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Oral History Interview with Cecil E. Shuford, November 8, 1974

Description: Interview with Cecil Shuford, former college professor, writer, and poet, concerning the evolution of the Journalism Department at North Texas State University, his philosophy on the training of professional journalists, his theories on creative writing, and his impressions of various presidential administrations at the University.
Date: November 8, 1974
Creator: Rainbolt, William & Shuford, Cecil E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Charles A. Cates, March 14, 1974

Description: Interview with Charles A. Cates, a businessman, U.S. 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. Cates talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1943-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his libe… more
Date: March 14, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cates, Charles A., 1908-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Frank W. Schmidt, May 17, 1974

Description: Interview with Frank W. Schmidt, U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran, concerning his experiences with F Company, 3rd Defense Battalion, at the Marine Barracks between Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 17, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Schmidt, Frank W., 1918-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Fred J. Agnich, December 16, 1974

Description: Interview with Fred Agnich, a businessman and a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, concerning his experiences and personal views while serving as a member of the Texas Constitutional Convention in 1974. Agnich discusses the need for constitutional revision, the Constitutional Revision Committee, Price Daniel, Jr. as chair of the Constitutional Convention, the Finance Committee, the right-to-work provision, and the failure of the Constitutional Convention.
Date: December 16, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Agnich, Fred J.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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