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Koran

Description: 3D scan models of a miniature Koran case. The case is octagonal and silver with loops on side and decorated with Arabic text. The case holds a octagonal Korans called a banner Koran which were known to have been hung on standards with flags and carried into battle. Gruber, C. J. The Islamic manuscript tradition, p. 64
Date: 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Maroon cover on the Byrd family photo album]

Description: Photograph of a family photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is a cracking red leather with a golden border around stamped designs and a golden knight's helmet in the center. The binding is held together by a maroon chord that is tied in a knot.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[October and Other Poems]

Description: Photographs of "October and Other Poems" by Robert Bridges, held by UNT Special Collections. The book has an old white cover, framed by a black line and the title printed at the top in black. Image 2, "The West Front" and "To the United States of America." Page 32 contains the title of the first one at the top, and page 33 has the other one at the top followed by the date April 1917.
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Poems, Wilfred Owen]

Description: Photographs of "Poems" by Wilfred Owen, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title page, the page to its left covered by a thin brown slip. Image 2, frontispiece showing an image of a young mustached man in uniform. Image 3, "Dulce Et Decorum Est." The text on the left page has three sections numbered IV-VI. The page on the right is titled Dulce and numbered page 15. Wilfred Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” stands as the most widely anthologized example of a poem by a WW… more
Date: October 12, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Echoes of France]

Description: Photographs of "Echoes of France" by Amy Robbins Ware, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is dark blue with a rubricated title and illustration enclosed in a black-stamped frame. Image 2, inscription on inside of cover written in pencil. On the left page is a stamped design. This image in Echoes from France by Amy Robbins Ware, an American nurse in France during WWI, demonstrates the kind of tensions generated by the coexistence of photographs and text. Image 3, pages 40 and 41. The pag… more
Date: October 12, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Valour and Vision: Poems of the War, cover]

Description: Photograph of the cover of "Valour and Vision: Poems of the War" by Jacqueline T. Trotter, held by UNT Special Collections. The book cover is dark red with a white label containing the title at the top. The first letter of some of the words is red.
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aurelia & Other Poems, cover]

Description: Photograph of the cover of "Aurelia & Other Poems" by Robert Nichols, held by UNT Special Collections. The book is brown with a white label on the front with the title printed on it.
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Wool swimsuit]

Description: Photograph of a wool swimsuit, held by UNT Special Collections. The swimsuits a black tank top, a button on the left strap on the shoulder.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Collin Chronicles, Volume 34, Number 3 & 4, 2013/2014

Description: The society solicits unpublished Collin County related material. Emphasis is placed on source material, such as: Bible records, church and lodge records, cemetery and funeral home records, military records, newspaper clippings, obituaries, old letters, maps, and diaries as well as school, tax, voter, and jury lists.
Date: 2014
Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society
Partner: Collin County Genealogical Society

Scouting, Volume 101, Number 1, January-February 2013

Description: Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. A table of contents begins on page 1.
Date: January 2013
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Partner: Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Walnut Street Church of Christ]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Walnut Street Church of Christ in Sherman, Texas. Text: Completed in 1920, this classical revival sanctuary first served the congregation of the Walnut Street Church of Christ. Known as Travis Street Church of Christ since 1963, when it moved to a new site, the congregation has ties to the 1850s. Members built this edifice to serve as their third sanctuary. The chapel is a two-story raised structure with a central stairway, grand portico… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

Transcription of Oral History Interview with Mrs. R. W. Matthews, August 17, 1976

Description: Transcription of an interview with Maude Matthews, a resident of Baytown, Texas, since approximately 1920. Mrs. Matthews discusses the activities of the Priscilla Club, a women's sewing club in Baytown which was the oldest continually operating club in Baytown at the time of the interview.
Date: 2018
Creator: Roberts, Linda & Swofford, Sarah
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016

Description: Interview with Louis Romero Jr., who carried on the Mexican food business and Tortilla Factory started by his grandmother, Delphina Torres, in Kerrville. The interview discusses his family history, upbringing, the development of Torres, a Mexican restaurant, his grandmother's sending canned tamales to World War II troops, military service, and family. Photographs and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: November 22, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 56 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Romero, Louis, Jr.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Slide ruler]

Description: Photograph of a slide rule from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is a wooden ruler with a metal square that can be moved to provide accurate measurements.
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Picture in a photo album]

Description: A photograph of a boy in a photo album from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The picture is printed on a white card in an oval shape and the card is attached to a black rectangle in the middle of the page. The page itself is torn at the top corner.
Date: July 20, 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Keystone, Spring 2013

Description: Semiannual newsletter of the Special Collections at the Texas State University Alkek Library discussing news, and events related to the Collections' staff, acquisitions, exhibitions, and other relevant topics.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Wittliff Collections (Albert B. Alkek Library)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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