Sound recording of an unidentified lecturer during a preservation conference hosted by Texas Historical Commission and Preservation Texas Alliance. Side B: Oral history of Elizabeth Jones Tanner recording reminiscences, Margaret Hayes recording. Tanner talks about her childhood and community.

Recording of family members talking informally about dreams, sleeping, and visiting. Thangpuii is the main speaker, but she is interrupted by the rest of the family making small talk and offering to help with her swollen joints. Visitors and family members are talking in the background.

Transcript of an oral monologue by John A. Hugghins. Hugghins finished high school in Bryan, Texas in May, 1041, and went to Baylor University that fall on a football scholarship. He joined the Navy and was called to active duty in July, 1943. In the meantime, he stayed in school. Once he received the call, he reported to stations in Mississippi and New York for training. When he finished midshipman school in Plattsburgh, New York, he was commissioned an ensign in June, 1944. He immediately reported to Charleston, South Carolina, where LSM-152 was under construciton. Before long, he was made gunnery and supply officer assigned to USS LSM-201, which became his home for the duration of the war. Aboard USS LSM-201, Hugghins passed through the Panama Canal on the way to Pearl Harbor, where tanks were loaded aboard the vessel for transport to Iwo Jima. Hugghins speaks about his first impression of Iwo Jima, the naval bombardment prior to the invasion and making a landing there. He also discusses the flag-raising and what it felt like to witness that. Hugghins visited the island one day and got a tour from a Marine in a jeep. He also visited the Marine …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Benjamin Hazard. Hazard joined the Army in December of 1943. He served with the 27th Infantry Division. He participated in combat, and also worked as a language officer. Hazard became proficient in Japanese. After the war, he continued his service as a reserve officer.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Martin Harris. Harris was born in Japan in 1923. He moved to the US to attend college. The war broke out and he joined the Navy. He completed Navy Language School. In April of 1944 he was transferred to the Joint Intelligence Center of Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA) under the direction of CINCPAC. He worked as a translator of documents. In May of 1944, he was selected for the Naval Civil Affairs Unit and deployed to Saipan. He shares his experience living and working on the island. He returned to Hawaii in May of 1945, and was assigned to the Interrogation Department at Pearl Harbor. After the war ended, and Harris was discharged, he remained in the reserves.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Jacobson. Jacobson was born in 1916. In 1940 he was accepted in the aviation cadet program and graduated in December 1941. He was sent to Fiji where he received additional flight training and was then sent to Guadalcanal. He describes being bombarded for over four hours one night by Japanese ships off the coast. He tells of the experiences of dropping bombs, strafing and escorting bombers during his more than 100 missions and three tours on Guadalcanal. He was selected to be Captain John Mitchell’s wingman during Operation Vengeance. He describes the precise flight plotted by Mitchell for intercept of Admiral Yamamoto’s plane over Bougainville. A vivid description is given of the actions taken by the planes involved in the attack.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Brush. Brush was assigned to serve as the Chief Engineer of the Philippine Manufacturing Company in Manila, before World War II. He and his wife traveled to Manila in May of 1941 and operated the factory until the end of December. He and his wife were taken prisoner into Santo Tomas Internment Camp in January of 1942. Brush shares details of the accommodations, building structure, atmosphere, food rations, starvation, illnesses, separated living conditions of men, women and children as well as their required daily work. They were later moved to Los Baños Internment Camp. In December of 1943 his wife, along with other women from Santo Tomas, were brought to Los Baños and allowed to live together as a family. Brush provides vivid details of their rescue in February of 1945.

Sound recording of a TNRCC (now Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) meeting with the Texas Air Quality Coalition in Gainesville, TX on January 25, 1999.

Piano concert performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

Faculty voice recital performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

Ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

Interview with Harry William Crate, a former professor and archeologist from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his descriptions and explanation of the significance of rock mounds in Kerr County.

Interview with Matias Rodriguez, a reverend from Kerrville, Texas, whose family has lived in the hill country of Texas for seven generations, since 1829. The interview includes Rodriguez's experiences as the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church and as a prisoner of war in World War II.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 11th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 16th, 1994 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The concert theme of the year is entitled "The Black Family: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters" featuring a 400-voice combined youth and adult choir with gospel singer Lola Falana.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a city meeting regarding a piece of property in the city of Dallas that earns rent revenue and tenant revenue. The tape includes one track of audio that features a man leading the meeting but overall sound quality is quiet.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 14th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape includes two tracks of well recorded audio of a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins. The concert serves as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Phyllis Hyman.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert of 1996. The tape includes two well recorded tracks of audio that feature gospel singers, speakers, and a large choir.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 11th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 16th, 1994 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The concert theme of the year is entitled "The Black Family: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters" featuring a 400-voice combined youth and adult choir with gospel singer Lola Falana.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 11th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 16th, 1994 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The concert theme of the year is entitled "The Black Family: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters" featuring a 400-voice combined youth and adult choir along with gospel singer Lola Falana.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 15th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert held on January 17th, 1998 at the Meyerson Symphony center. The concert is entitled "Our Youth and the Civil Rights Movement: Continuing the Legacy" featuring youth and young adult vocalists along with special guest Erykah Badu.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape records the 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins. The concert serves as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Phyllis Hyman.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 14th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert, Musical Reflection- 20 Years Later...A Spiritual Jubilee. The tape includes choral singers and was recorded at the Meyerson Symphony Center.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape records the 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins. The concert serves as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Phyllis Hyman.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert of 1990 entitled "From Despair to Triumph" featuring R&B singer Melba Moore. The tape was recorded during the celebratory weekend held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday January 12th at the Meyerson Symphony Center.