Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the annual Symphony in Black concert held on July 18th, 1986., The tape includes two tracks of audio that document the Dallas symphony orchestra performing various scores of music at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas Texas.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Hassenplug. Hassenplug was born 5 May 1921 in Melton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Naval Academy in June, 1944. His first assignment was aboard the USS O-7 (SS-68). Then on 29 January 1945 he was ordered to report on board the USS Pintado (SS-387) at Pearl Harbor. He served on the boat for six months during which time it was on two combat patrols. Hassenplug recalls the experience of picking up crew members of a downed B-29 off the coast of Japan. [The fairwater from the Pintado is on display at The National Museum of the Pacific War]

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by Albert Montague. Montague enlisted in the Navy in 1941. He shares his story while at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, where he was stationed during the attack on 7 December 1941. After the initial attack he worked with a base diving buoy to rescue the servicemen aboard the capsized USS Oklahoma (BB-37). They assisted many of the survivors of the damaged battleships. He shares his observations of the damage to the ships and the island overall. He completed signal school at the base and served as Signalman 3rd Class. He was later transferred to the USS Stingray (SS-186), and served throughout the Pacific and at the Aleutians. They traveled to Huizhou, China to lay mines in the harbor. They continued on to the Solomon Islands where he describes an attack on their sub by a US Marine bomber. Montague provides details of their numerous war patrols, the attacks they made on various Japanese fleets and consequent attacks made upon their sub. He was discharged in December of 1946.

Interview with members of the Aldonian Club, discussing their organization and its history.

Interview with Roger Brown, who discusses his personal experiences and viewpoints.

Recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Interview with Raymond Kilgore, a resident of Baytown, TX since approximately 1920. Mr. Kilgore discusses his family life and the early history of Cedar Bayou and Baytown, including the brickyards, the pontoon bridge over Goose Creek, the Interurban to Houston, the fig orchards of Highlands, and life and schooling in Cedar Bayou.

Interview with Jimmy Carroll, an early resident of Baytown, Texas. Carroll explains how he came to Baytown from Houston in 1919 to work at the Humble Refinery, and continues to describe the early history of the refinery. Carroll continues on to share stories about safety and working conditions as well as segregation and the Ku Klux Klan.

Interview with Louise Fowler Himes, who moved to Cedar Bayou in 1919 as a teacher. Mrs. Himes discusses life when she first moved such as her teaching and going to movies and games with other townspeople. Among other topics, Himes answers questions and describes her experiences with influenza, malaria, the Ku Klux Klan, and the hurricanes of 1900 and 1908.

Interview with Louise Travis, a resident of Baytown, TX since approximately 1920. Mrs. Travis discusses the early history of Cedar Bayou, including businesses, commerce, law enforcement and recreational activities, and meetings of the Ku Klux Klan and early storms of the area.

Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, a longtime resident of Baytown since approximately 1920. DuPlantis explains her work in creating a new Episcopalian Church within the city, and their ascension to parish status in 1936. Most of her stories revolve around the church and the original congregation from the early 1920's.

Interview with Barney Webber, a resident of Baytown, Texas since 1920. Webber answers general questions and describes life in early Baytown including crime, schooling, transportation and social life.

Interview with Roy Long, a longtime resident of Baytown after moving in 1929 from Houston, Texas. Long answers questions and details his early employment in Baytown at the Humble Refinery, and goes on to talk about his law practice, offices, and the growth of the town.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the the Dallas Tops Jazz Revue on Saturday March 21, 1986. The audio on the tape records jazz bands and vocalists singing through a low hum of static.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the the Dallas Tops Jazz Revue on Saturday March 22, 1986. The audio on the tape records jazz bands and vocalists singing through a low hum of static on both tracks.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a session with actress Helen Martin for a promotion for JBAALs Amen Corner theater production held in June of 1986. The tape includes a single track of audio that is primarily intelligible music. Martin begins speaking at the 5:43 time mark.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Black Music and Civil Rights Movement concert held on January 12, 1986 at the Music Hall in Fair Park. The theme of the concert was "Pilgrimage to Freedom: A Reflection of the Civil Rights Movement Through Song" with narrator Earth Kitt. The tape features two tacks of well recorded choral and spiritual gospel music.

Audio provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during an audio session with singer Linda Lee. Lee performs with alto saxophone accompaniment "Imagine and "I Have a Dream".

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.