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- Oral History Interview with A. E. Miller, May 14, 1982
- Interview with A. E. Miller, a United States Navy veteran from Smithville, Texas. Miller recollects his experiences aboard the cruiser the USS Helena during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Barney Webber, May 5, 1986
- Interview with Barney Webber, a resident of Baytown, Texas since 1920. Webber answers general questions and describes life in early Baytown including crime, schooling, transportation and social life.
- Oral History Interview with Bessie Morris, May 29, 1969
- Interview with Bessie Morris, a farmer from Taft, Texas. Morris discusses her experiences moving to Portland, Texas from western Kansas in 1913, her experiences farming in Portland and Taft, and life overall in the region.
- Oral History Interview with Bullock Hyder, May 12, 1966
- Interview with Tom Bullock Hyder, a Democratic Texas State Legislator from Denton, Texas. Hyder recounts his time in state government from 1928 to about 1940, discussing lobbying, the growth of the state's industries, liquor laws, state education, his relations with various prominent state figures and politicians, campaigns, and other topics.
- Oral History Interview with Charles A. LeMaistre, May 6, 2004
- Interview with Dr. Charles A. LeMaistre, beginning with the story about how he met his wife, Joyce Trapp LeMaistre. This story intermingles with his early career that lead him to his role as Chancellor at the University of Texas in Austin. Dr. LeMaistre offers insight into the effect desegregation had on the University of Texas campus and M. D. Anderson’s faculty diversity. He recounts how he was offered the presidential position at M. D. Anderson, the transition in administrative procedures, and growth of the institution. Dr. LeMaistre shares his wife’s personal fight with cancer and uses it as an example of how effective the institution’s policies and procedures. Dr. LeMaistre’s modesty in his administrative accomplishments shine a light on the high regard he had for his team and institutional family. The interview concludes with Dr. LeMaistre crediting members of the University Cancer Foundation Board of Visitors and donors.
- Oral History Interview with Charles W. Lebkowsky, May 15, 1982
- Interview with Charles W. Lebkowsky, a United States Navy veteran from Otto, Texas. Lebkowsky explains his experiences and recollections aboard the destroyer the USS Tucker during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Clarence Kindl, May 4, 1984
- Interview with Alton Warner, a United States Army Air Corps veteran from Loyalhanna, Pennsylvania, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Wheeler Field as a member of the Air Corps.
- Oral History Interview with Clay H. Musick, May 14, 1976
- Interview with Clay Musick, a Navy WWII veteran from Weslaco, Texas. Musick discusses his experiences aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including joining the Navy in 1940, training, life and work aboard the Arizona, the bombing and sinking of the ship, his wounding and recovery, and work after discharge.
- Oral History Interview with Cleatus A. LeBow, May 2, 2006
- Interview with Cleatus A. LeBow, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. LeBow joined the navy in 1943 and went from Lubbock, Texas to San Diego for recruit training. He shipped out to Pearl Harbor aboard an LST from San Francisco. At Pearl Harbor, he was assigned to a work detail aboard the USS Oklahoma, which had just been righted. Shortly thereafter, he boarded the USS Indianapolis to serve as a range finder operator on one of the gun turrets. Upon leaving Hawaii, the Indianapolis went to Tarawa and then the Marshall Islands. LeBow witnessed Japanese civilian suicides on Saipan. He also witnessed the flag-raising on Iwo Jima from his range finder position aboard the ship. LeBow describes being hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa. He also discusses delivering atomic bomb components to Tinian and being torpedoed on the way to the Philippines. He describes abandoning the ship and spending five days in the water, including his faith in God, hallucinations, rescue, and his recovery.
- Oral History Interview with Clifton B. Huff, May 14, 1982
- Interview with Clifton B. Huff, a United States Army veteran from McDade, Texas. Huff describes his recollections as a member of the 11th Field Artillery Brigade, Headquarters Battery, stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Daniel Moore, May 28, 1969
- Interview with Daniel Moore, a retired farmer, who shares his observations on the land speculation, settlement, and development in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas from 1909 to the 1920s. He also discusses the agrarian social life, Mexican-Anglo relations, the economy of the area, and mule raising.
