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Oral History Interview with Jack Hensel, July 21, 2022

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Hensel. Hensel was drafted into the Navy in June 1943. He trained as an aerial gunner and was eventually assigned to a crew aboard an Avenger. In early 1945, he went aboard USS Franklin (CV-13). In March, when the Franklin was attacked, Hensel was blown overboard and eventually made it onto a raft before being rescued by USS Hickox (DD-673). He went to a hospital at Ulithi to recover from burns before heading back to the US.… more
Date: July 21, 2022
Duration: 58 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Metzler, Ed
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Walter Gallagher, July 21, 2022

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Walter Gallagher. Gallagher joined the Navy after quitting high school and trained in aviation ordnance. In May, 1944 he was assigned to USS Franklin (CV-13) where he would arm dive bombers. Gallagher describes an injury he sustained while loading bombs as well as various enemy attacks on the Franklin, including a kamikaze. He was aboard when the Japanese bombed the Franklin in March, 1945. Gallagher recalls the attack and was or… more
Date: July 21, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Gallagher, Walter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 29 - Continued. Great Depression and New Deal (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the conservative backlash to the New Deal in Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 15 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 30 - World War II and the Making of a New Texas (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering preparations for war and involvement of Texans in World War II and the transformational effects it had on the State. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 49 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 31 - Texas Transformed (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering a changing Texas around and shortly after World War II. Covers a changing economy, urbanization, politics, and the 1948 senate race. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 24 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 32 - Road to Civil Rights (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the lead up to the Civil Rights Movement in Texas. Covers Mexican americans and LULAC, African Americans and the NAACP, and the aftermath of the Brown Decisions. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 42 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 33 - Civil Rights, Struggles and Victories (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the the Civil Rights Era in Texas. Covers desegregation in Texas Schools, a crisis at Mansfield High School, the return of the Republican Party, JFK and LBJ, and the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 55 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 34 - Great Society, Vietnam, Nixon (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the years of LBJ's presidency. Covers the war on poverty, Vietnam war, and the election of Richard Nixon. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 42 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 35 - The Rise of Republican Texas (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the last quarter of the 20th Century in Texas. Covers the Women's Right movement, the oil boom of the 1970s-1980s, the rise of the Republican Party and the making of modern Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 53 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[Battleship Texas]

Description: Aerial footage of the Battleship Texas, docked in Site in La Porte, Texas. Video footage is silent.
Date: July 7, 2022
Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds
Creator: Hicks, William
Location: 29.755399 -95.088295
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site]

Description: Aerial and B-roll footage from the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte, Texas. Clips feature the San Jacinto Monument, reflecting pool, granite markers, as well as water and landscapes across the site as seen from various elevations. Video footage is silent.
Date: July 7, 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Hicks, William
Location: 29.751720 -95.086970
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Aerial Video Footage of Spindletop Wellhead Site

Description: Aerial view of the swamplands covering the site of Spindletop in Beaumont, TX as seen from above Spindletop Park located off of West Port Arthur Road/Spur 93. Video footage is silent.
Date: July 6, 2022
Duration: 37 seconds
Creator: Hicks, William
Location: 30.012974 -94.076173
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[TBAAL - 14-Hour Film Feast with Lisa Gay Hamilton]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 14-Hour Film Feast: A Closeup On Beah Richards - Film Talk with Filmmaker Lisa Gay Hamilton, held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre in Dallas, TX. The audio starts with the showing of the film, followed by discussion over the content.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 22 minutes 02 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - "Believe" concert]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Believe" Concert held on February 22-23, 2013 as part of the PYA Series. The concert featured numerous gospel performances accompanied by an organ, drums and choir.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 05 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - "Bethune": one woman show]

Description: Video from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded. The video is a recording of "Bethune," a one-woman show on the life of Mary McLeod Bethune ft. Esther Rolle, held from July 12 - 14, 2014 at the Burton Main Theater at 8:00 pm.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 05 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Black Thinkers: From Table to Action: Cultural Discourse: 1 of 2]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Black Thinkers: From Table to Action - Cultural Discourse" event. The event feature a roundtable discussion about the Bible while the participants eat dinner. Included amongst the speakers is featured artist John Paul Batiste. This is the first of two audios.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 31 minutes 53 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Black Thinkers: From Table to Action: Cultural Discourse: 2 of 2]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Black Thinkers: From Table to Action - Cultural Discourse" event. The event feature a roundtable discussion about the Bible while the participants eat dinner. Included amongst the speakers is featured artist John Paul Batiste. This is the second of two audios.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 20 minutes 01 second
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Don't be Deceived There's Still Some Good Men Left]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Don't be Deceived There's Still Some Good Men Left", dress performance series. The audio features numerous dance performances with audience's reactions.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 48 minutes 32 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Two Sisters in Gospel Concert: 2 of 2]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Two Sisters in Gospel Concert held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre in Dallas, TX on May 7, 2007. The concert features gospel performances from featured artists Myrna Summer and Sara Jordan Powell, and a choir. The audio is the second tape in the series.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 18 minutes 42 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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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
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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
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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
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Oral History Interview with Rita Wiltz, July 30, 2016

Description: Mrs. Wiltz grew up in the community of Tamina which was founded as a Freedmen's Settlement in the late 1800s. She described some history, race relations, gentrification, infrastructure inequality and changes over time in Tamina. Wiltz currently runs multiple community organizations that provide services to residents in Tamina and the surrounding areas. Wiltz runs a community center in Tamina and the non-profit organization Children's Books on Wheels.
Date: July 30, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith; Howard, Jasmin & Wiltz, Rita
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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