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Oral History Interview with Nancy Vera, July 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Nancy Vera, July 6, 2016

Nancy Vera received her degrees from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, including her Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership. Vera specializes in working with at-risk students who are in danger of dropping out and live in poverty. Vera is President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council No. 4444. She pioneered “Operation Right Track” a public campaign to raise awareness about gang violence, drug, and alcohol abuse. In her interview, she discussed her career as a union organizer/AFT president of Corpus Christi.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Vera, Nancy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Willie Loa, June 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Willie Loa, June 6, 2016

Overview of desegregation of West Oso schools, an area of Corpus Christi.
Date: June 6, 2016
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Moye, Todd; Wall, James & Loa, Willie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alfred Serna, July 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Alfred Serna, July 6, 2016

Mr. Serna discussed his childhood and career in Robstown, Texas.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Serna, Alfred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Walker, July 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Carl Walker, July 6, 2016

Mr. Walker discussed growing up in Corpus Christi during the Jim Crow era and desegregation and his career as a minister.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Walker, Carl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gonzalo Barrientos, June 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gonzalo Barrientos, June 6, 2016

Gonzalo Barrientos discusses his life growing up in Bastrop, Texas and later serving as a Democratic State Senator representing the 14th District from 1985-2007. He was also a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin from 1975-1985.
Date: June 6, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Barrientos, Gonzalo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Brian Bainbridge, March 6, 1989 captions transcript

Interview with Brian Bainbridge, March 6, 1989

Interview with Brian Bainbridge from Melbourne, Australia. In the interview, Bainbridge discusses his work as a consultant.
Date: March 6, 1989
Creator: Bainbridge, Brian & McCaleb, Gary
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bigler Family Videos, No. 28 - Baby Christopher and Ducks] captions transcript

[Bigler Family Videos, No. 28 - Baby Christopher and Ducks]

This home movie excerpt documents Christopher Bigler visiting ducks.
Date: November 6, 1988
Creator: Bigler
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Angel of the Night Dinner Theatre Concert starring Angela Bofill] captions transcript

[Angel of the Night Dinner Theatre Concert starring Angela Bofill]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Angel of the Night Dinner Theatre Concert event in June of 2003. This VHS footage features a concert performance starring recording artist Angela Bofill live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: June 6, 2003
Creator: Bofill, Angela
System: The UNT Digital Library
[12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" spot commercial] captions transcript

[12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" spot commercial]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a short spot clip recorded for the 12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" to be held Friday, February 17th, 1995. The footage shows clips of the featured singers including Billy Preston, Jennifer Holiday, and Esther Rolle with a voice narration explaining the venue and how to purchase tickets.
Date: February 6, 1995
Creator: Bolton Curely Media Services
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Guessipina Bonner, June 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Guessipina Bonner, June 6, 2016

Dr. Bonner was born and raised in Fairfield, Texas. Her family was connected through bloodlines to a prominent white family, which helped shelter them from some of the harshness of segregation. Dr. Bonner than went to college in New Orleans, where she became active in civil rights. She moved all over the country, including California, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Washington DC. She returned to the area to take care of her parents. She revived the local NAACP and currently serves as president. She was also elected to the city council. Dr. Bonner discusses her early life in Fairfield, her educational background, activism across the nation, reviving Lufkin's NAACP, and her election to city council.
Date: June 6, 2016
Creator: Bonner, Guessipina; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voices of Poetry Number 3] captions transcript

[Voices of Poetry Number 3]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Voices of Poetry Number 3 event in 2007. This video features various poetry performances live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre with music accompaniments.
Date: January 6, 2007
Creator: Boyd, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Bradley Family Videos, No.  5 - Mary and Norman's 34th Wedding Anniversary Party] captions transcript

[Bradley Family Videos, No. 5 - Mary and Norman's 34th Wedding Anniversary Party]

This home movie excerpt documents a family gathering for Mary and Norman's 34th Wedding Anniversary at Penny and Jerry Bradley's house. The video includes footage of Mary, Patty, Scotty, Norman, Shelly, Penny and Jerry socializing . The group sings "Happy Birthday" to Pam who is not present for the festivities.
Date: February 6, 1988
Creator: Bradley
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bradley Family Videos, No. 13 - Hand Bell Recital] captions transcript

[Bradley Family Videos, No. 13 - Hand Bell Recital]

