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Oral History Interview with Ruth Roach Salmon, November 7, 1984

Description: Interview with Ruth Roach Salmon concerning her experiences as a rancher and rodeo performer in Nocona, Texas. Salmon discusses her family background; her work as an extra on a movie western in Excelsior Springs, Missouri; her marriage to Bryant Roach; her employment as a trick rider for Joe Miller's 101 Ranch in Oklahoma; the Miller Brothers' wild west shows; her rodeo tour in Europe in 1914; and her participation in Tom Burnett's European tour in 1924. She also talks about her marriage to Fre… more
Date: November 7, 1984
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd Harold & Salmon, Ruth Scantlin Roach, 1896-1986
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Pete Evans, March 7, 1984

Description: Transcript of an interview with Pete Evans, a labor representative from Hamby, Texas, concerning his experiences while employed by the National Youth Administration during the 1930s, one of the New Deal relief agencies established during the Great Depression.
Date: March 7, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Evans, Peter, 1923-
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ikard Smith, January 7, 1983

Description: Interview with Ikard Smith, President and senior chairman of board, Mcclurkan’s, Wichita Falls, Texas. Smith shares concerning his family background; father’s employment with McClurkan’s store in Denton and Krum; father’s experiences opening and managing McClurkan’s store in Wichita Falls, 1907; comments on grandfather W. S. Ikard’s ranching activities in Clay County and relationship with Comanche chief, Quanah Parker; educational and social experiences at Wharton School; entry into business wi… more
Date: January 7, 1983
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Smith, Ikard
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, September 7, 1979

Description: Interview with Senator Ike Harris, a Republican Texas state legislator from Dallas, Texas. Harris discusses his experiences attending the 66th Legislative Session of the Texas Senate, including thoughts on Governor Briscoe and Governor Clements, the appropriations bill, tax relief, and public school finance.
Date: September 7, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John H. Owen, February 7, 1977

Description: Interview with John H. Owen, U.S. Army WWII 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. Owen discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), and his li… more
Date: February 7, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Owen, John H., 1922-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Mannie E. Siegle, December 7, 1978

Description: Interview with Mannie E. Siegle, a United States Army Air Force veteran from Ellenville, New York. Wheeler discusses his experiences as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps stationed at Wheeler Field during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 7, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Siegle, Mannie E.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Paul Bunch, December 7, 1971

Description: Interview with Paul Bunch, a New Mexico National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Atlanta, Missouri. Bunch served in I Troop, 111th Horse Cavalry, which became F Battery, 200th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft); he recounts going to the Philippines before the war in 1941, his action during the bombing of Clark Field on December 8th, the fight for Bataan, and his capture and internment at Camp O'Donnell, after which he was held at Cabanatuan #2, Bilibid Prison, and then Yodagawa Steel Mill, Osaka, … more
Date: December 7, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bunch, William Paul
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, September 7, 1977

Description: Interview with O. H. ("Ike") Harris, an attorney and a Republican member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, Texas, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. Harris discusses the budget surplus, appropriations, the highway bill, public school financing, his personal legislation, and Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date: September 7, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Edward C. Fritz, February 7, 1983

Description: Interview with Edward C. "Ned" Fritz, former president of the Dallas Chapter of the National Audubon Society and an environmental activist from Dallas, Texas. Fritz discusses his environmental activities, and public opinion towards environmental movements throughout the years, include his own opinions about the Army Corps of Engineers.
Date: February 7, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fritz, Edward C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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