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[Paul J. Williams aka Sister Helen Holy, Outrageous Oral: Four Dallas Icons] captions transcript

[Paul J. Williams aka Sister Helen Holy, Outrageous Oral: Four Dallas Icons]

A recording of Paul J. Williams in character as Sister Helen Holy speaking at the "Four Dallas Icons" edition of Outrageous Oral held on May 21, 2015 in the Rose Room at S4 in Dallas. Williams shares the story of how he created the character of Sister Helen Holy, inspired by Dana Carvey's "Church Lady" character on Saturday Night Live. Williams walks out into the audience and interacts with audience members. Robert James Jeffress, Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, is the target of ridicule. Outrageous Oral is a quarterly evening of GLBT storytelling hosted by The Dallas Way, a GLBT history organization.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: The Dallas Way
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Michael Doughman aka Michael Lee, Outrageous Oral: Four Dallas Icons] captions transcript

[Michael Doughman aka Michael Lee, Outrageous Oral: Four Dallas Icons]

A recording of Michael Doughman (aka Michael Lee) speaking at the "Four Dallas Icons" edition of Outrageous Oral held on May 21, 2015 in the Rose Room at S4 in Dallas. Doughman speaks about his "journey" as his drag persona, Michael Lee, particularly as a performer in AIDS benefit concerts in the early 1980s in Dallas. Doughman also talks about the aging process. At the end of the recording Doughman sings what appear to be two original compositions: "Part Time Woman" and "Streetwalker's Daughter" (sung to the tune of Loretta Lynn's "Coalminer's Daughter.") Doughman states this is his final performance as Michael Lee. Outrageous Oral is a quarterly evening of GLBT storytelling hosted by The Dallas Way, a GLBT history organization.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: The Dallas Way
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Oliver Blumer, Outrageous Oral] captions transcript

[Oliver Blumer, Outrageous Oral]

Video of Oliver Blumer, a chiropractor, certified acupuncturist, and functional and integrative medicine provider, speaking at Outrageous Oral. During his session Blumer speaks about his experiences in the Women's Chorus of Dallas, his transition from female to male, and his later advocacy and work for those in the LGBT+ community and the Transgender Education Network of Texas. Blumer was raised in Amarillo, moved to Philadelphia, and returned to Dallas, Texas in the '90s with his partner.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: The Dallas Way
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Nomai Family Video No. 5 - A Trip to Big Bend National Park] captions transcript

[Nomai Family Video No. 5 - A Trip to Big Bend National Park]

This home movie documents Afsheen Nomai and Laura Treat's trip to Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, and Marfa, Texas. The movie begins with footage shot from a moving car as they arrive in Alpine, Texas followed by footage of Sul Ross State University and the Maverick Inn. The trip continues and they drive through Big Bend National Park, stopping to camp in the Chisos Basin. Footage includes setting up camp, building a fire, and grilling steak. Nomai and Treat explore the park with stops at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail, Boquillas Canyon, Sotol Vista, Santa Elena Canyon, and Old Maverick Road. They then arrive in Terlingua Ghosttown and explore the town including an abandoned building and cemetery. They then drive through Fort Davis and back to Marfa where footage includes the Hotel Paisano, the Marfa Presidio County Museum, a Donald Judd building, and the Palace Theater (Theatre).
Date: 2015-10-13/2015-10-29
Creator: Nomai, Afsheen & Treat, Laura
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Nomai Family Video No. 4 - The 2015 State Fair of Texas] captions transcript

[Nomai Family Video No. 4 - The 2015 State Fair of Texas]

This home movie documents Afsheen Nomai and Laura Treat's trip to the 2015 State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The movie begins with Nomai and Treat entering the fairgrounds behind the midway and continues with a visit to exhibit halls and livestock competitions. Footage includes chickens at the poultry show, the 2015 (ETBA) East Texas Beekeepers Association Honey Queen, The Original World Famous Redwood Log House, dancers performing in front of the Hall of State, Big Tex, a butter sculpture, a live musical performance by the Light Crust Doughboys on the Dr. Pepper stage, a horseback riding or equestrian performance, a music history exhibit, dancers clogging in front of the Hall of State, and the interior of The Cotton Bowl. The movie concludes with a walk through the Midway and the fairgrounds and shots of the Dallas skyline from the Texas Star Ferris Wheel.
Date: October 17, 2015
Creator: Nomai, Afsheen & Treat, Laura
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gilbert Urbina, July 1, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gilbert Urbina, July 1, 2015

Interview with Gilbert Urbina, a small business owner from Tyler, Texas. In the interview, Urbina discusses the racial climate in Tyler, especially for the Latino community.
Date: July 1, 2015
Creator: Urbina, Gilbert; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Juanita Valdez-Cox, June 17, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Juanita Valdez-Cox, June 17, 2015

Interview with Juanita Valdez-Cox, a non-profit community organizer from San Juan, Texas. In her interview, Valdez-Cox discusses racial discrimination in the Rio Grande Valley, work with migrant children, the farm workers' movement in Texas, labor organizing, and community organizations.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Valdez-Cox, Juanita; Gutierrez, Jose Angel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Flora Gossett, June 19, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Flora Gossett, June 19, 2015

Interview with Flora Gossett, a retired domestic worker and church secretary, from Tyler, Texas. In the interview she describes her early life, experiences with Jim Crow discrimination in East Texas.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Gossett, Flora; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Amy Boykin, July 9, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Amy Boykin, July 9, 2015

Interview with Amy Boykin, retired educator from Prairie View, Texas. She discusses her childhood in Prairie View, her education, her employment at Bishop College and McKinney schools, experiences with racial discrimination in Texas, and her activism.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Boykin, Amy & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Armando Trevino, July 7, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Armando Trevino, July 7, 2015

