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Grogan, Roy J. 1926-. Oral history interview with Roy J. Grogan, 2010 March 16.

Title: Oral history interview with Roy J. Grogan, 2010 March 16.

Interview with Roy J. Grogan, a successful real estate developer, a community and Methodist Church leader, a retired lawyer, a one time Chairman of the Kennedy and Johnson campaigns, a WWII soldier, an FBI Special Agent (1950-1953), and District Attorney for Parker County (1955-1958). The interview concerns Roy Grogan's family history since their arrival in Weatherford in 1861; Grogan's education in local schools and his extra-curricular activities; his service in the Naval Air Corps during WWII; his studies at North Texas Agricultural College and Duke University; his activities as an FBI special agent interviewing members of the Communist Party; his years as a District Attorney for Parker County and subsequent private law practice in partnership with Judge Fulgham; his retirement from practice and full time involvement in his rapidly expanding commercial real estate business, and in numerous community projects. Mr. Grogan fondly remembers growing up in a small, friendly town, where historically good race relations allowed for a relatively uneventful course of the Civil Rights Movement; a descendant of people with great enterpreneurial spirit, Roy J. Grogan expresses pride in his parents and grandparents, in his own achievements, and in his wife and children; while acknowledging the current economic difficulties, Mr. Grogan asserts his belief in the future of Weatherford as an academic and business center. Appendix includes Roy J. Grohan's two-page resume that covers his education, his service in the armed forces and in public office; his civic, fraternal, and church activities, and his professional and business posts.

ArchivalResource: 44, [2], 2 leaves ; 29 cm.

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Willis V. Daugherty letters 1917-1920 1917-1919 Daugherty, Willis V. letters

Title: Willis V. Daugherty letters 1917-1920 1917-1919 Daugherty, Willis V. letters

This collection consists of letters that Ensign Willis V. Daugherty wrote to his mother while studying at Harvard University and serving as a United States Naval Air Corps pilot during the First World War. At Harvard, Daugherty wrote of his financial difficulties, coursework, and social life. While in the Navy, he described his training at naval air stations in Key West and Pensacola, Florida, including details of his flight maneuvers and life in the military.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 linear feet

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