UNT Libraries Special Collections

Special Collections is the primary resource for rare and unique cultural and historical materials at UNT Libraries. Collections cover a broad range of periods and formats from a 4,000 year old clay tablet to born digital records of today. Scholars, genealogists, historians, students, faculty, and the public are welcome to visit the Judge Sarah T. Hughes Reading Room in Willis Library to view items in our extensive collections.

Contributions

• Texas history collections containing maps, documents, photographs and rare books with an emphasis on the republic and early statehood periods.

• The University Archive collections containing historical documents, yearbooks, photos and artifacts which document the rich history of the university.

• The Latino/Latina Archive which seeks to preserve the diverse history of Latino/a culture.

• The Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual Archive, a resource to collect and preserve the history of the LGBT community including the complete Dallas Voice newspaper archive, the Phil Johnson/Resource Center LGBT Collection and the collections of the Dallas Way.

• The Visual Materials collection which documents the history of photography and visual representation through the works of both traditional and vernacular artists including the Byrd Williams Family Collection, the Clark Family Collection and collections documenting the horse ranching industry of Texas.

• General collections include thousands of linear feet of archival materials documenting the lives of notable Texans such as Judge Sarah T. Hughes and Ruth Scantlin Roach and well as the history of the north Texas region through collections such as the KXAS/NBC 5 Archive.

The materials in the Portal to Texas History and the UNT Digital Library represent just a small portion of our Special Collections. To search for items which have not been digitized please use the UNT library catalog for books, maps and periodicals, and the Finding Aids database for archive, manuscript and photography collections.

Special Collections staff is available to help in your research. Please contact us with any questions at archivesrarebooks@unt.edu.

Contact

Morgan Gieringer, Head of Special Collections

940-565-2766

morgan.gieringer@unt.edu

Address

University Of North Texas Libraries
Special Collections
1155 Union Circle #305190
Denton, TX 76203

URL

http://www.library.unt.edu/special-collections

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178 collections	56 Decades	25 Languages
1100 Counties	50 States	141 Countries
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Collections

KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection

The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records

University Photography Collection

LGBT Collections

Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection

Horse Country USA Archive

Cutting Horse Photograph Collection

Don Shugart Photography Collection

Photographing UNT

Clark Family Photography Collection

College of Music Marketing Collection

Multicultural Center Records

Richard Doherty Photography Collection

D. Jack Davis Art Education Collection

The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives

Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR)

José L. Castillo Photograph Collection

Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus Papers (The Dallas Way)

Dennis Vercher Collection (The Dallas Way)

John Rogers and Georgette de Bruchard Collection

Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong Papers (The Dallas Way)

Center for Media Production Collection

University Memory Collection

Texas Digital Newspaper Program

The Dallas Voice Newspaper

Bell Helicopter Records

Lone Star Ride Collection

Resource Center LGBT Collection of the UNT Libraries

Anna Esparza Photography Collection

The Ray and Joyce Bankston Dalco Photography Collection

UNT Legends: a Century of Mean Green Football

The Dallas Metroplex Chapter of the Names Project Foundation Collection

Church and Synagogue Library Association Records

Claudia Webb Betti Papers

Texas Daily Newspaper Association

Randy Mallory Papers

Oral History Association

Ken Chaney Digital Photography Collection

Linda Jebavy Mitchell Collection (The Dallas Way)

UNT Special Collections General Collection

DFW Archives Bazaar Records

Texas Human Rights Foundation Collection (The Dallas Way)

University Records

Jack Evans and George E. Harris Collection (The Dallas Way)

Mildred Schaeffer Zichner Collection

Lory Masters Collection (The Dallas Way)

Black Tie Dinner Collection (The Dallas Way)

Steven Fromholz Papers

Donald F. Baker Collection (The Dallas Way)

President Gretchen Bataille Records

Miniature Book Collection

Lesbian Gay Political Coalition Papers (The Dallas Way)

Frank Cuellar Sr. Collection

Lorena M. Parlee Collection

The Dallas Way Small Collections (The Dallas Way)

RadioShack and Tandy Corporation Records

The Dallas Gay Alliance (The Dallas Way)

Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science Collection

Fran Vick Collection

Denton County Aerial Photography Collection

Barbara Rosenberg Papers (The Dallas Way)

Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection

Carl Benton Compton Collection

University of North Texas Schedule of Classes

The Lester Strother Texas Metro Records

John Thomas Papers

UNT Commencement Programs

The Society Diaries Collection

William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. and Jean Nelson Collection (The Dallas Way)

UNT Commencement Recordings

Center for Public Service Records

World War One Collection

Bob Kap Collection

Michael Faircloth Collection

Tulia, Brady, and Memphis (TX) Collection

Miniature Book News

Fred McCain Papers

Student Demonstration Poster Collection

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNT Collection

Waco Citizen Publication Collection

Robert C. Bradbury Miniature Book Research Papers

Charles C. Francis Papers

Karen B. Alexander Collection of Protest Literature

L. D. Sparkman Collection

William Waybourn Papers (The Dallas Way)

Miniature Book Society Newsletter

Birdie Stringer Collection

Dallas Citizen's Interracial Association Records

Steve Brooks Collection

Green Jackets Collection

Historical Collection

Rare Book and Texana Collections

World Dance Alliance-Americas Records

Gustine Courson Weaver Collection

John F. Kennedy Memorial Collection

Terry Jordan Collection

Bruce Monroe Collection (The Dallas Way)

Mike Anglin Papers (The Dallas Way)

UNT Athletic Department Records

J.J. Barlow Papers

James Flowers Collection of Ephemera Found in Returned Library Books

Alvin Mansfield Owsley Collection

Ken's Man's Shop Collection

United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers

Carolyn Itri Collection

Denton Fracking Referendum Collection

Texas Oral History Collection

Grant Advertising, Inc. Dr Pepper Campaign Collection

Patricia Fertel Paper Doll Collection

Historical Photography Collection

Lynn Harris Collection

WFAA John F. Kennedy Assassination Audio Tapes Collection

Alexander M. Troup Collection

Enid Justin - Nocona Boot Company Collection

Margaret Parx Hays Papers

Rudi Fuchs Holiday Card Collection

Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection

T. B. Willis Photograph Collection

Charles Reagan Papers

Documenting The History of the Civil Rights Movement In Dallas County, Texas Oral History Collection

Liquid Paper Corporation Records

Caldwell County Photography and Oral History Collection

Knowles Family Postcard Collection

NTSU School of Community Service Records

Mica England Collection (The Dallas Way)

Robert Ray Vaughn Sunday School Artwork

Edwin "Lanny" Hall Collection

Steve Arnn Collection (The Dallas Way)

UNT Alumni Films Collection

John Stryker Photography Collection

Victor Lauderdale Collection

Teel Sale Collection

Texas Association for Bilingual Education Video Footage Collection

Dallas Independent Volleyball Association Collection

Jim Marrs Collection

John H. Carper WWI Collection

The Wesley Pettinger Model Engine Collection

Victor Oppenheim Papers

World War Poster Collection

Judge Sarah T. Hughes Collection

NaDeane Walker Anderson Papers

John Briggs Scrapbook Collection (The Dallas Way)

The Dallas Way Oral History Collection

Victoria Poyser Lisi Collection

D. Jack Davis Vertical File Collection

Historical Collection WWI Materials, 1917-1919

Nino Testa Oral History Collection (The Dallas Way)

Donald Chipman Papers

Erwin E. Smith Photography Collection

World War Two Collection

Deborah Crombie Papers

Hermine Tobolowsky Equal Legal Rights Collection

UNT Oversize Materials Collection

Paul Kruse Papers

Gloria Contreras Papers

Miniature Book Society Collection

Stonewall Democrats of Dallas Papers (The Dallas Way)

North Texas Yearbook Photography Collection

President Alfred Francis Hurley Records

Broadsides & Printed Ephemera Collection

Edna Gardner Whyte Collection

Jimmye Kimmey Photography Collection

UNT Scholarly Works

Duane Puryear Collection (The Dallas Way)

UNT Films Collection

UNT Funded Research Projects

UNT Laboratory School Yearbooks

UNT Oral Histories

Harold Epstein Papers

Jean-Baptiste Lully Collection

Texas History Collection

The North Texan

UNT Graduate Student Works

UNT Theses and Dissertations

University Relations, Communications and Marketing Collection

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