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[Pro-Palestinian, Anti-Occupation Protest on the UNT Library Mall]

Description: Video of a pro-Palestinian, anti-occupation protest on the UNT Library Mall outside the Administration Building on the morning of April 17, 2024. There was a crowd of approximately 75-100 students and organizers chanting. Several communist and Chinese flags can be seen.
Date: April 17, 2020
Duration: 1 minute
Creator: Hicks, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Starbucks Pandemic Closure]

Description: Video of footage taken on the day a Starbucks shut down for the pandemic. The Starbucks is located inside the Westin Hotel on the waterway in The Woodlands, Texas.
Date: March 21, 2020
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Creator: Jenson, Briar
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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OA Week 2020: Open Pedagogy Roundtable

Description: Video recording of the Open Pedagogy roundtable session which was hosted by the UNT Libraries as part of Open Access Week in 2020. The session focuses on Open Pedagogy as a method to include open access material in the classroom but also to increase equity and inclusion in curriculum.
Date: October 19, 2020
Duration: 3 hours 2 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Connors, Priscilla L.; Tully, David; Rusche, Philip & Martin, John Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries

Personal narrative of two sisters from Karsha village

Description: Tshering Garmo and Tshering Dolma, sisters from the village of Karsha in Zangskar, share personal narratives about their family and life in Zangskar. Assisted by Sonam Phalkay, we delve into memories of his grandmother and her younger sister. A candid pre-interview exchange unfolds between the Tshering sisters and Chhuskit Angmo (Sonam's mother) while the recording equipment was being set up, which enriches the narrative. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date: September 28, 2020
Duration: 8 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Location: None
Partner: UNT College of Information

Oral History Interview with Ignaz Gorischek, August 17, 2020

Description: Interview with Ignaz Gorischek, a fashion consultant from the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Gorischek discusses his forty years of work in the department store industry, specifically in luxury retail, opening stores and putting on exhibits with Neiman Marcus, leaving Neiman's to work at a design firm in Dallas, and working with students at the University of North Texas.
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Date: August 17, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Becker, Annette & Gorischek, Ignaz
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Personal narrative about the early life of Muhammad Younas

Description: This is a personal narrative by Muhammad Younas (a 60-year old male and retired factory worker) about a time when he was working in Karachi. Muhammad Younas talks about his life in Karachi, other community members who lived there, and some incidents that happened during that time. The other speaker present during this recording is Abdul Qayoum (a 60-year old male).
Date: August 26, 2020
Duration: 2 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of the thirsty crow

Description: This is a retelling of the story of the thirsty crow by Akbar Khan (a 46-year old male teacher). Once upon a time, a crow was very thirsty. He flew in search of water and saw a pitcher. He sat on the pitcher to drink water, but the surface of the water was low and he could not reach it. He then gathered some small pebbles and put them in the pitcher one by one. The water level raised. He drank water and flew away. The other speaker present during this recording is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 40-year old… more
Date: August 18, 2020
Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about a scam

Description: This is a narrative by Muhammad Aslam (a 38-year old male teacher) about a scam. Once someone called a friend of Muhammad Aslam and told him that he had received a prize. The gentleman (the speaker's friend) was very happy. The caller at the other end asked him to top up credit on his mobile phone, and he did so. After losing some money he understood that it was a scam. The other speaker present during this recording is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 39-year old male shopkeeper).
Date: August 18, 2020
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue about a master and his helper

Description: This is a monologue by Muhammad Aslam (a 38-year old male teacher) about a master and his domestic help. The master asks his helper to bring a sharpening tool and the helper brings sand instead. He could not differentiate between the two words because they were homophonous. The other native speaker present during this recording is Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 39-year old male shopkeeper).
Date: August 18, 2020
Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of half headache

Description: This is a religious legend about the spread of a certain disease (referred to as "half headache" because the pain affects one side of the head) in a certain village. In this legend, Prophet Moses put the "half headache" in pots and said that he would burn it. A villager asks him not to burn her and says that she will not return if he repeated the story seven times. The legend is narrated by Abdul Rehman (a 80 year old male) and the other speaker is Imtiaz Ahmad (a 31-year old male).
Date: June 18, 2020
Duration: 1 minute 08 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative of Abdul Rehman