- [Oral History Interview with Dorothy Bess Francisco and Mary Virginia Simmons]
- Interview with Dorothy Bess Francisco and Mary Virginia Simmons about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
- Oral History Interview with Earl L. Moudy, May 18, 1974
- Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Earl L. Moudy. The interview includes Moudy's personal experiences at Hickam Field with base security during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Earl Selover, May 4, 1984
- Interview with Navy veteran Earl Selover. The interview includes Selover's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- [Oral History Interview with Edward Langley and Mary Virginia Simmons, May 4, 1993]
- Interview with Edward Langley and Mary Virginia Simmons about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
- Oral History Interview with Eleanor MacDonald, May 19, 2000
- Interview with Eleanor MacDonald discussing her early life and education in New England; her early career in the Cancer Division in the American College of Surgeons; her recruitment and subsequent work at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute; her work in developing the biostatistics coding in the early years of the institution; and her relationship with various physicians and luminaries of the Texas Medical Center.
- Oral History Interview with Elliott Ross, May 1, 2001
- Interview with Elliott Ross who joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. He discusses being a landing craft coxswain carrying troops and supplies from ships to the shore in seven invasions: Guam, Leyte, Luzon, Santacristo, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and as an occupation force in Japan after the surrender. He talks mostly about Guam, Leyte, Luzon, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Japan, but also mentions burials at sea and on the beachs, seeing his brother's ship get hit by torpedoes, and the emotional toll of the war.
- Oral History Interview with Elmo Champion, May 15, 1982
- Interview with Elmo Champion, a United States Army veteran from Mineola, Texas. Champion describes his recollections as a member of the 9th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Evelyn J. Black, May 10, 1988
- Interview with Evelyn Black, a schoolteacher and community activist from Denton, Texas. Black discusses her upbringing in rural Georgia, the establishment of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship, and its activities.
- Oral History Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, May 14, 1977
- Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the Houston Riot of 1917.
- Oral History Interview with Floyd H. Laughlin, May 6, 1984
- Interview with Floyd H. Laughlin, a United States Army veteran from Ulrichsville, Ohio, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Fort Kamehameha as a member of A Battery, 97th Coast Artillery.
- Oral History Interview with George Ellender, May 1976
- Interview with George Ellender, a longtime resident of Baytown, Texas after being born in Cedar Bayou, Texas in 1888. Ellender answers questions about his early life as well as the early growth of both Cedar Bayou and Baytown, and the impact of Hurricane Carla in 1961.
- Oral History Interview with Gloria Denmon, May 12, 1988
- Interview with Gloria Denmon, a community activist, about her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women's Interracial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Denmon discusses life in a segregated society, her decision to join the Fellowship, early meetings, voter registration drives, street paving in the African American section of Denton, social activities of the Fellowship, the desegregation of public schools, the tutoring program, and the activities of African American churches.
- Oral History Interview with H. Brandon Perkins, May 4, 1984
- Interview with H. Brandon Perkins, a United States Army veteran from Lennig, Virginia, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of the 34th Combat Engineers.
- Oral History Interview with H. R. Epps, May 14, 1976
- Interview with Navy veteran H. R. Epps. The interview includes Epps' personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with H. T. Hudgins, May 5, 1984
- Interview with H. T. Hudgins, a United States Navy veteran from Mathews County, Virginia, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Bagley.
- Oral History Interview with Hamilton S. Miller, May 14, 1982
- Interview with Hamilton S. Miller, a United States Navy veteran from Los Angeles, California. Miller describes his experiences aboard the destroyer the USS Farragut during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Harry Hopkins, May 5, 1984
- Interview with Harry Hopkins, a United States Navy veteran from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser USS St. Louis.
- Oral History Interview with Henry B. Stowers, May 25, 1973
- Interview with Henry B. Stowers, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Searight, Alabama. Stowers discusses his deployments to China in the late-1930s; duties of the Marines in China before the war; the surrender of the North China Marines in December, 1941; his experiences in internment at Woosung; internment at Kiangwang and working on the "Mount Fuji" project; and internment as coal mining labor at Hakodate.
- Oral History Interview with Herbert R. Morris, May 8, 1989
- Transcript of an interview with Herbert Morris, 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. Morris 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), Changi Jail (1944-1945), and his liberation.
- Oral History Interview with Hobart Gates, May 4, 1984
- Interview with Hobart Gates, a United States Army veteran from Fort Yates, North Dakota, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of the 98th Coast Artillery.
