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[From Student Assistant to Department Head: Mary Ann Venner's Library Journey]
Audio recording of an interview with Mary Ann Venner, conducted by Sara Wilson, as Mary shares her remarkable journey from being a student assistant at the circulation desk in Willis Library at UNT to becoming a department head. Gain insights into Mary's motivations for pursuing a career as a librarian, her experiences at UNT, and the milestones that led her to a leadership role. Discover the valuable perspectives and reflections of Mary Ann Venner as she discusses her career path, the impact of obtaining a Master's degree, and her plans for retirement.
Date:
May 1, 2023
Creator:
Venner, Mary Ann & Wilson, Sara
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Harmony in Archives: Justin Lemons' Odyssey in Library Service]
Audio recording of an interview with Justin Lemons as he shares the melody of his library career, which began as a student assistant in the music library in 2012. Discover what sparked Justin's interest in pursuing a career in libraries, exploring his passion for drawing, archival work, and preservation. Delve into his journey, gaining insights into his experiences, contributions, and the unique symphony he brings to the world of library service.
Date:
May 15, 2023
Creator:
Lemons, Justin & Wilson, Sara
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[From Volunteering to Librarianship: Emily Akers' Library Odyssey]
Audio recording of an interview with Emily Akers as she shares her fascinating journey into the world of libraries. Starting in 12th grade with volunteer work at a public library, Emily's passion for libraries grew through roles such as Teen Advisory Board member and paid employee at the Fruitvale Public Library in Florida. Explore what inspired her to pursue librarianship and how she landed at UNT.
Date:
May 24, 2023
Creator:
Akers, Emily & Wilson, Sara
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about Buddha Gaya, part 2
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes her pilgrimage to Buddha Gaya, a Buddhist temple in Bihar, India. They stayed in the way in the open fields on their way to Buddha Gaya by truck. Others took Ngultrum 700 for their trip to Buddha Gaya. From Trashigang district, they took a Bhutanese truck through Rangiya, Hasimara, and Siliguri on the way.
Date:
May 29, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Nak Chö rituals
The speaker describes the Nak Chö ritual practiced by their ancestors on the maternal side. They raise a pig for a year in the name of their parental deity. When the time for the ritual comes, they carry the pig to Kudung village in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India and sacrifice it. They stopped practicing the pig sacrifice ritual when their grandmother pass away.
Date:
May 29, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about Buddha Gaya, part 1
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes her pilgrimage to Buddha Gaya, a Buddhist temple in Bihar, India. First, she walked to Trashigang, in the middle of Trashigang Dzong courtyard. From Trashigang she took a truck. She says that almost all the elders in her village went together and almost all of them died, except for 6 of them. It took them a week to reach Buddha Gaya. They took their rations and cooked using firewood. The glaring difference she discusses is that now, there is no fencing around the Bodhi tree. They were allowed to get inside the Mahabodhi temple without any trouble. They did inner circulation on the second floor of Mahabodhi temple, which is impossible now.
Date:
May 29, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about annual feast offerings, part 2
Conversation about the annual feast offering, started around 50 years ago. They discuss how the community shares the duties of organizing, preparing, and funding the annual feast. They describe how the practice of Zhakchang, where people gather to finish the leftover wine from ritual ceremonies, was a common feature of any ritual. Zhakchang also gives an opportunity to those households who couldn’t come to the ritual. It is an avenue where a missed opportunity for one neighbor to take part in a neighbor's ritual ceremonies. In this recording, each sponsor discusses who is going to be the leader in the next feast offering, and how cash and extra rations should be used.
Date:
May 26, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about annual feast offerings, part 1
Conversation about the annual feast offering, started around 50 years ago. They discuss how the community shares the work responsibly, applies tax, lends money, calculates the interest, and returns utensils after the feast offering is completed. They keep track of the funds generated through the lending of money. They discuss how much cash was used for the current feast offering, and what amount was paid as remuneration to each monk.
Date:
May 26, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Historical narrative about Tshong Tshongma, part 2
Tshong Tshongma is a sacred mountain and a local deity in Eastern Bhutan. Over 4000 meters in elevation, it is accessible only four months per year due to local customs. Mr. Lama Tshering describes how Tshong Tshongma got its current palace after Tshong Tshongma was deceived by Samye Paygi Gyelpo when Guru Rinpoche called all the deities to the allocated respective palace.
Date:
May 26, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Historical narrative about Tshong Tshongma, part 1
Tshong Tshongma is a sacred mountain and a local deity in Eastern Bhutan. Over 4000 meters in elevation, it is accessible only four months per year due to local customs. Mr. Lama Tshering describes how Tshong Tshongma got its current palace after being deceived by Samye Paygi Gyelpo when Guru Rinpoche called all the deities to the allocated respective palace.
Date:
May 26, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Serwa Dzong, part 2
Dorji and Tashi Dorji, residents of Dukti village, discuss Serwa Dzong, an abandoned fortress outside Dukti village (about two hours walking). They explain that no one is sure when it was originally built, and now only ruins remain to tell its existence. They say it was used as a checkpoint in ancient times to collect taxes from merchants passing through Bhutan into the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Now, there is a makeshift police checkpoint next to the ruins, erected during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep watch on trespassers.
