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Definitions of Oral History

Description: Sound recording of Allan Nevins giving a speech under the topic of "Definitions of Oral History".
Date: September 26, 1966
Duration: 45 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Definitions of Oral History

Description: Sound recording of Elizabeth Dixon, Philip C. Brooks, Wayland D. Hand, and Louis M. Starr giving speeches under the topic of "Definitions of Oral History".
Date: September 26, 1966
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Thomas S. Matney, September 27, 2007

Description: Interview tith Dr. Thomas S. Matney discussing his youth, family, education, and career at MD Anderson. He begins the interview by talking about growing up in Texas and attending Trinity University of his bachelor's and master's degrees. He discusses his early career at MD Anderson and his research into bacteria and genetics.
Date: September 26, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Matney, Thomas S. & Brunet, Lesley Williams
Partner: University of Texas MD Anderson Center
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Oral History Interview with Anita Borchers, September 26, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Anita Borchers. Borchers speaks on behalf of her late husband, Eddie Borchers, in regards to his military involvement in World War II. Beginning in 1941, Eddie worked in Civil Service at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, as a Logistic Command Officer. He completed schooling in automatic pilot work, which he worked in during the war. Anita shares pictures of Eddie at Kelly Field in November of 1945, and describes the airplanes … more
Date: September 26, 2006
Duration: 15 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Borchers, Anita
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Merle Ainley, September 26, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Merle Ainley. Ainley joined the Navy in September of 1944. He completed Radar School in Hawaii, and served as a Radar Specialist and navigator aboard USS Finch (DE-328). They traveled to Guam, Leyte and maneuvered along the China Coast, with a carrier task force. They transported prisoners-of-war from Taiwan and Formosa to Manila. They traveled to Saipan and completed occupation duty in Hong Kong, completing air sea rescue and ch… more
Date: September 26, 2003
Duration: 22 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Ainley, Merle
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Kaney, September 26, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Kaney. Kaney joined the Navy in 1942. He completed Fleet Sonar School. He served as operator of sonar equipment for anti-submarine warfare activities aboard USS Finch (DE-328). They traveled to Algiers, North Africa, and escorted ships to Naples, Italy for Operation Dragoon. Kaney was later reassigned to USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697), where he remained through the end of the war.
Date: September 26, 2003
Duration: 10 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Kaney, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Coleman Harrington, September 26, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Coleman Harrington. Harrington joined the Navy in 1944. He completed Communications School, and stevedore training. He traveled to Okinawa, offloading supplies from ship to shore, where he remained through the end of the war. He traveled to Hong Kong. Harrington returned to the US and was discharged in January of 1946.
Date: September 26, 2002
Duration: 14 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Harrington, Coleman
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Thurmond, September 26, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Thurmond. Thurmond joined the Navy around 1942. Beginning in December of 1943, he served as an Electrician’s Mate aboard the USS Finch (DE-328). He served in both the European and Pacific theaters. They escorted convoys to Africa, Britain, Pearl Harbor, Guam, Saipan and the Philippines. After the war ended, they transported former POWs from Formosa to Manila. He returned to the US and was discharged in the fall of 1946.
Date: September 26, 2003
Duration: 13 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Thurmond, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Larry Pangan, September 26, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Larry Pangan. Pangan was born in Arayat, Pampanga in September of 1919. He moved to Manila in 1938 to attend business college. He joined the US Army Philippine Scouts in March 1941 and was assigned to the 57th Infantry Regiment. He survived the Bataan Death March and incarceration at Camp O'Donnell. Although seriously ill with malaria, dysentery, beriberi and malnutrition, Pangan was able to escape. Upon regaining his health, he … more
Date: September 26, 2001
Duration: 58 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Pangan, Larry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert K. Kaufman, September 26, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Captain Robert K. Kaufman. Kaufman discusses getting nominated to the US Naval Academy in 1936 and describes some experiences he had there. During his years there he went on summer cruises aboard the USS Arkansas (BB-33) and the USS New York (BB-34), visiting Germany in 1937 and again in 1939. Upon graduation, Kaufman reported aboard the USS Wichita (CA-45) as the communcations officer before it steamed for South America. After a few months, he became a gunn… more
Date: September 26, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes
Creator: Kaufman, Robert K.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wesley Plummer, September 26, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wesley Plummer. Plummer joined the Marine Corps in February 1943 and trained at San Diego. After boot training, he volunteered for the Marine paratroopers and trained at Camp Gillespie. Then he was assigned to the 3rd Marine Parachute Battalion and went to Guadalcanal and Vella Lavella before landing on Bougainville in December, 1943. Plummer details some of his experiences in the jungle at Bougainville. He returned to the US for… more
