Beyond the Bytes, April 19, 2017

April 19, 2017
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Rescuing Texas History 2016The 2016 edition of Rescuing Texas History is a compilation of newspapers, photographs, and other materials that give a glimpse into the diverse people and fascinating places that have contributed to the growth of Texas over the past two centuries. Materials in this collection come from a wide variety of partners… (more).

 
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1. How important are Unique Collections in your teaching, learning or research?

The Unique Collections play a vital role in my research by opening up a new dimension of nineteenth-century culture. I’m currently completing a book that is tentatively entitled Worlds Beyond: Miniatures in the Victorian… (more).

 
From the UNT Digital Library
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1924

One of the morerecent collection in the Portal is The Rattler, the semi-monthly student newspaper from St. Mary’s College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising. This edition, from 1924, features stories about the paper, the new school year, and the tennis courts. Read more here.

 
 

 

 

 

 

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[50th Annual Meeting of the Oral History Association Photograph 26]
This is a digital photograph taken at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Oral History Association in Long Beach, California, held in conjunction with the 35th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Oral History Association. The theme of the conference was “OHA@50: Traditions, Transitions and Technologies From The Field.” Find more here.

 
 

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