Texas Oral History Collection - 5 Matching Results
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- Oral History Interview with Archie Wilkerson, January 28, 1977
- Interview with Archie Wilkerson, a realtor and a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-23 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Judge L. A. Bedford, Jr., March 28, 1977
- Interview with Judge L. A. Bedford, Jr. an associate judge and attorney from Dallas, Texas. Bedford discusses his experiences working on desegregation cases with the NAACP from 1955 to 1961, including: his education; his entry into civil law; his initial involvement with the NAACP; other notable attorneys; his thoughts on Thurgood Marshall; Bell v. Rippy; Borders v. Rippey; problems with the district courts and work with the 5th Circuit Court; threats against black attorneys and retaliation; "Negro Day" at the State Fair; and his thoughts on Lyndon Johnson.
- Oral History Interview with James W. Stroud, November 28, 1972
- Interview with Representative Jim Stroud, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Dallas, Texas. Stroud discusses the second, third, and fourth special sessions of the 62nd Legislature, including: legislation considered in the second session; the election of a House Speaker, and Jim Nugent and DeWitt Hale's aspirations to the post; the "Dirty Thirty" and lobbyists; the election of Rayford Price; the state budget; the insurance industry and related legislation. Also included is a newspaper clipping of Stroud's obituary.
- Oral History Interview with Lorraine Silva, November 28, 1976
- Interview with Lorraine Silva, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Chambers County and Anahuac, Texas.
- Oral History Interview with Charles Witt, September 28, 1977
- Interview with Navy veteran Charles Witt. The interview includes Witt's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview also includes an appendix with a travel journal.