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[Byrd notebook with construction information]

Description: Photograph of a notebook with measurements and formula information from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It includes notes on materials, equations, and cheat-sheets for what certain letters mean.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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LSR Responsibility Matrix

Description: Spreadsheet titled "LSR Responsibility Matrix" dated 10/10/2006. The spreadsheet outlines the responsibilities for each event and category of fundraising with due dates and the notes for the committee who is in charge based on the key of P, S, and A.
Date: October 10, 2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Use of the Trumpet in Early Seventeenth Century Spanish Music Dramas: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Works by Sebastián Durón, Joaquín Martínez de la Roca, and Alessandro Scarlatti

Description: The purpose of this project is to conduct and analysis of the role and symbolism of the trumpet in two early eighteenth century Spanish music dramas: La Guerra de los Gigantes by Sebastian Duron and Los Desagravios de Troya by Joaquin Martinez de la Roca.
Date: December 2016
Creator: Duell, Trevor
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Water fountain memorial 1]

Description: A photograph of a water fountain memorial outside of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. The section of the fountain that is visible shows the dates of MLK's assassination and the deaths of students Samuel Hammond Jr., Delano Middleton and Henry Smith.
Date: March 14, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Byrd notebook that has construction measurements]

Description: Photograph of a notebook with a message and measurements from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The message reads "P.S. If you think this is a special case just remember that a little circle just has a smaller radius than a big circle and that old Dioginese was more than half cracked." On the next page are measurements and math for building a cantilever retaining wall.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Byrd notebook with construction measurements]

Description: Photograph of a notebook with a message and measurements from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The message reads "P.S. If you think this is a special case just remember that a little circle just has a smaller radius than a big circle and that old Dioginese was more than half cracked." On the next page are measurements and math for building a cantilever retaining wall.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Walling Family of Nineteenth-Century Texas: An Examination of Movement and Opportunity on the Texas Frontier

Description: The Walling Family of Nineteenth-Century Texas recounts the actions of the first four generations of the John Walling family. Through a heavily quantitative study, the study focuses on the patterns of movement, service, and seizing opportunity demonstrated by the family as they took full advantage of the benefits of frontier expansion in the Old South and particularly Texas. In doing so, it chronicles the role of a relatively unknown family in many of the most defining events of the nineteenth-… more
Date: December 2016
Creator: Cure, Stephen
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[DFW Archives Bazaar logo drafts]

Description: Document from the DFW Archives Bazaar at the Dallas Heritage Village. It is a set of possible logos for use in the event's promotional work and during the actual event. The first two are covered wagons with film-reel wheels, the second two most closely resemble the final version with added barbed wire and different colors, and the last two also use film-reels in the design though one resembles blue-bonnets.
Date: 2018-10~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Nineteenth Century English Fresco

Description: The problem of this investigation is determining the artists, places, dates, subjects, and types of frescoes done in nineteenth century England. Through research in nineteenth and twentieth century materials, this information was disclosed. Included in this paper are discussions of the artists, chronology, the fresco projects, stylistic considerations, reasons fro using fresco, and fresco's relevance to the subjects of the paintings. The differences in the technical aspects of fresco and its ad… more
Date: August 1980
Creator: Jay, Christina Bergquist
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Steering Committee Meeting Agenda September 11, 2007

Description: Steering Committee meeting agenda dated September 11, 2007, followed by two blank forms for liability and assumption of risk and minor release of liability agreement. The meeting agenda, printed in blue, covers financials, registration, upcoming dates, and committee reports focused on the following two weeks. On the bottom of the page a handwritten note with underlines and bullets reads "Ride info to riders" and "Michael says close of business tomorrow".
Date: September 11, 2007
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Pauline Dixon, August 1990

Description: Interview with Pauline Dixon, a teacher, beautician, and resident of Hamilton Park. Dixon discusses her experiences growing up in the neighborhood, her educational background, the racial divide in the area, desegregation of schools, organizations she was involved in, and her teaching career.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: {1990-08-09,1990-08-15}
Creator: Wilson, William & Dixon, Pauline K.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interviews with Henry D. Akin, Jr., February-March 1989

Description: Interview with Henry D. Akin, Jr., an attorney from Amarillo, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of work for the Richardson Independent School District integration of the Richardson and Hamilton Park schools, the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the closing of Hamilton Park Junior High School, and other legislation related to desegregation.
Date: {1989-02-22,1989-03-30}
Creator: Wilson, William & Akin, Henry D., Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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The Aesthetics of Sin: Beauty and Depravity in Early Modern English Literature

Description: This dissertation argues that early modern writers such as William Shakespeare, Thomas Middleton, George Herbert, John Milton, and Andrew Marvell played a critical role in the transition from the Neoplatonic philosophy of beauty to Enlightenment aesthetics. I demonstrate how the Protestant Reformation, with its special emphasis on the depravity of human nature, prompted writers to critique models of aesthetic judgment and experience that depended on high faith in human goodness and rationality.… more
Date: December 2017
Creator: Jeffrey, Anthony Cole
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Food and the Master-Servant Relationship in Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Britain

Description: This thesis serves to highlight the significance of food and diet in the servant problem narrative of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Britain and the role of food in master-servant relationships as a source of conflict. The study also shows how attitudes towards servant labor, wages, and perquisites resulted in food-related theft. Employers customarily provided regular meals, food, drink, or board wages and tea money to their domestic servants in addition to an annual salary, yet food and m… more
Date: May 2017
Creator: Weiss, Victoria A.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[DFW Archives Bazaar promotional logos]

Description: Document from the DFW Archives Bazaar at the Dallas Heritage Village. It is a set of two front-and-back postcard sized promotional materials printed as a half-sheet. The front paper includes the logo with the text "Explore Your Past Preserve Your Future" above it. On the back is information about the event including time, location, and offered entertainment. The Bazaar's social media handles are at the bottom.
Date: 2018-10~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

TXSSAR Arlington Chapter #7 Important Dates 2017

Description: A list detailing the upcoming events within the TXSSAR Arlington Chapter 7 organization. Some dates provided are only a general time while others include the actual day. Some are holidays and others are special for the organization. Links are provided for the dates and also for the history.
Date: 2017~
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Koinonia invitation flier]

Description: A document advertising a Koinonia event hosted by the UNT Division of Equity and Diversity and the Multicultural Center. There is a short description of the event, who the invitation is extended to, the date and time, and location. There is a grill on one side to decorate the invitation.
Date: August 16, 2005
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Naples and the Emergence of the Tenor as Hero in Italian Serious Opera

Description: The dwindling supply of castrati created a crisis in the opera world in the early 19th century. Castrati had dominated opera seria throughout the 18th century, but by the early 1800s their numbers were in decline. Impresarios and composers explored two voice types as substitutes for the castrato in male leading roles in serious operas: the contralto and the tenor. The study includes data from 242 serious operas that premiered in Italy between 1800 and 1840, noting the casting of the male leadin… more
Date: May 2018
Creator: Ekstrum, Dave
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Ethics Bowl flyer, 2006]

Description: A flyer for The Ethics Bowl, one of the events during "Building Citizens Week" at UNT. It has a short description of the event, a list of possible topics, as well as date, time, and location information. Contact info is also listed at the bottom.
Date: March 24, 2006
Creator: Department of Philosophy and Religion
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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