Oral History Interview with J. Lloyd Abbot, March 14, 1998 transcript

Oral History Interview with J. Lloyd Abbot, March 14, 1998

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with J. Lloyd Abbot. Abbot received a commission in the Navy in 1939 and served two months aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) before being tasked to bring an old destroyer, the USS Gilmer (DD-233), out of mothballs. He stayed on it for a while before going to flight school in Pensacola. He earned his wings in November, 1941. Due to some accidents and illnesses, Abbot was disallowed to fly from carriers. He was assigned to shore-based anti-submarine patrol squadron, VS-1D-14, in December 1942. In April 1943, the squadron was divided into two and Abbot was placed in command of VS-66 on Wallis Island. At the end of 1943, his squadron inherited some SBD dive bombers and they moved to a new base on Tarawa. In March 1944. Abbot was assigned to the staff of the Chief of Naval Air Training at Pensacola. He was there when the war ended. After the war, Abbot commanded VF-41 aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42). Throughout his career, he served as the operation officer aboard carriers, worked at the Pentagon, was commander of the Antarctic mission and commander of a carrier division …
Date: March 14, 1998
Creator: Abbot, J. Lloyd
System: The Portal to Texas History

Doctoral Recital: 2005-11-14 – Shaun Abraham, trumpet

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: November 14, 2005
Creator: Abraham, Shaun
System: The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture: 2011-07-14 – Michael Adduci, oboe transcript

Doctoral Lecture: 2011-07-14 – Michael Adduci, oboe

Lecture presented at the UNT College of Music Room M258 in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: July 14, 2011
Creator: Adduci, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2003-04-14 – Michael Adduci, oboe

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 14, 2003
Creator: Adduci, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2017-04-14 – Meilin Ai, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 14, 2017
Creator: Ai, Meilin
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2011-10-14 - Daniel Allen, percussion

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Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree.
Date: October 14, 2011
Creator: Allen, Daniel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Alls, August 14, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Alls, August 14, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Alls. Alls joined the Navy in June 1942. He was only 15 years old at the time. Alls went to submarine school and describes having to go through a depth chamber test. He was sent to diesel school and became a crewman on the USS Flier (SS-250) in early 1943. Alls describes an incident where the sub ran aground at Midway. His sub sank two ships in the Marianas and later endured 118 depth charges dropped by two Japanese destroyers after sinking a freighter. Alls was injured while on shore patrol and was recovering while the Flier was lost on another patrol. He was transferred to another sub. Alls left the Navy in 1948 after his six-year enlistment ended.
Date: August 14, 2010
Creator: Alls, James
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2012-04-14 – 15th Annual African Cultural Festival

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15th Annual African Cultural Festival concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: April 14, 2012
Creator: Alorwoyie, Gideon Foli
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abelino Alviar. Alviar joined the Army in May of 1944. In early 1945, he joined the 778th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. They deployed to Le Havre, France, and traveled to Munich, Germany, arriving after the Battle of the Ardennes. Alviar provided guard duty, and served as a gunner on the half-track supporting the 1st Infantry Division as they fought into Germany. He also worked as a translator and helped transport supplies to the front line. He returned home and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Alviar, Abelino
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 1996-11-14 - Les Agréments

Ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music Organ Recital Hall.
Date: November 14, 1996
Creator: Anderson, Janelle; Beauford, Janice; Tetebaum, Lynn & Foster, Wayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Anthony Wayne Arrington, March 14, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Anthony Wayne Arrington, March 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Anthony Arrington. Arrington joined the Navy in June 1942 and received basic training in Norfolk. He was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35), serving as a waiter during trips to Casablanca and the British Isles. While he was onshore being treated for a shoulder injury, the Texas moved on to another port. Arrington was subsequently given landing craft training and reassigned to the USS Sims (APD-50). He was present for the entire Battle of Okinawa, operating a landing craft as a taxi for military personnel. A few weeks after the bombing of Hiroshima, he transported a group of scientists to the blast site, which was completely flattened, save for two partially damaged concrete structures. Arrington returned home and was discharged in January 1946.
Date: March 14, 2014
Creator: Arrington, Anthony Wayne
System: The Portal to Texas History

Conversation about life in village Danna in the olden days

This is a conversation between Abdul Haq (a 29-year old male teacher) and Abdul Qayum (a 60-year old male) about life in village Danna in the olden days.
Date: July 14, 2019
Creator: Aurangzeb
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oral history, Hal L. Bridges interview, 1 of 2] transcript

[Oral history, Hal L. Bridges interview, 1 of 2]

Audio recording of oral history with Hal L. Bridges. Interview conducted by Stad Sitton.
Date: July 14, 1977
Creator: Azadian, Dee & Sitton, Stad
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2012-06-14 - Laurissa Backlin, soprano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: June 14, 2012
Creator: Backlin, Laurissa
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Kenneth Barclay, April 14, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Barclay, April 14, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Barclay. Barclay joined the Army in February of 1943. He served as a rifleman with the 27th Infantry Division, 165th Infantry Regiment. He deployed to Honolulu, Hawaii in May. Barclay participated in the Battle of Makin in November, the Battle of Saipan in mid-1944, the Battle of Okinawa in April of 1945. He received his discharge in November.
Date: April 14, 2016
Creator: Barclay, Kenneth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank D. Barger, May 14, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Frank D. Barger, May 14, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank D. Barger. Barger joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. He started his career as an airplane mechanic. In 1941, he became an Air Cadet. After completing training he spent some time near Austin, Texas training cadets on C-46s and evaluating returning pilots. Barger was eventually sent overseas where he completed 170 missions while stationed in India and Burma flying supplies. He left service in 1945.
Date: May 14, 2010
Creator: Barger, Frank D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Guest Artist Recital: 1989-11-14 - Phil Barham, saxophone

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A guest artist recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: November 14, 1989
Creator: Barham, Phil
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Janita Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a housewife with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. She is 38 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Sreepada Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker who speaks Bengali, Hindi, English, and Assamese in addition to Dimasa. He is 75 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Snigda Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a housewife with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. She is 52 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Sneha Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a student with a MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. She is 23 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Uday Chand Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 70 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Barman, Animesh
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Baikho ritual chants and traditional narratives

Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival and tells traditional narratives. The Baikho festival celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Battifarano, June 14, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Battifarano, June 14, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Battifarano. Battifarano enlisted in the Navy during his senior year of high school in 1943. He served for 2 years as Signalman 3rd Class aboard the USS Guitarro (SS-363). They traveled to the Panama Canal operating with a destroyer and to the South Pacific. They made 4 successful war patrols, have 15 Japanese flags on their battle flag, laid 25 mines and recorded a 95-day war patrol. He discusses life aboard a submarine and their war patrol experiences. They traveled to Taiwan, Australia, the South China Sea, Philippines, Japan and Saipan. They participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He was discharged in 1945.
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Battifarano, James
System: The Portal to Texas History