American Place: The Historic American Buildings Survey at Seventy-five Years (open access)

American Place: The Historic American Buildings Survey at Seventy-five Years

This book is an exhibition of historic and current photographs and drawings of sixty-one American buildings that represent fading currents in American society, recognizing the 75th anniversary of the HABS (Historic American Buildings Survey).
Date: 2008
Creator: National Park Service
System: The UNT Digital Library
Year book of the Dallas Architectural Club and catalogue of its first annual exhibition : held at the Jefferson Hotel, Dallas, February eleventh to eighteenth, 1922 (open access)

Year book of the Dallas Architectural Club and catalogue of its first annual exhibition : held at the Jefferson Hotel, Dallas, February eleventh to eighteenth, 1922

The Yearbook of the Dallas Architectural Club and a catalogue of its first annual exhibition, held at the Jefferson Hotel, Dallas. Includes lists of the club's members, and many photos and illustrations of buildings designed by the members.
Date: 1922
Creator: Dallas Architectural Club.
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Life on Paper: the Drawings and Lithographs of John Thomas Biggers

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
John Thomas Biggers (1924–2001) was a major African American artist who inspired countless others through his teaching, murals, paintings, and drawings. After receiving conventional art training at Hampton Institute and Pennsylvania State, he had his personal and artistic breakthrough in 1957 when he spent six months in the newly independent country of Ghana. From this time forward, he integrated African abstract elements with his rural Southern images to create a personal iconography. His new approach made him famous, as his personal discovery of African heritage fit in well with the growing U.S. civil rights movement. He is best known for his murals at Hampton University, Winston-Salem University, and Texas Southern, but the drawings and lithographs that lie behind the murals have received scant attention—until now. Theisen interviewed Dr. Biggers during the last thirteen years of his life, and was welcomed into his studio innumerable times. Together, they selected representative works for this volume, some of which have not been previously published for a general audience. After his death in 2001, his widow continued to work closely with Theisen, resulting in a book that is intimate and informative for both the scholar and the student.
Date: November 15, 2006
Creator: Theisen, Olive Jensen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services for Sustainable Buildings: A Guide for Federal Project Managers (open access)

Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services for Sustainable Buildings: A Guide for Federal Project Managers

This guide was prepared to be a resource for federal construction project managers and others who want to integrate the principles of sustainable design into the procurement of professional building design and consulting services. To economize on energy costs and improve the safety, comfort, and health of building occupants, building design teams can incorporate daylighting, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and passive solar design into all projects in which these elements are technically and economically feasible. The information presented here will help project leaders begin the process and manage the inclusion of sustainable design in the procurement process. The section on establishing selection criteria contains key elements to consider before selecting an architectural and engineering (A/E) firm. The section on preparing the statement of work discusses the broad spectrum of sustainable design services that an A/E firm can provide. Several helpful checklists are included.
Date: June 1, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Of the Earth: Oklahoma Architectural History (open access)

Of the Earth: Oklahoma Architectural History

Book discussing the history of architecture in Oklahoma, including the prehistoric architecture and territorial architecture; contains a section of photographs of various buildings across the state. Index starts on page 131.
Date: 1996
Creator: Meredith, Howard L. & Meredith, Mary Ellen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Specifications for Housing and Utilities Extensions, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas for Plosser-Prince Air Academy (open access)

Specifications for Housing and Utilities Extensions, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas for Plosser-Prince Air Academy

Text outlining specifications and policies in relation to building projects for housing and utilities at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: 194X
Creator: Smith, Don W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial Landscape-Photography (open access)

Pictorial Landscape-Photography

Book containing discussions of photographic analysis and techniques.
Date: 1914
Creator: Anderson, Paul, 1880-1956
System: The UNT Digital Library
Along Country Roads... in the Texas Hill Country, Volume 2 (open access)

Along Country Roads... in the Texas Hill Country, Volume 2

A book of ink illustrations by Colonel Bettie Edmonds, depicting different buildings in the Texas Hill Country. Each illustration is accompanied by a brief history of each building or scene.
Date: 1984/1993
Creator: Edmonds, Bettie
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Centennial Exposition: Catalogue of the Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Graphic Arts (open access)

The Centennial Exposition: Catalogue of the Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Graphic Arts

Catalog from the exhibition, “The Centennial Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts," June 6–November 29, 1936, held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Includes: artists and artworks in the exhibition, essays, and images.
Date: 1936
Creator: Dallas Art Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 9] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 9]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1960s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, brochures, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1937/1960
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 7] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 7]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1960s and 1970s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, brochures, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1967/1970
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 4] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 4]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, invitations, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1949-08/1953-07
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 5] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 5]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1950s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, invitations, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1953-08/1956-07
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 8] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 8]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1960s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, brochures, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1964/1967
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 6] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 6]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1950s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, invitations, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1956-08/1959-07
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 3] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 3]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1940s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, invitations, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1946-08/1949-07
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 1] (open access)

[Scrapbook: Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Volume 1]

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1930s and 1940s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, invitations, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.
Date: 1937/1942
Creator: Abilene Fine Arts Museum (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1936-1937] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1936-1937]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1936 to 1937 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. The program for the year was "Art for the Busy Woman." Meeting minutes, bylaws, and a section on finger painting are a part of this scrapbook. Other club news includes the Abilene Wednesday Club, one of the charter member clubs of the Abilene Federation. Federation teaching tools include a unit on "Famous Cathedrals." A Texas Centennial pamphlet is included in the Texas Federation section along with minutes and National Federation handouts.
Date: 1936/1937
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1939-1940] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1939-1940]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1939 to 1940 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. Included in this scrapbook, in addition to clippings about local, district and state news, are pencil sketches of buildings including ones of downtown Abilene, the Texas State Capitol, and the National capitol. Cutouts from Ladies Home Journal are also pasted onto pages of the book.
Date: 1939/1940
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1933-1934] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1933-1934]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, over the year with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. The activities of two Abilene art clubs, the Art Forum and the Abilene Art League are highlighted. The Art Forum theme for the year was "Art in Texas - Art in America." Traveling exhibits shown in Abilene and provided by Texas Fine Arts Association are described.
Date: 1933/1934
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1951-1952] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1951-1952]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas, from 1951 to 1952 with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. The study theme for the year was "Art Passport for Better Citizenship."
Date: 1951/1952
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Pressbook, 1957-1958] (open access)

[Art Forum Pressbook, 1957-1958]

Pressbook documenting art events in Abilene, Texas with emphasis on those of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District. Traveling exhibits shown in Abilene are described, as well as local artists and their work.
Date: 1957/1958
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Scrapbook, 1922-1955 (1954-1955)] (open access)

[Art Forum Scrapbook, 1922-1955 (1954-1955)]

Scrapbook containing clippings and event information concerning the Art Unit of the Women's Forum Club in Abilene, Texas, for the years 1954 to 1955. Includes clippings of events at the Abilene Fine Arts Museum, the Creative Arts Club, and other Abilene clubs. The second half of the press book contains clippings and memorabilia highlighting the career of A. M. Carpenter from 1922 to her retirement from Hardin-Simmons University in 1955.
Date: 1922/1955
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Art Forum Record Book, 1950] (open access)

[Art Forum Record Book, 1950]

Record book highlighting the activities of American Art Week in communities throughout Texas, with an emphasis on Abilene, in 1950. Includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia documenting statewide activities promoted by different clubs.
Date: 1950
Creator: Carpenter, Allie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History