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UNT Libraries Special Collections
65
UNT College of Information
60
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
33
Oklahoma Historical Society
29
Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum
28
Sterling Municipal Library
22
UNT Libraries
13
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
10
Alvin Community College
9
Mount Pleasant Public Library
9
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Texas Digital Newspaper Program
109
Computational Resource on South Asian Languages
59
Tocker Foundation Grant
52
Mankiyali Language Resource
32
UNT Scholarly Works
32
Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program
29
Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR)
29
Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum
28
University Photography Collection
28
Texas State Publications
27
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Year
Month
Oral History Interview with Melvin Pratt, July 23, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Melvin Pratt. Pratt joined the Navy in April of 1944. He served as Seaman 3rd Class with the gunnery gang aboard the minesweeper USS Strength (AM-309). In December, they arrived in Pearl Harbor, and began training in preparation for the Iwo Jima invasion. On 16 February 1945, they began sweeping off Iwo Jima to clear the way for the invasion fleet. In late March, they assisted in clearing the approaches to the beaches off Okinawa for the impending assault. After the war ended, they participated with occupation forces in Japan, sweeping mines around Sasebo. He received his discharge in May of 1946.
Date:
July 23, 2019
Creator:
Pratt, Melvin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clyde Covey, July 17, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clyde Covey. Covey joined the Navy in October of 1945. He served as a Fireman aboard the patrol craft escort, the PCE-870, in Hawaii, completing patrols around Pearl Harbor, and in between the equator and the Aleutians. They had about nine different posts, where they would send up weather balloons with transmitters, radioing weather information back to Pearl Harbor. Covey later completed motor machinist school, and was assigned to PCE-852 at the Underwater Sound Laboratories in New London, Connecticut, developing underwater communication. He received his discharge in December of 1948.
Date:
July 17, 2019
Creator:
Covey, Clyde
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alfred Gluck, July 12, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alfred Gluck. Gluck joined the Merchant Marines in mid-1941. He served as a Seaman aboard a liberty ship, the SS George L. Baker (1614). In May of 1943, they traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, transporting general supplies and merchandise for people on the island. He returned to San Francisco, and was assigned to the SS James Lick in July as Able Seaman, traveling to New Hebrides and New Caledonia, transporting military cargo. In 1944 through the end of the war, Gluck also served aboard the SS Mormacgull, traveling to New Guinea and Guadalcanal and the SS Louis Sullivan (2781). He continued his service after the war, and received his discharge in March of 1946.
Date:
July 12, 2019
Creator:
Gluck, Alfred
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Ashbaugh, July 9, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Ashbaugh. Ashbaugh joined the Navy in April of 1944. He completed Electrician School. He served as Fireman 1st Class aboard a landing craft tank, the LCT-60. He traveled to Bougainville and Manus. Ashbaugh continued his service after the war ended, and participated in the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll, for which he provides vivid details. He served for a total of nine years in the Navy.
Date:
July 9, 2019
Creator:
Ashbaugh, James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Round Up, July 2019
Monthly magazine for Texas Lottery retailers that contains news, retailer spotlights, and a list of lottery winners.
Date:
July 2019
Creator:
Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Student Orientation Group at Apogee Stadium]
Photograph of University of North Texas student orientation group with Spiriki statue on Apogee stadium field in July of 2019.
Date:
April 30, 2023
Creator:
Gregory, Geneva
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative of Sultan Khan
In this monologue Sultan Khan (a 54-year old male driver) recollects his childhood memories when he was studying in class 8th. He narrates how he once fled from home to Sargodha and then to Lahore with a friend, and about the subsequent events. The other speakers in this recording are Muhammad Rafiq (a 28-year old male) and Muhammad Mushtaq (a 25-year old male).
Date:
July 15, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative of Sultan Khan
In this monologue Sultan Khan (a 54-year old male driver) recollects his childhood memories when he was studying in class 8th. He narrates how he once fled from home to Sargodha and then to Lahore with a friend, and about the subsequent events. The other speakers in this recording are Muhammad Rafiq (a 28-year old male) and Muhammad Mushtaq (a 25-year old male).
Date:
July 15, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story about "Unity is Strength"
This is a traditional story about a king who teaches his sons that unity is strength. He explains that one person by himself, just like one stick, can be broken easily, but many people together, like many sticks, cannot be so easily broken. Aurangzeb (born 1985) told the story while Gohar Rehman, born 1981, listened.
