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Oral History Interview with Richard Donley, February 22, 1997

Description: Interview with Navy veteran Richard Donley. The interview includes Donley's personal experiences about the Mediterranean Theater during World War II, boot camp, Fleet Torpedo School, encounters with German "F-lighter" armed barges and E-boats, various assignments, and combat against enemy destroyers. Donley also talks about screening operations for the invasions of Sicily and Salerno, operations along the coasts of northern Italy and southern France and the interdiction of German barge traffic,… more
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Date: February 22, 1997
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Donley, Richard
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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[The New World, 1992]

Description: Scrapbook documenting the life of John Logan Briggs Jr. and his friends, including photographs, menus, business cards, clippings, and tickets. The scrapbook also contains photographs of his travels, social gatherings and "The Experience."John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.
Date: 1992
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Block Isle, 1994]

Description: Photograph of a ghostly, transparent family sitting on the edge of a wooden porch which branches off a two-story lake house. A woman sits on the left side of the porch and a young girl clings to her back. A man sits on the right side of the porch holding a small infant. A young girl sits in the center of the porch between two more individuals. A clothesline hangs from a balcony which wraps around the house's second story. [1994, Block Isle, RI]
Date: 1994
Creator: Doherty, Richard
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Channing Slaughter on Deck, 1994]

Description: Photograph of a ghostly infant crawling across a wooden deck which extends from a two-story house. Two blurry figures move behind the infant. The house stands in a field surrounded by trees. [1994, Block Island, RI]
Date: 1994
Creator: Doherty, Richard
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Edmund T. Thomassen, May 4, 1993

Description: Transcript of an interview with Commander Edmund Thomassen, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a naval officer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Thomassen discusses the New York State Merchant Marine Academy in 1941, his assignment to the USS Sheridan (APA 51), Tarawa landing, Marshall Island landings, Saipan landing, his assignment to Newport, Rhode Island, his assignment to the USS Dutchess for amphibious landings, and his Korean War experiences.
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Date: May 4, 1993
Creator: Byrd, R. W. (Richard W.) & Thomassen, Edmund T., 1924-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Tim & Clare, 1994]

Description: Photograph of Tim holding a young girl named Clare while sitting on the back porch of a wooden two-story cabin. Tim is shirtless and wearing round glasses.
Date: 1994
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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