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Oral History Interview with Elston Brooks, March 21, 1984

Description: Audio interview with Elston Brooks, a journalist who worked at the Fort Worth Press and then the Star-Telegram, discussing his memories and experiences of being a newspaperman during the Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963. Brooks also discusses his love of music and performance.
Date: March 21, 1984
Creator: Bowen, Alice Anita & Brooks, Elston
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ikard Smith, January 7, 1983

Description: Interview with Ikard Smith, President and senior chairman of board, Mcclurkan’s, Wichita Falls, Texas. Smith shares concerning his family background; father’s employment with McClurkan’s store in Denton and Krum; father’s experiences opening and managing McClurkan’s store in Wichita Falls, 1907; comments on grandfather W. S. Ikard’s ranching activities in Clay County and relationship with Comanche chief, Quanah Parker; educational and social experiences at Wharton School; entry into business wi… more
Date: January 7, 1983
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Smith, Ikard
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jack Guin, February 8, 1989

Description: Interview with Jack Guin, a United States Navy veteran from Guin, Alabama, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the hydrographic vessel USS Sumner, originally called the Bushnell.
Date: February 8, 1989
Creator: Randall, George & Guin, Jack
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jack Mahan, October 17, 1980

Description: Audio interview with Jack Mahan, a teacher, musician, and former student of Colonel Earl D. Irons, regarding his memories of studying under the bandmaster at the University of Texas at Arlington. Mahan discusses his own recollections as well as Colonel's involvement with the American Bandmasters Association and other musical organizations.
Date: October 17, 1980
Creator: Barrow, Gary & Mahan, Jack
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Joe C. Dillon, June 6, 1980

Description: Interview with Joe C. Dillon, a United States Navy veteran, concerning his memories of being aboard the cruiser, the USS Saint Louis, during the attack of December 7, 1941 on Peal Harbor. Dillon also discusses training, life in the Navy, and the other cruisers in the harbor during the attack.
Date: June 6, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dillon, Joe Clyde
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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