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Oral History Interview with Floyd Cox, February 7, 2022 transcript

Oral History Interview with Floyd Cox, February 7, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floyd Cox concerning his recollections about the Great Depression and his life as a child during World War II. He recalls the family raising a victory garden and his participation in scrap iron drives. He also tells of the patriotism that existed in the United States and of being subjected to various forms of propaganda.
Date: February 7, 2022
Creator: Cox, Floyd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Cox, February 7, 2022 transcript

Oral History Interview with Floyd Cox, February 7, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floyd C. Cox. He tells of organizing a group of volunteers to establish a formal oral history program. Cox also shares the growth of the program from an unorganized collection of less than 200 oral histories in 1999 to an organized and diversified collection of over 5000 stories in 2022. He tells of the progression from analog tape recordings to digital recordings and the advancement of making the collection available to the public through an online digital archive.
Date: February 7, 2022
Creator: Cox, Floyd C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Carnes, March 28, 2022 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Carnes, March 28, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Carnes. Carnes joined the Navy in 1944 before he finished high school. In the Navy, he became a signalman and was assigned to USS Norton Sound (AVM-1). Carnes was aboard when the ship went to Okinawa, where he describes being attacked by kamikaze aircraft. When the war ended, Carnes went to Japan briefly before returning to the US and receiving his discharge.
Date: March 28, 2022
Creator: Carnes, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Warren, March 28, 2022 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Warren, March 28, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Warren. Warren was born in Frisco, Texas in February 1921. After graduating from high school, he attended Texas A&M participating in the ROTC program for two years. Upon graduation in 1942 he applied for a commission in the United States Army Air Forces and was accepted. After participating in various stages of flight training, he was assigned as a C-47 pilot. Flying the Northern Route over Greenland, he joined the 439th Troop Carrier Wing, 94th Squadron, 9th Air Force in England. He tells of being involved in Operation Market Garden and of crossing the Rhine, where he pulled Waco CG-4 gliders, and of the Battle of the Bulge where he hauled fuel for General Patton’s tanks.
Date: March 28, 2022
Creator: Warren, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rose Dern, March 31, 2022 transcript

Oral History Interview with Rose Dern, March 31, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Rose Dern. Dern enlisted in the WAVES and went to Madison Wisconsin to train in communications. After training, Dern was stationed close to home at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City. She then went to a communications station on Maui. Dern was discharged when the war ended.
Date: March 31, 2022
Creator: Dern, Rose
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Muriel Usselman, June 13, 2022 transcript

Oral History Interview with Muriel Usselman, June 13, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Muriel Usselman. Usselman was a child living in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Her father worked as an electrician and the family lived on base. She recalls what she witnessed during the attack on 7 December as well as her experiences in the following days. She returned with her family to the Mainland in 1944.
Date: June 13, 2022
Creator: Usselman, Muriel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TBAAL: Deep Kho - Kho album audio recording] transcript

[TBAAL: Deep Kho - Kho album audio recording]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is an album recording of Deep Kho Kho, a Frisco based artist and poet. "Deep" is an acronym for "Direct Explicit Erotic Passionate." The album contains sixteen clips of songs and spoken word poetry related to artist's experiences in self-love, self-expression and romance as an African-American woman. Her words speak to staying motivated to push forward in life, regardless of circumstances.
Date: June 23, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Off the Hook by Rick Smiley] transcript

[TBAAL - Off the Hook by Rick Smiley]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the album recording of "Off the Hook" by Rick Smiley.
Date: June 23, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL -This is 4 U! - album recording] transcript

[TBAAL -This is 4 U! - album recording]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is a recording of the album "This is 4 U!" by various R&B artists including Donny Hathaway, B-Rezell, and Janet Jackson, among others. The album includes eighteen clips that feature songs about love, romance and sex.
Date: June 23, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Author's luncheon: Dr. C. Eve Lincoln] transcript

[TBAAL - Author's luncheon: Dr. C. Eve Lincoln]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Author's Luncheon with Dr. C. Eve Lincoln. The first part of the audio is an extended introduction to the author while the later half is Dr. Lincoln's speech.
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Convention Center to trolley to author's inspiration] transcript

[TBAAL - Convention Center to trolley to author's inspiration]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The first recording is a compilation of random clips of audio featuring: an interview on The Dallas Morning News with a health inspector over the food conditions within convention centers; a conversation between two radio hosts comparing the cost of public transportation around the world to those found in Dallas; Dallas City Council members arguing over the distribution of convention tickets to different local areas; a community member being interviewed by a radio host about trying to getting approval from the federal government to fund a public trolley system in Dallas; and, someone talking about how the great accommodations within the Dallas Convention Center. The second clip is of author Margaret Walker Alexander talking about the inspiration for her book to an enraptured audience.
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - elevator music] transcript

[TBAAL - elevator music]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a random assortment of jazz and blues instrumental music.
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Gwendolyn Brooks reading poetry] transcript

[TBAAL - Gwendolyn Brooks reading poetry]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of author Gwendolyn Brooks reading poetry for an audience at Tarrant County Junior College South Campus (now Tarrant County College).
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway] transcript

[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a variety of pop and Broadway songs including: "Billie Jean and "Bad" by Michael Jackson; "On Broadway" by The Drifters; "There's No Business Like Show Business" from There's No Business Like Show Business; "I Hope I Get It" and "One" from A Chorus Line; and "Walk Him Up The Stairs" from Purlie; among others.
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _06: One] transcript

[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _06: One]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the sixth track from the Hip Hop Broadway album: "One" from the Broadway musical "A Chorus Line."
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
{{{TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _07: Walk Him Up The Stairs] transcript

{{{TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _07: Walk Him Up The Stairs]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the seventh track from the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Walk Him Up The Stairs" from the Broadway musical "Purlie."
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _08: Down Home] transcript

[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _08: Down Home]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the eighth track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Down Home" from the Broadway musical "Purlie."
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _11: transcript

[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _11:

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the eleventh track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Hello, Dolly" sung by Ella Fitzgerald.
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL -Hip Hop Broadway: Track _12: There's a Stranger in Town] transcript

[TBAAL -Hip Hop Broadway: Track _12: There's a Stranger in Town]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the twelfth track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "There's a Stranger in Town."
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _13: Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope] transcript

[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _13: Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the thirteenth track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" from the Broadway musical of the same name.
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL -Hip Hop Broadway: Track _14: Fighting for Pharaoh] transcript

[TBAAL -Hip Hop Broadway: Track _14: Fighting for Pharaoh]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the fourteenth track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Fighting for Pharaoh" from the Broadway musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _16: Hell No] transcript

[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _16: Hell No]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the 16th track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Hell No" from the Broadway musical "The Color Purple."
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _17: Summertime] transcript

[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway: Track _17: Summertime]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the 17th track on the Hip Hop Broadway album: "Summertime," sung by Kathleen Battle.
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL -Hip Hop Broadway: Track_01: Billie Jean] transcript

[TBAAL -Hip Hop Broadway: Track_01: Billie Jean]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the first track in the Hip Hop Broadway CD: "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson.
Date: June 24, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library