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Oral History Interview with Marcine Lanham and Jean Shepherd, 1983

Description: Interview with Marcine Lanham, a Red Cross volunteer after Hurricane Alicia struck the Gulf Coast of Texas, and Jean Shepherd. Lanham and Shepherd both share their memories of the aftermath of Hurricane Alicia including work with the Red Cross helping clean up the damage caused by the hurricane.
Date: 1983
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha; Lanham, Marcine & Shepherd, Jean
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Bob Kalbitz, 1983

Description: Interview with Bob Kalbitz, speaking of the insurance losses after Hurricane Alicia hit in August 1983. Kalbitz describes in depth the insurance claims, and the damages brought on by the Hurricane, and a few anecdotes concerning insurance laws passed in Texas during the 1970's.
Date: 1983-23?
Duration: 10 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Kalbitz, Bob
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Virginia Moreno, April 17, 1980

Description: Interview with Virginia Moreno, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include history of Zamora and Moreno families, family history in early Texas and Baytown, courtship of Virginia and Joe Moreno, segregated schools in Baytown, Texas Rangers,Mexican citizens support of Texans against Santa Anna, and founding of Cuahutemoc
Date: April 17, 1980
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Homberger, Myra & Moreno, Virginia
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interviews with Marjorie Eastwood, Mary C. Easley, and Mary B. Bonds, October 1987

Description: Interview with Marjorie Eastwood, Mary C. Easley, and Mary B. Bonds from Baytown, Texas. These three women answer questions and describing their social and work experiences working at the Humble Oil Refinery during World War II.
Date: {1987-10-15,1987-10-29}
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Eastwood, Marjorie; Easley, Mary C. & Bonds, Mary B.
Partner: Lee College
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Singin' Texas

Description: Sound recording of classic Texas songs performed by Francis Edward (F. E.) Abernethy. This recording was produced to accompany the first edition of Abernethy's book Singin' Texas, Texas Folklore Society publication number ExB 18. Some of the songs are complete but others are only partially performed. Between songs are short spoken portions explaining the lyrics and history of the music. Some of the songs are supported and woven together by a narrative while others are only partially performed, … more
Date: 1983
Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Location: 32.308213 -94.431311
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Singin' Texas

Description: Sound recording of classic Texas songs performed by Francis Edward (F. E.) Abernethy. This recording was produced to accompany the first edition of Abernethy's book Singin' Texas, Texas Folklore Society publication number ExB 18. Some of the songs are complete but others are only partially performed. Between songs are short spoken portions explaining the lyrics and history of the music. Some of the songs are supported and woven together by a narrative while others are only partially performed, … more
Date: 1983
Duration: 29 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Mr., Mrs. J. Rodger Read, 1980

Description: Interview with Mr. and Mrs. J. Roger Read, residents of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include their life as employees of Humble Oil and Refining Co., the Depression, consolidation of the three small towns and the Minerva Club.
Date: {1980-02-01,1980-02-15}
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Swofford, Sarah; Read, Roger & Read, [Mrs. Roger]
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Pat Ruyle, 1980

Description: Interview with Pat Ruyle, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Robert E. Lee High School history and Baytown history.
Date: 1980
Duration: 59 minutes 01 second
Creator: Brown, Wanda & Ruyle, Pat
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with James Collins, December 1, 1988

Description: Interview with James Collins, a Vietnam War veteran originally from Galveston, Texas. Collins begins by telling of his experiences in Vietnam, and answering questions concerning aspects of his time overseas. Later in the interview he tells of his family history beginning as captured slaves in Kenya and their servitude in Georgia ultimately ending up in Louisiana after their freedom was granted.
Date: December 1, 1988
Duration: 31 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Collins, James
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Raymond Kilgore, May 27, 1986

Description: Interview with Raymond Kilgore, a resident of Baytown, TX since approximately 1920. Mr. Kilgore discusses his family life and the early history of Cedar Bayou and Baytown, including the brickyards, the pontoon bridge over Goose Creek, the Interurban to Houston, the fig orchards of Highlands, and life and schooling in Cedar Bayou.
Date: May 27, 1986
Duration: 53 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Kilgore, Raymond
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interviews with Garrett R. Herring, February 1980

Description: Interview with Garrett R. Herring, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include his early life in Humble and his subsequent arrival in 1917 to Middletown (Pelly), an account of the growth of the town, a lynching, origin of street names in Goose Creek, and the Herring Drug Store.
Date: {1980-02-07,1980-02-14}
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Herring, Garrett R.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carroll, February 25, 1986

