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John B. Denton: the Bigger-than Life Story of the Fighting Parson and Texas Ranger

Description: Denton County and the City of Denton are named for pioneer preacher, lawyer, and Indian fighter John B. Denton, but little has been known about him. He was an orphan in frontier Arkansas who became a circuit-riding Methodist preacher and an important member of a movement of early settlers bringing civilization to North Texas. After becoming a ranger on the frontier, he ultimately was killed in the Tarrant Expedition, a Texas Ranger raid on a series of villages inhabited by various Caddoan and o… more
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Date: October 2021
Creator: Cochran, Mike

[Library Preservation Staff 1981-1982]

Description: Series of seven photographs of staff members in the UNT Libraries preservation department, mounted on a board with a green edging, stamped "1981-1982" at the bottom. The center image is a group portrait of all six staff members posing together in the office; each of the other photographs shows one of the staff members at work in his/her own space.
Date: [1981..1982]
Creator: University of North Texas

[NTSC Bookbindery Staff]

Description: Series of portraits organized around text in the center that says, "25th anniversary, Library Bookbindery n. t. s. c. 1928-1953." There are fourteen total images, most of which are individual portraits of staff members; images in the center of the top and bottom rows show staff working in the bookbindery office.
Date: 1953~
Creator: North Texas State College
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Oral History Collection

Description: Text regarding the Oral History Collection at North Texas State University. It describes the committee behind the collection and the oral history subcollections. An index of the collection begins on page 11.
Date: April 1980
Creator: North Texas State University

University of North Texas Willis Library MEP Renovations: Construction Documents

Description: Compilation of architectural drawings documenting planned construction and renovations for Willis Library as of May 2018. The first page includes an index to the rest of the schematics which outline the various components of the project including demolition and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) work, mechanical piping, electrical and lighting, and fire sprinklers for each of the five floors (lower level and floors one through four). Each sheet includes technical details, sched… more
Date: May 31, 2018
Creator: Yaggi Engineering, Inc.
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