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Oral History Interview with Gayle Reaves-King, April 4, 2012

Description: Interview with Gayle Reaves-King,a journalist in Fort Worth, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, family life, and her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Ayers, Cesta & Reaves-King, Gayle
Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism
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Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations

Description: This report looks at the relationship between the U.S. and Thailand, in particular, recent rivalries between populist political forces, neopotism in government, and Thai relationships with neighboring countries.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Dolven, Ben
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Kissinger]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about presidential adviser, Henry Kissinger, heading to Bangkok, Thailand.
Date: July 5, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Flood Resilience Building in Thailand: Assessing Progress and the Effect of Leadership

Description: This article uses the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 10 Essentials for Making Cities Resilient as guidelines to assess the progress of flood resilience building in Thailand.
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Khunwishit, Somporn; Choosuk, Chanisada & Webb, Gary
Partner: UNT College of Public Affairs and Community Service

Tape 59 Side B

Description: Akha songs and narratives. Death Rituals III. Continued from Side A. 0-42 pàq maq mɔ̀ tjhö̀
Date: July 5, 1978
Duration: 31 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Partner: UNT College of Information

Tape 59 Side A

Description: Akha songs and narratives. Death Rituals III. Àbɔ́qɔ 5/7-78. 0-61 ö́ zá thó ə; 61-[end] pàq maq mɔ̀ tjhö̀
Date: July 5, 1978
Duration: 32 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Partner: UNT College of Information

Tape 60 Side B

Description: Akha songs and narratives. Death Rituals IV. Continued from Side A. 0-1 tshɛ̀ hɔ́ là lo ə thó ə; 1-32 djè àŋ djè zə́ thó ə; 32-48 njí nɛ̀q ə tsỳq thó ə; 48-61 mɔ̀ djìq djìq ə thó ə; 61-63 lowering dead into the coffin
Date: July 5, 1978
Duration: 31 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Partner: UNT College of Information

Tape 80 Side B

Description: Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. ɣoq xhɛ̀ ɣoq doq thó ə́ (tshɔ́ sjhí ə khɔ̀-sjhə) Àbɔ́qɔ 5/11-1978; bjm̀ dɛ̀q jà dɛ̀q thó ə́, djɔ́ la tshɛ̀ ə (tshɔ́ sjhí ə khɔ̀-sjhə) 6/11-1978
Date: 1978-11-05/1978-11-06
Duration: 31 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Partner: UNT College of Information

Tape 80 Side A

Description: Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Tape 79. ɣoq xhɛ̀ ɣoq doq thó ə́ (tshɔ́ sjhí ə khɔ̀-sjhə) Àbɔ́qɔ 5/11-1978
Date: November 5, 1978
Duration: 29 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Akha notebook 90

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of songs and rituals associated with death and marriage. Continued from Notebook 80.
Date: 1978-04-05/1978-05
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Spencer, February 5, 1979

Description: Interview with Thomas Spencer, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Joplin, Texas. Spencer discusses his experiences with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, the "Lost Battalion" captured on Java in March 1942, including: joining the service; training; deployment to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and Malang; the Japanese attack on Java; the American surrender; experiences in internment and labor at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, several camps on the Burma Railway… more
Date: February 5, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Spencer, Thomas
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Tape 60 Side A

Description: Akha songs and narratives. Death Rituals IV. 0-58 xhö́ nɛ̀q daq ə; 58-[end] tshɛ̀ hɔ́ là lo ə thó ə
Date: July 5, 1978
Duration: 32 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Oral History Interview with C. L. Pryor, December 5, 1987

Description: Interview with Charley Pryor, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Elmore City, Oklahoma. Pryor discusses joining the Marine Corps, operations with the North China Marines in Tsingtao, interactions with Japanese troops before the war, surviving the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30), being captured and participating in a Japanese landing on Java, thoughts on Japanese soldiers and military life, experiences working on the Burma Railway in Thailand, experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Bata… more
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Jones, Waller F. & Pryor, Charley L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John Stiles, May 5, 2013

Description: Interview with John Stiles, a US Air Force navigator and Vietnam War veteran from Memphis, Tennessee. Stiles discusses joining the Air Force, the RF-4 Phantom II, deployment to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, flying reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, being shot down and later meeting the Vietnamese pilot who did it, and Air America.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: May 5, 2013
Creator: Ferguson, J. Michael & Stiles, John
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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