March 22, 2017   What’s new?   Chicken Baseball at the State Fair of Texas Was a Thing – D Magazine “I’m not entirely sure how I ended up down the chicken baseball rabbit hole. I was on UNT’s Portal to Texas History, a cool site with more than 800,000 rare and historical items that have been… Read more »

March 8, 2017 Want to help The Portal to Texas History out? Interested in giving a bit of your time to meet with some researchers? The Portal to Texas History is currently recruiting participants from the Dallas / Fort Worth area for a usability study to examine the new design interface.  Your participation in this… Read more »

February 23, 2017   recently added Collections … Bell Helicopter RecordsThe Bell Helicopter Records Collection contains a selection of images from a much larger collection of Bell Helicopter materials available in tangible form in the UNT Libraries’ Special Collections. (more)   Hopkins County Area Newspapers The Hopkins County Area Newspaper Collection serves as the digital repository… Read more »

February 8, 2017   2017 Library Research Fellowships – Apply Now  The University of North Texas Libraries invite applications for the 2017 Research Fellowships in UNT Special Collections and The Portal to Texas History. Research in our collections is relevant to studies in a variety of disciplines including… (more).   recently added Collections … Dr…. Read more »

January 11th, 2017   recently added Collections … Aubrey Area PhotographsThese items come from the private collection of Bouncer Goin. He, his mother, and grandmother collected local history materials from their hometown of Aubrey, Texas. They include a 1918 Aubrey High School Yearbook; family photos; and images of local churches, businesses, and the tornado of… Read more »