Congratulations to our awardees of the 2019 cycle of the Rescuing Texas History program!
In May 2019, The Portal to Texas History announced the latest call for applications to our Rescuing Texas History program, in two tracks: for newspaper and non-newspaper applications. This program is intended to offer up to $1,000 worth of digitization services by the UNT Libraries’ Digital Projects Unit to build access to partners’ local materials. We’re proud to announce that we’ve selected 49 total projects this year. We are thrilled for these partners and wanted to provide everyone a sneak peek of where the new materials are coming from.
| Private Collections of TB Willis | Private Collection of the Ritchie Family | University of Dallas |
| Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead | Moody Medical Library at UTMB | Brownsville Historical Association |
| Tarleton State University | Interurban Railway Museum | City of Quanah |
| Friench Simpson Memorial Library | Lone Star Flight Museum | Kerr County Historical Commission |
| Murphy Historical Society | Private Collection of the Curtis Estate | McCulloch County Historical Commission |
| Texas Lutheran University | Private Collection of the Litzler Family | History of West Museum |
| Dr. Pepper Museum | Fannin County Historical Commission | Rosenberg Library |
| Austin History Center, Austin Public Library | Ben E. Allen Real Estate | Solar Engineering Magazine |
| Dallas Firefighters Museum | Dallas Municipal Archives | Melissa Public Library |
| Mexic-Arte Museum | Mineola Landmark Commission | Fannin County Museum of History |
| Private Collection of Mike Cochran | Private Collection of JK Johnson | Private Collection of the Koenig Family |
| Fort Davis Historical Society – Overland Trail Museum | Travis County Historical Commission | Private Collection of MM Davis |
| St. Mary’s Louis J. Blume Library | San Antonio College Library | Carrollton Public Library |
| Denton Public Library | Erath County Genealogical Society | Ennis Public Library |
| Forney Historic Preservation League | Port Arthur Public Library | Smith County Historical Society |
| Southwestern University | Gillespie County Historical Society | Tarrant County Archives |
| Temple College-Hubert M. Dawson Library | Montgomery County Library |
Among this year’s new Rescuing Texas History projects are photos from the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas, and insights into the evolution of solar energy from the 1970s and 1980s. Additionally you will have access to The Junior Ranger, the student newspaper from San Antonio College Library with issues dating back to 1926, along with 14 years of the Carlton Citizen from Erath County. This is just to name a few, so keep your eyes peeled for new and fascinating Texas history materials!
