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[Form letter from T. N. Carswell to Francis B. Sayer - December 5, 1941]

Description: A letter addressed to Honorable Francis B. Sayer, U. S. High Commissioner, Manila, Philippine Islands, from T. N. Carswell, For the Committee, Committee on Americanism, American Legion, dated December 5, 1941. The letter discusses the promotion of a "What is Americanism?" campaign. The campaign is defined as "seeking more light in the form of a contribution", the contribution being the answer to the question, "What is Americanism?". The answer will then be used "to help stimulate an American R… more
Date: December 5, 1941
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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Interview with Shigemi Ando, August 25, 1987

Description: Interview with Shigemi Ando, Consul General of Japan from Houston, Texas. In the interview, he discusses his work and responsibilities as Consul General.
Date: August 25, 1987
Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Ando, Shigemi & McCaleb, Gary
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Interview with Duke Jung, 1986

Description: Interview with Duke Jung, Vice President of Chunma Corporation in Seoul, Korea. In the interview, Jung discusses his business, as well as Korea and its relationship with the United States.
Date: 1986
Duration: 30 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Jung, Duke & McCaleb, Gary
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Interview with Dr. Rae Adams, 1984

Description: Interview with Dr. Rae Adams, Professor of Sociology and Program Director for Gerontology at ACU. In the interview, Dr. Adams discusses her recent trip to China with other professors as part of an exchange program.
Date: 1984
Duration: 29 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Adams, Rae & McCaleb, Gary
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Interview with Captain Eugene B. "Red" McDaniel

Description: Interview with Captain Eugene B. "Red" McDaniel, former prisoner of war during the Vietnam war and founder and president of the America Defense Foundation. In the interview, Captain McDaniel discusses his experiences serving in the military and as a prisoner of war.
Date: 1984
Duration: 29 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: McDaniel, Eugene B. & McCaleb, Gary
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Oral History Interview with Frank Fujita, November 9, 1970

Description: Interview with Frank Fujita, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Abilene, Texas. Fujita recounts his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "the Lost Battalion"), including: joining the Guard and deploying to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and assignment to Malang, Java; repelling a Japanese infantry assault; attempted evasion of Japanese forces before being captured; and internment and labor at Surabaja, Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp… more
Date: November 9, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald & Fujita Jr., Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Personal Diary of Frank Fujita, Jr.

Description: A copy of Frank Fujita Jr.'s war diary, obtained by Dr. Ron Marcello to accompany Fujita's oral history interview. Fujita was an Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment captured on Java in March 1942. Included is Fujita's original bound diary, and a rewritten version he made in a Japanese logbook in internment and continued. They contain daily activities, doodles, lists of dozens of servicemen and captives encountered, and the key to an e… more
Date: December 19, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fujita Jr., Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake… more
Date: November 1, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 12 seconds
Creator: Riley, Voris C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake… more
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: Riley, Voris C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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