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Oral History Interview with Billie Joyce Towles, February 18, 2010

Description: Interview with Billie Joyce Towles, longtime resident of Weatherford, Texas, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Towles' personal experiences of childhood and education in Weatherford, Depression-era struggles, and living in Weatherford during World War II. Towles also discusses her father's work with the Works Progress Administration, marriage to Norman Towles, her family's switch from Democratic loyalty to Republican, her personal evolution on race issues, … more
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Towles, Billie Joyce
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John Connolly, June 22, 2010

Description: Interview with John Connolly, veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The interview includes Connolly's personal experiences of childhood in Whitney and Amarillo, Texas, Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Cleburne and Hillsboro, Texas, and Grand Junction, Colorado, as well as his World War II-era experience in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Additionally, Connolly discusses his family's difficulties in the Great Depression, his decision to enroll in the Civilian Conservation Corps, his work as a… more
Date: June 22, 2010
Creator: Moye, Todd & Connolly, John
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Roy J. Grogan, March 16, 2010

Description: Interview with Roy J. Grogan, longtime Weatherford resident and elected official, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Grogan's personal experiences of childhood and education in Weatherford, Depression-era struggles, enlisting in the U.S. Navy, and World War II. Additionally, Grogan talks about his studies at Weatherford College, Duke University, and Duke Law, his legal career with the FBI and as a land developer, his political career on the Weatherford City … more
Date: March 16, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Grogan, Roy J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Raymond Curtis, April 29, 2010

Description: Interview with Raymond Curtis, longtime resident and school administrator of Weatherford, Texas, as part of the Weatherford Oral History Project. The interview includes Curtis' personal experiences of farm life in the Great Depression, childhood in Collin County, Texas, and education at the University of North Texas under the GI Bill. Additionally, Curtis discusses his family history, his career as a teacher, administrator, and coach in various public school districts, the integration of Weathe… more
Date: April 29, 2010
Creator: Liles, Debbie & Curtis, Raymond
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Opal Bowden, June 21, 2010

Description: Interview with Opal Bowden, a resident of Weathorford, Texas. Bowden, born in 1908, discusses her family history, various experiences growing up, the 1918 Influenza pandemic, school, working in a beauty shop, her first husband, having a family, the Depression, dogs, World War Two, and her neighbors.
Date: June 21, 2010
Creator: Liles, Deborah & Bowden, Opal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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