Description: In this personal narrative, Abdul Rehman recollects his encounter with a lady while he was on a journey to another village with a friend. This lady greatly surprised both friends as she unexpectedly turns out to be a Mankiyali speaker living in a place outside the geographical domain of the Mankiyali linguistic community.
Date: June 18, 2020
Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Historical narrative about a war

Description: Recording of a historical narrative. The speaker/narrator Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male farmer) talks to Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male farmer) about a war that the nawab (ruler) of the former state of Amb, Nawab Farid Khan, waged on the neighboring state of Seeri because, apparently, its ruler had ousted one of his court nobles who happened to be a relative of the former. The narrator recounts the memories of his father who was an eye witness to the havoc that the forces of Nawab Farid u… more
Date: June 18, 2020
Duration: 7 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about grass cutting

Description: This is a conversation between Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male) and Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male) about the cutting of grass. The speaker talks about a man who was trying to show his efficiency while cutting the grass and the speaker taught him a lesson.
Date: June 18, 2020
Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of the sanctification ritual

Description: The speaker narrates about earlier times when their ancestors used to built grand house and conduct ceremonies and pull pillars, posts, and big logs to build bridges. Before they start pulling the bridge materials, their ancestors performed a ritual called kaphi-kapaibo. While performing the ritual, the log will be cleaned with different types of leaves from end to end. This ritual is done so that they would carry the bridge materials easily. It is done to ward off injury or to avoid any sickne… more
Date: May 30, 2020
Duration: 1 minute 11 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of pulling bridge materials

Description: The speaker narrates about the practice of pulling big logs to build a bridge. This practice was passed down from many generations and it is still in practice today. Because this practice has been done since since our ancestors' time, people selflessly take part in pulling big stones and logs. Every villager contributes in this community work.
Date: May 30, 2020
Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of pulling pillars and posts

Description: This narration is about the practice of pulling logs for pillar and post. The speaker narrates about some accompanying activities like elders beating drum and singing while logs are being pulled in the olden days.
Date: May 30, 2020
Duration: 2 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of community fishing

Description: The speaker narrates about the traditional practice of community fishing in Tharon village called makukha zuanbo. Tharon people do this from time to time during March-April.
Date: March 20, 2020
Duration: 1 minute 09 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of beating the katu herb used in fishing

Description: The speaker describes the process of beating the katu, an herb used in community fishing. Bundles of katu are beaten with a wooden rod to produce juice and bubbles.
Date: March 20, 2020
Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of varieties of fish

Description: The speaker identifies the different varieties of fish caught in the community fishing expedition.
Date: March 20, 2020
Duration: 47 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of preparation for community fishing

Description: The speaker narrates about the preparation for community fishing. In order to go fishing, some twenty or thirty people go to identify the spot. Based on everyone’s opinion, they decided on a place to do the fishing. A day before fishing, some members also go deep to the forest to collect katu, the herb used for fishing. Each member contributes their labor even before the real fishing begins.
Date: March 20, 2020
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information
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[Shipment of Schlappi mannequins]

Description: Video of the Texas Fashion Collection receiving a shipment of Schlappi mannequins from the Italian maker Bonaveri. These mannequins were funded by the UNT Diamond Eagles 2020 project and are used for digitization of TFC artifacts in workspaces in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: November 9, 2020
Duration: 18 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Shipment of boxes with Schlappi mannequins]

Description: Video of the Texas Fashion Collection receiving a shipment of Schlappi mannequins from the Italian maker Bonaveri. These mannequins were funded by the UNT Diamond Eagles 2020 project and are used for digitization of TFC artifacts in workspaces in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: November 9, 2020
Duration: 23 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Megan Detoso photographing an evening dress]

Description: Video of Texas Fashion Collection photograph Megan Desoto photographing an evening dress by designer Lilli Wolff in a workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: November 20, 2020
Duration: 09 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Performance of a folk song 'Niureng lui Iniu ahuliu tu'

Description: This folk song is about a man who could not win the heart of his lover. The legendary composer of the song is Niureng of Kalalong village. The singer is from Nzau village, Nagaland. This video was recorded by Azanbou Nbung.
Date: December 10, 2020
Duration: 6 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Partner: UNT College of Information
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