Oral History Interview with Huey Dorn, July 22, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Huey Dorn, July 22, 2016

Mr. Dorn discussed growing up in Corpus Christi and his career as an NAACP investigator and steelworker.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Dorn, Huey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mary Jo O'Rear on July 22, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Mary Jo O'Rear on July 22, 2016.

Discussed growing up during Jim Crow in Louisiana, and her career as a teacher and local historian.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & O'Rear, Mary Jo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joe Ortiz on June 22, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Joe Ortiz on June 22, 2016.

A lengthy discussion of CC's troubled history and his role as GI Forum Commander.
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Ortiz, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History

Senior Recital: 2015-11-22 – Lyanne Alvarado, soprano

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Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment for the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Performance.
Date: November 22, 2015
Creator: Alvarado, Lyanne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Eloy Barrera, July 22, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Eloy Barrera, July 22, 2016

Mr. Barrera grew up in and around Del Rio, Texas. His father was a sheep sheerer. Barrera talked about the importance of education to his parents and learning "proper" Spanish. He also talked about the San Felipe barrio and the schools. Later he moved out of the barrio into a more mixed community. He talked about the disparity in sporting equipment between Del Rio ISD & San Felipe. He also talked about teaching drama in Del Rio, the march in 1969, and the impact of school consolidation in 1971. He also mentioned discrimination his drama students experienced during a UIL meet where they were the better team but the Anglo judges gave the win to another team.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Barrera, Eloy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruby Rodgers Dorsey, July 22, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ruby Rodgers Dorsey, July 22, 2016

Ruby Rodgers Dorsey discussed growing up in rural Kendleton when it was an all-black community, her education, her views on what was gained and lost by integration, and her work as a teacher and school board member.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Bobadilla, Eladio & Rodgers, Ruby Dorsey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Doctoral Recital: 2019-04-22 – Danny Brock, trumpet

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 22, 2019
Creator: Brock, Danny
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about language endangerment and political instability captions transcript

Discussion about language endangerment and political instability

Video of Shobhana L. Chelliah speaking on a panel for "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment and Political Instability."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about language endangerment and political instability captions transcript

Discussion about language endangerment and political instability

Video of Stan Dubinsky speaking on a panel for "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment and Political Instability."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about language endangerment and political instability captions transcript

Discussion about language endangerment and political instability

Video of Sumshot Khular speaking on a panel for "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment and Political Instability."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about language endangerment and political instability captions transcript

Discussion about language endangerment and political instability

Video of the question and answer session of the panel "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment and Political Instability."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to a LEPI speech captions transcript

Introduction to a LEPI speech

Video of Shobhana Chelliah introducing Sumshot Khular for a presentation on "Language then and now--a personal account from Northeast India" for "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment and Political Instability."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Texans with Character" promotional spot on Curtis King] captions transcript

["Texans with Character" promotional spot on Curtis King]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a broadcast clip from CBS-11 news "Texans with Character" promotional spot on the work of Curtis King aired on January 22nd, 2010. The footage shows news anchors speaking on the work of Curtis King to found the academy, as well as briefly touching on the Black Music and the Civil Rights concert of that year.
Date: January 22, 2010
Creator: CBS 11
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2018-04-22 – Austin D. Simonds and Grant A. Carrington, composition

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Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Composition degree.
Date: April 22, 2018
Creator: Carrington, Grant A.; Carrington, Grant A.; Carrington, Grant A.; Simonds, Austin D.; Simonds, Austin D.; Carrington, Grant A. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Student Recital: 2013-06-22 – Cheuk-Fai Chung, flute/piccolo

A student recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: June 22, 2013
Creator: Chung, Cheuk-Fai
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Tommy Daniels, November 22, 2018 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Tommy Daniels, November 22, 2018

Interview with Tommy Daniels discussing his childhood in Kerrville, going to Rice University on a football scholarship, his career in banking, and his family.
Date: November 22, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Daniels, Thomas Earl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016

Interview with Louis Romero Jr., who carried on the Mexican food business and Tortilla Factory started by his grandmother, Delphina Torres, in Kerrville. The interview discusses his family history, upbringing, the development of Torres, a Mexican restaurant, his grandmother's sending canned tamales to World War II troops, military service, and family. Photographs and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Romero, Louis, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Priscilla Graham, June 22, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Priscilla Graham, June 22, 2016

