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Personal narrative of Mateenuddin Shaikh

This is a personal narrative of the life of the speaker Mateenuddin Shaikh. He narrates his childhood incidences and the early days of his adulthood when he migrates to Mumbai. Additionally, he gives information about his family members and describes his village Sonwara.
Date: December 28, 2019
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative of Shazia Shaikh

This is a personal narrative of the life of the speaker Shazia Shaikh. She narrates many of her childhood incidences. Additionally, she provides a detailed description of most of her family members as well as her village Bairidih.
Date: December 28, 2019
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of numerals

Recording of an elicitation of numerals, including numbers 1-25, 30, 40, etc. as well as ordinal numbers first, second, third. etc. The contributor is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: December 17, 2019
Creator: Shah, Midhat
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Most, December 17, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with William Most, December 17, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Most. Most joined the Marine Corps in late 1944 and went to basic training at Parris Island. After further training in North Carolina, he shipped overseas to Guam where he joined replacements fro the 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division. He joined them in time for their move from Okinawa to China after he war ended. While in CHina on occupation duty, Most was made a clerk typist. he remained in that postition until he was discharged in November 1946.
Date: December 17, 2019
Creator: Most, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elicitation of agricultural terms

This is a recording of a wordlist for agricultural terms contributed by Aurangzeb, a 34-year old male teacher.
Date: December 16, 2019
Creator: Iqbal, Javid
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of names of animals

This is a recording of an elicitation of a wordlist for names of animals in Mankiyali contributed by Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old shop owner).
Date: December 16, 2019
Creator: Shah, Midhat
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Don Woodard, December 13, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Don Woodard, December 13, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Don Woodard, Sr. Woodard joined the Navy in March 1944. He completed Yeoman School in San Diego. Beginning in August, he served as the captain’s yeoman aboard USS Bowie (APA-137). They transported troops and cargo throughout the Philippines and to Okinawa in May of 1945. After the war ended, they delivered occupation troops to Sasebo, Japan. He returned to the US in early 1946 and received his discharge.
Date: December 13, 2019
Creator: Woodard, Don
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elicitation of kinship terms

Recording of a wordlist of kinship terms in Mankiyali, translated from English. The contributor is Gohar-Ur Rehman, a 38-year old male shop owner.
Date: December 12, 2019
Creator: Iqbal, Javid
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Benton Askins, December 11, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Benton Askins, December 11, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Benton Askins. Askins joined the Army in July 1942. He was trained in radio installation and repair and sent to Australia, then to New Gunea where he joined the 997th Signal Service Battalion at Hollandia. He stayed there until the war ended. He returned to the US and was discharged in January 1947.
Date: December 11, 2019
Creator: Askins, Benton
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elicitation of grammatical mood

Recording of an elicitation of grammatical mood in Mankiyali, including declarative, interrogative, imperative, and subjunctive sentences. The contributor is Aurangzeb, a 34-year old male teacher.
Date: December 9, 2019
Creator: Iqbal, Javid
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of natural resources

Recording of an elicitation of a wordlist for names for several kinds of natural resources and objects in Mankiyali. The speaker, born in 1981, recorded himself reciting the wordlist. No English translations are provided in the recording.
Date: December 5, 2019
Creator: Rehman, Gohar-Ur
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue about a cruel Nawab and a daring escape

Recording of a historical narrative about one of the ancestors of the speaker/narrator who was attempting to escape the cruel oppression of the ruling Nawab of his time. The contributor is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: November 26, 2019
Creator: Iqbal, Javid
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue about the cruelty of a former ruler of Tanawal

Recording of a historical narrative about the cruelty of a former ruler of a small (erstwhile) state called Amb State or Tanawal. The contributor is Aurangzeb, a 34-year old male teacher from Danna.
Date: November 26, 2019
Creator: Iqbal, Javid
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John W. Smith, November 23, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with John W. Smith, November 23, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John W. Smith III. Jean assists with the interview. Smith was born 15 February 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks about his father’s participation with the Manhattan Project. Smith’s father, John W. Smith II, was an electrician and completed contract work for the government at Huntsville Arsenal in Alabama, Oak Ridge in Tennessee and the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Smith recalls traveling with his family each time his father was relocated for work. He was 12 years old when the war in the Pacific started, and he shares memories of life in the US as a child during wartime. He served in the Navy from 1946 through 1947, then entered the Air Force. He was assigned as a navigator with the 764th Bombardment Squadron, 461st Bombardment Wing. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, retiring in 1970.
Date: November 23, 2019
Creator: Smith, John W
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analytical discussion on Mankiyali syllable structure transcript

Analytical discussion on Mankiyali syllable structure

Recording of a discussion about permissible consonant clusters in Mankiyali. The purpose is to analyze the structure of the Mankiyali syllable. The contributors are: Aurangzeb -- a 34-year old male and a teacher by profession, and Gohar-Ur Rehman -- a 38 year old male and a retail shop owner by profession.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of sentences in various moods transcript

