Audio recording from December 6, 1980, titled Richardson and Chapple, Washington D.C. This recording was conducted by UNT history professor Lawrence C. Kelly. The recordings concern Kelly's anthropological research and the research of his peers on Native American communities during The Great Depression.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a gospel choir concert June 28th, 1980. The tape includes two tracks of audio that lack presence and have distortion throughout. Music can be heard indistinctly.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Second Annual Medal of Merit Awards Banquet held on May 31, 1980 at the Downtown Dallas Sheraton Hotel. The tape includes two tracks of intelligible audio of individuals speaking broken up by periods of applause.

Speech made by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society discussing Texas heroes that had lived in the Baytown area dating back to the time before the Texas Revolution, such as David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, etc.

Interview with Virginia Moreno, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include history of Zamora and Moreno families, family history in early Texas and Baytown, courtship of Virginia and Joe Moreno, segregated schools in Baytown, Texas Rangers,Mexican citizens support of Texans against Santa Anna, and founding of Cuahutemoc

Transcript of an oral monologue with Hal Lamar. He reflects on Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz during his time serving as the Admiral's personal aide and secretary. He describes Nimitz's character and abilities as a leader. Lamar shares anecdotes about visiting wounded men and awarding Purple Heart medals, other officers coming to call, recreating, visiting Tarawa ,and activities at the new headquarters on Guam.

Audio tape from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the African Dance: Drums of Passion concert held at the Academy on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. The tape features an ensemble of drums and various percussion instruments.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during an annual Black Music and the Civil Rights concert held at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas. The tape includes various singers and a large choir singing gospel and spiritual music. The tape concludes with an audience applauding the performers.

Sound recording by Byrd Williams IV. The first track opens with the ending of a commercial for trolls toys and then picks up with a recorded lecture with a woman speaking. She is discussing artists and the circle of influence that is the focus of this class session. She also speaks about an exhibit students had the chance to see. There is white noise throughout the recording and also background noises like coughing. The recording becomes distorted around the 11:30 mark and continues to be wobbly until the end of the first track. During the distortion the content switches to what sounds like a show on television and the lesson is cut off. The second track begins with a man speaking though it is too muffled to distinguish clearly. He mentions "modern architecture" and the "history of architecture" at a point early on. It breaks at the 4:15 mark on track two and returns to the woman's lecture, this time focused on John Sloan.

Sound recording of Byrd Williams IV's son Derrick interacting with a woman, possibly his mother Dovie. There are background sounds and what could be a blender or other household item. Towards the end of the first track the sound begins to become distorted. The second track is from a professor's lecture about the realism artists of the early 1900s including John Sloan and George Bellows; the speaker focuses on societal progression and the history of social welfare projects through their art. At the 7:55 mark on track two Byrd gives a response to one of the professor's questions. Towards the end of the second track the sound becomes slightly distorted before cutting off.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance from Hy-Prayz community choir featuring gospel singer Rosetta Finley. The tape includes two tracks of recorded audio from the performance. The tape is labeled "I Found A Friend. I Really Love The Lord".

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance from Hy-Prayz community choir featuring gospel singer Rosetta Finley. The tape includes two tracks of recorded audio from the performance. Track one includes "I Found A Friend" and "I Really Love The Lord". Track two includes the "Holy Spirit" and "It All Depends On You".

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during two PSAs for JBAAL over the radio. The tape records Jermaine Jackson speaking on the function of the black academy in an 30 second clip followed by a pause and then a 10 second version of the same script.

Interview with Pat Ruyle, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Robert E. Lee High School history and Baytown history.

Interview with Virgie Rivere, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX.

Interview with Mr. and Mrs. J. Roger Read, residents of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include their life as employees of Humble Oil and Refining Co., the Depression, consolidation of the three small towns and the Minerva Club.

Interview with Garrett R. Herring, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include his early life in Humble and his subsequent arrival in 1917 to Middletown (Pelly), an account of the growth of the town, a lynching, origin of street names in Goose Creek, and the Herring Drug Store.