Poellnitz, Dinah. Interview transcript. April 5, 2023.
subject: Art -- Study and teaching
subject: Art galleries -- nonprofit
subject: Artists, Black
subject: Community Engagement
subject: COVID-19 (Disease) and the arts
subject: COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
subject: Hill Street Country Club -- California -- Oceanside
subject: Women artists
description: Transcript of oral History Interview of Dinah Poellnitz on April 5, 2023. Interview discusses Dinah Poellnitz’s community engagement within the city of Oceanside through art. In particular, the interview focuses on Poellnitz's involvement in the founding of the Hill Street Country Club art gallery in Oceanside, CA. Poellnitz discusses how to navigate through the art community as a Black woman, emphasizing the importance of equity and inclusion. Poellnitz also discusses operating her gallery during the pandemic, and future aspirations.
creator: Dinah Poellnitz
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2023-04-05
contributor: Riccardo Savo
rights: https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en
language: English
type: text
coverage: Los Angeles (Calif.)
coverage: Oceanside (Calif.)
coverage: San Diego (Calif.)
coverage: Vista (Calif.)

Poellnitz, Dinah. Interview April 5, 2023.
subject: Art -- Study and teaching
subject: Art galleries -- nonprofit
subject: Artists, Black
subject: Community engagement
subject: COVID-19 (Disease) and the arts
subject: COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
subject: Hill Street Country Club -- California -- Oceanside
subject: Women artists
description: Oral History Interview of Dinah Poellnitz on April 5, 2023. Interview discusses Dinah Poellnitz’s community engagement within the city of Oceanside through art. In particular, the interview focuses on Poellnitz's involvement in the founding of the Hill Street Country Club art gallery in Oceanside, CA. Poellnitz discusses how to navigate through the art community as a Black woman, emphasizing the importance of equity and inclusion.
creator: Dinah Poellnitz
publisher: California State University San Marcos
date: 2023-04-05
contributor: Riccardo Savo
format: audio
language: English
coverage: Los Angeles (Calif.)
coverage: Oceanside (Calif.)
coverage: Vista (Calif.)

Beacham, Dora. Interview Transcript, November 1, 2024.
subject: United States. Marine Corps
subject: United States. Marine Corps—Non-commissioned officers
subject: Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2014
subject: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
subject: United States. Marine Corps—Military occupational specialties
subject: Victim advocates
subject: United States. Marine Corps. Advanced Infantry Training Battalion
subject: Educational benefits—United States
subject: Women soldiers
subject: United States. Department of Veterans Affairs
subject: Molly Marine (Symbolic figure)
subject: Hispanic Americans
subject: Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
description: Master Sergeant Dora Beacham served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Operation Enduring Freedom. Beacham was part of Combat Service Support Group 1 and the 11th Marine Regiment. She was deployed to Camp Fallujah, Iraq from January to August of 2004. As a Hispanic woman from a small town, Beacham reflected on how military service shaped her life and provided important opportunities. In this oral history interview, she described her family, education, and life lessons from military service.
creator: Dora Beacham
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2024-11-01
contributor: Jason Beyer
contributor: Adel Bautista
contributor: Marilyn Huerta
rights: In copyright
format: text
language: English
coverage: Hondo (Tex.)
coverage: South Carolina
coverage: Norfolk (Va.)
coverage: Twentynine Palms (Calif.)
coverage: Iraq
coverage: California
coverage: Texas
coverage: Idaho
coverage: New York
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)
coverage: Fallujah (Iraq)

