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Oral History Interview with Dewey Holden, January 8, 2021 transcript

Oral History Interview with Dewey Holden, January 8, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dewey A. Holden. Holden joined the Navy Coast Guard on December 15, 1941. He was stationed in Mobile, Alabama and served aboard the HMS Larkspur (K82). In 1942, he was assigned to bosun mate training at Manhattan Beach, New York. Later, Holden was assigned to Picket Boat #3836 in New Orleans, LA. He transported bar pilots and ship supplies from the Gulf of Mexico up through the Mississippi River to stations located in Southwest Pass and South Pass. He speaks of the activity and threat of German submarines in this area during late 1942. He continued this service throughout the war, and was discharged on October 26, 1945.
Date: January 8, 2021
Creator: Holden, Dewey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Heinz Bachman, March 8, 2021 transcript

Oral History Interview with Heinz Bachman, March 8, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Heinz Bachman. Bachman was born in Germany in 1921 and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1924. Upon graduating from high school in 1939, he joined the Army Air Corps and underwent basic training in Hawaii. Bachman trained as an auto mechanic and was assigned to Hickam Airfield, Hawaii. He tells of his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later, he was selected for flight training and recalls the disappointment he felt when he washed out of the program. In 1945 he was sent to England and was as a member of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey teams to serve as an interpreter.
Date: March 8, 2021
Creator: Bachman, Heinz
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dean Caswell, December 8, 2021 transcript

Oral History Interview with Dean Caswell, December 8, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dean Caswell. Caswell volunteered for the Marine Corps two weeks prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He eventually went to flight training before being assigned aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) from which he flew Corsairs. Caswell made over 100 combat flights from Bunker Hill, eventually becoming an ace with Marine Fighter Squadron 221 (VMF-221). He shares on anecdote about getting seven enemy planes in one mission. He also shares anecdotes from throughout his long career in the Marine Corps.
Date: December 8, 2021
Creator: Caswell, Dean
System: The Portal to Texas History
Episode 37: How the Microprocessor Changed the World with Dr. Darrel VanDyke transcript

Episode 37: How the Microprocessor Changed the World with Dr. Darrel VanDyke

Podcast produced by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that features an interview with Dr. Darrel VanDyke, OLLI at UNT Advisory Council member and author of "Fire in the Mind: The 1970s Computer Decade." Susan and Dr. VanDyke discuss the development of the microprocessor in 1970, and resulting technological advancements in the computer industry in the decades following.
Date: April 8, 2020
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about health practices

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1987 is originally from Thantlang and speaks Hakha, Kawl, Malay, and English. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.
Date: March 8, 2021
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about health practices

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1969 is originally from Farrawn (Thantlang) and speaks Falam, Hakha, Mizo, Kawl, and Malay in addition to Lai. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.
Date: March 8, 2021
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 2

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 3

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 4

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 5

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of words for analyzing stress 1

This is an elicitation of words read within a three-sentence frame for the purpose of acoustic analysis of word- and phrase-level stress correlates.
Date: July 8, 2023
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Wesley Phelps interview with Dick Peeples, September 8, 2022] transcript

[Wesley Phelps interview with Dick Peeples, September 8, 2022]

Audio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on September 8th, 2022 in Denton, TX. Phelps interviews Dick Peeples on his involvement with gay activism in Dallas in the 1970s and 1980s. Peeples speaks his involvement with the Dallas Gay Political Caucus alongside Steve Wilkins, Louise Young, and Don Baker. He then covers the trial of Baker v. Wade, explaining his efforts to challenge penal code 21.06, a discriminatory code which criminalized homosexual acts, alongside Don Baker and attorney Jim Barber.
Date: September 8, 2022
Creator: Phelps, Wes
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of traditional bamboo roofing

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes bamboo roofing, a common feature for all the houses in Thragom before people started having CGI roofing. In the past, youths would have to walk for around 5 hours to Yabrangtot where they get bamboo, and then travel back to Thragom. They would take a packed lunch for their trip, usually in winter.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of crops in Thragom village

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes growing corn and other crops in Thragom village, explaining that corn was the staple diet in Thragom historically. In the past, they would plant during the month of April and harvest during late October to early November. They also plant soybeans, pumpkin, and cucumbers in the maize field. She says that monkeys are the main animals that destroy corn and other crops.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of farming practices in Thragom village

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes farming practices used for staple crops, such as corn, wheat, and buckwheat. She says the community would work on each other's farm on rotational bases, using manure made from a mixture of dry oak leaf and cow dung on the farmland to increase the yield.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of ritual cakes

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes ritual cakes. She says pond earth was used to make the wrathful ritual cake. Wheat flour was used to make a personal Yidam ritual cake. Only in rare cases was rice flour used. A helper of the Lama will come one day ahead of the ritual ceremony to make the cakes.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of millet in Thragom village

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She says that, of all the farming works, the plantation of millet was most sought after. Millet seeds were planted before the arrival of the magpie in the village, and planting millet after the arrival of the magpie was considered late and generally wouldn’t have a good yield. During millet plantation, the workers would share fermented wine using a big ox horn.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Nak Chö rituals and animal sacrifice

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes Nak Chö rituals, explaining that all the ritual cakes were prepared, and only then a pig was killed. This was followed by encircling of ritual cakes with the intestines of the pig. The ritual was performed only once in Thragom. During other early ritual celebrations, it was done in the maternal home of the grandmother.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Dakpa riddles

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She says riddles were part of every mother's teaching to support children's thought processes and to teach them about common mistakes.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about visiting the Dalai Lama

Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes a visit to the Dalai Lama. She says the first visit to see His Holiness in Tawang was quite long. They stayed around a month and a half in Tawang at a relative's house. While waiting for His Holiness, they helped in their fields, took care of house chores, and got wood from the forest.
Date: June 8, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library