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Singin' Texas

Description: Sound recording of classic Texas songs performed by Francis Edward (F. E.) Abernethy. This recording was produced to accompany the first edition of Abernethy's book Singin' Texas, Texas Folklore Society publication number ExB 18. Some of the songs are complete but others are only partially performed. Between songs are short spoken portions explaining the lyrics and history of the music. Some of the songs are supported and woven together by a narrative while others are only partially performed, … more
Date: 1983
Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Location: 32.308213 -94.431311
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Singin' Texas

Description: Sound recording of classic Texas songs performed by Francis Edward (F. E.) Abernethy. This recording was produced to accompany the first edition of Abernethy's book Singin' Texas, Texas Folklore Society publication number ExB 18. Some of the songs are complete but others are only partially performed. Between songs are short spoken portions explaining the lyrics and history of the music. Some of the songs are supported and woven together by a narrative while others are only partially performed, … more
Date: 1983
Duration: 29 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Investigation into Urban Transportation]

Description: Audio cassette from the NaDeane Walker Anderson collection. This audio begins with NaDeane Walker, staff writer, for the Dallas Times Herald trying to read someone to talk about taxi cab and other urban transportaion, as directed by a Glenn Ford. Side 2 of the cassette is mostly white noise. Near fifty minutes into the tape there is a conference discussing the second World War.
Date: 197X
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Anderson, NaDeane Walker
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Symphonic Spirituals" album selections one track]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during an album selection recording of "Symphonic Spirituals" with former congress women speaker Barbara Jordan. The tape has one track of well recorded audio that opens with a man outlining the purpose of the tape followed by recorded selections of the London Orchestra performing spiritual and gospel music.
Date: unknown
Duration: 21 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Barbara, Jordan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Nan Alexander, July 22, 2020

Description: Interview with Nan (Barbara) Alexander, a former model and executive at Neiman Marcus. Alexander discusses her background, beginning work in the fashion industry as a store model, her education, working as a sample model and "Girl Friday" at Howard Wolf Inc. in Fair Park, being a sportswear model at Neiman Marcus, the layout of the store, the apparel market, and the history of fashion in the DFW area.
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Date: July 22, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Becker, Annette & Alexander, Barbara
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Tracy Hayes, October 29, 2020

Description: Interview with Tracy Hayes, former writer and editor for the Dallas Morning News from Dallas, Texas. Hayes discusses her background and family, change in the fashion industry over time, being hired at the Dallas Morning News, becoming the founding editor of FD Luxe, a monthly fashion magazine, covering fashion shows, and her current life and interest in fashion.
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Date: October 29, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Becker, Annette & Hayes, Tracy
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Susan Huston, November 2, 2020

Description: Interview with Susan Huston, a career freelancer from Dallas, Texas. Huston discusses her background, initial involvement in the Dallas fashion industry, life as a freelancer, starting her own company, writing a book, teaching, preparations for fashion shows, modeling, and how the fashion industry has changed over the decades.
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Date: November 2, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Becker, Annette & Huston, Susan
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ruth Ann Johnston, July 29, 2020

Description: Interview with Ruth Ann Johnston, a former trimmer from El Paso, Texas. Johnston describes her background and journey to becoming involved in the Dallas fashion industry, education at Texas Tech and the University of North Texas, work as a trimmer in the display department in several stores, including Neiman Marcus, the "NM Way," the AIDS epidemic and its impact on the fashion industry, her shoe collection, and the importance of developing relationships in the industry.
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Date: July 29, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Becker, Annette & Johnston, Ruth Ann
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Larry Leathers, July 15, 2020

Description: Interview with Larry Leathers, former Visual Manager at Neiman Marcus from Dallas, Texas. Leathers describes his background in theater and dance, fascination with the "frozen theater" of display mannequins, entry into the fashion industry, promotion from display creator to manager of a department to manager of a whole store, stories about working with clients, family, change over time, and the importance of remembering the heart of the fashion industry.
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Date: July 15, 2020
Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Becker, Annette & Leathers, Larry
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Naomie Rudelson, July 13, 2020