Beacham, Dora. Interview November 1st, 2024
subject: United States. Marine Corps
subject: United States. Marine Corps—Non-commissioned officers
subject: Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2014
subject: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
subject: United States. Marine Corps—Military occupational specialties
subject: Victim advocates
subject: United States. Marine Corps. Advanced Infantry Training Battalion
subject: Educational benefits—United States
subject: Women soldiers
subject: United States. Department of Veterans Affairs
subject: Molly Marine (Symbolic figure)
subject: Hispanic Americans
subject: Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
description: Master Sergeant Dora Beacham served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Operation Enduring Freedom. Beacham was part of Combat Service Support Group 1 and the 11th Marine Regiment. She was deployed to Camp Fallujah, Iraq from January to August of 2004. As a Hispanic woman from a small town, Beacham reflected on how military service shaped her life and provided important opportunities. In this oral history interview, she described her family, education, and life lessons from military service.
creator: Dora Beacham
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2024-11-01
contributor: Jason Beyer
rights: In copyright
format: video
language: English
coverage: Hondo (Tex.)
coverage: South Carolina
coverage: Norfolk (Va.)
coverage: Twentynine Palms (Calif.)
coverage: Iraq
coverage: California
coverage: Texas
coverage: Idaho
coverage: New York
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)
coverage: Fallujah (Iraq)

Luevano, Dora. Interview transcript, November 6, 2025.
subject: United States. Marine Corps
subject: Pacific Bell Telephone Company
subject: Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
subject: Camp Lejeune (N.C.)
subject: California State University, San Bernardino
subject: Palomar College
description: Dora Luevano served as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. She was stationed at Camp Pendleton during the Vietnam War. Luevano worked in a warehouse and office, processing deceased servicemembers, collecting their personal effects, and writing letters to their family and loved ones. Luevano described her strict upbringing, immigration to the U.S. as a child from El Salvador, and decision to enlist in the Marine Corps. Luevano was forced out of military service for getting married and having a child, and she reflected on the harsh expectations and regulations that affected women in military service. She spoke about her 60-year marriage to her husband, whom she met in the Marine Corps, and their life together after military service. Luevano described how her civilian life was shaped by her upbringing, religion, military service, education, professional career, business ownership, and husband’s recent passing.
creator: Dora Luevano
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-11-06
contributor: Jason Beyer
rights: In copyright
format: PDF
language: English
type: Text
coverage: Vietnam
coverage: San Salvador (El Salvador)
coverage: El Salvador
coverage: United States
coverage: San Francisco (Calif.)
coverage: South Carolina
coverage: New York
coverage: Fallbrook (Calif.)
coverage: Las Vegas (Nev.)
coverage: California
coverage: Palm Desert (Calif.)
coverage: Indio (Calif.)
coverage: Palm Springs (Calif.)
coverage: Philippines
coverage: Vista (Calif.)

Luevano, Dora. Interview November 6th, 2025
subject: United States. Marine Corps
subject: Pacific Bell Telephone Company
subject: Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
subject: Camp Lejeune (N.C.)
subject: California State University, San Bernardino
subject: Palomar College
description: Dora Luevano served as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. She was stationed at Camp Pendleton during the Vietnam War. Luevano worked in a warehouse and office, processing deceased servicemembers, collecting their personal effects, and writing letters to their family and loved ones. Luevano described her strict upbringing, immigration to the U.S. as a child from El Salvador, and decision to enlist in the Marine Corps. Luevano was forced out of military service for getting married and having a child, and she reflected on the harsh expectations and regulations that affected women in military service. She spoke about her 60-year marriage to her husband, whom she met in the Marine Corps, and their life together after military service. Luevano described how her civilian life was shaped by her upbringing, religion, military service, education, professional career, business ownership, and husband’s recent passing.
creator: Dora Luevano
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-11-06
contributor: Jason Beyer
rights: In copyright
format: video
language: English
coverage: Vietnam
coverage: San Salvador (El Salvador)
coverage: El Salvador
coverage: United States
coverage: San Francisco (Calif.)
coverage: South Carolina
coverage: New York (United States)
coverage: Fallbrook (Calif.)
coverage: Las Vegas (Nev.)
coverage: California
coverage: Palm Desert (Calif.)
coverage: Indio (Calif.)
coverage: Palm Springs (Calif.)
coverage: Philippines
coverage: Vista (Calif.)

