Beyond the Bytes, February 8, 2017

February 8, 2017
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2017 Library Research Fellowships – Apply Now 
The University of North Texas Libraries invite applications for the 2017 Research Fellowships in UNT Special Collections and The Portal to Texas History. Research in our collections is relevant to studies in a variety of disciplines including… (more).
 

recently added Collections …
Dr. Walter M. Woodward Texas History CollectionThese historic books, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera relate to two prominent Coleman families, the Woodwards and McClellans. Originally collected and organized by Dr. Walter McClellan, they include a receipt signed by Stephen F. Austin, two letters dating to the 1830s dealing with… (more).

 
Art Forum Scrapbooks
These scrapbooks detail art events in Abilene focusing on the activities of the Art Unit of the Abilene Women’s Forum, from its inception in 1922 through the following decades…. (more).

 
Jesse P. Sewell Photograph Collection
This photo collection is believed to have started with Jesse P. Sewell’s private photo collection. Many of the photos deal with the early history of Abilene Christian College, including photos of Jesse P. Sewell, faculty, students, sports, and facilities. It appears that as other photos were donated to the school over the years, they were added to this collection, including some gathered for the college yearbook… (more).

 
From the web
UNT Libraries’ Digital Collections 2016 in Review: Items
“I’m quite impressed with the amount of content that we added in 2016. Adding 295,077 to the Digital Collections brought us to 1,751,015 items and 26,326,187 files (pages) of content in the systems.  I’m looking forward to 2017 and what it has in store for us.  At the rate we added content in 2016 I have a strong feeling that we will be passing the 2 million item mark…” (more).

 
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End of Term Publications
The End of Term (EOT) Publications collection consists of reports, presentations, and documents collected during one of the End of Term Presidential Web Archive projects either in 2008, 2012, or 2016. Items were either explicitly nominated for inclusion in the EOT archive or have been extracted from the EOT Archive for inclusion in this collection.

For more information about the End of Term Web Archive see the homepage at http://eotarchive.cdlib.org … (more).

 
 

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