Oral history interview with John Henry Faulk, 1981 June 9.

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Oral history interview with John Henry Faulk, 1981 June 9.

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Interview with John Henry Faulk concerning his experiences as a student at the University of Texas and his comments concerning J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, and Roy Bedichek; his experiences during the Second World War in the Red Cross and the Medical Corps; his comments concerning communism; his interest in folklore and work for CBS radio and television; his lawsuit against Aware, Inc. concerning blacklisting; and his involvement with environmentalism.

74 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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SNAC Resource ID: 7414896

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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North Texas State University. Oral History Collection.

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Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888-1963

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Walter Prescott Webb (April 3, 1888 in Panola County, Texas – March 8, 1963 near Austin, Texas) was an American historian noted for his groundbreaking work on the American West. As president of the Texas State Historical Association, he launched the project that produced the Handbook of Texas. He is also noted for his early criticism of the water usage patterns in the region. In 2012, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy &#38 Western Heritage Museum. Webb w...

Trinity River Authority of Texas

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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964

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J. Frank Dobie was a noted Texas author and English professor at The University of Texas at Austin. He was also editor of the Texas Folklore Society's publications during the 1930's and 1940's. From the description of Letter : to W.A. Philpott, 1938 April 12. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 22699684 Historian, author, folklorist. Born in 1888 on a ranch in Live Oak County, Texas, Dobie was awarded his B.A. by Southwestern University (1910), M.A. by Co...

AWARE, Inc.

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Faulk, John Henry

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Folklorist, humorist, lecturer, and civil rights activist John Henry Faulk (1913-1990) was born to parents Henry and Martha (Miner) in Austin, Texas. A protégé of J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, and Roy Bedichek, Faulk graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he later taught English. For his master's thesis, he analyzed ten African American sermons, and his research greatly impacted his thinking on civil liberties. Aided by his friend and fellow folklorist Alan ...

Smallwood, J. B.

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Texas Environmental Issues Oral History Project.

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Bedichek, Roy, 1878-1959

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Roy Bedichek was born in 1878 in Illinois but moved to Texas as a child. After graduating from the University of Texas, he worked as a reporter, teacher, and editor and as secretary of various organizations before becoming associated with the University Interscholastic League in 1917 where he remained as director until 1948. He was an avid amateur naturalist and began to write about his interests in 1946. He completed four books before his death in 1959. From the description of Bedic...