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Oral History Interview with Mary Steele Leon, April 15, 1997

Description: Interview with Mary Steele Leon, a secretary for the U. S. Navy during and after World War II. She joined the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) and was trained as a secretary. Her first assignment was in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II. The CNO at the time was Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King. After the war, she served as personal secretary for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz while he was CNO. She was discharged in 1946.
Date: April 15, 1997
Duration: 31 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Alexander, Bill & Leon, Mary Steele
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Class 44-W-9

Description: Book commemorating the 44-W-9 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes biographical sketches, photographs, and illustrations about the class and the program.
Date: 1997
Creator: Turner, Betty Stagg
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 100, July 1996 - April, 1997

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 533.
Date: 1997
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Loblolly Book of Baseball

Description: Book containing biographical sketches of famous baseball players from Panola County, Texas: Don Clinton, Victor Frasier, Jacke Davis, Bob Allen, Douglas Ault, Jonathan Perlman, David Lowery, Robert Ellis, Tom Harkrider, Mark Brandenburg, Todd Haney, J.J. Munoz, and Kip Harkrider.
Date: March 1997
Creator: King, Lincoln & Hazelwood, Beth
Partner: Panola College

[Living Legends biographies]

Description: Document providing short biographies for the 'living legends' commemorated by the annual exhibition hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Date: March 1997
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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