Description: Interview with Jimmy Carroll, an early resident of Baytown, Texas. Carroll explains how he came to Baytown from Houston in 1919 to work at the Humble Refinery, and continues to describe the early history of the refinery. Carroll continues on to share stories about safety and working conditions as well as segregation and the Ku Klux Klan.
Date: February 25, 1986
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Carroll, J. W. (Jimmy)
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Virgie Rivere

Description: Interview with Virgie Rivere, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: 1980~
Duration: 32 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Kieve, Pam & Rivere, Virgie, 1898-
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Louise Fowler Himes, February 4, 1986

Description: Interview with Louise Fowler Himes, who moved to Cedar Bayou in 1919 as a teacher. Mrs. Himes discusses life when she first moved such as her teaching and going to movies and games with other townspeople. Among other topics, Himes answers questions and describes her experiences with influenza, malaria, the Ku Klux Klan, and the hurricanes of 1900 and 1908.
Date: February 4, 1986
Duration: 46 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha; Himes, Louise Fowler & Fowler, Louise
Partner: Lee College
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[Speech by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society]

Description: Speech made by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society discussing Texas heroes that had lived in the Baytown area dating back to the time before the Texas Revolution, such as David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, etc.
Date: April 29, 1980
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 52 seconds
Creator: Orton, Wanda
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Louise Travis, February 24, 1986

Description: Interview with Louise Travis, a resident of Baytown, TX since approximately 1920. Mrs. Travis discusses the early history of Cedar Bayou, including businesses, commerce, law enforcement and recreational activities, and meetings of the Ku Klux Klan and early storms of the area.
Date: February 24, 1986
Duration: 56 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Travis, Louise
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Clifford Warren, November 10, 1987

Description: Interview with Clifford Warren, a veteran of World War II spending 3 1/2 years in captivity following the Battle of Corregidor. Warren answers many questions regarding his participation in World War II and shares his experiences of being held prisoner in Japanese prison camps.
Date: November 10, 1987
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Warren, Clifford
Partner: Lee College
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Richardson and Chapple, Washington D.C., December 6, 1980

Description: Audio recording from December 6, 1980, titled Richardson and Chapple, Washington D.C. This recording was conducted by UNT history professor Lawrence C. Kelly. The recordings concern Kelly's anthropological research and the research of his peers on Native American communities during The Great Depression.
Date: December 6, 1980
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Kelly, Lawrence C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Cassette recording of television and lectures on Robert Henri, John Sloan, and architecture]

Description: Sound recording by Byrd Williams IV. The first track opens with the ending of a commercial for trolls toys and then picks up with a recorded lecture with a woman speaking. She is discussing artists and the circle of influence that is the focus of this class session. She also speaks about an exhibit students had the chance to see. There is white noise throughout the recording and also background noises like coughing. The recording becomes distorted around the 11:30 mark and continues to be wobbl… more
Date: [1980..]
Duration: 30 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Dovie and Derrick Williams speaking; a lecture recording]

Description: Sound recording of Byrd Williams IV's son Derrick interacting with a woman, possibly his mother Dovie. There are background sounds and what could be a blender or other household item. Towards the end of the first track the sound begins to become distorted. The second track is from a professor's lecture about the realism artists of the early 1900s including John Sloan and George Bellows; the speaker focuses on societal progression and the history of social welfare projects through their art. At … more
Date: [1980..]
Duration: 31 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Yellow Cat" demo]

Description: Audio recording of Michael Johnson's cover of Steven Fromholz's song "Yellow Cat."
Date: 1980~
Duration: 3 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Jim Marrs - KAAM/KAFM-FM "FOCUS"]

Description: Audio cassette from the Jim Marrs collection. A radio program with Nancy Jay on the Kennedy assassination and the aftermath. KAAM/KAFM-FM "FOCUS". The program also includes an interview with Marrs.
Date: November 20, 1983
Duration: 47 minutes 37 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Steven Fromholz - Love Songs]

Description: Audio recording of Steven Fromholz - Love Songs from Felicity Records; FR-007 c. 1988. Side 1: Lady's Man. Isla Mujeres. Solitude. I'd Have To Be Crazy. A Candle Burns. Side 2: Blue Would I Be. Cheatin' Home To Me. Making' My Getaway. Here's That Rany Day. Jane's House.
Date: 1988
Duration: 36 minutes 10 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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