[Wesley Phelps interview with Marco Roberts, September 22, 2022] transcript

[Wesley Phelps interview with Marco Roberts, September 22, 2022]

Audio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on September 22nd, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Phelps interviews Marco Roberts on his involvement with the Gay Student Services organization at Texas A&M University. Roberts speaks on the lawsuit Gay Student Services v. Texas A&M University, through which his group fought to be recognized as an official Texas A&M student organization. Roberts, as former president of the Gay Student Services, speaks on his experiences with political tensions in the group during the 1980s.
Date: September 22, 2022
Creator: Phelps, Wes
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation on the demands in the upcoming Pardhānī (village head) election in Rāmpūr

This is a conversation where Mr. Satsri Mangal, a resident of Chaudhrīpūr in Rāmpūr village, places his demands before Mr. Jameel, the former and currently contesting Pardhān (village head) of Rampur. Mr. Jameel listens to his demands, and then Mr. Satsri Mangal narrates some incidents. After that, Mr. Jameel starts a conversation with the village children who were playing cricket a while ago and gathered around the recording place after noticing some recording taking place.
Date: November 22, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation on the language of Rampur with Mr. Akhlaque (in Urdu)

This is a conversation primarily with Mr. Akhlaque. After recording some conversations in Rāmpūr village, the researcher learns the language of the Muslims to be Bhojpuri and almost the same as that of the Hindu population, unlike that in Fatehpūr. He then moves near to Mr. Akhlaque to enquire about this. Mr. Jameel then joins the conversation and adds his opinion on the ongoing topic.
Date: November 22, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation on the languages of Rāmpūr village and the nearby Muslim-dominated villages of the region (in Urdu)

This is a conversation primarily with Mr. Jameel, the former and currently contesting Pardhān (village head) of Rāmpūr village. Mr. Jameel explains to Maaz the presence of dichotomy in speech among the population of Azamgarh and the variety spoken in Rāmpūr and other nearby Muslim-dominated villages. In the last part of the recording, Mr. Jameel talks with a villager who passes by.
Date: November 22, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation with Irfan Ahmad Usmani about language, Chāndpūr village, and relatives (in Urdu)

This is a conversation in (Pharaī) Chāndpūr village situated in the Maū district of UP, between Irfan Ahmad Usmani, Maaz Shaikh and his uncle Saeeduz Zafar Ali. The conversation begins with a discussion on the variety of Azamgarhi spoken in this village and continues to the Azamgarhi language and thereafter to the different local vernaculars spoken in Eastern UP and Bihar. Further, Mr. Usmani describes the village, its iconic location due to it being situated near the banks of a tributary (Pharaī in Azamgarhi) of the Ghāgrā river, and its unique tongue. Then, the conversation moves on to a discussion on relatives. Later on, his sister too joins the conversation.
Date: November 22, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discussion on languages of the Purvanchal region of UP and Urdu

This is a discussion about the language and language varieties spoken in the districts of the Pūrvānchal region of the state of Uttar Pradesh, such as Maū, Balliā, and Āzamgaṛh. The speaker Mr. Maqsood Khan initiates with a short monologue on the election season in his mother tongue Bhojpuri spoken in his village Jogarī. He then proceeds to the varieties spoken in the region as he seems to have excellent knowledge on the same. The monologue then turns into a discussion about the differences of culture and language of Āzamgaṛh and Maū. It then shifts to the state of Urdu in India.
Date: November 22, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue on Pardhānī (village head) elections in Rāmpūr and about Rāmpūr village

This is a monologue on the Pardhānī (village head) elections in Rāmpūr in the Bhojpuri language. The elections were approaching closer at the time of recording, and the speaker Mr. Jameel who was the ex-village headman of Rāmpūr was contesting this time too. He speaks on the history of these elections and his contesting of the same. He then moves on to give information on Rampur village, its demography, and nearby villages.
Date: November 22, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue on Rahmāniā College of Rōpanpūr and Rōpanpūr village

This is a monologue, in the Eastern dialect of Azamgarhi, on a degree college in Rōpanpūr village by the name Rahmāniyā P. G. Degree College established by late Haji Muneer Khan Sāhab. The speaker Mr. Zakir gives information on the history and establishment of the college and its importance to Rōpanpūr village and the nearby villages. Further, he also talks about Rōpanpūr village and his educational background.
Date: November 22, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of word list on fuel, flora, and fauna

This is an elicitation of a word list consisting of words related to fire and fuel, flora and fauna in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date: September 22, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of word list on person and the physical universe

This is an elicitation of a word list consisting of numerals, words related to person (body parts, body functions), the physical universe (celestial entities, nature-related objects, and events), house and household items, farm and farming equipment, and food items in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date: September 22, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Nan Alexander, July 22, 2020

