarding their adoption from the Changzhou CWI in Jiangsu Province, China. They discuss their chance encounter which lead to them discovering they were twins who had been adopted separately, Sarah by parents in Nashville, Tennessee and Celena by parents in New York City. There is a photo of Celena and Sarah on the second page of the statement.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Heath, Sarah & Kopinski, Celena
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Kate, Jordan, and Moose 2016]

Description: Photograph of Kate and Jordan standing in a backyard near a large shrub. Jordan holds a cat in his arms and has a handgun tucked into the front of his jeans. [2016, Nashville, TN]
Date: 2016
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Kate and Jordan Pre-Wedding, 2015]

Description: Photograph of Kate and Jordan standing in a yard in front of a row of dense foliage. Kate rests her right hand on the back of a wooden lawn chair. She is wearing glasses, white shorts, and a flannel shirt. Jordan wears a striped t-shirt, a watch, and patterned shorts. [2015, Nashville, TN]
Date: 2015
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Kent's Glasses, 2015]

Description: Photograph of a pair of glasses positioned against a white background. The glasses' arms are folded behind it and smudges liter the glass. [2015, Nashville, TN]
Date: 2015
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Knife, 2015]

Description: Photograph of a knife which is held up towards the top left corner of the frame. Most of the blade stands in shadows, with light reflecting only from the top of it's left side. [2015, Nashville, TN]
Date: 2015
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Austin Estes, September 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Austin Estes. Estes was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1922. In 1942 he joined the Navy and received boot training at San Diego. He was then sent to the University of Oklahoma to attend ordnance school followed by three months of training at the Mine Warfare Test Station in Solomons, Maryland. He was then sent to the Naval Mine Warfare Station in Yorktown, Virginia where he was assigned to a team that received an additional… more
Date: September 14, 2014
Creator: Estes, Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Austin Estes, September 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Austin Estes. Estes was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1922. In 1942 he joined the Navy and received boot training at San Diego. He was then sent to the University of Oklahoma to attend ordnance school followed by three months of training at the Mine Warfare Test Station in Solomons, Maryland. He was then sent to the Naval Mine Warfare Station in Yorktown, Virginia where he was assigned to a team that received an additional… more
Date: September 14, 2014
Duration: 40 minutes
Creator: Estes, Austin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013

Description: Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, a couple who were involved with the school system in Kerrville, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Burton discuss their family histories, their move move to the area, Pat's work with the Tivy school system, Louis's coaching career, and the flood of 1932. The interview includes photographs of the couple and their family, on pages 27-37.
Date: October 15, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Burton, Louis M. & Burton, Pat
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, October 3, 2013

Description: Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, a couple who retired in Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual family histories, their childhoods in Kerrville, their move away from the area, the lumberyard company they owned together in Louisiana, and their work on restoring the A. C. Schreiner family home during their retirement. The interview transcript includes photos of the couple and their family, as well as a letter, on pages 31-41.
Date: October 3, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Schellhase, Barbara Kiefer & Schellhase, Walter Ray
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with B. J Wilson, June 19, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with B J Wilson. Wilson was at basic training at Parris Island when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Wilson was soon assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment as an assistant BAR man. He describes landing on Guadalcanal and fighting at teh Tenaru River. He eventually became the BAR man after some combat. He also recalls some anecdotes about being in Melbourne after leaving Guadalcanal. Hew also went with the FIrst M… more
Date: June 19, 2013
Creator: Wilson, B. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, March 28, 2013

Description: Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, whose husband's ancestors were Texas Hill Country settlers, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Starkey discusses her husband's family history. She also talks about coming to Kerrville for a job with her family.
Date: March 28, 2013
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Starkey, Ethel Baker
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Alphior Silverio, November 15, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alphior Silverio. Silverio went into the Army in 1942 and trained at Camp Atterbury. He was assigned to the 308th Combat Engineer Battalion attached to the 83rd Infantry Division and went overseas in April, 1944. In August, Silverio went to France with the 83rd. He recalls building bridges across France until he was wounded in early December and evacuated to England. By then he had earned a battlefield commission. He was abl… more
Date: November 15, 2012
Creator: Silverio, Alphior
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alphior Silverio, November 15, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alphior Silverio. Silverio went into the Army in 1942 and trained at Camp Atterbury. He was assigned to the 308th Combat Engineer Battalion attached to the 83rd Infantry Division and went overseas in April, 1944. In August, Silverio went to France with the 83rd. He recalls building bridges across France until he was wounded in early December and evacuated to England. By then he had earned a battlefield commission. He was abl… more
Date: November 15, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Silverio, Alphior
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Prince, September 12, 2011

Description: Interview with Robert Prince, a doctor and civil rights activist from Dallas, TX. Prince discusses the history of the area where he grew up, his childhood and family, his education, his time in the Korean War, the racial discrimination he faced on his journey to becoming a doctor, his career as a gynecologist, why he became a gynecologist to begin with, his impressions of Dallas, his views on abortion, and his involvement with the civil rights movement in Dallas.
Date: September 12, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Dulaney, Marvin & Prince, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Private Collection of Levi H. Davis

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jean Mathis Lidiak, August 15, 2011

Description: Interview with Jean Mathis Lidiak, a former middle school secretary from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lidiak talks about growing up in Kerrville, her family, and her work at various businesses and the Veterans Administration hospital. She also discusses her husband's education, his service in World War II, and the auto companies he worked at. The interview transcript includes photos of Mrs. Lidiak and her family, on pages 23-28.
Date: August 15, 2011
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Sutton, Jeanne Schumacher & Lidiak, Jean Mathis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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