Labrado, Ed. Interview transcript, November 17, 2025.
subject: United States. Army
subject: United States. Army—Officers
subject: United States. Army. Signal Corps
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
subject: Cold War
subject: University of California, Santa Barbara
subject: Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
subject: United States. Army. Army, 3rd
subject: United States. Army. Armored Division, 6th
subject: United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps
subject: Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (United States)
subject: Camp Roberts (Calif.)
subject: M1 rifle
subject: World War, 1914-1918
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953
subject: M14 rifle
subject: M16 rifle
subject: Fort Gordon (Ga.)
subject: Fort Monmouth (N.J.)
subject: Cryptography
subject: Missiles
subject: Fort Ord (Calif.)
subject: Funeral rites and ceremonies
subject: Noncommissioned officers
subject: Post-traumatic stress disorder
subject: Warsaw Pact (1955-1991)
subject: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
subject: Bank of America, National Association
subject: Nike Hercules missile
subject: Nuclear weapons
subject: Ramstein Air Base (Germany)
subject: Kennedy, John F., 1917-1963—Assassination
subject: Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
subject: United States. Army—Deserters
subject: Nuclear warfare
subject: Deterrence (Strategy)
subject: Peace Corps (U.S.)
description: Edwin Joseph Labrado Jr. was a captain in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He was deployed in Europe during the Vietnam War. Labrado was born and raised in Santa Barbara, where he graduated from UCSB and completed the Army's four-year ROTC program. After graduation, he was assigned to the Army Signal Corps and later deployed to Europe. In Europe, he served as a battalion signal officer for a Nike Hercules missile battalion that had nuclear warheads. Some of his other responsibilities included communications training, military funeral honors, and the inspection of firing batteries. In this oral history interview, Labrado reflected on the Cold War, the US anti-Vietnam War movement, and how Americans treat veterans after military service.
creator: Ed Labrado
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-11-17
contributor: Jason Beyer
rights: In copyright
format: text
language: English
coverage: Europe
coverage: Santa Barbara (Calif.)
coverage: Port Hueneme (Calif.)
coverage: California
coverage: Ventura (Calif.)
coverage: Georgia
coverage: New Jersey
coverage: Monterey (Calif.)
coverage: Oakland (Calif.)
coverage: Russia (Federation)
coverage: Soviet Union
coverage: Germany (East)
coverage: Germany (West)
coverage: Korea
coverage: Vietnam
coverage: Isla Vista (Calif.)
coverage: France
coverage: Germany
coverage: United States
coverage: Ukraine
coverage: Nagasaki (Japan)

