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Miniature Koran Leaves

Description: 3D scanned models of leaves from a miniature Koran. Housed in rectangular brass(?) locket with oval applied lenticular illustration on cover showing bearded male figures in robes.
Date: 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Aaron

Description: Biography of Aaron, first High Priest of Israel. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
Date: 1853/1857
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from the 1850]

Description: Letter written by an unidentified author. The letter is extremely faded. It appears that the author is concerned about the fate of the Confederacy; Clara's involvement in church and school; and family news and expressions of affection.
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress]

Description: Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David discussing news from Bolivar, Tennessee. The letter is extremely faded and hard to read. The last page of the letter can be read in places and is not as faded as the beginning of the letter. It appears to be that on this last page Maud is discussing the marriage of Clara Bills and her departure to Williamson County. Maud discusses her servants Anne and Eliza, one of whom has 7 children who belonged to Maud, but who are now free. She expresses her w… more
Date: 1850~
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Puzzle map of Asia]

Description: A photograph of a puzzle that shows a map of Asia when it is completed. There is a blue border along the edge and the map itself shows the full continent with the oceans around the land.
Date: July 24, 2019
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Puzzle map of North America]

Description: A photograph of a puzzle that shows a map of North America when it is completed. There is a blue border and the map itself shows from the arctic circle to Panama. Both oceans are also included on either side.
Date: July 24, 2019
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Puzzle map of South America]

Description: A photograph of a puzzle that shows a map of South America when it is completed. There is a blue border and the map itself shows from the northern tip to the southern tip of the continent. Both oceans are also included on either side.
Date: July 24, 2019
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["A Western Lake by Sunset"]

Description: Steel engraving on a book leaf titled "A Western Lake by Sunset" depicting a vast landscape surrounding a distant lake and small rivers. On the verso side of the leaf are penciled notes about its missing companion page, page numbers and the collectors' information.
Date: 1851
Creator: Durand, A. B. (Asher Brown), 1796-1886 & Smillie, James, 1807-1885
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Puzzle map of Europe]

Description: A photograph of a puzzle that shows a map of Europe when it is completed. There is a blue border and the map itself shows from the arctic circle to the Mediterranean Sea.
Date: July 24, 2019
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Puzzle map of the globe]

Description: Two photographs of a puzzle that shows a map of the globe when completed. There is a blue border around the edge and the map is split between two connected circles. The left has Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia on it and the right has the Americas on it. In the second photo two of the pieces aren't in place.
Date: July 24, 2019
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Puzzle map of Africa]

Description: A photograph of a puzzle that shows a map of Africa when it is completed. There is a blue border and the map itself shows the full continent with the oceans on either side.
Date: July 24, 2019
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Puzzle map of France]

Description: A photograph of a puzzle that shows a map of France when completed. There is a blue border around the edge and different sections of France are colored green, red, blue, and yellow.
Date: July 24, 2019
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

What in the World is Vintage Base Ball?

Description: Document containing information about vintage baseball. Sections include: "What in the World is Vintage Base Ball?," "What Equipment is used?," "How does the Game of Vintage Base Ball differ from the Modern Game?," "Commonly Used Vintage Base Ball Jargon or Phrases," and, "Don't mist it!"
Date: 2008~
Creator: Watson, Kristy
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Mexico & Guatemala

Description: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington. Insets: Guatemala -- Valley of Mexico.
Date: 1850
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph in a wooden case]

Description: A photograph of a picture in a wooden case with velvet and metal details from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo is either a daguerreotype or an ambrotype of a woman holding a baby. The wooden case has a red plush cushion on the inside of the lid with a pattern cut into it. The photo is surrounded by a golden inlay with a similar design. It is an unknown portrait which was brought back from Texas from Tennessee after the Civil War.
Date: July 20, 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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