September 6th, 2017   News from the Portal UNT releases more than 100 free e-books on Texas and Oklahoma history The University of North Texas Libraries has released more than 100 free e-books for those wanting to learn more about Texas and Oklahoma history. A $95,599 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under… Read more »

August 23rd, 2017   New from the UNT Press Texas Rangers: Lives, Legend, and Legacy Authors Bob Alexander and Donaly E. Brice grappled with several issues when deciding how to relate a general history of the Texas Rangers. Should emphasis be placed on their frontier defense against Indians, or focus more on their role as… Read more »

August 2nd, 2017   News from the Portal Fellowship Lecture Series: Matthew Carr Please join us on Friday, August 4 when Fellow Matthew Carr speaks on his project Origins of the Culture War: Social Issues in State Party Platforms, 1960-2016​ from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Willis Library, Room 250H… (more).   The Virtual… Read more »

July 5th, 2017   New Collections on the Portal Civil Rights in Black and BrownCovering the period since the onset of civil rights era, the Civil Rights in Black and Brown oral history interviews with African American, Mexican American, and white activists located throughout the large, diverse state adds new depth to the study of… Read more »

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… Read more »