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Oral History Interview with Edwin J. Pesek, March 5, 2001

Description: Interview with Edwin J. Pesek, accountant and Army Air Forces veteran (441st Bomb Squadron, 320th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-26 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Army Air Forces, 1942; pre-flight training, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1942; primary flight training, Uvalde, Texas, 1942; basic flight training, Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1942-43; advanced flight training, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, 1943; bomb… more
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Date: March 5, 2001
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Pesek, Edwin J.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Harold L. Gensler, March 31, 2001

Description: Interview with Harold L. Gensler, a Navy veteran (USS Edgecombe), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Youth in Ossining, New York; employment with the New York Central Railroad during the late 1930s and early 1940s; enlistment in the Navy SeaBees, 1943; basic training, Camp Perry, Virginia, 1943; temporary assignment as a clerk at the Oakland Naval Supply Center, 1943-44; assignment to the USS Edgecombe (APA-164), 1944; marital problems; operations around Leyt… more
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Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Gensler, Harold L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

SAM Speaks, Number 158, March-April 2001

Description: Bimonthly magazine discussing news and events for the Society of Antique Modelers as well as topics related to aviation as well as collecting, restoring, maintaining, and identifying antique airplane models, along with advertising.
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Date: March 2001
Creator: Society of Antique Modelers
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Black Folks Don't Need NO Shrinks", tape 1 of 2, 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance of "Black Folks Don't Need NO Shrinks" at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on March 30th, 2001. The VHS footage shows the performance which takes place on three alternating stages of a play touching on the many facets of black culture that drive African Americans to seek therapy along with the many cultural hang ups of asking for help as a minority group.
Date: March 30, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Griot Productions
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Wild Women Blues" Paris performance sample reel]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a sample reel for a commercial to be made about an upcoming performance of "Wild Women Blues" in June of 2002. The BetaCam footage shows high quality clips of the women giving a crowd pleasing performance such as Linda Hopkins performing in Paris in March of 2001.
Date: March 25, 2001
Duration: 6 minutes 04 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Wild Women Blues" Paris performance sample reel, 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a sample reel for a commercial to be mads about an upcoming performance of "Wild Women Blues" in June of 2002. The BetaCam footage shows high quality clips of the women giving a crowd pleasing performance such as Linda Hopkins performing in Paris in March of 2001.
Date: March 25, 2001
Duration: 6 minutes 04 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Folks Don't Need No Shrinks, Part 2 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Black Folks Don't Need No Shrinks event in 2001. This video features a theatrical performance touching on the many facets of black culture that drive African Americans to seek therapy along with the many cultural hang ups of asking for help as a minority group. Performed live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. This video is Part 2 of 2 of the event.
Date: March 30, 2001
Duration: 32 minutes 35 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Folks Don't Need No Shrinks, Part 1 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Black Folks Don't Need No Shrinks event in 2001. This video features a theatrical performance touching on the many facets of black culture that drive African Americans to seek therapy along with the many cultural hang ups of asking for help as a minority group. Performed live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. This video is Part 1 of 2 of the event.
Date: March 30, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 10 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Two Legends Singing" after-dinner show]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Two Legends Singing" dinner show over the weekend of March 9-10th, 2001 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows entertainers Linda Hopkins and Barbara McNair singing a variety of jazz, Broadway, and R&B classics.
Date: March 10, 2001
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Hopkins, Linda; McNair, Barabra & King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Dance with Africa" live performance video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Dance with Africa" featuring the dance company of Djely Moussa Diabate. The live performance was held on Friday, March 2nd, 2001. The footage shows the company's dancers ranging in age from children to adults and a company of drummers all performing traditional West African folk music and movement.
Date: March 2, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Djely Kunda West African Dance and Drumming Company
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Kiss It Up To God" movie review and interactive discussion]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the showing of a clip of the Caran Hartsfield "Kiss It Up To God" followed by a post-film interactive discussion held on March 31st, 2001. The footage centers on the discussion covering how gender, politics, and economics impact African American women in the film industry. The film itself tackles the themes of church, state and family.
Date: March 31, 2001
Duration: 55 minutes 37 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman hands out certificates during ILD event]

Description: Photograph of a woman handing out certificates during an Instructional Leadership Development (ILD) event hosted by UNT's Center for Public Service. The woman (right) can be seen standing across from a boy, looking down at a stack of certificates in her hands. She appears to be speaking. A young girl is sitting at a table across from her with her back turned to the camera, holding a certificate.
Date: March 2001
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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