Date:
July 14, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of a man and his cunning wife
Recording of a traditional narrative where a cunning wife puts her husband to test by pretending to be ill all the time. The husband uses all possible means to cure her but to no avail. He then asks his wife to suggest what else he could do to cure her. She asks him to disgrace his mother. He disgraces her mother instead. His wife is shocked to see this. However, he responds to her saying that he did what she had asked him to do in order to cure her illness. The narrator Abdul Qayum (a 60-year old male factory worker) is narrating the story to two young speakers of Mankiyali (Abdul Haq and Aurangzeb).
Date:
July 14, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about life in village Danna in the olden days
This is a conversation between Abdul Haq (a 29-year old male teacher) and Abdul Qayum (a 60-year old male) about life in village Danna in the olden days.
Date:
July 14, 2019
Creator:
Aurangzeb
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about life in village Danna in the olden days
This is a conversation between Abdul Haq (a 29-year old male teacher) and Abdul Qayum (a 60-year old male) about life in village Danna in the olden days.
Date:
July 14, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about high school memories, part 1
Recording of a conversation between Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38 year old male shop owner) in which Aurangzeb talks to Gohar about their memories in high school. Aurangzeb recalls a student who once brought apricot fruits to the class and threw them on the floor. When the teacher entered the class, he slipped on one of the apricots and consequently punished the student. The speakers also recall several other stories/events in this session.
Date:
July 14, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about childhood activities
Recording of a conversation about some childhood activities in Danna. The speakers recount their memories about playing, going to school, and other activities. Muhammad Rafiq is a male teacher who is 29 years old at the time of recording. Abdul Haq is a male factory worker who is 28 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
July 14, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about high school memories, part 2
This is a conversation between Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 37-year old male) and Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male). In this conversation, Gohar-ur Rehman talks about his memories in high school. He recalls an incident when a student was punished by a teacher on the road. The speakers also recall several other events in this session.
Date:
July 14, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of a love story about Yusuf Khan and Sher Bano
This is a retelling of a love story of Yousaf Khan and Sher Bano by Ghulam Sarvar (a 70-year old male). Abdul Qayoum (a 60-year old male) is the listener in this recording. Native speakers Naik Muhammad and Aurangzeb are also present.
Date:
July 13, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about high school memories, part 2
This is a conversation between Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 37-year old male) and Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male). In this conversation, Gohar-ur Rehman talks about his memories in high school. He recalls an incident when a student was punished by a teacher on the road. The speakers also recall several other events in this session.
Date:
July 14, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of a king and his two sons
This is a retelling of the story of a king and his two sons by Ghulam Sarvar (a 70-year old male). Abdul Qayoum (a 60-year old male) is the listener. In this story, there was a king in Iran who had two sons. The sons get separated from each other. After a long time, there is a battle between the two sons, and one defeats the other. Eventually, they find out that they are brothers and regret that they were fighting.
Date:
July 13, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of a love story about Yusuf Khan and Sher Bano
This is a retelling of a love story of Yousaf Khan and Sher Bano by Ghulam Sarvar (a 70-year old male). Abdul Qayoum (a 60-year old male) is the listener in this recording. Native speakers Naik Muhammad and Aurangzeb are also present.
Date:
July 13, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of a woman's wisdom, 1
This is a retelling of a story about an evil man (a king/prince) who used to get married and then kill his wives. Eventually, he married a very wise girl, and she used her wisdom to make him a gentle man. In this recording, the narrator Abdul Qayum (a 59-year old male factory worker) is addressing Alam Zeb (a 32-year old male teacher).
Date:
July 13, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about a princess
This is the retelling of a traditional story about a princess narrated by the native speaker Ghulam Sarvar, and the native speaker Abdul Qayum was the listener.
Date:
July 13, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about a princess
This is the retelling of a traditional story about a princess narrated by the native speaker Ghulam Sarvar, and the native speaker Abdul Qayum was the listener.
Date:
July 13, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on getting water from the tap
This monologue by Muhammad Aslam (a 36-year old male teacher) is about a story of a man who was visiting a village and saw people getting water from a tap in the wall. He returned to his own village and eagerly explained that he discovered a new way to get water that was much easier than their traditional way. He bought the supplies and installed the tap in the wall, but no water came out. One of his fellow villagers explained to him that, in order for the tap to work, one must install a pipe from a water source to the tap faucet in the wall.
Date:
July 12, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem about a religious missionary group
Recording of a performance of a poem about a religious missionary group who pray often and teach people about the benefits of religious practices. The contributor Muhammad Aslam is a 36-year old male teacher.
Date:
July 12, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library