Labrado, Ed. Interview November 17th, 2025.
subject: United States. Army
subject: United States. Army—Officers
subject: United States. Army. Signal Corps
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
subject: Cold War
subject: University of California, Santa Barbara
subject: Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
subject: United States. Army. Army, 3rd
subject: United States. Army. Armored Division, 6th
subject: United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps
subject: Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (United States)
subject: Camp Roberts (Calif.)
subject: M1 rifle
subject: World War, 1914-1918
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953
subject: M14 rifle
subject: M16 rifle
subject: Fort Gordon (Ga.)
subject: Fort Monmouth (N.J.)
subject: Cryptography
subject: Missiles
subject: Fort Ord (Calif.)
subject: Funeral rites and ceremonies
subject: Noncommissioned officers
subject: Post-traumatic stress disorder
subject: Warsaw Pact (1955-1991)
subject: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
subject: Bank of America, National Association
subject: Nike Hercules missile
subject: Nuclear weapons
subject: Ramstein Air Base (Germany)
subject: Kennedy, John F., 1917-1963—Assassination
subject: Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
subject: United States. Army—Deserters
subject: Nuclear warfare
subject: Deterrence (Strategy)
subject: Peace Corps (U.S.)
description: Edwin Joseph Labrado Jr. was a captain in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He was deployed in Europe during the Vietnam War. Labrado was born and raised in Santa Barbara, where he graduated from UCSB and completed the Army's four-year ROTC program. After graduation, he was assigned to the Army Signal Corps and later deployed to Europe. In Europe, he served as a battalion signal officer for a Nike Hercules missile battalion that had nuclear warheads. Some of his other responsibilities included communications training, military funeral honors, and the inspection of firing batteries. In this oral history interview, Labrado reflected on the Cold War, the US anti-Vietnam War movement, and how Americans treat veterans after military service.
creator: Ed Labrado
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-11-17
contributor: Jason Beyer
rights: In copyright
format: video
language: English
coverage: Europe
coverage: Santa Barbara (Calif.)
coverage: Port Hueneme (Calif.)
coverage: California
coverage: Ventura (Calif.)
coverage: Georgia
coverage: New Jersey
coverage: Monterey (Calif.)
coverage: Oakland (Calif.)
coverage: Russia (Federation)
coverage: Soviet Union
coverage: Germany (East)
coverage: Germany (West)
coverage: Korea
coverage: Vietnam
coverage: Isla Vista (Calif.)
coverage: France
coverage: Germany
coverage: United States
coverage: Ukraine
coverage: Nagasaki (Japan)

Williams, Elmer Royce. Interview transcript, November 8, 2024.
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953
subject: United States--Armed Forces--Veterans
subject: Air pilots, Military -- United States. Navy
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Air combat
subject: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
description: Elmer Royce Williams is a retired United States naval aviator, nationally lauded for his solo dogfight against seven Soviet pilots during the Korean War. Since his time in service, he has been increasingly recognized for his achievements. He was awarded the Navy Cross in 2023 and has been nominated for the Medal of Honor. In his 2024 interview, Williams described that transformative moment in his life and how it affected the Korean War. He also discussed his childhood, military enlistment, and military training. Approaching 100 years old at the time, Williams reflected on how religion, family, community, civilian work, and veterans' organizations shaped his life after service.
creator: Elmer Royce Williams
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2024-11-08
contributor: Jason Beyer
contributor: Adel Bautista
contributor: Marilyn Huerta
contributor: Justin Gans
rights: In copyright
format: text
language: English
coverage: Wilmot (S.D)
coverage: Korea
coverage: Vietnam
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)
coverage: Africa, North
coverage: Little Falls (Minn.)
coverage: Ortonville (Minn.)
coverage: Panama
coverage: Soviet Union
coverage: Escondido (Calif.)
coverage: Hawaii
coverage: San Diego (Calif.)

Williams, Elmer Royce. Interview November 8th, 2024
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953
subject: United States -- Armed Forces -- Veterans
subject: Air pilots, Military -- United States. Navy
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Air combat
subject: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
description: Elmer Royce Williams is a retired United States naval aviator, nationally lauded for his solo dogfight against seven Soviet pilots during the Korean War. Since his time in service, he has been increasingly recognized for his achievements. He was awarded the Navy Cross in 2023 and has been nominated for the Medal of Honor. In his 2024 interview, Williams described that transformative moment in his life and how it affected the Korean War. He also discussed his childhood, military enlistment, and military training. Approaching 100 years old at the time, Williams reflected on how religion, family, community, civilian work, and veterans' organizations shaped his life after service.
creator: Elmer Royce Williams
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2024-11-08
contributor: Jason Beyer
contributor: Marilyn Huerta
contributor: Adel Bautista
rights: In copyright
format: video
language: English
coverage: Wilmot (S.D.)
coverage: Korea
coverage: Vietnam
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)
coverage: Africa, North
coverage: Little Falls (Minn.)
coverage: Ortonville (Minn.)
coverage: Panama
coverage: Soviet Union
coverage: Escondido (Calif.)
coverage: Hawaii
coverage: San Diego (Calif.)