- Oral History Interview with Houston James, May 26, 1983
- Interview with Houston James, a United States Navy veteran from Brooklyn, New York. James recalls his experiences as a member of Patrol Squadron 24 stationed on Ford Island during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Hugh E. Law, May 15, 1982
- Interview with Hugh E. Law, a United States Army veteran from Corvallis, Oregon. Law describes his experiences as a member of the Detach Finance Department stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with James F. Anderson, May 15, 1982
- Interview with Navy veteran James F. Anderson. The interview includes Anderson's personal experiences while aboard the hospital ship USS Solace during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with James L. Kent, May 11, 1972
- Interview with James L. Kent, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Duncanville, Texas. Kent discusses joining the Marine Corps, being AWOL, his judicial punishment, his deployment to the Philippines at Cavite Navy Yard, the Japanese attack, his experiences in the Battles of Bataan and Corregidor, his capture, and his internment at Bilibid Prison, Cabanatuan #1 & 2, and Mitsushima.
- Oral History Interview with James Ruhmann, May 28, 1969
- Interview with James Ruhmann from Corpus Christi, Texas. Ruhmann discusses his family's business in Schulenberg, his time growing up in Kenedy, and his remembrances of Portland and Taft in the 1910s and '20s.
- Oral History Interview with Joel E. Bachner, May 17, 1974
- Interview with Navy veteran Joel E. Bachner. The interview includes Bachner's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with John D. Gunther, May 6, 1984
- Interview with John D. Gunther, a United States Army veteran from Galesburg, Illinois, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of Headquarters Company, 65th Engineers.
- Oral History Interview with John Korba, May 3, 1984
- Interview with Navy veteran John Korba. The interview includes Korba's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with John N. Delia, May 6, 1984
- Interview with Navy veteran John N. Delia. The interview includes Delia's personal experiences aboard YSD-19 (Yard Salvage Derrick) during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Joseph S. Staley, May 17, 1974
- Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Joseph S. Staley. The interview includes Staley's personal experiences with the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Leigh D. Josephson, May 27, 1986
- Interview with executive of Caltex Petroluem Corporation, Leigh D. Josephson, including his personal experiences related to employment with Standard Oil of California, his assignment to Bahrain and transfer to Caltex, the construction of Ras Tanura refinery in Saudi Arabia, and the bombing of the Bapco refinery in Bahrain. Josephson also talks about refinery operations in Bahrain during and after World War II, his various positions and responsibilities with Caltex and Bapco, work in Bahrain and the Philippines, his personal relationship with the Bahraini royal family, and the OPEC and Arab oil embargoes in 1967.
- Oral History Interview with M. J. Cotter, May 15, 1982
- Interview with Navy veteran M. J. Cotter. The interview includes Anderson's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with M. T. Harrelson, May 9, 1985
- Interview with M. T. Harrelson, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Wichita Falls, Texas, who was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion"). Harrelson discusses National Guard training and operations before the war, deployment to the Pacific and diversion to Java, the Japanese invasion, surrender and initial confinement, internment at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Changi Camp in Singapore, and the end of the war.
- Oral History Interview with Marion Wall Lowrey, May 5, 2001
- Interview with Marion Wall Lowrey talking about her career, especially her role at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. She talks about her relationship with Dr. R. Lee Clark and his wife Dr. Bert Davis Clark. She also talks about the time when the institution was housed at the Baker Estate and segregation in the early years of the institution.
- Oral History Interview with Marvin Robinson, May 25, 1982
- Interview with Marvin Robinson, a veteran of the United States Marines from Handley, Texas. Robinson discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after his cruiser, the USS Houston, was sunk off the coast of Java in the Sunda Strait in 1942.
- Oral History Interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, May 29, 1969
- Interview with Mrs. Dick Gerdes, a resident of Sinton, Texas. Gerdes discusses her family's origins in Alabama prior to settling the Sinton area, life in the town in the early 20th century, and the Ku Klux Klan's presence in the town at the time.
- Oral History Interview with O. R. Sparkman, May 6, 1971
- Interview with O.R. Sparkman, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Stationed in China before the war, Sparkman was captured in December 1941 by the Japanese in Beijing and interned at various camps in occupied China and Korea before finishing the war at Hakodate, Japan.
- Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Sauer, May 15, 1976
- Interview with Navy veteran Oscar H. Sauer. The interview includes Sauer's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Otto V. Horky, May 17, 1974
- Interview with Otto Horky, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Kaneohe Naval Air Station with VP-11 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.