Date: September 26, 2008
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Plummer, Wesley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Dehaven, September 26, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with John De Haven. Upon finishing college at Bowling Green University in 1940, deHaven was drafted into the Army. He applied for and was accepted into the Army Air Corps, whereupon he earned his commission in 1942. De Haven served as a flight instructor for a while and then volunteered for service in the Chinese American Composite Wing and went to India. He flew P-40 airplanes against various targets against the Japanese in China. De Haven was back in the US whe… more
Date: September 26, 2005
Duration: 34 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: De Haven, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Elmer Anderson, September 26, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Elmer Anderson. Anderson joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training in Mississippi and training as a medic in South Carolina. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 87th Infantry Division, supporting the headquarters company. At the Battle of the Bulge, he was stationed one mile behind the front lines. He passed the Buchenwald concentration camp but didn’t know how severe conditions were inside. Although An… more
Date: September 26, 2014
Duration: 45 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Anderson, Elmer
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Bennie, September 26, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with James Bennie. He and his family immigrated from Scotland in 1930, landing in Boston. Bennie went to aircraft maintenance school before the war and was drafted in the fall of 1942 while working for Civil Service, preparing aircraft for ferrying overseas. He went to basic training in Atlantic City and was put to work after that, first at Williams Field in Arizona and then Hobbs, New Mexico (on B-17s). He ultimately wound up going to India and getting fighters.… more
Date: September 26, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes
Creator: Bennie, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hal Javitt, September 26, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Hal Javitt. Javitt enlisted in the Army Air Force in the latter half of 1942 when he was in a junior college because he didn't want to be drafted. He had basic training at a hotel in Miami Beach and then entered aviation cadet training (pre-flight) at Maxwell Field, Alabama. He started primary flight school in Bennettsville, South Carolina and then went to basic flight training at Shaw Field, South Carolina. He was selected for fighters and went to single-en… more
Date: September 26, 2005
Duration: 36 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Javitt, Hal
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jon Pensyl, September 26, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Jon Pensyl. Pensyl went into military service in November, 1942. Pensyl lists many places in the US where he received flight training. He finally made his way overseas in 1944. His assignment took him to India initially for a little more training. Finally, he made it to a base in Hunan Province, China and flew combat missions against the Japanese there. Pensyl was in the 17th Squadron, 5th Fighter Group. His unit was part of the Chinese American Composite Wi… more
Date: September 26, 2005
Duration: 44 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Pensyl, Jon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert L. Van Ausdall, September 26, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Robert Loren Van Ausdall. While a student at Miami University in Ohio, Van Ausdall applied and was accepted into the Aviation Cadet Program and sent to Love Field in Dallas in 1940. He received more advanced training in San Antonio and on Long Island before going to Norfolk, Virginia. There, his squadron of P-40s was loaded aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7). The squadron was shipped to Iceland where they were based for the next year conducting anti… more
Date: September 26, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Van Ausdall, Robert L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ross Taggart, September 26, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ross Taggart. Taggart was born 21 May 1921 in Twin Falls, Idaho. He joined the Navy in 1938. He was assigned to the USS Langley (CV-1) and was wounded when she was attacked by Japanese aircraft and sank in February, 1942. He was rescued by the USS Whipple (DD-217) and transferred to the USS Pecos (AO-6). Two days later, the Pecos was attacked and sank. He was wounded again in the attack and transferred back to the Whipple, w… more
Date: September 26, 2000
Duration: 50 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Taggart, Ross
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Episode 22: Dr. Jorg Waltje

Description: Interview with Dr. Jorg Waltje for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan interviews Dr. Jörg Waltje, Executive Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence at Texas Woman’s University and author of the book Blood Obsession: Vampires, Serial Murder, and the Popular Imagination. Dr. Waltje explains the Center’s various initiatives aimed at helping both students and faculty succeed. He and Susan also discuss his hobbies, his background in languages and liter… more
Date: September 26, 2019
Duration: 36 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Supak, Susan & Waltje, Jorg
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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