Elicitation of sentences in various moods

Recording of an elicitation about modal operations in Mankiyali. The goal is to determine how the language distinguishes a speaker's certainty or belief of what will happen in a given situation. English sentences are used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rhonda Love, November 22, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Rhonda Love, November 22, 2019

Audio interview with Rhonda Love, a psychology professor, city council member, and environmental activist from Denton, Texas. Love discusses her involvement with the Denton Drilling Advisory Group and the Frack Free Denton campaign, as well as her thoughts on applied democracy, her teaching career, and recent developments on the Denton City Council.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Kuplack, Ian & Love, Rhonda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard Abe, November 22, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Abe, November 22, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Abe. Abe’s wife Yukiko is helping with this interview. Abe was born 29 May 1934 in Ewa, Hawaii, to Japanese immigrant parents. His father was the supervisor of the Ewa Sugar Plantation. He and his family were living on the island, 8 miles west of Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese attacked. Abe was 7 years old at the time, and he provides vivid details of his experiences, witnessing the bombing of military installations, being confined to his house, blackouts and his parents being directed to destroy any documents written in Japanese. From 1956 through 1958, Abe served in the US Army, 4th Infantry Division.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Abe, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Mainer, November 20, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Harold Mainer, November 20, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with O. Harold Mainer. Mainer joined the Navy in October, 1940 and trained at San Diego. He was then assigned as a deckhand to USS Helena (CL-50) and caught the ship in Hawaii in late 1940 and was still aboard during the attack on Pearl Harbor, which he describes. Mainer was aboard when Helena sank at Kula Gulf. Then, Mainer was transferred to USS Munsee (ATF-107), an ocean going tug, for the remainder of the war. He was discharged in January 1947.
Date: November 20, 2019
Creator: Mainer, Harold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pete Vasquez, November 20, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Pete Vasquez, November 20, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Pedro Alvarez Vasquez. Vasquez was drafted into the Army around 1943 and assigned to the 87th Armored Field Artillery. In 1944, they were deployed to England. Vasquez traveled throughout France and Germany with the tanks, in charge of gasoline, ammunition, serving as an assistant driver and working the machine guns. He recalls his experiences during the Battle of the Bulge. He returned to the US in November of 1945 and received his discharge.
Date: November 20, 2019
Creator: Vasquez, Pete
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Murphy, November 20, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Murphy, November 20, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Murphy. Murphy joined the Navy in late 1942. After boot training at Great Lakes, he went to quartermaster school in Rhode Island. Upon completion, Murphy was assigned to USS Carlson (DE-9). He was on the commissioning crew and rode it through the Panama Canal to the Pacific. He was transferred off the ship, underwent further training, and was assigned to ACORN-44 and sent to Okinawa. He arrived at Okinawa when the fighting was winding down and set up a seaplane base on Buckner Bay. He remained on Okinawa until he had enough points t oreturn to the US and be discharged in January 1946.
Date: November 20, 2019
Creator: Murphy, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Tara Linn Hunter, November 19, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Tara Linn Hunter, November 19, 2019

Audio interview with Tara Linn Hunter, a musician and environmental activist from Denton, Texas, regarding her involvement in the Frack Free Denton campaign and related activism, as well as her thoughts on democracy in America and environmental issues.
Date: November 19, 2019
Creator: Kuplack, Ian & Hunter, Tara Linn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annette Lawrence Interview Audio Recording transcript

Annette Lawrence Interview Audio Recording

An audio recording Annette Lawrence created of an interview with her conducted by Jerome Weeks of KERA radio at the Greater Denton Arts Council's (GDAC) Patterson-Appleton Arts Center on November 15, 2019. The interview was conducted as part of KERA's State of the Arts series and was open to a public audience. Lawrence and Weeks are introduced by GDAC executive director Georgina Ngozi and questions are taken from the audience following the interview. During the interview, Weeks and Lawrence discuss Lawrence's work, particularly her show More Time which was on view at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center at the time of the interview and installation work she has done for other venues including Coin Toss, a permanent installation at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Other topics discussed include the influence of the Brooklyn Bridge on Lawrences work, the everyday materials like string she uses in her sculptural work, journalling and recording time, the use of data in her work, representations and erasures of African-American experiences in art and literature. Audience questions addressed topics of plans to digitize Lawrence's work, her process in creating her work, and the influence of the lunar calendar and menstrual cycles, erasure as a concept, and music on …
Date: November 15, 2019
Creator: Lawrence, Annette, 1965-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation about possessive pronouns transcript

Elicitation about possessive pronouns

This is a recording of an elicitation about possessive pronouns demonstrating how possession is expressed in Mankiyali. English sentences are used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: November 15, 2019
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library