[Oral history interview with Betty King]

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Oral history interview with Betty King, born Betty Warren. She discusses her upbringing in a small, non-diverse town in Illinois, her educational and professional history, and her involvement with Gayline, the Resource Center, and the Coalition for Aging, LGBT.

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1 sound recording (1 hr., 31 min., 55 sec.): digital

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Testa, Nino June 30, 2019.

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This audio recording is part of the collection entitled: Nino Testa Oral History Collection (The Dallas Way) and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 96 times. More information about this recording can be viewed below.

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Oral history interview with Betty King, born Betty Warren. She discusses her upbringing in a small, non-diverse town in Illinois, her educational and professional history, and her involvement with Gayline, the Resource Center, and the Coalition for Aging, LGBT.

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1 sound recording (1 hr., 31 min., 55 sec.): digital

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  • Preferred Citation: Nino Testa Oral History Collection (The Dallas Way), UNT Special Collections

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Nino Testa Oral History Collection (The Dallas Way)

Audio recordings of oral histories with figures related to the Dallas LGBTQ community. Five interviews pertain to Duane Puryear's life. Dr. Nino Testa conducted these interviews in support of his research.

LGBT Collections

Publications pertaining to issues relevant to the LGBT community. The collection includes The Dallas Voice, a weekly newspaper for the gay community in North Texas that has been published since 1984.

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  • June 30, 2019

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  • June 7, 2020, 8:45 p.m.

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  • June 9, 2020, 11:14 a.m.

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Testa, Nino. [Oral history interview with Betty King], audio recording, June 30, 2019; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1639479/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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