Interview with Armando Trevino, an attorney from Laredo, Texas. In his interview, Trevino discusses his family background, education, experiences with discrimination, political activism, the Crystal City walkout, community action, and the Chicano movement. Trevino also discusses providing legal aid in the Laredo area.
Date: July 7, 2015
Creator: Trevino, Armando; Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Krochmal, Max
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leroy Sterling, July 6, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Leroy Sterling, July 6, 2015

Interview with Leroy Sterling, an Army veteran and educator from Bryan, Texas. In his interview, Sterling discusses his family background, living under Jim Crow segregation, segregated neighborhoods and housing, agricultural work, military service and his experience being one of the first African-American students to attend Texas A&M University.
Date: July 6, 2015
Creator: Sterling, Leroy & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Nash, George Elmore, and Claretta Allen, June 30, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with John Nash, George Elmore, and Claretta Allen, June 30, 2015

Interview with John Nash, George Elmore, and Claretta Allen, labor activists from Kilgore, Texas. In the interview, Nash, Elmore, and Allen discuss discrimination at the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, the Kilgore community, and labor organizing and unions in East Texas.
Date: June 30, 2015
Creator: Nash, John; Elmore, George; Allen, Claretta; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Katherlene Onic, June 23, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Katherlene Onic, June 23, 2015

Interview with Katherlene Onic, a nurse from Marshall, Texas. In the interview, Onic discusses her family background, education, experiences with discrimination, activism at Wiley College, labor unions, the NAACP, and race relations.
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: Onic, Katherlene; Dulaney, Marvin & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Harrison, July 23, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with James Harrison, July 23, 2015

Interview with James Harrison, a civil rights activist from Huntsville, Texas. In the interview, Harrison discusses his early life, education, Jim Crow segregation, and his work in the civil rights movement.
Date: July 23, 2015
Creator: Harrison, James & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Andrew Melontree, June 22, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Andrew Melontree, June 22, 2015

Interview with Andrew Melontree, a retired lawyer from Marlin, Texas. Melontree discusses his upbringing, education, experiences with discrimination and Jim Crow, his military service in the Air Force in the Korean War, his work as a laboratory technician, and his civil rights activism in Tyler.
Date: June 22, 2015
Creator: Melontree, Andrew & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jaime Garza, July 2, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jaime Garza, July 2, 2015

Interview with Jaime Garza, civil rights activist from Mercedes, Texas. In his interview, Garza discusses his early life, education, activism, the Raza Unida Party and El Colegio Jacinto Trevino, the Brown Berets, the Chicano movement in Texas, and riots in Pharr, Texas in 1971.
Date: July 2, 2015
Creator: Garza, Jaime; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Miguel de los Santos June 24, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Miguel de los Santos June 24, 2015

Interview with Miguel de los Santos, an educator from Edinburg, Texas. He discusses his childhood, education, his career as a school principal, and later a superintendent of schools in communities in Texas.
Date: June 24, 2015
Creator: de los Santos, Miguel & Enriquez, Sandra
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vicente Molina, July 8, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Vicente Molina, July 8, 2015

Interview with Vicente Molina, an educator from Laredo, Texas. In the interview, Molina discusses his childhood, military service, education, Chicano activism, Raza Unida Party, and his involvement with community organizations.
Date: July 8, 2015
Creator: Molina, Vicente; Robles, David; Krochmal, Max & Enriquez, Sandra
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jesse Marvin Walker, July 8, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jesse Marvin Walker, July 8, 2015

Interview with Jesse Marvin Walker, a bail bondsman from Bryan, Texas. In the interview, Walker discusses his early life, attending segregated schools, the civil rights movement, college activism, and working at NASA.
Date: July 8, 2015
Creator: Walker, Jesse Marvin; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wilson, Mrs. Charles, June 6, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Wilson, Mrs. Charles, June 6, 2015

Interview with Mrs. Charles Wilson, president of the Harrison County NAACP from Marshall, Texas. In the interview, Mrs. Wilson discusses her family background, early education, living in a segregated neighborhood, and her education. She also talks about the effects of school integration, racial violence, and resistance to civil rights. Wilson also discusses her family life and work as a teacher. Finally she discusses the current state of racial equality in Marshall.
Date: June 6, 2015
Creator: Wilson, Mrs. Charles & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rafael Torres, July 6, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Rafael Torres, July 6, 2015

Interview with Rafael Torres, community leader from Laredo, Texas. In the interview, Torres discusses his family background, geography and politics in Laredo, experiences in school, participating in Teacher Corps, and activism in Crystal City.
Date: July 6, 2015
Creator: Torres, Rafael; Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Krochmal, Max
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gloria Moon, June 25, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gloria Moon, June 25, 2015

Interview with Gloria Moon, an educator from Marshall, Texas. In the interview, Moon discusses her family background, school integration in Marshall, and her experiences with racial discrimination.
Date: June 25, 2015
Creator: Moon, Gloria; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Dulaney, Marvin & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abel Ochoa, July 1, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Abel Ochoa, July 1, 2015

Interview with Abel Ochoa, educator from Donna, Texas. In the interview, Ochoa discusses his upbringing, education, military service, civil rights activism, and the Chicano movement in South Texas.
Date: July 1, 2015
Creator: Ochoa, Abel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alphonso Saenz, July 22, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Alphonso Saenz, July 22, 2015

Interview with Al Saenz, a city councilman from Bryan, Texas. In the interview, Saenz discusses his family background, civil rights organizations and the Mexican-American community in Bryan. Saenz also discusses time living in Houston during his childhood.
Date: July 22, 2015
Creator: Saenz, Alphonso & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
System: The Portal to Texas History