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[2nd annual "Medal of Merit" awards banquet] transcript

[2nd annual "Medal of Merit" awards banquet]

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.
Date: May 31, 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alumni Spotlight #1: Catching the Eyeball Killer & Founding Cassaro Winery with John Matthews transcript

Alumni Spotlight #1: Catching the Eyeball Killer & Founding Cassaro Winery with John Matthews

Podcast produced by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that features an interview with UNT Alumnus John Matthews, Executive Director of the Community Safety Institute (CSI) and founder of the Cassaro Winery. Susan and John discuss his experience as a former Dallas police officer, and his role in catching the Eyeball Killer. They also discuss John's motivation behind opening the Cassaro Winery in 2019.
Date: May 6, 2020
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alumni Spotlight #11: Finding Inspiration and Healing in Music with Jeff Coffin transcript

Alumni Spotlight #11: Finding Inspiration and Healing in Music with Jeff Coffin

Podcast produced by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that features an interview with UNT Alumnus Jeff Coffin, Grammy-winning saxophonist and member of many notable projects, including the Dave Matthews Band. Susan and Jeff discuss his history with music, inspiration he receives from teaching at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, and his other creative endeavors, such as photography and the creation of children's books. Jeff also plays the tárogató live during the podcast.
Date: May 5, 2021
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion about nouns

A discussion with Beshot Khullar about singular and plural nouns. Shobhana Chelliah and Harimohon Thounaojam are discussants.
Date: May 12, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion about Psalm 23 in Lamkang

Beshot Khullar translates and discusses Psalms 23 with Shobhana Chelliah and Thounaojam Harimohon Singh.
Date: May 22, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion about question formation

A discussion with Beshot Khullar and Rengpu Rex Khullar on how questions are formed in Lamkang.
Date: May 23, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of a word list by Beshot Khullar

Beshot Khullar and Rex Khullar read and discuss a word list compiled by Harimohon Thounaojam.
Date: May 19, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of ideophones and reduplication transcript

Analytical discussion of ideophones and reduplication

Examples of ideophones and reduplication with Rengpu Rex Khullar and Beshot Khullar
Date: May 24, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of Lamkang proverbs

Recording of a translation and discussion of Lamkang proverbs with conversation about the process in Manipuri (Meiteiron).
Date: May 5, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of reduplication

Discussion of reduplication with positive and negative connotations in Lamkang. Discussant are Beshot Khullar, Rengpu Rex Khullar and Shobhana Chelliah.
Date: May 24, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of the Squirrel Story

A discussion of Theipa paomin [the Squirrel Story] with Beshot Khullar about his telling of the story. This recording could be used to illustrate how linguists can get aids to analyze grammars via transcription and translation of connected text.
Date: May 17, 2008
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Bette Graham interview with Walt Nielson (Radio KXXK)] transcript

[Bette Graham interview with Walt Nielson (Radio KXXK)]

Audio tape recording of Bette Graham interview with Walt Nielson on Radio KXXK, May 10, 1969.
Date: May 10, 1969
Creator: Liquid Paper Corporation Records
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consent and speaker background: Jeremy Aimol transcript

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
Consent and speaker background: Linda Saihriem transcript

Consent and speaker background: Linda Saihriem

Consent and speaker background of Linda Saihriem including education, languages spoken, and places lived. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.
Date: May 2, 2023
Creator: Saikia, Anujeema
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about 1950s Boro culture

This is a description of the cultural life of the Boros in Kokrajhar during the 1950s. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
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

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

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 Burushaski names of months transcript

Conversation about Burushaski names of months

Recording of Laila Khanum discussing the names of the months in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date: May 29, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
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

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 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 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