Oral History Commons^™

Interview No. 881, José Cisneros

Combined Interviews

Recollects immigration from Mexico to U.S.; art career; friendship with artist/author Tom Lea, typography and book designer Carl Hertzog.

Spring 1995, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

No abstract provided.

Fall 1995, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

No abstract provided.

Summer 1995, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

No abstract provided.

0613: Paul D. Stewart Papers, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection contains documents and correspondence by John Seeley of New Jersey, and Jonathan Taylor of the 24th Ohio Infantry, Co. D. Jonathan Taylor materials include discharge papers from June 1864 and a letter to his sisters and brother in Chattanooga, Tennessee from March 1864 discussing camp life. John Seeley materials include an envelope to Mrs. Charles Seeley (his mother) in Bridgeton, New Jersey, as well as two letters, both to his mother. The letters, from March 1862 and December 23rd of an unknown year, cover camp life, including Christmas, religion, and daily events among other topics.

0612: Jim Comstock Collection, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is composed of three items: a signed letter to Jim Comstock by Marvin L. Stone, including a request from Comstock for stone to write about Marshall University and Page Pitt, the envelope the letter came in, and a handwritten reminiscence of Huntington in 1940-1945 by John Duncan titled, “We Polished Our Buttons,” which discusses Duncan’s experience in World War II as well as his memories of Huntington during that time.

Interview With Thomas Wolf, December 29, 1994 & August 9, 1995, Thomas Wolf, Michael J. Birkner, David Hedrick

Oral Histories

Thomas Wolf was interviewed on December 29, 1994 & August 9, 1995 by Michael J. Birkner & David Hedrick about his service in World War II and involvement in the Nixon administration. He discusses his role in the Air Force Counterintelligence Corps during World War II, and his work with several government agencies, such as the Citizens of Eisenhower and the Office of Economic Opportunity. Wolf also describes the Watergate Scandal and his participation in the trial.

Length of Interview: 92 Minutes (Part 1), 47 Minutes (Part 2)

Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection …

Interview No. 876, Hanna Burstein

Combined Interviews

Recollects early childhood and adolescence in Poland; ghetto life under Nazi occupation; slave labor camp at Plaszaw; Auschwitz experience; war effort in Czechoslovakia; liberation.

Interview No. 871, Robert Upton

Combined Interviews

Part of WWII: El Paso Homefront Project; recollects brief period spent in Los Alamos, NM. and his impressions of Manhattan Project physicists Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi; work experience at Kirtland Air Force Base and Sandia Laboratory, Albuquerque, and Imperial Valley, CA; German POWs at Fort Bliss, including Werner von Braun.

Interview No. 870, Reyes V. Torres

Combined Interviews

Part of WWII: El Paso Homefront Project; biographical data; provides detailed description of capture by German ski troopers after being shot down on combat mission to Regensberg, Germany; daily life in POW camps; liberation of camp by Russian Army; discrimination and prejudice in U.S. military.

Interview No. 869, Mary A. Lacy

Combined Interviews

Part of World War II: El Paso Homefront Project; biographical data; childhood memories of WWII, including rationing, curfews, blackouts, contributions of school children, and fashions; recalls arrival of telegram notifying family of father's death while on active duty in Europe, reflects on mother's success in overcoming difficulties raising family as single parent; discusses attending Texas Western College under War Orphan Bill.

Fall 1994, Wmpg 90.9 Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG program guide for Fall 1994

Includes notes from Program Director, information on shows and events, and schedule.

October 1994, Wmpg 90.9 Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG program guide for October 1994

Includes notes from Program Director, information on shows and events, and schedule.

Interview No. 863, Billy Pat Mckinney

Combined Interviews

Part of Big Bend National Park Oral History Project; extensive biographical information; recounts his experiences tracking, trapping, hunting and managing mountain lions, desert bighorn sheep, deer and bear in Black Gap Wildlife Management Area and Natural Area at Lajitas; establishment of Big Bend National Park and Black Gap Wildlife Management Area; how and why and why Big Bend residents sold land for creation of national park.

Smith, Germaine Oral History Interview (African-American): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier

Asian and African American Residents of Holland

No abstract provided.

Weymon, Ella Oral History Interview (African-American): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier

Asian and African American Residents of Holland

No abstract provided.

Hur, Young K And Ben S Oral History Interview (Korean): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier

Asian and African American Residents of Holland

No abstract provided.

Interview No. 848, Leona Starr Baker

Combined Interviews

Part of Big Bend National Park Oral History Project; biographical information; recounts settlement of parents, Mae Johnson Starr and Salomon Albert Starr, Alpine/Marathon area; mother's proprietorship and operation of boarding house in Marathon and management of Gage Hotel; father's operation of ranches in Rosillos Mts. and in Tornillo Creek; creation of Big Bend National Park; lifestyle of Big Bend area families, particularly during Depression; details life in Marathon, its industry, businesses, churches, and segregated schools; describes relationship with other families including the Burnams, Nails, and Greens.

Slikkers, David Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey

Carl Frost Center Oral History Project

No abstract provided.

Slikkers, Dolores Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey

Carl Frost Center Oral History Project

No abstract provided.

Eap, Leang Oral History Interview (Cambodian): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier

Asian and African American Residents of Holland

No abstract provided.

Silakhom, Ranong Oral History Interview (Laotian/Thai): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier

Asian and African American Residents of Holland

No abstract provided.

Lee, Lawrence (Larry) Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey

Carl Frost Center Oral History Project

No abstract provided.

Baumgardner, Dwane Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey

Carl Frost Center Oral History Project

No abstract provided.

Dekker, Kiyoko Oral History Interview (Japanese): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier

Asian and African American Residents of Holland

No abstract provided.

Tran, Bich Thuy Oral History Interview (Vietnamese): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier

Asian and African American Residents of Holland

No abstract provided.

Griffith, Ronald D Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey

Carl Frost Center Oral History Project

No abstract provided.

Brooks, James W F Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey

Carl Frost Center Oral History Project

No abstract provided.

Gray, Eric Oral History Interview (Africa-American): Asian And African American Residents Of Holland, Donna M. Rottier

Asian and African American Residents of Holland

No abstract provided.

Kersman, Robert "Buzz" Oral History Interview: Carl Frost Center Oral History Project, Ryan Harvey

Carl Frost Center Oral History Project

No abstract provided.