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Water-Related Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture in Arid/Semiarid Lands: Selected Foreign Experience: Background Paper

Description: A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that describes "selected foreign experiences using technology to develop and sustain agriculture in arid lands" (p. iii).
Date: May 1983
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Plants, Animals, and Habitats

Description: Lesson plan containing a collection of activities and resources regarding plants, animals, and habitats that meet state education standards and national sustainability standards for the 2nd grade level.
Date: June 26, 2014
Creator: Ibarra, Vanessa
Partner: UNT Office of Sustainability
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[News Script: Desert journey]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the pueblo of Boquillas and the surrounding desert.
Date: August 19, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Card from Byrd Williams III scrapbook]

Description: Card with a photo of a desert landscape including a prickly pear cactus and yucca plants in the front of the image as well as other plants and hills in the background. Handwritten text on the back says "A new picture for us but "too full" for a Solon -- no impact. "Frame" help - another "frame" try. 16 x 20 work. Copy. [...]"
Date: 193X
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Lions' Den]

Description: Photograph of "The Lion's Den" from the Little Showman's Series' First Issue by the McLoughlin Brothers publishers, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book contains an illustration of a person covered in cloth riding a camel with a yellow blanket in between them. The camel is walking through the desert with two thin, tall trees by them. In the bottom left of the illustration are two four-legged desert animals on a rock. The illustration is seen through a red/gold decorative frame… more
Date: March 1, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cupcakes from 2018 Lavender Graduation]

Description: Photograph of cupcakes from the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The cupcakes lay on a tray, and there are two types: vanilla with white frosting and chocolate with chocolate frosting. Each of them have a round piece of chocolate on top with a green eagle symbol. Lavender Graduation ceremonies have a rich history and began with the first Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan in 1995. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo, the… more
Date: April 28, 2018
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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