This home movie excerpt documents a youth hand bell recital at an unidentified church.
Date: October 6, 1996
Creator: Bradley
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jazz Weekend in Dallas: Jazz Appreciation Master Class] captions transcript

[Jazz Weekend in Dallas: Jazz Appreciation Master Class]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Jazz Weekend in Dallas: Jazz Appreciation Master Class event in 2013. This event centered on discussions and lessons with professional musicians and performers on stage.
Date: April 6, 2013
Creator: Brothers, Latte
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sommer Browning: Comics as Poetry captions transcript

Sommer Browning: Comics as Poetry

This video contains a conversation with Poet Sommer Browning on her work in melding together comics and poetry.
Date: June 6, 2017
Creator: Browning, Sommer
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Henry Calyen, July 7, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Henry Calyen, July 7, 2016

Mr. Calyen was born and raised in Conroe, Texas. He lived in a segregated neighborhood and attended Booker T. Washington schools until 1966, when he participated in "freedom of choice" and attended Conroe High School. While in high school, he participated in three marches in 1964 and 1965 to protest continued discrimination. He graduated in 1968 and enrolled in the military. He spent a year in Vietnam and then moved to New York City, where he married and spent almost thirty years as a postal carrier. He then returned to Conroe where he has remained active in his community. Mr. Calyen described race relations in Conroe in the 50s and 60s, segregation and integration, the black community, the impact of the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, his experiences in New York as compared to Conroe, and community activism in Conroe since the 1990s.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: Calyen, Henry & Howard, Jasmin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Johnnie Mae Carter, July 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Johnnie Mae Carter, July 6, 2016

Audio recording of an interview with Johnnie Mae Carter, who was born in East Texas and grew up partly in College Station, Texas, Colorado, and Slaton, Texas. While living in Slaton, Carter was not allowed to attend the local high school because she is African American. Thus, she attended Dunbar High School in Lubbock, Texas. Her family later moved to Odessa, Texas. In Odessa, Carter attended Odessa College to become a nurse. She worked several years as a nurse and also volunteered and later worked for Planned Parenthood in Odessa.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: Carter, Johnnie Mae & Wisely, Karen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Alumni Promotion] captions transcript

[Alumni Promotion]

A video of a film crew filming students outside on campus.
Date: February 6, 1991
Creator: Center for Media Production
System: The UNT Digital Library
[North Texas State University name change day, 1] captions transcript

[North Texas State University name change day, 1]

Video footage of the name change ceremony when North Texas State University was officially changed to the University of North Texas. There are speeches from President Hurley, Dr. James L. Rogers, student body president Donald Griswold, as well as an unknown student discussing the contents of a time capsule set to be opened on University Day of 2015. The video concludes with the singing of the Alma mater and fight song.
Date: May 6, 1988
Creator: Center for Media Production
System: The UNT Digital Library
[University Day: Name Change] captions transcript

[University Day: Name Change]

Video footage of the unveiling of the new University of North Texas sign at the intersection of Avenue C and Chestnut Street in Denton, Texas on University Day.
Date: May 6, 1988
Creator: Center for Media Production
System: The UNT Digital Library
[University Day: Name Change] captions transcript

[University Day: Name Change]

Video footage of the celebration of the name change of the North Texas State University to the University of North Texas. Speeches are given by then President, Dr. Alfred F. Hurley, Mayor Ray Stephens, a representative from Ernst and Whinney, and Dr. James L. Rogers.
Date: May 6, 1988
Creator: Center for Media Production
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, October 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, October 6, 2016

Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, a descendant of the Kerr County Real pioneer family, from Kerrville, Texas. Priour speaks of her memories growing up on a ranch on Turtle Creek, as well as her family history.
Date: October 6, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis; Priour, Don & Priour, Bertha Elizabeth Real
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Walter Poppe, November 6, 2018 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Walter Poppe, November 6, 2018

Interview with Walter Poppe, discussing immigration from Germany to Kerrville as a child, his time in the Navy, and his family.
Date: November 6, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Poppe, Walter Eric
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jo Ann Redden, December 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jo Ann Redden, December 6, 2016

Interview with Jo Ann "Josie" Lochte Redden, Montessori educator and stained glass artist, discussing her German extended family, her upbringing in Kerrville, Texas, life in New York, and travel with her husband John throughout Texas and western United States to photograph, catalogue, and reproduce Native American pictographs, or rock paintings.
Date: December 6, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Redden, Jo Ann Lochte
System: The Portal to Texas History