The Portal to Texas History hosts an ever-growing collection of digital newspapers published between 1829 and the present day. Here are a few gems I’d like you to know about: Saturday, December 12, 1835, “Camp Before Bejar,” Telegraph and Texas Register On December 4, 1835, after a reconnaissance expedition in the southwest, Ben Milam learned… Read more »
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1 Million Pages!
By the end of this February, we will have ingested a total of 1,000,000 pages of Texas newspapers to The Portal to Texas History: TDNP Collection. Because a newspaper represents its community, and an entire newspaper run is an ever-growing map of community identity, digital preservation and open access to newspapers is incredibly valuable to… Read more »
Beyond the Bytes, Winter 2013
Beyond the Bytes Winter 2013 Proud to Represent Texas! The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) invited The Portal to Texas History to become a partner and join a distinguished list of ten service hubs across the country to provide online access to their digital collections. DPLA’s mission is to offer a single point of access to millions of items,… Read more »
Beyond the Bytes, June 2012
The e-newsletter of UNT’s Portal to Texas History | June 2012 Cotton Wagons Crossing the Brite Ranch, Marfa Public Library New Collections The Moses and Stephen F. Austin Papers With plans to add more, the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History contributed a selection of its Moses and Stephen F. Austin papers to the Portal…. Read more »
Beyond the Bytes, December 2011
Holiday Greetings The Portal team extends its best wishes for the holiday season! The lab has been busy digitizing collections from around the state. Below are some highlights of recent collections that have been added to the Portal. Closer to home, the postcard on the right is from the Denton Public Library. What’s New Collaboration at… Read more »
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