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Posted June 14th, 2017 by Dreanna Belden & filed under General.

June 14th, 2017

New Collections on the Portal

Edward A. Clark Texana CollectionOne of the largest special collections in the nation among schools of Southwestern’s size, the Edward A. Clark Collection was a gift of more than 2,400 volumes donated in 1965 from the private collection of Ambassador Edward A. Clark. It is rich in printed materials for the period… (more).

Senator John G. Tower CollectionJohn Goodwin Tower, a Southwestern alumnus, represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1961 through 1984. Before his retirement, he named Southwestern University as the official repository for his papers. The approximately 800 linear feet of materials primarily reflect… (more).

Lee College Oral HistoriesThis collection is actually three collections in one.
The Baytown World War II Collection, consists of 20 oral histories of World War II veterans which was done as part of a fiftieth anniversary of World War II.
The Baytown Veteran’s Oral History Collection is a series of approximately 100 interviews of Baytown veterans.
The Oral Histories of the Citizens of Baytown is a series of approximately 70 interviews of… (more).

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Call for Submissions: The Portal to Texas History

Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grants 2017

The Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas is accepting applications for its Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grant program. Each approved applicant will be provided up to $1,000 of digitization services all of the materials will be scanned at UNT Libraries and hosted on The Portal to Texas History. Both newspapers and archival collections are considered for digitization.

Find more information about the mini-grants here.

From the UNT Digital Library

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1950

The Boerne Star is the latest newspaper being added to the Texas Digital Newspaper Program in The Portal to Texas History. This issue is fronted by stories about musical performances, the bowling league, and a wedding. Read more here!

[News Script: Bus drivers vote]

This is a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Fort Worth bus drivers voting to not join a union. This collection is constantly adding new news scripts, photos and clips. Check out more in the Digital Library, here.

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Posted May 31st, 2017 by Dreanna Belden & filed under General.

May 31st, 2017

New Collections on the Portal

Aransas Pass ProgressThe Aransas Pass Progress has served as the leading hometown news source for the “The Harbor City” and the surrounding area for 100 years. Founded by a young printing equipment salesman named W.H. Vernor, the newspaper was initially backed by a real estate firm working to… (more).

Lee College Oral HistoriesThis collection is actually three collections in one.
The Baytown World War II Collection, consists of 20 oral histories of World War II veterans which was done as part of a fiftieth anniversary of World War II.
The Baytown Veteran’s Oral History Collection is a series of approximately 100 interviews of Baytown veterans.
The Oral Histories of the Citizens of Baytown is a series of approximately 70 interviews of… (more).

Edward A. Clark Texana CollectionOne of the largest special collections in the nation among schools of Southwestern’s size, the Edward A. Clark Collection was a gift of more than 2,400 volumes donated in 1965 from the private collection of Ambassador Edward A. Clark. It is rich in printed materials for the period… (more).

Senator John G. Tower CollectionJohn Goodwin Tower, a Southwestern alumnus, represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1961 through 1984. Before his retirement, he named Southwestern University as the official repository for his papers. The approximately 800 linear feet of materials primarily reflect… (more).

News from the Portal

Call for Submissions: The Portal to Texas History

Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grants 2017

The Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas is accepting applications for its Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grant program. Each approved applicant will be provided up to $1,000 of digitization services all of the materials will be scanned at UNT Libraries and hosted on The Portal to Texas History. Both newspapers and archival collections are considered for digitization.

Find more information about the mini-grants here.

From the UNT Digital Library

[Dr. Helen Hewitt visits with four unknown people]

Photograph of Dr. Helen Hewitt, sitting on a seat in a room, talking with four unidentified people. This photograph is part of the collection entitled: University Photography Collection and was provided by UNT Libraries Special Collections to Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries.

[Beetle Bailey Fort Wolters Cartoon]

Cartoon depicting a sign held in the air by helicopters at the upper corners and dangling soldiers in the lower corners; it says “11th Anniversary Primary Helicopter School.” Sergent Snorkel is leaning out of the helicopter on the left to say “Come on Beetle! You’re letting your end sag!” A note at the bottom says “With best wishes to all the gang at Fort Wolters – Mort Walker.”. (more)

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Posted May 17th, 2017 by Dreanna Belden & filed under General.

May 17th, 2017

New Collections on the Portal

Private Papers of Daniel Kempner ThorneFamily papers from the first and second generation of the influential Kempner Family of Galveston. Handwritten letters from February 1898 – March 31, 1899 from Daniel Webster Kempner to his mother Eliza Seinsheimer, and brother Isaac Herbert Kempner during an extended trip and stay in Europe. Other miscellaneous letters, cards to and from Daniel W. Kempner, Jeane Bertig Kempner, his wife and Mary Jean Kempner, their daughter. (more)

Travis County Clerk RecordsNaturalization records of the Travis County District Clerk’s Office include declaration minutes, naturalization records, and indexes, dating from 1884-1906. The indexes refer to all Travis County naturalization records, including those found in the records of the District Clerk, County Clerk and the Commissioners Court. (more)

Broadening Access to Books on Texas and OklahomaOut-of-print books related to Texas and Oklahoma history made available as ebooks thanks to a Humanities Open Book Program grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence. (more)

From the UNT Digital Library

3Dhotbed: 3D Printed History of the Book Teaching Tools

The collection includes downloadable datasets necessary to 3D print the individual pieces or a complete model set: a punch, a matrix, an adjustable hand mould, an individual piece of type with an attached jet, and a piece of type with a removable jet attachment. (more)

[Drawing for the Foxfire Brochure]

Photograph of a drawing by an eleventh grade student for Foxfire. It is an illustration of a train and the bottom right corner says Shannon Jackson. (more)

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Posted May 3rd, 2017 by Dreanna Belden & filed under General.

May 3rd, 2017

Featured on the Portal

Orange Area Newspaper CollectionThe Orange newspaper was published in Southeast Texas under a variety of names including The Orange Tribune, Orange Weekly Tribune, Southeast Texas Journal, Tribune Southeast Texas Journal, Daily Tribune and the Orange Daily Tribune, to name a few. The archive copies retained by the microfilm company have disappeared… (more).

KXAS-NBC 5 News CollectionNew scripts and assorted items are being added to this collection every day! KXAS was the first television station in Texas and the Southwest when it signed on as WBAP-TV on September 27, 1948. It is an NBC-owned station in Fort Worth which serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Check it out here.

From the UNT Digital Library

End of Term Presidential Harvest 2012

This is the collection for the End of Term Presidential Harvest 2012, an effort by the Library of Congress, the California Digital Library, the University of North Texas Libraries, the Internet Archive, and the U.S. Government here.

[Postcard of Adler’s Ranch, Boerne, Texas]

Postcard of Adler’s Ranch in Boerne, Texas. Th postcard features a photograph of an l-shaped, two-story building with light-colored wood siding and a wrap-around front porch. Much of the ranch house is obscured by tall trees, and there is a wooden fence surrounding the house and lawn. There are several… here.

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Posted April 19th, 2017 by Dreanna Belden & filed under General.

April 19, 2017

New to the Portal

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).

From the Web

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.

[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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Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grants 2017

[News Script: Bus drivers vote]

Rescuing Texas History Mini-Grants 2017

[Beetle Bailey Fort Wolters Cartoon]

[Drawing for the Foxfire Brochure]

[Postcard of Adler’s Ranch, Boerne, Texas]

[50th Annual Meeting of the Oral History Association Photograph 26]

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