[WWII Panel Discussion] transcript

[WWII Panel Discussion]

Sound recording of a panel discussion about Camp Howze, an Infantry-training camp adjacent to Gainesville, Texas established during World War II. The discussion is followed by a performance by the Gainesville Swing Orchestra.
Date: October 19, 1998
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
System: The UNT Digital Library
[14th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert, audio tape] transcript

[14th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert, audio tape]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 14th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert, Musical Reflection- 20 Years Later...A Spiritual Jubilee. The tape includes choral singers and was recorded at the Meyerson Symphony Center.
Date: January 19, 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Margaret Parx Hays in Hong Kong, January 19, 1964] transcript

[Margaret Parx Hays in Hong Kong, January 19, 1964]

Sound recording of Margaret Parx Hays and another woman addressing Hays' mother while in Hong Kong, China in January of 1964.
Date: January 19, 1964
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pop Chronicles Interviews #157 - Harry Mills transcript

Pop Chronicles Interviews #157 - Harry Mills

Recording of John Gilliland interviewing Harry Mills of the Mills Brothers for the Pop Chronicles radio program series. This recording includes unrelated audio from other broadcasts after the interview with Mills.
Date: October 19, 1971
Creator: Gilliland, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Episode 2: Kaye Nubel transcript

Episode 2: Kaye Nubel

Interview with Kaye Nubel for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast.In this episode, Susan speaks with retired professor Kaye Nubel about her background as an educator in the fields of Speech and Intercultural Communication. They also discuss Kaye's experiences teaching courses for the OLLI programs both in California and at the University of North Texas.
Date: December 19, 2018
Creator: Supak, Susan & Nubel, Kaye
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oral history, Mr. and Mrs. Glass interview] transcript

[Oral history, Mr. and Mrs. Glass interview]

Audio recording of oral history with Mr. and Mrs. Glass.
Date: September 19, 1976
Creator: Azadian, Dee
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 3

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, he is invoking the deities and asking them to be his guidance.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 4

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, he is asking the divine being to fulfill his wishes: "May I have the best of everything?"
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 1

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, he performs the first stanza of naked dance which describes the origin of Arpo.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 10

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, the dancers praise the assembly of the monk at the monastery for their service and the serpent world for granting jewels.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation and demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals

After a casual conversation, Mr. Karma Wangdi demonstrates the Bon ritual ceremonies used to appease Nêpo, a local ghost or spirit who steals the life force of humans. He appeases Nêpo, asking him to divert life's obstacles.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 8

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, he is concluding the dance with praise to the father, mother, son, and daughter, as well as the feast, the auspicious day, and to the people gathered for the dance ritual.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 11

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, he is sings about the mythical king Ling, known as Gäser Gyelpo. Ling is travelling eastward to Hör, a mythical demonic kingdom.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 5

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, he is asking the divine being again to fulfill his wishes: "May I have the best of everything?" The stanza is repeated before and after the sword dance.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 9

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, he describes the warriors, male and female, who accompanied king Gäser Gyelpo. This recording was done in the early hours of the day during a light rainfall.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 6

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, he is introducing the mythical king Khesar Gyelpo to the demonic king of Hör. He also asking the guardian king of Tshona to join.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 12

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, he describes how the mythical king of Ling, originally from Lhasa, got married to Shäcang Dema of the Ling.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wilma Teague, December 19, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Wilma Teague, December 19, 2017

Interview with Wilma Dell Council Teague, a teacher from Kerrville, Texas. Teague discusses her family and her father's furniture store and lumberyard in Kerrville, her experience in the Tivy High School band, her teaching career, and her volunteer work.
Date: December 19, 2017
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Teague, Wilma
System: The Portal to Texas History
[7th Annual Symphony in Black, PSA Radio Spot] transcript

[7th Annual Symphony in Black, PSA Radio Spot]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded for a radio spot on the 7th annual Symphony in Black and gala event. The tape details the event to feature the Dallas Symphony orchestra along with a guest conductor to feature music by black composers.
Date: July 19, 1995
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oral history, Sadie Baylor interview] transcript

[Oral history, Sadie Baylor interview]

Audio recording of oral history with Sadie Baylor. Interview conducted by Bob Thompson.
Date: June 19, 1977
Creator: Azadian, Dee
System: The UNT Digital Library

Demonstration of Nêpo appeasement rituals

Mr. Karma Wangdi demonstrates the Bon ritual ceremonies used to appease Nêpo, a local ghost or spirit who steals the life force of humans. The name Nêpo is Dakpa for 'guest'. He can be appeased by raising prayer flags using mugwort and offering wine. Also present were Gajay and Wangdi's grandchildren.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the Arpo dance ritual, part 7

'Arpo' is a generic term for the naked dance ritual practiced in Chema village, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Mr. Karma Wangdi is well-known for his efforts to sustain these rituals in Chema village. In this recording, the seventh stage of the dance ritual, each dancer is introduced to the audience as the son of a warrior, Gämo, Lhamo (protector deity of Tibet and Bhutan), Sangda Rabgay of Lingkhar, and their journey toward the eastern direction towards Hör.
Date: June 19, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Tara Linn Hunter, November 19, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Tara Linn Hunter, November 19, 2019

Audio interview with Tara Linn Hunter, a musician and environmental activist from Denton, Texas, regarding her involvement in the Frack Free Denton campaign and related activism, as well as her thoughts on democracy in America and environmental issues.
Date: November 19, 2019
Creator: Kuplack, Ian & Hunter, Tara Linn
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oral history, W.C. Franks interview] transcript

[Oral history, W.C. Franks interview]

Audio recording of oral history with W.C. Franks. Interview conducted by Addison Downey.
Date: March 19, 1977
Creator: Azadian, Dee
System: The UNT Digital Library