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Interview with Nan (Barbara) Alexander, a former model and executive at Neiman Marcus. Alexander discusses her background, beginning work in the fashion industry as a store model, her education, working as a sample model and "Girl Friday" at Howard Wolf Inc. in Fair Park, being a sportswear model at Neiman Marcus, the layout of the store, the apparel market, and the history of fashion in the DFW area.
Date: July 22, 2020
Creator: Becker, Annette & Alexander, Barbara
System: The UNT Digital Library
Episode 39: The UNT Cares Campaign & University Advancement with Dr. David Wolf transcript

Episode 39: The UNT Cares Campaign & University Advancement with Dr. David Wolf

Podcast produced by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that features an interview with Dr. David Wolf, Vice President for University Advancement at UNT. Susan and Dr. Wolf discuss the mission of the Division of University Advancement, and Dr. Wolf's background and journey into a career in higher education philanthropy.
Date: April 22, 2020
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion on Mankiyali syllable structure transcript

Analytical discussion on Mankiyali syllable structure

Recording of a discussion about permissible consonant clusters in Mankiyali. The purpose is to analyze the structure of the Mankiyali syllable. The contributors are: Aurangzeb -- a 34-year old male and a teacher by profession, and Gohar-Ur Rehman -- a 38 year old male and a retail shop owner by profession.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of sentences in various moods transcript

Elicitation of sentences in various moods

Recording of an elicitation about modal operations in Mankiyali. The goal is to determine how the language distinguishes a speaker's certainty or belief of what will happen in a given situation. English sentences are used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rhonda Love, November 22, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Rhonda Love, November 22, 2019

Audio interview with Rhonda Love, a psychology professor, city council member, and environmental activist from Denton, Texas. Love discusses her involvement with the Denton Drilling Advisory Group and the Frack Free Denton campaign, as well as her thoughts on applied democracy, her teaching career, and recent developments on the Denton City Council.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Kuplack, Ian & Love, Rhonda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard Abe, November 22, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Abe, November 22, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Abe. Abe’s wife Yukiko is helping with this interview. Abe was born 29 May 1934 in Ewa, Hawaii, to Japanese immigrant parents. His father was the supervisor of the Ewa Sugar Plantation. He and his family were living on the island, 8 miles west of Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese attacked. Abe was 7 years old at the time, and he provides vivid details of his experiences, witnessing the bombing of military installations, being confined to his house, blackouts and his parents being directed to destroy any documents written in Japanese. From 1956 through 1958, Abe served in the US Army, 4th Infantry Division.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Abe, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elicitation of superlative forms transcript

Elicitation of superlative forms

Recording of an elicitation of superlative forms in Mankiyali based on English words and sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 22, 2019
Creator: Dale, Merrion
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about college life

Personal narrative about about a college student's hometown, family and friends, and educational institutions.
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: Boro, Hirok Jyoti Lahari
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about college life

This is a personal narrative about college life
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: Boro, Hirok Jyoti Lahari
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2019-03-22 – Crissanti Elisheba García Tamez, violin

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Tamez, Crissanti Elisheba García
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Louis Strang, March 22, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Louis Strang, March 22, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Louis Strang. Strang joined the Marines around mid-1942. He completed Radio and Radar School in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was transferred to a Marine air station on the east coast where he studied aircraft radar and transmitters. Strang was then deployed to a Marine air station at Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 4, and they traveled aboard a troop ship to Guadalcanal in February of 1945. They followed the 1st Marine Division on their Okinawa landing April 1, and provided ground to air communications support during the Battle of Okinawa through July. He describes living and working on the island, and the surrounding combat with the Japanese. Around early August, Strang describes going through a typhoon aboard a cargo ship. After the war ended, Strang and his crew were assigned with the 1st Marines to occupation duty in China. He returned to the U.S. and received his discharge in early 1946.
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Strang, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Peter Williams, March 22, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Peter Williams, March 22, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Peter Williams. Williams joined the Navy in July of 1946, at the age of 17. He served as Radioman 2nd Class aboard USS Montague (AKA-98). They operated off the east coast through January of 1948. He was then transferred to the USS Winston (AKA-94), where he remained until his discharge in May.
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Williams, Peter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Tommy Daniels, November 22, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with Tommy Daniels, November 22, 2018

Interview with Tommy Daniels discussing his childhood in Kerrville, going to Rice University on a football scholarship, his career in banking, and his family.
Date: November 22, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Daniels, Thomas Earl
System: The Portal to Texas History

Doctoral Recital: 2018-10-22 – Xiaomeng Ai, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: October 22, 2018
Creator: Ai, Xiaomeng
System: The UNT Digital Library