The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Carlo Didio. Didio joined the Navy in early 1942, having already worked as a patternmaker in the ship repair unit at the Norfolk Naval Yard. After basic training, he was stationed at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard as a second class patternmaker. He commissioned and boarded the USS Kermit Roosevelt (ARG-16) as part of the repair crew at the Panama Canal. The ship then headed for Saipan. Didio then traveled to Okinawa, where his ship immediately disembarked with countless other ships, fleeing a typhoon. After 12 days in the storm, the ship lost track of the seven LSTs they were shepherding. The captain advised everyone to put on their life vests as he turned back into the wind and waves to find them. Six were recovered, one having washed ashore on Formosa. Didio’s last station before discharge was Sing Tao, where the locals were neither friendly nor unfriendly but simply wanted to sell goods. He returned home in June 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl Kohlman. Kohlman joined the Navy in 1944 after beginning college in pre-med. Despite requesting to be a medic, after an aptitude test he was assigned to radio school. Upon completion, he narrowly missed being assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He instead boarded the USS Langley (CVL-27), copying code around the clock and maintaining the ship’s antennae. His battle station was in the navigator’s compartment, where he was in charge of communications within the ship. He worked briefly in the Combat Information Center (CIC) and hated to hear the distress calls of ships in combat or, worse, to lose all communication with them. But he found typhoons to be even more dangerous than battle. When he received the message that the first atomic bomb had been dropped, he copied the code and handed it to his communications officer, who immediately decoded it and accused Kohlman of dreaming. After the war he visited Naples, and was caught in a major storm off of Gibraltar. Kohlman returned home and was discharged in June 1946. He returned to school, earning a teaching degree in economics and government.

Willis Conover interviews Stan Kenton, and asks him to comment on musical selections.

Willis Conover interviews Stan Kenton, asking his opinion on various musical selections. In Part III, he brings in a listener who was critical of Kenton to have a dialogue directly with him.

The first segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for January 14, 1961, on WCBS radio in New York.

The second segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for January 14, 1961, on WCBS radio in New York.

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

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

Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, the owner of the Hunt Store, from Houston, Texas. Parks speaks about his experiences as owner of the Hunt Store, his experiences as a member of the Hunt Preservation Society, and about his grandfathers (one of which was a Texas Special Ranger, the other of which was a cowboy on the Matador Ranch north of Abilene).

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 14th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape includes two tracks of well recorded audio of a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins. The concert serves as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Phyllis Hyman.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape records the 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins. The concert serves as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Phyllis Hyman.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape records the 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins. The concert serves as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Phyllis Hyman.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape features two clips of audio including a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins.

Audio cassette of the opening remarks for the 18th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights" live concert event held at the Meyerson Symphony center on January 14th, 2001, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape features one clip of audio including a the opening remarks of the concert followed by performance of a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins.

Audio recording of Marguerite Oswald's statement at a press conference following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by her son, Lee Harvey Oswald, and interviews with Walter Robertson and Doug Lord on the topic of boxing.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their their 24th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert held on January 14th, 2007 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The audio tape includes 15 tracks of gospel music performed live by the TBAAL choir and guest artist Kelly Price. Song titles listed in concert program.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their their 24th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert held on January 14th, 2007 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The audio tape includes 15 tracks of gospel music performed live by the TBAAL choir and guest artist Kelly Price. Song titles listed in concert program.