Texas State Library and Archives Commission Annual Financial Report: 2015 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Annual Financial Report: 2015

Annual financial report of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2015.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 81 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 81

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate expressing support for the placement of a monument to Lorenzo de Zavala on the grounds of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Required Reports Prepared by State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education: Fiscal Year 2015 (open access)

Required Reports Prepared by State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education: Fiscal Year 2015

Compilation of all reports that state agencies and institutions of higher education in the state of Texas are required to submit during fiscal year 2015. It includes references to the relevant legislation for each report with due dates, recipient(s), and other information related to the requirements.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commision
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The 1988 time capsule]

Photograph of the 1988 time capsule that was buried in front of the Hurley Administration Building. It had been assembled to commemorate the occasion of the seventh name change for the university. The name was changed to the University of North Texas from North Texas State University. It was buried alongside the 1962 time capsule, which documented the first year the school was a university.
Date: November 23, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Boletín de Noticias, Otoño 2015 (open access)

Boletín de Noticias, Otoño 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Talking Book Program discussing the group's news and events, suggestions about books available through the program, and other relevant information.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Talking Book Program.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boletín de Noticias, Verano 2015 (open access)

Boletín de Noticias, Verano 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Talking Book Program discussing the group's news and events, suggestions about books available through the program, and other relevant information.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Talking Book Program.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Talking Book News, Fall 2015 (open access)

Texas Talking Book News, Fall 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Talking Book Program discussing the group's news and events, suggestions about books available through the program, and other relevant information.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Talking Book Program.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Talking Book News, Summer 2015 (open access)

Texas Talking Book News, Summer 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Talking Book Program discussing the group's news and events, suggestions about books available through the program, and other relevant information.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Talking Book Program.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boletín de Noticias, Invierno/Primavera 2015 (open access)

Boletín de Noticias, Invierno/Primavera 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Talking Book Program discussing the group's news and events, suggestions about books available through the program, and other relevant information.
Date: 2015-01~
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Talking Book Program.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TXSSAR Arlington Chapter #7 Registrar, Historian, Web Administrator's reports, March 14, 2015] (open access)

[TXSSAR Arlington Chapter #7 Registrar, Historian, Web Administrator's reports, March 14, 2015]

TXSSAR Arlington Chapter #7 Registrar, Historian, and Web Administrator's reports from March 14, 2015
Date: March 14, 2015
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Curtis King speaks at UNT partnership announcement press conference]

Photograph of Curtis King speaking at a press conference at Dallas City Hall regarding TBAAL's archive being transferred to UNT. King can be seen standing behind a podium, looking to the right of the camera. He is gesturing to himself with both hands.
Date: February 9, 2015
Creator: Latte Media Group
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Illuminated book on wedges]

Photograph of an illuminated book from a tour of the Bridwell Library at SMU in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. The item is a part of the archival materials kept by the library and it was set out for display by archivist Timothy Binkley. The manuscript is supported by wedges to protect the binding while it is held open. The materials were put on display for the attendees who were taking a tour of the location.
Date: July 28, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bridwell Library archival materials 2]

Photograph of archival materials from a tour of the Bridwell Library at SMU in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. They were laid out on a conference table by archivist Timothy Binkley for the attendees to view. The books are supported by wedges to protect their binding when they're held open. One of the books is illuminated and the documents are inside of plastic sleeves to protect them.
Date: July 28, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Handwritten letter on box]

Photograph of a handwritten letter from a tour of the Bridwell Library at SMU in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. The letter is inside of a plastic sleeve to protect it and its sitting on top of a box that holds it and other materials and items in the collection. The side of the box has a piece of paper attached that reads "Collection BridArch 303.52: Frances E. Willard papers Box 1730 C". A book is visible on the table past the box. Archivist Timothy Binkley set up the display for the group of attendees on the tour of the location.
Date: July 28, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Attendees looking at archival books]

Photograph of the attendees on a tour of the Bridwell Library at SMU in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. They are standing at the end of a conference table where several different books, manuscripts, photos, and documents have been laid out by Timothy Binkley, an archivist, who is standing among them. One of the books is illuminated.
Date: July 28, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bridwell Library archival materials 1]

Photograph of archival materials from a tour of the Bridwell Library at SMU in Dallas during the 2015 Church and Synagogue Library Association conference. They were laid out on a conference table by archivist Timothy Binkley for the attendees to view. The books have been set into cradles, or are supported by wedges, to protect their binding when they're held open. One of the books is illuminated. The photos are in sheets to protect them as well.
Date: July 28, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[UNT partnership announcement press conference] captions transcript

[UNT partnership announcement press conference]

Video of the press conference at Dallas City Hall regarding TBAAL's archive being transferred to UNT.
Date: February 9, 2015
Creator: Latte Media Group
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[B-roll from UNT partnership announcement press conference] captions transcript

[B-roll from UNT partnership announcement press conference]

Unedited video coverage of the press conference at Dallas City Hall regarding TBAAL's archive being transferred to UNT.
Date: February 9, 2015
Creator: Latte Media Group
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

University of North Texas

This is the official website for the University of North Texas. It includes all sites within the UNT domain and information about university admissions, financial aid, departments, research, athletics, libraries, administration, and student, faculty, and alumni resources.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library

University of North Texas

This is the official website for the University of North Texas. It includes all sites within the UNT domain and information about university admissions, financial aid, departments, research, athletics, libraries, administration, and student, faculty, and alumni resources.
Date: Spring 2015
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Official Portal of Texas and TRAIL Service]

Series of websites created by Texas state government agencies (within the .state.tx.us domain) including the "Portal of Texas" list of resources and information. It also includes an interactive Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL) search service compiled by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), providing access to state government information available digitally.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library

Raíces: The History of Raza at UNT Symposium

This is the official website for the Raíces (Roots): The History of Raza at UNT Symposium, held at UNT on September 21, 2012. Raíces explored the beginnings of Chicano/a, Latino/a student leadership and activism at North Texas and its evolution over the decades. It includes information about the symposium's schedule and presenters.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: University of North Texas. Libraries.
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lone Star Insanity: Efforts to Treat the Mentally Ill in Texas, 1861-1929 (open access)

Lone Star Insanity: Efforts to Treat the Mentally Ill in Texas, 1861-1929

During the mid-nineteenth century, the citizens of Texas were forced to keep their mentally disturbed family members at home which caused stress on the caregivers and the further debilitation of the afflicted. To remedy this situation, mental health experts and Texas politicians began to create a system of healing known as state asylums. The purpose of this study is to determine how Texas mental health care came into being, the research and theories behind the prevention and treatment programs that asylum physicians employed to overcome mental illness, in addition to the victories and shortcomings of the system. Through this work, it will be shown that during the 1850s until the 1920s institutions faced difficulty in achieving success from many adverse conditions including, but not limited to, overcrowding, large geographical conditions, poor health practices, faulty construction, insufficient funding, ineffective prevention and treatment methods, disorganization, cases of patient abuse, incompetent employees, prejudice, and legal improprieties. As a result, by 1930, these asylums were merely places to detain the mentally ill in order to rid them from society. This thesis will also confirm that while both Texas politicians and mental health experts desired to address and overcome mental illness in Texas, they were …
Date: December 2015
Creator: Boyd, Dalton T.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

October 15, 2015 Meeting Highlights

Webpage from McKinney TXSSAR website containing photographs from an October 15, 2015 meeting.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library