11 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 11
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Dr. Morris Baker, July 31, 2016

Description: Dr. Morris Baker was born in 1939 in Ranger, Texas, the son of a mechanic and a domestic worker. As a child in Ranger, Baker lived in a mixed neighborhood of Mexican Americans, poor whites, and African Americans. Although, Ranger had segregated black and brown neighborhoods as well. Baker attended a one-room, all-black school called Slaughter Ward Elementary up to 6th grade. From 6th to 10th grade, Baker had to be bused to Eastland, where education ended for African Americans before they could… more
Date: July 31, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Baker, Morris & Wisely, Karen
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Maria Jordan, July 31, 2016

Description: Mrs. Jordan has worked as a community social worker mainly servicing the Hispanic/Latino population in mainly Houston and Montgomery County. Jordan has worked to ensure that the Hispanic/Latino population has access to resources. Jordan consistently collaborates with other organizations that fosters multiracial collaborations. Jordan discussed growing up in Houston and Aldine. Jordan's family left the Barrio in Houston and moved to the more rural Aldine when she was three. Jordan discussed the … more
Date: July 31, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Jordan, Maria; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Patricia Thomas, July 31, 2016

Description: Patricia A. Thomas was born in 1957 in Andrews, Texas, where she grew up. She entered elementary school in an integrated school where many of her classmates as well as some teachers physically and verbally abused the African American students. Thomas first attended Lincoln Elementary and then Jack and Jill Elementary. In junior high and high school, Thomas adapted many black nationalists or “radical” viewpoints, which led her to call for the teaching of African American history in her high scho… more
Date: July 31, 2016
Duration: 44 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Thomas, Patricia
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
captions transcript

[News Clip: Vikki Carr]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 31, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Location: 32.785716 -96.801797
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

[News Clip: Customer spies]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 31, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017

Description: Interview with Ronald Girard, a veteran of the United States Air Force and post office worker. Girard describes his experiences as a navigator in the U.S. Air Force, participating in experimental tests run by the CIA at Area 51 as a part of the 1129th Special Activity Squad, experience in the Vietnam War, and working as a mail carrier in Kerrville.
Date: October 31, 2017
Duration: 58 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Girard, Ronald Lee
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Michael Miles, October 31, 2018

Description: Interview with Mike Miles, the former Vice President of Government Relations at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) from Dallas, Texas. While the interview briefly covers aspects of his life in Ohio and Dallas, it focuses on his career with DART. Miles discusses the many successes and failures of public transportation in regards to improving mobility management. He indicates that there has been a shift in perception of public transit since the 1970s and more people are looking for alternative meth… more
Date: October 31, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Moye, Todd & Miles, Michael
Partner: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
captions transcript

[Dallas Sings Tape 2 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Dallas Sings event in 2012. This video features performances by the Andrews Brothers and New Art 6 live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: March 31, 2012
Duration: 26 minutes 22 seconds
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, March 31, 2015

Description: Interview with Cecil Vernon Wellborn, a retired civil engineer who helped construct the Dallas City Hall, from Center Point, Texas. Wellborn speaks of his time as a civil engineer, specifically his work on the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville and the Dallas City Hall.
Date: March 31, 2015
Duration: 43 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Wellborn, Cecil Vernon
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
captions transcript

[Dallas Sings Tape 2 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Dallas Sings event in 2012. This video features performances by the Andrews Brothers and New Art 6 live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: March 31, 2012
Duration: 26 minutes 22 seconds
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
captions transcript

[Dallas Sings Tape 1 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Dallas Sings event in 2012. This video features various performances by New Art 6, a spiritual singing group, live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The video features performances by the Andrews Brothers.
Date: March 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 51 seconds
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
Back to Top of Screen