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Oral History Interview with George and Wanda Holcombe, January 2, 2017

Description: Interview with George Holcombe, a Methodist pastor and civil rights activist from Houston, Texas, and his wife and associate Wanda, from Sims, Texas. The Holcombes discuss their family origins, initial exposure to racial problems and civil rights, their respective educations, pastoral work in Baton Rouge and Chicago, the Ku Klux Klan and dangers encountered, work with the Ecumenical Institute of Chicago and empowering black communities, the 1968 Chicago riots, Fifth City, and similar work in Au… more
Date: January 2, 2017
Creator: Czap, Joseph; Holcombe, George & Holcombe, Wanda
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Paul Anthony Sovik, November 8, 2010

Description: Transcript of an interview with Paul Anthony Sovik, U.S. Marine Corps (1st Marine Division) World War II veteran. Sovik discusses his family life and childhood in Ohio, decision to enlist with the Marine Corps following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, experiences with the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and post-war life.
Date: November 8, 2010
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin & Sovik, Paul Anthony, 1920-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Dulcie Barnier Dreyspring, December 4, 2012

Description: Interview with Dulcie Barnier Dreyspring, Australian-born immigrant to Fort Worth, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Dreyspring's personal experiences of childhood in Australia, interactions with American soldiers during World War II, the Japanese invasion of Australia, her first visit to the U.S., first impressions of America, her first marriage to an American, and her return to Australia for the immigration process. It also includes her impre… more
Date: December 4, 2012
Creator: Bravo, Francis & Dreyspring, Dulcie Barnier
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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