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[Minutes: The Dallas Way, September 21, 2011]

Description: Meeting minutes of the Dallas Way meeting on September 21st including project matters discussed and members in attendance.
Date: September 21, 2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Oral History Interview with John Fullinwider]

Description: Interview with John Fullinwider, who was a teacher and activist in Dallas. Fullinwider discusses growing up in Dallas, his work as an activist in both Austin and Dallas, his time as a teacher, and what he hopes for the future generations of students who want to make change happen.
Date: September 21, 2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Oral History Interview with Peter Johnson]

Description: Part two of an interview with Peter Johnson, who was an activist in Dallas. Johnson discusses his work, including the Operation Breadbasket food drives and hunger manifesto, protests, and the AAMAN program, which ran citizen-led investigations of drug dealers and buyers.
Date: September 21, 2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Clyde Dahlin, April 21, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clyde Dahlin. Dahlin was drafted into the Army in 1943. He was sent to the Pacific and joined the 25th Infantry Division as a replacement rifleman. Dahlin discusses the combat conditions that he faced in Northern Luzon. He tells of an incident where he helped evacuate a wounded soldier and hiding in fox holes from enemy fire. Dahlin was removed from the frontlines toward the end of the war because he was only 18. He became a… more
Date: April 21, 2011
Creator: Dahlin, Clyde
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Sayles, June 21, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Sayles. Sayles joined the Navy in March 1944 and received basic training at Camp Farragut. Upon completion, he was shipped to Midway and assigned to the USS Pompon (SS-267), nicknamed “The Peaceful P” because it never found any targets. Sayles enjoyed rest camp on Guam. As punishment for using the officers’ pool, he patrolled Truk for four of the hottest weeks of summer, with no air conditioning and while short on rati… more
Date: June 21, 2011
Creator: Sayles, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Martin Gonzales, November 21, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Martin Gonzales. Gonzales worked in an aircraft engine plant until he was drafted into the Army in 1943. He joined the 1st Cavalry Division in Australia and took part in the landings at the Admiralty Islands. Gonzales describes becoming a BAR man after the gunner was critically wounded. His unit was then sent to the Philippines and fought on Leyte and Luzon. Gonzales describes the living conditions and details fighting in Ma… more
Date: November 21, 2011
Creator: Gonzales, Martin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Talmage Gilbreath, June 21, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Talmage Gilbreath. Gilbreath joined the Army in February of 1942. He was trained as a radio operator in the Signal Corps. Gilbreath was assigned to work in communications aboard merchant marine vessels. He travelled in convoys to Murmansk, England, delivered troops to North Africa and brought back German POWs. Gilbreath was then assigned to a refrigerated ship and tells of delivering food throughout the South Pacific. He sta… more
Date: June 21, 2011
Creator: Gilbreath, Talmage
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Gilberto Hernandez, January 21, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gilberto Hernandez. Hernandez was born in Corpus Christi, Texas 13 September 1925. He worked on farms at a very young age with his formal schooling ending after the third grade. After his induction into the US Army in 1943 he was sent to Camp Wolters, Texas for basic training. He was temporarily assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division and then shipped to Camp Brackenridge, Kentucky where he joined the 75th Infantry Division. … more
Date: January 21, 2011
Creator: Hernandez, Gilberto
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

DART Police headquarters building still making history

Description: News release about the DART police headquarters building being recognized for its energy efficient and environmentally conscious design.
Date: November 21, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Partner: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

Partners in Patriotism

Description: Document containing presentation slides about an Armed Forces Day event held by the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) on May 21, 2011.
Date: May 21, 2011
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. & Greer, John
Location: 33.171222 -96.712224
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

DART brings new life to historic maintenance building

Description: News release about the conversion of the Monroe Shops building into the new headquarters for the DART Police department.
Date: March 21, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Partner: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

[Oral History Interview with Edward Harris]

Description: Interview with Edward Harris, who was an activist and later became an author. Harris discusses his book "In the Shadow of Big Tex", growing up in Dallas with his family, his college experience at El Centro College, Bishop College, and Arlington State College (now UTA), getting drafted, his activism with SNCC and Grassroots Incorporated, being arrested and later committed for "hypersensitivity to racial discrimination", and other community programs he was involved in.
Date: October 21, 2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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