Priscilla Graham was born in Georgia in 1968. During her childhood, schools were integrated in Georgia, where she experiences protection from both Black and White teachers. Ms. Graham joined the military where she experiences sexism. She attends TSU where she received her degree in accounting. In Houston, Ms. Graham becomes involved at the YMCA across Harris County, working at several branches. She became the executive director of the Houston Texans YMCA in Sunnyside. Ms. Graham has also been involved in the preservation of African American history in Houston, in particularly Freedman's Town. She discusses the different efforts, past and present, to preserve one of the most historic African American neighborhoods in the city.
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Graham, Priscilla
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elwyn Lee, June 22, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Elwyn Lee, June 22, 2016

Elwin Lee was born in Virgina and was raised in Third Ward, a historic African American neighborhood in Houston, TX. He talks about segregation in Houston, the vibrancy of Third Ward, and the Texas Southern University "riot." Lee also discusses how he went to Yale Law School and returned to Houston to become the first African American tenured at the University of Houston Law School. After serving as the director of African American Studies for a couple of years and reviving the program, Lee built upon the student and community relationships he developed at the time to serve as the Vice President of Student Affairs. He discusses how he is currently involved in efforts to bridge the university and Third Ward by figuring out how the school can assist education, health, and economic empowerment.
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Lee, Elwyn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jesse Shead, July 22, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jesse Shead, July 22, 2016

Jesse Shead was born in 1947 in East Austin, a segregated African American neighborhood with thriving businesses. He grew-up going to African American schools, such as Campbell Elementary and Kealing Junior High, and experienced a middle-class lifestyle in his ethnic enclave. Shead went to Anderson High School before its closure and and reopening as an integrate school in 1971. After attending Huston-Tillotson University in Austin for two years, he was employed for the Humble Oil and Refinery Company in Baytown as it was transitioning to Exxon. While in Baytown, Shead witnessed instances of discrimination where he was refused service at local businesses. He talks about how desegregation efforts in Austin lead to the drain of African American professionals in the schools and overall community of East Austin, the weak company union at Exxon, how he was one of the few African Americans to work in the Exxon's processing department, his inability to rent in certain areas of town due to his race, and racial discrimination at Lee High School during the time that his two sons were attending. Shead also describes his unsuccessful bid to serve on the board of regents for Lee College, organizing around the police brutality case …
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Shead, Jesse
System: The Portal to Texas History
[9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance] captions transcript

[9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance event. Performances of various interpretive dances by Stella Maris Dance Ensemble of Jamaica and the Black Academy Dance Ensemble. Hosted at the Naomi Bruton Main Stage in 2013.
Date: 2013-02-22/2013-02-23
Creator: Evans, Tracy
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Mirrors of Jazz, starring Diane Monroe and ft. Lessie Vonner] captions transcript

[Mirrors of Jazz, starring Diane Monroe and ft. Lessie Vonner]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Mirrors of Jazz, starring Diane Monroe and ft. Lessie Vonner event in 2011. This video features various jazz performances by Diane Monroe and Lessie Vonner live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The video is distorted until 39:15. The video cuts at 1:46:09 to a church service with audio speed increased.
Date: 2011-10-22/2011-10-23
Creator: Evans, Tracy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Terry Mena, June 22, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Terry Mena, June 22, 2016

Mena discussed his family history, trajectory from Florida to New York to Beaumont, TX, and his rough upbringing (gangs, discrimination), and other topics.
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Mena, Terry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jimmie Shaw on July 22, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jimmie Shaw on July 22, 2016.

Ms. Shaw was born and raised in Willis, Texas. Shaw described her experiences with racism and Jim Crow discrimination. Shaw discussed one surprising impact of racism in Willis, she was fearful of Halloween. During Halloween in Willis, white youth would throw things at Ms. Shaw's house. A great aunt of Shaw was able to live in the white part of Willis while a uncle of Shaw became the first Black person to vote in the Willis/Conroe area. The first time he was able to vote was when he was elderly in the mid-twentieth century. Shaw also discussed difficulties in the workplace in Conroe.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Howard, Jasmine & Shaw , Jimmie
System: The Portal to Texas History