Beyond the Bytes, July 23, 2015

July 23, 2015

recently added Collections …

UNT Libraries Digitizes 33 Years of Dallas Voice
The Dallas Voice Newspaper has been continuously published since 1984 and is the first newspaper to represent and serve the Dallas, Texas, LGBT community. New issues are published on Fridays, with a circulation of 20,000 papers per week in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, and Denton counties. The paper claims a print readership of more than 50,000 weekly readers. Physical issues of the Dallas Voice are…(more)

Friench Simpson Memorial Library
The photograph collection at the Friench Simpson Memorial Library is the largest and most complete collection of historic photographs of Lavaca County. Many of the photographs were taken by Henry Jacob Braunig. Recognized as one of the premier photographers in Texas, Braunig established his permanent studio in Halletsville in 1887 and continued taking photographs until…(more)

Ellis Memorial Library
On April 21, 1981, the Port Aransas library was opened to the public and in September, 1981, became a member of the South Texas Library System.Land adjacent to City Hall was donated for a new library building by Maude Ellis.The name was changed to the William R. “Bill” Ellis Memorial Library, in honor of the former mayor and civic leader. The doors opened in…more

Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grants 2015 Final Days!

Originally called Rescuing Texas History through the Digitization of At-risk Photographs and Maps, RTH has enabled the Portal to be populated with a rich variety of unique materials for public access. This mini-grant program is open to institutions and individuals who own historic Texas-related materials. Grant winners, called partners, enjoy the benefits of having their materials digitized, described, and hosted on The Portal to Texas History. After digitization, the original materials are returned to partners along with digital copies for their own use.
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