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Creating greater accessibility to special collections materials for patrons with vision disabilities

Description: Report asserts that the project aimed to create greater accessibility to archival and rare materials in UNT Special Collections for patrons with reduced or low vision disabilities through the purchase of Freedom Scientific's TOPAX XL HD desktop video magnifier and the creation of an accessibility station for the Judge Sarah T. Hughes Reading Room.
Date: August 31, 2023
Creator: May, Meagan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 29 - Continued. Great Depression and New Deal (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the conservative backlash to the New Deal in Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 15 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 30 - World War II and the Making of a New Texas (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering preparations for war and involvement of Texans in World War II and the transformational effects it had on the State. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 49 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 31 - Texas Transformed (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering a changing Texas around and shortly after World War II. Covers a changing economy, urbanization, politics, and the 1948 senate race. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 24 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 32 - Road to Civil Rights (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the lead up to the Civil Rights Movement in Texas. Covers Mexican americans and LULAC, African Americans and the NAACP, and the aftermath of the Brown Decisions. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 42 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 33 - Civil Rights, Struggles and Victories (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the the Civil Rights Era in Texas. Covers desegregation in Texas Schools, a crisis at Mansfield High School, the return of the Republican Party, JFK and LBJ, and the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 55 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 34 - Great Society, Vietnam, Nixon (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the years of LBJ's presidency. Covers the war on poverty, Vietnam war, and the election of Richard Nixon. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 42 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson (Addendum): Unit 35 - The Rise of Republican Texas (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture covering the last quarter of the 20th Century in Texas. Covers the Women's Right movement, the oil boom of the 1970s-1980s, the rise of the Republican Party and the making of modern Texas. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration and was recorded after the original world record attempt in order to complete the course.
Date: July 11, 2022
Duration: 53 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Texas History for Teachers: Who was Juan Seguin

Description: Video of Dr. Andrew Torget exploring the life of Juan Seguin, a Mexican-born citizen who supported Texas’ right to influence Mexican law, and fought for Texas Independence while commanding a unit at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date: September 24, 2021
Duration: 8 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Texas History for Teachers: Who was Juan Seguin (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Andrew Torget exploring the life of Juan Seguin, a Mexican-born citizen who supported Texas’ right to influence Mexican law, and fought for Texas Independence while commanding a unit at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date: September 24, 2021
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Texas History for Teachers: Who was Susanna Dickenson?

Description: Video of Dr. Andrew Torget discussing the life of Susanna Dickinson, who survived the Alamo siege. She relayed a message to General Sam Houston about the outcomes of the Alamo from Santa Anna, and made sacrifices during the Texas Revolution.
Date: September 17, 2021
Duration: 10 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Texas History for Teachers: Who was Susanna Dickenson? (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Andrew Torget discussing the life of Susanna Dickinson, who survived the Alamo siege. She relayed a message to General Sam Houston about the outcomes of the Alamo from Santa Anna, and made sacrifices during the Texas Revolution.
Date: September 17, 2021
Duration: 10 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Texas History for Teachers: Who was Joe?

Description: Video of Dr. Andrew Torget discussing the life of Joe, a man enslaved to William Barrett Travis. Joe was the only adult male to survive the assault of the Alamo by Mexican forces led by Santa Anna on March 6, 1836. Joe’s survival offers some of the most critical accounts of the fighting. Joe arrived in Texas in 1832 – 1833, and this video lecture covers his life and testimony about the attack at the Alamo. Joe arrived at the Alamo when Travis took over command there in February 1836
Date: September 2021
Duration: 9 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Texas History for Teachers: Who was Joe? (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Andrew Torget discussing the life of Joe, a man enslaved to William Barrett Travis. Joe was the only adult male to survive the assault of the Alamo by Mexican forces led by Santa Anna on March 6, 1836. Joe’s survival offers some of the most critical accounts of the fighting. Joe arrived in Texas in 1832 – 1833, and this video lecture covers his life and testimony about the attack at the Alamo. Joe arrived at the Alamo when Travis took over command … more
Date: September 2021
Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT Libraries

University of North Texas President's Annual Report, 2020

Description: Annual report for the University of North Texas (UNT) includes an overview of research, programs of study, and accomplishments of university departments as well as statistical breakdowns of enrollment, fiscal expenditures, and other operational information.
Date: February 2021
Creator: University of North Texas. Division of University Relations, Communications and Marketing.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

University of North Texas Research and Innovation Annual Report, 2021

Description: Annual report for the University of North Texas (UNT) Division of Research and Innovation including an overview of the Division and strategic plan, ongoing research, programs of study, and accomplishments of individual units as well as statistical breakdowns of enrollment, grant funding, and other operational information.
Date: 2021
Creator: University of North Texas. Division of Research and Innovation.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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