Date:
May 24, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Serwa Dzong, part 1
Dorji and Tashi Dorji, residents of Dukti village, discuss Serwa Dzong, an abandoned fortress outside Dukti village (about two hours walking). They describe how Serwa Dzong looked before it was covered by trees, and the security features: one before entering, and another after reaching the courtyard. There were two water resources next to the Dzong which are no longer visible today. They also discuss a fight between Serwa Dzong and Tshong Tshongma.
Date:
May 24, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the naked dance festival
Dorji and Tashi Dorji, residents of Dukti village, discuss the naked dance festival of Dukti village. They explain that little is known about this festival, including when it began. In the past, leaders like Tshong Tshongma Lopen and local police have tried to stop it due to the nudity. However, after the attempts to stop the festival, snakes would spring out in large numbers across the village and their crops were affected. Now, it takes place on the 10th day of the fifth month in the Bhutanese calendar.
Date:
May 24, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Dukti Lhakhang
Dorji and Tashi Dorji, residents of Dukti village, discuss the history of the Dukti Lhakhang. A lhakhang is a religious structure used for housing sacred objects and performing rituals, often built in a geographically or spiritually significant location. This site was originally known as Dukti Tsebrang because it was too small to be called a lhakhang. They explain that the statue of Buddha, mural painting on the wall, and giant pillars were all added during the renovation. The head carpenter was Tshong Tshongma Lopen; he was guided by another carpenter Namgay Tshering. At that time, there were only twelve households in Dukti village. They collectively sponsored the construction.
Date:
May 24, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Jomo rituals
Dorji and Tashi Dorji, residents of Dukti village, discuss rituals related to the Jomo. They explain that, before the Jomo enters into a trance, she wears a five crown cap and has fruits and other foods as her feast offering. Then, the Jomo starts her ritual. It is believed that, wherever the Jomo takes her next birth, she will be born into a rich family.
Date:
May 24, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Tshong Tshongma pilgrimages, part 2
Tashi Dorji describes a pilgrimage to Tshong Tshongma and the surrounding area. He discusses a biography of Tshong Tshongma Ney (the religious site) which was taken by the people of Bonglang village (Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India) for reception purposes but never returned. It says there is a garden of Tshong Tshongma at the base of Dukti village with fruits, betel leaves, betel nuts, and other plants which only those who are about to die can reach. He explains that the deity behind the Jomo is Tshong Tshongma. If someone has lost one’s life force, it can be retrieved from the devil with the help of Jomo.
Date:
May 23, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Tshong Tshongma pilgrimages, part 1
Tashi Dorji describes a pilgrimage to Tshong Tshongma and the surrounding area. Tshong Tshongma is a sacred mountain and a local deity in Eastern Bhutan. Over 4000 meters in elevation, it is accessible only four months per year due to local customs. He states that Tshong Tshongma is king amongst the worldly deities, wrathful in nature. He describes landmarks seen on the way to Tshong Tshongma, including a rock symbolizing the riding horse of Tshong Tshongma Lopen, Buddhist scriptures, a stupa, a treasured hole, a golden table, a door to the sky, a monastery of monks, and a meditation place of Guru Rinpoche. Travelers offer libations twice per day to have nice weather during pilgrimages.
Date:
May 23, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of appeasement rituals in Dukti village
Tashi Dorji describes how residents of Dukti village appease the local deities for taking care of their crops when the mountain roads are closed for four months every year. During this time, they offer feasts and fermented wine to the local deities once a month. He explans that the wine for the appeasement and Tshok for the deity is collected as a community tax. Recorded at Dukti Gup Sonam's house in Dukti village.
Date:
May 23, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Ladam rituals in Dukti village
Tashi Dorji and Dorji Phuntsho discuss the different rituals performed in Dukti village related to Ladam involving restricting both locals and outsiders from visiting the mountain Tshong Tshongma between plantation and harvesting of crops. The entry to Tshong Tshongma closes on the 10th day of the third month of the Tibetan calendar. If someone does enter this area during the restricted months, it brings heavy rain, winds, and landslides to the area.
Date:
May 21, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about animal sacrifice rituals
Tashi Dorji and Dorji Phuntsho discuss rituals involving animal sacrifice in Dukti village. In the past, it was customary for every household to raise a pig to be killed for ritual purposes. They say that now, over a decade later, they have stopped raising pigs for sacrifice.
Date:
May 21, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tape 910 Side A
Public performance including traditional musical instruments, chants, and singing.
Date:
May 12, 1972
Creator:
Hansson, Inga-Lill
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation on person marking
Elicitation on person marking. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.
Date:
May 11, 2023
Creator:
Saikia, Anujeema
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Consent and speaker background: Jeremy Aimol
Consent and speaker background of Jeremy Aimol including education, languages spoken, and places lived. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.
Date:
May 11, 2023
Creator:
Saikia, Anujeema
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation on verb stem alternation
Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.
Date:
May 11, 2023
Creator:
Saikia, Anujeema
System:
The UNT Digital Library