Description: Interview with Naomi Rudelson, a former department store executive from New Orleans, Louisiana. Rudelson discusses involvement with the fashion industry in Dallas, starting with work as an assistant to a personal shopper and eventually becoming vice president of several different department stores. Rudelson also describes designing a curriculum for students at the University of North Texas, and the work environment at Dalton's department store, Sanger-Harris, Winkleman's in Detroit, and May Com… more
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Date: July 13, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Becker, Annette & Rudelson, Naomi
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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[Beah Richards Workshop, part 1]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records. The audio was recorded during the Beah Richards workshop at the "One In Mission" A Convocation on the Relationship of the Black Church and the Arts event. Beulah Elizabeth Richardson professionally as Beah Richards, was an American actress on stage, screen, and television. The audio quality is very low and it is hard to hear what Beah Richards is saying in the beginning, audio at some points will be loud with workshop attendees … more
Date: October 13, 1978
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters (Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Beah Richards Workshop, part 2]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records. The audio was recorded during the Beah Richards workshop at the "One In Mission" A Convocation on the Relationship of the Black Church and the Arts event. Beulah Elizabeth Richardson professionally as Beah Richards, was an American actress on stage, screen, and television.
Date: October 13, 1978
Duration: 22 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters (Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral history interview with Tim Taylor]

Description: Oral history interview with Timothy John Taylor. Topics covered include: his childhood in England, his introduction to the Cathedral of Hope (CoH), his service on the Cathedral of Hope Board from 1994 to 2009, the history of the Cathedral of Hope's location and buildings, the split between the Cathedral of Hope and the Metropolitan Community Church (CoH's original affiliation), and the history behind the arrivals and departures of Cathedral's clergy.
Date: January 26, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Bryant, Kathryn & Lawrence, Kathy
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Dr. Roger Buffalohead from the University of Minnesota dialogue]

Description: Audio tape from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a dialogue with Ponca tribe member and director of the American Indian Studies Program at the University of Minnesota Dr. Roger Buffalohead. The tape includes on track of audio that is well recorded. Bufflohead speaks in narrative anecdotes for half the tape paired with a guitarist performing intermitly.
Date: unknown
Duration: 20 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Buffalohead, Doctor Roger
Location: 44.973990 -93.227728
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL "Symphony in Black" concert tape]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the annual Symphony in Black concert held on July 18th, 1986., The tape includes two tracks of audio that document the Dallas symphony orchestra performing various scores of music at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas Texas.
Date: July 18, 1986
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Location: 32.782765 -96.794986
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL "Dallas Tops" jazz revue]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the the Dallas Tops Jazz Revue on Saturday March 22, 1986. The audio on the tape records jazz bands and vocalists singing through a low hum of static on both tracks.
Date: March 22, 1986
Duration: 53 minutes 01 second
Creator: Dallas Tops
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL "Dallas Tops" jazz revue, 2]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the the Dallas Tops Jazz Revue on Saturday March 21, 1986. The audio on the tape records jazz bands and vocalists singing through a low hum of static.
Date: March 21, 1986
Duration: 30 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Dallas Tops
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Two Hah Hah's and a Homeboy" starring Ruby Dee audio tapes]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Two Hah Hah's and a Homeboy" starring Ruby Dee and Anthony Fargas performed in the Fall of 2010 and Spring of 2011 as part of the academies 34th season. The tape includes 14 tracks of music ranging from three to eight minutes with the average of 5 minutes.
Date: 2010/2011
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Dee, Ruby; King, Curtis & Fargas, Antonio
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Test Run Poetry

Description: Recording was taken from a homemade CD titled "Test Run Poetry/ 30 Tracks." There are 28 individual tracks featuring poems written and read by Harold Epstein. There are some with related or similar content and others that are unique. Epstein uses different styles for a few of the poems to add effects like singing, echoing his words, and emphasizing some words and not others.
Date: December 7, 2003
Duration: 46 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Epstein, Harold
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Black Don't Crack But My Soul Does Ache", 4 tracks]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the theatrical performance "Black Don't Crack But My Soul Does Ache," which was written, directed, and performed by Kim Fields on February 13-14, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. Track 1: "Salsa" and Track 2: "Easy Listening".
Date: February 2009
Duration: 19 minutes 01 second
Creator: Feilds, Kim
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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