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Transcript of Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008

Description: Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business. The interview includes photographs of Mr. Avery, on pages 35-41.
Date: August 14, 2008
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, January 21, 2008

Description: Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, an Armed Guard in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses lying about his age in order to join the navy at 15 and his experience in boot camp. He served as an Armed Guard on merchant ships that transported supplies across the Atlantic and remembers being in London while German bombers flew overhead. He transported German prisoners out of Marseilles and Naples shortly after the liberation of those cities. He remembers going to Times Square upon hearing … more
Date: January 21, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & McDuffie, Glenn E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Paul Jackson, April 10, 2008

Description: Interview with Paul Jackson, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses his time in boot camp at Camp Pendleton and his combat experiences in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Date: April 10, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Roberts, Virginia & Jackson, Paul
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lloyd C. Fons, October 29, 2008

Description: Interview with Lloyd C. Fons, an officer in the U. S. Navy during World War II. After completing midshipman's school and earning a commission, Fons served aboard patrol torpedo (PT) boats in the Philippines. He served in Squadron 17 aboard three different boats - 229, 230 and 231. He eventually became the commanding officer of PT 229 in July, 1945. His primary assignment seemed to be delivering guerrillas to various locations in Mindoro and Luzon. After the war, Fons was transferred to Hong Kon… more
Date: October 29, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Fons, Lloyd C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another fou… more
Date: September 21, 2008
Creator: Jowdy, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another fou… more
Date: September 21, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Jowdy, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Warren Burggren in science lab during UNT delegation visit to China]

Description: Photograph of Warren Burggren, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, from a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Burggren is standing on the left side of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling. Science lab equipment can be seen on countertops in a classroom behind him.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Judith Forney and man during UNT delegation visit to China]

Description: Photograph of Judith Forney, Dean, School of Merchandising & Hospitality Management (left), with a man (right) from a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Forney and the man are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. A science lab can be seen in the background on the left side of the photograph.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Thomas Evenson with men during UNT delegation visit to China]

Description: Photograph of Thomas Evenson, Dean, College of Public Affairs & Community Service (2nd left), with a group of men during a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Evenson can be seen standing in the center of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera at the man next to him. His mouth is turned to the side. Warren Burggren (right) and another man (2nd right) can also be seen looking in the same direction. Burggren is mostly out of frame. The man on… more
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Men in SKLEC room during UNT delegation visit to China, 1]

Description: Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Two men can be seen standing in a room in the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research (SKLEC) at East China Normal University. The man on the left side of the photograph has his back turned to the camera. The second man is standing across from him on the right side of the photograph, looking off to the right of the camera and appears to be speaking. Informational posters created by … more
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.225812 121.404630
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Warren Burggren during UNT delegation visit to China]

Description: Photograph of Warren Burggren, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, from a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Burggren can be seen standing outside on the roof of a building. He is looking at the camera and smiling. Several men are socializing behind a large satellite dish in the background, on the right side of the photograph. City buildings and trees can be seen in the distance.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man poses with Mao Zedong statue at Fudan University]

Description: Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. A male UNT faculty member can be seen standing outdoors on the Fudan University campus, facing the camera and smiling. A statue of Mao Zedong can be seen behind him in the background of the photograph.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.297420 121.503618
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Earl Gibbons with man 1 during UNT delegation trip to China]

Description: Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Earl Gibbons, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for International Education at UNT (right), is standing side by side with another man (left), looking toward the camera and smiling. Gibbons is holding a passport in his left hand and a folded sheet of paper in his right hand.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[UNT faculty members in car during delegation trip to China]

Description: Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Two male UNT faculty members can be seen sitting in a car. The man on the left side of the photograph is holding onto a grab handle with his right hand, looking at the camera and smiling. The second man is looking off to the left of the camera and smiling. He is holding a shopping bag in his left hand.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Earl Gibbons with man 3 during UNT delegation trip to China]

Description: Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Earl Gibbons, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for International Education (right), is standing side by side with another man (left) in an outdoor hallway. They are both looking at the camera and smiling.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Warren Burggren with Thomas Evenson and others during UNT delegation visit to China]

Description: Photograph from UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Warren Burggren, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (left) can be seen sitting with Thomas Evenson, Dean, College of Public Affairs & Community Service (right), and two other men. Evenson and the two unknown men are facing to the left of the camera, perpendicular to Burggren. Burggren is facing the camera.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Earl Gibbons with man 2 during UNT delegation trip to China]

Description: Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Earl Gibbons, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for International Education (left), and another man (right) are standing inside of a building. The man on the right is looking at the camera. Gibbons is looking to the left of the camera. He is holding a shopping bag and a camera in his hands. They are both smiling. A woman can be seen walking in the background on the left side of the photogr… more
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Thomas Evenson with elephant, 1]

Description: Photograph of Thomas Evenson, Dean, College of Public Affairs & Community Service, during a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Evenson can be seen on the left side of the photograph, sitting on the trunk of an elephant. He is looking at the camera and smiling. He is resting his left hand on top of the elephant's head. The elephant is facing to the left of the camera with its mouth open, and is wearing a colorful blanket over its body.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Group photograph from UNT delegation visit to China, 3]

Description: Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. A group of people can be seen in two rows behind a dining table, facing the camera and smiling. Members in the back row are standing, and those in the front row are sitting down. Thomas Evenson (back, 4th from left), Warren Burggren (back, 4th from right), Judith Forney (front left), Gretchen Bataille (center front), and Earl Gibbons (front right) can be identified among the group.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Gretchen Bataille, Bai Rufang, and Earl Gibbons with woman in Fanghua store]

Description: Photograph from a UNT delegation's visit to China, led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Bataille (right) can be seen with Earl Gibbons, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for International Education at UNT (left), Bai Rufang, owner of Fanghua Pearls & Jewelry (2nd left), and another woman (2nd right) inside of a Fanghua store. They are all standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. A row of jewelry cases can be seen in the background of the photograph.
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 35.861660 104.195397
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Warren Burggren signs autograph book at BNU China]

Description: Photograph of Warren Burggren, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, from a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Burggren is sitting on a sofa, looking down at an autograph book on the table in front of him. He is signing the second page of the book with a marker. A panel of glass behind Burggren's head reads, "Beijing Normal Unive[rsity] Museum of Antiq[uities]."
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 39.961954 116.366261
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Judith Forney signs autograph book at BNU China]

Description: Photograph of Judith Forney, Dean, School of Merchandising & Hospitality Management, from a UNT delegation's visit to China led by UNT President Gretchen Bataille in 2008. Forney is sitting on a sofa, looking down at an autograph book on the table in front of her. She is signing the second page of the book with a marker. A panel of glass behind Forney's head reads, "Beijing Normal Univ[ersi]ty Museum of Antiq[uities]."
Date: June 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 39.961954 116.366261
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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